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This Bird Migrated Into a Skyscraper
Meet the Chicagoans who rescued it (and hundreds others) in what may be the most depressing job in the city.
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Charts
Dedicated Bike Lanes Can Cut Cycling Injuries in Half
So says a new study from Canada examining hundreds of injured cyclists and the roads where they wiped out.
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Timelapse of the Day: Toronto From the Rooftops
An elevated view of the Canadian city.
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Videos
Canada's Rail System May Have Peaked...in 1968
The Turbo train once took riders between Toronto and Montreal in less than 4 hours. Now all we have left are these incredible promotional videos.
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Toilet Tuesday
Grisly Public-Bathroom Collapse in Ghana Claims 1 Life
Here's your extra-sad edition of Toilet Tuesday, news from loos across the world.
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An Alarmingly Strong Link Between Lack of Walkability and Diabetes
New research from Toronto finds that immigrants living in that city's least walkable neighborhoods were more than 50 percent more likely to develop diabetes.
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The Key to Reducing Congestion Could Just Be Less Selfish Driving
Most of us know better than to read and drive, but we’ve all been guilty of bad behavior at one point or another.
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Of Discrimination, Housing and Board Games
"You are picked up for ‘loitering’ and taken directly to the police station for interrogation. Go back three spaces."
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Videos
Yes, You Too Can Simulate Falling Off a Skyscraper
Many folks would pay not to toe a skinny ledge atop Toronto's CN Tower, but that's the attraction of "EdgeWalk."
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Maps
The Divided Global City
Global class conflict is still playing out on a local scale.
