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October 5, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink You can learn and groove to the ‘Thriller’ zombie dance at this Halloween party One of the most iconic Halloween moments is the dance from the Michael Jackson video for the song “Thriller.” And on Oct. 31, the Bellvue Event Centre is hosting a massive Halloween dance party where October 5, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink 10 Toronto restaurants hosting epic Thanksgiving feasts this long weekend Hosting Thanksgiving sounds great until your apartment smells like turkey and your kitchen looks like a war zone. Skip the dishes and let Toronto’s best restaurants handle Thanksgiving for you! We’ve rounded up the best Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 5, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink 15 of the best places to see fall colours without leaving Toronto Yes, we’ve all seen those amazing videos and photos from Algonquin and Muskoka, but Toronto has plenty of great places to see fall colours without leaving the city and spending $100 on gas. From ravines Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 5, 2026 Spacing Toronto City Life OP-ED: It’s not just about bike lanes Whether it’s buck-a-beer, easier access to alcohol, or tunnelling under Highway 401, Doug Ford has proven himself to be a master of distraction, diverting attention from his government’s failures and scandals. His threats to rip Read the full report at Spacing Toronto → October 5, 2026 BetaKit Technology Q&A: An anthropologist pulls back the curtain on the humans behind AI Joseph Wilson spoke with ghost workers, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, and even joined a Toronto chip company. The post Q&A: An anthropologist pulls back the curtain on the humans behind AI first appeared on BetaKit Read the full report at BetaKit → October 5, 2026 The Local Community Carolyn Parrish Loves a Fight—Now She’s Up Against Her Fiercest Opponent The post Carolyn Parrish Loves a Fight—Now She’s Up Against Her Fiercest Opponent appeared first on The Local . Read the full report at The Local → October 5, 2026 The Local Community Candidate Tracker: Mississauga 2026 The post Candidate Tracker: Mississauga 2026 appeared first on The Local . Read the full report at The Local → October 2, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Backstreet Boys are coming back to Canada with a four-night residency in Toronto Millennials everywhere, prepare yourselves: Backstreet Boys are back! The iconic ’90s boyband will be making a larger than life comeback to Canada with a four-night residency in Toronto. Our city will be the only one Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 2, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Toronto’s top 100 restaurants under $100 as picked by the city’s best 80 chefs Toronto’s dining scene has never been more expensive, but great meals don’t have to come with a triple-digit bill. To find the city’s best spots where dinner for two stays under $100, we turned to Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 2, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink 42 unmissable Halloween events, pop-ups, and screenings taking over Toronto in 2026 Halloween in Toronto is getting seriously spooky this year. From haunted walks and creepy cocktails to horror movies, costume parties and desserts that look straight out of a nightmare, there’s no shortage of ways to Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 2, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink How They Met: Fate brought Home Network star Ali Budd a second chance at love Toronto interior designer Ali Budd went from an office in North York to a Home Network reality TV show starring luxury properties across the city (the second season of House of Ali just premiered on Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 2, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink After 58 years on Eglinton West, this old-school Toronto tailor is closing up shop After nearly six decades providing custom menswear on Eglinton West, Angelo Rosso Custom Tailors is preparing to close its doors. The longtime shop at 1064 Eglinton Ave. W. has been a fixture in the neighbourhood Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 2, 2026 Spacing Toronto City Life NEW ISSUE: Issues & Influencers For every municipal election since we started Spacing, we’ve published a special election-focused issue in advance of the polls. This year, we decided to do something a little different. Rather than look into the policies Read the full report at Spacing Toronto → October 1, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink This Toronto designer made it big in NYC. Now she’s coming home to open a shop in Summerhill Toronto designer Tanya Taylor’s eponymous brand developed a life of its own in New York City, with the likes of Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé sporting her hand-painted creations. Now, more than a decade Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 1, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Rush’s Geddy Lee and Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy are backing rival candidates for Toronto mayor Two of the city’s most recognizable rock icons are now publicly backing different candidates in Toronto’s mayoral race, with Rush frontman Geddy Lee throwing his support behind Brad Bradford and Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy supporting Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 1, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Toronto’s getting a giant 3-floor coffee festival complete with coffee cocktails and free entry Toronto is getting a major caffeine