49 h. ago Someone has been drawing adorable and detailed sketches of Toronto streets

While Toronto's streets are often captured by photographers and Google Street View, a young artist is setting out to visualize the city's landmarks and often overlooked corners in a new way.Connor Large, a recent University of Toronto grad, has been quietly documenting the city's neighbourhoods through intricate and detailed urban sketches.A post on Reddit featuring his detailed sketches of College Street near Spadina Avenue has gained traction, drawing dozens of comments from Toronto residents who recognized familiar landmarks and their memories tucked into the scene.One commenter reminisced about their school days nearby, while others pointed out notable local businesses or shared stories of late-night walks through the area.Originally from White Rock, B.C., Large moved to Toronto four years ago for university. He just finished his undergraduate degree in History and Anthropology at U of T, and while waiting for his convocation, he found himself with more time on his h...

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50 h. ago Toronto will feel hotter than 40 C this weekend and into next week

Get ready for some scorching weather in Toronto to kick off the first weekend of summer proper.Toronto is buckling up for some sizzling heat on Wednesday, but it will just be a taste of things to come ahead of an extreme heat event set to smother the city starting this weekend.Temperatures will soar on Sunday, June 22, making it feel hotter than 40 C .According to The Weather Network's seven-day forecast, thunderstorms may offer some relief from the suffocating temps by the afternoon, but the mercury will still climb to 33 C during these hours, and feel like an unbearable 43 C when factoring in humidex.The stormy conditions are expected to subside by the evening, making way for sunny skies and temperatures of 28 C that feel more like 38 C before the weekend wraps up.But you can expect more of the same discomfort on Monday, when thermometers are expected to climb to 39 C by the mid-afternoon, with temperatures once again feeling more like 43 C.On Tuesday, condition...

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61 h. ago Los Angeles mayor lifts curfew imposed during immigration raid protests

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday that was imposed in response to clashes with police, looting and vandalism amid protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the city. The curfew set in place June 10 provided “successful crime prevention and suppression efforts” and […]

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67 h. ago Toronto is faking it as at least 4 different cities this week for major film productions

If you're not paying attention while cruising around downtown Toronto this week, you may just look up to find yourself in Boston, Washington, San Francisco or New York City, as various film projects set in these American locales are currently underway in the downtown core.Toronto is well-known for its ability to seamlessly pass as other major metropolises, which, along with often being cheaper to film in than its U.S. counterparts, has helped shape the city's reputation as Hollywood North.Given that we were also recently crowned the best place in the world for those looking to make a career in the biz due to our gigantic and ever-growing film sector, it's no wonder that so many productions choose to shoot here, with countless movies and TV series on the go at any given time.Over the last few days, residents have spotted pockets of the city completely transformed to masquerade as various locations for big-name titles.Automobile...

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3 d. ago No impact to Toronto’s green standard under new Ontario law, city staff say

A newly released report from city staff says Toronto still has the authority to mandate new buildings meet certain climate and sustainability targets, despite concerns those powers could be undercut by a recent Ontario law. The report set to go before the city’s executive committee today says there’s “no impact” to the city’s ability to […]

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7 d. ago Edmonton man guilty of torching homes in central Edmonton; court heard fires were set at behest of notorious slain landlord

The man accused of torching nearly a dozen Edmonton homes at the behest of a notorious inner-city landlord has been found guilty of setting a majority of the fires. Court of King’s Bench Justice Nathan Whitling on Thursday gave his decision in the long-running trial of Darcy Willier, finding he had no reasonable doubt about […]

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7 d. ago Edmonton man guilty of torching homes in Alberta Avenue area; court heard fires were set at behest of notorious slain landlord

The man accused of torching nearly a dozen Edmonton homes at the behest of a notorious inner-city landlord has been found guilty of setting a majority of the fires. Court of King’s Bench Justice Nathan Whitling on Thursday gave his decision in the long-running trial of Darcy Willier, finding he had no reasonable doubt about […]

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9 d. ago Huge Vietnamese street food festival coming to Toronto next month

