Happy election day, Ontario! Still uncertain as to which party should get your vote? You don't have much time left to decide. 

Fortunately, Toronto-based software engineer Kieran Huggins has made a very simple tool to help you cast your ballot — but only if you've got your mind made up about who you don't want to win, and only if that happens to be Doug Ford.

Huggins has produced a strategic voting calculator at votewell.ca to determine how best your vote can be used, in any particular riding, to defeat the race's leading party.

BRILLIANT! This tell you exactly how to strategically vote in the #OntarioElection2018 to avoid a #DougFord majority. Check it out.https://t.co/LNo8lAkiqd#OnElxn#ONpoli#NeverFord#GenZ#Millennials

— Bobby Umar | Keynote Speaker (@raehanbobby) June 7, 2018

Canadian poll analyst Éric Grenier currently pegs the chance of a PC majority win at 89.7 per cent, based on all publicly available data and regional distribution of seats.

Strategic voting (or "tactical voting", as it's sometimes called) refers to the practice of casting one's vote for the party most likely to overtake whoever is leading the race — even if it does not reflect the voter's actual preference.

Kieran Huggins of Toronto created this nifty strategic voting tool that allows Ontarians to figure out which way they should cast their ballot to avoid a PC majority win. Image via votewell.ca

It's basically using your vote to stop someone you don't like from getting elected, as opposed to voting for the candidate you most favour.

If your riding is York Centre, a strategic vote would be for the Liberal Party, according to the strategic voting calculator. Someone with the same goal in Pickering, however, would vote NDP.

You can find out how people in your particular region would vote strategically against Doug Ford, if they so choose to do so, right here.

Bocce ball and golfers rejoice! Toronto is getting an indoor bocce ball-golf course by way of LOB, a new restaurant and bar with a nine-hole course inside of it.

Bocce ball-golf, or Gocce ball, as it's known on the professional circuit, combines the ball-throwing genius of games like croquet and lawn bowling with the athleticism and stamina required of golf.

LOB looks to take up space near Queen and Broadview, just south of the Broadview Hotel. 

Game bars have become popular in recent years, with places like Track & Field and Bangarang drawing in those who want to toss a beanbag while having a brew.

LOB is aiming to open sometime next month.

One of the great things about summertime in Toronto is getting to see our regular old streets transform into something from another world. 

Usually, that world is just New York — but with our city's film industry having experienced a major boom in recent years, locals are getting used to seeing more spectacular things around town.

Fake helicopter crashes anyone? How about Kurt Russel riding a sleigh? Or Damien Lewis in a fat suit that consists only of Rob Ford's head?

Rapina e Columba em novo vídeo do set.
Aparentemente, são os dublês durante o intervalo (já que a Columba está usando um roupão) e parecem ensaiar uma coreografia de luta. Eles não estão brigando como alguns estão dizendo. #Titanspic.twitter.com/ZgJ98NNE8C

— Titans Brasil (@DCTitansBrasil) May 19, 2018

Eagle-eyed DC Comics fans have taken note that an upcoming web TV series called Titans is currently filming in downtown Toronto, and they are stoked to be snapping photos from set.

I couldn’t get much information, but I think they’re filming the new #Titans2018 tv series here in Toronto. #DCComics#DCUniverse@geoffjohnspic.twitter.com/vr4dhRF2We

— Diego (@DFK1985) June 1, 2018

While more obscure than DC franchises like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman or even Shazam, Titans has been described as "easily one of the company's biggest upcoming live-action TV series."

Screenrant notes that the series will launch on DC Comics' own streaming service, DC Universe, later this year, and that the show will be based on a young superhero team of the same name.

R they filming a bat man thing in Toronto rn ? pic.twitter.com/V06qHiMRC2

— ★·.·´¯`·.·★ 🎀 𝐻𝓎𝓅𝑒𝓇𝓈𝓁𝓊𝓉 🎀  ★·.·`¯´· (@intrnetdaughter) June 2, 2018

The characters are said to include such DC Comics and film characters as Robin (of Batman fame), Beast Boy, Starfire, Hawk, Dove, Raven and maybe Superboy.

Imagens do set de gravações!

Nas fotos podemos ver o ator Curran Walters como Jason Todd gravando cenas em uma casa que teve duração de 4 dias de gravações no local. #Titans

📸 | davejefferies22 via Instagram pic.twitter.com/a7As1KhIpm

— Titans Brasil (@DCTitansBrasil) June 6, 2018

Photos posted by one fan to Instagram this week reveal that Curran Walters will be playing the role of Jason Todd, as reported by Comic Book Resources. Previous to the sighting in Toronto, that casting decision had yet to be made public.

Gotham City em peso na série! #Titans

Carros de polícia, táxi, ambulância e a parte externa do Banco Central de Gotham no set de Titans, em Toronto. pic.twitter.com/HiStbDt4Yl

— Titans Brasil (@DCTitansBrasil) June 2, 2018

So keep your eyes peeled, Toronto. You might just get yourself a scoop.

Politicians, as a group, have a reputation for being shady — but there's a huge difference between fudging some facts and intentionally trying to trick people with sneaky bombardments of mailbox garbage.

