[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: anti-racist protest, AI at U of T, naloxone, TTC, Airbnb

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• National Observer notes how, in Toronto, hundreds of anti-racist protesters blocked a far-right group.


• A $C 100 million donation has recently been made to the University of Toronto, to fund artificial intelligence research. CBC reports.


• Harm reduction activists want TTC operators to be trained in the usage of naloxone kits, to aid overdose victims. CBC reports.


• Transit Toronto notes its new Family of Services concept, intended to help Wheel-Trans users access wider city transit.


• Samantha Edwards writes at NOW Toronto about how Airbnb is worsening the living experiences of permanent residents in condo developments, by encouraging a more transient crowd less invested in local communities.