15 h. ago TTC maintenance, asbestos cleanup delaying parts of Rogers’ 5G subway network build

TORONTO — Asbestos cleanup, tight work windows and other TTC delays have slowed the build out of 5G cellular service in Toronto’s subway system, and TTC staff now say they don’t expect Rogers Communications Inc., will be able to meet a federally imposed deadline that looms at the end of this month. A new report […]

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54 h. ago Efforts to extinguish historic fire at 2 Toronto buildings to go ‘into next week’

Toronto's fire chief says work on extinguishing a fire at two highrise buildings will continue 'into next week,' meaning those evacuated won't be returning home yet.

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68 h. ago Group of Toronto buildings to be torn down for huge condo tower

A block of beat-up old storefronts on Toronto's Queen St. E. could soon be razed to make way for yet another high-flying condo tower.A new development application filed with the City of Toronto in late November spells the potential end for a block of low-rise retail properties spanning 329-345 Queen St. E., just west of Parliament Street.Developer Generation Capital has applied to bring a soaring 49-storey tower to the site, a redevelopment scheme requiring the demolition of existing vacant properties.The project features a minimalist design from design architects—Alliance, which would rise just over 162 metres above Queen St. E. if approved as currently proposed.A total of 545 new homes are proposed within the tower, primarily planned as condo units incorporating seven existing rental units, which would be lost to demolition.While most of the block would indeed be reduced to rubble, the proposal would retain the existing three-storey building at 339-345 Queen Street ...

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3 d. ago Group of 8 derelict abandoned buildings to be demolished in Ontario city

A cluster of derelict buildings along Hamilton's future LRT corridor is finally being demolished, with Metrolinx confirming that the work is set to begin in mid-December. Eight Metrolinx-acquired properties, which have become quite the eyesore for locals, will all be demolished over the next two weeks to make way for the Hamilton Light Transit (LRT) line. Addresses include abandoned or aging buildings at 1215 King St. E., 1253 King St. E., 1646 Main St. E., 1652 Main St. E., 3 Barnesdale Ave. S., 7 Glendale Ave. N., 1145 Main St. E., and 1147 Main St. E. The buildings are being demolished to make way for the future Hamilton LRT. Photo: Google Street View.The transit agency notes that residents and businesses near the construction sites can expect occasional noise, vibration, and debris removal as excavators move in. According to the notice, demolition at each location should take up to two weeks, followed by another two weeks of site restoration and recycling...

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4 d. ago 2 Toronto building fires like a ‘cigar burning slowly’ with no timeline to extinguish

Officials say they continue to battle a fire at two buildings in the Thorncliffe Park area, adding it is difficult to access where the material that is burning is located.

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6 d. ago ‘So chaotic’: No return date for displaced residents of 2 Toronto building fires

A stubborn fire burning behind walls at two Thorncliffe Park towers has left hundreds displaced with no return timeline, as residents shelter in hotels with Red Cross support.

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7 d. ago Federal government pledges $289 million for colourful Toronto development

The federal government has pledged to contribute $289 million to build a colourful new Toronto development that will house hundreds of rental co-op homes.Officials announced the funding commitment for the planned Kennedy Green Co-operative complex at 2444 Eglinton Ave. E. during a Friday ground breaking for the project.Hailed as Canada's single-largest co-op build in over 30 years, the complex will include 612 homes in a colourful package designed by Vancouver-based Henriquez Partners Architects, which could prove one of the most interesting new buildings in town once realized. Outrageously colourful cluster of towers will be unlike anything else in Toronto https://t.co/s5qI7cRW8k— blogTO (@blogTO) April 27, 2025The significant funding commitment is part of the federal government's Build Canada Homes initiative, which aims to spur the construction of affordable homes and improve the national housing supply. Within this broader initiative, funding for the project i...

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7 d. ago Insulation ignites within 2 Toronto highrise buildings, hundreds displaced

Crews are dealing with a 'complex fire' after two Toronto apartment buildings were forced to evacuate when crews discovered burning insulation and high levels of carbon monoxide.

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2 w. ago Iconic Toronto Star building to be transformed into new hotel

The former Toronto Star building at 1 Yonge St. has been spared from demolition, at least for now.The 1970-built office tower that has been without an anchor tenant for three years will be converted into a hotel as part of a transformative redevelopment currently taking over the skyline.Developer Pinnacle International announced on Monday that it had filed plans with the City of Toronto to convert the 25-storey office tower into a hotel, with 468 guest rooms, a new grand lobby, and a ballroom.The Toronto Star building was home to its namesake newspaper for 50 years, vacating in 2022 for new digs a few kilometres to the west at The Well.Pinnacle notes that a designer and hotel operator have not yet been selected, but intends to "bring the building's existing character into dialogue with the new Pinnacle One Yonge towers."Previously targeted for demolition — with permits even filed ahead of its widely-anticipated teardown — the building is now targeted for a ...

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2 w. ago Plan to transform Toronto office building into huge tower slapped down by City

An ambitious plan to plop a tower on top of an existing office building has been slapped down by planners.The late 2021 proposal from Slate Asset Management, seeking to add new levels above the Modernist-style 1968-built Padulo Building at 1 St. Clair W., has hit a snag. A new report recommends that City Council refuse the proposed 49-storey development, throwing a wrench in the Gensler-designed development.And the impending refusal actually has nothing to do with height.First tabled in December 2021, the plan calls for the current 12-storey office building to be retained, expanded, and modernized, while two neighbouring low-rises at 11 and 13 St. Clair W. — home to Shenanigans Pub and a Pizzaiolo location — would be razed to make way for the new building.The office building would be renovated and expanded, while the two retail properties on the right would be torn down. Image via Google Street View.However, a Nov. 10 report recommending refusal of the project cuts the p...

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4 w. ago Ontario's largest T&T Supermarket is gearing up to open in a Toronto mall

The biggest T&T Supermarket location in Ontario is gearing up to open in a Toronto mall.The October closure of a longstanding Loblaws location in the RioCan Empress shopping centre at 5095 Yonge St. came with rumblings that an outpost of the Loblaw-owned T&T would take over the huge grocery store.The impressive grocery store — known for its vast open atrium featuring one of the longest freestanding escalators in North America — shuttered on Oct. 25 after the City of Toronto issued building permits to transform the location into a T&T Supermarket.Loblaw and T&T have since confirmed the transformation, announcing that the Vancouver-based Canadian Asian supermarket chain (which was acquired by Loblaw in July 2009) will soon take over the former Loblaws space.T&T has announced that the 66,000-square-foot store will reopen under the new banner next year and become the chain's largest location in the entire province when it finally welcom...

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