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Perseid meteor shower set to light up Ontario skies this week
The annual meteor shower will be visible from across the province with ideal viewing overnight Wednesday into Thursday.
Mayoral candidate Brad Bradford vows to rip out Bloor Street W. bike lanes if elected
Toronto's Beaches-East York councillor pledged to remove the controversial lanes and restore vehicle traffic, reversing his 2025 vote in...
HST removal triggers 130% surge in new home sales across Ontario in spring quarter
A temporary expansion of the harmonized sales tax rebate for eligible new homes sparked a dramatic spike in sales during the second...
Ontario Line cost balloons to $34 billion, triple the original estimate
Metrolinx CEO confirms the Toronto rapid-transit project has more than tripled from $10.9 billion as supply chain shocks drive costs higher.
Wildfire smoke returns to Toronto this week with thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday
Air quality will remain low Tuesday but rise slightly Wednesday as smoke from western Ontario drifts into the city; two rounds of storms...
Jeweller accused of laundering hundreds of millions for Ryan Wedding consents to U.S. extradition
Rolan Sokolovski, arrested in Toronto last November as part of a joint FBI-RCMP takedown, will stand trial in California on money...
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...
