Jason Paris

Noticed something else… while the app smartly has a dark mode, the app’s tile does not.

Finally moved from a Big 5 to #EQBank this afternoon! 🎉 It’s been great so far, but there’s a friction point: manual entry for e-transfer recipients. Adding an ‘Add from Contacts' feature would make the app 10/10. Let's make it happen! 📲

Toronto’s mayor wants to finally fix this foul-smelling city eyesore. It’s unclear how much it will cost Mayor Olivia Chow is proposing the city take back control of its sidewalk trash receptacles after two decades of privatization.

Fully in favour of bringing trash receptacles in-house. That said, it may make sense to wait until the contract for the rest of the street furniture is finalized. Otherwise, we risk ending up with bins that don’t align with the overall design vocabulary of the other fixtures across the streetscape.

Here's what it would take for Ontario to join B.C. in ditching Daylight Saving Time As Ontario residents prepare to lose an hour of sleep this Sunday, March 8, as clocks spring forward for daylight saving time, the biannual ritual ha…

Only in BlogTO-land does “permanent” mean "ditching." Not even their headlines are proofread I tell yeah. www.blogto.com/city/2026/03...

The Hidden Histories of America's Black Queer Clubs · Feature ⟋ RA In the '80s and '90s, these spaces birthed dance icons, genres and subcultures. Why do so few remain? madison moore charts their decline and lifelong impact.

Good read... ra.co/features/449...

Siblings Accuse Michael Jackson of Sex Trafficking and Abuse in New Lawsuit Four adult siblings from the Cascio family say the pop star abused them across more than a decade, beginning when they were children

That headline makes it seem like his own siblings are the ones bringing the accusations. Still, this is another disturbing case in a long pattern surrounding MJ. I suspect and hope he’d be in serious legal trouble or even prison today if he were still alive. pitchfork.com/news/sibling...

Reactions mixed as B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News Reactions range from applause to concern as March 8 will be the last time most British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.

Permanent standard time was likely the better choice. Still, it’s encouraging to see a province put an end to this unhealthy biannual ritual. It also demonstrates that we don’t have to wait for the U.S. to lead the way — even if ON and QC have been holding back for it. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I might have preferred East Harbour over Exhibition Place as the catalyst for the new district. But this makes Exhibition Station’s grand plans — and the decision not to value engineer them — much easier to understand.

The existing law remains in force. Beginning construction is not contempt of court, even with the Supreme Court of Canada scheduled to hear the appeal later in 2026. No stay has been granted in this case.

Snøhetta does excellent work, and I think this looks surprisingly good. That said, I’d still rather it stay where it is.

Province Awards Contract for New Science Centre at Ontario Place | UrbanToronto The Province has awarded a $1.04 billion contract to deliver a new 400,000 ft² Ontario Science Centre designed by Snohetta and Hariri Pontarini Architects at Ontario Place, with opening targeted for 2029. The facility will include the historic pods and a revitalized Cinesphere as part of the waterfront redevelopment.

If Toronto didn’t already have a science museum, Ontario Place would be a compelling place to start. But the city does have one on an a spectacular Don Valley site — that will soon be served by two subway lines. Which makes this new proposal a good place to stop. urbantoronto.ca/news/2026/02...

I’ve been locked out of Instagram for almost a week now, even though the appeal screen said reviews usually take just over a day. I honestly have no idea what I did — it only mentioned “irregular activity.” Any advice, or is this just a waiting game?

I get that, but there’s a longer-term angle: if the fan experience is gradually eroded, the audience will shrink over time, which could eventually hit revenue—though that’s hard to see when rights deals keep climbing.

Updated: Paramount Wins Bidding War for Warner Bros. Discovery Netflix has declined to raise its bid, saying `the price required to match Paramount Skydance's latest offer...is no longer financially attractive"

And there it is… Bari Weiss running CNN no longer feels entirely out of the realm of possibility. www.tvtechnology.com/business/mer... #CNN

FCC Launches Inquiry Into Broadcast Sports Rights The NAB applauded the move by the Media Bureau to seek public comments on such issues as the shift of rights away from free-to-air broadcasts

Sports rights shifting to streamers is the enshittification of the sector. Sure, they may pay more than terrestrial broadcasters, but rights fees aren’t the whole story. The fan experience — now fragmented, paywalled, and harder to navigate — matters more. www.tvtechnology.com/regulatory-l...