The latter tactic, as Parkdale-High Park Progressive Conservative candidate Adam Pham is learning this week, could not only tick off your potential constituents; it could land you in hot water with the legal system.

This afternoon we were forced to serve Adam Pham for MPP with a letter to Cease and Desist, after he chose to mislead voters with his campaign literature 1/2 pic.twitter.com/3aTbY0eP7G

— Nadia Guerrera (@nadia_guerrera) June 6, 2018

Pham, a multilingual real estate agent with a Ph D. in education, is currently running to become the next Member of Provincial Parliament for Parkdale-High Park.

He is a member of the Ontario PC Party and says he's running in support of Doug Ford as our province's next Premier.

With longtime NDP incumbent Cheri DiNovo now retired from politics, this is a competitive riding. It's also quite large, with over 100,000 voters who, today, must choose between Pham, Liberal candidate Nadia Guerrera, NDP candidate Bhutila Karpoche or the Green Party's Halyna Zalucky.

Pham is definitely one of the better known candidates of the bunch right now, but not for the reasons he might have hoped.

Parkdale-High Park’s Soft-Serve-In-Hell-Odds PC Candidate Adam Pham is really blowing the rest of his campaign money on silly flyers that bemoan rent levels but doesn’t mention the PC plan to roll back rent controls. The guy didn’t even knock on my door. I thought it was UPS. pic.twitter.com/B7a9t0YXVx

— jump around (@JodiesJumpsuit) June 6, 2018

Several different threads have popped up on Reddit in recent days to slam the PC candidate's aggressive and, some might say, invasive distribution of campaign materials.

First, there are the hydro meter magnets.

If you live in the #ParkHP riding, check your hydro meter for one of these @AdamPhamPC magnets, rip it off & then tell them to keep themselves and their effing magnets off your property. Our hydro meter is no where near the front of the house. #creepy#CampaignFail#onpolipic.twitter.com/Ql15qyim51

— The Last Linda (@TheLastLinda) May 23, 2018

Campaigners for Pham have reportedly been slapping red magnets on hydro boxes affixed to private homes in the area, much to the furor of residents who accuse them of trespassing and tampering.

Came home today and found this 2 sided magnet stuck on my hydro box. Someone walked 20 ft down the side lane of MY house to do this. I never thought I’d see a party stoop so low. They’ll NEVER get my vote. #OntarioElection#OntarioVotes#OntarioPC#ParkdaleHighPark@globalnewstopic.twitter.com/yTDIW6CLgy

— DKindree (@DKindree) May 21, 2018

"Hydro One CEO salary for 2017 is $6.2 million," reads the magnet. "Kathleen Wynne and Nadia Guerrera think YOU should PAY his salary with your hydro bill."

Locals say that Pham's team also recently put some scary-looking campaign materials on the windshields of local cars. "NDP violation... fight the car tax" read the yellow sheets of parking ticket-sized paper, which, obviously, are meant to look like parking tickets.

*makes wanking gesture* pic.twitter.com/ce8OUh605a

— Patrick G. Watson (@pgwphd) June 7, 2018

Over the past few days, critics have become particularly heated over red and white postcards that read "Liberals for Adam Pham."

Desperate @AdamPhamPC resorting to dirty tricks in #parkhp. A "Liberals for Adam Pham" lit piece telling people to vote for him that is authorized by his CFO. Shameful and disgusting. #onpoli#Election2018#OntarioElection2018pic.twitter.com/t8WgJ7YFoJ

— Justin Tetreault (@justintetreault) June 6, 2018

The flyers are believed to have been designed so that they look like they're from the Liberal Party, and they encourage supporters of that party to strategically vote for PCs in an attempt to thwart the NDP.

Only one small, difficult-to-read, divergent line of text on the side of the card indicates that it was authorized by Pham's campaign.

This flyer is circulating in Toronto, purporting to be "Liberals for (PC Candidate) Adam Pham"

Zoom in on the right there, in near invisible legal text "Authorized by the CFO of the Adam Pham campaign"#OnElxn#onpolipic.twitter.com/XZ74CQhkk8

— Occam's Rancor (@coreypierceart) June 6, 2018

Parkdale-High Park Progressive Liberal candidate Nadia Guerrera is having none of it.

Her campaign issued a cease-and-desist notice against Pham's campaign on Wednesday, as well as a formal complaint to Elections Ontario.

"It has come to our attention that Adam Pham's campaign is distributing a misleading and defamatory campaign ad," reads the letter from a lawyer representing Guerrero's campaign. "The PC Ad is published on red card stock, designed to appear as if it is OLP literature. It is not."

I truly hate election campaign flyers designed to trick people into voting for a candidate. Team @AdamPhamPC left this on my doorstep yesterday, hoping someone who normally votes Liberal will see this red and white flyer and vote with “Liberals for Adam Pham”. Its pathetic. pic.twitter.com/cDMpLgbaV6

— BR4D (@BR4D_A) June 6, 2018

The letter says that Pham must stop distributing the cards immediately, and that he must issue a full retraction and apology to avoid legal action.

