Toronto
- www.cp24.com Woman dead, four in hospital after hit-and-run on Gardiner Expressway
A woman has died and four others have been taken to hospital following a hit-and-run collision overnight on the Gardiner Expressway.
- U of T protesters clear encampment ahead of deadline
> Student-led demonstrators who organized a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto cleared the site after more than 60 days of protest, ahead of a court-ordered deadline to leave Wednesday.
- thelocal.to More Electric Vehicles Are Coming to Toronto's Streets, But Who Gets to Fix Them? | The Local
As the federal government introduces ambitious goals for all new cars to be zero-emissions by 2035, mom-and-pop garages are wrestling with EV manufacturers and dealers over the right to repair them.
> “Right now, with these electric cars, the dealers have the equipment, they have the parts. They want to get the business and also fix the cars,” he explains. In his experience, and that of other mechanics The Local and The Narwhal visited, EV dealers and manufacturers are charging independent mechanics more and taking longer to supply parts than they do with gas vehicles. This incentivizes customers to go straight to the dealer when they need repairs.
> “They’re taking business away from small brokers, because the parts are not available, and we don’t have the equipment [we need],” he says. “Anything they charge you, you have no choice.”
> But in both the regulatory and commercial arena, EV manufacturers and independent aftermarket (that is, repair and resale) businesses are wrestling over the “right to repair” principle—the right of consumers and independent shops to affordably access the tools or information needed to fix and prolong the life of an object after it’s purchased. In a sector of the automotive industry that is still relatively young and underregulated, mechanics fear being shut out by manufacturers and dealerships that see a lucrative opportunity to establish virtually exclusive access to EV repairs. If manufacturers win the fight over government regulation of the industry, it’ll be consumers and smaller businesses paying the price. Whether these mom-and-pop garages find ways to adapt, or stick to servicing combustion engines exclusively, or decide it’s not worth the cost and effort to stay in this difficult business, the outcome will reshape the automotive landscape of the city, affecting both their clients and the workforce holding up these independent shops.
- www.blogto.com Activists tackled after rushing Rogers Centre field during Toronto Blue Jays game
Toronto Blue Jays fans got quite the show during the opener of the team's Canada Day long weekend homestand on Thursday night, and it wasn't just t...
- Metrolinx making ‘relentless progress’ on Eglinton LRT but still no opening dateglobalnews.ca Metrolinx making ‘relentless progress’ on Eglinton LRT but still no opening date - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster said Monday that the line was still edging its way to completion as the transit agency works through a list of ongoing teething issues.
All we know is that the Eglinton LRT will not open for another three months, every day that Metrolinx does not give a defined opening date.
- toronto.citynews.ca Toronto residents bid farewell to Ontario Science Centre ahead of rally
Residents near the Ontario Science Centre reflected on what the Toronto institution meant to them. A rally is scheduled to be held on Sunday.
- www.cp24.com This 16-year-old is UofT’s youngest graduate since at least 1979
Honciuc Menendez is barely old enough to get a driver’s licence but on Friday he’ll officially graduate from the University of Toronto with distinction.
- www.thestar.com At heated meeting, Mayor Olivia Chow and allies move ahead with renaming Yonge-Dundas Square
Although council approved the renaming in December, the board that manages the square estimates total costs at close to $1 million. City council will consider the renaming next week.
- breachmedia.ca Inside the ‘shocking’ police operation targeting pro-Palestine activists in Toronto
A heavily-resourced Hate Crimes Unit has engaged in surveillance, night raids, and ‘trumped up charges’ against the Palestinian solidarity movement A heavily-resourced Hate Crimes Unit has engaged in surveillance, night raids, and ‘trumped up charges’ against the Palestinian solidarity movement
- www.cp24.com 'This is my special drink': Hotel bartender charged with sexual assault in downtown Toronto
Toronto police arrested and charged a bartender after a customer was sexually assaulted at a hotel bar in downtown Toronto.
- Court dismisses legal challenge to Ontario Place redevelopment
> In the ruling, the judges argued the application could not be successful because of a new law, Rebuilding Ontario Place Act, 2023, that the government passed days after the court application was filed last November.
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- www.thestar.com Olivia Chow wants to bring Toronto’s downtown back to life — and she’s meeting bank CEOs about increasing office days to do it
Toronto's mayor has been meeting with the CEOs of some of Canada's largest companies to discuss how to get workers back in the office at least four days a week
- www.thestar.com ‘I wasn’t trying to circumvent anything.’ Police tribunal hears senior cop’s side of response to nephew’s crash
Schertzer, a former homicide detective who is currently an inspector at the Toronto Police Operations Centre, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of professional misconduct.
- www.cp24.com Agreement reached between TTC and union to avoid strike
Riders who rely on the TTC can breathe a sigh of relief as subways, streetcars, and buses will run on Friday after an agreement was reached Thursday evening to put the strike on hold.
