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A visitor spent five days exploring the city and walked at least 60 miles just to see everything. Used the subways, streetcars, and buses to get around and found everyone "incredibly friendly and proud of their city." Said they can't wait to come back.
A Winnipeg driver visited Toronto for a concert and rented a car to tackle the 401 during rush hour. They were braced for chaos but found it moving faster than city streets back home. Their main concern? Everyone doing 130+ km/h while they stuck to 115–120. "I can't blame some people when it's always so congested," they said. Still loves the city though.
The northeast entrance elevator at Don Valley Station on Line 5 was just fixed but is already out of operation for the next six years because of Ontario Line construction. 2032 is the expected return date.
Steve's Music is done. The iconic Queen Street location closed this spring, and now the Montreal flagship and remaining Ottawa store are liquidating. End of an era.
psa: scammers are calling people pretending to be uber eats and asking for pins. don't fall for it — the app will never ask you to share a pin over the phone.
someone spotted a coyote on the tracks every night. it's become a regular thing in the city now.
trash panda brass band is playing right now at brunswick and bloor in the annex until 8pm. great vibes all around.
Kyle Lowry's jersey is coming down from the rafters at Scotiabank Arena. The Raptors legend is officially retiring in Toronto after leading the team to the 2019 championship. Ceremony details coming soon.
A Scarborough resident just shared she's got $2,000 in parking tickets in two months on a dead-end street with no signs or permit options. One ticket came after she was inside for less than an hour making dinner. The city says ticket volume depends on density and non-compliance, but people here say it's impossible to park legally.
Parkbus and the Toronto Zoo are teaming up to run $5 round-trip shuttle service on weekends and holidays through September 7. Pickups at Yonge and Bloor and York Mills Station. Perfect if you're avoiding the DVP heat gridlock.
Copycat extortionists are now working in Brampton as the original crew keeps going. Police are warning residents about the copycat operations popping up.
The FIFA Fan Festival bar staff have finally been paid after weeks of payroll chaos. About time — they'd been waiting since early in the tournament.
Nearly the entire WTA elite is coming to Toronto for the National Bank Open. 72 of the tour's top 75 players are set to compete — basically the whole draw.
BMO Field's World Cup temporary upgrades and branding are already coming down. Some lounges and improvements staying though.
Lakeshore West line had delays after someone was struck by a train near Clarkson GO station. Service updates ongoing.
Toronto police officer Robert Konashewych's appeal was rejected; he's starting his seven-year prison sentence for stealing a dead man's $834,000 estate.
Emergency crews lined almost every overpass eastbound on the 401 from the 427 onwards Wednesday evening. Reddit users speculated a funeral procession was passing through.
They just added Friday to the Fan Fest schedule for the Spain vs. Belgium match. GA tix go live at 9 a.m. tomorrow if you want to catch the quarterfinal action.
Line 2's been running slow westbound from Christie with frequent tunnel stops for a third day in a row. Extra travel time if you're heading west during rush.
Ontario Place's Cinesphere opened in 1971 and was the world's first IMAX cinema, built to showcase Canadian-made IMAX technology — one of the country's coolest cultural exports.
