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Tuesday · Aug 4, 2026

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11:40
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Pulse

Anti-abortion protesters at Greenwood and Gerrard

Anti-abortion protesters with graphic signs were out at Greenwood and Gerrard today (August 4) around 1pm. Heads up if you're passing through the area.

10:55
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Pulse

Liberty Village residents want their own library

Liberty Village residents are asking if the neighbourhood finally gets its own library. The area's densely populated with young families, and while the Fort York branch is...

9:25
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News Brief

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.

8:00
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Tonight

Rock Symphony

Casa Loma

8:00
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Tonight

Happy Days - Toronto

Michael Young Theatre at Young Centre for the Performing Arts

8:00
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Tonight

CORTIS

The Theatre at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto

8:00
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Tonight

Olivia Dean

Scotiabank Arena

8:00
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Tonight

2026 CORTIS TOUR <PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN> IN TORONTO

The Theatre at Great Canadian Toronto

7:51
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Pulse

Toronto Community Housing struggling to respond to tenant safety calls with limited staff

Toronto's largest landlord still can't keep up with tenant safety complaints because they don't have enough people answering calls. The city's biggest housing provider is...

7:30
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Tonight

Mamma Mia! - Toronto

Princess of Wales Theatre Toronto

7:30
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Tonight

The Great Gatsby - The Musical - Toronto

Ed Mirvish Theatre

7:15
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Pulse

Airbnb calls Kensington Market one of Canada's trendiest neighbourhoods — locals are skeptical

Airbnb put Kensington Market on its list of Canada's trendiest neighbourhoods and people who actually live there are laughing about it. The gap between what a tourism platform...

7:00
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Tonight

Noah Richardson

The Drake Hotel

7:00
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Tonight

BELMONT - Between You & Me 10 YR Anniversary Tour

Lee's Palace

7:00
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Tonight

Old Crow Medicine Show: Union Made Tour

History

7:00
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Tonight

Noah Richardson

The Drake Hotel Toronto

6:45
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Tonight

Train & Barenaked Ladies with Matt Nathanson

RBC Amphitheatre

6:39
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Pulse

Tenants in Etobicoke pushing back after landlord changes rent-payment system

Tenants in Etobicoke are fighting back against a landlord who switched up how rent gets paid. When procedural changes affect people's money, pushback happens fast.

6:30
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Tonight

Slow Joy: I Love You So Much I Could Die Tour

The Garrison

6:30
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Tonight

Slow Joy

The Garrison - Toronto

6:30
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Tonight

National Bank Open - Womens Tennis: 2nd Round

Sobeys Stadium

6:00
PM
Tonight

Belmont with Major League (19+)

Lee's Palace

5:30
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Tonight

Foo Fighters with Queens of the Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy

Rogers Stadium - Toronto

5:30
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Tonight

Foo Fighters: TAKE COVER TOUR 2026

Rogers Stadium

3:24
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Pulse

Alex Eala heading to Toronto Open after winning DC championship

Filipino tennis player Alex Eala just won her championship in DC and is heading to Toronto today for the Toronto Open. Her growth on the circuit keeps accelerating — worth watching.

2:57
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Pulse

Martin Goodman Trail saw 10,000 riders on August 3 alone

the martin goodman trail is having its moment — 10,000 people cycled it just on monday, and over half a million have used it in the last three months.

2:54
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Neighborhoods

Man rescued from Scarborough Bluffs after 24 hours stuck on cliff

Toronto Fire conducted a ladder rescue Tuesday morning after a passerby heard the man calling for help in a remote area about 30-40 feet from the top.

2:27
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Pulse

Migrant farm workers rally in Toronto against working past exhaustion in extreme heat

migrant farm workers rallied in toronto tuesday to demand better conditions — specifically relief from having to work through oppressive heat without adequate breaks or support.

2:24
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Pulse

Two cars got stuck on Woodbine Beach during a photoshoot

Two cars ended up stuck on Woodbine Beach today during a photoshoot. People are calling it a photoshoot fail and yeah, not the move when you're trying to get a shot by the water.

1:57
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Pulse

Gord Perks leaves Toronto council with a parting shot at capitalism

councillor gord perks signed off from decades on council this week — and left the chamber with a bang, calling out the system on his way out.

1:54
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Neighborhoods

One dead in Scarborough highrise fire on 16th floor Tuesday morning

Toronto Fire responded to a two-alarm blaze at Neilson Road and McLevin Avenue around 7:39 a.m., with one person pronounced dead at the scene.

1:27
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Neighborhoods

How a Cabbagetown violinist spends her $71,000 annual income

Laura Bates, 39, plays for the Junos and World Series while living on a modest budget in a one-bedroom Winchester Street apartment—rent, groceries, fitness and the costs of...

1:24
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Eat & Drink

Costco Canada recalls Alfa Croissants over potential mould contamination

The recall affects cocoa cream-filled Alfa Croissants sold in packs of 24 with lot codes 10726 and 08626 at Costco Business Centres between June and July.

12:57
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Eat & Drink

Vers opens as queer-owned café and community hub in Carleton Village

A new café at 15 Adrian Avenue in Carleton Village offers specialty coffee, food, and event space designed by and for the city's queer communities.

12:54
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News Brief

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, and public use.

12:30
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Tonight

National Bank Open - Womens Tennis: 2nd Round

Sobeys Stadium

9:30
AM
Tonight

Casa Loma General Admission

Casa Loma

7:57
AM
Pulse

Floating convenience store still surprising Torontonians on Lake Ontario

That floating store on the Harbourfront is still turning heads. A full convenience setup on the water — snacks, drinks, and pure novelty. Harbourfront's weirdest draw right now.

7:27
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Pulse

Volunteers are picking Toronto's fruit trees so food doesn't go to waste

A group of volunteer fruit pickers is harvesting apples, pears and berries from Toronto's public and private trees, rescuing what would otherwise rot on the ground. They're...

6:57
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Pulse

WestJet and flight attendants union reach tentative deal after brief strike

WestJet and CUPE reached a tentative agreement Monday, ending a strike that had disrupted flights. Around 4,400 flight attendants are back at the negotiating table, and...

6:27
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Pulse

Film crew brings vintage 1950s-60s cars to downtown Toronto

A period film crew set up on Bay Street yesterday with a fleet of beautifully restored 1950s and 60s cars — all vintage styling, all real heads turning. If you saw them and...

5:57
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Neighborhoods

Toronto playground loses 'sewage' name for Ashbridge's Bay Sports Hub

City Council voted to rename the 11.2-hectare park at Eastern and Emdaabimok avenues, citing confusion created by the old name ahead of planned pickleball tournaments.

5:27
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Eat & Drink

Honestly Good Chicken Fingers expands to six GTA locations with U.S. expansion planned

The Toronto-born chain is now in four GTA locations with two more coming to Collingwood and Kitchener, riding a wave of local buzz that's drawn comparisons to Raising Cane's.