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- Metrolinx making ‘relentless progress’ on Eglinton LRT but still no opening dateglobalnews.ca Metrolinx making ‘relentless progress’ on Eglinton LRT but still no opening date - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster said Monday that the line was still edging its way to completion as the transit agency works through a list of ongoing teething issues.
All we know is that the Eglinton LRT will not open for another three months, every day that Metrolinx does not give a defined opening date.
- Toronto residents bid farewell to Ontario Science Centre ahead of rallytoronto.citynews.ca Toronto residents bid farewell to Ontario Science Centre ahead of rally
Residents near the Ontario Science Centre reflected on what the Toronto institution meant to them. A rally is scheduled to be held on Sunday.
- This 16-year-old is UofT’s youngest graduate since at least 1979www.cp24.com This 16-year-old is UofT’s youngest graduate since at least 1979
Honciuc Menendez is barely old enough to get a driver’s licence but on Friday he’ll officially graduate from the University of Toronto with distinction.
- At heated meeting, Mayor Olivia Chow and allies move ahead with renaming Yonge-Dundas Squarewww.thestar.com At heated meeting, Mayor Olivia Chow and allies move ahead with renaming Yonge-Dundas Square
Although council approved the renaming in December, the board that manages the square estimates total costs at close to $1 million. City council will consider the renaming next week.
- Inside the ‘shocking’ police operation targeting pro-Palestine activists in Torontobreachmedia.ca Inside the ‘shocking’ police operation targeting pro-Palestine activists in Toronto
A heavily-resourced Hate Crimes Unit has engaged in surveillance, night raids, and ‘trumped up charges’ against the Palestinian solidarity movement A heavily-resourced Hate Crimes Unit has engaged in surveillance, night raids, and ‘trumped up charges’ against the Palestinian solidarity movement
- 'This is my special drink': Hotel bartender charged with sexual assault in downtown Torontowww.cp24.com 'This is my special drink': Hotel bartender charged with sexual assault in downtown Toronto
Toronto police arrested and charged a bartender after a customer was sexually assaulted at a hotel bar in downtown Toronto.
- Court dismisses legal challenge to Ontario Place redevelopment
> In the ruling, the judges argued the application could not be successful because of a new law, Rebuilding Ontario Place Act, 2023, that the government passed days after the court application was filed last November.
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- Olivia Chow wants to bring Toronto’s downtown back to life — and she’s meeting bank CEOs about increasing office days to do itwww.thestar.com Olivia Chow wants to bring Toronto’s downtown back to life — and she’s meeting bank CEOs about increasing office days to do it
Toronto's mayor has been meeting with the CEOs of some of Canada's largest companies to discuss how to get workers back in the office at least four days a week
- ‘I wasn’t trying to circumvent anything.’ Police tribunal hears senior cop’s side of response to nephew’s crashwww.thestar.com ‘I wasn’t trying to circumvent anything.’ Police tribunal hears senior cop’s side of response to nephew’s crash
Schertzer, a former homicide detective who is currently an inspector at the Toronto Police Operations Centre, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of professional misconduct.
- Agreement reached between TTC and union to avoid strikewww.cp24.com Agreement reached between TTC and union to avoid strike
Riders who rely on the TTC can breathe a sigh of relief as subways, streetcars, and buses will run on Friday after an agreement was reached Thursday evening to put the strike on hold.
- 'Just devastating': New data confirms Gardiner Expressway construction eroding commercial travel timeswww.cp24.com 'Just devastating': New data confirms Gardiner Expressway construction eroding commercial travel times
Commercial travel times on the Gardiner have increased a whopping 250 per cent during the morning rush hour since the latest round of expressway repairs began two months ago, new fleet tracking data reveal.
- Toronto Police Shoot and Kill Man in Scarborough (June 3, 2024)killercopscanada.wordpress.com Toronto Police Shoot and Kill Man in Scarborough (June 3, 2024)
A Toronto Police Service (TPS) officer fatally shot a man in Scarborough on the afternoon of June 3, 2024. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating. They report that at about 2:…
- A U of T encampment protester was charged with assault. A video casts new light on what happenedwww.thestar.com A U of T encampment protester was charged with assault. A video casts new light on what happened
The videos shows a father and his grown son at the University of Toronto’s main campus, saying they intend to play football on the grass field — the same field
- City investigating early-morning rave heard along Toronto waterfront - Toronto | Globalnews.caglobalnews.ca City investigating early-morning rave heard along Toronto waterfront - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
Dozens of posts online complained about a lack of action from city officials after they awoke to throbbing basslines which continued to around 5 a.m. on Sunday.
- Naked people will be biking around Toronto on Saturday. Here’s why they’ve been doing it for 20 yearswww.thestar.com Naked people will be biking around Toronto on Saturday. Here’s why they’ve been doing it for 20 years
The clothing-optional ride has been generating strange looks for two decades. It’s still going strong.
- Protesters Vow to Continue One of North America’s Largest Gaza Encampmentstruthout.org Protesters Vow to Continue One of North America’s Largest Gaza Encampments
University of Toronto administrators filed an injunction requesting the police clear the protesters off campus.
- U of T faculty who don’t leave pro-Palestinian encampment before deadline could face terminationwww.theglobeandmail.com U of T faculty who don’t leave pro-Palestinian encampment before deadline could face termination
The faculty association believes it’s the first time professors have faced such a public threat from the university administration. Protesters and school officials are set to meet Sunday evening.
- Flower Moon (23 May 2024)archive.org Flower Moon HWBL 04 032 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Flower Moon After all it is no spring flower, but only a postscript to a hope (p. 28). Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac. 1949. Ballantine,...
