One fatality in Rosehill Avenue apartment fire
Firefighters found one person dead when a two-alarm fire was put out in a 29-storey highrise building at 33 Rosehill Ave. on April 14.
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Author: Rodger Burnside
Yard waste collection trial extended two weeks
You can put out your yard waste by the curb at least one more time as the city has extended its collection from April 20 to May 1.
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Body found in fire-ravaged East York bungalow
A body was found inside an East York bungalow after firefighters extinguished a blaze that had engulfed the house, Toronto Fire Services report.
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Small businesses to receive community donations through new site
You can help local businesses survive the current crisis with contributions through distantly.ca endorsed by the city yesterday.
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Free-for-all groceries as Forest Hill Loblaws left open Easter Sunday
Some Forest Hill consumers may like to thank the local Loblaws for its philanthropy on Easter Sunday: leaving the store open for free shopping.
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Royal Cinema survives pandemic helping bring films into homes
The screen may be dimmed and the box office closed at the Royal Cinema, but its films are still being shown at home to keep the landmark movie house alive.
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Child care centre for essential workers to be set up on Danforth
A child care centre is being opened on Danforth Avenue near Greenwood Avenue for the children of essential workers, Mayor John Tory announced this morning.
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Break-in escape foiled—by falling ladder, police report
An attempted break-in near Danforth and Coxwell avenue with a ladder this afternoon failed when the ladder fell, leaving the man stranded, police say.
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Male flees with cash from Danforth bank holdup
A bank at Danforth and Logan avenues was held up this afternoon by a male claiming to have a weapon, police report. He escaped with cash.
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Online ‘parade’ replaces Beaches Easter event this weekend
Just because the Beaches Easter Parade has been cancelled on Queen Street East due to the coronavirus pandemic, doesn’t mean you can’t take part in it.
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City ticketing people using parks facilities, gathered too closely
City staff issued 12 tickets and spoken to 848 people caught using shutdown facilities or not following distancing rules in Toronto’s parks on Monday.
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Leaside’s Big Bird takes first place despite show being shut down
The Leaside Garden Society had just started setting it up its Big Bird entry at Canada Blooms, when a show representative gave them the bad news.
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So what’s open after tonight?
All “at-risk workplaces” are ordered to close as of midnight tonight while essential businesses can stay open, Premier Doug Ford has announced.
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Butterfly Canoe aims to help save bees and butterflies
That canoe emerging from the snow by the Leaside Library is the Butterfly Canoe, created as part of the David Suzuki Foundation’s Butterflyway project.
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Coronavirus assessment centre opens at Michael Garron Hospital
East York’s Michael Garron Hospital has opened a community assessment centre to test local residents displaying symptoms of the coronavirus.
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