boost this month, and if you take your espresso seriously, you’ll want to make some room in your schedule. From October 16 to 18, the historic Design Exchange is Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 1, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Legendary Toronto comic actor Jim Carrey just got married Toronto comedy icon Jim Carrey has tied the knot marrying his girlfriend Min Ah in a small, private ceremony in Los Angeles. It is Carrey’s third marriage. The couple went public earlier this year at Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 1, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink 65 of the best things to do in Toronto this October 2026 October has arrived, and with it comes the fall colours, perfectly crisp weather and plenty of Halloween fun. From art festivals after dark to pumpkin fests, here are the most important dates, events and festivals Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → October 1, 2026 Spacing Toronto City Life Before the Bentway: CBM Bathurst, 1998 The bent of the Gardiner Expressway flanking the west side of Bathurst Street currently functions as the eastern entrance to the Bentway, but when I photographed it in 1998, it framed an open vista stretching Read the full report at Spacing Toronto → October 1, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Your Doctor Just Lost Their Licence. Now What? See all posts by Diamond and Diamond Lawyers Every so often a story lands in the Toronto news cycle that makes thousands of people sit up and think about an appointment they had years ago. Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 30, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink The best pumpkin festivals happening in Ontario for 2026 There’s apple picking season, and then there’s pumpkin season: once Oct. 1 strikes, it’s time to get your fall on and head to a pumpkin patch near you. Luckily, there are plenty of full-on pumpkin Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 30, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink An actual sauna festival is happening in Toronto this weekend and it will be literally hot Already mourning the loss of warm weather? There’s a festival happening in Toronto this weekend that will make you forget all about that. The Toronto Sauna Festival is bringing three days of relaxation, sweating it Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 30, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink The Dinner Party Conversation Nobody Wants to Miss (Because They Can’t Hear It) Going for dinner on the Danforth? Grabbing a bite in Kensington Market? Or better yet, a food-filled celebration at home? Sharing a meal is just as much about the food as it is the conversation. Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 30, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Elora is known as Ontario’s most beautiful village, but this October it becomes a Halloween haven Autumn has officially arrived in Ontario (although the weather might not quite agree just yet). With fall foliage beginning to brighten the landscape and Halloween just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to escape Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 30, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Toronto is getting a giant free outdoor Friendsgiving feast with room for 450 people If you’re looking to break bread with hundreds of fellow Torontonians this Thanksgiving, a giant community feast is popping up under the city’s favourite concrete overpass. On Thursday, October 8, The Bentway is playing host Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 30, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink The Cheltenham Badlands offer an otherworldly hiking experience just outside Toronto Just outside Toronto is a rare geological formation unlike anything else in Southern Ontario: the Cheltenham Badlands. Located along the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, the Badlands were created millions of years ago Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 30, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink An iconic Toronto chef just opened his dream Italian spot in Rosedale One of the most anticipated restaurant openings of the year has finally arrived — and it was worth the wait. After nearly ten years with Buca Yorkville, chef Justin Friedlich has moved over to Rosedale Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 30, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Toronto could hit 25 C on the first day of October before temperatures take a plunge Toronto could kick off October with a summer-like high of between 23 C and 25 C on Thursday, according to Environment Canada. That’s about six to eight degrees warmer than the normal daytime high of Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 30, 2026 BetaKit Technology Workplace AI adoption accelerates among Indigenous peoples Toronto Metropolitan University report shows rate of Indigenous workers using AI outpacing counterparts. The post Workplace AI adoption accelerates among Indigenous peoples first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 29, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink NYC’s famous Hamburger America is teaming up with Toronto’s top smash burger spot this weekend If you consider yourself a true burger aficionado, clear your schedule for this weekend. Toronto favourite Burger Drops has just announced a massive two-day collaboration with world-renowned burger scholar, author and filmmaker George Motz as Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 29, 2026 BetaKit Technology How Brodie Rec is turning recreational basketball into a $10-million growth story Toronto app that helps you feel like