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- Loblaws and Sobeys are now under formal investigation for 'anticompetitive conduct'www.blogto.com Loblaws and Sobeys are now under formal investigation for 'anticompetitive conduct'
Canada's Competition Bureau, which has already concluded that the nation needs more supermarket players to foster a healthy market for consumers, i...
> Canada's Competition Bureau, which has already concluded that the nation needs more supermarket players to foster a healthy market for consumers, i...
- Demolition begins for final blocks of Toronto's original Regent Park neighbourhoodwww.blogto.com Demolition begins for final blocks of Toronto's original Regent Park neighbourhood
It's the end of an era for Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood, as the final blocks constructed in the late 1940s for what was Canada's largest and...
> It's the end of an era for Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood, as the final blocks constructed in the late 1940s for what was Canada's largest and...
- From Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square: new signage expected by end of yeartoronto.ctvnews.ca From Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square: new signage expected by end of year
The City of Toronto says signage for Yonge-Dundas Square was decommissioned earlier this month and signage reflecting the site's new name is expected to be installed by the end of the year.
> The City of Toronto says signage for Yonge-Dundas Square was decommissioned earlier this month and signage reflecting the site's new name is expected to be installed by the end of the year.
- Doors Open Toronto This Weekend May 25th, 26thwww.toronto.ca Doors Open Toronto
Explore Toronto's Buildings and Sites May 25 & 26, 2024, at Doors Open Toronto
- The history of what was once Toronto's grandest mansionwww.blogto.com The history of what was once Toronto's grandest mansion
The Cawthra Family immigrated from Guiseley, Yorkshire, England and arrived in Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1803. They lived in a brick house on the n...
> The Cawthra Family immigrated from Guiseley, Yorkshire, England and arrived in Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1803. They lived in a brick house on the n...
- Toronto man's side hustle making calzones leads to new restaurant gigwww.blogto.com Toronto man's side hustle making calzones leads to new restaurant gig
A Toronto man has quit his job to pursue his side gig of creating some of the cheesiest, steamiest calzones the city's ever seen full time. Longtim...
> A Toronto man has quit his job to pursue his side gig of creating some of the cheesiest, steamiest calzones the city's ever seen full time. > Longtim...
- Toronto Shoppers Drug Mart ad for unpaid volunteer position has people baffledwww.blogto.com Toronto Shoppers Drug Mart ad for unpaid volunteer position has people baffled
A new job posting for a role at a Toronto Shoppers Drug Mart location is causing a stir this week due to the fact that it boldly seeks a worker to ...
> A new job posting for a role at a Toronto Shoppers Drug Mart location is causing a stir this week due to the fact that it boldly seeks a worker to ...
- 'Needs to be done faster': Calls grow for Gardiner construction to pick up the pacewww.cp24.com 'Needs to be done faster': Calls grow for Gardiner construction to pick up the pace
In the final report of a three-part series on Gardiner Gridlock, CTV Toronto asks what more can be done to alleviate the impact of the construction that has been a tipping point for Toronto traffic.
> In the final report of a three-part series on Gardiner Gridlock, CTV Toronto asks what more can be done to alleviate the impact of the construction that has been a tipping point for Toronto traffic.
- Breathtaking Toronto landmark fully revealed after years hidden away from publicwww.blogto.com Breathtaking Toronto landmark fully revealed after years hidden away from public
A Toronto landmark looks brand-new after six years of restoration, and you'd never know this majestic old building was almost 130 years old. Passer...
> A Toronto landmark looks brand-new after six years of restoration, and you'd never know this majestic old building was almost 130 years old. > Passer...
- Floating patios. Attractive retail. Bike valets. How a new vision could revive Toronto’s ‘underwhelming’ waterfrontwww.thestar.com Floating patios. Attractive retail. Bike valets. How a new vision could revive Toronto’s ‘underwhelming’ waterfront
Waterfront BIA calls for ways to get visitors who come to the waterfront to stay, shop and eat.
> Waterfront BIA calls for ways to get visitors who come to the waterfront to stay, shop and eat.
- ‘I've never seen that before in my life,’ Uber is investigating ongoing scam in Toronto involving fake driver profiles - NOW Torontonowtoronto.com ‘I've never seen that before in my life,’ Uber is investigating ongoing scam in Toronto involving fake driver profiles - NOW Toronto
Uber says it’s investigating a string of scams involving fake driver profiles after a Toronto woman was charged for a ride she was not in.
> Uber says it’s investigating a string of scams involving fake driver profiles after a Toronto woman was charged for a ride she was not in.
- ‘Outrageously small,’ Chipotle says there’s been no change to its portion sizes despite complaintsnowtoronto.com ‘Outrageously small,’ Chipotle says there’s been no change to its portion sizes despite complaints
Chipotle says it has not changed its portion sizes despite recent complaints about smaller meals from customers.
> Chipotle says it has not changed its portion sizes despite recent complaints about smaller meals from customers.
- The TTC will close an over 8km stretch of subway for this entire weekendwww.blogto.com The TTC will close an over 8km stretch of subway for this entire weekend
Those Victoria Day weekend plans in Toronto could get a bit messy thanks to yet another major shutdown on the TTC subway, which will last from Satu...
> Those Victoria Day weekend plans in Toronto could get a bit messy thanks to yet another major shutdown on the TTC subway, which will last from Satu...
- Dr. Eileen de Villa : Today I am announcing my resignation as Toronto's Medical Officer of Health, effective December 31, 2024.
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> Message from the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Eileen de Villa
- Car thieves could lose driver’s licence for life, Ford government sayswww.thestar.com Car thieves could lose driver’s licence for life, Ford government says
Under the proposed new law, anyone convicted of motor vehicle theft would automatically lose their licence for 10 years.
> Under the proposed new law, anyone convicted of motor vehicle theft would automatically lose their licence for 10 years.