3 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Second Toronto teen charged with attempted murder after shootout

A second Toronto teenager is facing charges, including attempted murder, after a shootout in the city’s west end. Toronto Police said officers responded to a shooting in the area of Keele St. and Donald Ave. just before noon last Wednesday. Cops said two groups of individuals exchanged gunfire across Keele St., in front of a […]

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4 d. ago Toronto's salmon run is back and you can see fish leaping high in the air

Fall is fast approaching, and that means that the salmon run is officially back and in full swing in Toronto. You'll notice an influx of these silvery, pink, and/or green and shiny fish in the city's rivers as they make their way upstream to lay their eggs in shallower shores.For anyone new to the salmon run — don't worry, you're probably not alone — Various species of this particular fish, notably Chinook, Coho, Atlantic, and Brown Trout, migrate upstream along Toronto rivers around this time of year, to lay eggs at spawning sites rich in oxygen for their young to hatch and grow.These fish can often be seen leaping over weirs, fish ladders, and river rocks in plain sight, and there are plenty of hotspots along waterways like the Humber River where you can get quite an exciting view of this natural spectacle.Jack LandauOne Reddit user goes to the lengths to declare that salmon are "one of the coolest animals, if not the coolest animal,...

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5 d. ago Here are the Toronto hot spots celebrities have been spotted at during TIFF 2025

TIFF 2025 hit the streets of Toronto with a bang this weekend, and here are the restaurants that the stars have been flocking to.Parties, press junkets and fly-by spottings have been the name of the game for Toronto since the Toronto International Film Festival's 50th anniversary season officially kicked off on Thursday, Sept. 4.While most folks are more focused on what the stars are doing on the silver screen, we want to know where they're eating, and we're sure we're not the only ones.That's why we've compiled a list of the Toronto bars and restaurants that have proven most popular among this year's crop of A-listers so far this season, so that you, too, can eat and drink like you just walked the red carpet.VinnyThe TIFF Lightbox might be the official heart of the film festival, but if we could name a second runner-up, it would be Vinny, the recently opened vinyl bar at 480 King St. W.One of the latest in Toronto hospitality super group INK En...

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8 d. ago ZWAAGSTRA: Police officers would make Toronto schools safer despite claims to contrary

Between 2017-18 and 2022-23, the number of violent incidents in Toronto public schools increased 67%

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1 week ago Popular Toronto sandwich shop gets permanent home in very unexpected place

A popular Toronto sandwich shop has officially landed a permanent new pad on the site of a now-shuttered Subway location.Talk about an upgrade! Listen, we've got nothing against Subway. In fact, we're fans of their work when the occasion calls for it, but on a measure of girth alone, local sandwich venture Slammie Sammies has them beat.The sandwich shop's name might meet the ear with a whisper of familiarity, a phantom memory, and there's a good reason for that.A joint venture from Pedro Dos Santos and Marilyn Simms of Vert Casse-Croûte Catering fame, the sandwich shop was born as a pop-up at much-loved Dundas West pub, Opera Bob's, in the spring of 2024 to near-instant fanfare from the sandwich-obsessed city.Slammie served up utterly enormous sandwiches on homemade buns, with a menu that reflected Toronto's diverse neighbourhoods and cultures.Grilled chicken tzatziki, Vietnamese sweet beef, and shrimp po boy were just a few of ...

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1 week ago Ontario Indy race shifting to Markham, ending Toronto ties since 1986 inception

For the first time since its inception in 1986, IndyCar Series’ annual downtown Toronto race will shift north to Markham, Ont., starting next year, officials announced Wednesday.

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1 week ago Rinse Launches in Toronto, Marking First International Expansion

North America’s leading laundry and dry cleaning delivery service enters its first market outside the U.S. TORONTO — Rinse, the leading laundry and dry cleaning delivery service in North America, announced its official launch in Toronto, marking the company’s first international expansion. Toronto residents can now schedule expertly handled, convenient, door-to-door laundry and dry cleaning […]

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: Man sought in alleged Toronto park daytime assault

An unidentified man is sought after an alleged assault last month in Ramsden Park. Toronto Police said officers responded on Aug. 1 around 11 a.m. for an assault in a park in the Yonge St.-Ramsden Park Rd. area. Cops said that the adult victims were playing tennis at the park when the suspect approached and […]

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1 week ago Man killed, teen charged in fatal Manitoba highway crash: RCMP

A man from Killarney is dead after a crash in the RM of Argyle Saturday morning, Manitoba RCMP say. A 17-year-old has been charged with dangerous driving causing death.