"These types of 'dirty tricks' have no legitimate place in Ontario politics," continues the letter. "It is a disturbing affront to our democratic processes, to  say the least."

Pham has not yet responded publicly to Guerrera and the public's allegations, though a volunteer for his campaign did answer someone who asked about the hydro meter magnets on Facebook yesterday.

"It is not illegal. Prior to rolling out this imaginative way of communicating about the Liberal government's failure at fixing the Hydro mess, our team sought legal advice," reads the reply.

"Some people have told us they feel it is "almost criminal" to pay someone $6.2 million per year when other CEOs are earning much less."

Remember when Hologram Tupac performed at Coachella like, five years ago, and the entire world lost its freaking mind?

The self-described "world leaders in human resurrection" are bringing that same excitement to Toronto on Friday night as part of Yonge-Dundas Square's 15th Anniversary Block Party— and they say that the technology has come a long way since 2012.

As many as three different hologram artists are set to take the outdoor stage on Friday night as part of the celebration, which will also feature live human performers such as The New Pornographers and Secret Broadcast.

Representatives for Yonge-Dundas Square say specific details about the hologram show, presented by Outfront Media Canada and Hologram USA, are still under wraps — but rumour has it that one of the performers will indeed be the late American rapper Tupac Shakur.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
On June 8th at 8 PM, there will be a series of surprise HOLOGRAM performances taking place at Yonge-Dundas Square as part of our 15th Anniversary Block Party, courtesy of OUTFRONT Media & their new friends HologramUSA
Can you guess who will be performing? pic.twitter.com/E7mIXubOop

— Yonge-Dundas Square (@YDSquare) June 6, 2018

This will be the Canada's first hologram show, according to YDS reps, and it promises to be insane. I mean, have you seen what the tech gods have been up to lately with this stuff?

Just last month, the Prime Minister of New Zealand made headlines for speaking at a conference in hologram form. Mariah Carey, Jimmy Kimmel and dinosaur holograms already exist, and Canadian researchers are currently working on a Skype-like hologram video chat platform.

Will a Hologram Tom Brady be the next big thing from the NFL? https://t.co/d5zTu7Sfgm

— HologramUSA (@Hologram_USA) June 15, 2017

It's all very, very cool and very hot right now. Don't take my word for it, though — go check out the hologram performances for yourself at 8 p.m. in Yonge-Dundas Square on Friday night.

It's 100 per cent free and it'll definitely be a cool party. How could it be anything but with the presence of glowing, resurrected entertainers?

Congratulations to us! Recent data shows that Toronto has earned the title of 5th most unaffordable city in the world.

Data provided by the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey shows that Toronto's real estate market ranks as "severely unaffordable" on the large global residential market scale relative to income.

Toronto's real estate market is basically one hot oven in which to shovel your entire life's worth. Image provided via Demographia.

When stacked up against other major metropolitans around the world like Hong Kong, Sydney, Los Angeles and London, Toronto ranks among them as a city where home ownership can amount to a sink or swin-type scenario.

More specifically, the city's most recent survey shows the median household income in Toronto was about $65,829 in 2015. Meanwhile, data from the Toronto Real Estate Board clocked the average price for a single-family detached house at around $1,123,800 last month.

None of this should come as a surprise since, while the city's real estate market has seen a lot of back and forth in housing prices over the last few years, affordability remains a persistent issue among residents.

The housing affordability data, first released in January of this year, came back to light this week in the wake of a Bloomberg article showing that compared to Toronto, New York looks cheap.

The Ontario election 2018 results are in. After a long and all-too-dramatic campaign season, the votes have been counted and Doug Ford has emerged victorious.

Ford will be Ontario's next premier as the Progressive Conservative party cruised to a majority government. Returns show the PC party winning 76 ridings, the NDP 40, the Liberal party seven, and the Green party one. 

Groans mixed with silence at Horwath HQ as they see the screen projecting a Ford majority #OnPoli#OntarioElection#680Votespic.twitter.com/A5KNwPOVRN

— Momin Qureshi (@Momin680NEWS) June 8, 2018

The PC party also won 40.5% of the popular vote, the NDP 33.6%, the Liberals 19.6% and the Green party 4.6%.

The convincing loss means the Liberals will lose their official party status. Outgoing premier Kathleen Wynne barely won her own riding, eclipsing her PC rival Jon Kieran by a mere 181 votes.

Thank you, Ontario! The party with the taxpayers' money is over. Together, we will get this province back on track. #pcpo#onpoli#onelxnpic.twitter.com/LeB5asxlkt

— Doug Ford (@fordnation) June 8, 2018

In a speech after the results came in, Wynne announced she would be stepping aside as party leader.

#BREAKING: Wynne: “I am resigning as the leader of the Ontario Liberal party” in tears from the stage #onpoli#CityVote@CityNewspic.twitter.com/0nlo7DO0NC

— Amanda Ferguson (@CityNewsAmanda) June 8, 2018

In his victory speech, Ford declared Ontario "open for business" and promised "an era of economic growth and prosperity the likes of which this province has never seen before."

