Edward Keenan
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Toronto Star city columnist, former Washington Bureau Chief. Author of Some Great Idea and The Art of the Possible. Father of three. Among other things.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined May 2010
Oof, Bob Cole. RIP. I wrote about his career and voice and what it meant to many of us back when he called his last game.
thestar.com
Bob Cole’s sometimes eccentric way of calling hockey games captured the breathlessness and magic of memorable moments, writes Edward Keenan.
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What can we do to repair, maintain and hold onto the city we love? The first in our new conversation series, Heart Of The City comes to WEP Central next Sunday with @APClarkson @JohnRalstonSaul and @thekeenanwire
https://t.co/XK3hiSryR8
westendphoenix.com
a series of conversations with great thinkers in our city, to ask them what they think we can do to put the pieces of the city back together. To launch this series of conversations, we have a...
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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul says she’s directed state police to work with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force “to monitor all points of entry to New York” after a reported explosion at the Rainbow Bridge between NY and Canada. Hochul says she’s headed to Buffalo now to meet w/ responders
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In the Humber River, a lesson in resilience @thekeenanwire
thestar.com
The generational fight on the Humber River becomes a metaphor for overcoming long odds in life.
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Just wrapped my quarterly with @thekeenanwire. We had plenty to discuss, including the report on John Tory by Toronto's Integrity Commissioner, the Blue Jays, Ontario Place, the recent deaths of two architectural giants, Toronto radio and more. https://t.co/DcEFKXEFU6
torontomike.com
In this 1338th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with the Toronto Star's Ed Keenan about the report on John Tory by Toronto's Integrity Commissioner, the Blue Jays, Ontario Place, the recent...
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Toronto has the trucks and staff to continue picking up recyclables after waste producers fully take over the system under Ford govt. reforms. So why are city staff saying don't bid on the contract? The report is secret, but I got some details
City staff think Toronto should get out of the recycling business. Why? That’s a secret
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New & developing: Higher parking fees, a surtax on the sale of luxury homes and a Toronto-specific sales tax are among city staff suggestions on ways council can help lift the city out of pandemic financial ruin
thestar.com
City staff have proposed a host of ways the city can raise revenue, but say Ottawa and Queen’s Park must also pitch in.
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Today's meeting of City Council is underway: https://t.co/d19VOI10im
#tocouncil
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#Breaking: TTC to start accepting debit, credit cards for fare payment
thestar.com
TTC to roll out open payment for transit fares next week, more than a decade after it was first promised.
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Breaking: @metrolinx announces it will make an announcement.
thestar.com
The long-awaited multibillion-dollar transit line is 98 per cent complete, according to Ontario’s associate minister of transportation
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Fantastic news!
Open payment coming to the full #TTC system on August 15. Today @MayorOliviaChow , Min. @StanChoMPP , TTC CEO Rick Leary and @Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster announced the roll out. Learn more at https://t.co/t9POnO5X3R
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Although, I will note Matlow's top stated preference was to be on the Exec Committee, and he is, and he wanted to be on TTC board, and he is.
#topoli Conspicuous by his absence from these top-line appointments, @JoshMatlow.
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An $8 billion gift, delivered to the specific request of developers who sat with the Minister's chief of staff. Holy hannah, the stench is suffocating
#Breaking: Doug Ford's Conservatives 'favoured certain developers' in controversial Greenbelt plan, auditor general finds in scathing report
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Hot damn is @thekeenanwire ever great on Toronto Mike'd. Here's our chat from Thursday. https://t.co/SgJU6Om6fk
torontomike.com
In this 1287th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with The Toronto Star's Edward Keenan about the recent election, the proposed Torstar - Postmedia merger, Facebook and Google removing Canadian...
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Toronto property assessments are shielded from public scrutiny. This is how we discovered many of us were over-taxed https://t.co/ADpqq9y2pt via @torontostar
thestar.com
In cities across the United States, property assessment and sale data is readily available to the public. In Ontario, it’s fiercely protected.
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On principle, I refuse to consider and back-to-school shopping needs or options until the Ex is open.
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One week to the day after my kids finished school for the summer, I just got my first "back-to-school" email marketing message.
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More than a dozen King’s Counsel lawyers donated to Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey Attorney General Doug Downey’s office denied there is any connection between the donations and the decision to award the King’s Counsel honour. @JacquesGallant
thestar.com
Attorney General Doug Downey’s office denied there is any connection between the donations and the decision to award the King’s Counsel honour.
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.@thekeenanwire just left. We thoroughly recapped the recent election, discussed the proposed Nordstar - Postmedia merger, chatted about the bs Ontario Place Environmental Assessment, drinking in parks, and more! https://t.co/SgJU6Om6fk
torontomike.com
In this 1287th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with The Toronto Star's Edward Keenan about the recent election, the proposed Torstar - Postmedia merger, Facebook and Google removing Canadian...
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