5 h. ago People are trying to stop Toronto from renaming more Ryerson and Dundas assets

As Toronto grapples with the fact that white male historical figures can often be problematic in modern contexts (shocker!) the City and other private entities are continuing on the crusade to wipe the names of certain figures from various assets, with more changes to come this year.First to go was Ryerson University, which chose to adopt the moniker Toronto Metropolitan University in 2022 after people began drawing awareness to namesake Egerton Ryerson's hand in creating not just Canada's public school system, but also its appalling residential school system (knowledge that resulted in protesters tearing down the school's statue of the figure, among other things).Then there was Yonge-Dundas Square, Dundas Street, and numerous other properties bearing the name Dundas, which are in various stages of renaming after Henry Dundas's past came into question, with some believing he delayed the end of slavery, but others ...

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5 d. ago A rare piece of Toronto history is up for grabs for just $2.5 million

Built around 1915 by Scarborough builder John C. Morrish, who (fun fact) also built Highland Creek Public School, 456 Manse Rd. is one of those Toronto heritage homes that people dream about. According to the listing, the home was originally built for Thomas Jacques, whose family were among Scarborough's early settlers. The home spans three storeys and is a true gem with exceptional craftsmanship. The front entrance. Throughout the house, you'll notice original features like stained glass windows, intricate crown moulding, solid wood trim and doors, and hardwood floors. The dining room. Those original features definitely give the house its historic charm and character. One of the bathrooms. The bold patterned wallpaper and extravagant furnishings also give it character. The living room. Some might say that type character is a bit too much, but if you can look past the beige-toned maximalism and shag carpeting, this house is...

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5 d. ago Last Toronto Raptors player from 2019 Championship team keeps getting benched

Toronto Raptors forward Chris Boucher has pretty much seen it all since joining the franchise nearly seven years ago.The longest-tenured player on the roster, who's suited up for 406 games with Toronto, Boucher's one of the few people who have stuck around to see out the Raptors rebuild over the past few seasons.But while he's played in Toronto more than any of his teammates, suiting up isn't exactly something he's doing right now.Boucher has sat out the last seven contests, six of which were listed as coach's decisions, with one absence on March 7 related to a wisdom tooth extraction. In total, Boucher has 14 "did not play" designations on his game log this season, despite not dealing with any reported major injuries.When he has played, Boucher has been one of the team's most reliable bench contributors, averaging 10 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 50 games this season.As per Toronto head coach Darko Rajakovic, the team met with the 32-year-old to discuss his role with the ...

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7 d. ago Toronto bar owner says she's $10,000 in debt due to 'recession for poor people'

A community bar in Toronto has openly shared the financial challenges it's currently facing, and given today's tough economic climate, it's a story that too many small businesses across the city can sadly relate to.Swan Dive, located at 1631 Dundas St. W., is an unpretentious bar and bottle shop known for its cheap drinks, games, and free events. In a heartfelt video shared on social media, the bar's owner, Abra Shiner, opened up about the business' financial woes, along with her ongoing battle with metastatic breast cancer."There's been a recession that's been happening only to poor people. The middle class has just dissolved. We provide community for the bottom," Shiner said in the emotional video. "I'm pretty dedicated to cheap drinks and cheap thrills and good times that people can afford."With Shiner battling cancer and unable to work for a significant period of time, her husband, Mike, stepped in to run the bar. Despite their efforts, the bar hasn't been ab...

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8 d. ago Suspects remain at large after mass shooting that injured 12 in east Toronto

Three suspects remain at large after a mass shooting in east Toronto that injured 12 people last week. Police are continuing their investigation into the Friday night shooting at the Piper Arms pub in Scarborough. They say the suspects “indiscriminately” opened fire as diners celebrated the pub’s opening night, then fled in a silver car. […]

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8 d. ago Toronto pub shooting: 7 people hurt by gunfire as hunt for suspects continues

A seventh person was hurt by gunfire late Friday at a mass shooting near Scarborough Town Centre, Toronto police say.

