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Central Toronto Daily Updates

July 29, 2021July 30, 2021 Streeter staff 0 Comment ActiveTO, affordable housing, Alexandra Park, arson, automated speed enforcement, Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Bloor Street West, break and enter, break-ins, Brian Chang, Clinton Street Public School, closures, collision, COVID-19, COVID-19 variant, dog poop, Dundas Street West, encampment, fatality, fire, first-degree murder, Food Basics, goat, green plan, gun control, hate, hate crime, homelessness, Howard Street, human remains, indecent act, Jack Layton, Jessica Bell, Little Italy, Loblaws, methadone, Michelle Ross, New Democratic Party, noise, outdoor recreation, overdoses, Palmerston Area Residents’ Association, parking permits, pedestrian, Qi Sushi, Queen's Park, ravines, RenovictionsTO, rents, retail robbery, road closures, road work, robbery, SafeTO, Seaton House, sexual assault, shooting, Shoppers Drug Mart, sinkhole, snow clearing, St. George Care Community, St. Joseph Street, Starbucks, streetcar, subway, tenants, Toronto Police, town hall, trafficking, Valentine's Day, vehicle break-ins, YMCA Child Development Centre, Yonge Street

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

DAILY UPDATES

Davenport Daily Updates

July 29, 2021July 31, 2021 Streeter staff 0 Comment arson, assault, automated speed enforcement, break-ins, car theft, Castleview Wychwood Towers, COVID-19, cyclist, encampment, fail to remain, fire, gunfire, harassment, hate crime, Little Italy, Little Jamaica, long-term care, maps, Metro, No Frills, outdoor recreation, parking permits, Pelham Avenue, power outage, robberies, SafeTO, sexual assault, shooting, snow clearing, Sobeys, stabbing, Starbucks, Toronto Police, Toronto Public Library, vaccination rate, vaccine, walking tour, Wallace Avenue

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

*FEATURED NEWS

Outdoor pools opening today and next week — earlier than usual

June 12, 2021June 16, 2021 Rodger Burnside Alex Duff Memorial Pool, John Tory, Monarch Park, pools, Riverdale Park East Outdoor Pool, swimming

Ten outdoor public pools across Toronto are welcoming swimmers today, with the rest to open a week from now — earlier than usual.

NEWS

Snow clearing extended to all city’s sidewalks, council decides

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Rodger Burnside Brad Bradford, City Council, John Tory, sidewalks, snow clearing

City councillors have voted to extend snow clearing to about 1,300 kilometres of sidewalks not already receiving the service.

*FEATURED NEWS

Crackdown on large gatherings starting April 22

April 21, 2021April 22, 2021 Rodger Burnside beaches, COVID-19, James Ramer, parks, Toronto Police

Toronto police may not be stopping folks who are out walking or driving, but they will be enforcing prohibitions against gatherings.

NEWS

Hate crime suspected in assaults reported on subway

April 17, 2021April 18, 2021 Jay Garak assault, Christie Station, hate crime, Lansdowne Station, Toronto Police, Wellesley Station

Police have released security camera images of a man after a spate of assaults suspected to be a hate crime at three subway stations.

Riverdale among all Toronto schools closed

*FEATURED NEWS

Medical officer orders all Toronto schools closed for in-person learning

April 6, 2021April 7, 2021 Rodger Burnside COVID-19, Eileen de Villa, Health Protection and Promotion Act, schools, Toronto Public Health

Medical health officer Dr. Eileen de Villa has ordered elementary and secondary schools closed and students to transition to remote learning.

NEWS

Stolen car recovered with 4-year-old in back seat

March 23, 2021March 28, 2021 Jay Garak car theft, Toronto Police

A 23-year-old man faces 12 charges after police recovered a stolen car that had a four-year-old child in the rear seat.

Festivals THINGS TO DO

Show love for the city with online festival: March 6–April 6

March 12, 2021April 6, 2021 Streeter staff Celebrate Toronto

Celebrate Toronto is honouring the city’s 187th Anniversary as a virtual festival to show love for Toronto and its small businesses.

*FEATURED NEWS

Beaches, Rosedale, Lawrence Park among lowest COVID rates

February 14, 2021February 15, 2021 Rodger Burnside COVID-19, map, neighbourhoods

Some neighbourhoods are showing much better COVID rates than others, judging by figures from the provincial Ministry of Health.

*FEATURED Editorial VIEWS

Is this the winter of the gun?

February 13, 2021February 15, 2021 Streeter staff Editorial, gun control, handgun, homicides, John Tory, Justin Trudeau, shootings

Trudeau government’s expected gun control on military-style weapons does not go nearly far enough to deal with Toronto’s handgun violence.

*FEATURED Business NEWS

How to enjoy Valentine’s Day 2021 in Toronto

February 7, 2021February 13, 2021 J. Diamond Daniel Drake Commissary, Eataly, La Latina, lockdown, speed dating, Valentine's Day

The latest lockdown may have changed your plans for 2021 but you can still celebrate this Valentine’s Day while staying home and staying safe.

DAILY UPDATES

Central Toronto Daily Updates: November–December 2020

December 31, 2020March 30, 2021 Streeter staff assault, Bayview Avenue, CampTO, Christina Petrowska Quilico, collision, eviction, fire, George Street, gunshots, home invasion, manslaughter, medication, Metro, New Year's, overdoses, Ring Music, River Tai, robbery, Seaton House, shop local, stabbing, tobogganing, violin, washrooms

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

*FEATURED NEWS

Holiday camps and winter instruction programs shut down by city

December 18, 2020December 23, 2020 Rodger Burnside CampTO, cancellations, COVID-19, Eileen de Villa, Joe Cressy

Thousands of kids looking forward to city-run holiday camps and skiing or skating lessons will have to forego those activities that get them out of the house, as the programs have been cancelled.

*FEATURED NEWS

Tobogganing hills to be big draws during shutdown

November 25, 2020November 29, 2020 Streeter staff John Tory, Riverdale Park East, toboggan, tobogganing

Outdoor winter activities are recommended by the city to keep healthy and active. And what such activity is more Canadian than tobogganing?

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