Plans for 19-storey, affordable housing for young adults introduced
A project to build a highrise on Elm Ridge Drive to provide housing for young adults with developmental disabilities was presented April 6.
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Author: Rodger Burnside
Medical officer orders all Toronto schools closed for in-person learning
Medical health officer Dr. Eileen de Villa has ordered elementary and secondary schools closed and students to transition to remote learning.
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More than 30 Toronto schools now shut down by COVID outbreaks
At least 20 more schools are closing on the advice of Toronto Public Health today after experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Beaches drive-thru Easter parade cancelled for today
The timing couldn’t have been worse for the Beaches drive-thru Easter Parade and other events planned for the long weekend of April 2–4.
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Emergency repairs close College Street after 25-foot sinkhole appears
A stretch of College Street has been shut down after the collapse of a 148-year-old sewer and the appearance of a 25-foot-deep sinkhole.
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Eleven schools across city closed by COVID this week
Four more schools in two parts of town have been closed by the Toronto District School Board today for COVID-19 investigations.
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Iconic drag queen Michelle Ross dead
Drag queen Michelle Ross has died. The news came in tributes on social media from Pride Toronto and others over the past two days.
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Victoria Village school shut down after COVID-19 outbreak
Victoria Village Public School is one of two North York schools that closed today by public health officials for a COVID-19 investigation.
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Shootings have doubled over five years, but may be dropping now
The number of shootings annually in Toronto in the past five years has nearly doubled over the previous decade, according to police figures.
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Eight COVID-19 cases at St. James Town grocery store in week
The Food Basics grocery store in St. James Town has recorded eight positive tests for COVID-19 among its staff over the past six days.
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No working smoke alarms at fatal Gainsborough Road fire: report
There were no working smoke alarms in the house on Gainsborough Road where fire killed four people in January, an investigation has found.
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Milllion-dollar donation for Michael Garron Hospital
A donation by Moez and Marissa Kassam has brought Michael Garron Hospital closer to completing its transformation and community initiatives
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The winners and losers in December’s photo radar sweepstakes
Drivers on Stanley Avenue received the most number of tickets issued by one of the city’s photo radar devices in December.
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In-person festivities shut down up to July 1
The in-person events of a long list of celebrations right up to July 1 have been cancelled by the city, though some plan to continue online.
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East York community appears split over modular housing in their neighbourhood
East York residents are being invited to discuss the proposed erection of modular housing for the homeless in their neighbourhood.
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