When can we play ball again? city asks
City council has adopted a motion from Councillor Brad Bradford asking the Ontario government for a plan to safely restart community sports.
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Riverdale-East York encompasses the old Borough of East York east of the Don Valley, as well as the Riverdale area which straddles Danforth Avenue and stretches as far south as Eastern Avenue. Neighbourhoods include Riverside, Riverdale, Blake-Jones,Playter Estates, Broadview North, Old East York, East Danforth, Woodbine Heights, Parkview Hills, Woodbine Gardens, Topham Park, and Crescent Town. Highlights of the area are the well-known shopping and dining districts of Greektown, Little Ethiopia and Danforth East.
Riverdale-East York Daily Updates
A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.
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Same man sought in Leslieville break-ins as in west end
A suspect in Leslieville store break-ins turns out to be a man police were already seeking after a series of break-ins in the west end.
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Third man arrested for bank robberies, a fourth still at large
The Toronto police’s hold-up squad has caught two men but are looking for two more after bank robberies in downtown Toronto and East York.
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Joggers, strollers and cyclists back on the roads for ActiveTO
Cars and trucks were replaced by pedestrians and cyclists on the Bayview Extension, River Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East this weekend.
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Drop-off depots closed to public again
The city is closing drop-off depots — including transfer stations at Bermondsey, Ingram and Commissioners Street — as of today.
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Woman in wheelchair dead after being struck by dump truck
An 82-year-old woman has died after being struck by a dump truck while she was crossing Danforth Avenue in a wheelchair yesterday afternoon.
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Two men arrested, two sought for bank robberies
The Toronto police’s hold-up squad has caught two men but are looking for two more after bank robberies in downtown Toronto and East York.
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Picking up butts tops resident’s efforts to clean up beaches
Beach resident Jane Anderson has had her fill of cigarette butts. In her free time she combs the green spaces
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Cycle, walk or jog on closed roads: May 1–2
The first ActiveTO major weekend road closures of this year will take place this weekend along Bayview Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard East.
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Persistent squirrel shuts down power in parts of East York, Scarborough
“See what one squirrel can do!” a resident shouted from the front door of a home left without for several
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Crackdown on large gatherings starting April 22
Toronto police may not be stopping folks who are out walking or driving, but they will be enforcing prohibitions against gatherings.
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Green’s deputy leader to run in Beaches-East York
The Green Party has chosen its deputy leader Abhijeet Manay to run for the Beaches-East York riding in the 2022 provincial election.
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Man missing in East York now believed dead, another man charged
Two days after reporting a man missing in East York, police have said they now believe the 54-year-old is dead.
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ActiveTO closing roadways to vehicles for weekends again
The ActiveTO program that closed parts of Bayview Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard to traffic last summer is returning, city
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