Overview
- Official accounts across Ontario and Canada pushed April Fools’ jokes on Wednesday, serving up fake services, products and policy changes designed to look plausible on social media.
- Toronto’s transit agency teased an Acqua Bus water taxi between Bluffers Park and Colonel Samuel Smith Park, then deleted the post after noon and pointed followers to a real commuter ferry study.
- OPP North West welcomed a mock recruit named Provincial Constable Winston, a great horned owl, while also urging people to watch for misinformation and AI‑generated fakes.
- Other high‑profile gags included Canada’s post about phasing out bagged milk, the Canadian Premier League’s mandatory apology rule, Tim Hortons’ canned cold brew, Canada’s Wonderland’s year‑round Splash Dome and Markham’s claim the CNE would move to its fairgrounds.
- Brands also riffed on KitKat’s real theft case from late March, with the Toronto Zoo and Cineplex joking about the missing chocolate as the company says its investigation remains active.