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Metrolinx Ontario Line construction had multiple close calls — incidents serious enough to prompt safety review. Residents and transit advocates are questioning the project's safety protocols.
Toronto approved a 13-storey tower topped with a Buddhist temple in Parkdale. The project was cleared after earlier concerns about a 150-year-old tree on the site.
A Reddit post praising a Queen Station TTC worker for changing the vibe during morning rush hit hard. The city coming through for its own.
Reddit's calling out the Danforth BIA over their 1.8-2 million visitor count for the weekend festival. People saying the actual crowds were way sparse compared to past years.
Someone posted shots from the top of 1 Yonge and the whole city is down below. The view stretches forever on a clear day. New skyline era.
Crews just responded to the third battery fire in one day across the city. One apartment had ten e-bikes stored inside. People are calling for stronger safety regulations before these become a bigger problem.
Little Canada is rebranding as Pocket Planet Canada with new immersive entertainment experiences. The miniature-model attraction is expanding its scope.
With speed cameras shut down, speeding violations jumped sharply across the city. Drivers are testing how much the roads have actually changed.
New Democrat leader Avi Lewis hit the campaign trail in Beaches–East York for the August 31 byelection. Shannon Devine's running as the NDP candidate.
Kawhi Leonard showed up to watch the women's match at the National Bank Open in Toronto. Raps fans taking it as a trade signal.
Someone just caught their first Indigenous dance performance at Evergreen Brick Works and it moved them hard. The Brick Works keeps hosting cultural events that feel rare to stumble into — worth checking their calendar if you're looking to experience something rooted.
If you haven't checked out Biidaasige Park lately, the skyline view at sunset or blue hour is absolutely worth the trip. Locals are posting nonstop about it — the waterfront walk and expanded grounds are drawing crowds.
Final weekend for a Fringe Festival–winning musical comedy in St. James Park. '1920s Walking Around In A Dream' — a zany Shakespeare take with flappers and bootleggers — runs Saturday and Sunday, August 16 & 16 at 4pm and 7pm. Free dance classes before the show: learn the Charleston with Chelsea Lefaivre and Drea Burck Saturday at 6pm, or with Vicky Yeung Sunday at 3pm. Bring a chair or picnic blanket.
NYC just announced a thermal energy network pilot at Brooklyn Bridge station — capturing subway platform heat (hitting 96°F in summer), storing it underground, and piping it to buildings for winter heating. The radiant cooling tech being tested? Built by Toronto company Cascara Energy. We've got the expertise sitting right here and New York's the one running with it.
Reddit artist just shared a painting of the Floating Convenience Store from the waterfront, done in acrylic paint pens. New to painting and nailed it — the lake, the detail, the whole vibe. If you haven't caught the actual art installation on Lake Ontario yet, this is fire.
Toronto's getting a partial solar eclipse Wednesday, August 12 — starts at 12:55 PM, peaks at 1:40 PM, ends around 2:23 PM. The moon will cover about 8% of the sun at maximum. Get proper eclipse glasses and don't look directly without them. 👓
twin girls from barrie learning to walk at holland bloorview, and two nurses who share the same name stepped up to help them. the kind of moment that makes you believe in people.
a storm timelapse from yesterday rolling over downtown toronto has people posting from their balconies and fire escapes. whole city watched it roll in.
toronto guy posed as a pilot for hundreds of free flights. former flight attendant knew exactly what he was doing. pleaded guilty today.
olivia chow's been quietly building the most ambitious housing agenda toronto's seen since amalgamation. three years in and people are actually noticing.
