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Spending some of your most formative years in Canada's largest city will definitely leave you with some fond memories.

Toronto university students may not have flashy homecoming parties or wild St. Patrick's day events, but they do have endless bars, surprisingly active wildlife and faulty public transportation.

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If you've wandered through Toronto recently, you may have spotted one of Emily May Rose's murals tucked away in an alleyway or front and centre by Yonge-Dundas Square.

The 28-year-old local artist has been papering the city since 2015 with over 100 murals, many of which feature her signature mischievous raccoons – a beacon and well-loved mascot of Toronto.

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In the past few years, Toronto has seen some cool condo developments, one being Pharrell Williams' condo project that has some jaw-dropping mock-up images.

But this new development underway in Toronto will be another one that's going to mix condo living and a school for students.

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If Yonge Street is looking fresher these days, don't be surprised. A new outdoor art gallery is hanging above the Toronto Eaton Centre, and it was created by three students.

The careers of OCAD University student Daria Joyce, 20, and alum Jason Zante, 22, have taken flight this year after scoring massive billboards in the Eaton Centre's new art corridor exhibit.

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Canada's largest and most comprehensive art university is getting a major facelift to one of it's most historic buildings, and we can't wait to see how the redesign will look. 

This week, Toronto MP Adam Vaughan announced that the university has received a $1 million grant from the Government of Canada toward a $3 million renovation and refurbishment project of the campus' OG building, the George Reid House. 

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