a basketball star wants to be in 100 North American cities by the end of 2027. The post How Brodie Rec is turning recreational basketball into a $10-million Read the full report at BetaKit → September 29, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink The strangest real ghost towns near Toronto to visit this Halloween season As Halloween creeps upon us, perhaps one way to get into the spirit is by visiting a ghost town. These towns aren’t actually filled with ghosts, they’re abandoned (or nearly abandoned) areas that still have Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 29, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Toronto Maple Leafs land Kirill Marchenko in blockbuster deal ahead of NHL season opener On the eve of a new NHL season, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced a blockbuster trade sending forward Matthew Knies to the Columbus Blue Jackets for right-winger Kirill Marchenko in a multi-player deal. Knies, along Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 29, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Toronto’s iconic Phoenix Concert Theatre is moving to Parkdale Hall in the west end For a long time, the Phoenix Concert Theatre held it down as the only mid-sized concert venue in the city. A place where up-and-coming international acts like, say, Billie Eilish could play before hitting the Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 29, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink The King of College Street strikes again with a brand new Toronto restaurant When Chef Grant van Gameren opened Rosetta in Prince Edward County earlier this year — and perhaps a few times before that — he told us it might be his last new project for a Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 29, 2026 BetaKit Technology Ex-General Fusion employee raises $4 million USD for fusion diagnostics startup Daedal Toronto-based firm provides plasma measurement systems for fusion companies. The post Ex-General Fusion employee raises $4 million USD for fusion diagnostics startup Daedal first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 29, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Ontario’s most popular pumpkin experience is coming even closer to Toronto this year A tunnel lit up by thousands of hand-carved jack-o-lanterns, pumpkin sculptures and live carving demonstrations: Pumpkins After Dark has become a totally spectacular annual Halloween tradition in Ontario. And this year, it’s coming even closer Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 29, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink This Ontario provincial park is one of the best spots in all of North America to see fall colours Seeing the trees change colour is almost a rite of passage in Ontario. If you’re looking for the most picturesque places to experience peak shades of golden bronze, orange and rustic red this autumn, there’s Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 28, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Toronto’s world-famous Christmas market is returning this November, and tickets are on sale now Christmas already? We haven’t even gotten through Halloween yet (and somehow, it still feels like summer). But we’re not complaining. The Distillery Winter Village is officially returning to the Distillery District on Nov. 12, and Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 28, 2026 BetaKit Technology ThoughtWire explores sale after debt-fuelled growth strategy fails Toronto software firm has struggled to bounce back from COVID-19 and high debt burden. The post ThoughtWire explores sale after debt-fuelled growth strategy fails first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 28, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Nuit Blanche 2026: 10 wild installations to see in Toronto this weekend Nuit Blanche returns this weekend for its 20th anniversary! Expect more than 70 contemporary art projects to take over Toronto’s streets and public spaces from sunset to sunrise, running from 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 28, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Where to buy orange shirts in Toronto that support Indigenous communities On Sept. 30, the entire country will be honouring the sixth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and orange shirts are in high demand. Orange Shirt Day, as it’s otherwise known, is meant to honour Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 28, 2026 BetaKit Technology Biossil hits unicorn status with new OpenAI-led financing Toronto-based biotech raises $153 million USD to give discarded drug candidates an AI-assisted second chance. The post Biossil hits unicorn status with new OpenAI-led financing first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 28, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Chefs from you favourite Toronto restaurants are going head-to-head on ‘Top Chef Canada’ Top Chef Canada is back for Season 13, and this year, the GTA has a particularly strong presence in the kitchen. The new season brings together a mix of first-time contestants and returning Top Chef Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 28, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink This NHL player decided to start a kids’ band off the ice and his teammates love it During the NHL season, Ontario hockey player Ryan O’Reilly is busy putting up numbers on the ice. But in the off-season, you might find him in a recording studio in Nashville, creating a kids’ album Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 28, 2026 Spacing Toronto City Life EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes After the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) shot down