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19km of Toronto bike lanes are planned for removal—way bigger than anything recorded worldwide. The Stanley Park removal was 8.5km; other cities typically remove 400–3.5km. The lanes getting ripped serve commuters and lead to actual destinations.
The City of Toronto has ordered Rogers Stadium to hire an engineer and fix the structural damage from Wednesday's storm — bleachers ripped out, grandstands partially collapsed — before it can reopen.
The Canadian International Air Show is doing practice runs over the lake starting now — expect loud jets overhead if you're downtown or near the waterfront this weekend.
A pedestrian was pinned under a garbage truck near Adelaide and Brant in the Fashion District Friday morning. She sustained life-altering injuries and was taken away by ambulance. Police haven't released details on whether the driver's been charged.
Doug Ford's government rejected Toronto's proposals that would have restored traffic lanes while keeping bike lanes. The decision leaves the city's cycling and traffic strategy in limbo.
Mayor Olivia Chow unveiled a property tax pledge as part of her re-election campaign. The announcement signals a focus on affordability heading into the campaign.
Canadian International Airshow practice runs Friday Sept 4 from 12:00pm–3:40pm, then shows continue through Sept 7 at the same time. Fewer jets this year — no American F-35 or F-16 teams — so expect less noise overhead if you're downtown.
Corner of Sheppard and Dufferin got absolutely hammered by Wednesday's storm — someone spotted a pile of license plates stacked together where the street flooded. Never seen anything like it.
Storm was so intense near Lawrence and Caledonia that it literally blew a roof off a building. The cleanup is still happening but that's the kind of force this thing had.
Day after Wednesday's massive storm and there's still downed trees with live power lines attached all over the city — crews are working on clearing them but stay away from anything that looks sketchy.
CP24 sent out a helicopter Thursday to document the destruction at Rogers Stadium after Wednesday's storm knocked out rows of bleacher seating. The aerial footage shows just how massive the damage is across the venue.
Toronto Fire Services responded to just shy of 1,500 calls in 24 hours after Wednesday's storm. The massive response shows the scale of the damage across the city.
Environment Canada sent two emergency alerts Wednesday evening — one at 5:08 p.m., another 20 minutes later — both warning about destructive winds and hail. Advice: get to a basement or interior room. Storm was serious.
Rogers Stadium got hit hard in yesterday's storm but the Science Centre roof stayed solid. At least that's something.
Wednesday's massive storm was wild enough to send a couch airborne in downtown Toronto. It bounced off a building. That's the kind of wind we're talking about.
North York got pounded by hail during Wednesday's thunderstorm. Videos captured it falling hard.
Whole section of Eaton Centre went dark during Wednesday's storm — lights flickered in the food court and came back to find stores shuttered. Power out in the neighbourhood too.
St. Patrick Station flooded during Wednesday's storm — TTC locked the exits to stop people entering but ended up trapping people inside who couldn't get out.
Police were rescuing people from their cars near Union Station during Wednesday's storm — water got so high they had to be pulled out.
Jay Levine, 69, creator and producer of Fashion Television at CityNews, has passed away. Jeanne Becker posted about his death on Instagram; he was described as a well-loved member of the CityNews and CTV family.