Doug Ford - "I know that my brother Rob is looking down from heaven….he is celebrating with us tonight. We owe so much to Rob’s legacy….a legacy that will continue." #ElectionsOntariopic.twitter.com/Bq0kaw5Wnf

— blogTO (@blogTO) June 8, 2018

The Progressive Conservative party leader, brother to late former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, only recently took the reigns of his party in the wake of a scandal involving former PC chief Patrick Brown.

Brown, who had been leading the party since 2005, stepped down in January amidst allegations of sexual conduct. He was subsequently expelled from the party by interim leader Vic Fedeli after trying (and failing) to get his old job back, twice.

Ford was named PC leader on March 10 after a short and chaotic race that started with an announcement from his mother's basement. 

Doug Ford with family at the Toronto Congress Centre after being elected the next premier of Ontario. Photo by Hector Vasquez.

Since then, the 53-year-old Etobicoke native has established an impressive base of supporters, many of whom passionately defend our new Premier's populist political stylings.

Ford ran on a platform of lower taxes, more jobs, improved accountability, lower hydro rates and one dollar beers.

He also hired his own reporter to cover the campaign trail, routinely denied to speak with real journalists, had actors posing as supporters at a debate and got sued by his deceased brother's widow for $16.5 million last week.  

Strategic voting campaigns in which electors were encouraged to cast their ballots for NDP candidates were shared widely online during this year's election.

The goal was to ensure that Ford didn't become Ontario's premier. It didn't work.

Events in Toronto today look to celebrate Yonge and Dundas Square's 15th anniversary with a free concert and possibly some hologram action. There's also a big Italian food festival and the first of ten days for NXNE.

Food events in Toronto this week are heavy on the brews, with Wild Things Fest, a huge beer garden and a beer festival in Yonge and Dundas Square. The inaugural A Tavola kicks off over at Ontario Place with a spread of pasta and gelato.

This five-bedroom home is modern design at its finest. The interior was designed by HGTV featured Quanuk Interiors and manages to be a perfect mix of modern and timeless, with just a hint of Canadiana in there.

The massive windows bring in an abundance of natural light. The main floor is open concept and the rooms flow effortlessly from one to the other.

The kitchen is sleek and stylish with pops of walnut.

The third-floor master bedroom is truly a sight to see, if only for the true spa-like en suite bathroom. It’s a minimalist's dream with a huge soaking tub, and the splashes of white quartz make it so luxurious.

The other rooms in the house are spacious and bright.

The basement is finished with polished concrete floors and, honestly, I didn’t know concrete floors could look so nice! There’s also plenty of space with a rec room, playroom and a common room.  

But the one hiccup in an otherwise striking house is the backyard. It is so barren. There are no trees and barely any grass or plants. It does go with the esthetic of the house, but it just looks so uninviting.

The Essentials

• Address: 83 Morningside Avenue
• Type: Detached House
• Bedrooms: 4 +1
• Bathrooms: 5
• Size: 25.02 x 123.1 feet
• Realtor: Century 21
• Hit the market at: $2,588,000
• Sold for: $2,400,000

Why it sold for what it did?

The home looks like it’s straight out of House & Home. The stunning interior design coupled with the location and size of the house means it’s not difficult to guess why this home went for $2.4 million.

Was it worth it?

To be fair it’s hard to find a five-bedroom home for under $2 million in Toronto nowadays. I think this house sold for exactly what it’s worth.

The best milkshakes in Toronto are so much more than dairy in a cup. These ice creamy drinks have all the nostalgia of the 1920s, with a twist of 21st century flavour and decadence. Fear not if you're lactose intolerant, you can still enjoy one of these sweet treats in the summer.

Here are the best milkshakes in Toronto.

Doug Ford has been elected Premier by the people of Ontario — or rather, by the 40.6 per cent of the 58 per cent of eligible Ontario voters who cast a ballot in yesterday's provincial election.

With 76 ridings won, the Progressive Conservatives will now go on to form a majority government, ousting the Liberals after a solid 15 years in power.

BREAKING: Canada's largest province loses the right to mock the intelligence of American voters. See story everywhere.

— Ed the Sock (@EdtheSock) June 8, 2018

The vote was certainly decisive in terms of numbers, but more people than not are expressing shock and anger over the results on Twitter as of Friday morning.

I don't want to hear shit from Canadians pretending they're not as bad as the US ever again. Ontario voted in a drug dealer who swindled his brother's widow and kids and had no economic plan until a week before the election cuz he promised you $1 beers. Fuck all of you.

— Alicia Elliott (@WordsandGuitar) June 8, 2018

This would suggest that either Ford Nation bangers don't go online as much as Ford Nation haters, that people are more likely to use the internet for complaining than congratulating, or that Twitter users aren't exactly representative of the province's populace.

Ford supporters at the Toronto Congress Centre on June 7 celebrating the PC Party's victory. Photo by Hector Vasquez.

Whatever the case, tons of people are publicly lamenting Ford's landslide win right now — and a lot of them are from Toronto, where the premier-elect's younger brother once very famously served as ("crack-smoking") mayor.

