No I don’t have any news about the Leafs, that is a sad topic everyday in Toronto. This is about the fall of one of Toronto’s claims to fame. You no longer have the tallest building in the world.

From cbc.ca

The CN Tower’s time has come. It is no longer the world’s tallest building.

The CN Tower is no longer the world’s tallest building or free-standing structure.The CN Tower is no longer the world’s tallest building or free-standing structure.
(CBC)

For years, Torontonians have known that the tower’s claim to fame was at risk, as planned towers around the world threatened to break its 30-year-old record.

Finally on Wednesday, a structure under construction in the Arabian Desert succeeded in passing the Toronto tower’s 553.33-metre height.

Burj Dubai — a glitzy hotel, residential and commercial building being built in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for a price tag of $4.1 billion US — will be more than 150 stories tall when it reaches its final height of 800 metres.

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