8 h. ago Toronto man, 81, gets life sentence for driving down late common

Ciro Garofano killed one of the three people he struck. He will serve concurrent sentences for aggravated assault, along with his murder conviction.

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9 h. ago Tricon & Toronto Life Announce Summer Garden Party at Evergreen Brick Works

Toronto’s most iconic outdoor summer garden party returns August 13 —a midsummer night under the stars TORONTO — Tricon and Toronto Life are excited to announce the return of Toronto’s most celebrated summer garden party, taking place Wednesday, August 13, 2025, from 6–10 PM ET at the Evergreen Brick Works. Toronto’s celebrated Summer Garden Party […]

Culture

4 d. ago Toronto club is helping people rebuild their social lives after kids move out

Do you ever reminisce on the luxury of hogging the TV when your roommate is gone for the weekend? Do you live for those lazy, weekend days when you get the condo all to yourself?That's the life for so many twenty-somethings in Toronto. But not so much so for many Toronto parents, who wake up, feed their kids, make lunches and pick them up from school — amongst other things. Until one day, the constant scramble of that reality comes to a halt when the kids move out. Then what?When Leaside mom Charlene Wood first found herself with an empty home after her youngest child went to university, that first taste of solitude in years might have sounded like a dream to some.It meant no noise, no extra responsibilities, and the best of all: all that spare time back to yourself. That transition didn't evoke those feelings in Wood, though. Instead, it left her feeling the effects that many empty-nesters experience after their last child lea...

Society

5 d. ago Toronto landmark to be redeveloped with huge towers as tall as 96 floors

A developer that claimed it would not add towers to a beloved Toronto landmark has revealed plans to add three enormous skyscrapers to the very site it previously denied was in play.Great-West Life Realty Advisors (GWLA) — the Toronto-based asset management arm of Canada Life's parent company, have revealed an ambitious plan to construct towers as tall as 96 storeys sprouting from the venerable College Park complex at Yonge and College streets.The plan calls for a trio of Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed towers with heights of 65, 75, and 96 storeys. The tallest of the pack would rise just over 333 metres, which would place it among the tallest buildings in Canada, and taller than any existing tower as of mid-2025."Toronto has waited nearly 100 years to see a completed vision for College Park come to life," said Daniel Fama, vice-president of development at GWLRA. Fama stated that GWLRA intends to "restore and protect College Park's heritage, while introducing 2,334 n...

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6 d. ago ‘Had his whole life ahead of him’: Police make appeal in case of Toronto teen shot, killed

Toronto police say they are still searching for the person responsible for fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy last month.

Events

1 week ago Masai Ujiri shares heartfelt message to Toronto after being fired by Raptors

Former Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri showed up in a bit of an unlikely location to address his departure from the franchise.The former Raptors exec took to Good Morning America for his first public comments since leaving the team."It's been 12 incredible years with the Toronto Raptors," Ujiri said to host Robin Roberts. "I am so grateful and thankful for the opportunity. Fans, my family, colleagues, coaches, players, the owners, everybody has been incredible to me. I love you, Toronto. I love you Toronto. A great part, great journey in my life. It's time, and great things come to an end."Ujiri was also asked if he'd consider going to another NBA franchise."Do you have a job for me?" he joked.MLSE CEO Keith Pelley officially spoke on Ujiri's dismissal (by reported mutual agreement) last week in a press conference.Pelley touted that Ujiri's departure was "my decision supported by the board," publicly rebuffing claims ...

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2 w. ago Postmedia Launches Lives Told: A New Way to Tell the Story of a Lifetime

New vertical within Postmedia brings personal, everlasting life stories to readers across the globe. TORONTO — Postmedia Network Inc. (“Postmedia”) is proud to announce the launch of Lives Told, a digital product developed to help people memorialize their loved ones through professionally crafted life stories that combine permanence, beauty, and editorial expertise. In partnership with […]

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2 w. ago Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. Completes Overnight Offering

TORONTO, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. (“the Company”) is pleased to announce it has completed the overnight offering of Preferred Shares and Class A Shares of the Company. Total gross proceeds of the offering were $40.0 million, bringing the Company’s net assets to approximately $217.9 million. The shares will […]

Economics

2 w. ago Life Sciences Ontario Releases New Report Calling for Urgent Action to Bridge Critical Funding Gap Threatening Ontario’s Innovation Leadership

TORONTO — Life Sciences Ontario (LSO), in partnership with Shift Health, today released a comprehensive report highlighting the urgent need for targeted intervention to address the critical seed-stage funding gap that threatens Ontario’s position as a global life sciences leader. The report, “Catalyzing Ontario’s Life Sciences Economy,” reveals that while Ontario’s life sciences sector is […]

Politics

3 w. ago We spent spring in Toronto with disposable cameras and here's how it went

Film development labs in Toronto are experiencing a resurgence in popularity, thanks to a perfect storm of Millennial nostalgia and a vintage-obsessed Gen Z, part of a broader trend where all that is old is becoming new again. Aging millennials (cough…cough) have a sentimental connection to the janky plastic disposable cameras that used to be as prevalent in drug stores as charging cords are today — but Gen Z was the first crop of camp kids to grow up without these travel essentials of yesteryear.So, we asked ourselves, how would nostalgic thirty-somethings and digital-age twenty-somethings approach photography if equipped with the same (lack of) technology? But, more importantly, how would a season of life in Toronto translate to the timeless medium of 35mm film?Four disposable film cameras shot on a fifth, unseen film camera for a bit of Filmception. Jack Landau.Find out what our spring looked like on disposable cameras in this photo gallery.

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3 w. ago Driver in B.C. hit and run sentenced in unrelated sexual assault of a minor

A man behind bars for a high-profile hit and run that left a 24-year-old dead has been sentenced to three more years in jail in an unrelated case.

Events

3 w. ago Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. Overnight Offering Announced

TORONTO, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. (“the Company”) is pleased to announce it will undertake an offering of Preferred Shares (TSX: LFE.PR.B) and Class A Shares (TSX: LFE) of the Company. The offering will be led by National Bank Financial Inc. The sales period of this overnight offering will […]

Economics