This is quite the headline on @NBCNews homepage #OnPolipic.twitter.com/gVctsHk63a

— Eric Mark Do (@EricMarkDo) June 8, 2018

Doug Ford's 2018 provincial election win is bringing up memories of Rob Ford's 2010 mayoral win for many, and they're not entirely fond ones.

i remember when rob ford won and i was shocked, like the world had tilted on its axis, and then trump won and i couldn’t understand how, and now that a new ford has won again, i feel almost nothing, because to be surprised at this point would mean you’re not paying attention.

— Scaachi (@Scaachi) June 8, 2018

Ditto for fellow populist Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election.

Doug Ford’s election is yet another reminder that we can never underestimate the power of mildly inconvenienced white men in large numbers.

— jordan (@JordanUhl) June 8, 2018

Different as though they might actually be, similarities between these two wealthy businessmen-turned-politicians have not gone unnoticed.

congrats to doug ford the first ontario premier to have blocked me on twitter.

— your friend john (@johnsemley3000) June 8, 2018

Some are already predicting that Ford and Trump will get along famously if and when they meet IRL.

When Doug Ford and the Trump administration link up. pic.twitter.com/rwXA2yLVFQ

— OXTAIL GAWD (@ThatDudeMCFLY) June 8, 2018

Jokes about our premier-elect's... colourful past also abound online this morning.

And so Doug Ford fulfills his destiny by taking charge of what will become the largest weed-distribution operation in the country. #OnElxn#OnPoli

— Barry Hertz (@HertzBarry) June 8, 2018

But it's not all fun and games. Far from it.

City councillors and community leaders are expressing serious concerns over what a Ford premiership will mean for the people of Toronto.

To the ramparts!

— Gord Perks (@gordperks) June 8, 2018

"Make no mistake, Doug Ford's election is a disaster for Toronto," said Trinity-Spadina councillor Joe Cressy Thursday night. "Whether on public transit, affordable housing or harm reduction services, his agenda is bad news for the residents of Toronto."

"However, we've seen a Ford victory before, and we fought back," he continued. "It's time to fight again."

Silver linings. #ONpolihttps://t.co/n8CsYrEWz2

— Kristyn Wong-Tam (@kristynwongtam) June 8, 2018

Toronto Mayor John Tory reacted diplomatically to the news, as did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who congratulated Ford and wrote that he is "looking forward to working together to create jobs and opportunity."

My statement on the Ontario election results. #ONpolipic.twitter.com/PCKa8jmNdm

— John Tory (@TorontosMayor) June 8, 2018

Those in support of Ford are obviously pleased with the outcome of 2018's Ontario election.

for years the smug media elites, from @TorontoStar to @CANADALAND treated Doug Ford like he was trailer park trash and unworthy of high office.
Tonight, he's the Premier of Ontario pic.twitter.com/dJkSBhdwBa

— Allan Sorensen (@AllanSorensen) June 8, 2018

There just don't appear to be as many of them in Toronto as in the rest of the GTA.

between this and king west on a friday night, 905ers deserve to be expelled

— Katie Jensen (@katiejensen) June 8, 2018

The Greater Toronto Area played a huge role in vaulting Ford's PCs over the top, according to analysts.

"In the Greater Toronto Area, a ring of communities around the city running from Durham in the east to Halton in the west, the PCs gained 23 seats and 13 points," explained CBC poll analyst Éric Grenier.

Doug Ford celebrates his 2018 election win with family on stage at the Toronto Congress Centre. Photo by Hector Vasquez.

"The party picked up eight seats in the rest of the province, half of them in eastern Ontario," he continued.

"But those wins weren't needed — the seat gains in Toronto and the GTA were more than enough to secure a majority government."

It's official, Doug Ford has been elected premier of Ontario.

The PC Party has formed a majority government, NDP leader Andrea Horwath is the new leader of the official opposition, Kathleen Wynne has resigned as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, and the Liberals have failed to maintain official party status.

Ontario election results 2018: A map of the results #ONpolihttps://t.co/gctbMS3nObpic.twitter.com/845AY6UXnp

— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) June 8, 2018

Leaders don't just get elected out of nowhere, they're put in power by the people. Here's the riding-by-riding breakdown of how the people voted in Toronto. 

