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CODE RED: TORONTO’S HOUSING CRISIS

‘People are expecting action’ POLICY

Feds, province and city pledge more supply, affordability Finance Minister Charles Sousa is set to unveil a “suite” of some 10 different measures to tackle housing affordability, ranging from rent controls to a new tax on real estate speculators.

Sources said that Sousa will release his plan as early as Thursday — a week before he tables the first balanced budget in Ontario since 2008.

Sousa, who met with federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Toronto Mayor John Tory on Tuesday to discuss housing issues, is to expand rent controls to include apartment units built after 1991.

It’s expected rent hikes on newer buildings would be limited to about 1.5 per cent above the inflation rate, which sat at 2 per cent in February.

Queen’s Park will also impose a new levy on housing speculators, including foreign buyers, and is working with the city of Toronto on a vacancy tax to discourage investors from leaving properties empty.

“The matter is urgent.

People are expecting action — it’s needed now,” Sousa told reporters at Artscape Wychwood Barns after a “productive” hour-long meeting with

MARKET ON FIRE It’s not just the GTA Douglas Porter, chief economist for BMO financial group, released a report Somebody Call 911: Housing Fire Burning in Ontario. Of eight cities reporting price increases of 20 per cent or more year-over-year, seven are in Ontario. KitchenerWaterloo has seen a 21 per cent increase, London, Ontario 21.5 per cent and St. Catherine’s 39.7.

“Almost the entire province of Ontario’s housing market is now on fire, while most of the rest of the country wonders what all the fuss is about,” wrote Porter, adding “across Southern Ontario conditions are their hottest in a generation.”

The real estate industry has to have a look at itself.

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Mayor John Tory said Toronto will be looking at affordable housing. LIZ BEDDALL/METRO

Morneau and Tory, the first of what will now be quarterly meetings on housing.

Sousa emphasized that his moves would not have “unintended consequences because we also recognize the value of these properties for families.”

But he indicated he plans to do something to boost the transparency surrounding the bidding process to protect both buyers and sellers.

“We’ve heard the frustrations by many who get

caught in bidding wars and lose out and it’s infuriating for many people ... so all of those things are being addressed and they’re coming out soon,” the finance minister said.

“Listen, investing in real estate is OK. Buying and renovating and providing more rental stock to the marketplace is a good thing.”

Morneau said he was hopeful that all of the political talk about the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area’s white-hot real estate market could actually

ginning of what I hope will be a co-ordinated response by all levels of government to keep the market stable,” the mayor said.

“The real estate industry has to have a look at itself — perhaps encouraged by their provincial regulator — and they don’t even reject the notion that some of the practices that have ended up evolving over time in terms of how people buy houses may be contributing to the frothiness of this market.” TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

Metro is a finalist for the Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism for its Toronto’s Deadly Streets campaign.

The award, presented by the Canadian Journalism Foundation, recognizes news organizations whose work has a direct impact on the communities they serve.

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Coun. Ron Moeser dies Ron Moeser, the veteran city councillor for Ward 44 on Toronto’s southeast edge, has died at age 74.

The soft-spoken politician announced in March 2016 that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma. The former electrician was first elected to council in the old city of Scarborough in 1988. His quiet approach, he said, has got the ward many benefits over the years. “Some people say you could be louder and I say that’s not how I work.”

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“We know that having a meeting and displaying our collective goals of ensuring that the market stays stable is going to have an impact on speculative behaviour,” said the federal minister.

Tory, who has been pushing the federal and provincial government for more funding of affordable housing units, stressed that “the situation didn’t happen overnight and it won’t be fixed overnight.”

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Tim Darcy Frontman of the Montreal postpunk band Ought, Tim Darcy strikes out on his own with an emotional solo album. It features pop and country-styled love songs and more classic Americana-inspired rock while keeping Ought’s anxious undertone.

Exclaim! calls his album Saturday Night a “confident debut from a creator who’s best when he seems uncomfortable.”

Weaves This quirky quartet describes themselves as having a “brand of ebullient, art-damaged pop music as difficult to categorize as it is to ignore.” Lead by electric frontwoman Jasmyn Burke, their show on Saturday features two other powerful Toronto femalefronted bands: Pony and Vallens.

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How T.O. ranks for young people Where millennials are concerned, Toronto is No. 24. In a new list of 100 best cities for people aged 18-34, Toronto ranks in the top quarter globally, according to information compiled by apartment listing aggregator NestPick. Each city is given a score out of 10 in several different categories, from Internet speed to tourism, to come up with an overall ranking.

Coming in at No. 1 is Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with an overall score of 108.8. Lima, Peru is last at 52 points. Toronto has an overall score of 93.10. Here’s a closer look at how we stack up when it comes to young people. may warren metro

High on immigration and equality Toronto did well on immigration tolerance (9.25), its highest score, and gender equality (8.10). Ottawa and Montreal also did well on immigration. Dublin had the best overall score.

Toronto only got 5.4 on LGBTQ friendliness.

Vancouver, which was No. 10 overall and the best city in North America, beat us on this one at 9.4.

Low on nightlife Although many actual Toronto millennials would disagree, the city’s lowest score was for nightlife (1), calculated by looking at the number of clubs and their opening times. Highest scorers in this category were Berlin, Germany, Paris, France and Cologne, Germany. We tied with Vancouver in this category.

