34 h. ago Torontonians forced to do the snowmageddon shimmy amid ongoing cleanup

The shuffle, the slide, the twist, the sidestep and the shimmy – welcome to Toronto’s snowmageddon dance class. Please, Torontonians, limber up before stepping out and take a chill pill as you negotiate the snow-clogged streets on foot, bike or by car – because city officials say it will take at least three weeks to […]

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60 h. ago Tesla Cybertruck getting hate after one spotted blocking streetcar in Toronto

It's been a bad week for Tesla Cybertrucks in Canada. After a video circulated of a Cybertruck stuck in the snow in Montreal, a Toronto transit rider reported that one of the electric trucks blocked a streetcar.Pictures posted to the Toronto Reddit community show a Cybertruck parked on College Street blocking the 506 streetcar on Wednesday morning. The Reddit post also noted there was another blockage not related to the Cybertruck two minutes down the road.While vehicles blocking streetcars is nothing new in Toronto, especially in winter, the involvement of the Cybertruck seems to have struck a chord among transit riders.A Tesla Cybertruck parked on College Street blocked a TTC streetcar, frustrating commuters. Image from u/DowntownTorontonian on Reddit.The post is full of replies mocking the Cybertruck. Some joked about the vehicle's incredible off-roading capabilities, while others referred to the Cybertruck as a 'dumpster' — a common jab based on ho...

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3 d. ago Toronto now accepting requests for snow removal at your home address

Need snow removal at your Toronto home after this past weekend's historic snowstorm which blanketed parts of Toronto with upwards of 23 centimetres of snow? You'll be pleased to hear that the City is now accepting requests for snow clearing at residential addresses. In a post to its social media accounts on Tuesday, the City of Toronto announced that it's accepting 311 requests for snow clearing at homes. The announcement comes as crews and contractors continue to work 24/7 to clear snow from roads and sidewalks after 16 to 23 centimetres of snow fell across the city over the weekend. This massive dump of snow was in addition to the 15 to 20 centimetres of snow accumulated from Wednesday's snowstorm. If you see an area that needs plowing, you can report it on the City's website, after which a crew member will follow up. Snow clearing requests cover driveways blocked by plowed snowbanks, sidewalks, intersections, and city walkways. To be eligib...

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4 d. ago It could take 3 weeks to clear snow dump from Toronto streets, city officials say

'Toronto is a big city and this work takes a lot of time,' Barbara Gray, the city's transportation services general manager, said

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4 d. ago Toronto winter storms may take 3 weeks to clear with snow removal: city

Toronto is once again in winter snowstorm cleanup mode on Monday for Family Day after getting dumped this weekend by a third major snowfall in a week.

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5 d. ago Ontario election: Group urges voters to turn homeless crisis into key issue

A grassroots group of municipal politicians is urging voters to make homelessness a provincial election issue, with the equivalent of a city larger than Sarnia living on the street across Ontario.  Calling the encampments that have cropped up in municipalities big and small in recent years a “human rights crisis,” the Ontario Coalition for the […]

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6 d. ago Canada's largest outdoor adventure show is in Toronto this week

Grab your rock-climbing gear and rally your fellow adrenaline junkies, because Canada's biggest outdoor adventure show is happening in Toronto this week!While, with all the snow the city's gotten over the past week, heading out and spending time in the great outdoors is certainly not for the faint of heart, sunnier days are just around the corner — and that means it's time to start discovering all the ways you can have fun in the fresh air this spring and summer.Where better to do exactly that than at the Outdoor Adventure Show, Canada's biggest expo featuring outdoor activity exhibitors, travel presentations and shopping.Whether scuba, rafting, climbing, camping or anything in between has your heart, you'll find it at the Outdoor Adventure Show, taking place over the course of an entire weekend with over 100 presentations and more than 300 exhibitors.The show is home to 12 different zones, each of which features exhibitors specializing in a particular dest...

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