It’s been a particularly tempestuous June this year, with storms rolling in under blue skies and dropping torrents of rain on the city before dissipating or meandering eastwards. There have even been reports of tornadoes touching down in southern Ontario. The picture above, taken yesterday from the Harbourfront Centre, shows a storm system approaching the [...]

Each week, Torontoist shows off the most interesting, creative, and cool submissions to our Torontoist Flickr Pool. We’re especially partial to photos that show our city in a new light, highlight a recent event, and remind us why we live here. Join the Flickr pool and show us what you’ve got. Chief BY BEEMBAG Untitled [...]

Each week, Torontoist shows off the most interesting, creative, and cool submissions to our Torontoist Flickr Pool. We’re especially partial to photos that show our city in a new light, highlight a recent event, and remind us why we live here. Join the Flickr pool and show us what you’ve got. Fourteen Tables BY ROOM929 [...]

Toronto has been experiencing some unusual flooding and freaky precipitation today, and residents of 67 Gloucester Street are going to be in for a surprise when they get home from work. This afternoon, a giant maple tree on the north side of the street cracked in half and fell, smashing windows at 67 Gloucester across [...]

With this morning’s surprise snowfall, Toronto pedestrians are once again relegated to nimbly navigating slush-covered sidewalks—an unpredictible process that leaves us carefully weaving through each other like mountain goats passing on a cliff. What really gets our goad, however, is one of winter’s notorious peeves: the lazy sidewalk shoveler. Mandated by the City to clear [...]