The city above Toronto, otherwise known as Vaughan, has seen a lot of excitement this week.

Along with two elderly women fighting with canes outside of a No Frills, one York Regional Police officer is going viral after she freestyle rapped at a local car show.

Constable Amy Oliver, as CP24 reports, was working a paid duty shift when she took to the stage and spat out lines like, "Yeah I’m a cop, region of York. People call me pig, but what’s wrong with pork?"

York region police officer Amy Oliver freestyling over a DRE beat. Wicked stuff!! https://t.co/wfZHH0Juer

— Winterr (@WinterBourneTO) June 10, 2017

Naturally, clips of her performance are making their rounds on social media, just like the videos of the Durham Regional Police Constable who went viral after dancing with a group of people at the Ontario Institute of Technology.

This year's must-see shows at the Luminato Festival mostly happen under a massive tent in David Pecaut Square, but they're also spread across other stages in Toronto. Find everything from ice skating performances to comedy, and that's not even mentioning all the free stuff. 

Public tennis courts can be found scattered across the Toronto. With more than 100 city-run courts to choose from, it's hard to know which ones are worth seeking out to show off your forehand. Not all courts are created equally, but there are plenty of good ones to try out.

Here are my picks for the top public tennis courts in Toronto.

Riverdale Park East

With seven courts, your wait shouldn't be too long, even on busy days. The surface is rough asphalt, but the surroundings, in the Don Valley, and the convenient location near Danforth and Broadview are tough to beat.

Cedarvale Park

Located at 443 Arlington Avenue, Cedarvale offers four hardcourts with a better surface than many other freebies in the city. It also boasts nice park surroundings and good nets.

Trinity Bellwoods

One of Toronto's most popular parks has four southern courts that are generally in better condition than the northern four, with softer nets and a better playing surface. It can get busy on weekends and evenings. Get there early!

Ramsden Park

The courts here aren't in the best condition, but with 12 of them, you're more likely to be hitting balls than waiting for a court. Another advantage of playing at here is easy access to bike trails and the TTC.

Flemingdon Park

For central Toronto, this is a great option for some hitting, provided you don't mind playing near power lines. The park has four courts that have undergone renovations in the past.

Marilyn Bell Park

These also known as Lakeshore Public Tennis Courts and feature four hard courts. The surfaces have quality mesh nets and generally get a great breeze off the lake. The courts get busy, so be prepared to wait it out on warm afternoons.

High Park

For local tennis dilettantes, the High Park courts are the best option in the western chunk of the city. Nice playing surface and real nets, mixed with scenic surroundings, make it a popular spot. But with only three courts, it's always busy.

Norwood Park

With five courts, Norwood is a solid bet for east enders looking to rally near Danforth and Gerrard. It's also close to Main subway station.

McDairmid Woods Park

Located near Brimley Road and the Highway 401 in Scarborough, this spot has three hardcourts with a quality surface. The courts feature real nets instead of chain-link ones.

Jonathan Ashbridge Park

For 2017 the City of Toronto is implementing a pilot project that will allow the public to book tennis courts in advance until October. This East York court can be booked seasonally or on a one-time use basis. One court will be used for this while the other is first come, first served. 

Organic food delivery in Toronto is a perfect marriage of two great loves, good food and not having to get up to shop. Many organic food delivery services allow you to do your shopping from your computer and have your box of fresh dropped off to your door.

Here are my picks for the top organic food delivery options in Toronto.

Mama Earth Organics

There are three simple steps to get organic groceries to your door. Select your basket, purchase, and wait for delivery. Baskets range from $30 to $60 and often feature a mix of organic fruits and vegetables. 

Fresh City Farms

This farm delivers fresh, local and organic produce bags, hearty meals and hundreds of grocery items. All shopping can be done online and they deliver to Toronto, Mississauga and the GTA.

