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Many planning to wear black to this year's Toronto Pride parade

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The brilliant colours of Toronto's Pride parade could appear muted this year, to an extent, following a series of grisly murders that have rocked the local LGBT community to its core.

Suspected serial killer Bruce McArthur has now been charged with killing at least six men who disappeared from the Church and Wellesley area dating all the way back to 2010.

The remains of seven people have been recovered from planters where the 66-year-old landscaper worked so far, only three of whom have been identified, and police believe there could be more victims still.

It's been a dark, tough year for the Church-Wellesley Village in many respects, and concerns are already brewing over how the annual parade will play out in June.

One Torontonian is proposing that members of the community wear black to the parade this year in honour of McArthur's six known victims (Andrew Kinsman, Selim Esen, Dean Lisowick, Majeed Kayhan, Soroush Mahmudi and Skandaraj Navaratnam,) as well as murdered transgender woman Alloura Wells and 22-year-old Tess Richey.

"I propose that during our community's most visible, colourful, joyful event, our Pride Parade that we wear black," wrote Jesse Lz in his event listing.

"This action will send a powerful message to those in Toronto, as well as the folks who watch our parade around the world that our community stands with survivors of violence."

About 125 people have marked themselves as "attending" the event on Facebook so, with another 665 more saying that they are "interested."

One commenter on the event warned wearing black could add to the (already high) number of people who suffer from heat-related medical problems at Pride.

Lz says that everyone is encouraged to participate as they see fit.

"Accessorizing with black or white is also encouraged if that’s easier for folks," he wrote in response to the comment. "Great advice!"


11 bars with extended 4am last call in Toronto this week

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Women's Fashion Week is back in Toronto, and with it comes extended last call at nightclubs and bars across the city. From March 12 to 18, you'll be able to discuss haute couture well into the morning over cocktails.

Here are the bars with extended 4 a.m. last call in Toronto this week.

This represents establishments approved to serve until 4 a.m. by the AGCO. They don't have to exercise that right on each night, so it's always best to called ahead to confirm.

Soon you'll be able to charge your phone on the TTC

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Few things are more frustrating in 2018 than running out of phone juice while riding public transit (or ever at all, let's be real.)

When your cellphone dies, so does your ability to stream music. To send and receive text messages. To scroll through Instagram or eff with whatever mobile game you play to zone out of the waking hell that is commuting at rush hour.

Fortunately, the people who buy, build and design transit vehicles are well aware of this issue – and they're helping to fix it, bus by bus.

The TTC has confirmed that Toronto will be getting 200 new, clean diesel buses "featuring USB ports for charging smart devices" this year, with deliveries starting in May.

These millennial-friendly buses will be equipped with 12 USB chargers each, according to TTC spokesperson Stuart Green.

"It's something that is done in other parts of the world," he said, "and is part of our commitment to modernization."

Currently, passengers can't even plug their bricks into electric outlets on regular transit vehicles (the UP Express is another story. Thanks for the plugs, Metrolinx.)

This would have been the case pretty much everywhere in the world 10 years ago, but buses with features like Wi-Fi and USB ports are becoming more and more common as demand for constant connectivity grows.

TTC officials expect to have all of the redesigned, charge capable buses in place between July and September of this year, as indicated in the transit agency's recently-released Customer Charter.

Other exciting promises from the 2018 TTC charter (which features the the new "TTC Way" set of values) include two-hour time-based transfers, solar powered passenger information displays and high-capacity bicycle parking racks at up to 49 stations.

You can find the full charter right here, broken down by what the TTC plans to do for improved customer service each quarter.

"The Customer Charter is the TTC's commitment to you, our customer," reads the intro to the document. "It is designed to track promises and improvements that benefit customers. It also holds TTC's management accountable if promises are not met."

Kensington Market's Good Egg to close after almost a decade

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One of the city's most popular culinary book stores will be closing up shop for good "in a few months" after nearly 10 years of delighting shoppers in Toronto's Kensington Market.

Good bye, Good Egg. You will be missed.

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"Today is a sad day for Kensington as Mika Bareket announces the closure of her store Good Egg," wrote Toronto food journalist Corey Mintz on his Kensingtongrocers Instagram account.

