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Toronto city council is scheduled Wednesday to decide if a building with special significance to the Chinese community should be made a heritage property — a designation that could prevent it from being torn down to make way for an apartment complex. The two-storey structure at Queen Street East and Leslie Street was once home to Lee Food Products, …
Read More »Why Toronto city council is getting a rare chance at renewal in the upcoming election
As Toronto’s civic elections go, the 2022 vote will be a rare opportunity for dozens of candidates. The most incumbents in recent memory — seven of 25 councillors — are calling it quits. That means Toronto is guaranteed seven new faces in the council chambers this fall. It’s been made possible …
Read More »Hovercraft service plans to take passengers between Toronto and Niagara in 30 minutes
A new hovercraft service could cut travel time between Toronto and the Niagara Region down to 30 minutes. Hoverlink Ontario Inc. announced that they have entered the final stage of approval to introduce a high-speed hovercraft service to the Golden Horseshoe. The first of its kind in North America. With …
Read More »Toronto police officer killed in ‘ambush’ as shooting rampage ends with suspect’s death
A gunman shot and killed a Toronto police officer at close range at a Mississauga, Ont., restaurant Monday afternoon in what police described as an unprovoked “ambush” — the first of a series of shootings that killed another man and wounded three others. The attacks began outside a Tim Horton’s restaurant at …
Read More »Toronto church unveils new Virgin Mary statue 2 years after original one vandalized
A new statue of the Virgin Mary has been unveiled at a Toronto church in Parkdale two years after a similar statue was vandalized on its property. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church in Toronto, 1515 Queen St. W., held a special ceremony following mass on Sunday to allow church …
Read More »Toronto Labour Day parade highlights how Gen Z is revitalizing the workers’ movement
Union leaders praised the newest generation of Canadians to enter the workforce on Labour Day Monday, saying the youthful cohort’s priorities — combined with changing standards ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic — are doing much to revitalize the country’s labour movement. Younger employees are entering the workforce in large numbers, …
Read More »Toronto organizations raise funds, pack kits to help flood victims in Pakistan
Relief organizations in Toronto are working to provide aid to Pakistan where unprecedented flooding has displaced tens of millions of people. International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF), a registered charity dedicated to empowering the world’s disadvantaged people, is aiming to raise $3 million in donations for Pakistan and has delivered food …
Read More »How a lantern festival in Six Nations, Ont., billed as ‘magical evening’ in Toronto, turned into ‘mayhem’
As Hibba Asim and her friends were on their way Saturday evening to The Lights Festival — which was advertised by its U.S.-based organizer as taking place in the Toronto area — the 16-year-old said she was imagining a scene out of the Disney movie Tangled. “All the lanterns go up, and it …
Read More »Stuff we ‘flush down the toilet’ ending up in Toronto Harbour, environmental group warns
An environmental group is sounding the alarm about the city’s main sewage and stormwater system after finding trash like condoms, sanitary wipes and tampons floating in Toronto harbour last month. Mark Mattson, an environmental lawyer and the founder of Swim Drink Fish — a volunteer group working to create swimmable, drinkable, and fishable water for everyone — told CBC …
Read More »Why some familiar faces are taking a second shot at Toronto city council seats this year
Some familiar faces will take another shot at winning a seat on a Toronto city council that’s poised for a lot of change in this fall’s election. With seven incumbents departing, a group of former city politicians, and some veterans of the tumultuous 2018 campaign, have registered to run. The official deadline to enter …
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