Wanigan

Much of the produce here is seasonal and available in one of eight predetermined boxes (you get two free substitutions which each box). To name a few, the Regular Wanigan is $44 and the Local Harvest is $25. Delivery is done once a week between the hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Zephyr Organics

They have been growing certified organic vegetables for over 25 years and offer a  chance to be apart of their farm share program. If you aren't familiar with a farm share, it's a partnership between you and the farm. You'll pay in advance of the growing season for a share of the garden. 

Plan B Organic Farms

Similar to Zephyr Organics you can join their farm share program. They have options for weekly or bi-weekly shares that range from $30 to $52 a box. They deliver to areas in the GTA and offer pick up locations in Toronto.

Real Food Toronto

Shop for groceries with ease through RFT's website. They divide food up by category so whether you're looking for certified organic beef or organic milk you can find it within seconds of searching. There's over 5000 products to shop from and everything is delivered to your door.

Trillium Tree Organic Market

Quality organic foods, artisan breads and cheeses are available for purchase online. In addition to individual items they also offer organic food boxes ranging from $14.99 to $94.99. There's even free delivery to people located in the GTA.

BlossomPure

If you're on the hunt for organic meat, this shop might just be your best bet. They're known for their 100% grass-fed halal meat and organic poultry. They also carry a range of dairy products. They delivery all over the GTA with an order minimum of $100. The shipping fee is $15.

Organics Live

This online grocer delivers certified organic, sustainably produced, fruit and vegetables. You can sign up for weekly or bi-weekly subscription boxes ($40 to $60) that are fully customizable. In addition to boxes there's options to by one offs of organic products. 

FoodShare

Among their selection of Good Food Boxes is the option for a Small Organic Box for $24 or Large Organic Box for $34 which comprises of a fresh box full of organic vegetables and fruit. Ordering can be done through neighbourhood Good Food Box coordinators. 

Free events in Toronto this week take you out of this world. Luminato kicks off with a marathon of free events, there's a free virtual reality party, and a vinyl gathering at Taste of Little Italy. 

The top bakeries in Markham are more varied than you might think. Shedding Markham's oft-quoted stereotype of being Chinatown North, these purveyors of lovely pastries reflect a wonderfully diverse cultural spectrum. 

Here are my picks for the top bakeries in Markham.

Nakamura Bakery

Located in the fascinating and vastly underrated shopping complex called J-Town, this bakery prepares many Western-style baked goods with a Japanese twist. 

Tiny Tom Donuts

This bakery specializes in one thing and one thing only, those addictive mini-donuts that we all love to shove down our collective gullets at the CNE. They're here year-round in all their deep-fried glory. 

Lucullus Bakery

Without a doubt one of the finest purveyors of old-school Canto-Western baking, this shop has long been responsible for feeding Markham truckloads of what may be the best Chinese egg tarts around the GTA, along with their equally rich and creamy HK-style milk teas. 

Patisserie Gateau

This little shop tucked away in First Markham Place provides lots of freshly-baked Cantonese buns and snacks, but by far, their most well-known offerings are the white sugar cake and the pudding-like put chai ko which in itself comes in several varieties.

Love Me Sweet

This is where you should go if you're craving Japanese-style cheesecake when you're not downtown. This bakery, located at the base of the World on Yonge condos, serves up Japanese cheesecakes in original and chocolate flavours.

Calabria Bakery

When it comes to Italian bakeries, this little gem can be considered one of Markham's best kept secrets. The cannoli are delightful, while the tiramisu is rich and indulgent. The whole setup feels very much like an old-school mom and pop Italian cafe.

Sugartiers

This bakery is great when you need a quick infusion of cupcakes and macarons in a dazzling array of flavours. The cakes are always fresh and sweet without being overwhelming. 

Sasaki Fine Pastry

This place is the very definition of a hidden gem. Found deep inside the bowels of J-Town, this small cafe serves authentic hand-made Japanese snacks, otherwise known as wagashi. 

Tripl3 Baked

This bakery has been making waves for its delectable cupcakes, cakes and other confections. Find cupcakes in flavours of cookie dough, blue margarita and Chicago mix popcorn. 

Panash Bakery

This tiny Chinese bakery offers a variety of traditional items, like egg tarts. They also have a menu of some not so typical buns and pastries like matcha red bean buns and hot dog croissants. 

