Tag Archives: Toronto

Marissa Andersson and Oksana Kravchuk both own properties on the same Toronto street but didn’t know one another until they say they discovered a troubling connection.  Their tenants, who told the landlords they were in a relationship, built extra bedrooms in their homes without their knowledge, leased them out to …

Hundreds gathered on Friday to pray for Nyima Dolma, a 28-year-old Torontonian who died weeks after she was lit on fire on a TTC bus. Urgyen Badheytsang, who was among those who attended the service at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre, said it was important for the community to gather in prayer. For Badheytsang, that …

Shelly received an email in late May that took her completely by surprise — a parent had written that their daughter had said something alarming at home. Later, in a phone call, that parent said her child told her she’d seen their teacher tape Shelly’s daughter to a chair in their classroom to …

City of Toronto staff have unveiled a plan to lease a North York hotel for more than $68 million and convert it into a temporary home for refugees — just weeks after an auditor’s report slammed the city’s handling of contracts with local hotels it uses as shelters. Coun. John Filion, …

As a worker in the trades, Toronto resident Kyle Ott relied heavily on cars to get around to different job sites across the GTA – often using ride-hailing apps like Uber. Four months ago, he purchased an e-scooter. “I figured, why not? I’ll give it a shot,” said Ott. “This gets me …

More than two years ago, the streets were quiet around Ingrid Buday’s west-end Toronto condo. COVID-19 had just hit and the roads were empty. “I felt like there was just this expanse where I could enjoy my balcony and I could sleep at night with the door open,” Buday said. It didn’t …

A delay in getting a report to city council is the latest disappointment following years of slow progress on the legalization of rooming houses throughout Toronto, housing advocates say. According to an update going to the Planning and Housing committee on Tuesday, a report on how to best regulate multi-tenant housing …

Toronto workers who live in the Cobourg, Ont. area are concerned and frustrated that Via Rail has not yet resumed its early morning commuter train into the city and they are calling on the national rail passenger service to reinstate it. Residents who have returned to work in person say they used to …

An Ontario Superior Court judge has thrown out a $30-million defamation suit accusing several local Toronto politicians, journalists and media outlets of labelling the owner and publisher of an Italian-language newspaper homophobic, transphobic and anti-LGBTQ+. The suit was filed in April of 2021 by Joseph Volpe, the publisher of Corriere Canadese, and M.T.E.C. Consultants, which …

A long-term care home operator unveiled a “Rainbow Wing” at one of its downtown Toronto facilities on Saturday to address the need for a dedicated space for LGBTQ2 seniors. Rekai Centres opened the 25-bed wing at its home at Wellesley Central Place. Residents, staff and community members gathered to celebrate the …