Saw this today. A play about a young Hakka person getting back in touch with his roots, and the Hakka diaspora's history in Canada.

Superbly well done. https://tarragontheatre.com/plays/current-season/benevolence/

#Toronto Maple Leafs win the 2nd game in a row in overtime and lead the Battle of #Ontario 3-0.

David Crombie, born OTD in 1936, served as mayor of #Toronto from 1972 to 1978 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/canada/toronto/?s=mb #travel #history

Male downy woodpecker enjoy the suet on a fresh spring day.

Toronto urged to hand contract for subway cars to Ontario company
Toronto is currently in the midst of an urgent procurement process to buy 55 desperately needed new cars to run on its Bloor-Danforth subway line.
#transportation #politics #business #Toronto #Ontario #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11147958/tariff-threat-toronto-subway-car-urged/

And people wonder why we can't get housing built. Toronto city council has overwhelmingly voted to block the proposed housing at 160 Homewood Ave, based on:
- Proposed 3-storey 4-plex covers 34.8% of the lot, compared to 30% permitted
- Height of 10.65 metres, compared to 10.0 metres allowed, "posing massing and coverage issues disproportionate to the neighbourhood".

In a housing crisis.

https://mastodon.social/@GraphicMatt/114394343156458985

Doug Ford sneaks exemptions for Ontario Place construction into unrelated new law

https://lemmy.ca/post/42844786

Just learned what a Winter Ant is. They are only active in cold weather aprox. April and September. otherwise hibernating.

https://www.lovenhl.com/1361890/ Maple Leafs Media Availability | RD1 GM3 Pre Game at Ottawa Senators | April 24, 2025 #AtlanticDivision #canada #EasternConference #hockey #IceHockey #Leafs #LeafsNation #MapleLeafs #NationalHockeyLeague #NHL #OttawaSenators #Toronto #TorontoMapleLeafs

Visited the South Humber Park oak savannah burn site—they did the burn last week. The ground-dwelling bees (cellophane bees, family Colletidae, I think?) were absolutely LOVING it. Their little hills were everywhere.

https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/trees/forest-management/urban-forest-management/prescribed-burn/

How Toronto's Rogers Centre transforms from baseball to concert mode
Ever wonder how the Rogers Centre in Toronto changes over from baseball to concert mode?Rogers Centre has undergone quite the transformation since the Toronto Blue Jays last played there on Sunday afternoon.With a pair of Metallica concerts set for Thursday and Friday, staff got r...
#sports #music #transformation #baseball #Toronto
https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2025/04/torontos-rogers-centre-transforms-baseball-concert/

Breaking News:

SIU investigating police-involved shooting at Toronto Pearson International Airport

* "CTV News was at the airport as part of an election news crew at around 7 a.m."

Read the timeline in link

#Guns #canada #Toronto #Ontario #Travel

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/local/article/siu-investigating-police-involved-shooting-at-toronto-pearson-international-airport/

Retired Toronto lawyer charged with fraud after allegedly keeping client funds
A suspended and retired Toronto lawyer has been charged with fraud and money laundering in the wake of allegations from clients that he kept their money.
#law #crime #finance #Toronto #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/retired-toronto-lawyer-charged-fraud-1.7516410?cmp=rss

Ontario added 134 km of lanes to Highway 401. Its key bottleneck didn’t get better
Travel times on Highway 401's bottleneck in Toronto were around 25 minutes in 2016. They worsened to as much as 32 minutes last year and could hit an hour by 2051.
#highway #traffic #travel #Toronto #Ontario #Politics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11095945/ontario-highway-401-congestion-lanes-added/

Here are some of Hot Docs best offerings — whether you're in Toronto or not
To help you navigate the 113 titles at Hot Docs this year, we’ve put together a list of some of the best documentaries the festival has to offer — as well as when and how you can watch them if you can't make it to the festival itself.
#film #festival #documentary #Toronto #News #Entertainment
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/hot-docs-2025-1.7516987?cmp=rss

A great evening of music seeing Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at the Meridian Hall in Toronto.

No pics.. they're all in my head.

https://open.spotify.com/track/6PnQV14XiGtY79RmrI9fHG

#music #nickcavethebadseeds #nickcave #toronto

#JonKing of the #GangofFour uses a #microwave for #percussion (and a #baseballbat as a drumstick) as the #band performs in the Opera House in #Toronto as part of their farewell tour. “It’s just like seeing #Beyonce,” he mused afterwards to the audience. #music #postpunk

Hudson’s Bay will liquidate its last 6 remaining stores, including downtown #Montreal and #Toronto, court filing says https://globalnews.ca/news/11146195/hudsons-bay-liquidating-remaining-6-stores/

La Baie d’Hudson va liquider tous ses magasins restants incluant centre-ville de #Montreal et #Toronto

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2159456/baie-liquidation-fermeture-tous-magasins