The World Naked Bike Ride went down yesterday in downtown Toronto. A few dozen mostly naked men and women showed up on bikes and rollerblades for the annual protest against oil dependence.

The ride started at Coronation Park and passed by Trinity Bellwoods, U of T, Queen's Park, Yorkville, Church and Wellesley, Yonge and Dundas and the Financial District before concluding at the Ferry Docks.

Take a look at the NSFW photo gallery from this year's ride.

Events in Toronto this week are going to make it hard for you to get to work. Luminato and NXNE are upon us, and there's also a dance party on Sugar Beach as well as a major food festival at Ontario Place.

The Weeknd's been popping up in Toronto with his latest temporary storefronts and massive concerts. Earlier this year, he was also spotted in the city filming his "Secrets" music video.

Now that video's out, and along with featuring shots of the Brutalist architecture at the University of Toronto Scarborough, it's mainly set in the Toronto Reference Library.

The Raymond Moriyama-designed building and UTSC's concrete make the perfect backdrop for this mysterious, almost supernatural video. 

Ever since approximately 400 employees walked off the job on May 11, the Toronto Zoo has been closed. But now, more than one month later, it might re-open as early as this week.

On Thursday, CUPE Local 1600, which is representing the zoo employees - who were concerned about issues related to job security - reached a tentative deal with the zoo board.

The employees ratified this agreement over the weekend, and the zoo board will vote to ratify it today. If it's approved, as the Toronto Star reports, the zoo could open this Thursday.

Just in case you were wondering, the Toronto Zoo snow leopard cubs are now 16 days old. They are in their den with mom and doing well. 🐾pic.twitter.com/UDbnOymBVm

— The Toronto Zoo (@TheTorontoZoo) June 2, 2017

That means you'll finally get to see the zoo's new baby animals, including cheetah and leopard cubs, all summer long.

This week on DineSafe popular Baldwin Street restaurant Ryus Noodle Bar got in trouble with city health inspectors after landing six infractions. While they may have fixed their yellow card status, the restaurant has since suffered a large fire which leaves it closed. 

Discover what other spots got busted by city health inspectors this week on DineSafe.

Fionn MacCool's (235 Bloor St. East)

• Inspected on: June 5, 2017
• Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
• Number of infractions: 3 (Minor: 1, Significant: 1, Crucial: 1)
• Crucial infractions include: Operator failed to maintain hazardous foods.

The Fry (524 Bloor St. West)

• Inspected on: June 5, 2017
• Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
• Number of infractions: 5 (Minor: 2, Significant: 3)
• Crucial infractions include: N/A

Tortilla Flats (458 Queen St. West)

• Inspected on: June 5, 2017
• Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
• Number of infractions: 8 (Minor: 3, Significant: 4, Crucial: 1)
• Crucial infractions include: Operator failed to ensure food is not contaminated/adulterated.

Ryus Noodle Bar (33 Baldwin St.)

• Inspected on: June 6, 2017
• Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
• Number of infractions: 6 (Minor: 3, Significant: 2, Crucial: 1)
• Crucial infractions include: Operator failed to maintain hazardous foods.

Morals Village (436 Dundas St. West)

• Inspected on: June 7, 2017
• Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
• Number of infractions: 5 (Minor: 1, Significant: 3, Crucial: 1)
• Crucial infractions include: Operator failed to ensure food is not contaminated/adulterated.

Sabai Sabai (81 Bloor St. East)

• Inspected on: June 7, 2017
• Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
• Number of infractions: 3 (Minor: 1, Significant: 1, Crucial: 1)
• Crucial infractions include: Operator failed to ensure food is not contaminated/adulterated.

Tara Inn (2609 Eglinton Ave. East)

• Inspected on: June 7, 2017
• Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
• Number of infractions: 4 (Minor: 1, Significant: 2, Crucial: 1)
• Crucial infractions include: Operator failed to maintain hazardous foods.

The Gem (1159 Davenport Rd.)

