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Councillors aim to spread overnight permit parking to almost all local downtown roads
Downtown city councillors are a step closer to bringing overnight permit parking to almost every local road in their jurisdictions,…
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Toronto police investigate after handcuffed man in back of cruiser pulls gun
Toronto police are launching a full investigation after a handcuffed man was able to pull out a handgun while riding in…
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City program helps homeowners create pollinator gardens in Toronto
While most homeowners are raking autumn leaves, Mike Perozak is helping his neighbours in downtown Toronto prepare their gardens to…
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Critics slam ‘disappointing’ recommendation to expand city’s sidewalk snow clearing
Toronto’s first snowfall of the winter could be around the corner, but to the dismay of some residents, it might not…
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From Hong Kong to Canada, how activists mobilize online
When a dozen Hong Kong demonstrators gathered in downtown Toronto during a recent evening rush hour, they suspected they could…
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Why seasonal allergies are getting worse for city dwellers
A sneezy, wheezy, bloodshot mess. That’s what Stephen Spong feels like when he doesn’t take his cocktail of seasonal allergy medications.…
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Man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting teen girl 2 days in a row
Toronto police have arrested a 25-year-old Toronto man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl on back-to-back days in the same downtown parkette.…
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Man allegedly sexually assaulted same teen twice, police say
Investigators with Toronto police are trying to track down a man who allegedly sexually assaulted the same teen on back-to-back days in…
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New project aims to link the city’s greenspaces – and neighbourhoods – in west downtown
The city is pushing ahead with a linear park plan that would link greenspaces in dozens of downtown neighbourhoods from…
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Coming to a laneway near you?
Most of us living within the greater Toronto area all have homes with a garage that either house our cars…
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Delays, liens and disputes: Inside the messy renovation of a police division headquarters
A multi-million-dollar renovation project at a downtown police building was marred by years of delays and disputes that included a…
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Driver hits pedestrian, causes ‘extensive’ damage to drugstore
A male driver was arrested early Tuesday morning after striking a pedestrian and a Shoppers Drug Mart in downtown Toronto. Toronto…
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Road closures will make getting around the city this weekend a major challenge
Heading downtown this weekend? Get ready for a slew of road closures. With several festivals and other events planned to…
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Critics slam reports of Doug Ford’s changes to Toronto relief line plan
Critics are slamming Premier Doug Ford’s transit plan, after reports that his government’s new vision for a downtown relief line could…
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Police charge suspect in alleged gunpoint kidnapping of American tourist
Toronto police say they’ve made an arrest in the alleged gunpoint kidnapping of an American tourist. Police say the man…
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Man reported missing from downtown Toronto fled country
A day after the Toronto police requested the public’s help finding a missing man, they revealed that he had actually…
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Amber Alert cancelled after 2 children from Newmarket found safe
Two children who were the subject of an Amber Alert in the early morning hours on Thursday were found safe…
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Cyclist charged following altercation with driver in Toronto
A 30-year-old man who worked as a bike messenger for QA Courier has been arrested and charged following an altercation he…
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Female pedestrian killed in downtown collision
A female pedestrian was killed Wednesday morning in a collision downtown, according to Toronto police. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Queen…
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Police investigating clash inside Eaton Centre during Dyke March
Police are reviewing a clash caught on video, allegedly between two groups of protesters at Toronto’s Eaton Centre on Saturday,…
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The Raptors are getting their very own street in downtown Toronto
Move over, Blue Jays Way. Toronto’s Major League Baseball squad isn’t the only pro sports team to have a Toronto street named in its…
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This small Ontario community is filling empty storefronts by giving away free retail space
Fed up with the empty storefronts peppering their community’s main drag, people in Clinton, Ont. have taken the project of downtown…
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Will retro neon signs make a comeback? Toronto collectors hope so
The buzzing glow of a neon sign is becoming a rarity in Toronto. Decades after they stretched up and down Yonge Street, most…
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From 1971: Ontario Place under construction and over budget
It took two years, “three old freighters” and a million and a half cubic yards of landfill to build Ontario…
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Person on scooter injured after falling down elevator shaft: Toronto Fire
A person on a scooter has been rescued after falling down an elevator shaft in a downtown apartment building on Thursday morning,…
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Downtown market made of 120 shipping containers is now open for business
Not too long ago, a large empty parking lot sat along the west side of Bathurst and Front streets. Residents…
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Doug Ford’s transit plan to be unveiled today
Premier Doug Ford will reveal his plan for nearly $30 billion worth of new transit construction in and around Toronto on…
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Toronto the piecemeal: From snow clearing to housing policy, why do the rules change in different areas?
The snow has melted away, but John Plumadore’s memories of falling on a slick sidewalk are still clearer than ice. The…
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