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Solving the mystery of an ancient Toronto skyline. Walter Shaub, the American government ethics lawyer who couldn’t deal with Donald Trump, was in Toronto on Sunday when he did an interview for CNN—but there was a defunct logo in the background air: Eaton’s, above the mall that bears its name. Curiosity from CBC reporter John Lancaster led to speculation about how old the backdrop was. Pedro Marques, who tweets as @MetroManTO, figured its date for March 2001, and
hit As It Happens to explain:
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Shoppers Drug Mart has a pot supplier now. After claiming that a recent job posting for a marijuana brand manager was purely preparatory, the chain struck a five-year deal with Vancouver cannabis producer Aphria, even though medical sales are still limited to mail order only. Give legalization time to settle in, though, and the new Shoppers moving in at Yonge and Dundas could still end up being recognized as the World’s Biggest Weed Store.
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CORRECTION: HE IS WEARING SOCKS
Toronto Police poet David Hopkinson threw in this detail while tweeting about a naked man spotted running down the street and into Woodbine subway station.
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