- www.cp24.com 'Just devastating': New data confirms Gardiner Expressway construction eroding commercial travel times
Commercial travel times on the Gardiner have increased a whopping 250 per cent during the morning rush hour since the latest round of expressway repairs began two months ago, new fleet tracking data reveal.
- killercopscanada.wordpress.com Toronto Police Shoot and Kill Man in Scarborough (June 3, 2024)
A Toronto Police Service (TPS) officer fatally shot a man in Scarborough on the afternoon of June 3, 2024. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating. They report that at about 2:…
- www.thestar.com A U of T encampment protester was charged with assault. A video casts new light on what happened
The videos shows a father and his grown son at the University of Toronto’s main campus, saying they intend to play football on the grass field — the same field
- globalnews.ca City investigating early-morning rave heard along Toronto waterfront - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
Dozens of posts online complained about a lack of action from city officials after they awoke to throbbing basslines which continued to around 5 a.m. on Sunday.
- www.thestar.com Naked people will be biking around Toronto on Saturday. Here’s why they’ve been doing it for 20 years
The clothing-optional ride has been generating strange looks for two decades. It’s still going strong.
- truthout.org Protesters Vow to Continue One of North America’s Largest Gaza Encampments
University of Toronto administrators filed an injunction requesting the police clear the protesters off campus.
- www.theglobeandmail.com U of T faculty who don’t leave pro-Palestinian encampment before deadline could face termination
The faculty association believes it’s the first time professors have faced such a public threat from the university administration. Protesters and school officials are set to meet Sunday evening.
- Flower Moon (23 May 2024)archive.org Flower Moon HWBL 04 032 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Flower Moon After all it is no spring flower, but only a postscript to a hope (p. 28). Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac. 1949. Ballantine,...
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- www.blogto.com Loblaws and Sobeys are now under formal investigation for 'anticompetitive conduct'
Canada's Competition Bureau, which has already concluded that the nation needs more supermarket players to foster a healthy market for consumers, i...
> Canada's Competition Bureau, which has already concluded that the nation needs more supermarket players to foster a healthy market for consumers, i...
- www.blogto.com Demolition begins for final blocks of Toronto's original Regent Park neighbourhood
It's the end of an era for Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood, as the final blocks constructed in the late 1940s for what was Canada's largest and...
> It's the end of an era for Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood, as the final blocks constructed in the late 1940s for what was Canada's largest and...
- toronto.ctvnews.ca From Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square: new signage expected by end of year
The City of Toronto says signage for Yonge-Dundas Square was decommissioned earlier this month and signage reflecting the site's new name is expected to be installed by the end of the year.
> The City of Toronto says signage for Yonge-Dundas Square was decommissioned earlier this month and signage reflecting the site's new name is expected to be installed by the end of the year.
- Doors Open Toronto This Weekend May 25th, 26thwww.toronto.ca Doors Open Toronto
Explore Toronto's Buildings and Sites May 25 & 26, 2024, at Doors Open Toronto
- www.blogto.com The history of what was once Toronto's grandest mansion
The Cawthra Family immigrated from Guiseley, Yorkshire, England and arrived in Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1803. They lived in a brick house on the n...
> The Cawthra Family immigrated from Guiseley, Yorkshire, England and arrived in Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1803. They lived in a brick house on the n...
- www.blogto.com Toronto man's side hustle making calzones leads to new restaurant gig
A Toronto man has quit his job to pursue his side gig of creating some of the cheesiest, steamiest calzones the city's ever seen full time. Longtim...
> A Toronto man has quit his job to pursue his side gig of creating some of the cheesiest, steamiest calzones the city's ever seen full time. > Longtim...
- www.blogto.com Toronto Shoppers Drug Mart ad for unpaid volunteer position has people baffled
A new job posting for a role at a Toronto Shoppers Drug Mart location is causing a stir this week due to the fact that it boldly seeks a worker to ...
> A new job posting for a role at a Toronto Shoppers Drug Mart location is causing a stir this week due to the fact that it boldly seeks a worker to ...
- www.cp24.com 'Needs to be done faster': Calls grow for Gardiner construction to pick up the pace
In the final report of a three-part series on Gardiner Gridlock, CTV Toronto asks what more can be done to alleviate the impact of the construction that has been a tipping point for Toronto traffic.
> In the final report of a three-part series on Gardiner Gridlock, CTV Toronto asks what more can be done to alleviate the impact of the construction that has been a tipping point for Toronto traffic.
- www.blogto.com Breathtaking Toronto landmark fully revealed after years hidden away from public
A Toronto landmark looks brand-new after six years of restoration, and you'd never know this majestic old building was almost 130 years old. Passer...
> A Toronto landmark looks brand-new after six years of restoration, and you'd never know this majestic old building was almost 130 years old. > Passer...
