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David Rider
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Aging journo with the calves of a 15-year-old and a love of the absurd. Also, Toronto Star senior political reporter. Please email tips to drider(at)thestar.ca
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    David Rider
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    Feb 13, 2023
    How John Tory decided to resign: the inside story of an agonizing week thestar.com/news/city_hall… via @TorontoStar
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    How John Tory decided to resign: the inside story of an agonizing week
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    David Rider
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    Dec 18, 2024
    Applause to whomever wrote this headline.
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    David Rider
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    Aug 23, 2024
    We go to Target and Trader Joe’s and then head home
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    David Rider
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    May 6, 2022
    Observation: I, like many, increased tipping during the pandemic. Yesterday, a woman at Subway was dealing with a lot, patient with me while I relayed a texted order, so on debit I tipped her. Wait, I asked, do staff get that tip? No, she said, the franchise owner does.
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    David Rider
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    May 23, 2022
    I still cannot believe this is the main Via Rail arrival and departure area in Union Station after an $824M renovation.
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    David Rider
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    Mar 23, 2020
    ER health care workers doing TikToks to “can’t touch this” = the heroes we need right now
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    David Rider
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    Jun 10, 2019
    Ok, the fact that there is a Jurassic Park at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is moisting my eyes
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    David Rider
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    Jul 28, 2020
    Please let that sink in. A single new COVID-19 infection reported today in North America's fourth most populous city, with almost 3 million residents.
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    Ed Tubb
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    Jul 28, 2020
    1 new case in Toronto today.
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    David Rider
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    May 23, 2024
    If Law & Order Toronto gets a second season, here’s your cast
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    David Rider
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    Aug 25, 2023
    After announcing extended swimming pool hours into September, Toronto Mayor ⁦@oliviachow⁩ jumps into Alex Duff Memorial Pool. Kids in the pool seem pretty jazzed
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    David Rider
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    Jan 5, 2022
    Breaking: 461 City of Toronto employees have been fired for not complying with the mandate to get at least two doses of vaccine by the Jan. 2 deadline.
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    David Rider
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    Sep 13, 2021
    VIDEO: I asked Mayor ⁦@JohnTory⁩ why police and city staff will forcefully move people out of homeless encampments but aren’t using the same tactics on anti-vax protestors. He called the comparison “unfair.”
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    David Rider
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    Feb 17, 2025
    Old-fashioned, pre-warming Toronto winter
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    David Rider
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    May 27, 2025
    U2's frontman says the world is in awe of Canada for standing up to the U.S., and for not electing "populist" Poilievre
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    Roberta Staley
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    May 27, 2025
    Bono congratulates Canada on not electing a populist. youtube.com/watch?v=o6utgE…
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