Reddit pulse / page 17
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Someone spotted a literal swarm of monarch butterflies this evening at a park near Queens Quay — more than a hundred of them. Nobody's saying why they're there, but it's the kind of thing that makes you stop and just watch.
A crowd gathered on Queen Street West around 7:26 p.m. Monday. The group sounded angry, but what sparked it isn't clear from what's been posted.
A video circulating on Reddit shows a group of teenage girls harassing an elderly couple on a GO Train, repeatedly hitting and swatting them with a jacket. The poster shared it for awareness but didn't film it themselves.
Did you catch that huge meteor or fireball around 8:50 p.m. Sunday night facing north? Tons of people reporting the sighting across the city — definitely not a plane.
Gas at Jarvis and Wellesley hit $1.77.9 for Ultra 94 at Petro Canada — short lineup now.
Jungle brought the energy to Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night, and the crowd showed up. Opening band Rio Kosta warmed things up, then the main act kept the dance floor moving for hours. Great spacing, room to actually move — even up front — and everyone was there for the music.
Five years living here and this city keeps surprising. Toronto Public Library is genuinely a gem — the Albert Campbell location is stunning, and lectures are always solid. Trails on weekends (Taylor Creek is a personal favourite) totally counter the 'no nature in Toronto' narrative. Woodbine Beach rounds it out. Worth exploring if you haven't.
Someone from San Francisco at TIFF spent Saturday walking from Toronto through Mississauga, Brampton, and Vaughan. Started at 3:30 AM from Little Portugal, went full wayfarer mode.
Every garbage bin, park bench, and bus shelter in the city is overrun with wasps rn. Someone on Reddit says we've officially surrendered the city to them.
Someone met Jean Yoon from Kim's Convenience at TIFF yesterday and the internet's hyped. The show got people obsessed with Toronto a few years back.
Storm knocked down trees across Toronto. City crews are cleaning up, and residents are raising questions about how much of the canopy is aging and at risk.
Turnstile's headlining at Woodbine at 8:25 PM. Tickets are $150, but locals say you can catch the show just fine from the opposite hill for free.
Someone big moved through Toronto Friday at 1 a.m. with serious security — over 30 unmarked black vehicles, 20+ police motorcycles, and helicopters. Traffic stopped at Jarvis and Bloor. Nobody's saying who yet.
someone found an orphaned baby squirrel in toronto and now all the rescues are full. they've called toronto wildlife, procyon, mono, woodland acres, national wildlife centre — every place is saying no capacity or not answering. if you know a spot that can take one, redditors are desperate to help.
Someone watched the CNE Air Show from a downtown rooftop Saturday and got clips of planes ripping through the sky above the city. First-timer vibes on the vibe.
A Toronto resident who received two IVIG plasma infusion sessions for an autoimmune disease is crediting plasma donors with saving their life — twice. They spent a few days in hospital and want everyone to know how much their nurses meant to them. "We need to do more to support our healthcare workers," they said.
Travellers through Toronto Pearson are facing delays Saturday morning after an outage knocked out the border inspection kiosks. Plan extra time if you're heading through.
MapQuest put up billboards around Toronto directing people to Lake Ontario. Within 24 hours they were gone. The internet is speculating about what happened — prank removal, city order, or something else entirely.
Someone caught hundreds of monarch butterflies fluttering along the Martin Goodman Trail near Parkdale and Roncesvalles during a lunchtime run Friday. The sight stopped them cold — they sat watching for a bit afterwards, spirits lifted. Peak migration season seems to be hitting the lakefront rn.
Ontario Science Centre is laying off its entire science department. Reddit's asking what this means for the people who worked there and what happens to the programs.