CycleTO’s legally innovative charter challenge that sought to stop Doug Ford’s attack on the city’s bike lanes, Queen’s Park wasted little time before issuing a request Read the full report at Spacing Toronto → September 25, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Toronto Is Quietly Leading Canada’s iGaming Industry: Expert Daisy Harrison Explains Why Since Ontario launched its regulated online gambling market in 2022, the province has become one of the most closely watched and regularly discussed iGaming markets in North America. Interestingly, as the online gambling scene develops Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 25, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink New comedy series ‘Slo Pitch’ is about to be TV’s next big queer sports hit Canadian TV is on a roll: lest you feared Heated Rivalry was a one-hit wonder, there’s a new queer sports show in town, and it’s hilarious, irreverent and deliberately “failing” at being sexy (no shower Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 25, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ brings the heat to Toronto There was a moment at last night’s opening of Hell’s Kitchen at the Ed Mirvish Theatre, and it left the room shook. The Alicia Keys jukebox musical has landed in Toronto for an extended stay Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 25, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Korea’s No. 2 bakery chain just opened in Toronto and the pastries look unreal One of South Korea’s biggest bakery chains has quietly opened inside the new H Mart in North York last Thursday, bringing its signature French-style baking and Korean-inspired flavours to Toronto for the first time. Even Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 25, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink A new multi-story caviar and truffle bar just opened in this hidden Yorkville space Kasra Khorramnejad and Afton Joy Rentz have a passion for the finer things in life, and they dreamed of sharing it with their community. So they’ve opened Salt & Sand, a Yorkville restaurant that spotlights Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 25, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink The Toronto Zoo’s adorable new baby wombat needs a name, and you can help choose it Just a few weeks after announcing the birth of its adorable pygmy hippo calf, the Toronto Zoo has another super cute new resident, and this time, the zoo is asking the public to help give Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 24, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink 8 best things to do this weekend in Toronto It’s somehow almost the end of September, and the final weekend of the month is packed with concerts, festivals and more. From a massive vintage sale to Just For Laughs and Weezer, here are the Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 24, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Kawhi Is Back in Toronto, So Is Ka’Wine & Dine Watching and wondering when and if Kawhi Leonard would leave the Raptors after winning an NBA Championship in 2019 was something of a citywide activity. People tried a lot of gimmicks, but the most popular Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 24, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink The team behind DaiLo is opening a Chinese-Jewish restaurant in Toronto this fall Toronto has no shortage of inventive fusion restaurants, but the teams behind DaiLo and Café Renée is bringing a combination you don’t see every day. Woodlyns, a Chinese-Jewish restaurant, is set to open near Bathurst Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 24, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Woodbine Mall is getting a neon-lit ’80s-inspired roller-skating rink this week We still have a few more months until winter, so it’s a little too early to break out the ice skates. In the meantime, the most nostalgic ’80s-inspired indoor roller-skating rink is heading to Woodbine Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 24, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Back to School Without the Speed Cameras: What Parents Need to Know About the Law This September See all posts by Diamond and Diamond Lawyers For the first time since 2020, Toronto’s kids are walking back into school zones that have no automated speed cameras watching over them. The province ordered every Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 23, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Ontario’s only Two-Michelin-Star restaurant is just 90 minutes from Toronto If you consider yourself a true local foodie, it’s time to gas up the car and point it toward Niagara. Toronto has no shortage of great restaurants, but one of Ontario’s biggest dining destinations is Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 23, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Blue Jays’ playoff hopes take another brutal hit as breakout rookie joins growing injury list The Toronto Blue Jays are barely hanging on to their playoff hopes, and now one of the breakout stars of the team’s late-season push is sidelined at the worst possible time. Brett Bateman is out Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 23, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink OVO is teaming up with ‘Degrassi’ for a super nostalgic new apparel collection If you grew up watching Degrassi and have always envied the school’s iconic blue-and-gold uniforms, you’re going to want to hear this. On Wednesday, October’s Very Own (OVO) launched an OVO x Degrassi Collection — Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 23, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink 7 charming small towns to visit in Ontario for a ‘Gilmore