The Global City · event 1 of 13

1954

The subway, and Hurricane Hazel. Canada’s first subway opens under Yonge Street in March. In October, Hurricane Hazel kills 81 people, and building in the floodplains is banned — which is why Toronto still has its ravines.

The The Global City era

  1. 1954
  2. 1967
  3. 1971
  4. 1971
  5. 1973
  6. 1976
  7. 1989
  8. 1998
  9. 2003
  10. 2007
  11. 2010
  12. 2015
  13. 2023

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