In today’s edition of This City: meet the man trying to fix Toronto’s infamous gridlock. Plus, a recap of the third instalment of Law & Order Toronto, the battle between a real estate developer and a Catholic shrine, and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our city coverage. |
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Everyone knows Toronto traffic is terrible. But there may be a light at the end of the Gardiner on-ramp. The Toronto Region Board of Trade has convened a congestion task force that includes Kurtis McBride, the CEO of Miovision, a company that uses AI-powered cameras to improve traffic efficiency. He tells us why congestion has spiralled out of control and how new tech could improve commutes. |
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| | This week, a beloved Toronto art professor is stabbed to death in her office—right when her career is taking off. The broad strokes of episode three sound a lot like the 2001 murder of University of Toronto art prof David Buller, whose violent death was a huge deal for the city’s culturati. Here, a breakdown of what the L&O team got right and wrong about the city and the IRL headlines that shape the series. |
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| | Over almost two decades, a garden behind a monastery on Weston Road was, according to a cluster of Catholics, the site of multiple miracles. Last August, a developer bought the property to build condos. He says he’s addressing the housing crisis. The worshippers say he’s the devil in disguise. |
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| | Who’s afraid of gender? Many people, as it turns out. Who better to take stock of this strange moment than Judith Butler, the celebrated American philosopher and UC Berkeley professor whose revolutionary 1990 book, Gender Trouble, upended the concept of gender itself. In their new book, Who’s Afraid of Gender?, Butler looks at how gender has been made into a political football in service of authoritarian movements, transphobia and violence around the world. Out March 19 |
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| | In the latest issue: how two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception. Plus, the city’s best cheap eats, a suburban holy war between religion and real estate, a bittersweet memoir about ditching Toronto, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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