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

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

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

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

Did you know that?
Over 100 languages and dialects are spoken here
More than 40% of the population is considered a visible minority

Don't Travel Throughout The World, Just Come To Toronto picked by super 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

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

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

"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

On January 28, 1988, Canadian women were officially granted reproductive freedom. A symposium was held in Toronto to commemorate the Supreme Court's decision, despite death threats directed at the symposium's participants. picked by chinook 2 years ago

We often describe our social relationships in temperature metaphors, like “cold shoulder” or “warm memories” or even “she’s hot!” This is no coincidence. An experiment last year from the University of Toronto showed that thinking about an incident where the subject felt socially excluded led them to estimate the room’s temperature to be lower than th... read full post picked by Bingo 2 months ago

Toronto Maple Leafs center Mats Sundin has been named the recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award for the 2007-08 season in recognition for his outstanding performance as a player, his leadership skills and his dedicated humanitarian efforts.

GO LEAFS GO! picked by punthe 2 years ago

To compete with icepigs' post:

A little competition never hurt the sport! :) picked by punthe 2 years ago