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Labour Day parade down Yonge Street, 1900. Photo from the City of Toronto archives. Worth scrolling through to see how the city's changed.
Alan Ritchson stayed after Runner's premiere at Scotiabank Theatre Sunday night to take pictures with everyone who showed up. The Reacher star's a class act.
The CNE Bandshell is closing out for the year and someone caught a killer run of sets. Zeds Dead, Bif Naked, Bran Van 3000, Industry Plants, Lights — all played. There were way more shows this year than anyone could've hit.
Early-morning runner spotted two deer just hanging out on York University Glendon Campus. They were there at 4 a.m., unbothered, owning the campus.
cyclist yelled 'get off the bike lane' at a jogger on the Martin Goodman Trail, then two cyclists crashed into each other arguing afterward. signs say it's shared — walkers, runners, cyclists — but the message isn't landing.
planned Biidasige Park but ended up at Alan Gardens greenhouse, caught a local basketball game with hot dogs, then stumbled on Toronto Country Fest at the Distillery. 10/10 day just from wandering.
A visitor from Halifax who hasn't been to Toronto in 16 years just posted that the city absolutely blew them away — no plans, just wandered around and called it the highlight of their summer. Love from the east coast.
A Toronto father is speaking out after his twin sons were allegedly handled roughly by police officers during an incident at a McDonald's location. He's calling for an investigation and accountability.
Toronto fire crews responded to two separate fires involving lithium-ion batteries over the weekend. No further details on damage or injuries have been confirmed.
Ontario Place construction pushed the airshow's paid seating into Marilyn Bell Park, so the waterfront spot's basically off-limits during the event. Free viewing's elsewhere if you want to catch it.
Toronto's up to 34 traffic deaths as of August 31st, plus two more since then. That's nearly 40% more traffic fatalities than homicides. The road is deadlier than ever.
TTC's Line 6 got faster — shaved 5 minutes off the ride starting today. Worth knowing for your commute.
Exit from the CNE turned into a transit nightmare Saturday night. Streetcars were down from a collision, the GO train wasn't running because of a police investigation further down the line, and the platforms were rammed. TTC was telling people to walk up to King to catch a streetcar instead.
CNE delivered long lines and disappointing attractions, but the Superdogs show was solid if you managed to snag a seat. Limited capacity made it hard to get in but worth it when you did.
Rufus Du Sol played Skydome Saturday with the retractable roof open and the whole thing sold out. First electronic band to ever fill the stadium like that. Vibes were apparently unreal.
International Air Show's running over the next few days with perfect weather—get down to catch it while you can. People posting shots of everything from the air.
A military plane circled the city low and tight Saturday afternoon, doing 3-4 laps over downtown. Everyone's posting footage—looked like serious business but nobody's confirmed what or why.
Ex-Raptor Danny Green still talking about his years in Toronto with the squad. Once a Raptor, always a Raptor, apparently.
Bloor used to be designed like a 1920s complete street—safe to bike without dedicated lanes. Decades of suburbanization turned it into a carscape. Now we need bike lanes to make it rideable again.
The Don Valley trail took a beating Wednesday night. Photos posted Friday show serious flooding and downed trees blocking the path in multiple spots.