In today’s edition of This City: scenes from Toronto’s historic summer flooding. Plus, a woman whose Tinder date wouldn’t stop trying to hold her hand, the stories behind the city’s top salaries, and more. For all of our city coverage, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
Countless absurd scenes took place across the city following Tuesday’s record-breaking rainfall. We saw cars floating on the Don Valley Parkway, kayakers paddling the road to Cherry Beach, water cascading down the steps at Union Station and buckets catching leaks outside Mayor Olivia Chow’s office. Here, snapshots of a soggy city. |
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| Eleanor, a 30-year-old laboratory tech, met Anthony on Tinder. He was vague and evasive about his personal life, and he kept trying to hold her hand on dates. “It seemed like he was trying to get to a girlfriend-and-boyfriend place really fast,” says Eleanor. Soon, she began to suspect that his physical affection was covering up something more sinister. |
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| The province’s highest public-sector salary ($1,925,372) goes to Kenneth Hartwick. The portfolio of the president and CEO of Ontario Power Generation includes spearheading the multibillion-dollar overhaul of the Darlington nuclear power plant as well as the development of the country’s first small modular nuclear reactor. |
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| In the latest issue: dispatches from the canine wars. Plus, inside the making of LSL, the $680-a-head uptown restaurant everyone’s talking about; a night owl’s guide to dining out after midnight; a Q&A with the city’s new WNBA boss; and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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