We did do a bit better on the beer ranking (3.8) and festival scene (6.80). But Vancouver had a much better festival score at 9.6.

Housing dragging us down Whether faced with rising rents, trying to save a down payment for the ever-illusive dream home, or just having trouble finding any decent apartment in the city, this is a sore spot for many Toronto millennials.

Toronto got 2.8 in this category, way behind the top score of Guadalajara, Mexico (10), but better than west coast competitor Vancouver at 1.6. Uberexpensive San Francisco clocked last at 0.10. On food affordability we did better at 5.7.

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We’re not a top scorer on health, with Toronto’s rating at only 4.25, based on data from the World Health Organization. But Vancouver’s not beating us—it has the same score.

Toronto didn’t fare great on employment (3.7), which was calculated based on unemployment data from Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Vancouver did better at 6.3. The best is Bangkok, Thailand.

Lyon, France rates the best, and Cape Town, South Africa the worst.

We did better on access to contraception (8), tying with Vancouver.

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Mediocre on transit Toronto ranks in the middle of the pack on transport at 5.0. Vancouver does better at 7.9.

But no one can beat Oslo, Norway, which earned a perfect 10.

YOU BE THE JUDGE Is Toronto a better city for millennials than Vancouver (and every other place, for that matter)? Tell us what you think. Reach out on email at torontoletters@metronews.ca, Twitter @metrotoronto or Facebook at facebook.com/metrotoronto.

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Reaching out with a seat on a bench mental health

Son’s death inspires father to offer support to those in need Gilbert Ngabo

Metro | Toronto Something extraordinary happened at the funeral of Sam Fiorella’s son Lucas.

“We heard at least a dozen stories of people that he reached out to with a ‘Hello,’” said Fiorella. One particular girl recounted how she had wanted to take her own life until Lucas spoke with and helped her.

Lucas, a robotics student at Carleton University, died by suicide in 2014 after silently living with depression for five or six years, according to notes he left behind for his family.

“While he was suffering, he was reaching out to others.

That’s both sad and inspiring,”

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Lucas’ death and the stories from his peers inspired his father to help found The Friendship Bench, a non-profit organization committed to providing space on campus for students to talk about mental health issues. For the past two years, the group has installed yellow benches at various high schools and colleges across the country as a permanent symbol encouraging peer-to-peer conversations about mental health.

There are a dozen such benches at GTA schools. As part of the upcoming Mental Health Week (May 1-7), the charity will branch out to five new schools in Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg and St. John’s.

“We just hope to help each student take a minute out of their day, sit down, breathe and talk to each other,” said Fiorella.

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Faces of fandom Leafs supporters know their default role is to be fans of constant sorrow.

But occasionally they’re given reason to emerge from their shells and, like the cicada, make some noise. Metro takes a look at this beautiful metamorphosis.

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Six words to express city’s essence Gilbert Ngabo

Metro | Toronto Tell your story in six words.

That’s the challenge from My City My Six, a participatory public art project from Cultural Hotspot helping Torontonians celebrate Canada 150, six words at a time.

“This is a city of stories,” said Nadira Pattison, manager of arts services at Toronto Arts and Cul-

ture. “Although it’s a big city, people have a lot in common.

We just want to celebrate our differences and also our commonalities.”

The six-word-story challenge is often attributed to American writer Ernest Hemingway. The tragic six-word story “For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn” that he gets credit for might pre-date the one-time Toronto resident, but it captures the spirit of the exercise.

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We just want to celebrate our differences and also our commonalities.

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her own line: “Born elsewhere, moved here, forever grateful.”

Born in Guyana before her parents moved to Toronto when

she was six years old, she says her story reflects the diversity the city is known for.

My City My Six has received over 950 entries so far and is open for submissions until May 31. A jury will select the best 150 stories, which will appear in exhibitions at transit shelters, billboards, galleries and other public spaces. People can submit their stories, along with their name and neighbourhood, to culturalhotspot@toronto.ca.

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Throwing jerseys on the ice Roughly coinciding with the “truculent era” of general manager Brian Burke, fans expressed their displeasure at the team’s performance by throwing $200 jerseys on the ice. Another fan threw a box of waffles for some reason. It was a thing.

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The paper bag of shame There is no more enduring symbol of Leafs fan frustration than the paper bag of shame. While the symbol was born in the late-’70s Harold Ballard era, it enjoyed a revival in the 2010s as the Leafs found new ways to disappoint.

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Cuthbert’s epic eye-roll For actress Elisha Cuthbert, watching the Leafs lose in overtime was a worse plot point than being caught in a cougar trap. After the team gave up a key goal, the wife of former captain CBC Sports screencap Dion Phaneuf seemed to exchange an epic eye-roll with April Reimer, wife of the Leafs goalie of the day.

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The unofficial Leafs mascot of the 2017 playoffs, Jason Maskalow embodies those pent-up emotions that say, “We’ve seen it all and we’re ready for this.”

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Carbon tax could net Ottawa millions Federal Finances

Income as high as $280M expected from Alberta, B.C. The federal government stands to raise as much as $280 million in revenue off provincial carbon taxes in Alberta and B.C. in the next two years despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue neutral for Ottawa.

Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna have long insisted Ottawa would collect no revenue from the carbon price the federal government is requiring the provinces and territories impose by 2018.

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Sajjan visit to India draws controversy

Federal coffers stand to benefit when GST is applied on top of carbon taxes, a new report says.

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such as gasoline or utilities.

