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Transportfan it looks like the trees in the first picture will do a good job of keeping the noise and dust of that busy thoroughfare (and I'm guessing the speed limit is between 60 and 80?) at bay. Does anyone want a home looking out onto nothing but bumper-to-bumper traffic in rush hour and 18...

This only goes to show city council is truly out of touch. We keep hearing how all tiers of government are cash-starved but there's enough money in the cookie jar to provide services to people who are here without legal status? If anything the city should be pledging to help the federal...

Couldn't the Province and the OLC say too bad, so sad NBA? Would they really revoke the Raptors' franchise or relocate over that?

Let someone sit quietly and stare off into space or wander around aimlessly but if they're visibly intoxicated or overly "troubled" they should be given the bum's rush (pardon the pun) frankly.

If by "beneath a US flag, as it should be." you mean on the same mast that's actually a huge faux pas in flag protocol. Every national flag is to have its own mast. When I was last in the Quebec City area a few years ago I saw more Canadian flags flying from private residences and municipal...

A museum? There once was something here with a real history: the HMCS Haida which was towed to Hamilton about a decade ago due to lack of interest in keeping it here.

Any plans for U.S Customs Preclearance?

Countless ski resorts in the Rockies attract many tourists. Quebec City certainly has no trouble attracting flocks of tourists from around the world for the Carnaval de Quebec, the ice hotel, and the sugar shacks in late winter. Nor did the city of Harbin, China throw-up its hands in defeat...

I like the idea of the huge indoor "beach" ensconced by a glass "bubble" (like a terrarium) with lush vegetation year round. It's only possible to swim in Lake Ontario for about two months during the year. I could also see a world-class museum operating in partnership with universities and...

I like it too.

I knew it was Toronto's slogan but I certainly don't think it's a good one. While we're at it why shouldn't Toronto's coat of arms and flag actually be attractive?

Since we live in the shadow of the world's cultural powerhouse should the city strive to be an international tourist destination or should it really prioritize on drawing visitors from the Midwest and other parts of Canada? Asking someone from Europe or Asia if they'd rather see Toronto or...

I'm aware of this but why is it the case anyway? Did some spook determine that potential terrorists are all invariably unable to manage their finances, have rotten FICO scores or are all just unemployed and unable to get a card? Or do the banks just omit everyone they figure could be a terrorist...

Ever notice how people will wait a half hour in their idling car to get at the pumps when a 5 cent price increase is anticipated overnight? People aren't at their most rational when it comes to fuel prices - good luck with that gas tax thing.

Casinos (and many civil service jobs) are strategically located in communities with economies that are much less diversified than that of the GTA. They're often one-horse towns or boom-and-bust resource economies where a company employing 1000 people that suddenly decides to pull up the stakes...

I'm glad it's in the Provincial government's hands rather than the municipal government. If it were the latter it would probably wind up being a Smart Centre and a few condos along with a dedicated flyover ramp taking you from the Gardiner to a Tim Hortons drive through window located where the...

Has anyone complaining about the closure of Ontario Place been within the past 20 or so years? I can remember thinking in 1994 that there was no coherent theme or particular attraction(s) to warrant a return visit. Is it a third rate amusement park, quasi-educational centre, or open space? All...

Forget airport security staff. I was surprised that the government didn't get rid of all the students working part-time as CBSA agents in the wake of 9/11. I'd rather we not have children as the arbiters of entry to Canada.

I had a very similar thing happen to me this past summer (watching a guy get arrested) but unlike you I skedaddled when asked to do so for the reasons voxpop mentioned. It's not right but what can you do?

Reminds me of the plans to ship Toronto's garbage to Northern Ontario and the actual shipping of Toronto's trash to Michigan that ended recently. Why SHOULDN'T consumers have to live with the emissions and the waste that they cause? Why should it have to be the problem of some small town that...