"Officially, Good Egg sells cookbooks," his post continues, "But for the last 10 years, the shop has been much more than that to the community — a forum for food and wine classes and readings, a nexus of browsing tourists and local chefs."

It's also become known as a fantastic gift shop, replete with well-curated, quirky wares for every occasion.

Liquidation sales start today, so hurry on over to 267 Augusta if there's something you want to grab before this colourful gem of a local shop is gone.

Hilary Duff visited a cheese cave in Toronto

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Actress, mom and former teen idol Hilary Duff was spotted this weekend at Cheese Boutique in Etobicoke, presumably shopping for cheese.

Maître fromager Afrim Pristine posted a photo of himself with the 30-year-old celebrity on Instagram Friday evening.

"Hope you enjoyed the tour of the cheese cave @hilaryduff," he wrote. "Thanks for the visit and enjoy all the goodies tonight. Next time I'm cooking for you and your friends."

Duff hasn't revealed why she was in Toronto on Friday, at least not publicly, but fans are assuming it was to visit friends or this dog

It's of note that Duff was once married to (and has a child with) retired Canadian hockey player Mike Comrie.

The two share joint custody of their son and are reportedly great friends, so she may have been in town to visit him (or again, a small French bulldog.)

Duff, who was and will always be Lizzie McGuire in our hearts, is also an unabashed fan of cheese. Could she have made the trip just to visit Cheese Boutique's prestigious vault?

If she ever responds to my Grade 7 fan mail, I'll ask and let you know.

10 things to do in Toronto today

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Events in Toronto today is full of musical talent, be it Justin Timberlake dropping by to perform live or in print with many of Canada's most recognizable music posters on display at the Polaris Poster Show.

Events you might want to check out:

Justin Timberlake (March 13 @ Air Canada Centre)
Justin Timberlake is back in Toronto playing his hits and new sounds off his The Man Of The Woods album.
Polaris Poster Show (March 13 @ The Drake Hotel)
The Tragically Hip, Feist, K-OS, and more will have their Polaris Prize-winning album art on display during the show, plus prints available for purchase.
Betty Who (March 13 @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre)
Australian's own "Ignore Me" singer Betty Who is making a Canadian stop in Toronto as part of her North American tour.
Iranian Fire Festival (March 13 @ Mel Lastman Square)
This outdoor festival looks to celebrate Iranian culture with live music, performances, and a fireworks display.
Mega Miso Ramen Challenge (March 13 @ KINTON RAMEN)
The Mega Miso Ramen Challenge is on again at Kinton to see who can polish off a massive bowl of ramen with a ton of pork belly, pork shoulder, and a whole lotta noodles.
G-Eazy (March 13 @ REBEL)
Rapper G-Eazy is in town as part of his The Beautiful & Damned tour for a two-night stint at Rebel.
Rain (March 13-18 @ Princess of Wales)
The 50th anniversary of The Beatles classic album Stg. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is getting a live multi-media treatment that includes hits spanning their storied run.
Kino T.O. (March 13 @ Rivoli)
The Toronto chapter of Kino, a worldwide filmmakers and film lovers community, is having a screening of recent member-made flicks.
Wanderings (March 13 @ The Theatre Centre)
Up-and-coming artists and writers are coming together for one night to share their works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and short stories.
Life and the Art of Lying (March 13 @ Imagine Cinemas Carlton)
Set for its Toronto premiere, Emily Schooley's film explores a free-spirited compulsive liar who struggles to connect honestly with the love of her life.

House of the week: 3 Highbourne Road

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From the outside, this house on Highbourne Road reminds me of a quaint English cottage. But on the inside, the home is a far cry from anything cottage-like. It’s modern, bright and surprisingly spacious.

Located in Forest Hill the four plus bedroom home is listed for $2,795,000. The kitchen, living room, dining room and family room all blend together on the main floor with the open-plan layout.

3 highbourne road torontoThe sunny kitchen with an eat-in area is roomy enough that an entire family could all be milling around and you wouldn’t be on top of each other.

3 highbourne road torontoThe kitchen and the family room also open up onto a huge deck that overlooks the garden. While nothing spectacular the lawn seems big enough for kids to run around on.