In April 2016, the Canada Revenue Agency said provincial carbon taxes would be subject to GST. B.C. Conservative MP Mark Warawa, who requested the report, asked the library to find out how much Ottawa

stood to gain as he prepared a private members’ bill to reverse the CRA’s decision.

Last week, the answer came back: as much as $130 million this year and $150 million next year in Alberta and B.C. Those numbers represent five per

cent each of the annual cost of the carbon taxes in those provinces: $1.3 billion in B.C. per year, and in Alberta, $1.3 billion in 2017-18 and $1.7 billion in 2018-19, an average of $1.5 billion.

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Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s visit to his native India this week is being greeted with controversy after one of the country’s most recognizable political leaders accused him of being a Sikh nationalist.

Amarinder Singh, the top elected official in India’s Punjab province, made the explosive accusation in an interview on Indian TV in advance of Sajjan’s trip.

In the interview, Singh expressed anger over being blocked from visiting Canada last year before calling Sajjan a Khalistani.

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The Khalistani movement is comprised of Sikhs who want to create an independent homeland and was notorious for a wave of violence in India in the 1980s.

Sajjan’s office has refused to be drawn into a war of words with Singh, saying the defence minister is a proud Canadian and that his trip is intended to strengthen ties between Canada and India.

But Sikh groups in both Canada and India have expressed anger at Singh’s comment, calling it undiplomatic and unseemly.

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Turning back to the economic populism that helped drive his election campaign, President Donald Trump signed an order yesterday he said should help American workers whose jobs are threatened by skilled immigrants.

At the headquarters of hand and power tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc., Trump signed an order aimed at curbing what his administration says are hiring abuses in a visa program used

by U.S. technology companies.

Dubbed “Buy American and Hire American,” the directive follows a series of recent Trump reversals on economic policies.

“We are going to defend our workers, protect our jobs and finally put America first,” Trump declared, standing in front of an American flag fashioned out of wrenches.

Much like some prior orders, however, Trump’s executive action Tuesday essentially looks for detailed reports rather than

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a Buy American, Hire American executive order after signing at Snap-On Tools in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday. Getty Images

making decisive changes. In this case, the reports are about granting visas for highly skilled foreign workers and ensuring that government purchasing programs buy American made goods as required by law.

Trump chose to sign the directive at Snap-on Inc., based in

Wisconsin, a state he narrowly carried in November on the strength of support from white, working-class voters. Trump currently has only a 41 per cent approval rating in the state.

He campaigned last year on promises to overhaul U.S. trade and regulatory policy, but his

executive orders on those issues reflect the administration bowing somewhat to the limits of presidential power. Also, he has recently reversed several populist promises, including standing up to China, which he contended was manipulating its currency and stealing American jobs, and

A simmering trade dispute between Canadian and American milk producers served as the opening salvo Tuesday as President Donald Trump launched a surprise attack on Canadian dairy farmers.

The hurling of accusations saw the U.S. dairy lobby accused Canada of “systemic disregard” of its trade obligations, while the Canadian industry accused its American rival of “scapegoating.”

That was the backstory behind the U.S. president’s surprise decision to call out Canada by name Tuesday. Trump also signalled he wants to do more than simply tweak the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying he is looking for “very big changes,” or else he will scrap it once and for all.

Trump levelled the threats — some of his strongest-ever anti-Canadian rhetoric — during an event at a Wisconsin factory where he unveiled his “Buy American-Hire American” executive order.

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JESSICA ALLEN On reviews with a side of sexism

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Yes, a restaurant is a reflection Quoth the millennial, of the restaurateur, but film never more shall talk of a critics manage to avoid mention mortgage bring me any ill of prickly personalities and enormous egos Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de la Reynière was probably sexist.

The Napoleonic French inventor of food guides and restaurant criticism (who once staged his own funeral to see who would come) “trumpeted sirloins as preferable to women,” according to Rebecca L. Spang’s book, The Invention of the Restaurant.

He also felt true gastronomers were better off focusing their attention on “the stupidest goose, than the sweetest woman.”

Some 200 years later, the tables have finally turned!

Women have joined his rank as restaurant critics, not to mention restaurateurs and chefs. Yet there remains the faintest whiff, or full-on stink — depending who you ask — of gender bias.

Take the recent reviews of new Toronto restaurant Grey Gardens, which blew up like soufflés gone rogue on social media over the weekend. The Kensington Market restaurant comes courtesy of one of the country’s preeminent restaurateurs, Jen Agg. In one publication, right out of the gate, before mention of the ricotta dumplings or the superb duck breast, the magazine’s restaurant critic writes of Agg’s “meanie reputation,” and pits her against her chef, Mitchell Bates: “He’s the exact opposite of Agg,” he writes, “rarely tweeting and never bragging.”

On Twitter, where Agg is both prolific and provoca-

It’s no longer up to French dandies to preside over our tables.

Once upon an evening dreary, while I scrolled, eyes wide and bleary Over many an article of millennial money tips, While I panicked, racking up tabs, suddenly there came pop-up ads (as if someone had found a way, a way to give my adblock the slip).

“A bank,” I fumed, “thinks I can afford a mortgage and cruise ship trips, when my dinner tonight is a bag of chips.”

Oh, surely the banks would know that is not where my cash will go.

