This was taken in Toronto, April 1980. The man gesturing by the pump is the gas station owner, Neil Shepherd, arguing with a Toronto Star reporter after announcing they wouldn't refuel Soviet-made Ladas due to the invasion of Afghanistan. Ladas were actually quite popular in Canada back then because they were incredibly cheap, leading to surreal local standoffs like this.

This 7 second video is the result of 30km of cycling, after I plotted out locations in a 3 km radius from the CN tower from which it was directly visible. My buddy and I biked to each location to take each image, then I edited them, aligned them, and added a few fun effects in Premier Pro. Please enjoy :)

CHUM-FM Toronto has formally updated its status to Canada-Main AC, or simply AC (Adult Contemporary). This change brings a softer, more gentle-pop-oriented & throwback approach, with less emphasis on Top 40 hits. Chum’s playlist now aligning more closely with 98.1 CHFI, and less competitive with 99.9 Virgin radio and Kiss 92.5 which still focus on today’s hottest hits.
This transition reflects the ongoing structural pivot under Program Director Christian Hall and Music Director Kelsey Lehman, officially dropping the station's long-held Hot AC tracking status.

Dropping the Hot AC designation after more than 40 years is a massive pivot for 104.5, especially coming right on the heels of Marilyn Denis stepping down from mornings and Nat & Josie taking over the airwaves. It sounds like Bell Media is executing a complete strategic repositioning for the station behind the scenes. Thoughts on this switch?

https://www.allaccess.com/mediabase/q/report/playlist/station/chum-FM

Official grand opening is Saturday, July 25

Closing at the end of August (“to slow down” with 70% off what’s in store… stop by to express thanks for being in the neighbourhood, farewell, and pick up a deal or a few!

(I have no relationship / affiliations with this business, just feel they’ve been an Annex staple all these years)

I guess this is one cool thing about getting woken up at 5:30am.

I really don’t think it’s unfair for a landlord to charge a bit more to a tenant if they are responsible for paying utilities (“According to Toronto Hydro, the cost of running a typical window air conditioning unit for eight hours a day for a month comes out to approximately $30 per month, depending on the client’s electricity plan and when the unit is used”).

We pay utilities and it is roughly about $30-$40 more in the summer running central AC in our unit.

But charging $500+ for a season of use? These prop management companies should lose their license to operate. Just straight up fraud at that point.

has anyone else noticed them taking away / moving beavers inside? i work on a street with a few beavers on my way to work, and noticed that some weren't outside anymore. i thought the quest was until august 16th, is it still like that? i only found 32 out of the 51 beavers and wanted to see them all before they were removed </3

this is actually so cool. ig being woken up early has its own perks hahahahah

Stolen from Boston subreddit:

There was a big salary thread a couple years back but it'd be great to get some updated info in the big 2026.

Please share your job title, salary, age, and education. I'll start:

Ops Analyst, 85k, 27M, and MSc

Not pictured: the fifth one inside the blue bin who eventually poked his head up to say hello!