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A strike at Woodbine casino is happening on the same day as the King's Plate — Toronto's biggest horse racing event — but nobody's talking about it. Workers walking out during the track's busiest day.
23 years since the 2003 blackout hit Toronto and much of the northeast. Redditors sharing what they remember from that August 14.
Spotted the tip of the CN Tower from Sherway mall today. Something about seeing it from random spots across the city just hits different — whole mood boost.
New Barbie Cafe pop-up just landed on the Esplanade. No one's roller skating yet, but the whole vibe feels like something Banksy would appreciate.
Reddit's comparing old photos to new ones of a $15M abandoned mansion in Toronto. The slow-motion collapse is kind of wild to watch.
Volleyball Canada is leaving Gatineau, Quebec, and relocating to Toronto later this year. The move brings the national federation's headquarters to the city.
Hospitals are grappling with a growing problem: patients who are medically well enough to leave but have no place to go because they're unhoused. One plan is trying to address it.
Honda Indy Markham is this weekend. Traffic, parking, and transit changes are in effect around the track. Plan ahead if you're heading out to the race.
Biidaasige Park is living up to the hype. Skyline views mixed with greenery and wildlife are drawing runners and visitors who say it exceeded what they expected.
A parent and child's week downtown wrapped up perfect: a stranger noticed them at a restaurant, walked over, and gave the daughter two quarters for the gumball machine. Sometimes the smallest things mean the most. ♥️
People in Corktown lost power Thursday night. Some residents saying this is the second outage in two days.
Fare capping launches September 1—after 47 rides, the TTC is free. Skip the monthly pass this fall and pay as you go instead.
A Toronto kid dropped his family's whole emergency fund—two grand—on Roblox gift cards at Walmart. Parents are sharing the story as a cautionary tale about access to spending and how fast it can happen.
Two Toronto neighborhoods near new transit lines are seeing nearly one in 10 residents facing eviction pressure. As the city builds transit, local advocates are asking how to protect more tenants from being pushed out.
The Metro at [North York location] converted into a Food Basics and workers are calling it "very disheartening." Long-time employees dealt with the changeover while the discount banner took over the space.
Hilary Duff showed up to her Toronto concert in a vintage Joe Carter Blue Jays jersey and the city took it as a sign—the Jays won that night. Everyone's crediting the jersey for the W.
A local photographer shot a roll of Kodak Gold on the August civic holiday at the Toronto Islands and Biidaasige Park using a Nikon F3. Film photography of the city photographs way better than digital sometimes—the colours on these are clean.
Someone took this shot of the historic Elgin and Winter Gardens Theatre during the Alone in the Dark guided tour. The building's ornate ceiling and balconies are absolutely wild when you're standing inside it.
Someone spotted a cute Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat mural at McCaul and Elm Street near Baldwin Village and shared it on Reddit. The kind of neighbourhood art that makes you want to walk around with your phone out.
Someone caught the partial solar eclipse from a Frankfurt-Toronto flight and posted the footage. The view at cruising altitude was apparently way better than ground level—the phenomenon doesn't photograph well, they said, but seeing it from that high up was something else.