They are privy to the outlook of the market with all its highs and dips: They see the overinflated prices of houses that aren’t even the nicest As well as how much I spend on fruits and subscription memberships — All of which should tell the bankers, it’s time to come to grips with selling fewer home-ownerships.

Garden of ideas Reviews of new Toronto restaurant Grey Gardens have included sexist undertones, writes Jessica Allen. Torstar news service

tive, calling out misogyny in her industry and railing against cranky customers, she accused the magazine of sexism and asked for a both a retraction and an apology.

Here’s the rub: the review gave Grey Gardens an impressive three stars. It praises the food, the service, and the setting. But the reviewer attributes his “stressfree” experience to the fact that Agg wasn’t there — as though she had nothing to do with creating Grey Gardens, her fifth establishment.

This fixation on the owner isn’t exactly typical of restaurant reviews, the most popular of which are always of the takedown sort.

Remember Pete Wells’ viral 2012 send-up of Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar in Times Square in the New York Times?

He asked Guy Fieri, the television personality and restaurateur, a series of rhetorical questions — Why did the toasted marshmallow taste like fish? — and compared him to food writer Calvin Trillin, if “Mr.

Trillin bleached his hair, drove a Camaro and drank Boozy Creamsicles.” (A compliment, if you ask me.) But other than that, Wells sticks to criticizing the (very poor) food and service, just like he did last year when he famously dropped two of Thomas Keller’s four stars from Per Se. He didn’t even call Keller a “meanie” for adding an optional tip line on a nearly $4,000 dinner for four that already included service.

When Balthazar, a famous New York brasserie, opened an outpost in London in 2013, the Times restaurant critic Giles Coren wrote there was “not a memorable mouthful to be had. Like all New York restaurants.”

Restaurateur Keith McNally isn’t even mentioned.

So what is it about Jen Agg? There’s the obvious (she’s a woman). But regardless of gender, there aren’t a lot of restaurateurs like her.

In a 2016 Elle interview she describes herself as being “vigilantly pro-conflict” and her memoir, which

comes out in May, is called I Hear She’s a Real Bitch. “My Twitter feed is either sharp, witty, and insightful, or the tool that makes me my own worst ‘Jenemy,’ depending on who you ask,” she writes.

But what came first?

Agg’s personality as expressed on social media or the sexism that caused it to rear its controversial head?

I don’t think it matters.

Yes, a restaurant is a direct reflection of the restaurateur, but film critics manage to avoid mention in movie reviews of the prickly personalities and enormous egos of the Michael Bays and David O. Russells in the industry.

Restaurant critics can do the same.

It’s no longer up to French dandies to preside over our tables. Let us eat our cake, without the side of sexism. (And, while I’m at it, without Instagramming it, too.)

But as I sat, alert and adrift, peering into a vast penniless future of thrift, I dreamt of a world of money as rare as Canadian teams winning championships Where investments such as I have made are valued like a mortgage paid.

This would mean the vast array of scrubs and sticks solely for my lips Are funded by lines of credit and can be used in trade at car dealerships.

Or hell, even a timeshare on some airships.

In this wondrous place, a millennial might even find a home-like space Or, barring that wild ambition, put money down on some fish and chips ’cause these days, extra tartar sauce means a statement of profit and loss.

To be sure, for young people buying a home, I have no tricks and tips Except to say that with a lot of savings and more financial snips… …it might not matter come the apocalypse?

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Religious orgs try to reach new generation, even on Snapchat Metro Canada Here’s what the millennial generation expects from a community of faith: on-demand digital engagement, an inclusive spirit and a warm and welcoming inperson community, too.

That’s why the University of Toronto’s Muslim Students Association (MSA) boasts in-house graphic design, digital media, photography, videography and social media teams. It communicates with its 1,500 members by Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Many events and panels streamed on Facebook Live.

While this particular student group is keeping pace with expectations, some Canadian religious leaders are saying institutions — mosques and Islamic centres, historic denominational churches, synagogues — have some catching up to do.

Having a robust presence online is a no-brainer, said Dalia Hashim, the MSA’s outgoing president.

“It’s the main mode of communication for people our age.

You can’t have a flyer now that has (Microsoft) WordArt on it.”

Jordan Waldman, the director of the Calgary chapter of Hillel, a global organization of Jewish college and University students, echoed Hashim’s view: “There are many times I see Jewish organizations, whether in Calgary or other cities, use social media really effectively to engage young people. That

Snaps for the unchurched said, many faith-based organizations are more traditional and social media is fast paced and new, so I think few groups have found that appropriate balance,” he said.

The MSA makes a point of including Muslims from various sects and with varying levels of religiosity, Hashim added.

Many members, she said, are fans of the progressive American Imam Suhaib Webb, who has made a name for himself on Snapchat. His most recent story on the app is a heartfelt chat directly into the camera, gently warning of the misinformation about Ramadan that’s spreading online. Then there’s a video of his friends giggling uncontrollably and preparing to tuck into a preposterous amount of fried food.

More and more millennials — and Canadians generally — say they don’t identify with any religion at all. About 28 per cent of 15- to 24-year-olds checked the

“none” box on the 2011 census, the most recent data we have.

Yet they are spiritually hungry: According to research by University of Lethbridge sociologist Reginald Bibby, 75 per cent believe in life after death and 68 per cent believe in God or a higher power. They’re also very relaxed about faith: 41 per cent say they’re religious but not spiritual, and 61 per cent say all religions are equally valid.

And that’s where it gets interesting.