3 highbourne road torontoThe adjoining dining room on the main floor does seem a bit cramped, which might explain why the owners decided to convert one of the garages into an outdoor dining room.

3 highbourne road torontoWhile impractical if you wanted to park two cars inside the garage I can’t help but love the fairytale vibe it’s giving off. I can just imagine hosting a small wedding or a garden tea party in the backyard during the warmer months.

3 highbourne road torontoUpstairs there are three bedrooms, a bathroom and a master bedroom with an en-suite. The master bedroom is delightful with a huge bay window, fireplace and a walk-in closet that looks like it could house an expansive wardrobe.

3 highbourne road torontoI’m drooling over en-suite bathroom. I love how they kept the antique vanity and clawfoot bathtub.

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Thank heavens there’s a new shower though, no one wants old school water pressure. There’s also a bidet if you’re into that sort of thing.

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Downstairs the finished walk-out basement has enough room for a guest bedroom, bathroom, mudroom, laundry room and storage area.

3 highbourne road torontoThere’s also a huge playroom that could easily be turned into a recreation room when the kids get older.

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3 highbourne road torontoGood For

A family who loves to entertain and is likely going to end up hosting some epic garden tea parties for their daughters in the summer. 

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Move On If

You want to park both your cars in the garage. With one of the garages being converted into an outdoor dining space you’re going to have to leave one on the driveway, which means brushing off snow every single winter.

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10 new Toronto restaurants you can eat at for under $10

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At these new Toronto restaurants, you can eat great food for under $10. For that little, you can now satisfy your hunger with fantastic Vietnamese, halal burgers, sandwiches, Nashville hot chicken and Sri Lankan.

Here's a round-up of new Toronto restaurants you can eat at for under $10.

Vit Beo

Several items on the menu at this late-night Bloorcourt joint are just $8, including banh xeo rice crepes, papaya salad, and kho quet fried cauliflower, plus an instant noodle dish only available past 2 a.m. for $9. Plus, eating sharing style means more bang for your buck.

Ozzy’s Burgers

Fresh house-ground 100% AAA halal beef burgers go for under $10 with cheese or bacon. Lamb, vegetarian portobello, vegan and kiddie burger options as well as bacon and egg sandwiches don’t go over the $10 mark either at this joint that replaced Grilled Cheese in Kensington.

Woodfire Sandwich Co.

Most sandwiches including fried chicken, brisket, meatball and roast beef hover around the $9 mark at this Etobicoke takeout joint from the same people behind Woody’s Burgers. On weekend breakfast bowls and sandwiches are available on the cheap as well.

Green Room

Food and drinks are both astoundingly cheap at the relocated version of this beloved local watering hole, which was once in the Annex but now resides on College Street. Pad thai, wings, nachos, spring rolls, fried shrimp...not much of it surpasses $8, and all of it does a great job at soaking up boozy drink specials.

Five Points

Hidden inside Bloorcourt bar Open House, super hot wings, tenders plus crinkle cut fries and jalapeno hot cakes are all $5 across the board, which serves the thirst-quenching craft beer bar well.

Yonge Street Warehouse

This new incarnation of the Warehouse brand near Yonge and Dundas comes complete with the signature El Furniture $5.95 bar food menu. While it’s the drinks that’ll get you, at least you can eat pierogies, burgers, mac n’ cheese and sandwiches for cheap here.

Rusi

Sri Lankan has never been more accessible or generously portioned than at this Financial District food court counter. Get squid, chicken, eggplant, mutton, potato or dhal curry here for less than $10, or opt for it in a wrap. There are also options for pittu, string hoppers, roast bread and rotti for equally cheap, as well as short eats.

City Canteen

Curry spice peanuts, truffle chips, pickled green beans or olives go for $3 in this Bloor West Village boutique grocery store/cafe restaurant/learning space, and a selection of fresh salads is always on offer for $6. A house pickled veggie board clocks in at exactly $10 while sweet treats like bread pudding and creme brulee go for $8.

Parallel

Though larger dishes cost over $10, this industrial cafe on Geary serves snacks of labneh, falafel, tahini and hummus for less.

Plancha

Breakfasts of steel cut oats with buckwheat and quinoa or grass-fed yogurt, both with Moroccan mint, mixed berry sauce and apple run for under $10 at this King East area street food spot. There are always vegan soups available for under $10 too.


