9 h. ago Huge subway bridge moves closer to forever changing iconic skyline view

Your TTC commute may soon feature a soaring flight through Toronto's lush Don Valley, as work progresses on an enormous new subway bridge that will eventually carry the forthcoming Ontario Line high above the valley floor.Toronto is not exactly a city known for bridges, though the city will be gaining many new elevated river and road crossings as part of the new 15.6-kilometre transit route linking the upcoming Eglinton Crosstown LRT in the north with Exhibition Place in the south.Two major bridges spanning the Don River and Don Valley Parkway will stand out among the Ontario Line's elevated crossings, including the Don Valley Crossing bridge, which will stand as the first such high-level valley crossing built in roughly a century.What are they building?Under construction since last year, this balanced cantilever bridge will stand 38 metres above the valley floor at its highest point with a balanced cantilever design, becoming the first high-level crossing of the Don Valley construc...

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5 d. ago UAE Approves BioAro’s Longevity+ Supplement, Signaling Major Market Potential in Global Preventive Health

With a patent-pending formula and international expansion underway, BioAro positions itself as a front-runner in the multi-billion-dollar longevity and wellness sector CALGARY, Alberta, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a significant move that bridges biotechnology, preventive health, and global wellness trends, Canadian biotech company BioAro has announced the launch of its first nutraceutical product under its […]

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5 d. ago Toronto garden party at historic mansion this month will be like trip back to 1920s

Get ready to time travel — flapper dresses, swing dancing, and vintage vibes are set to take over one of Toronto's most charming historic estates this summer.This month, the Spadina Museum, also known as Spadina House, is hosting the ultimate throwback event: the Roaring '20s Garden Party, and you're invited to step straight into the Gatsby era.The museum's sprawling gardens will be transformed into a lively 1920s-style fête, complete with live jazz music, vintage fashion, and lawn games that'll make you feel like you're partying at a grand estate a century ago (a friendly game of croquet, anyone?).Don't forget to dress to impress; a costume parade happening at 3 p.m. is your chance to show off those feathered headbands, suspenders, and pearls.Swing dance lessons will run throughout the day for anyone wanting to learn a few classic moves (or just relive their Bridgerton fantasy with a Charleston twist). And for anyone feeling creativ...

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2 w. ago Manitoba eyes three options to improve intersection where crash killed 17

The Manitoba government is moving closer to changing a highway intersection where a bus crash killed 17 people, but there is controversy over the plan.

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3 w. ago Ontario city skyline to undergo drastic change after ‘iconic’ landmark toppled

The skyline of Sudbury is undergoing a drastic change as plans are underway by current owner Vale Base Metals to tear down the Inco Superstack.

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3 w. ago Huge 5.5km stretch of TTC subway will close for this entire weekend

A significant stretch of the TTC subway network will be out of commission for the entire weekend of June 21 to June 22, 2025.The TTC has announced that it plans to suspend subway service on Line 1 Yonge-University between St. Clair West and St. Andrew stations for the duration of the coming weekend.Subway passengers looking to make the most of the first weekend of summer 2025 will have to make do with shuttle buses throughout the outage — and you'll want to plan accordingly.The upcoming outage is just the latest in a series of full weekend outages and early closures that the transit agency attributes to ongoing track work on the system.The TTC announced at the start of the year that the subway network would be subject to an astounding 38 overlapping full-weekend closures in 2025 alone. "While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the end of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete state-of-good-repair work,&qu...

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4 w. ago This huge cave hidden under Toronto will soon be a busy subway station

A future Toronto subway station is being carved out below a busy downtown intersection, just one of the so-called "caverns" laying the literal groundwork for the forthcoming $27 billion Ontario Line.At the core of the 15-station, 15.6-kilometre route between Exhibition Place and the now-defunct Ontario Science Centre, a six-kilometre tunnelled section will carry trains in underground tunnels spanning from Liberty Village to the Don River.But before tunnel boring machines can chew these tunnels, the station sites must be primed with excavation — a complex commission for construction crews to carry out in the constantly congested core.The ongoing excavation at the future Queen-Spadina Ontario Line station bears striking similarities to the operation at the nearby King-Bathurst stop, with vast subterranean voids now forming what will eventually be the stations' platforms and tunnels.At the Queen-Spadina site, Metrolinx has shared a detailed construction update ...

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