Friday's a clear one — bundle up and get out there.
It's crisp and bright out there. A few transit hiccups, but the Jays are home tonight.
Morning. It's dropped to 9°C overnight — noticeably colder than it's been — so grab a layer before you head out. Clear skies though, and you've got a full 12 hours of daylight to work with. Sun's down by 7:10 PM, so plan your evening accordingly. UV's at 5, which is moderate, but nothing to stress about.
Couple of transit things to know: King West between Brant and Portland is disrupted, and if you're catching the 511 Bathurst, expect delays between Exhibition Loop and Bathurst Station — there's a police investigation happening at Bay 6. Manitoba at Oxford is also closed out to about 4 metres east of Oxford. Nothing catastrophic, but worth routing around if you're heading through those patches. And if you're on the Don Valley Parkway, watch for a speed trap.
On the local front: TTC reliability keeps getting shoved to the back burner by the mayoral candidates, and transit advocates are getting frustrated about it. Meanwhile, Bonnie Crombie's pushing hard on a subway extension to Sauga as her big pitch — whether that lands depends on who's listening. Also worth a read: paramedics just launched a medical drone pilot to haul emergency supplies around the city, which is a neat bit of forward thinking. And Toronto Police are eyeing their name tag policy now, citing officer safety concerns — conversation to watch.
If you're thinking dinner, there's some noise about Mott 32 at Shangri-La getting named Canada's best Chinese restaurant for 2026, which is worth filing away. Fair warning though: restaurants are increasingly using AI-generated food photos on menus, and people are not happy about it. Stay skeptical when something looks too perfect. There's also a good read out there about four sandwich spots hidden in plain sight around T.O. that deserve the scoop — solid Friday lunch material.
Tonight's the night to kick off the weekend. The Jays are home at Rogers Centre against Cincinnati at 7:07 PM if baseball's your thing. If you're after live music and laughs, you've got options: Hannibal Buress is at the Danforth Music Hall at 7, Mari Froes at Phoenix Concert Theatre at the same time, or Zakir Khan over at Meridian Hall. Second Summer Festival is running at various venues starting at 6 as well. Pick your vibe, head out, and close the week right.
Stay warm out there. See you Monday.
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