A Google Street View camera-car passed a house with a van on fire in the driveway. A young neighbour, not the Google crew, was the one to warn an on-site workman of the impending danger. The facts of this story are months old; the article's published now to coincide with the launch of Street View in Toronto. Classy. picked by jago 2 months ago

Chile will file a complaint over what was called "unjustified aggression" by Toronto police as they scuffled with Chilean team members after a FIFA Under-20 World Cup match. picked by imagica 2 years ago

Alexei Ponikarovsky is hurt, so Toronto calls up Darryl Boyce from the Marlies. Then, in his debut game in the NHL, separates his shoulder and is oot indefinitely. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Last week, hundreds of zombies descended on Trinity-Bellwoods Park and dragged themselves through the streets for the annual Toronto Zombie Walk. picked by beckinacea 1 year ago

The staff working with the remake of the Knight Rider series was busy doing a promo event in downtown Toronto Friday when a bittersweet twist threw a wrench in their plans. Video included.

*Rumoured to be a hoax, but details are still sketchy. picked by beckinacea 1 year ago

In a move that makes the little kid in me shout for glee, Toronto School Board officials are considering banning homework for weekends and holidays. Critics argue that this 'culture of homework' is ruining family life, and that homework for homework's sake doesn't accomplish anything. picked by chinook 2 years ago

The Toronto District School Board has approved an "operational model" for an Afrocentric school intended to help struggling black students in the city's education system. Critics say the decision smacks of segregation. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

The Toronto District School Board is looking to set up a pilot project in one high school in the Greater Toronto Area where classes would not begin until 11:30 AM picked by super 2 years ago

Most of a downtown block in Toronto was gutted by fire last week. Early rumors suggested it might've been an explosion in a meth-lab. The Fire Chief extinguished that theory, but other reasons for the disaster may be weeks or months away. picked by jago 2 years ago

Do you know what the smallest insect in the world is or what flower has a bloom of three feet? picked by Proverb 2 years ago

Interesting facts about human oddities you might want to know... picked by cjmei 3 years ago

Alcohol is probably one of the most controversial product in terms of health, age, laws or cause of accidents. A while back we did a post on alcohol facts which highlighted some of the facts that are related to drunk driving, industry facts and so on. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

One of the first things a visitor to Toronto notices
is its diversity; the melange of architecture,
cultures and food forges a town-like feel in
what is undoubtedly a bustling metropolis. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Toronto bylaws requiring dog walkers to "stoop and scoop" are yielding an unmanageable amount of poop in park trash bins. picked by punthe 3 years ago

Toronto bylaws requiring dog walkers to "stoop and scoop" are yielding an unmanageable amount of poop in park trash bins. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The dislike of Canada's biggest city, Toronto, in the rest of the country runs so deep that a filmmaker has made a documentary about it. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored 5 goals in less than 6 minutes of Saturdays game against the League leading New York Rangers to win 5-2.

Normally I wouldn't post an early season game, but 5 goals in less than 6 minutes is pretty note worthy, eh! picked by punthe 1 year ago

"Totally unprovoked. We didn't know the guy," a third teen who was pushed but did not fall off the platform told CBC News. One of the teens, 14, was able to crawl under the platform, and pulled his friend, 15, along with him, out of the way of the approaching train. picked by equinox 10 months ago

"We're doing everything possible to find him," said Graziosi, who maintains a strong sense of hope that Tommy will be found alive. "There's a lot of controversy as to how much money you spend, but we really want him back. (Spending so much) wasn't something we intended on doing, it just happened gradually. He's a member of our family and we're definitely not going to stop." picked by kakana 5 months ago

This may have been posted sometime last year. Still, it's an interesting story for those who missed it.

This is the actual footage of the incident.

With the current gas prices, I'm thinking to go this way myself. picked by ted 2 years ago