Toronto music fans upset over Field Trip sponsor

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Summer's most Toronto-centric music festival is taking some heat right now for partnering with what fans are calling "one of the most destructive and corrupt corporations on the planet."

Field Trip, now in its sixth year, announced its lineup for 2018 last week.

More than 20 indie bands and artists including Metric, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bahamas, Japandroids and Deer Tick are are scheduled to perform at Fort York and Garrison Common this June, which has many fans excited for the two-day-long music and arts fest.

Some of that excitement has been checked, however, after ticket buyers noticed at least one questionable sponsor on the festival's website.

"So disappointed to see that you’re partnering with Nestle, Field Trip Music & Arts!" wrote Erica Shiner of Toronto on the festival's Facebook event last week. 

"I've been talking to my son all week about taking him to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs! You need to drop Nestle!"

Dozens of other hopefully attendees have weighed in to express their own concerns (and intentions to boycott the festival over Nestle's inclusion.)

"Nestle is terrible, locally and internationally. What's wrong with the City of Toronto water trucks?" asked one commenter. "I don't buy any of their products and won't be bringing my family to this year's Field Trip because of this."

"This is so disappointing and gross," wrote someone else.

Nestle has been the subject of hundreds of petitions, lawsuits and critical investigations over the past 20+ years. 

The company has been accused of everything from violating ethical codes and stealing government resources to knowingly using child labour.

In response to mounting criticism over its choice to partner with Nestle, Field Trip responded to commenters in Shiner's thread on Saturday.

"To our concerned fans, we appreciate your feedback and respectfully consider your concerns as they pertain to Field Trip," it reads. "With that in mind, we will endeavour to incorporate your viewpoints into the planning of this summer's festival."

Fans weren't entirely thrilled with the response. As one put it, "this response is literally a non response. ridiculous."

And yet, Nestle does not appear as one of the festival's sponsors on its website right now. Perrier appears to be the sole water sponsor.

For those unaware, however, it should be noted that Perrier is owned by Nestle.

Toronto is one step closer to getting the FIFA World Cup

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Well, it's official: Canada is joining the U.S. and Mexico in a three-country play for 2026's FIFA World Cup.

If the triad's bid is successful, 48 nations will play 80 soccer matches across North America over 30 days, with at least 1o of those games taking place in Canada. 

Toronto itself would host 3-5 FIFA games at BMO Field, according to an endorsement put forward by Mayor John Tory in January. The west-end stadium would be given additional seating to meet the capacity standards of a World Cup venue.

MP Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, announced the news this morning at a press conference in Toronto.

City staff had previously estimated that it would cost between $30 million to $45 million to co-host the World Cup in 2016, but those costs are expected to be shared between all three levels of government.

Besides, Toronto seems to be getting pretty good at hosting high-level international sports events. If the PanAm and Invictus Games are any indication, the joint "United Bid Committee" will fare just fine.

These are the highest paying jobs in Toronto right now

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Money can't buy you happiness, but it can pay off your student loans – which, ironically, you'll need to rack up a lot of to become one of Toronto's highest-paid workers.

Canadian job search site Indeed.com just released its annual list of the top paying jobs in Toronto, based on salaries reported by employees and job advertisements between Feb. 2016 and Feb. 2018.

Only jobs with at least 50 salary reports are included in the grand total, which explains why we don't see any pharmaceutical, insurance or telecom executives on the list.

The CEO of Rogers, for example, made a base salary of $1,029,711 last year with about $23,573,282 in additional compensation.

Salaried employees who work below the level of "yacht-buying exec" in Toronto will make the most money in medicine or finance, according to Indeed.

Here are your best options for career choices if money is your main motivator and, in the case of the top three earners, if you're super smart and are cool with many, many years of school:

  • Radiologist ($291,207)
  • Cardiology Physician( $280,965)
  • Physician ($194,434)
  • Vice President of Construction ($180,416)
  • Vice President of Finance ($159,756)
  • Chief Estimator ($148,632)
  • Vice President of Business Development ($143,967)
  • Vice President of Operations ($140,903)
  • Director of Accounting ($137,191)
  • Senior Tax Manager ($136,426)

Korean dessert chain Milkcow opening first Toronto location

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Toronto is about to get a taste of Korean dessert cafe Milkcow's soft serve ice cream when it opens up its first location in Toronto.

