[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: Doug Ford, Parkdale development, TTC cell, Kaboom Chicken, 7/11

[rfmcdonald]

• Aaron Hutchins reports on the potential of the upcoming Doug Ford campaign in Toronto to reveal the strength, or not, of populism in Canada.


• Jesse Winter reports at The Globe and Mail on how the redevelopment of a warehouse at Queen and Dufferin, in Parkdale, is set to displace the artists and creators now based there.


• Ben Spurr notes that, although the entire TTC now has cell service, only Freedom Mobile--not any of the big three--has signed a contract to let users take advantage of this, over at the Toronto Star.


• blogTO notes that the decision of restaurant Kaboom Chicken to blame price increases on the minimum wage increase has met with a negative reaction.


• Narcity notes that some east-end 7/11 stores have shut down suddenly, apparently because of minimum wage increases.