Category: Toronto (Ontario)

  • ‘Train Daddy’ Andy Byford to Join Amtrak

    The New York Times – Business:

    Mr. Byford, whom transit riders nicknamed “Train Daddy” and credited with improving an antiquated system, will run Amtrak’s new high-speed rail development program.

  • Michael Snow, Prolific and Playful Artistic Polymath, Is Dead at 94

    The New York Times – Movies:

    He was a painter, a musician, a photographer and a sculptor. But he was best known for experimental (and often contentious) films like “Wavelength.”

  • The Suburb That Powers Canada Soccer

    The New York Times – Sports:

    With seven players from Brampton on Canada’s World Cup roster, the diverse city near Toronto has played a big part in the country’s return to the world’s biggest stage.