Francine Kopun
@KopunF
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Senior Writer, Toronto Star
Toronto
Joined March 2008
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What are you stress-eating when you watch the games? #BlueJays #WorldSeries #MLBPostseason #MLBplayoffs
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Developer of Toronto luxury tower blames city for leak that has closed community pool for months https://t.co/KvjpViU2tb via @torontostar
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Developer Pinnacle International and the City of Toronto are blaming each other for the leak in the pool at the base of One Yonge.
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A piece of Toronto harbour history has been towed away — to Hamilton. Its fate is up in the air https://t.co/5p23CV0BzT via @torontostar
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The Trillium, Toronto’s oldest ferry, has been tugged off to Hamilton for retirement, after a century of transporting residents and visitors.
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It was a privilege interviewing survivors of the 2005 Air France crash at Pearson. The experience changed their lives — for the better — and supports new research proving that while we associate trauma with PTSD, it can also lead to growth.
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In 2005, an Air France plane crashed at Toronto Pearson airport, bursting into flames. Survivors say certain sounds, smells, and even rain still trigger memories.
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A City of Toronto ferry enters the marine exclusion zone, crashes into the @BBishopAirport dockwall at the end of the runway, and City staff don't alert @PortsToronto. If the accident had happened even 30 minutes earlier (while BBTCA in operation), a commercial airliner might
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The City of Toronto tried to downplay an accident April 30 that involved the Thomas Rennie ferry hitting Billy Bishop airport near the runway. Documents obtained under Freedom of Information
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Some facts about Canada’s trade deficit with the U.S.: https://t.co/bsBRX6Z9Gl
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Setting the Record Straight on Canada-U.S. Trade
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There's only one winner in a trade war... | This Hour Has 22 Minutes - YouTube
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Schools probe sick-day abuse with private investigators. Amazing work by @Izzy74 and @krushowy @TorontoStar
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Toronto school boards, struggling with skyrocketing costs of absenteeism, are turning to private investigators to help uncover sick leave abuse — and, in some cases, firing educators.
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Love critics who love experimental theatre!
This is the year's most gutsy and original new play. The surrealist drama 'Erased' is a chilling allegory of late-stage capitalism Do not miss this one, folks. https://t.co/I1OjDQFszl via @torontostar
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NEW from @KopunF - Toronto Fire worried Bloor bike lanes would slow response times, documents reveal https://t.co/F0U1Wncq0r via @torontostar #topoli #onpoli
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The decision to install temporary bike lanes during COVID — most became permanent — seemed to come as a surprise at the time to the then-fire chief.
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Life on minimum wage. Your car breaking down; losing your transit pass; an illness that forces you off work — inconveniences for those with good jobs and wages, catastrophes for those on the margins. Meanwhile kleptocrats keep building wealth. Well-said @JulieMannell
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School trustees approved first-class travel for long-haul flights and upgraded hotel rooms.
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Jill Dunlop says she's "very disappointed" by $145,000 summer trip to Italy taken by four elected officials in the Brantford Catholic board.
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Property flippers transformed an entire street of Toronto ‘strawberry box’ homes. This tiny street housed 9 bungalows built around the Second World War. Today only 3 remain — and one just went up for sale.
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This tiny street housed 9 bungalows built around the Second World War. Today only 3 remain — and one just went up for sale.
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