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Something felt off on the 504 streetcar this evening — people are noticing changes on the route.
Toronto nightclub El Convento Rico just closed its doors after 35 years. The spot had been a fixture for the city's Latin music and dance community.
Toronto mayoral candidate Chris Alexander is pledging to start construction on 3,000 new affordable homes next year — part of his pitch to address the city's housing crisis.
Mississauga's mayoral debate got heated this week — three key takeaways from the candidates clashing over property taxes and affordability in a race that's tightening fast.
Chris Moise is holding a 29 per cent lead over Daniel Tate's 26 per cent in a new Toronto Centre poll on Reddit, with Curran Stikuts at 13 per cent and Walied Khogali Ali at 8 per cent. Poll date, sample size and margin of error weren't disclosed.
new forum research poll has chow at 46%, bradford ahead of alexander in the mayoral race. tighter numbers than mainstreet but same story — chow's ahead and it's coming down to the wire before october 26.
someone's planning an old-school LAN party in toronto — bring your own laptop (65W adapter max, no gaming rigs needed), plug into the network, play games in the room. thinking call of duty 4, halo reach, warzone 2100. organizer's gauging interest before booking a space.
Hidden cameras caught stores unlocking speed limiters on e-bikes and selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h, way over what's legal in Toronto. City bylaw caps e-bikes at 32 km/h.
Road closures are in effect this weekend across downtown Toronto for Nuit Blanche. Plan for transit delays Friday night through Saturday morning as the all-night art festival takes over the streets.
Four painted unicorns just appeared at Broadview and Pretoria — looks like Victor's handiwork. They're bright. They're there. Go check them out.
Red Bull was filming stunts somewhere in Toronto this morning. Cameras, crews, the whole setup. Some gnarly stuff went down.
Zolas playing Lee's Palace tonight — doors at 7, opener at 8, main stage at 9pm. It's 19+ with ID required. Someone has 2 free tickets if you can get there.
GNASH playing tonight at 7pm. Someone's got 2 free tickets up for grabs — hit them up on Reddit if you're keen.
The Green Line just wrapped up its ward-by-ward series for the Toronto election — profiles of candidates, local issues, and what's at stake in each riding. Worth following if you want to know what your councillor race actually looks like.
Chow and Bradford are clashing hard on city budgets as the mayoral election approaches. Bradford's pushing to split operating and capital budgets to cut the Land Transfer Tax; Chow's calling his $6B spending plan reckless. Both want to prove they can manage money better.
local legend Gong is running for mayor. realistic odds? basically zero. but respect the commitment to the bit — that's peak Toronto scrappy underdog energy right there.
mayoral debate is happening tonight at the Federation of South Toronto Residents' Associations, Ontario Renters Coalition, and Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations event — all 3 main candidates are going. probably won't be live-streamed but reporters might show up.
Toronto municipal election candidates can now put up campaign signs starting Thursday, Oct. 1. mayoral race is on.
A gang operating fake taxis in Scarborough Town Center, the Annex, Guelph and surrounding areas is targeting Asian and non-native residents. A young girl approaches claiming she needs help paying a taxi fare around $10, offers cash and asks you to walk to the vehicle to pay the driver — but the setup ends in theft. One parent lost $700. If you've been approached, contact local police.
Migratory birds are passing through Toronto until about November 1 and getting stunned by high-rise lights left on all night. Someone found a stunned bird in a bike lane and called HARP, which handles bird collisions downtown — it came to pretty quick, but not all of them do. Keep your lights off at night and watch for birds.
