24 m. ago Number of Toronto homeless more than doubled between 2021, 2024: Report

A newly released survey shows the number of homeless people in Toronto more than doubled between the spring of 2021 and last fall. Toronto’s Street Needs Assessment survey estimates that 15,400 people were homeless in Toronto last October, up from about 7,300 in April 2021. The report says the spike is a result of several […]

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38 m. ago Raptors lock up Jakob Poeltl and, unlike Toronto teammates, it wasn’t an overpay

Team wants to be competitive and big Austrian has made them better over years.

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60 m. ago Autistic U.K. teen who told family ‘I’m going to Canada’ later detained in Japan on drug charges

Sean Stephenson travelled from London to Portugal, then Toronto and finally Tokyo, where he was arrested

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77 m. ago Number of homeless people in Toronto more than doubled between 2021 and 2024: report

A newly released survey shows the number of homeless people in Toronto has more than doubled between the spring of 2021 and last fall. 

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88 m. ago Man faces 11 charges after 2 days of alleged assaults, a robbery and carjacking in Toronto

Toronto Police have charged a 33-year-old man with a variety of charges in connection with a carjacking, a retail robbery and two assaults over the course of two days. Cops say last Friday, around 8:49 a.m., they responded to an assault call in the Lawrence Ave. East and Markham Road area. It’s alleged that male […]

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1 hour ago Rents are falling in Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver and Halifax as supply swells, says CMHC

Yet despite easing rents and increasing supply, rental affordability isn’t improving

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2 h. ago Child care costs more of a concern in the U.S. than birth rates, poll shows

A new poll in the U.S. shows Americans are more concerned about the financial cost of raising a child rather than declining birth rates overall.

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2 h. ago Upcoming Toronto rib festival hailed as biggest in North America

Get ready for a weekend of saucy, smoky barbecue, Toronto, because North America's biggest rib festival is coming back this weekend.If the last major rib festival to take over Toronto — whether it was Toronto Ribfest at Centennial Park over the Canada Day long weekend or the Toronto Beaches Ribfest on Father's Day — left you hungry for yet another weekend full of sticky fingers and beautiful barbecue, you're in luck.After taking over Woodbine Park in the Beaches for the Toronto Beaches Ribfest last month, Northern Heat Rib Series, the largest rib and beer tour in North America, now has its sights set on downtown Toronto, this time cranking up the heat at Sankofa (formerly Yonge-Dundas) Square this weekend.You can expect appearances from some of the top pitmasters and barbecue artists that Ontario has to offer and, while ribs are the name of the game, of course, they're just one of a broad variety of the charred, juicy, saucy delights you ca...

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2 h. ago Northfield Capital Completes Strategic Aviation Expansion With Acquisition of Second Pilatus PC

Final aircraft closes multi-unit fleet buildout including two helicopters and expanded debt facility to meet surging charter demand TORONTO, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northfield Capital Corporation (TSX-V: NFD.A) (“Northfield” or the “Corporation”), a proudly Canadian-owned investment company, is pleased to announce the completion of its aviation fleet expansion strategy through the acquisition of […]

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2 h. ago Blockmate Ventures to Present at the AI & Technology Virtual Investor Conference July 10th

Company invites individual and institutional investors, as well as advisors and analysts, to attend online at VirtualInvestorConferences.com TORONTO, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blockmate Ventures (OTCQB: MATEF | TSXV: MATE), based in Toronto, focused on venture building scalable Blockchain businesses, today announced that Domenic Carosa, Founder & Chairman, will present live at the AI […]

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2 h. ago WORST TO FIRST: How the Blue Jays changed the narrative and are reaping the results

The surging, scintillating Jays are the latest team to hit upon the ultimate winning formula that goes above and beyond the fancy stats.

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2 h. ago Toronto Raptors legend Kyle Lowry is about to make NBA history

Long before Kyle Lowry became a legend in the eyes of Toronto Raptors fans, he was a young point guard struggling to find his way in the NBA.On the bench for nearly two-thirds of the games in his first six seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets, Lowry didn't exactly appear like he was set on a trajectory for stardom.But fast forward 19 years since he was selected by the Rockets in the first round of the 2006 NBA Draft, and Lowry is in rarefied air when it comes to his peers.On Monday, ESPN's Shams Charania reported that Lowry is returning to the Philadelphia 76ers for his 20th NBA season, signing with the team on a one-year deal.Free agent guard Kyle Lowry has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Philadelphia 76ers, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. The 2019 champion is back for his 20th NBA season – and a third consecutive year with his hometown 76ers. pic.twitter.com/6Wnw3S9TT3— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 7, 2025As ...

