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packed GO Train on the Barrie line lost air conditioning during yesterday's 37°C heat. took an hour to get the system running again—rough commute home.
A new game built by Toronto devs launches August 6 on Steam, and it's packed with references to the city—High Park Zoo capybara escape, Honest Ed's, El Mocambo, the TTC, even Conrad the raccoon. Devs are giving away launch keys on the subreddit.
Jack White played Toronto Tuesday night, and local artist Craig Small created the poster for it. Check your walls if you grabbed one at the show.
Someone hit with heat exhaustion on the way back from Woodbine Beach Tuesday and strangers stopped to help—offered water, ice, even a Twix. Community showing up when it counts during this heat wave.
Looking for an outdoor spot to catch the FIFA World Cup final this weekend? A Toronto Reddit thread is crowdsourcing screening locations around the city (excluding Fan Fest). Drop your spot in the comments if you know one.
Someone captured Toronto during blue hour from a drone. Waterfront, Gardiner, CN Tower slowly lighting up as the city shifts into night. City's looking beautiful.
The construction fence is finally gone from Humber Bay Park East. After way too long, the waterfront spot is back.
Toronto has a donation rebate program for mayoral and city councillor campaigns you might not know about. Donate $25–$300 to a candidate and get back 75% of it (so a $50 donation gets $37.50back). Rebates open in October, so save your donation receipt and set a reminder.
Late-night walker stumbled upon a tiny bunny out on patrol around the city. Apparently the rabbit population's been up this year — neighbourhood's got its new security guard now.
The Salsa on St. Clair street festival was cancelled Sunday after a shooting earlier that day. Vendors who'd set up shop lost their day, but the community showed up.
Sunnyside packed at 2 p.m. today. Perfect weather, perfect waves — head down if you want a solid beach day.
Someone's been swiping packages in the Bluffs area. If you see anything, report it to the authorities — and yeah, there was a Zara package under the one he grabbed.
someone's got leftover tickets for Oppenheimer, Tenet and Memento at TIFF but can't make the screenings — if you want them hit up r/toronto, they're looking to pass them along.
someone took interesting pics during a harbourfront boat cruise and says they've lived in toronto almost their whole life but never seen it from this angle — that's the kind of perspective that makes the islands ferry ride worth it.
visitor from Columbus, Ohio shot street photography around the city for five days and is genuinely hoping to move here — says toronto felt like home in a way no other city (not even european ones) ever has. walked 60 miles around the neighbourhoods and loved the food and people.
A photographer shared favourite images from walking the city streets from 2020 to 2026 — tracking Toronto through lockdown, recovery, and whatever comes next. Film captures a version of the city we don't always see.
A visitor spent five days exploring the city and walked at least 60 miles just to see everything. Used the subways, streetcars, and buses to get around and found everyone "incredibly friendly and proud of their city." Said they can't wait to come back.
A Winnipeg driver visited Toronto for a concert and rented a car to tackle the 401 during rush hour. They were braced for chaos but found it moving faster than city streets back home. Their main concern? Everyone doing 130+ km/h while they stuck to 115–120. "I can't blame some people when it's always so congested," they said. Still loves the city though.
The northeast entrance elevator at Don Valley Station on Line 5 was just fixed but is already out of operation for the next six years because of Ontario Line construction. 2032 is the expected return date.
Steve's Music is done. The iconic Queen Street location closed this spring, and now the Montreal flagship and remaining Ottawa store are liquidating. End of an era.
