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Auto thefts climbing in Toronto while Ontario overall sees 8.4% drop this year
Toronto's 8.8% increase bucks national and provincial trends. Experts say the city's density, transit hub role, and proximity to...
Mississauga man faces additional human trafficking charges as third victim comes forward
Elijah Benjamin arrested three times in recent weeks; police believe there may be more victims after investigation into dating-app...
Toronto Police recover 2,500 stolen items worth $1.5M, launching public claim process
A 21-break-in investigation led to three arrests and a pawn shop bust. Residents can now view recovered belongings online.
Toronto squirrel eating Jamaican patty goes viral as 'Patty Squirrel,' answering to New York's Pizza Rat
A video of a black squirrel devouring a patty outside Kensington's Golden Patty Bakery sparked online chatter. Locals say sightings in...
Police search for two suspects after Friday shooting in Scarborough
Officers are looking for two men armed with firearms after reports of gunfire near Midland and Eglinton on Friday night.
PC Party spent $3,000 in donor and public money spying on Bonnie Crombie in Jamaica
Ontario's Progressive Conservatives sent someone to surveil the then-Liberal leader during her December 2023 vacation, drawing criticism...
External review finds Toronto Metropolitan University failed to enforce its own protest policies consistently
A nearly 200-page report by former appellate judge Mary Lou Benotto and lawyer Margot Finley says campus tensions worsened after October 7, 2023.
Drug companies are abandoning Canada after Health Canada approval, leaving patients without life-saving medicines
Novartis rejected its own approved IgAN drug. Six FDA-approved treatments exist in the U.S.; zero in Canada. The approval process is the barrier.
Ontario Court of Appeal rules Ford government can remove Toronto's 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes
A three-judge panel reversed a 2025 lower-court decision that found the removals unconstitutional. Bike lane advocates say the ruling...
Summer McIntosh wins gold in 400m medley at Pan Pacific Championships
The Toronto swimmer finished in a championship record 4:28.01, bouncing back a day after placing second in the 200 freestyle.
Police link 2022 Scarborough murder suspect to attempted shooting months later
Investigators say the man they call 'Jay' killed Ding Ping Wang in November 2022 and may have been involved in an attempted murder near...
Woman struck by vehicle in Eglinton-Dufferin driveway dies from injuries
A 63-year-old was guiding a driver up a ramp Thursday evening when the Honda Passport lurched forward. It marks Toronto's second fatal...
