Commentary For nearly 70 years, visitors to Fort York in Toronto have been greeted by the trill of fifing, the beating of drums, the crash of muskets, and the boom of cannon. These authentic 19th-century sounds, along with the colourful sight of red-coated soldiers of the Fort York Guard, have brought Canadian history to life…
Toronto’s Fort York Is Under Attack Again. This Time It’s an Inside Job
Toronto Police Say SUV Not Connected to Investigation Into Little Girl’s Remains
Toronto police say an SUV that stopped outside a home where a little girl’s remains were found in May has “no connection” with the case. Police said earlier this month they were looking for the vehicle – a dark-coloured Porsche SUV—as part of their investigation. They say officers have now located the vehicle and spoken…
Toronto Van Attacker Sentenced to Life in Prison With No Parole for 25 Years
The man responsible for Toronto’s deadly 2018 van attack has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. Alek Minassian has also been sentenced to 20 years for 15 counts of attempted murder, which are to be served concurrently. He was found guilty last year of 10 counts of…
Toronto Police to Allow Unvaccinated Staff Back to Work
Toronto Police Service (TPS) says it will be reinstating unvaccinated employees, who were put on unpaid leave for not receiving COVID-19 shots, effective June 21. “The Service’s decision to rescind its COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Requirement was made in response to the current public health and occupational health context of the pandemic and the unique nature…
Police Charge 19 After Chaos Breaks out at Toronto Beach, Causing Several Injuries
Toronto police say they made nearly 20 arrests after chaos broke out at an east-end beach on Sunday night, leaving multiple people injured. Police say crowds of people were allegedly setting off fireworks at Woodbine Beach and Ashbridges Bay, sometimes pointing them at other people. There were also reports of a shooting, a stabbing and…
32% of GTA Residents Don’t Know Neighbours’ Names: Survey
Around one-third of residents living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) don’t know their neighbours’ names, according to a new survey. Conducted online by networking service Nextdoor among 500 GTA residents, the survey found 32 percent of respondents couldn’t name their neighbours. A majority (59 percent) of those who didn’t know their neighbours’ names lived in condos,…
2015 Federal Liberals Moved From Third Place to Government; Can 2022 Ontario Liberals Recover?
Provincial Liberals have drifted to irrelevance in some provinces, such as Alberta and Saskatchewan, and in Manitoba they hold just three seats. But in Ontario, despite falling from the party forming government to third place in 2018, some observers say it’s a different story. “The Liberal brand is very strong in Ontario. After all, they’re…
Mitch Marner Victim of Carjacking in Toronto, Maple Leafs Say
The Toronto Maple Leafs say Mitch Marner was the victim of a carjacking in Toronto on Monday evening. The team says the hockey player was unharmed in the incident, which occurred in the city’s west end. It adds that Toronto police have asked that “neither Marner or the Club comment any further on the details of the incident” as it…
Greater Toronto Airports Authority ‘Urgently’ Calls on Feds to Help With Congestion
The organization that runs Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is “urgently” calling on the federal government to help alleviate major delays affecting passengers at security and clearance points amid a shortage of staff. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority says Ottawa needs to make investments to boost staffing levels and bring in more technology, as well as…
Swath of Boreal Forest Twice the Size of Toronto to Be Protected in Northern Ontario
The largest private land conservation project in Canadian history is unfolding in northern Ontario. The Nature Conservancy of Canada spent the last year negotiating the purchase of 1,450 square kilometres of the boreal forest near Hearst, Ont., from a pulp and paper company. The company, Domtar, hasn’t harvested in the region for more than a…
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