{"id":35575,"date":"2026-05-28T07:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-28-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T07:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:09:14","slug":"news-roundup-for-may-28-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-28-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for May 28, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">A look at how the Crosstown LRT helped kill the city\u2019s decade-long plan for a bike lane along Eglinton Avenue; Pickering council approves controversial outline to develop rural lands in city\u2019s northeast end; Ontario developers \u2018frustrated\u2019 at slow rollout of HST rebate for new builds; and other news.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/how-the-crosstown-lrt-helped-kill-the-citys-decade-long-plan-for-a-bike-lane-along-eglinton-avenue\/article_2e287765-7088-445b-8c1c-976b644fb675.html\" target=\"_blank\">How the Crosstown LRT helped kill the city\u2019s decade-long plan for a bike lane along Eglinton Avenue<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/pickering-northeast-development-first-nation-9.7213416\" target=\"_blank\">Pickering council approves controversial outline to develop rural lands in city\u2019s northeast end<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11869966\/ontario-hst-rebate-frustrations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario developers \u2018frustrated\u2019 at slow rollout of HST rebate for new builds<\/a> (Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/05\/27\/ttc-toronto-safety-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\">TTC staff say they\u2019re advancing safety initiatives as AI and barrier pilot projects launch<\/a> (CityNews)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/toronto\/article-toronto-union-station-homeless-world-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Security at Toronto\u2019s Union Station targeting homeless people ahead of World Cup, advocates say<\/a> (The Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/bruno-mars-concert-noise-rocks-the-neighbourhood-to-the-delight-of-some--and-frustration-of-others\/article_48cad371-fca8-4740-946d-ca01409a43b8.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bruno Mars concert noise rocks the neighbourhood to the delight of some \u2014 and frustration of others<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>fbq('init', '1760257484204295');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/05\/news-roundup-may-28-2026.61071\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A look at how the Crosstown LRT helped kill the city\u2019s decade-long plan for a bike lane along Eglinton &#8230; 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