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1 week ago Toronto's most cursed stretch of street ripped up for umpteenth time

The people who live and work around Toronto's Yonge and Eglinton intersection are a different breed, somehow able to cope with year upon year of construction as the neighbourhood gains countless new condo buildingss, a new LRT line and more.The area has long been a pain point for the city, proving to be treacherous and troublesome for pedestrians, transit riders, drivers, businesses — just about everyone as various portions of local roads have devolved into work sites over and over again.After multiple consecutive years of development at the corner of the two thoroughfares, lanes and walkways finally return to a usable state in late 2023, only to become a mess of roadwork again the following spring.Since then, there have been glimpses of things finally reaching completion, only for the asphalt and sidewalks to be torn up once more, with even further projects and changes still on the table.Toronto's most cursed intersection was just ...

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1 week ago Toronto's most iconic landmarks would not exist if not for a suburban rail yard

Structures like the CN Tower and the Rogers Centre are known as Toronto landmarks by people across the globe, but these megastructures and so many other recognizable buildings in the city's downtown only exist thanks to a massive suburban rail yard built 60 years ago that set the stage for the 416 we know today.Just north of Toronto's northern city limit, the gargantuan CN MacMillan Yard stretches an impressive three kilometres from north to south, and as much as one kilometre across at its widest point.This sprawling assembly of infrastructure — bounded by Highway 407, Keele Street, Rutherford Road and Jane Street — is the second-largest rail yard in Canada, behind the Symington Yard in Winnipeg. While it may not be the country's largest, the 1965 opening of the MacMillan Yard served a sleeper role in one of the most transformative urban renewal projects in Canada's history, at least by association.However, while the suburb of Vaughan would be transformed prac...

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1 week ago NEIDHART: Celebrating an exciting week for WWE, starting with John Cena’s shocking turn

What a phenomenal week it has been in WWE! The excitement began with the Elimination Chamber, which many fans, including myself, regarded as one of the best premium live events (PLE) in recent years. The atmosphere in Toronto with nearly 39,000 people on their feet was electric! The show delivered heart-pounding matches and moments that […]

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2 w. ago U.S. specifically calls out Toronto drug problems as reason for trade war

The Trump administration is characterizing its trade war on Canada as a "drug war," with one official even calling out Toronto by name.The U.S. government imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports on Tuesday, though Kevin Hassett, President Donald Trump's National Economic Council Director, insists that the stiff economic penalties imposed on Canada are a result of the country's drug policies."Respectfully, this is not a trade war, it's a drug war," Hassett said during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday. Hasset claims that Trump is "extraordinarily disappointed" with Canada and Mexico's action on fentanyl crossing U.S. borders — despite the fact that less than one per cent of fentanyl entering the United States originates from Canada.Hassett went on to specifically call out Canada's largest city, Toronto, as an example of failed drug policy."Wander around Toronto and look and see if these people are serious about the drug war. And they're not."Curiously, Hassett ...

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2 w. ago Ontario sees another enormous jump in people not paying housing and other bills

As if we needed more facts and figures to remind us how bad Canada's economy is at present, a new report has offered a glimpse into just how many people nationwide have been unable to cover their major bills, with mortgage delinquency in particular at an all-time high.And, residents of Ontario are the worst culprits.The data, published by Equifax Canada this week, comes from the final months of 2024, a year in which consumer debt across the country grew by 4.6 per cent, to a total of an unthinkable $2.56 trillion.Though falling lending rates over the course of the year helped to relieve the debts of some, the credit company says that "financial pressures intensified" for many others, especially those with mortgages in our two most exorbitant provinces for property: Ontario and B.C.When looking at the fourth quarter of the year versus the same time in 2023, there was a shocking 90.2 per cent increase in the number of Ontarians who hadn't made a mortgage ...

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2 w. ago Sabrina Carpenter is coming back to Toronto and people are losing it

Let's keep this Short n' Sweet: Sabrina Carpenter is coming back to Toronto next fall!After a sold-out stint at the Scotiabank Arena in September 2024, the pint-sized popstar has just announced that she's circling back on her Short n' Sweet tour, and will be visiting Toronto once again this fall, leaving plenty of fans begging Ticketmaster to "Please Please Please" let them get tickets this time.The tour, based on hits from Carpenter's most recent album, originally kicked off in September of 2024, and culminated with a three-night stint in Los Angeles back in November. So excited to announce an additional leg of the Short n’ Sweet Tour — coming back to a few select cities this fall! New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto and Pittsburgh (for taxes🤍)with special guests @oliviadeano, @ravynlenae & @ambermarkOnce again — make sure to head… pic.twitter.com/iYyCPyrmIw— Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) February 27...

