‘A well-known secret’: inside Toronto’s violent tow truck wars ^55%

The Guardian - By Xavier Mesquita in Toronto - 4/22/2026, 1:00 PM

Appeal to Authority 16.7% - Availability Heuristic 11.6% - Negativity Bias 8.9%

When Cameron moved his family to a suburb north of Toronto last year, neighbours told him it one of the safest streets in the area. The roads were lined with cream-brick houses and manicured lawns. In summer, kids played between driveways; in winter, they dug tunnels through snowbanks. But any hope of a peaceful life on Allison Ann Way... more