Girls’-inspired day trip Although Stars Hollow — where Gilmore Girls’ Rory and Lorelai live — is fictitious, the pilot episode was shot in Unionville, Ont., about an hour away from Toronto. There, you can visit Luke’s Diner, read Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 23, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Zero new Stars and a major loss: Everything that went down at Toronto’s 2026 Michelin ceremony Toronto’s Michelin class of 2026 is officially here, and the biggest plot twist is actually what didn’t happen: not a single restaurant scored a brand new Star. The Michelin Guide unveiled its 2026 Toronto & Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 23, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Meet Ana Sani, the Toronto castaway on Survivor 51 premiering tonight Toronto competitors have a good track record on the legendary reality-TV show Survivor including back-to-back champions in 2021 and 2022. Now, local voice actor Ana Sani is stepping out from behind the microphone and into Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 23, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink A 25-year-old chef just won a Michelin When we met Andrew Golden last year, he was 24 and just opening Golden Horseshoe BBQ with his mom, Doris, hoping people would become as obsessed with barbecue as he was. One year later, that Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 23, 2026 BetaKit Technology Blair Health secures $4.2 million to make specialized women’s care more accessible Toronto startup aims to power “specialist-level care without the specialist wait.” The post Blair Health secures $4.2 million to make specialized women’s care more accessible first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 23, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink A ‘Heated Rivalry’ fan cruise is setting sail with cottage-core nights and jersey meetups The Heated Rivalry fandom is heading somewhere even more dramatic than the hockey rink: the open sea. Fans of the popular hockey romance can now spend four glorious days on a cruise ship surrounded by Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 22, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink It’s the first day of fall so here are 21 ways to make the most of it in Toronto The weather has dropped down into the single digits, and now it’s actually official: the first day of fall has arrived. Autumn in Toronto is totally fun, and we get a good month and a Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 22, 2026 BetaKit Technology Bird&Be raises $13-million USD Series A for fertility support platform Toronto startup sells supplements and test kits for reproductive health. The post Bird&Be raises $13-million USD Series A for fertility support platform first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 22, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Beyond the Box Office: Toronto’s Best Experiences Without a Ticket Toronto is packed with stadium shows, major-league sports, and blockbuster attractions, but some of its most memorable experiences begin without a reservation or admission fee. From a 400-acre park to 15 kilometers of lakeside cliffs, Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 22, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Toronto Michelin chefs just revealed their pre-service playlists and one kitchen listens to silence There are plenty of questions hanging over tonight’s Michelin ceremony: who will get a star, who will lose one and who might move up the ranks. But we have a different question — and arguably Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 22, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Colin James is taking 95 fans on an intimate musical journey through Portugal The Canadian music icon is trading the traditional concert venue for a river ship—with two performances, a Songwriters Circle and a week in the Douro Valley. Presented by Stewart Travel Group A typical Colin James Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 22, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink A Parisian-inspired butter bar is opening near Toronto in just a few weeks After months of anticipation, Butter Bar is finally getting ready to open its doors. The new shop dedicated to flavoured, small-batch butter is now expected to open in the next few weeks in Port Credit Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 22, 2026 BetaKit Technology Heidi invests nearly $26 million to establish Toronto as North American headquarters Australian healthtech plans to hire 30 more staff in Canada, its second-largest market. The post Heidi invests nearly $26 million to establish Toronto as North American headquarters first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 22, 2026 MICHELIN Guide Food Drink MICHELIN Guide Toronto & Region 2026: 15 starred restaurants The 2026 selection retains 15 starred restaurants: Pearl Morissette holds the region’s sole two-star distinction, alongside 14 one-star restaurants. No new stars were awarded. Read the full report at MICHELIN Guide → September 21, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Review: Shakespeare, sex and sound effects: ‘Measure for Measure’ gets a wild makeover The works of Shakespeare have been adapted, altered and turned on their collective heads for decades. So, when I found myself ready to take in the dark comedy Measure for Measure, performed live in a Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 21, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink You can take a helicopter ride over Ontario’s fall colours at this old-fashioned fair near Toronto Ontario’s fall colours are amazing from the ground, but one old-fashioned fair near Toronto offers