Literally, the mobility shuttles constantly spam ring their bells throughout the terminal. They also speed so fast and expect the entire crowd to rush and create space for them to move? I understand they are an accessible service, but what's the rush?

Opponents say Toronto city council’s decision to create optional 50-metre bubble zones restricting protests around some institutions is “shocking,” goes further than originally proposed and could leave the city open to legal challenges.

The bylaw, which passed at a council meeting on Thursday, will allow places of worship, schools and child care centres to request protesters be barred from city property — such as sidewalks and roads — in a 50-metre zone around their facilities.

Louise Smith, a co-founder of the Coalition for Charter Rights and Freedoms which brought together the group of protesters, said city councillors “disrespected” the public consultation process by passing the bylaw. “They told us that consultation was going to inform their decisions, and then they basically ran right over [that],” she said.

However, the majority of respondents to a city-led public survey were against the zones, with 63 per cent saying they were either "strongly unsupportive" or "somewhat unsupportive" to Toronto adopting a bylaw similar to other municipalities.

Not only did councillors vote to expand the size of bubble zones, but they also “stripped away some of the safeguards” that would have prevented institutions from “abusing” the bylaw, Smith said.

Smith said the right to protest must be protected because “that's how positive social change happens,” and religious institutions shouldn’t have special status that protects them from public demonstrations.

While some in the waste industry say incineration is ‘low-carbon,’ climate advocates say it is highly polluting

One of the teen girls accused in the fatal swarming attack on a homeless Toronto man has been found not guilty of second-degree murder, but guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.

She was one of eight girls between the ages of 13 and 16 who were arrested and charged with second-degree murder after Lee's death. The other seven girls have pleaded guilty to lesser charges – five to manslaughter, one to assault and one to assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm.

"She had a weapon and a demonstrated willingness to use it against Mr. Lee," he wrote in his verdict, referencing surveillance video footage of the attack that was central to the trial.

Lee was living in the city's shelter system and was at the parkette near Toronto's Union Station with a friend when they encountered the group. He died in the early hours of Dec. 18, 2022, after undergoing emergency surgery at St. Michael's Hospital, court has heard.

The judge said Friday that watching the video of the attack left him "struck by the irrational viciousness" of the group's conduct and the girl's use of the scissors as a weapon. "Yet, this does not lead me to the conclusion that she had the state of mind for murder," he said. "The word 'murder' is not a shorthand for an extreme level of moral failure or a high degree of viciousness."

The article makes a really important point:

Reble said he became aware of Uline’s support for Trump through an Etee customer.

This shows the power of contacting companies who are still using Uline. If you receive a product shipped with Uline products please contact the company and tell them that there are lower cost and more ethical alternatives to Uline.

For example here: https://bsky.app/profile/geneha.com/post/3low65f4zac2d a Canadian man was able to literally cut his costs in half by switching away from Uline.

The website https://refuseuline.com/ has a list of Canadian alternatives to Uline. Scroll down to the section labeled "WHAT ABOUT CANADA?".

Business owners on Bathurst are running an astroturf campaign using AI generated videos of fake people to try and stop on-street parking being turned into dedicated transit lanes.

They claim they just want their voices heard, when in reality they're upset that others' collective voices are louder than theirs. They also make nonsense statements like it shouldn't be trade-off, when it inherently is since there is limited street space on Bathurst.

The owners of Summerhill Market seem affiliated with the group but are trying to pretend they're not, and the owner of Minerva Cannabis appears to be one of the leaders of the group, and decision makers behind the AI videos.

A little more info on Blogto: https://www.blogto.com/city/2025/05/bathurst-bus-lane-rapidto-toronto/

archived link

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29074142

The Ford government is planning to crackdown on municipal councillors found violating codes of conduct, introducing stiffer measures that could see a councillor forcibly removed.

On Thursday, the province re-introduced legislation that was brought forward prior to Ontario’s election, proposing changes through the Municipality Accountability Act.

The proposed legislation intends to standardize codes of conduct and training across Ontario and a consistent integrity commissioner inquiry process for councils to utilize.

For more serious violations, a sitting municipal councillor could face being kicked off council for a four-year period under Ontario’s proposal.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28739746

A man is dead after being shot by Peel police at Toronto Pearson's Terminal 1 Thursday morning. 

The shooting happened shortly before 7 a.m. after police received a call from a member of the public about a dispute involving two or three people, Peel police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said. The group knew each other and was there "for the purposes of travel," he said. 

Three officers responded to the call. Police had been attempting to mediate the dispute for around 10 minutes when the man abruptly took out a firearm and pointed it at an officer, he said. 

The man was "in distress" and had been in an SUV at Terminal 1 departures, but the shooting happened outside the vehicle, the SIU said.

Got to my local voting station at 4:30 and was out at 5:00. Most of that was waiting in line with about a dozen people in front of me. I don't think they were expecting this many people, or maybe I just happened to be there at a busy point. The vote itself was quick with just a single ballot for the MPs.

Advanced voting is still open until 9:00 PM today, with the main election day on April 28. Check https://www.elections.ca/ for your info.

Signs and information are the front door of the TTC. When thousands of international tourists visit for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, we want them to be taking public transit.

Easy-to-use TTC information and signs will not only benefit visitors to the city, but encourage all Toronto residents to take transit again in the future.

You shouldn’t get lost while taking the TTC! Ask Toronto City Council to invest in upgrading signs and information across the TTC, including up-to-date schedule information on trip planning apps and the TTC website.

The TTC is creating a new "wayfinding" strategy, but it lacks funding. Wayfinding means the signage, information, and audio announcements that guide you through the transit system.