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Ben Spurr

Reporter · CA

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 22, 2026
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Sep 3, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Ben Spurr

    New Toronto election poll shows mayoral race getting tighter (opens the original)

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    Mayoral hopeful Brad Bradford has made up ground on incumbent Olivia Chow in this fall’s Toronto election, according to a new poll. With just under five weeks to go until the Oct. 26 voting day, the public opinion survey by Liaison Strategies shows that 47 per cent of decided and leaning voters intend to cast a ballot for Chow, compared to 40 per cent who back Bradford. That gives Chow a seven-point lead over Bradford, the councillor for Beaches—East York, down from 11 points two weeks ago. T

  2. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Ben Spurr, David Friend

    What’s next for Rogers Stadium? Questions swirl after venue damaged in storm (opens the original)

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    A city councillor is questioning whether safety at a major Toronto concert venue can be improved after this week’s fierce storm left parts of it in ruins. Rogers Stadium suffered significant damage during Wednesday’s severe weather, which pounded the city with heavy rain and shearing winds. Destruction visible at the 50,000-capacity Downsview Park site included sections of its northern seating area that appeared torn apart, and bleachers that looked to have buckled. Environment Canada said Wedne

  3. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Ben Spurr

    Extreme rainfall is outpacing what our cities were built to handle (opens the original)

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    Jennifer Drake, an associate professor at Carleton University and Canada Research Chair in Stormwater and Low Impact Development, said there have been major storms across Ontario this past summer, in Ottawa, St. Catharines, and now the GTA. “It’s just really driving home (the fact that) we are getting more extreme rainfall events and they really exceed what we’ve built our cities to anticipate,” she said. As a result “we learn the hard way where the weak spots or the vulnerabilities were i

  4. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Ben Spurr

    Flooding on Lower Simcoe downtown due to ‘overwhelmed’ pumping system: city manager (opens the original)

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    Addressing flooding beneath the underpass over Lower Simcoe Street that left some drivers stranded, City Manager Paul Johnson said the rain “overwhelmed” the pumping system that is supposed keep the roadway clear. He said the city would review what happened. Johnson said the city had learned from previous storms, such as the 2024 deluge that caused serious flooding at Union Station, Toronto’s main transit hub. He said this time staff started “immediately” to close doors to the station

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