On the Christian side of things, most truly tech-savvy churches (those investing in attracting millennials and young families) are evangelical, and the vast majority are American, said Derek Ouellette, a Windsor, Ont. author whose business helps churches and clergy transition into the digital age.

His own church uses an app called YouVersion, which allows you to follow along live with a worship service on your smart-

phone or tablet.

“It shows you all of the churches in the area that are doing live events that day. Locally there are only two. And because we’re a border city, I get Detroit,

and I can see a whole bunch just over across the border,” he said.

He’s spoken to American church leaders who are “doing church online: visual churches, live churches, online prayer ses-

“It’s the main mode of communication for people our age. You can’t have a flyer now that has (Microsoft) WordArt on it.”

Dalia Hashim, on the importance of religious associations having a robust online presence

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sions. And you don’t hear about any of that in Canada. It’s almost nonexistent,” he said.

One of those rare Canadian churches with an extraordinary digital presence is the Barrie, Ont.-based evangelical Connexus Church. Its services are live-streamed and available ondemand or as a podcasts. Its pastors, like Carey Nieuwhof — who has 23,000 Twitter followers — are social-media celebrities.

The church has a growing membership of millennials who are “hungry for meaning,” simultaneously the “most connected and most disconnected generation,” Nieuwhof said.

The church tries to strike a balance between doctrine and its come-as-you-are, inclusive ethos, Nieuwhof said.

Just how many more millennials he could bring into the fold, though, is unclear.

Their plan for an upcoming worship service? Music by teen heartthrob Ed Sheeran, and a sermon preaching the value of love – and against pornography and lust.

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An innocent-savant amid Veep narcissists

THE SHOW: Veep, S6 E2 (HBO) THE MOMENT: The straight man

Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) had a humiliating one-year term as U.S. president. Now she’s hustling to stay relevant. En route to a fundraiser, she rides with ex-husband Andrew (David Pasquesi), who’s hustling her; bagman Gary (Tony Hale), who sees through Andrew like an Xray; and new staffer, straitlaced, jolly Richard (Sam Richardson).

Siri’s robotic voice fills the air: “You have three text messages from Helen.”

“That’s my phone, sorry,” Andrew says. He instructs Siri not to read the texts, but she replies, “Message one: I can still taste you from last night.”

Andrew frantically jabs at his phone while Selina glares at him. “I imagine she’s texting her boyfriend while riding her bicycle and sent it to me by mistake,” he says.

“Second message,” Siri drones. “Andrew, we ruined your wife’s pretty office chair.

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Call me after the fundraiser.”

“That was a long one,” Richard says cheerily. “She must be at a light.”

Richard, an innocent-savant, is a welcome presence in Selina’s world, with its slurry of backstabbing, self-serving narcissists.

He is the exception, a nice guy who’s blithely moral. He’s constantly interjecting warnings like “That’s definitely a felony,” making it all the funnier (as is the function of great straight

men) when they quash, shush or ignore him.

He’s also a lovely counterpoint to Gary, who’s quasi-moral but will stop at nothing in his devotion to Selina.

Veep airs Sundays at 10:30 p.m. on HBO Canada and is available on demand.

Johanna Schneller is a media connoisseur who zeroes in on pop-culture moments. She appears Monday through Thursday.

Gossip Digest keanu; band names film set

Manitoba stands in for Siberia in Reeves movie In the small rural community of Marquette, Man., it isn’t unusual to bump into your neighbours.

But these days, residents are bumping into Hollywood star Keanu Reeves.

“I think he was using the bathroom,” said Marquette resident Tayvia Dorge with a laugh. “So we waited and got a photo.”

The star of The Matrix was in Marquette to shoot his latest movie, Siberia.

“It’s cool, you know?” resident Lee McRae told CTV Winnipeg. “He’s been in lots of blockbusters, so to have him come to the middle of nowhere — Marquette — is kind of a cool deal.”

The small town has a cool role to play, quite literally. It’s standing in for Siberia, the setting of the film.

That meant the town was transformed using some Hollywood magic, including a Russian billboard and Russian

licence plates.

The exterior of Bonnie Lawrence’s house underwent an extreme makeover, turning it into a junkyard.

She said it’s exciting, but a little overwhelming too “because all of a sudden it’s an invasion.”

It will be a shortlived one. The lights, cameras and action will shift to another location in the coming days, leaving just memories of Hollywood for the people of Marquette. the canadian press

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Tanya Tagaq pushes U.S. band Eskimeaux to change name Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq has convinced Brooklyn indie band Eskimeaux to swap out its name for one deemed more culturally sensitive.

The Polaris Prizewinner jumped on Twitter last week to call out singersongwriter Gabrielle Smith for “using slurs to sell music.”

“If you want to use the

word Eskimo you had better be an Eskimo or I’ll eat you for lunch,” Tagaq tweeted.

“I’m tired of being reduced, diminished, dismissed. Our matriarchs are better than this,” read another message.

The band responded within days to tell her they’d decided to rename themselves O. “We’ve been talking about changing the band name for a little over a year now,” Smith said in a statement.

“The band name is the gateway to the project and I never set out to make it controversial, hurt people’s feelings, or bring up a kind of hardship I haven’t personally had to endure.”

Smith said she was adopted and settled on the name Eskimeaux after searching for information about her heritage, knowing only that her father was Tlingit, an indigenous group originating from the Pacific northwest coast.