The authentic South Korean dessert chain has chosen Toronto for its second location in Canada (the other being in BC) and is setting up shop in North York between Eglinton and Lawrence Avenues.

It's one of many Korean and Asian-style dessert joints cropping up all over the city offering a huge array of tasty treats, some with a more over-the-top selection than others.

Milkcow keeps it simple with a menu of fun flavours like Snow Drop with cotton candy, sea salt, and jelly beans, or the Mont Blanc with chocolate rocks, apple syrup, Oreo crumbles, and cotton candy.

The cafe is set to open sometime this summer at 2651 Yonge Street, just in time for the warm weather.

U of T ranked the top university in Canada again

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Slowly but surely, the University of Toronto continues to rise up the QS World University Rankings chart – and maintain ultimate dominance in almost every category among schools across Canada.

U of T came in 31st overall for the 2017-2018 academic year, moving up one spot in the rankings with a heavily-weighted "academic reputation"score of 99.7 out of 100.

This makes it the highest-ranked university in the country based on such factors as employer reputation, faculty/student ratio and academic citations. McGill was close behind at spot number 32. 

It might not sound incredible, but 31 out of a total 1,130 institutions puts Toronto in the 97th percentile of all universities analyzed around the globe.

When broken down by subject, Toronto fared even better.

U of T ranked in the top 50 globally for 42 out of the 48 subjects reviewed – more than any other university in the ranking.

It took eight top 10 spots in and was one of only seven schools in the top 25 for 31 more subjects. The others were Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge, UCLA and University of California-Berkeley.

Globally, the University of Toronto is ranked to have the second-best nursing program in the world. Social policy, anatomy, computer science and theology also made the top 10.

"It's gratifying to see University of Toronto researchers recognized for the excellence of their work," said Vivek Goel, the university's vice-president of research and innovation, in response to the ranking.

"Such breadth and depth of scholarship in one institution is rare globally."

Toronto's soon to open brewery is not like the others

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The Toronto brewery that lets you make your own beer is finally having its grand opening as People's Pint prepares to start pouring the suds.

Next week marks the opening of People's Pint; unique in that patrons will be allowed to take part in a pilot project that lets anyone try their hand at creating a 10 gallon batch of their own brew—or about 40 litres of beer—on site and with a quality assurance lab nearby.

It began with small batch brewing before growing to be a collaborative effort between local and professional brewers.

Now, the former site of Junction Craft Brewing has been transformed into a community-friendly space with a large seating area and twelve taps featuring the likes of Helles Island Lager, Serendipitous Sour, and Chinook of the North – plus one tap reserved for a guest home brew.

The grand opening will be catered by Young Animal, while patrons are welcome to also bring their own food in from neighbouring establishments. 

Arrive thirsty for the opening on March 23 at 90 Cawthra Avenue.

The TTC is having trouble making people pay for rides

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It's no secret that fare evasion is a problem for Toronto's public transit system.

By some estimates, the TTC is losing as much as $50 million a year to people who sneak aboard buses, streetcars and into subway stations without paying their requisite $3.25 – and the problem is getting worse.

You'd think those scary fare inspectors would have helped a bit.

An internal TTC position paper obtained by The Toronto Star and published this week states that "revenue control has been increasingly constrained as a result of broad, successive changes to policy over the last three years."

The confidential draft report, dated February 9, 2018, goes so far as to rank the TTC's own fare enforcement abilities as "poor."

It blames this such things as malfunctioning Presto equipment, the all-door streetcar boarding policy, and especially the 2015 introduction of rules that allow kids under 12 to ride for free.

TTC officials told The Star that the agency "has no evidence the new rules have contributed to increased fare evasion," and that they're working with Metrolinx to improve Presto inspection devices.

Broken machines do seem to result in a lot of unpaid fares, whether at subway stations where TTC attendants wave people through because Presto isn't working, or on streetcars when multiple pay stations are unable to accept cash / tokens / debit.

As for people pretending to be kids, the TTC board approved a policy in 2016 that would require all riders between 10 and 19 to carry TTC-issued photo ID with their Presto cards.