• Inspected on: June 8, 2017
• Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
• Number of infractions: 3 (Minor: 2, Significant: 1)
• Crucial infractions include: N/A

Note: The above businesses each received infractions from DineSafe as originally reported on the DineSafe site. This does not imply that any of these businesses have not subsequently corrected the issue and received a passing grade by DineSafe inspectors. For the latest status for each of the mentioned businesses, including details on any subsequent inspections, please be sure to check the DineSafe site.

There's a heat warning in effect for Toronto because all of a sudden, it's summer in the city.

After a hot and sunny weekend (that you hopefully spent on a patio or by the water somewhere) the warm weather will continue, at least for the beginning of this week.

The mercury's expected to hit 34 C today, but with the humidex, Environment Canada says it'll feel more like 41 C. 

Toronto, the GTA and most of Southern Ontario has issued a #heatwarning -- #hot#mrsunpic.twitter.com/t5zZLrQGdV

— Christopher Giroux (@A_Chris_G_Film) June 12, 2017

"Temperatures today will reach the low thirties with humidex values near forty. Overnight lows are expected to be near 20 degrees, providing little relief from the heat during this timeframe," reads Environment Canada's heat warning.

Make sure to stay cool and check on your friends, neighbours and loved one who might be more vulnerable to hot weather. 

The best BLT sandwiches in Toronto make an art form of this tasty and trusty trinity of ingredients to create a reassuringly classic or indulgently non-traditional take on this quintessential sandwich.

Here are the best BLT sandwiches in Toronto.

York University is already a massive post-secondary institution, but it's set to get a whole lot bigger as plans are revealed for a new campus north of the city.  This one won't be served by our soon-to-open subway extension, but it will widely increase the school's GTA footprint.

On Friday more details emerged about the campus it plans to open in Markham. This would be York Region's first university.

.@ONAdvancedEd is investing $127M in #YorkRegion’s first university campus - #YorkU’s #Markham Centre: https://t.co/zbGquLLinE#onpsepic.twitter.com/0R5q86MYA0

— YorkU President (@YorkUPresOffice) June 9, 2017

As CBC reports, the provincial government is giving $127 million to this project. The new school will be located north of the 407, between Kennedy Road and Warden Avenue, and it'll serve about 4,000 students. 

Seneca College will also offer classes at the new site, something it already does at York's Keele campus. An opening date is targeted for 2021.

Summer music festivals in Toronto are precious things. While there are lots of great fests outside the city, having the party come to you always feels special. While we're still waiting on announcements from OVO, TIME, and TURF, there's still plenty to get excited about this year. 

Toronto's first ever BBQ Eats Festival took over Ontario Place this past weekend and it celebrated smoky, grilled food from around the world. Local restaurants and food trucks were well represented, and they all served up meaty dishes, as well as a few sweet treats.

Take a look at all the smoky eats in this photo gallery.

It's not uncommon for a commute in Toronto to involve a TTC delay or two (or three). Plenty of issues lead to subway stoppages, including emergency alarms and of course, signal issues.

The TTC released a whole whack of data related to the 69,000 subway (and Scarborough Rapid Transit) delays that occurred between January 2014 and April 2017. The Toronto Star, which crunched the numbers, revealed there were on average, about 58 stoppages, or delays per day.

#TTC subway and SRT delay data is now open to all through @Open_TO, tracking from 2014 to present. https://t.co/68EI6XKp5J

— Brad Ross (@bradTTC) June 5, 2017

According to the Star, the station with the most delays was Kennedy, followed by Kipling, Bloor-Yonge, St. George and Finch, respectively.

The most delays happen during the morning and evening commutes, which makes sense considering that's when most people take the subway and the lines run near capacity.

Take a scroll through the data and be more informed next time you get delayed.

You might already ooh and ah when you visit Niagara Falls, but get ready to say ohm next to this natural wonder this summer.

That's because you'll be able to take a yoga class right beside the Horseshoe Falls at this tourist destination that's less than two hours away from Toronto. 

