3 d. ago Drug trafficker killed at Laval Starbucks had a 'bleak' parole

Charalambos Theologou automatically qualified for a statutory release in 2013 after serving two-thirds of a prison term for a long series of crimes. The release was revoked a year later.

Events

3 d. ago Niagara cops say 30 arrested in massive crime syndicate tied to drugs, stolen autos, guns

A multi-jurisdictional police task force has smashed a criminal organization that cops say had its fingers in a multitude of rackets. Niagara Regional Police detectives, in conjunction with the RCMP, the Criminal Intelligence Service of Ontario and other law enforcement agencies, announced the results of Project Road King on Thursday. The year-long investigation resulted in […]

Events

6 d. ago WARMINGTON: Mayor hosts taco parties while Toronto’s crime, drugs, poverty spin out of control

Does Toronto in next year's municipal election want a party mayor or a serious mayor?

Events

8 d. ago International Paralympic Committee lifts partial suspensions of Russia, Belarus

MUNICH, Germany — The International Paralympic Committee decided on Saturday to lift a partial suspension of Russia and Belarus imposed since Moscow’s incursion into Ukraine in 2022. This decision, taken at the IPC’s general assembly meeting in Seoul, opens the way for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their own flags at the Milan-Cortina […]

Society

9 d. ago Toronto bar shuts down permanently after decades in business

A Toronto restaurant that's been a neighbourhood favourite for decades has officially closed permanently due to development.Death, taxes, and your favourite restaurant shutting down. These are truths we must all come to accept one day or another, and Toronto's had a particularly rough go in the "restaurants closing" department as of late.While over the past several months, the city has welcomed a number of exciting (and tasty) new concepts, we've also had to say goodbye to more than a few longstanding institutions.We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but we're about to add yet another closure to that list.As of Aug. 31, Davisville Village staple Kramer's Bar & Grill has officially entered the deadpool.Located at the intersection of Yonge and Davisville, the bar, on first glance, was nothing entirely special; just your typical neighbourhood sports bar, serving pints and wings on occasionally sticky tabletops.It was the community...

Economics

1 week ago Canadian Women & Sport Launches National “Get Girl Coached” Campaign to Keep Girls in the Game

Canada’s sport system is being challenged to listen to girls and create environments where every girl can benefit from the power of sport TORONTO — Half of Canadian girls aren’t participating in sport by the age of 17*, missing out on the health, confidence, and mental wellness benefits that sport provides. Today, Canadian Women […]

Sport

2 w. ago Another huge block party is hitting Toronto streets next weekend

The close of summer doesn't mean Toronto's outdoor parties are coming to a grinding halt just yet, and the West of Spadina Block Party is a big event new for this fall that you'll want to get out and enjoy before the deep freeze arrives later this year.Happening in the city for the first time, the West of Spadina Block Party promises a specialty that's "built with the neighbourhood, for the neighbourhood." CRUEL is collaborating with a select group of businesses for the event to bring a variety-packed experience to the party-goers. Rhythm, Waterworks Food Hall, Civil Works Cocktail Bar, Downtown Colibri Tattoo & Piercing, Island Oysters Restaurant & Bar, Scooped By Demetres, Pizzeria Popolo, Spirit of York, Casa Del Rey, and Sapporo Canada are all on the roster of vendors coming together to make this block party possible.The party is taking place on Sept. 26, with doors opening at 4 p.m. Admission is...

Culture

2 w. ago WARMINGTON: Could New York’s Guardian Angel be city’s next mayor?

While they say longtime public safety advocate Curtis Sliwa is a longshot to win Big Apple mayor's race, the street legend thinks he has a chance.

Other

2 w. ago Mammoth parting ways with Ingram, goalie expected to be put on waivers

SANDY, Utah — Connor Ingram and the Utah Mammoth have agreed to part ways, and the veteran goaltender will not participate in training camp. General manager Bill Armstrong said Ingram will be placed on waivers, clearing the way for him to sign with another team before the regular season starts in October. Ingram did not […]

Culture

2 w. ago New Yorker visiting Toronto goes off about city's traffic in viral video

One might logically assume that the enormous, notoriously hectic metropolis of New York City has far worse traffic than Toronto on any given day. But, according to one visitor who hails from the Big Apple, our gridlock apparently gives our southerly neighbour a run for its money.The traveller, who was in T.O. to see System of a Down and Deftones perform at the new Rogers Stadium earlier this month, took to TikTok to bemoan the congestion she had to grapple with while navigating our roads — which she said pushed her to a completely new level of road rage."I drive in New York daily, I go to the city all of the time; I have never in my life dealt with that kind of traffic, that kind of anger," the concertgoer vented, asking, simply, "What the f*** Toronto, dude?!"She took particular issue with our lack of dedicated left-turning lights, plus the fact that drivers have to weave around streetcars — "you are sharing th...

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3 w. ago Toronto is the only major Canadian city where 'rental burden' is easing

If you couldn't tell by all of the rent incentives and declining monthly rates, tenants in Ontario are breathing a little easier lately as the market cools down, especially in Toronto.Condos in particular are no longer the boon to investors that they once were, and it seems that the downturn of the city's real estate market is translating over to rentals, too, with ample supply, far less fervent demand and other factors continuing to push prices lower pretty much across the board.Multiple reports have outlined how the cost of an ordinary unit in the 6ix (and other parts of the region) has gradually decreased, most recently to $2,618 — marking a 3.3 per cent drop from this time last year — according to the most recent numbers from Urbanation and Rentals.ca.The two firms crunch the numbers each month in their joint National Rent Report, and the recently released September edition bolsters a point that other authorities have recently made: that&n...

Politics