• The Beaches-East York riding returned to its NDP roots after candidate Rima Berns-McGown was victorious over one-term liberal incumbent Arthur Potts. Beaches-East York was a long-held NDP riding until the 2014 election, when it went red. 
• Marit Stiles for the NDP took Davenport. 
• Liberal candidate Michael Coteau took Don Valley East. 
• PC candidate Vincent Ke took Don Valley North. 
• Kathleen Wynne very narrowly defeated PC candidate Jon Kieran in her home riding, by 181 votes, of Don Valley West.
• PC candidate Robin Martin took Eglinton-Lawrence. 
• PC candidate Kinga Surma took Etobicoke Centre. 
• PC candidate Christine Hogarth took Etobicoke-Lakeshore. 
• No surprise here that Doug Ford won his own riding, Etobicoke North, the "heart of Ford Nation."
• NDP candidate Tom Rakocevic took Humber River-Black Creek. 
• NDP candidate Bhutila Karpoche swept the Parkdale-High Park riding — apparently PC candidate Adam Pham's questionable campaign tactics did not work out. 
• PC candidate Aris Babikian took Scarborough-Agincourt. 
• PC candidate Christina Mitas took Scarborough Centre. 
• Liberal candidate Mitzie Hunter won the tightest race by 81 votes, in Scarborough-Guildwood, against PC candidate and police officer Roshan Nallaratnam, who is currently under an internal police investigation after it was alleged  he made threats during the campaign.
• PC candidate Raymond Cho took Scarborough North, news that he got in a "physical altercation" with a student at a Scarborough school earlier this week didn't seem to impact his chances.
• PC candidate Vijay Thanigasalam took Scarborough-Rouge Park. 
• NDP candidate Doly Begum took Scarborough Southwest. 
• NDP candidate Chris Glover took Spadina-Fort York. 
• NDP candidate Suze Morrison took Toronto Centre. 
• NDP candidate Peter Tabuns took Toronto-Danforth.
• NDP candidate Jill Andrew took Toronto-St. Paul's. 
• NDP candidate Jessica Bell took University-Rosedale. 
• PC candidate Stan Cho took Willowdale. 
• PC candidate Roman Baber took York Centre. 
• NDP candidate Faisal Hassan took York-South Weston. 

Outside of Toronto, Andrea Horwath easily won her Hamilton-Centre riding that she's held since 2004.

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath addresses her supporters in Hamilton. Click here for full coverage: https://t.co/KAHb27sLRT#CTVelxn#ONpoli#ONelxnpic.twitter.com/T5M7z1x60Z

— CTV News (@CTVNews) June 8, 2018

Green Party leader Mike Schreiner made history after winning his Guelph riding to become Ontario's first Green MPP.

"I'm ready to take my seat at Queen's Park," says @MikeSchreiner - first-ever elected Green Party MPP in Ontario, CBC Projects. https://t.co/A6S8hQDeUl#onpoli#OnElxnpic.twitter.com/u5nzKNjfZD

— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) June 8, 2018

In the Ottawa Centre riding, NDP candidate Joel Harden ousted Liberal MPP and Attorney General Yasir Naqvi, who was gunning for a fourth consecutive term.

Joel Harden is leading those at his victory party tonight with the song ‘Lean On Me.’ #ONElxn#OntarioVotes2018pic.twitter.com/k84rCj4O4E

— Matthew Pearson (@mpearson78) June 8, 2018

Gurratan Singh, brother of NDP federal leader Jagmeet, came out tops in Brampton East. The brothers celebrated their victory along to the sweet sounds of Drake.

.@theJagmeetSingh enters the room in style with his brother @GurratanSingh, the newly elected MPP for Brampton East! @CTVToronto#CTVElxn#ONelxn#ONpolipic.twitter.com/tPvAA5UTZb

— Miranda Anthistle (@Mirandanthistle) June 8, 2018

And finally, Peterborough-Kawartha went PC and, once again, voted for the member from the party that formed the government. 

Celebrity chef, television personality, author and noted good guy Anthony Bourdain has died at the age of 61 in what authorities are calling a suspected suicide.

The widely-loved public figure was in France at the time of his death, according to CNN, working on a shoot for his Emmy-winning food and travel series Parts Unknown.

He was found unresponsive in his Kaysersberg hotel room on Friday morning by close friend and fellow chef Eric Ripert.

CNN mourns the loss of Anthony Bourdain. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255. pic.twitter.com/bpFEOuN8Un

— Parts Unknown (@PartsUnknownCNN) June 8, 2018

News of Bourdain's death has cast a tragic and frightening shadow across the globe today, in kitchens, in classrooms, in homes, in offices, and all over the internet.

Coming just a few days after the suicide of New York fashion designer Kate Spade, Bourdain's death has further intensified a society-wide conversation about mental health and America's sharp, recent rise in suicide rates.

"Stunned and saddened by the loss of Anthony Bourdain," wrote fellow chef Gordon Ramsay on Twitter this morning.

"He brought the world into our homes and inspired so many people to explore cultures and cities through their food. Remember that help is a phone call away US:1-800-273-TALK UK: 116 123."

This is very sad and wild. A true legend. Never met him. Wouldn’t be where I am today with out this man. This is just wild. I’m shook. Take care of each other out there and tell your friends and loved ones you love them. ❤️

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The culinary rock star, whom the Smithsonian once dubbed "the Elvis of bad boy chefs," had a huge impact on the lives and careers of food lovers worldwide.

Along with the countless celebrities and politicians mourning Bourdain's death online today, many of Toronto's top chefs are taking to Instagram with messages of grief.

Thanks for being honest, taking us on adventures, making us laugh, eating the crazy stuff so you could tell us what it tasted like, speaking out + writing the truth. ❤️

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"At a total loss for words," wrote author and chef Matt Basile of Fidel Gastro's and Lisa Marie. "The stories he told about people and places will forever leave an impact on me and the world. On behalf of our entire team we send our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Anthony Bourdain."