That policy was meant to go into effect by 2017 but, as The Star's Ben Spurr points out, it has yet to be implemented.


Concert to support Toronto's LGBTQ community postponed after backlash

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A confusing event that billed itself as part vigil, part celebration has been called off (at least for now) after members of Toronto's grieving LGBTQ community spoke out against it.

The free concert, called #LoveWins, was meant to take place at Nathan Phillips Square on March 29 and feature performances by Carole Pope, members of the Barenaked Ladies, the Forte Toronto Gay Men's Chorus, John Alcorn and Elijah Woods.

"As information continues to emerge about the series of killings that have shaken Torontos LGBTQ community, many of us have been left feeling vulnerable and uncertain," reads the event description. "The work of healing now begins."

Or not.

Following the concert's announcement last week, a Facebook event called "STOP '#lovewins' Concert" started getting traction.

The Facebook group's organizers argued that the entire concept was offensive and in poor taste, writing:

"This is a group for people who think a concert to 'celebrate our community' while an active investigation into a serial killer is on going and while the bodies of some gay men sit in forensic labs, while others remain missing and unnamed is completely disrespectful." 

Toronto city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, whose ward includes the Church-Wellesley Village, announced on Saturday that the concert would be "postponed."

"Our intention was to bring the city together in love and healing..." reads a post on her website. "Unfortunately, the event created an unintentional division at a historic time in the LGBTQ2S community."

Historic and painful for many.

Police are still actively investigating the case of suspected serial killer Bruce McArthur, who charged with killing at least six men who disappeared from the Church and Wellesley area dating back to 2010.

The remains of seven people have been recovered from planters where the 66-year-old landscaper worked so far, only three of whom have been identified, and police believe there could be more victims still.

News that police may have mishandled parts of the investigation has only intensified an already dark situation.

"I cannot see our community moving to a place of healing until there is a formal INDEPENDENT inquiry into police behaviour in regards to the 10 years of missing Brown men," wrote Sara Malabar on Facebook, "and why it took a missing white man to make an arrest."

Malabar is one of the organizers behind the "Stop #LoveWins" movement. Following the concert's cancellation, she announced that she would be speaking to Canadian philanthropist Salah Bachir and Wong-Tam about creating a more unifying event.

Video shows bed bugs crawling around Ryerson classroom

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Ryerson University is investigating reports of bed bugs in at least one of its classrooms today after photos and videos surfaced of little brown insects running around desks in the Victoria Building.

The Eyeopener, Ryerson's student newspaper, reported one week ago that several students had complained of itchy red bumps on their skin after attending class at 350 Victoria St. in downtown Toronto.

Some of the same students said they'd seen small, termite-like bugs crawling over their their hands, arms, sweaters and even burrowed between the cracks of their desks.

Here's what the latter looks in a video submitted to The Eyeopener and published Monday.

Is anybody else itchy right now?

After reporting the bugs to university staff, The Eyeopener's Stefanie Phillips said that she was told the room in question had been "investigated multiple times" but that results had always come back negative.

For a follow-up article, the students contacted five different exterminators for their take on the insects.

Pest control specialists from Abell Pest Control, 24/7 Pest Control, Merkem Pest Solutions, Pestend Pest Control Toronto and Just Bed Bugs all said that, based on pictures, the insects in VIC 205 were bed bugs.

Ryerson posted a notice saying that classes in the room were cancelled on Tuesday afternoon. 

"The university is aware of the issue and is currently assessing the room in question," said the university in a statement today. 

"Our students have been helpful in bringing their concerns forward so that the situation can be addressed properly."

Explore this unreal cave system just north of Toronto

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It’s no secret that Collingwood and the Blue Mountains are home to some of Ontario’s best outdoor activities like skiing, snowboarding, hiking, rock climbing, and now caving.

The Niagara Escarpment’s unique geological formations make Grey County a caving paradise, with the highest point of the Bruce Trail reaching 1675 ft at the Osler Bluffs.

Just a short drive from the Osler Bluffs is Metcalfe Rock, which has some of the best views in all of Collingwood.

Avid rock climbers have been scaling Metcalfe Rock for decades, and now, nature enthusiasts can explore the sprawling cave systems below.

