Can you believe it—Toronto’s municipal is less than a month away. In what has a been a gruelling and long race, the three main contenders have seen their share of stories written about them; this week was no different. Both Doug Ford and Olivia chow provided numerous gaffes for smart people to satirize.
Of course, it was also an exciting week for development news as an exciting new project was announced on Bay Street which will see Toronto build its first ever sky park.
Oh, and did you check out the awesome Pan Am Games trailer?
Those were just some of our most popular stories this week. You can check them all out below.
Quick Hits
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Doug Ford, a millionaire, is looking for unpaid interns to help him with his mayoral campaign.
If you missed the mayoral debate Damian Abraham hosted, we got you covered with highlights.
Toronto will soon get a park in the sky. How cool is that?
Travel and Tourism Ontario released a trailer to promote the upcoming Pan Am Games in Toronto. It shows our beautiful city in a truly flattering light.
A Toronto tattoo shop has created the Kinder Surprise of tattoo design distribution, and surprising people taking to the concept.
Someone finally decided to call out Doug Ford for his incessant overuse of the word “folks.” The result is a funny spoof.
Long Reads
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We took a look at the seven most refreshing kinds of couples.
A Toronto startup is attempting to add a modern twist to the act of gift giving.
Etsy hosted its Made in Canada event this past weekend. Toronto Standard’ JJ Wong visited the event, which was hosted at MaRS, and found a group of passionate people creating beautiful handmade products.
Image via Flickr user Mariusz Kluzniak.
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