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3 h. ago Advocis Announces 2025 Board of Directors, Led by Chair Curtis Kimpton

Toronto, ON, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada, is pleased to announce Curtis Kimpton, CFP, CLU, CIM as Chair of the TFAAC Board of Directors and the newly elected members of its TFAAC Board of Directors. Curtis is a Senior Wealth Advisor at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth in Saskatoon, […]

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4 h. ago Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 044: The East Coast

The East Coast-West Cost hip-hop war was one of the defining stories of hip-hop in the 90s.

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5 h. ago Luka Pataky Joins Bragg Gaming Group as EVP of AI and Innovation to Spearhead Growth and Usage of New Technologies Across Business

TORONTO — Bragg Gaming Group (NASDAQ: BRAG; TSX: BRAG) (“Bragg” or the “Company”), a global leader in next-generation iGaming content and content delivery, engagement and player management technology, today proudly announces the appointment of Luka Pataky as Executive Vice President (EVP) of AI and Innovation. In his new role, Pataky will work closely with Bragg’s […]

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5 h. ago Alpha Cognition to Present ZUNVEYL® (Benzgalantamine) Study Data at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

VANCOUVER, British Columbia & DALLAS — Alpha Cognition Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOG) (“Alpha Cognition” or the “Company”), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced it will present new clinical data on ZUNVEYL at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), taking place July 27–31, 2025, in Toronto, Canada. The Company will […]

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5 h. ago New Toronto Maple Leafs player was golfing the moment he learned of trade

For many Toronto Maple Leafs players, they've long been the subject of jokes about hitting the golf course as soon as their season ends.For Matias Maccelli, one of the newest members of the Leafs, that's actually where his time in Toronto started.Maccelli, who was traded from the Utah Mammoth on June 30, was in the midst of an afternoon round when the Leafs decided to make a move for him."I was at the golf course, just trying to make a putt, and then my friend started yelling that I just got traded to Toronto," Maccelli told the media today. "It was a pretty exciting golf round, the rest of that. I was obviously super, super pumped and excited to be part of the Leafs. It was just a super exciting moment."Maccelli, a 24-year-old native of Turku, Finland, is entering his fifth NHL campaign."I've been working a lot this summer on my game, more than maybe the previous years," Maccelli added. " Just have to be comfortable again with the puck...

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6 h. ago Toronto Italian restaurant shuts down after two decades in business

An Italian restaurant in Toronto that was a cornerstone of its neighbourhood has officially closed down after two decades in business.It should come as no surprise that, in Toronto's Little Italy neighbourhood, there's no shortage of Italian restaurants and businesses. That said, there are fewer today than there once were, when the neighbourhood was a magnet for waves of Italian newcomers eager to make their mark on Toronto.Just look at this year's Taste of Little Italy — if scores of attendees are to be believed, there was nary a cannoli or tortellini in sight.Even though the neighbourhood's concentration of Italian businesses has been on the downturn, a handful of long-standing businesses have managed to stick around while groovy fusion spots and farm-to-table concepts fill in the gaps between them. We're talking about places like Sotto Voce, San Francesco Foods, and Riviera Bakery, the kind of places you wouldn't be afraid to drag your Nonna to.Thoug...

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6 h. ago Toronto Blue Jays star Bo Bichette is engaged and here's what we know

Bo Bichette has locked in a lifelong contract — it's just not with the Toronto Blue Jays.The Toronto Star's Rosie DiManno revealed in an article on Monday that Bichette got engaged to his girlfriend, Alexis, in May, with a wedding planned for next January.While Bichette, 27, is known for his flashy on-field play, it doesn't always seem to translate to his off-field personality, as he's generally quite soft-spoken in interviews.There's little that's known about the couple otherwise, as Bichette is not currently active on social media.But perhaps the engagement might explain one Bichette decision over the past year, as he opted to chop his signature long hair last December for the first time since becoming an MLB player. While we can't confirm his motivations, Bichette might've just been doing a soft launch of his new style for those eventual wedding photos next year.How has Bichette been doing for the Blue Jays?Bichette leads the Blue Jays with 1...

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6 h. ago POET Technologies Announces Appointment of Sohail Khan as Director

TORONTO, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — POET Technologies Inc. (“POET” or the “Company“) (TSX Venture: PTK; NASDAQ: POET), the designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer™, Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data center, tele-communication and artificial intelligence markets, today announced the appointment of Sohail Khan as director and member […]

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