An epic food festival celebrating Vietnamese cuisine and culture is taking over downtown Toronto this summer.As someone who can always — and I mean always — get behind some Vietnamese food, I may be biased, but gorging myself on Banh Mi and Bun Cha under the sun is quite possibly the perfect way to spend a summer day.If you're anything like me, then you're in luck, because a huge, three-day-long festival celebrating Vietnamese food and culture is setting up shop in the heart of the city next month. I'm already drooling.Taste of Vietnam began as a grassroots operation with just a handful of local volunteers and has since blossomed into one of the ultimate multicultural celebrations of the summer in Toronto, and this year they're marking their fifth anniversary with the biggest and best event yet.Taking over Nathan Phillips Square from July 24 to 26, the festival is set to host dozens of local Vietnamese and fusion street food favourites, including Marry Me...

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2 w. ago 'Let's up our game': City committee endorses updated action plan to incentivize industrial development

Calgary's industrial growth has stagnated in the last 10 years, as companies choose to set up shop outside of city limits

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2 w. ago New York City’s poor air quality set to worsen on Canada fire smoke

Wednesday’s safety alerts are mostly linked to urban pollution

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2 w. ago The TTC is shutting down nearly 4km of subway for this entire weekend

A word of caution to anyone getting out to enjoy the first weekend of June in Toronto with events like Do West Fest and Taste of Lawrence: There is yet another full weekend transit closure on deck, which will inevitably make getting around the city a little more difficult.The TTC has alerted riders that a seven-stop, nearly 4 km-long stretch of the city's subway network is set to shutter for the duration of both Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, impacting a central part of Line 2 Bloor-Danforth.The closure will extend from Woodbine to Broadview stations, between which shuttle buses will operate in lieu of subways for the weekend.Though residents won't be able to board trains travelling between the affected stations (which include Broadview, Chester, Pape, Donlands, Greenwood, Coxwell and Woodbine), those looking to purchase or top up their Presto cards, and/or to connect with connecting streetcar and bus routes,...

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2 w. ago Toronto's enormous temporary stadium opens this month and here's how it looks

The massive Rogers Stadium under construction at Toronto's YZD (formerly the Downsview Airport Lands) is now just a few weeks away from its first scheduled show on June 29, and the temporary behemoth set to become the city's largest purpose-built music venue is inching closer to the finish line.First announced by Live Nation in September 2024 with an eyebrow-raising plan to open the following June, Rogers Stadium has quickly materialized on the former airfield, and a hurried construction timeline that once seemed improbable is now looking very attainable.New photos of the venue captured over the weekend show the temporary structure is now in place, and blue seating has been added to the vast rows of bleachers.Large staircases linking the stadium's interior with the surrounding lot pierce through the network of scaffolding and supports holding up the seating sections.For anyone holding their breath for exterior cladding to enclose this porous structure, the stadium&#...

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3 w. ago Keith Gerein: Knack vs. Cartmell for Edmonton mayor shapes up to be fascinating clash of records, leadership style

Tim Cartmell vs. Andrew Knack. Barring any late arrivals to the arena, the main event of the Edmonton mayor’s race now appears set, with former city councillor Tony Caterina also in the mix. I’ll have more to say on the matchup as the campaigns start taking shape next month. But my early analysis is that […]

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3 w. ago 'The city comes alive': Calgary Marathon sets record turnout — plus, the complete list of winners

This year’s event drew 17,250 participants and attracted about 50,000 people overall, including spectators and volunteers

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3 w. ago Edmonton zoning bylaw prompts surge in infill, upsets neighbourhoods

A year in, the City of Edmonton’s new set of zoning bylaws have encouraged more redevelopment within the city, but some neighbourhood groups feel the increased housing supply comes at too high a cost. “Densification is fine, but when it’s done in appropriate and responsible way. (When it) is going to create communities that we’re […]

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4 w. ago Ahead of Green Line construction, city setting up bird deterrents along route

Deterrents act like scarecrows and are part of the city's commitment to ecologically responsible construction practices, official says

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