2 h. ago An ugly Toronto parking lot has been transformed into a colourful oasis

A Toronto parking lot known for raking in over $1 million per year just gained a colourful addition.The Green P Carpark 244 at 34 Hanna Ave in Liberty Village is planned to be converted into a new public park following the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the neighbourhood is getting a taste of things to come through a new temporary public space.The 184-spot surface parking lot at the corner of East Liberty Street and Hanna Avenue has just been spruced up with a colourful mural that invites locals to love their community.The Love Liberty mural by local artist Elise Goodhoofd officially opened on Friday, June 20 to kick off the summer season.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Liberty Village BIA (@libertyvillagebia)Goodhoofd explains that the 10,000 square foot mural "will be used as a temporary park for the next few years, during FIFA.""I painted eight-foot letters spe...

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8 d. ago Boards around Sir John A. Macdonald statue at Queen’s Park removed

After five years, the boards surrounding the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald on the grounds of Queen's Park in Toronto have been removed.

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9 d. ago North America's biggest rib and beer festival is taking over a Toronto park this weekend

Get those wet wipes out and prepare for a saucy weekend, because the Northern Heat Rib Series — the biggest rib and beer tour in North America — is about to kick off its Toronto summer season with a huge festival this weekend.Could there be a more perfect way to celebrate Father's Day than with pitmasters and breweries as far as the eye can see? Heck, even if you're not celebrating the holiday, it sounds like a mighty fine way to spend a sunny June weekend.While Toronto hosts its fair share of ribfests over the course of the summer, there are none quite as popular and wide-spanning than those held by Northern Heat, who are putting on a total of 16 festivals across Ontario this spring and summer.For Toronto's part, it all kicks off with the Beaches Ribfest, which lands in Woodbine Park this Friday, June 13.While the festival's lineup of some of Ontario's top barbecue vendors is certainly the star of the show, there will also be plenty of othe...

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1 week ago Two Toronto parks that were to open this year now delayed to 2029

A pair of side-by-side Toronto parks that were scheduled to open this year will now be delayed for another five years.Two adjoining parks planned for 10 Ordnance Street and 801 Wellington Street West will introduce a combined 5.3 acres of public space to the Liberty Village-Fort York area, something locals were hoping would materialize as planned in 2025.However, according to a new report, the public spaces will not come to fruition for up to five and a half years based on an updated project delivery date that would push the completion timeline from the end of 2025 to the end of 2029.In a report dated June 2, the City's General Manager of Parks and Recreation and Chief Procurement Officer requests authority from Toronto's General Government Committee to amend a purchase order for the landscape architect professional and technical services regarding the two parks.The report states that, following changes in project scope that emerged through a technical site review, the proje...

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1 week ago Two Toronto parks that were to open this year now delayed to 2027

A pair of side-by-side Toronto parks that were scheduled to open this year will now be delayed for another few years.Two adjoining parks planned for 10 Ordnance Street and 801 Wellington Street West will introduce a combined 5.3 acres of public space to the Liberty Village-Fort York area, something locals were hoping would materialize as planned in 2025.However, according to a new report, the public spaces will not come to fruition for years based on an updated project delivery date that would push the completion timeline from the end of 2025 to the end of 2027.In a report dated June 2, the City's General Manager of Parks and Recreation and Chief Procurement Officer requests authority from Toronto's General Government Committee to amend a purchase order for the landscape architect professional and technical services regarding the two parks.The report states that, following changes in project scope that emerged through a technical site review, the project delivery date must b...

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1 week ago Toronto tenant fears homelessness amid alleged ‘bad faith’ eviction

A disabled man in Toronto faces eviction after nearly 50 years in his High Park apartment after Ontario's top court denied his appeal despite claims of bad faith.

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1 week ago Two people seriously injured in Bluffer’s Park stabbings: Cops

Two people are in hospital with serious injuries following a stabbing spree Friday night at Bluffer’s Park. Toronto Police said in a social media update that officers responded at approximately 7:30 p.m. to reports of several people stabbed at the Scarborough park, at Brimley Rd. south of Kingston Rd., along Lake Ontario. According to police, […]

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2 w. ago Woman dragged into woods at High Park and sexually assaulted: Toronto police

Toronto police say they are looking for a suspect after a woman was dragged into a wooded area of High Park and sexually assaulted Wednesday night.

