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Toronto River Once So Polluted it Caught on Fire Now Is Flush with Fish

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Toronto River Once So Polluted it Caught on Fire Now Is Flush with Fish

A walleye caught in the Don River – Photo courtesy of TRCA Now, Canada’s National Observer brings us a story of the Don River going from a state of pollution to rival the Thames of London, to a biodiverse ecosystem home to over 20 species of fish. As with so many rivers that bisect cities … Read more

Toronto Man Tries to Make Public Transportation Less Lonely: ‘Little Gestures Can Shift the Whole Mood’

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Toronto Man Tries to Make Public Transportation Less Lonely: ‘Little Gestures Can Shift the Whole Mood’

In Toronto, one man and his glasses are making the city a friendlier place by wishing people a great week, or even just outrightly declaring to whoever he sees that they make the world a better place. Minjae Cho is once just like thousands of other Torontonians: he took the bus and the subway, went … Read more