I’d be very surprised if the next-gen Loblaw — Shoppers Drug Mart and No Frills stores — actually looked this open and transparent. Reality check: they’ll likely line the windows with shelving inside and slap cheap vinyl photos over the glass on the outside. #Loblaw dailyhive.com/canada/no-fr...

Eggslut to Enter Canada with Toronto, Vancouver Sites Chef-driven breakfast concept Eggslut will open its first Canadian locations in Toronto and Vancouver starting in spring 2026.

This quote gave me pause: “It’s exactly the same as the U.S. menu.” Maybe it should be. Maybe it shouldn’t. Canada is a different beast — hopefully they’ve done their research. retail-insider.com/retail-insid... #Eggslut

Nerd note 🧵... I re-ranked the Winter Games medal table using a weighted system (🥇=3, 🥈=2, 🥉=1) to reward overall podium depth. Then adjusted for population (points per million people) to better compare countries. Not perfect, but arguably a more accurate picture... #MilanoCortina2026

Canada risks making its Olympic program a country club without proper federal funding Canadian athletes deserve the chance to at least dream about getting to the top

Very misguided to frame CBC/Radio-Canada’s globally bottom of the barrel funding as a reflection on our Olympic athletes, who are also navigating persistent funding pressures of their own. Can't two things be true? www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olymp...

Laird, Leaside, and Mount Pleasant (featured here) aren’t interchange stations, so under Metrolinx’s methodology they don’t receive artwork—hopefully local BIAs can help change that over time. #EglintonCrosstown (3/3)

The stations are clean, efficient, and share a common design language but could use a splash of personality. #EglintonCrosstown (2/3)

From the Brentcliffe Portal (east of Laird) to Mount Dennis—and eventually YYZ—the line is fully grade-separated and effectively functions as a subway, which is impressive. #EglintonCrosstown (1/3)

This ended up costing more than a subway too.

Toronto the Great: Union Station Revitalization, Toronto, Ontario A comprehensive overhaul of Toronto’s Union Station positions Canada’s largest multi-modal transportation hub to handle 130 million passengers annually.

Love this... "There’s an Easter egg on the new lower levels for the structurally observant: if you’re amid rectangular columns, you’re under the head house, and if the columns are round, you’re below the tracks." www.canadianarchitect.com/toronto-the-...

Québec tire la plogue sur le tramway de Gatineau C'est la fin pour le projet de tramway de l'ouest de Gatineau.

Quebec pulls the plug on the Gatineau tramway! www.lesoleil.com/actualites/l...

Toronto quietly exploring major changes to planned LRT after recent failures Metrolinx's painful rollout of the Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West LRT projects has the City of Toronto rethinking its plans for another upcoming l…

If Line 7 is grade-separated it would have two major implications...
1.) The higher cost would make the project less likely.
2.) If Line 7 does proceed with separation, it would strengthen the case for eventually rebuilding the non-grade-separated segments of Line 5. www.blogto.com/city/2026/02...

Excavation Complete For King-Bathurst Station | UrbanToronto A substantial milestone has been reached in the construction of Ontario Line 3 as Metrolinx announced the completion of excavation at the future site of King-Bathurst station on February 12th. Located...

Turn that frown upside-down David Miller! urbantoronto.ca/news/2026/02...

It really should have been a Light Metro. But we have what we have. I think we can make it better though.

Priorities often rely on ridership from existing surface routes along a proposed higher-order corridor. However, that approach can’t capture the je ne sais quoi — the behavioural shifts that occur once fast, reliable rapid transit opens, especially when supported by strong interchange stations.

I really feel this should have been 3-car from the get-go.