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2 w. ago Female dragged into wooded area of High Park and sexually assaulted: Cops

Toronto Police are warning people in the High Park area after a female pedestrian was dragged off a pathway and sexually assaulted. The incident unfolded on Wednesday around 10:40 p.m. in the Howard Park Ave. and Parkside Dr. area. The female — whose age police did not release — was walking on a paved pathway in […]

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3 w. ago The Shoresy Fall Classic Is Back — Hitting Five North American Cities This Fall

STARS FROM THE HIT SERIES “SHORESY” WILL FACE OFF AGAINST NHL ALUMNI IN DETROIT, TORONTO, BOSTON, BELMONT PARK, NY AND LOS ANGELES Ticket Presale starts Monday, June 2 at 10 am LOCAL TORONTO — Drop the gloves. Brought to you by Puppers Golden Lager*, the Shoresy Fall Classic, produced by New Metric Media, in association […]

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3 w. ago Controversial Toronto statue that has been hidden for 5 years is coming back

After five years out of public view, the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at Toronto's Queen's Park is set to make a return.The statue, which has stood near the Ontario legislature for over a century, was enclosed in a protective box in 2020 after being repeatedly vandalized during nationwide protests confronting Canada's colonial past and role in residential schools.The move to uncover the statue was approved early this month by Ontario's Board of Internal Economy, which makes decisions and provides direction on financial and administrative matters of the House of Commons, particularly concerning its premises and services.According to the board's May 12 meeting minutes, members agreed "that the (protective) hoarding around the Sir John A. Macdonald statue be removed as soon as cleaning is completed, and the existing signage be erected once complete."The statue was vandalized repeatedly in 2020. Photo: fotografiko eugen/Shutterstock.com.The mon...

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3 w. ago Toronto park will remain a mess of construction for more than a year

Construction is set to impact a small Liberty Village park for the next year and a half, as part of Metrolinx's ongoing work on the forthcoming Ontario Line.At the east end of Ordnance Triangle Park, crews are actively excavating at the future site of an emergency exit building (EEB), which will eventually provide a safety link between the Ontario Line tunnels and the surface.The current phase of work includes the excavation of soil and bedrock to reach the depths of the future Ontario Line tunnels. Once completed, a shaft will house an emergency exit stairwell from the transit line's tracks to the surface.Excavation work officially kicked off in 2024, and this phase is expected to continue through 2025, with the removal of bedrock from the excavated shaft and the creation of a small cavern at the bottom of the shaft.Once this phase of work wraps up, the next task will involve building the permanent concrete foundation, shaping the structure, constructing emergency stairwell...

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3 w. ago Popular Toronto park has been venting flammable fart gas for a century

If you've ever strolled along Broadview Avenue to take in the sweeping city skyline from the grassy hill at Riverdale Park East, you might've noticed a series of tall green pipes sticking out of the ground like some strange, forgotten plumbing.The seemingly out-of-place posts aren't the remnants of old infrastructure, but an indication of what the greenspace once was.Riverdale Park, which now sprawls across 104 acres and is bisected by the Don Valley Parkway and Don River, has a layered past.The land that would become Riverdale Park was originally part of a large estate owned by John Scadding, one of Toronto's first settlers, who built a cabin along the east bank of the Don River in 1794. In 1856, the City of Toronto purchased the 48 hectares east of the Don River for the construction of the Don Jail.The exhaust pipes along Broadview Avenue. Photo: Fareen Karim.The land, cultivated first by John and Melicent Scadding, was later farmed by prisoners as part of a reform...

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3 w. ago Parkside Dr. speed camera vandalized for fifth time in past 6 months

The Parkside Dr. speed camera, Toronto’s busiest and most vandalized traffic enforcement tool, was cut down for a fifth time in the past six months. Advocacy group Safe Parkside revealed the latest malicious act on Friday. “The lack of meaningful safety measures remains a big concern on Parkside Drive, a street that borders the city’s […]

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4 w. ago Most notorious speed camera in Toronto chopped down for 5th time

The automated speed enforcement camera on Parkside Drive, near Algonquin Avenue, was taken down sometime between Thursday and Friday.

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last month Canada Goose shares soar as company sees ‘minimal’ impact from tariffs

TORONTO — Canada Goose Holdings Inc. executives say tariffs are having little impact on the business, but the uncertainty they pose is great enough that the company is withholding its outlook for this fiscal year. The Toronto-based maker of luxury parkas said Wednesday that it has so far escaped the brunt of the trade war […]

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