a much more dramatic vantage point: from high above the autumn scenery in a helicopter! The Rockton World’s Fair returns Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 21, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink The 5 top heated driveway installers in the Greater Toronto Area The season of warm weather is coming to a close, and while there’s plenty to look forward to during fall and winter, there’s one dreaded task on everyone’s list: snow maintenance. Shovelling driveways and managing Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 21, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Kyle Lowry’s Toronto farewell brings the Raptors extended family back together Toronto has spent the past few days saying goodbye to Kyle Lowry, although “goodbye” hardly seems like the right word for a player whose connection to the city is still very much alive. On Saturday Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 21, 2026 Spacing Toronto City Life Election 2026: The inter-governmental elephant in the room In the hall-of-mirrors that is the current mayoral election, as my colleagues John McGrath and Matt Elliott noted, we had the following weirdness last week: Premier Doug Ford, in an aside at a presser, sort Read the full report at Spacing Toronto → September 18, 2026 BetaKit Technology Robinhood opens new Canadian HQ in Toronto as Canada becomes a “priority” market Starting with crypto, the US brokerage aims to bring more competition to Canada. The post Robinhood opens new Canadian HQ in Toronto as Canada becomes a “priority” market first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 18, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Celebrity chef Alvin Leung opens a breathtaking Van Gogh-inspired pan-Asian chophouse Alvin Leung is a celebrity chef for a reason: the self-taught television personality and industry veteran truly knows what he’s doing in the kitchen. With his newest spot, The Leo, he is delivering a love Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 18, 2026 Streets of Toronto Food Drink Inside Hudson Williams’ TIFF talk: ‘Heated Rivalry,’ his wild new roles and what comes next Ten months ago, Hudson Williams was standing on the red carpet at the Toronto premiere of Heated Rivalry, with little idea of what was about to happen to his life. Now, he’s back in the Read the full report at Streets of Toronto → September 17, 2026 BetaKit Technology Aidan Gomez says Cohere won’t get into the business of making chips Toronto AI company won’t follow competitors in pursuit of in-house semiconductors. The post Aidan Gomez says Cohere won’t get into the business of making chips first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 17, 2026 Spacing Toronto City Life Election 2026: How to Read a Candidate’s Platform This article is part of a series by Christopher Balkaran on ways to approach and engage with the municipal election campaign. Political campaigns must compress complex problems into phrases we quickly can understand. Our job Read the full report at Spacing Toronto → September 16, 2026 BetaKit Technology Cohere reaches terms with German peer Aleph Alpha to take on AI giants Combined company will retain the Cohere name and become dual-headquartered in Toronto and Berlin. The post Cohere reaches terms with German peer Aleph Alpha to take on AI giants first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 16, 2026 Spacing Toronto City Life OP-ED: Fighting global warming with joy This month, more than 1,000 people from across Canada are coming to Toronto to talk about climate adaptation. The timing is good. Toronto has just come through another summer of heat, flooding, and wildfire smoke. Read the full report at Spacing Toronto → September 15, 2026 BetaKit Technology Radical Ventures launches Canada’s largest AI fund with $1-billion USD first close Leading Canadian pension funds and banks back Toronto AI investor’s late-stage strategy. The post Radical Ventures launches Canada’s largest AI fund with $1-billion USD first close first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 15, 2026 BetaKit Technology Toronto Tech Week announces dates for 2027 edition Co-founder Mell Truong steps into executive director role of grassroots tech conference. The post Toronto Tech Week announces dates for 2027 edition first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 15, 2026 Spacing Toronto City Life Intersections of print culture in Toronto’s laneways The handprinted broadside below was one of my first and most memorable encounters with the works of Glenn Goluska (1947-2011), celebrated today as one of Canada’s most influential fine press printers. The primary colour palette Read the full report at Spacing Toronto → September 14, 2026 Spacing Toronto City Life Yonge Street, Evening, November 6, 1965 A few of weeks ago, while searching the Toronto Telegram online archive for aerial photos of the historic industrial waterfront, I came across a remarkable series of about 40 images from 1965 by Telegram photojournalist Read the full report at Spacing Toronto → September 11, 2026 BetaKit Technology CIBC commits $2 billion to financing smaller defence and dual-use businesses Toronto-based bank joins BMO, RBC, and Canada’s other big banks in ramping up its support for defence. The post CIBC commits $2 billion to financing smaller defence and dual-use businesses first appeared on BetaKit . Read the full report at BetaKit → September 11, 2026 Spacing Toronto City Life Election 2026: Culture wars are warping cycling policy In 2014, I did something I never imagined I would do — especially after years spent as a political staffer watching campaigns from the inside. I put my name on a ballot. The invitation came Read the full report at Spacing Toronto →