7 d. ago Toronto neighbourhood wants to stop cheap homes so they can keep parking spaces

A Toronto neighbourhood is pushing back against plans to replace a well-used public parking lot in the community with a massive new housing development. Residents of Toronto's Fairbank neighbourhood are rallying to save a public parking lot at 9 Shortt St., which sits adjacent to a church and a Dollarama store near Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West.The City-owned lot, which provides over 100 parking spaces, is set to be transformed into a mixed-income, transit-oriented housing development — a decision, some locals argue, could have a devastating impact on nearby small businesses and community institutions. A petition, which has already garnered over 340 signatures as of Monday afternoon, has been launched to push back against the lot's redevelopment. "Many small businesses would be forced to close or relocate due to the loss of parking for their clients and customers. Street parking in the surrounding neighbourhood is already extrem...

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8 d. ago Parka Party aims to provide Hurricane Melissa relief for Jamaica

'All the participants of Parka Party are from the Jamaican diaspora with a lot of family members and close contacts there that have lost a lot,' said event organizer Zia Stolbie

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1 week ago Head trauma found as cause of Edmonton man's death, suspect charged with manslaughter: Autopsy

Police arrested Kyle Papin, 40, in relation to the case before Sagoo's death and charged him with aggravated assault, but his charges have now been upgraded to manslaughter. 

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2 w. ago Officer and tasered suspect ‘inadvertently’ run over by Toronto police cruiser during chaotic arrest

Dual knife-wielding woman was damaging vehicles in a shopping plaza parking lot and went on to damage three Toronto Police Service cruisers

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2 w. ago Video shows Toronto police cruiser running over officer and tasered suspect during chaotic arrest

Dual knife-wielding woman was damaging vehicles in a shopping plaza parking lot and went on to damage three Toronto Police Service cruisers

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2 w. ago Boy, 5, dies after being struck by SUV in northeast Edmonton parking lot

The EPS Major Collisions Investigation Section (MCIS) has taken over the investigation, but investigators don't believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash

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2 w. ago WARMINGTON: Woman and cop run over by cop car part of strange story

Prior to the arrest there was a wild scene in a west end plaza parking lot with a woman waving around two large machete blades and attacking squad cars

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2 w. ago Toronto police run over suspect wielding two knives in chaotic arrest video

A disturbing video circulating online shows a Toronto police arrest that went horribly wrong, and ended with an officer accidentally running over a person with their police SUV.The arrest, which occurred on Nov. 1 at Jane Park Plaza near Jane Street and Alliance Avenue, was captured by a bystander, and a video of the incident shows a chaotic encounter between police officers and a person holding two knives, who was reported to be damaging vehicles in the parking lot.In the video, the person can be seen walking around and stabbing at police car tires, as officers move in to corner the assailant. As the suspect begins to walk away, one officer deploys a taser, and a knife can be heard hitting the ground as police move in to apprehend the incapacitated perpetrator.Moments later, an officer driving the SUV steps out to assist, but fails to put the vehicle in park. The SUV then begins rolling forward and runs over the suspect and one of the officers.The officer then rushes back...

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2 w. ago Toronto police cruiser ‘inadvertently’ rolls onto tasered suspect, officer

A video circulating online appears to show an officer pointing a taser at a suspect in a parking lot near a Tim Hortons before firing it, as the suspect falls to the ground.

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2 w. ago Calgary senior killed in spate of weekend pedestrian collisions

Police reported three vehicle and pedestrian collisions, two of which were hit-and-runs

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2 w. ago Saskatchewan introduces bill that would allow tailgating outside Roughrider games

Fans of the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders could soon be allowed to do some pre-game drinking and barbecuing in the parking lot outside Regina's Mosaic stadium.

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2 w. ago Senior charged with manslaughter in death of another elderly individual granted bail

Chiu Man Yuen was originally charged with aggravated assault in connection with an Oct. 21, altercation at a McDonald's parking lot

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2 w. ago Senior granted bail in fatal northwest Calgary McDonalds' parking lot fight

Chiu Man Yuen, 79, is charged with manslaughter in the death of 76-year-old Kwok-Leung Lau

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2 w. ago Calgary senior charged with manslaughter in northwest McDonald's parking lot fight

A 79-year-old man is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of a 76-year-old man who died two days after getting in a fight

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3 w. ago Toronto home with original 1903 features is just begging to be restored at $7 million

Toronto's Rosedale neighbourhood is full of stunning old mansions — but finding one that hasn't been completely renovated is getting harder and harder.Enter 74 Chestnut Park Rd., a grand, time-capsule of a home that's hit the market for the first time in more than half a century.With so many original details intact, it's practically begging to be restored to its former glory.The living room with two fireplaces and original stained glass windows. Built in 1903 by the noted architectural duo Langley and Langley, the stately seven-bedroom, five-bathroom home sits on an expansive 8,000-square-foot corner lot at Thornwood and Chestnut Park — one of Rosedale's most iconic, tree-lined stretches.The kitchen. Listed at $7,495,000, realtor Daniel Freeman calls it "a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine a grand family home in one of Toronto's most storied neighbourhoods."A funky bathroom with a clawfoot tub. Freeman told blo...

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3 w. ago New 'landmark' park opening in 2028 could end up being one of Toronto's coolest

New parks in Toronto have a history of lacklustre design, but the City is hoping to put that all in the past with the launch of an international design competition for a forthcoming public space set to open in 2028.The City announced the design competition on Thursday for the municipally-owned site at 34 Hanna Ave. in the Liberty Village neighbourhood. Currently home to a Toronto Parking Authority surface lot and a temporary public space set up ahead of the FIFA World Cup in 2026, the park is set to be transformed into what the City hails as a "vibrant green space."Before the parking lot can be converted into a park, the two-stage design competition will call on landscape architecture and design firms from across the globe to forge visions for this mostly barren expanse of asphalt.The competition's first stage will see teams submit their qualifications by Friday, Nov. 28, after which, City officials will comb through the qualifications and work experience of the b...

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3 w. ago Calgary police seek witnesses to assault outside McDonald’s after victim dies

Police in Calgary are making a plea for any eyewitnesses to an altercation between two men in a McDonald's parking lot earlier this week to come forward.

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3 w. ago Victim dies days after fight at Crowfoot McDonald's parking lot

Calgary police say an aggravated assault charge could be upgraded pending the results of the victim's autopsy.

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3 w. ago Woman fatally shot in Brampton parking lot Tuesday identified; suspect now dead

The victim has been identified as Savannah Kulla, 29. The suspect was Anthony Deschepper. Police describe the incident as an intimate partner-related homicide

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3 w. ago Mother fatally shot in Brampton parking lot identified; suspect now dead

The victim has been identified as Savannah Kulla, 29. The suspect was Anthony Deschepper. Police describe the incident as an intimate partner-related homicide

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