Plagued by complaints, the City of Toronto has finally gotten around to ticketing some homeowners who don't clear the snow in front of their property. A city spokesperson said they prefer not to send out inspectors in the winter because it's so difficult to get around. Anxious to cement a reputation for self-serving indifference to the public interest, more than 99% of TTC workers have voted more to reject their most recent contract offer.......

Torontoist is one of fourteen cities in the worldwide Gothamist network. Each Sunday, the editors of every site—from LAist to Londonist—choose their most interesting article, a list which is compiled into the network-wide feature Elsewhere In The Ist-A-Verse. Gothamist went to the scene of the Trump Soho construction collapse, which left one construction worker dead and others injured (an indirect culprit––Manhattan's hot real estate market, causing rushed construction jobs).Shanghaiist is confused by media reports as......

More than a week of protests in Toronto against the violence in Burma culminated last night with the Global March for the People of Burma. The demonstration began at 6:00 p.m. in front of the Chinese consulate on St. George Street before making its way to Queen's Park, where a vigil was led by monks from the city's Buddhist temples. According to the Toronto Star, hundreds heeded the call from Amnesty International and other......

March 8th marks International Women's Day each year, though it's sadly not yet a national holiday in Canada, as it is in a few countries. But official holiday or not, there are still a tonne of events happening in Toronto to mark the occasion. Here are some of Torontoist's best bets for celebrating feminism this week: Today The National Film Board and Amnesty International present a free screening of Killer's Paradise, a documentary about the......

Torontoist already has a documented history on disliking Death of a President (including arguing with a FIPRESCI jury member about it) and we don’t really need to go into it again, so let’s hear what the critics have to say. Eye’s Liz Clayton gives it three stars, but doesn’t seem that enthused; “ultimately doesn't insinuate anything more creepy and despairing than what turns up in the real news every day”, while NOW’s Cameron Bailey finds......

A Superior Court Judge poked a pointy stick into the hornet's nest that is Caledonia yesterday. He ordered a stop to negotiations until natives on the disputed land leave. Native protesters have threatened to blockade the disputed territory if negotiations were stopped. Townspeople flocked to the edge of the disputed site where they were met by 50 OPP officers in riot gear. Native leaders, provincial and federal officials will continue negotiations. According to the Star's......

Although the 'reel-real' pun is one of the few jokes that sends Torontoist co-editor Sarah into a frenzied rage, the closing night of Amnesty International's Reel Reality Film Fest makes the reediculous play-on-words worth the mention. Screening at Humber College today are two excellent Amnesty friendly films, Life and Debt and Stolen Childhood. Stephanie Black's Life and Debt, in particular, is a hand-over-mouth, hyper-compelling look at the vicious circle created by North American free trade......

Early this morning police arrested a man wielding two knives at the corner of Yonge and Wellesley. But the arrest was far from normal, police could not subdue the man and had to pin him to a bike rack using a police cruiser, here's the video. Bet they didn't teach you that at the academy. Bystanders were apparently calling for police to taser the man which raised questions about why Toronto police were not all......

Chief Fantino wants five hundred taser guns, and he wants 'em now. The Police Services board will discuss expanded popo taser use when they convene on Thursday, addressing important issues like when to tase, and when to just call it a day, and grab a coffee at the nearest CT. According to CP, the TPD pulled their tasers (which are made by Taser International. get yours today.) approximately 300 times last year, and used them......

Toronto will be a popular place for dudes with blue sunglasses and leather jackets this weekend as the city hosts the 2nd annual International U2 Fan Fest. The non-profit event known as inTO the Heart was conceived by Greater Toronto Area U2 enthusiasts for fans to celebrate the music of Bono, the Edge, and the other two guys. Although the band won't actually be in Toronto, there will be lots of U2 related stuff going......