City council approved some cuts and rejected others yesterday to bring the total savings to $27.6 million. Among the cuts, council voted to seek buyers for the Toronto Zoo and the city’s three government-owned theatres.
[Toronto Star; Toronto Sun]
Plus more Toronto headlines after the jump
It’s not a surprise that the GTA has the worst gridlock in the country (and beyond), and it’s hurting our economy. Gridlock is costing our economy $6-billion in productivity, and this loss is set to climb to $15-billion annually in coming years.
[Globe and Mail]
According to new statistics, Canadians are expected to live even longer, with the average life expectancy having raised to 80.9 years.
[Toronto Sun]
The manager of the soon-to-be-completed Trump International Hotel & Tower at Bay and Adelaide says he’s not sure whether connecting the luxe hotel to PATH is such a good idea. Apparently, it would hinder the Trump tradition of greeting hotel guests by name as they enter the lobby.
[National Post]
A Toronto teacher’s backpacking adventure could have been a bit more luxurious had he known about the $21.4 million dollar winning lottery ticket sitting on his fridge back home. Craig Henshaw did not realize he had won, until he checked the ticket upon his return.
[Toronto Sun]