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1 week ago Toronto traffic, transit congestion likely to worsen with in

Toronto-area commuters are likely bracing for traffic and transit congestion to worsen over the coming months as a number of major employers get ready to increase in-office days.

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2 w. ago People from the suburbs are planning to boycott Toronto while working in city

New return-to-office mandates handed down by the provincial government are making waves this week, particularly among the tens of thousands of staffers affected — some of whom are now vowing to boycott Toronto's businesses in protest of having to physically return to their downtown workplaces.Earlier this month, Premier Doug Ford informed Ontario's public service workers that they will have to resume five-day in-person work weeks starting January 5, 2026, signalling an end to the hybrid, COVID-era work model that required only three days on the ground.While the leader pointed to the big banks and other firms that have already reintroduced mandatory in-person work — and despite this all being a fairly gradual process that was a long time coming — many are still up in arms.One employee of an unnamed company took to Toronto Reddit to assert they will "not buy anything" in the city while they'...

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2 w. ago 2 teen boys charged with murder in fatal Toronto mall bathroom shooting

Toronto police say two teens have been arrested after a 19-year-old man was found fatally shot inside a bathroom at Scarborough Town Centre last week.

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2 w. ago Hot pot chain known for dancing noodle staff opens new concept in Toronto

One of the world's longest-running and leading hot pot restaurant chains has just opened a brand-new concept in downtown Toronto.When it comes to hot pot in Toronto (and around the world, for that matter), the name Haidilao is as synonymous with the stuff as you can get.Home of the infamous Dancing Noodles, which arrive at your table by way of dancing servers, the chain — founded in Jianyang, China, back in 1994 — has since grown its footprint to include over 2,000 locations worldwide, including a handful in the GTA.As of Saturday, Aug. 23, Haidilao's Toronto fleet also includes something entirely new.The chain has officially launched a brand-new self-serve hot pot concept (a la Big Way Hot Pot, which is due to open a location in downtown Toronto soon) called Hi Bowl Malatang.Where, at Hai Di Lao, you order your food the old-fashioned way by telling your servers what you want and having it delivered to your table, Hi Bowl allows...

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2 w. ago CRIME SCENE: Man accused of indecent act while watching children in park

A 43-year-old Toronto man has been charged with indecent act and fail to comply with probation order following an alleged incident on Wednesday. Toronto Police said officers responded to a call at 1:42 p.m. in the Blantyre Ave.-Parkland Rd. area where the accused was allegedly committing an indecent act while watching children play at a […]

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2 w. ago Toronto Police officer pleads guilty to criminal charges in 2023 shooting

A Toronto Police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal charges after he shot and seriously injured a Black man in 2023, the victim’s lawyer said, as court documents show the man was backing away from police at the time of the incident. David Shellnutt said his client, Devon Fowlin, was in a park with his […]

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2 w. ago Toronto’s last shooting range wins legal battle against chief firearms officer

The CFO can issue a new shooting range approval or revoke it entirely, but ‘has no authority to attach conditions’ to the approval, the judge ruled

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2 w. ago Toronto police officer pleads guilty to assault in 2023 shooting of homeless man

A Toronto police constable has pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm and careless use of a firearm in the 2023 shooting of a man in a park.

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2 w. ago Report on Financial Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

TORONTO, Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mitchell Cohen, Chief Executive Officer and President of Urbanfund Corp. (TSX-V: UFC) (“Urbanfund” or the “Company”), confirmed today that the Company has filed its financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 (the “Consolidated Financial Statements”) and corresponding Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”). BUSINESS […]

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2 w. ago Youth handed maximum sentence in fatal stabbing of Calgary teen Dean Visser

"You have harmed every single person in the gallery of this courtroom ... and what for? "All because of an argument, a dislike... a hoodie," said sentencing judge Lisa Silver

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3 w. ago SIU clears Peel police officers of wrongdoing after man shot dead at Pearson airport

TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared two Peel Regional Police officers of wrongdoing in a shooting outside Toronto’s Pearson airport in April that left a 30-year-old man dead. A report from the Special Investigations Unit says the officers fired their weapons to “protect themselves and others” after a man in mental distress pulled out […]

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