By Jeff Lagerquist, CTVNews.ca, October 23, 2016 School project ramps up A group of five and six-year-old students armed with paint brushes and a wagon are hoping to teach Canada’s largest city a lesson about improving wheelchair accessibility, one wooden ramp at a time. Kindergarten and Grade 1 students from the Mabin School in downtown Toronto… Continue reading Toronto kindergartners help build ramps to improve wheelchair accessibility
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A bird? A plane? Edwin's home run? Nope. A meteor flew over Toronto Tuesday night
By Andrea Janus, CBC News, October 5, 2016 American Meteor Society received nearly 280 reports of a fireball A meteor flew over the city Tuesday night around the same time the Blue Jays punched their ticket to a playoff showdown with the Texas Rangers, leaving many fans wondering if it was Edwin Encarnacion’s home-run shot streaking across… Continue reading A bird? A plane? Edwin's home run? Nope. A meteor flew over Toronto Tuesday night
320,000 plants and a drone: How 1 farmer recreated Jose Bautista's bat flip in a corn field
By CBC News, Sep 1, 2016 Also involved: a survey engineer, months of planning, and shuttling raccoons across a river It has been almost a year since Jose Bautista’s famous bat flip. The move by the Toronto Blue Jays slugger has been featured on T-shirts, baseball cards — even tattoos. Now, that moment during last… Continue reading 320,000 plants and a drone: How 1 farmer recreated Jose Bautista's bat flip in a corn field
Man leads Toronto-area police on wrong-way highway chase
By The Canadian Press, August 18, 2016 WHITBY, Ont. — A 31-year-old man faces multiple charges after leading police on a chase going the wrong way on a highway east of Toronto. Durham Regional police say they received a call from provincial police about a possible drunk driver in a van on Highway 401 around… Continue reading Man leads Toronto-area police on wrong-way highway chase
Rob Ford's nephew wins former Toronto mayor's council seat
By The Canadian Press, July 26, 2016 TORONTO – Ford Nation is still a political force in Toronto’s west end, where the nephew of the late Rob Ford will soon take a seat at city council. Michael Ford easily defeated 11 other candidates yesterday to become city councillor for Ward 2. The byelection was triggered… Continue reading Rob Ford's nephew wins former Toronto mayor's council seat
Fiery crash on Hwy 400 leaves 5 dead, vehicles 'completely unrecognizable'
By The Canadian Press, June 25, 2016 Victims of the crash include 2 children, 3 adults, police say Five fatalities and several injuries were reported in a fiery multi-vehicle crash Friday night on Highway 400 in north Toronto when a car drove into the back of a transport truck. Paramedics pronounced five victims dead at the… Continue reading Fiery crash on Hwy 400 leaves 5 dead, vehicles 'completely unrecognizable'
Bank of Canada says house price increases in Vancouver, Toronto likely unsustainable
By CBC News, June 9, 2016 ‘Unlikely that demand fundamentals will justify continued strong price increases,’ central bank warns The Bank of Canada warns it is unlikely that the current pace of housing price increases in the Vancouver and Toronto area can be sustained. The central bank made the comment Thursday in releasing its latest review of risks… Continue reading Bank of Canada says house price increases in Vancouver, Toronto likely unsustainable
Toronto condo market is in 'high risk zone' of overbuilding, RBC says
By CBC News, May 27, 2016 Royal Bank says glut of new units may combine with unsold existing ones to cause a problem later Canada’s biggest bank has sounded the alarm about overbuilding in Toronto’s condo boom, saying the level of new units coming online coupled with existing ones that are yet to sell have the market… Continue reading Toronto condo market is in 'high risk zone' of overbuilding, RBC says
Project Claudia raids hit pot shops across Toronto
By Maryam Shah, Toronto Sun, May 26, 2016 Giant bags of weed locked in police cruisers, young people in handcuffs inside dispensaries, signs that say “Closed” or “Closing.” This was the very public face Thursday of Project Claudia — an effort by Toronto Police to crack down on stores selling medical marijuana over the counter.… Continue reading Project Claudia raids hit pot shops across Toronto
City Manager Report finds that Toronto’s spending is rising faster than revenue
By Christine Van Geyn, Taxpayer.com, May 24, 2016 TAXPAYERS FEDERATION CALLS ON TORONTO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO REJECT CALLS FOR BID ON EXPO 2025 TORONTO, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on the City of Toronto Executive Committee to reject making a bid Expo 2025 at their meeting today. Mayor John Tory has… Continue reading City Manager Report finds that Toronto’s spending is rising faster than revenue