Mary Rogan

The death of Sammy Yatim unleashed a torrent of anti-police outrage in Toronto. For most Torontonians, the video was the verdict. But what really happened on the Dundas streetcar that night? Toronto Life’s Mary Rogan on the untold story of the cop who pulled the trigger.

Brian Burke isn’t just a legend of the NHL. He’s a fists-up, knock-your-teeth-out gladiator. But when his hockey-loving son came out of the closet and died soon after, he was thrust into a strange new role: advocate for gays in a macho sports culture. He’s no cheerleader—he looks like he hates every minute of it—but locker-room homophobia may have finally met its match.