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These goofs just marched past me on Yonge Street. Over the past two weeks I've been to a Leafs game, Jays game and Massey Hall. This ain't about freedom.
They might turn Ontario Place into a sprawling private water park & spa w/ underground parking for more than 2,000 vehicles, a project that would require nearly 850 trees to be cut down. Oh, and it will cost around $350 million of taxpayer money.
This is wrong & must be stopped!
This Rogers Media strategy is interesting.
Gord Martineau: biggest news star.
Kevin Frankish: biggest morning TV star.
Bob Cole: biggest NHL pxp guy.
Bob McCown: biggest sports talk radio star.
Don Cherry: biggest NHL personality.
Let's force them all off the air!
This Bob Cole farewell doesn't sit right with me, because I know how badly he wants to continue and I know how badly I want him to continue.
I just wish tonight wasn't his last game. He's the greatest.
I'm sick of fear mongering headlines like this. This one report of a blood clot linked to AstraZeneca is out of 700,000+ doses administered in this country.
1 out of 700,000.
Does it matter that there's near-zero support for a private spa at Ontario Place? It's wild to me that this may not matter... Does any Torontonian want this?
Kinga Surma has no idea where the government plans to put the beach (western break wall, not here). They will pave over the beach that she is talking next to. And what, they’re going to replace these stones with… stones? 🥴
#topoli
#onpoli
When Jerry Howarth came on Toronto Mike'd in April, he told us all about Tony Fernandez's dire need for a new kidney.
Today we learn Tony Fernandez is in critical condition. He's one of my favourite Blue Jays of all-time.
I'm hoping for the best.
Idea: build your private spa somewhere else. I don't know a single person who wants this private spa, waterpark and entertainment complex at Ontario Place.
Why should Torontonians trust a private company to revitalize Ontario Place?
We asked Therme Canada, the group that plans to restore parkland while building a 700,000 sq ft spa, waterpark and entertainment complex on the site.
I have lost a great friend and my second father. God rest you well Thomas Gary Gibney. I loved working with you. You were one of the most uncomplicated, genuine people I have ever known.
I just watched the Seinfeld episode "The Chinese Restaurant" and started thinking of all the memorable roles played by James Hong. Airplane!, Big Trouble in Little China, Blade Runner, Wayne's World 2... and so many voice over roles.
James Hong is still with us. He's 93.
Here are my favourite Toronto sports moments
1. Joe touchin' them all
2. Kawhi's shot
3. Timlin to Carter
4. Joey Bats' bat flip
5. Borschevsky
6. Edwin's wildcard walkoff
7. Gilmour's wraparound
8. Alomar's HR off Eckersley
They key word is "moment". I remember all 8 moments.
With permission from Colleen, Howard just mentioned John Derringer would call Colleen Rusholme a "c*nt" when she worked on his show. The frequent abuse led to several years of therapy to treat "the PTSD".
University of Toronto civil engineering professor Shoshana Saxe tells Moore in the Morning what we really need to do to fix traffic congestion in Toronto.
Listen to more of Moore in the Morning:
So sorry to learn Dave Bookman is in the hospital after having a brain aneurysm.
You all know what I think of Bookie... few have done it better.
Get well soon, Bookie! Toronto music fans need you!
I spoke with
@dmrider
this morning, the man who led the
@TorontoStar
reporting on John Tory's affair with a Toronto City Hall staffer. Here's our convo:
FWIW, and I realize nobody's asking, but the little ones went to school this morning in masks and I'll be wearing one in No-Frills later today.
It just feels like the right thing to do.
Supriya Dwivedi has signed off from the 640 morning show for the last time. I'm told it was a tearful goodbye as she opened up about the years of abuse and personal threats directed at her. That's some unacceptable bullshit...
@supriyadwivedi
deserved so much better.
It's official.
@Wilnerness590
and
@benwag247
share the radio play-by-play call across the Sportsnet Radio Network. Wilner is the first Blue Jays radio play-by-play broadcaster who was born and raised in Toronto.
@ColinDMello
@OntarioBevNet
You definitely won’t see
#FreshGLB
take part in this. We believe in our brands, take pride in our quality and firmly feel that are current prices are very fair.
Q107 has a fill-in morning show today. He's not saying "filling in for John Derringer". I'm told there's an internal Corus meeting at 10am to discuss.
@HumbleFredRadio
, a show I proudly produce, is speaking on this topic right now. Watch live here:
I want to go back 30 years and tell myself that one day the Leafs will play the Habs in the season opener and I'll be glued to Canada vs. Panama in soccer
Fresh off that big Raptors win in double OT,
@LeoRautins
dropped by for two hours of fantastic
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. The Kid from Keele Street talks about growing up in Toronto, being a star at Syracuse, playing in the NBA and covering the Raps since day one.
I just read that some people want the ice cream parlour Sweet Jesus to change their name because they regard it as "hate speech".
Stop the world, I want to get off.
Tonight's my daughter's dance showcase. Or as I call it, the night they charge me $25 to watch my daughter perform routines learned in the competitive dance classes I already paid thousands of dollars for her to attend.
#racket
Thank you
@maureenholloway
&
@wendy_mesley
for the wonderful conversation. We talked about Wendy's exit from CBC, Maureen's exit from CHFI, her experience with John Derringer, my experiences this week, their new podcast and so much more.
Don't miss this!
I just got a message from David Marsden applauding the work I've done with Toronto Mike'd. He says I've created something "very special".
I'm humbled by this praise from such an innovator.
🙇
54-40 are a BFD in this country, and I'm chatting with the lead singer and founding member on Tuesday.
If you have a question you'd like me to ask Neil Osborne, let me know!
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