There is not a cook in the last 20 years that didn’t read, watch or respect this guys approach to food and travel. RIP

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"You inspired, moved and changed a generation! R.I.P.," wrote Pizza Libretto's chef Rocco Agostino in the caption of an Instagram photo featuring Bourdain.

"It's a sad day for us, my heart breaks," wrote chef Ivana Raca of Ufficio and Resto Boemo, similarly. "My first book, 📚 RIP 🙏 chef/legend."

We lost a true legend today. Thank you for inspiring us with your true passion and curiosity for food and the culinary world #RIP #🖤

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Toronto restauranteur Jen Agg composed one of her signature Twitter threads to express her feelings about the death of Bourdain, who was a good friend and a strong supporter of her work.

"I'm in shock, devastated and at a total loss for words (the right and wrong ones)," she wrote. "I'm so sad for his family. I'm so sad for his friends. I'm so sad for his colleagues. I'm so sad for me."

"Looking at our many email exchanges, often serious, sometimes gossipy and full of that trademark Tony humour — the kind that cuts through all the fat — I'm struck by his generosity," she continued.

"With his time, his words, his encouragement, in all things, he was so generous."

If you've been trying to cop some clothes from Kendrick Lamar's official merchandise line for a while now, get ready.

Livestock Canada has announced that it will be hosting a Kendrick Lamar TDE pop up shop for 2 days next week, on June 11 and 12, at its Spadina location.

The Champion Shop, as its being called, will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both Monday and Tuesday, with lines starting at 8 a.m. according to the event's organizers.

Not-so-coincidentally, Lamar will be in Toronto on June 12 to headline Top Dawg Entertainment's The Championship Tour at Budweiser Stage.

It's hard to say if he'll drop by the pop-up, but Livestock does promise that the shop will feature the exclusive Nike Cortez Kenny III sneaker, the Nike x TDE Capsule Collection, and other custom tour merchandise from Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q and more.

Expect lineups and potentially some disappointment if you don't get there early enough to snag what you want before it's gone.

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, wait... it's a really big Pixar baby balloon tethered with ropes to a parking lot!

Just in time for the weekend, Disney has installed a 40-foot-tall, inflatable "Jack-Jack" on Toronto's waterfront, just across the channel from Ontario Place.

Hey #Toronto! Spot the larger-than-life version of everyone’s fave super-toddler, baby Jack-Jack this weekend at ONTARIO PLACE (955 Lake Shore Blvd. W), now until 8pm on Sunday! The 40-foot inflatable will make an ‘Incredible’ photo op! #Incredibles2 hits theatres on June 15! pic.twitter.com/RIgZfvvJEX

— WaltDisneyStudiosCAN (@DisneyStudiosCA) June 8, 2018

Jack-Jack, I have learned, is a superhero baby with laser eyes from the Incredibles movie franchise. He and his family will be hitting the big screen for the first time in 14 years when The Incredibles 2 comes out on June 15.

Walt Disney Studios Canada confirms that the Jack-Jack doll will be out all weekend at 955 Lake Shore Boulevard West.

There is a giant raccoon baby floating on the Martin Goodman Trail right now. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!? pic.twitter.com/Zg0vydiWqA

— Lauren O'Neil (@laurenonizzle) June 8, 2018

Fans are encouraged to take photos with the larger-than-life super-toddler between now and 8 p.m. on Sunday, when this particular promo for the forthcoming film wraps up and goes home (to space, maybe? Does the baby live in space? He looks like he lives in space.)

If you happen to be reading this from Vancouver, a giant baby Jack-Jack will be chilling out there as well.

Patios in Toronto are perfect for soaking up the sun and drinking under the stars. There's ones with soaring views, twinkle lights, firepits, epic cocktail lists and outdoor draughts lines. There's lots to love about Toronto's outdoor spaces.

Check out all 100 essential Toronto patios in this photo gallery.

Premier-designate Doug Ford has outlined what he plans to do in his Plan For The People and, while there also have been a number of promises made during the campaign, here are some notable ones that that might have the most impact on day-to-day life in Toronto.

Here are 10 things Doug Ford says he'll do as Ontario premiere.

Cut taxes and minimum wage

As a part of Ford's plan to give "real tax relief" to lower and middle class families, he says he'll implement a 20 per cent middle class income tax cut. He also plans to cut income tax for minimum wage workers, but is freezing minimum wage at $14 an hour. 

Reduce gas prices

Ford says he will reduce gas taxes by 10 cents a litre and diesel taxes by 10.3 cents a litre, at a cost of $1.19 billion per year.

Change Hydro

Ford hates Hydro and say he'll cut bills by 12 per cent, fire Hydro One president and CEO Mayo Schmidt, return all Hydro One dividends to Ontario families and make it so that executives and board members can't receive big payouts if their jobs are terminated. 

Add $5 billion in new subway funding

Ford says he will add $5 billion in new subway funding to build the Sheppard Loop to the Scarborough Town Centre, a downtown relief line from Pape station to Queen, an extension of the Yonge line north to Richmond Hill, and restore the Scarborough subway to three stops, which alone would cost more than the funding available for the project. 

