3 d. ago Blue Jays fans go viral after wild brawl in 500 level of Rogers Centre

Several men were seeing throwing punches during Saturday's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels.

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3 d. ago Family behind Toronto's favourite sandwich is bowing out after 50 years

The family that put one of Toronto's best-known dishes on the map is about to leave the business they've owned since the 1970s behind.While Toronto gets a lot of buzz for a variety of different food items, from matcha slushies to mozzarella stick monstrosities, these days, there's historically been one that rises above the noise time and time again: the peameal bacon sandwich.A Toronto invention right down to its meaty centre, the no-frills lunch staple has been a calling card for the city for decades, appearing everywhere from Anthony Bourdain's The Layover to The New York Times, and earning the distinction of being the city's official dish.To date, there are plenty of spots in the city where you can pick one up, but perhaps none more legendary than St. Lawrence Market's Carousel Bakery.The bakery has been a cornerstone of the market since before the peameal bacon sandwich even really existed, but it wasn't until t...

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4 d. ago MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Camp instructors consider draft pick TLK an A student

As Hayley Wickenheiser wrapped up the 2025 Maple Leafs development camp for media, she eyed Tinus-Luc Koblar milking every last second on ice, stalling the Zamboni as the last skater to exit the Ford Centre pad. “A very serious kid,” said Toronto’s assistant general manager, as this year’s top draft pick flew around, putting on a bar-down shooting […]

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8 d. ago Raptors shore up centre position with Jakob Poeltl contract extension, free agency signing

Sandro Mamukelashvili brings some shooting to Toronto's bench.

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9 d. ago Paramedic shouldn’t have been fired over Israel comments: Union, law experts

The Centre for Free Expression is calling for the reinstatement of a York Region paramedic whose union says she was fired over a social media post criticizing Israel’s military operations in the Middle East. An open letter from James L. Turk, the director of the centre at Toronto Metropolitan University, and a group of lawyers […]

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1 week ago Centres Tinus Luc Koblar and Tyler Hopkins are first two Leafs picks at NHL draft

The Maple Leafs waited a long time for their first pick at the NHL draft, then went a long way to find him. Welcome to Toronto Tinus Luc Koblar, a wispy 6-foot-3 centre of Norwegian-Slovenian descent, who played for Leksands juniors in the Swedish league. He was ranked 56th among international skaters by Central Scouting and […]

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1 week ago Leafs add some interesting life stories among their six draft picks

The Maple Leafs waited a long time for their first draft picks, though nothing compared to how far life journeys will have taken a couple of them to training camp. A Norwegian-Slovenian centre and a behemoth forward born in China, who learned to skate atop a shopping mall, were part of their six-prospect gamble on […]

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1 week ago Toronto's hot dog scene is booming with multiple new frankfurter

Hot dog restaurants are popping up all over Toronto, and the people behind them believe it's time the treats got some time in the limelight.What could be a more quintessential summertime snack than a hot dog? From Loonie Tuesdays at Blue Jays Games to old reliable street meat vendors ready to refill your tank after a night out, there's no denying that a perfectly charred tube of mystery meat just hits the spot.Lately, though, the Toronto hot dog scene has been undergoing a glow-up of sorts, pushing the staples out from the city's most casual corners and into the spotlight, as hot dog-forward restaurants and concepts have begun to pop up like mushrooms.Within the past two months, no fewer than three hot dog-centric concepts have planted their roots in Toronto, and, as most good things tend to do, they're likely to continue multiplying as the hype builds.For Rafael Bastidas and Valerie Gil, the husband-and-wife team behind Tino’s in The Junction, w...

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2 w. ago Canada officially has a new tallest building and it's a Toronto condo

After a long saga of challenges and drama, the 85-storey megatower at One Bloor West officially claimed the title of Canada's tallest building this week.The enormous condo development long planned to take the title of Canada's tallest from previous record-holder First Canadian Place finally delivered on that promise with a ceremony attended by media on Tuesday that saw the building officially surpass the 300-metre mark.After 50 years of the 298-metre First Canadian Place's dominance as the country's tallest building, the centre of gravity for Toronto's skyscraper scene has finally shifted away from the Financial District to a new linear core along the spine of Yonge Street.But while One Bloor West has dethroned an aging titan as the tallest skyscraper in the country, its reign will last just a fraction of its predecessor — expected to be mere months.At 309 metres, One Bloor West will live on in history as Canada's first tower to reach to entirely arbitr...

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2 w. ago Moise’s park name change turning a unifier into a divider, predecessor says

Kristyn Wong-Tam says the renaming of a Toronto Centre parkette is at odds with the spirit of late activist Louis March

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2 w. ago Toronto's Kensington Market losing yet another longtime independent business

A beloved Toronto fishmonger that's been a neighbourhood cornerstone for over a decade is closing down at the end of the month.Kensington Market is among the most community-centric neighbourhoods in Toronto; a tall order, considering the city's growing population and residents' increasing tendency to stick within their own circles.It's this exact community-first attitude in Kensington that's allowed the neighbourhood to foster a number of legendary local spots, from Courage My Love to Augusta Fruit Market and many in between.Local fishmonger business, Hooked Inc., is one such stalwart.The business was born in 2011, when founders Kristin and Dan Donovan opened Hooked's original location in Leslieville, selling some of the highest-quality, sustainably caught, local seafood in the city, and their Kensington location quickly followed in 2012.Hooked didn't have a monopoly on the fresh fish business along Baldwin Street, with other local staples like Sea Kings ...

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2 w. ago Punishing temperatures returns to Central Canada during record

A heat wave is set to deliver another day of punishing heat and humidity to parts of Ontario and Quebec. Heat warnings are in place from Windsor through to Quebec City as record-breaking temperatures hit Central Canada. Toronto set a new June 22 temperature record when the mercury topped out at over 34 degrees. Environment […]

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2 w. ago First Toronto location of Calgary restaurant chain finally opening next month

The highly anticipated Toronto location of a popular Canadian bar and restaurant chain is finally opening next month.It's been nearly a year since the stylish Calgary restaurant chain Central Taps announced that it'd be taking over the Ossington space that once housed the iconic Venezia Bakery, before going virtually silent.The city wondered when, if ever, they'd get to experience it for themselves.As time went on, the initially projected "early 2025" opening date became increasingly harder to believe in, until, finally, over halfway through 2025, the chain broke its silence on the Toronto location's developments, sharing an official opening date for Central Toronto Ossington.Hey, nothing worth having ever arrives on time, does it? Just look at the Eglinton LRT. At least Central didn't make Toronto wait for quite so long.At long last, Central Toronto Ossington is opening its doors to the public on Thursday, July 3, jus...

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3 w. ago Historic Matching Gift Will Support Fundraising for a New Canadian D

TORONTO, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Juno Beach Centre Association (JBCA) is proud to announce a historic opportunity for Canadians to help shape the future of remembrance. Thanks to the generous support of Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. and Lysander Funds Ltd., the next $1 million raised for the JBCA’s $12.5 million Capital Campaign […]

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3 w. ago Indigenous Wellness Centre opens at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital

Thanks to The Krawcyzky Family Foundation, a transformed space at St. Michael's Hospital in downtown Toronto is set to become a new Indigenous Wellness Centre.

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4 w. ago Porsche Experience Centre Toronto 911 GT3 RS being auctioned for charity through RM Sotheby’s

Auction for the bespoke Porsche Experience Centre Toronto 911 GT3 RS begins today One-of-one sports car premiered at the 2024 Canadian International Auto Show Closed-bid charity auction to end on Canada Day TORONTO, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd. (PCL), importer and distributor for the sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart, announced […]

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