Caving (also known as ‘spelunking’) at Metcalfe Rock is open to explore year round, and a number of Grey County tourism groups bring visitors down in them twice daily, such as Free Spirit Tours and Adventure Seeker Tours ranging in price from $65 to $200 per person.

Whichever tour you decide to book with, don’t worry if you’re a first timer. You’ll receive extensive rappelling instruction and will be equipped with all the required gear you need before being lowered into the 80-ft crevice.

Inside the caves, you should expect to both climb and crawl – so wear layered clothing you won’t mind getting a little dirty.

Tours last between 3 and 5 hours depending on the season.

10 things to do in Toronto today

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Events in Toronto today show that hump day doesn't have to be boring. Why stay in when you can go out and listen to good music, eat pizza, or check out some zines? The city is calling you.

Events you might want to check out:

Zine Fair (March 14 @ OCAD University)
Now in its 8th year, the Zine Fair will play host to creators from the OCAD U zine community and let you explore zines, prints, and comics.
Ty Dolla $ign (March 14 @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre)
Ty Dolla $ign is dropping by Toronto for a night as part of his Don't Judge Me international tour.
The Toronto Sportsmen’s Show (March 14-18 @ The International Centre)
It's never too early to start thinking about the next adventure and the 350 exhibitions featuring fishing, hunting, boating, wildlife, and everything outdoorsy has you covered.
Craig David (March 14 @ Velvet Underground)
English singer Craig David is still going strong with his most recent album The Time is Now.
Screaming Females (March 14 @ Hard Luck Bar)
Screaming Females have been making waves across the indie rock scene.
Earthless (March 14 @ Lee's Palace)
California psychedelic rockers Earthless are back in town to perform alongside Kikagaku Moyo and JJUUJJUU.
Singing Plants (March 14 @ Henderson Brewing Co)
Artist Jo SiMalaya Alcampo looks to introduce us to the Singing Plants; keepers of Indigenous knowledge, stories, and memory.
The Spring Breakdown (March 14 @ The Piston)
Winter isn't over just yet, but it's never too early to dance the blues away to live soul music.
Village Rockstars (March 14 @ Aga Khan Museum)
Rima Das' 2017 film tells the story of a young girl living in a remote village in northeast India and her dream of forming a rock band.
Pi Day at Pi Co (March 14 @ Multiple Venues)
Celebrate Pi Day with $3.14 pizza from noon to 3:14 p.m. at all three Pi Co locations.

Rental of the week: 70 Distillery Lane

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This apartment in the heart of the Distillery District will cost you a pretty penny but when you’re sat on the wraparound terrace looking out at the sunset over the lake you might just forget this place is almost $5K a month. 70 distillery lane torontoWhile the rent seems steep, that price is justified by more than the pretty view. This place comes move-in ready. It’s decorated and furnished with some truly stylish mid-century furniture.

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The open concept modern kitchen and living area provide plenty of livable space.

70 distillery lane torontoThe wood accent walls add a touch of character to what could really be a steel and glass box.

70 distillery lane toronto

The two bedrooms, each with their own en-suite spa-style bathroom, bring this place up to new heights of luxury.

70 distillery lane toronto

On top of that all the utilities are included, plus phone, cable, and internet. What I would give to never have to call an internet company to set up my at-home wifi again! There’s also bi-monthly cleaning service included.

70 distillery lane toronto The huge windows provide plenty of light and did I mention the view?

Specs
  • Address:#3507 -70 Distillery Lane
  • Apartment type: Apartment
  • Rent: $4,700 / month
  • Listing agent: Victoria Boscariol
  • Furnished? Yes
  • Utilities: Included
  • Air conditioning? Yes
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Parking: 1
  • Laundry? In-suite
  • Outdoor space? Terrace
  • Pet-friendly? No
70 distillery lane torontoGood For

An ex-pat couple who doesn’t feel like shipping their lives across countries. Moving is hard enough as it is, you don’t need to add the arduous tasks of dealing with moving companies or internet providers.

70 distillery lane toronto
Move On If

You want to decorate the place yourself, mid-century furniture isn’t everyone’s taste. Also if you have pets. This place is a no-go for pets of any size, shape or disposition. 

70 distillery lane toronto

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