Bring back 'Buck-a-beer' and introduce beer and wine in corner stores

Ford has promised to reduce the minimum price floor for beer to $1 plus deposit per bottle, meaning we'd be able to buy 24 bottles of beer for $24, plus deposit. Ford also says he'll emulate Quebec and bring beer and wine to convenience and grocery stores. 

Restore funding to anti-guns and gangs units

Ford says he'll restore funding to anti-guns and gangs police units in Ottawa and Toronto to the cost of $3 million per year. In April, Ford told an audience he supported the idea of bringing back "controversial" police unit TAVIS that was dissolved over concerns of carding.

Make education changes

Ford plans to get rid of 'discovery math', ban cell phones in class, make math mandatory in teachers’ college, "fix" EQAO and put a different standardized testing program in place and bring back Ontario's old sex ed curriculum until a new one is put in place.

Fix hospital wait times

Ford wants to build 15,000 long-term care beds in five years and 30,000 beds in 10 years. 

Create a 75 per cent refundable tax credit for child care 

To "give parents a break," Ford says he'll create a 75 per cent refundable tax credit for child care costs, for children aged 0 - 15, "and respect parents by leaving to them the choice of what kind of child care is best for their kids."

A balanced budget

Ford says he'll balance the provincial budget "on a responsible timeframe," but only after running a deficit in his first year. 

Ryerson University is coming under some heavy fire today after the school's official Twitter account congratulated Doug Ford on his election win.

"Ryerson congratulates @fordnation and the @OntarioPCParty for their election victory," reads a tweet sent from the account on Thursday night. "We look forward to partnering with your team to advance higher education in Ontario."

There's nothing offensive in the message itself. The language is wholesome and the tone very friendly.

Ryerson congratulates @fordnation and the @OntarioPCParty for their election victory. We look forward to partnering with your team to advance higher education in Ontario #onpoli#pcpo#ontariopc

— Ryerson University (@RyersonU) June 8, 2018

What people are taking issue with is who the message is from, and the assertion that all of Ryerson feels one way about the results of yesterday's vote.

Really? As a student, you do not speak for me. But what you say speaks volumes.

— Joy Henderson (@Joyhenderson78) June 8, 2018

"Are you actually serious?" wrote Ryerson alumnus and employee Jiwon Bang in response to the tweet last night. "I'm disappointed with this tweet. I understand Ryerson depends on government funding but also social justice is at the core of our organizational mandate. Have some backbone."

1/2 I'm not usually one to throw shade over Twitter but choosing to tweet this is disgraceful so I had to speak up. As a marginalized #Ryerson student with multiple intersecting identities you've said to me that I don't belong or deserve to be on campus by supporting @fordnation.

— Michelle Woolfrey (she/her) (@blindgirlinc) June 8, 2018

Dozens of students and alumni have now weighed in, many of them to say that the tweet is a mistake, a disaster, and a gross misrepresentation of Ryerson's values as an institution.

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— a music project called v01d (@joebyer) June 8, 2018

"This is just shocking, overt (and disappointing) brown nosing from a respected institution," wrote one. "Poor."

"As a Ryerson alumni I'm disappointed to see you celebrating this way," wrote another. "Working with a governing party out of necessity is one thing, but compromising on the core values that our institution should uphold is certainly something else. Doug Ford degrades those values."

Ryerson, for its part, has yet to respond to any of the criticism lobbed its way.

Congratulations to @SaraSinghNDP, newly elected MPP For Brampton Centre.

— Ryerson University (@RyersonU) June 8, 2018

Interestingly enough, the university's Twitter account just pushed out two short tweets congratulating NDP MPPs who'd won in their ridings. Surely this will convince everyone to drop the whole Ford thing.

There is no better symbol of summer than the sunflower. With their towering height and bright yellow petals (also known as ‘rays’), sunflowers have that unmistakable sun-like appearance that makes them beloved by everyone.

Forever are sunflowers my favorite 🌻🌾

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Luckily, there's a massive sunflower field just an hour away from Toronto that is a must-visit this summer.

•no trespassing• . . . . . . . #sorrybogle#sunflowerfield#sunflower#summer#country#sky#nature#color#colour#waterdown#ontario#hamont#flamborough#flowers#landscape#ontariosfinest#so_hamont

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Bogle Seeds Farm, located in Hamilton, boasts a 250-acre farm where 75 of those acres are rows of magnificent sunflowers. Did someone say photoshoot?

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The farm has been family owned and operated for six generations, since 1874! Visiting the farm will take you back in time, with the historical barn and antique farm equipment adorning the property that were once used by the Bogle’s own ancestors.

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What makes Bogle Seeds Farm so special is that it became the first in Ontario to commercially grow sunflowers, and is now the largest continuous grower of sunflowers in the entire province.

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The sunflowers bloom for only two weeks each year, in late July/ early August. The stunning blooms attract hundreds of photographers, painters, and the general public looking to admire the seemingly endless fields of gold.

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Be sure to check their website in July to find out when the 1.5 million sunflowers will be in full bloom — you definitely don’t want to miss it!

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Bogle Seeds Farm is open every day except Sunday and is cash only.