A post shared by Niagara Parks (@niagaraparks) on Jun 12, 2017 at 9:38am PDT

Namaste Niagara, which is run by Niagara Parks, features a 45 minute beginner-friendly yoga class on the lower observation deck. You can usually only access this platform during the Journey Behind the Falls excursions.

It's about as stunning a spot to practice yoga as you can dream up, but be prepared to get at least a little wet. The mist from the Falls tends to descend upon the deck, which is actually quite nice when it's really hot out.

Sessions run on June 18, July 9, July 23 and August 13. Tickets are $50. 

If you haven't noticed, it's pretty darn hot in Toronto at the moment, and it feels especially warm out thanks to the wet and relatively cold spring we had.

There's currently a heat warning in effect because the mercury's soared over 30 C today. With the humidex, it feels closer to 40 C.

While there's relief in sight - it's supposed to cool off mid week - some of the city's public outdoor pools will open this Saturday,  June 17, right in time for more hot weather.

Public service announcement: the pool is full of water. It is nearly swimming season.

A post shared by Jessica Blaine Smith (@jbsmith) on Jun 9, 2017 at 6:45am PDT

The following week, on June 24, the remainder of the pools will be operational, so you can splash around all summer long.

Here are the pools that'll be open on June 17:

• Alex Duff Memorial Pool
• Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools
• Grandravine Community Recreation Centre
• Heron Park Community Centre
• McGregor Park Community Centre
• Oriole Community Centre
• Pine Point Park Outdoor Pool
• Riverdale Park East
• Sunnyside Gus Ryder Outdoor Pool

If you think crowding on the TTC is bad now, it'll be downright scary to consider what the picture might look like in a decade. While the city has committed to building a downtown relief line, even optimistic scenarios peg its earliest arrival at 2031. 

That's a big problem according to Councillor Joe Mihevc, who's requested that TTC staff investigate a series of interim relief strategies to deal with crowding and capacity issues on Line 1. 

Back in 2012, a report titled Downtown Rapid Transit Expansion Study prepared for the TTC predicted that "future transit demand into the downtown core is expected to increase by 55% from 155,000 to 236,000 morning peak period trips."

While the TTC does have improvements such as Automatic Train Control in the works to help increase capacity, the calls for additional measures are starting to increase.

Here is my letter to TTC CEO Andy Byford urging the TTC to find immediate solutions for subway capacity on the Yonge line. pic.twitter.com/t9DDdsJFYr

— John Tory (@JohnTory) May 24, 2017

Last month John Tory implored TTC CEO Any Byford to explore creative solutions to Line 1 crowding including the possibility of "some subway trains start their journey further down the line, allowing for additional capacity in some of our busier stations."

Mihevc has at least a couple more radical strategies in mind, some of which appear to be inspired by the TTC's former Chief Marketing Officer, Bob Brent. 

.@TOrontoCouncil wants DRL, w/o funding it, of course. What can #TTC do prior to 2031 DRL to reduce Bloor/Yonge congestion? My 2¢ @JoeMihevcpic.twitter.com/2eyydNlUDa

— Bob Brent (@BobBrentTO) May 25, 2017

The ward 21 councillor's item on the agenda at the TTC's June 15 board meeting requests that staff consider such relief measures as "dynamic pricing" and having trains stop at alternate stations during peak demand periods. 

The former idea has already been tabled as part of a revamp to the fare structure when Presto is fully implemented across the system, but what exactly it would look like has yet to be worked out.

In any case, the idea would be to provide incentive for travel during off-peak periods. There is, however, the very real possibility that customer satisfaction could take a nosedive in the wake of a peak/off-peak fare system, as many transit users are forced to travel during rush hour.

Mihevc's other suggestions include express bus service on Bay St. in a dedicated right of way (ROW), express bus service to downtown from other key areas during the morning rush, and the general expansion of ROWs on light rail and bus routes (like we'll see with the King St. pilot).

The TTC isn't obligated to pursue these ideas, but there's pressure building on the organization to come up with new strategies to relieve the growing pressure on our busies subway line, which is only slated to get more and more packed in the years ahead.