Reddit pulse / page 26
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Fire near Dufferin station. Everyone's hoping everyone's okay — more details as they come.
Toronto Stadium is basically hosting the whole world cup with fans from 190+ countries. Every nation's got a local squad cheering them on — makes every match feel like a home game.
Church Street is officially closed to cars for the summer and everyone's hyped about it. Long-term pedestrian street finally happened—gonna be packed with patios and people tonight.
Someone posted a 1979 photo of the CN Tower and Union Station side by side. Wild seeing the city's skyline from nearly 50 years ago—totally different vibe.
Shawn Desman's doing an AMA on r/toronto Monday, June 22 from 4–6pm ET. worth checking out if you're into it
someone posted the perfect shot of the Rocket from the Brickworks lookout — views are unreal rn
anyone else catch that wild hail dump this afternoon? lasted like five minutes but it was absolutely crazy — people were posting videos from all over the city.
worried about gridlock during World Cup matches in Toronto? turns out the traffic fears haven't panned out so far, officials say. city's running smoother than everyone expected.
Canada Soccer House has free samples—mac & cheese from Walmart, coffee from Tims, fries, and gelato from Mizzica. If you're hitting up the FIFA festivities, worth checking out.
Someone discovered an Indigenous painting workshop tucked inside Fort York during the FIFA fan fest—super calm place to sit and paint if the crowds are overwhelming. The Métis instructor is nice, and you get to keep what you make. Worth escaping to if you need a breather.
Global Convenience, a new floating artwork by Toronto artists Trevor Wheatley and Cosmo Dean, just popped up at Harbour Square Basin (25 Queens Quay W.). It's not a real store—it's art—but it's worth checking out.
grandfather bought his grandson Toronto World Cup tickets as a Christmas present through StubHub and now they're not available. caught in ticketing limbo.
the mayor says the city isn't getting told about Billy Bishop plans and the port authority asked her to sign an NDA. whole thing is opaque and that's a problem.
that crazy thunder at 3:03 a.m. Thursday had people checking if the grim reaper was actually coming. whole east end felt it. definitely wasn't just you.
Ghana fans are taking over the streets around Toronto Stadium and Sankofa Square after the dramatic stoppage-time win over Panama. Celebrations spilling into the downtown core.
someone caught weird lights in the clouds over Main Street Bridge around 11:30pm last night. never seen anything like it — any ideas?
someone posted a really interesting deep dive on our waterfront streetcar issues. apparently we're so close to a world-class system but somehow still so far.
a Toronto lawyer who filed AI-generated "gibberish" in court was ordered to pay a record costs award. judge said artificial intelligence can't think like a lawyer.
ever wonder about toronto's underground tunnel system? rabbit hole alert — there's way more connecting the city than most people realize
world cup presto cards just got restocked at union station if you're trying to grab one before they sell out again