Tagaq’s wave of tweets comes as she pushes for more change in perceptions of indigenous people in popular culture. the canadian press

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Metro Canada Advocates for a long-discussed ban on trans fats in Canada argue it would reduce heart attacks and strokes.

Now, thanks to a new study in the journal JAMA Cardiology, they have more evidence to bolster their case.

Counties in New York State that banned trans fats in restaurants saw a significant decline in hospitalizations for heart attacks and strokes within three years, compared to those that did not.

The decline was greater than the general negative trend in heart attacks and strokes seen across the state, and it held even

after controlling for demographic factors and income. The decline was equivalent to 43 fewer heart attacks and strokes per 100,000 people per year.

Taken across Canada’s population of 35.16 million, even a restaurant-only ban would result in about 15,000 fewer heart attacks and strokes per year.

While meat and dairy products contain traces of trans fats, Canadians get most of their intake from partially-hydrogenated oils used in shortening, hard margarine and some fried foods and baked goods. Consuming just one or two grams per day is linked to greater heart attack and stroke risk.

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FOOD BRIEFS Bangkok sidewalk food carts removed Efforts by authorities in military-ruled Thailand to impose order on the capital have a fresh target: cheap and tasty pad thai.

The latest crackdown goes after vendors whose carts have become institutions on the capital’s hot and humid sidewalks. The stalls serve as a gastronomic go-to for budget-conscious locals and adventurous tourists alike.

Officials see street food as an illegal nuisance and have warned hawkers in Thonglor to clear out by Monday. They’ve said the evictions soon will expand to other neighbourhoods.

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Female chefs say action is needed against discrimination Deborah Reid

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Sexism is far from a solved problem in the food industry. istock

After work one evening in December, Sonia Mondino — the executive chef at Pray Tell Kitchen & Bar in Toronto — went for drinks with friends.

At the bar, she was introduced to a well-known Canadian chef.

“Oh, you’re the hot chef,” he said to her. Mondino’s reaction was visceral; she felt “really disgusted” and could feel anger rise up in her. She knew his comment was about her appearance and not her skills in the kitchen.

“Is this how people see me, they don’t take me seriously?” she asked herself.

The next morning, she posted a selfie on Instagram with the caption: “I guess technically I am hot since I am working over a hot stove, sweating and

busting my tushie every day.”

Almost three hundred followers showed support.

Mondino’s experience is not unique in the restaurant business. When Toronto chef Kate Burnham filed a human rights complaint against the restaurant Weslodge for sexual harassment in 2015, many in the industry believed the public and legal action were long overdue. Still, recent news stories show some attitudes have not changed.

Late in 2016, Toronto restaurant LaCarnita was at the centre of an Instagram storm when an employee decided that “grab them by the taco” was a cool way to sell food. And in February, a staff member at Toronto’s Locals Only bar was fired for creating a “no means yes” bar sign.

Tania Vetere, the chef-owner of The Norton Underground in Niagara, has also experienced sexism.

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“It’s normal to be offended,” says restaurateur and writer Jen Agg. She’s always ready to call out sexist culture in Toronto, most recently in an op-ed titled “Why female cooks stay out of the kitchen” that ran Saturday in the Globe and Mail. “It’s not a compliment; it’s talent erasure.”

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owner of Montreal’s Nora Gray restaurant, says examples like these are opportunities for women to educate their colleagues.

“Stand up for yourself,” she tells female chefs. “Take them aside and tell them how

it makes you feel. Equate an offending behaviour to their lives. How would they feel if it happened to their girlfriend, daughter, wife, sister, or mother?”

Agg cautions while that’s a nice gesture, “it’s not our job.” For some to change, she says, the effect has to be more serious.

“There are still men who are content with the status quo, who will only change their behaviour if their reputations are under threat, or they’re cast as a misogynist.”

Agg adds: “It gets better with time and experience, but you also have to make it better.”

She says that takes action that goes well beyond calling it out on social media to include documenting harassment and pursuing litigation.

Looking back on her experience a few months ago, Mondino knows what she would have liked to have heard the celebrity chef say: “‘Oh, you’re that talented young woman,’ or ‘I’ve heard wonderful things about your restaurant.’”

Mondino wants her competence to be the first thing her peers comment on.

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DEBUTS FROM THE NEW YORK AUTO SHOW The New York Auto Show sees automakers from around the world unveiling a wide array of vehicles, from compact concepts to production sedans to full-size SUVs and plenty in between. We’ve distilled the reveals down to the most intoxicating. Bringing you up to speed, here’s a list of the most potent products on display in NYC. CRAIG COLE/autoguide.com

2018 Lincoln Navigator

Infiniti QX80 Monograph concept

Lincoln revealed the first all-new Navigator in more than a decade. This swanky, full-size luxury SUV features a 450-horsepower twin-turbo V6 under the hood, one that’s paired with an advanced 10-speed automatic transmission. Compared to today’s version, the 2018 model has lost some 200 pounds thanks to its aluminum-intensive body. Inside, passengers are treated to tons of cuttingedge technology and even more supple leather.

Genesis GV80 concept Hyundai’s upscale Genesis brand took the wrapper off a new crossover concept in New York. The GV80 is motivated by a plug-in hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain. We’re not sure exactly what that means, but this vehicle rolls on gigantic 23-inch wheels. Inside, there’s an expansive display screen, sumptuous leather trimmings and plenty of other luxury touches. Leaked documents indicate Genesis plans to launch two crossovers by 2020 and this could be half of them.

