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Toronto youth texting for mental health help overnight, up 19 percent in six months
Kids Help Phone recorded 9,766 overnight text conversations in Toronto in the first half of 2026, a jump from 8,195 the year before.
Ontario holds three provincial byelections September 3 in Scarborough, York-Simcoe, and Hamilton
Voters in three ridings will decide seats vacated by Caroline Mulroney, Neil Lumsden, and Doly Begum; Nate Erskine-Smith running as...
Church Street pedestrianization survey open until September 7; pilot cost ballooned to $500,000
The car-free Church Street pilot cost triple its original budget, but city officials are weighing feedback on whether to expand the project.
Two Toronto councillors propose Ontario Science Centre become new TDSB school
Josh Matlow and Jon Burnside released a report finding Torontonians want the shuttered science centre revived for education, culture,...
Blue Jays acquire pitcher Jameson Taillon from Chicago Cubs
The 34-year-old right-hander, who has represented Canada twice at the World Baseball Classic, joins Toronto in exchange for a player to...
Two men charged in alleged sexual assault in downtown Toronto
The assault occurred July 2 near King and Portland; two women were convinced to go to a house near Bloor and St. George where they were...
Man, 29, dies after being struck by pickup truck in Downsview Park parking lot
The incident occurred late Friday following a concert; the 57-year-old driver remained at the scene. It marks the first private-property...
Pedestrian struck by 504 King streetcar with life-threatening injuries
A 62-year-old pedestrian was transported to hospital Friday evening after being hit by the eastbound streetcar near King and St. Lawrence.
Island ferries free all August for kids, youth and seniors after Billy Bishop expansion blocked
Mayor Olivia Chow announced the promotion Thursday to thank residents who supported protecting the waterfront from Ontario's proposed...
OPP officer charged with assault after taser discharge during January traffic stop
Kevin Noh, 35, faces assault and assault-with-weapon charges stemming from a January 2 incident on Yonge Street in North York.
Nurse practitioner charged with sexual assault of student in Markham training
A 58-year-old registered nurse practitioner has been charged with sexually assaulting a nursing student in Markham after a home care...
Toronto police seek man accused of running fortune-telling scam worth thousands
Gangadhar Babu, 29, faces fraud charges after allegedly posing as psychic 'Babu' to exploit victims between April 2024 and September 2025.
