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Kids Help Phone reports 24% surge in overnight texts from young people seeking mental health help
Overnight texting demand has nearly doubled compared to daytime as the organization launches fundraising appeal before back-to-school season.
GO and TTC closures reshape weekend travel across Toronto August 15–16
Metrolinx shuts down the entire 101.4 km Barrie Line and portions of the Kitchener Line; TTC suspends Line 1 service between Sheppard...
Toronto student launches free STEM camp on York University campus for low-income kids
Dan Duong created the Toronto STEM Exploration Camp to break down financial barriers and show kids that science is more than equations.
Toronto man arrested for sexual assault at gunpoint, voyeurism charges
Devon Plooard, 21, was charged after a May 2026 assault was reported in mid-August in the Gerrard and Coxwell area.
Akil Heywood charged with witness intimidation in Crypto King kidnapping case
The investor accused of orchestrating Aiden Pleterski's 2022 torture-kidnapping faces a dozen new offences, including attempting to...
Man charged with aggravated assault in Mississauga nightclub stabbing during Caribana
Gregory Darling, 32, of Brampton was arrested following the August 1 stabbing outside Sugar Daddy's Nite Club that left a man with...
Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Toronto and six surrounding areas Monday
Environment Canada warned of strong wind gusts, quarter-size hail, heavy rain and likely power outages affecting Toronto, Pickering,...
Toronto receives just 31 percent of operating revenue from property taxes, lowest among major Canadian cities
A C.D. Howe Institute analysis shows Halifax and Montreal rely most heavily on property taxes for municipal funding, while Toronto's...
Environment Canada deploys new tornado and thunderstorm alert system Tuesday
Precision polygon warnings aim to reduce over-alerting across Canada, with mobile phones receiving targeted emergency alerts for...
Liberal MP Shaun Chen to resign at end of week due to car accident injuries
The Scarborough North MP says injuries from a late-2025 collision have prevented him from commuting to Ottawa as his role requires.
Scarborough woman dies after fall from high-rise terrace as police spoke with her
A 38-year-old woman fell from a building balcony Friday night after officers arrived to assist. The SIU is investigating the circumstances.
Toronto police charge Hamilton man in 20-year-old Patrick Santos murder case
Genetic genealogy matched DNA from the 2006 crime scene to Pierre O'Connor, 43, who had no prior criminal record.
