WATCH: How Toronto is preparing to ferry hundreds of thousands of soccer fans around the city by transit.
And why the TTC is treating it as a legacy opportunity to prove that throwing more resources at streetcars can overhaul the city's surface network. #ToPoli
NEW: We got a look inside the Toronto Transit Commission's nerve centre, where CEO Mandeep Lali laid out why he thinks the legacy of the 2026 FIFA World Cup can be a streetcar system that finally works properly. #ToPoli
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The brilliant producer of Focus Ontario Trevor Popoff has put together this deep dive into the story behind the viral Gravy Train song and the world of AI in Ontario politics. #OnPoli
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NEW: As the Carney government kicks off consultations on the expansion of Toronto’s island airport, more than two dozen residents — including a former premier, former mayors, an Olympian and a famed author — are asking Ottawa to pump the brakes. #OnPoli
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Toronto's FIFA Fan Fest put hundreds of thousands of free tickets online in May which were snapped up in hours.
In a wildly predictable twist the free tickets are now being resold online. #ToPoli #WorldCup
NEW: A councillor is facing criticism from road safety advocates in Toronto after he pushed to overrule staff advice and pilot memorials to victims of road traffic accidents in the city. #TOPoli
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NEW: Toronto’s bike share is busy at the best of times. When the 2026 #FIFA World Cup kicks off, it is expected to go into overdrive. #ToPoli
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NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s been “jammed meeting everyone” in Washington, D.C., as he tries to drum up support for his Fortress North America vision, an idea he has been pushing in some form since Trump was first elected. #OnPoli
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NEW: The Canadian government may still not have an official position on expanding Billy Bishop Airport in Toronto, but it wants to know what you think about the idea. #Topoli #OnPoli
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When Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government drastically cut student assistance grants earlier this year, it cited “unsustainable” costs, but new figures show nearly all of the recent growth was among career college students. #Onpoli
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Toronto is putting the finishing touches on its World Cup plan, a transit strategy it could continue after the games are over if it all goes well.
The Gravy Plane parody video, with its catchy country-music soundtrack and a depiction of Doug Ford in LEGO form, has racked up hundreds of thousands of views.
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In an open letter addressed to the prime minister, various prominent Toronto figures and politicians asked Mark Carney to scrap the airport plan.
Coun. James Pasternak moved to try out adding steel bands to utility poles beside fatal road traffic accidents, a request he said came from the family of a girl killed in 2020.
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The city expects roughly one in 10 soccer fans to get around using a bike when the World Cup comes to Toronto. Bike share organizers say they're getting ready.
The premier headed down to the Capitol on Monday and Tuesday for a series of meetings to promote his hopes of increased free trade between Canada and the United States.
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The federal government has launched public consultations on the future of the airport, including whether or not its runway should be expanded to allow larger planes to land there.
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Data shows that between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years, the province spent $465 million more on OSAP grants, and 95 per cent of that went to private college students.