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3 w. ago ’Havens of love and care’: Ontarians protest closures of supervised consumption sites

Dozens of people gathered outside Ontario’s health ministry in Toronto on Tuesday, two days before the provincial election, to protest the province’s plans to shut down 10 supervised drug consumption sites by the end of March. Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government announced last summer that it would close the consumption sites, including five in Toronto, […]

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3 w. ago New restaurant coming from people behind trendy Toronto pasta spot

There's soon to be a brand-new spot for heartwarming (and belly-filling) southern Italian fare in Toronto, and it's the love child between the folks behind some trendy local businesses.As someone whose daily protein regularly occupies the single-digits, easily dwarfed by that of carbohydrates, anything attatched to Jess Maiorano, who you may recognize better by her Dundas West restaurant, Pasta Forever, immediately piques my interest.Ever since Jess started her pasta-based business when work for many chefs dried up back in 2020, she's made a splash around the city with a variety of pop-ups, collaborations and a brick-and-mortar on Dundas West, and now she's gearing up to open a new place in one of the city's most stylish neighbourhoods this year.It's going to be called Zia's Place and, Jess tells me, "the inspiration behind it, is that feeling when you go to your zia's [...] for a Sunday lunch," referring to the Italian word for aunt, "maybe you eat too much food...

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3 w. ago New restaurant coming from people behind trendy Toronto restaurants

There's soon to be a brand-new spot for heartwarming (and belly-filling) southern Italian fare in Toronto, and it's the love child between the folks behind some trendy local businesses.As someone whose daily protein regularly occupies the single-digits, easily dwarfed by that of carbohydrates, anything attatched to Jess Maiorano, who you may recognize better by her Dundas West restaurant, Pasta Forever, immediately piques my interest.Ever since Jess started her pasta-based business when work for many chefs dried up back in 2020, she's made a splash around the city with a variety of pop-ups, collaborations and a brick-and-mortar on Dundas West, and now she's gearing up to open a new place in one of the city's most stylish neighbourhoods this year.It's going to be called Zia's Place and, Jess tells me, "the inspiration behind it, is that feeling when you go to your zia's [...] for a Sunday lunch," referring to the Italian word for aunt, "maybe you eat too much food...

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3 w. ago Express Employment Professionals Fuels Community Impact and Job Creation with Record Sales in 2024

$3.7 Billion in Revenue and Robust Franchise Growth Underscore a Year of Remarkable Achievements 2024 Highlights Revenues of $3.7 billion in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand Office Count: 870 Employed 427,000 people Client Partners: 66,000 TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With $3.7 billion in revenue and 427,000 associates employed […]

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3 w. ago Two passengers file lawsuits after Delta plane crash in Toronto

Two people who were on a plane that crash landed at Toronto’s Pearson airport on Monday are suing Delta Air Lines and its subsidiary Endeavor Air. The lawsuits were filed separately in U.S. District Court in Georgia and Minnesota and allege negligence. One complaint alleges Marthinus Lourens of Texas was drenched with jet fuel as […]

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3 w. ago Toronto charity shares experiences and challenges protecting vulnerable youth online

Editor's Note: The following story contains details about human trafficking that may upset some readers.February 22 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Canada, and aims to raise awareness about its magnitude and prevalence while taking steps to combat and prevent the crime itself. "Sex trafficking is the most common form of human trafficking and is one of Canada's most lucrative and misunderstood crimes," Suzie Tarlattini, Supervisor of the Awareness and Prevention Program at Covenant House Toronto, tells blogTO."Most people don't realize that it can happen to someone they know, and when we believe this, we're distancing ourselves from the issue and from very real risk factors our children might be facing."Educating the GTAAlongside dual efforts to both prevent and support youth experiencing homelessness, Covenant House provides education about sex trafficking and online safety to students across the GTA so that they may understand the issue, how it happens, what wa...

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3 w. ago Cops seeking suspects after pair assaulted, threatened with death near Eaton Centre

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three people being sought in an assault investigation. Toronto Police said they responded to reports of an assault on Jan. 12 at about 11:10 p.m. in the Bay-Edwards Sts. area north of the Eaton Centre, where two people were walking home before being approached by the […]

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4 w. ago Despite 4 plane crashes in 3 weeks, flying is safe. Here’s why

A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board survived and those hurt had relatively minor injuries.

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