Brandon DonnellyCanada must become a global superpower
The silver lining to the US starting a trade war with Canada and regularly threatening annexation is that it has forced this country out of complacency. Indeed, I'm hard pressed to remember a time, at least in my lifetime, when patriotism and nationalism has united so much of Canada. According to a recent survey by Angus Reid, the percentage of Canadians expressing a "deep emotional attachment" to the country jumped from 49% in December 2024 to 59% in February 2025. And as further evidence of...
Brandon DonnellyThe bank robbery capital of the world
Between 1985 and 1995, Los Angeles' retail bank branches were robbed some 17,106 times. In 1992, which was the the city's worst year for robberies, the number was 2,641. This roughly translated into about one bank robbery every 45 minutes of each banking day. All of this, according to this CrimeReads piece by Peter Houlahan, gave Los Angeles the dubious title of "The Bank Robbery Capital of the World" during this time period. So what caused this? Well according to Peter it was facil...
Brandon DonnellyThe story behind those pixelated video game mosaics in Paris
If you've ever been to Paris, you've probably noticed the small pixelated art pieces that are scattered all around the city on buildings and various other hard surfaces. Or maybe you haven't seen or noticed them in Paris, but you've seen similarly pixelated mosaics in one of the other 79 cities around the world where they can be found. Or maybe you have no idea what I'm talking about right now. Huh? Here's an example from Bolivia (click here if you can't see...
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Brandon DonnellyCanada must become a global superpower
The silver lining to the US starting a trade war with Canada and regularly threatening annexation is that it has forced this country out of complacency. Indeed, I'm hard pressed to remember a time, at least in my lifetime, when patriotism and nationalism has united so much of Canada. According to a recent survey by Angus Reid, the percentage of Canadians expressing a "deep emotional attachment" to the country jumped from 49% in December 2024 to 59% in February 2025. And as further evidence of...
Brandon DonnellyThe bank robbery capital of the world
Between 1985 and 1995, Los Angeles' retail bank branches were robbed some 17,106 times. In 1992, which was the the city's worst year for robberies, the number was 2,641. This roughly translated into about one bank robbery every 45 minutes of each banking day. All of this, according to this CrimeReads piece by Peter Houlahan, gave Los Angeles the dubious title of "The Bank Robbery Capital of the World" during this time period. So what caused this? Well according to Peter it was facil...
Brandon DonnellyThe story behind those pixelated video game mosaics in Paris
If you've ever been to Paris, you've probably noticed the small pixelated art pieces that are scattered all around the city on buildings and various other hard surfaces. Or maybe you haven't seen or noticed them in Paris, but you've seen similarly pixelated mosaics in one of the other 79 cities around the world where they can be found. Or maybe you have no idea what I'm talking about right now. Huh? Here's an example from Bolivia (click here if you can't see...
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Brandon DonnellyFastest growing cities in Canada and the US
Toronto may not be selling that many new condominiums these days, but population growth remains high across the region. For the 12-month period ending July 2024, the Toronto census metropolitan area added approximately 269k people. And for the 12-month period ending July 2023, it added about 255k people. In the context of Canadian and American cities, this makes it
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Brandon DonnellyFastest growing cities in Canada and the US
Toronto may not be selling that many new condominiums these days, but population growth remains high across the region. For the 12-month period ending July 2024, the Toronto census metropolitan area added approximately 269k people. And for the 12-month period ending July 2023, it added about 255k people. In the context of Canadian and American cities, this makes it
Chart from the Centre for Urban Research and Land Development at TMU; cover photo by Mikayla Martorano on Unsplash
Chart from the Centre for Urban Research and Land Development at TMU; cover photo by Mikayla Martorano on Unsplash
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I don't dispute that Toronto is the fastest growing city, but can 269,000 people in one year be right? Sounds very high. At that rate it would grow by 2.7 million people in 10 years.
Keep in mind that this is for the census metropolitan area, not just the city of toronto. It's a larger area.
"This article offers great insight into urban growth trends across North America. It's fascinating to see how economic opportunities, lifestyle, and migration patterns are reshaping cities. It would be interesting to explore how this rapid growth is impacting infrastructure and quality of life in these areas."
Fastest growing cities in Canada and the US https://brandondonnelly.com/fastest-growing-cities-in-canada-and-the-us
I don't dispute that Toronto is the fastest growing city, but can 269,000 people in one year be right? Sounds very high. At that rate it would grow by 2.7 million people in 10 years.
Keep in mind that this is for the census metropolitan area, not just the city of toronto. It's a larger area.
"This article offers great insight into urban growth trends across North America. It's fascinating to see how economic opportunities, lifestyle, and migration patterns are reshaping cities. It would be interesting to explore how this rapid growth is impacting infrastructure and quality of life in these areas."
Fastest growing cities in Canada and the US https://brandondonnelly.com/fastest-growing-cities-in-canada-and-the-us