Infiniti unveiled a new concept utility vehicle at this important international motor show. The brand’s QX80 Monograph clearly hints at what a next-generation SUV from this brand could look like. With graceful curves and a massive grille, it’s certainly imposing. It features gigantic 24-inch wheels and a full underbody shield for protection while off-roading. No powertrain information has been shared.

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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Finally, the coolest, most impressive and downright best reveal from NYC is Dodge’s Challenger SRT Demon. It also happens to be the fastest reveal by a country mile.

Breathing fire is an 840-horsepower 6.2-liter V8, a massaged version of the engine found in lesser Hellcat models. That’s enough to propel this bad-ass Mopar to 60 in just 2.3 seconds! It’ll bite off, chew up and spit out the quarter mile in less than 10. In case you’re wondering, for a mass-produced vehicle those figures are nothing short of insane. Production is limited to 3,300 with 300 of those examples earmarked for Canada.

Toyota FT-4X concept Toyota’s FT-4X crossover concept targets Generation-Y urbanites with rugged styling, a versatile interior and generous approach and departure angles for decent off-roading capability. Built on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), this design study likely shares a lot of componentry with the brand’s C-HR small crossover. The FT-4X’s most unique feature is its double-jointed rear hatch that either swings or lifts for easy access to the cargo area.

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Jaguar F-Pace bests in two categories winners

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Apple gets green light for autonomous driving tests The California Department of Motor Vehicles has released an updated list of companies with the ability to test autonomous vehicles in the state, and at the bottom of that new list is Apple, Inc. There’s been lots of rumours of Apple wanting to get in on the automotive market, but last year it was reported the company had abandoned plans to bring its own car to market.

Instead, Apple will focus on autonomous driving technology.

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World Car of the Year announced The Jaguar F-Pace has been named the 2017 World Car of the Year.

Announced at the New York Auto Show, it beat out two other crossovers: the VW Tiguan and the Audi Q5 for the honour. The Toyota Prius Prime was named Green Car of the Year, beating out the Chevrolet Bolt and Tesla Model X. In the design category, the Jaguar F Pace took top honours again. The Porsche Boxster and Cayman has been named the Performance Car of the Year. In the luxury category, the Mercedes Benz E Class bested. sami haj-assaad/autoguide.com

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Virtual racers can get behind the wheel of a Porsche in Gran Turismo Sport. As long as the franchise has existed, Sony and Polyphony Digital were unable to include Porsche due to an exclusivity deal with Electronic Arts. Last year that deal ended and Sony PlayStation has confirmed that Porsche is coming to Gran Turismo Sport on PlayStation 4. jason siu/autoguide.com

Zotye is the most unoriginal automaker you’ve never heard of. The Chinese company has made a name for itself copying well-known manufacturers and the latest addition to its lineup is yet another carbon copy — this time of the Lamborghini Urus. The Yongkangbased automaker teased its new Urus-‘inspired’ Concept S this week. sam mceachern/autoguide.com

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The ultimate open-air wrangler It’s in a place like Moab, Utah where the open-air experience offered by the Jeep Wrangler makes a lot of sense.

The red rocks loom overhead, snow-capped mountains peer over the horizon and all kinds of vegetation sprout from the ground, giving the occupants a lot to look at. That’s why the new Jeep Switchback is so compelling.

This is probably the most production-ready of all the 2017 Easter Jeep Safari project vehicles, as over half of the upgrades comes from Jeep Performance Parts, with many available to all Wrangler owners. Stephen Elmer AUTOGUIDE.COM

V6 engine The powertrain stays standard, with a 3.6-litre V6 hooked to a 5-speed automatic.

Custom doors Custom half-doors let passengers take it all in while cruising through wild country — although it would have been nice to be able to close those lower openings to keep the Utah dust out.

Lift and shocks The list of production upgrades includes things like a 4-inch lift with Rubicon rock rails, heavy-duty cast differential covers and new remote reservoir shocks.

Goodrich tires Sitting under this Jeep are 37-inch BF Goodrich Mud-Terrain tires and Dana 44s.

High Safari roof The custom Safari roof offers high-mounted windows and high roofline for an airy feeling.

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Happ on DL but rs MRI yields Rapt Series tied 1-1 good news Toronto follows The Toronto Blue Jays placed left-hander J.A. Happ on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday with left elbow inflammation.

The move was retroactive to Monday.

Happ exited in the fifth inning of Sunday’s 11-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles due to soreness in the left elbow area. “They did an MRI and actually it looked pretty good,� Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “There’s just some inflammation in there (and nothing more), which is big. We figure put him on that 10J.A. Happ day DL, get Getty images him through that and let it calm down.�

Happ, a veteran southpaw, won 20 games last season but is 0-3 this year with a 4.50 earnedrun average.

The Blue Jays also said injured right-hander Aaron Sanchez had a portion of nail removed from his right middle finger during a procedure performed by Dr. Glenn Goldstein in Kansas City.

Sanchez, who has battled a blister issue for weeks, was placed on the 10-day DL Sunday and had the procedure done the following day.

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Three nights after a horrible outing in Game 1, Kyle Lowry more than made up for it in Game 2.

Toronto’s three-time all-star scored 22 points, including the game-clinching shot with nine seconds to play as the Raptors defeated the Bucks 106-100 on Tuesday, sending the best-ofseven playoff series to Milwaukee tied at one win apiece.

