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A teen girl set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of a homeless Toronto man has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault. The girl was one of two scheduled to go on trial next month in relation to the death of Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old man …
Read More »Toronto wants to spend $10.7M on World Cup ticket packages and resell them for a profit
Toronto’s 2026 FIFA World Cup committee wants to spend nearly $11 million on ticket packages for the upcoming games and resell them at marked up prices, with some councillors saying the move would amount to “scalping” with taxpayers’ money. FIFA controls tickets to the games, and as a host city, Toronto has …
Read More »Toronto pizzeria cuts out U.S. ingredients until Americans make ‘more responsible electoral decisions’
As It Happens6:17This Toronto pizzeria has completely cut out U.S. ingredients A Toronto pizza maker says he won’t use U.S. ingredients in his pies as long as Donald Trump is president. Graham Palmateer, owner of Gram’s Pizza in Toronto’s west end, says he’s swapped out every U.S. product in his …
Read More »‘Opportunity of a lifetime’: New GM Wright Rogers ready to take charge of WNBA’s Toronto Tempo
Monica Wright Rogers has merely put 10 toes on the ground in Toronto to begin her role as general manager of the WNBA’s expansion Tempo, but she can already feel the support of the city behind her. Her hiring solidifies her as the 12th member of Canada’s first-ever and only …
Read More »Paul Simon announces surprise tour, with 3 shows each in Vancouver, Toronto
Paul Simon fans in Toronto and Vancouver will get a chance to catch the legendary singer-songwriter in a theatre setting after he announced Tuesday a return to touring. The Toronto dates occur several weeks into what is being called the Quiet Celebration tour, which kicks off April 4 in New …
Read More »How $10K of cannabis was delivered to the wrong Toronto store — and then disappeared
Receiving cannabis shipments has become a routine practice for Taylor Caldwell: she gets a call with the approximate time of delivery, it arrives, she signs the paperwork, then adds it to the store’s inventory. But Caldwell, general manager of Kindling Cannabis Leaside, said the delivery on Dec. 28, 2024 was …
Read More »Man charged with 1st-degree murder in 1998 killing of pregnant woman in Toronto
Toronto police have charged a 50-year-old man with first-degree murder in a cold case homicide from 1998. Donna Oglive, 24, was found dead around 7 a.m. in a parking lot at 130 Carlton St. in March 1998, Toronto police said. She had been strangled, Det.-Sgt. Steve Smith said at a news conference …
Read More »As gridlock grinds Toronto to a halt, here’s what the city could learn from Seattle’s traffic cameras
“I’ve seen it where it’s four light cycles and not one car moves an inch.” Sound familiar, Toronto? As it happens, Officer Eric Daylong isn’t describing traffic in Canada’s largest city. Instead, he’s talking about how blocking an intersection can impact congestion in Seattle, where he works for the police department’s …
Read More »Toronto chef to represent Canada at the gastronomy Olympics
In the kitchen of what once was the Kraft Heinz corporate offices in North York, Toronto chef Keith Pears prepared for his moment on the culinary world’s greatest stage. A large Canadian flag was up on the wall, along with posters outlining the chef’s dress code and the 10-rule code of …
Read More »1 dead, 1 injured after shooting, stabbing in Toronto
Toronto Police say a man is dead and another has been seriously injured after a shooting and a stabbing on Monday night. News Source link
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