Tip Us Off
E-mail us with news tips, discoveries, story ideas, and anything else cool.
About Torontoist

Torontoist is a website about Toronto and everything that happens in it. More about us.

Editor-in-Chief: DAVID TOPPING

Publisher: GOTHAMIST

Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'tasers'

July 24, 2008

Federal Liberal leader Stéphane Dion hints that Canadians may be ready for a federal election this fall. Still, Dion is hoping to receive a signed, notarized affidavit from every single Canadian of voting age assuring him that they are absolutely, 100 percent cool with having an election; otherwise it's off. The European Union's environment commissioner has put forward a proposal to ban seal products from countries that "practice cruel hunting methods," a move that......

Continue Reading "Election Near, Investment Here, Seal Ban Fear "

May 13, 2008

WestJet and Porter Airlines both added fuel surcharges to their ticket prices, because it turns out jet fuel is getting more expensive what with, you know, oil prices and all. So obviously this means that you should plan your expensive, environmentally wasteful trip sooner rather than later, when all the gas runs out and the only airline left is the Gyro Captain from The Road Warrior. The company head of Taser International told a......

Continue Reading "Plane Ticket Prices Rising, TSX Likewise Rising, And Nothin's Safer Than Tasers!"

April 17, 2008

TTC strike: not today, but probably Monday. If it happens, Torontoist will let you know. If you were to get your ass kicked by a TTC Special Constable, would you prefer a gun, a taser, or the standard pepper spray? The TTC launches a $100,000 study to find out. The Toronto District School Board is set to make some controversial changes over the next few years. A report released yesterday threatens the closure of......

Continue Reading "TTC Talks Tasing, TDSB Cancels Schools and Pools, Toronto Hydro Prefers Air Drying"

2003- Gothamist LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy. We use MovableType.