City staff to put together comprehensive report on the prospects for and implications of a casino development in Toronto; further debate deferred until October.

After a long day of hearing from various interested parties, ranging from recovering gambling addicts to executives hoping to build an “integrated resort entertainment complex” on the waterfront, council’s Executive Committee has voted to defer further debate on a casino in Toronto until they can learn more about the implications of such a project. Mayor [...]

On this Easter Sunday, when many turn their thoughts from the secular to the sacred, it is perhaps a propitious time to remember that the elusive goals of justice and morality, so often seemingly absent from the world, can and must be pursued, however …

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Slot machine revenues are subsidizing Ontario racetracks

Former light heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal has an empty spot in his garage all thanks to the New England Patriots. Pascal bet his Mercedes-Benz S550 on Sunday’s big game and since the Patriots came up short Pascal is handing over the keys….

Yes, a couple of the Cons’ more odious bills have already made their way into law. But let’s at least resume a look back at the arguments they so flippantly ignored in pushing through their first set of legislation – with the November 1 debate on the g…

Yes, a couple of the Cons’ more odious bills have already made their way into law. But let’s at least resume a look back at the arguments they so flippantly ignored in pushing through their first set of legislation – with the November…

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