D e M a r DeRozan scored 23 points, while Serge Ibaka, playing on a sprained left Kyle Lowry ankle, addGetty images ed 16 points and seven rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas added 10 points and 10 boards, and Cory Joseph chipped in with 11 points.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 24 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists.

The third-seeded Raptors dropped an ugly 97-83 loss to sixth-seeded Milwaukee in Game 1, falling to 1-11 in playoff series openers, and the talk around practice in the days since had been about playing with more ferocity.

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of a nervous Air Canada Centre crowd of 20,077 with an 84-83 lead.

After thoroughly falling apart in the fourth quarter of Game 1, they were better down the stretch of Game 2, and when P.J. Tucker drilled a three-pointer with 9:12 left to play, it put Toronto up by 12 points.

Milwaukee still had plenty of life, however, and when Antetokounmpo scored on an alley-oop layup from Matthew Dellavedova with 2:46 to play, the Bucks pulled to within a point.

Antetokounmpo scored on a three-pointer — and flexed his

biceps on his way back down the court — to tie the game with two minutes left. DeRozan replied with a basket. And then, with the crowd on its collective feet, the Raptors played solid defence, before Lowry connected to guarantee Toronto the victory.

The Raptors had history on their side, winning Game 2s against Brooklyn in 2014, and then Indiana and Miami last season. They also only lost backto-back games once since the NBA all-star break.

Game 3 is Thursday, and Game 4 on Saturday.

IN BRIEF Strained calf keeps Durant out of Warriors’ practice Kevin Durant missed Golden State’s practice Tuesday because of a strained left calf and was listed as questionable for Wednesday’s Game 2 against Portland.

Coach Steve Kerr said Durant’s injury happened in Sunday’s 121-109 Game 1 win, when he had 32 points and 10 rebounds in his playoff debut with the Warriors. The Associated Press Atletico ends Leicester’s Champions League run Atletico Madrid reached the Champions League semifinals for the third time in four seasons by ending Leicester’s fairytale European journey on Tuesday, drawing 1-1 at the King Power Stadium to advance 2-1 on aggregate.

In Madrid, with a hat trick that made him the first player to score 100 Champions League goals, Cristiano Ronaldo led Real Madrid to a 4-2 win over 10-man Bayern Munich after extra time and put the defending champions back in the semifinals.

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PED use nets Marte an 80-game suspension Pittsburgh Pirates all-star outfielder Starling Marte has been suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for the performance-enhancing drug Nandrolone.

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Toronto leads series 2-1

Freshmen still a force under brighter lights William Nylander hung his head and covered his eyes, reliving what might have been his most embarrassing moment in the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Thankfully, the Maple Leafs rookie was able to laugh about it Tuesday.

It was Nylander who jumped on to the ice too early — way too early — to give the Capitals a power play shortly after the Leafs had killed a two-minute five-on-three disadvantage. Nylander knew he did wrong. He knew his mistake was putting a lot of pressure on the team’s penalty killers.

And he knew a Washington goal would make the score 4-1, probably putting Game 3 out of reach. There was nothing he could do from the penalty box but feel shame.

“I jumped on the ice way too early,” Nylander said. “I misread

the guys coming to the bench.

I thought my guy was coming but he didn’t. Sitting in the box, you’re like, nooooo.”

The Leafs’ penalty killers went to work again, shutting out the Capitals. Momentum seems to be an organic thing in the playoffs. Karma, too. The momentum went the Leafs’ way, and Nylander scored the goal that forced overtime. Redemption, of sorts.

“Felt really bad going to the box,” Nylander said. “It was nerve-racking.”

If there was a question about the Leafs’ inexperienced rookies, it’s been answered in 13 periods over three games.

They have scored big and timely goals. Mitch Marner scored the series opener, providing a jolt of confidence. Kasperi Kapanen scored twice, including the overtime winner in Game 2. Nylander and Matthews got going in Game 3.

The rookies that haven’t scored have contributed in other ways: Zach Hyman has been a presence in five-on-five situations and a big part of the success of the penalty killers. Connor Brown has helped Nazem

Game by game

It’s not David and Goliath.

Capitals coach Barry Trotz challenges the idea of the Leafs being big underdogs

Kadri’s line against Washington’s best. And Nikita Zaitsev came back from an upper-body injury suffered in the season finale to play 20:22, the fourthmost ice time among Leafs in Game 3.

“They’ve been a huge part of our success all season long,” veteran defenceman Matt Hunwick said. “I thought they would carry it right into the playoffs, and they’ve done that. It’s been great to see and it’s been fun to be a part of.”

With significant contributions from the rookies, the Leafs are up 2-1 in the series with Game 4 set for Wednesday night.

“We got a bunch of kids, so we’ve got energy to burn,” Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. “Play as long as you want. We just like to win.”

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Game 1 in Washington Capitals 3, Leafs 2 (OT) Game 2 in Washington Leafs 4, Capitals 3 (2OT) Game 3 in Toronto Leafs 4, Capitals 3 (OT) Game 4 in Toronto Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Game 5 in Washington Friday, 7 p.m.

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William Nylander, left, and Auston Matthews both opened their NHL playoff scoring accounts in Monday’s 4-3 overtime win over Washington. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

On Monday, all four games went to OT for only the third time in NHL history and first time since 1985.

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