Local reps call for city control of cannabis shop sites
Two councillors and a BIA manager joined MPP Marit Stiles in calling for the province to give the city more say in cannabis shops locations.
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Neighbourhood: Dufferin Grove
Petition aims to bring back Metro Toronto flag — with changes
An urban geographer and an arborist plan to petition city hall to have the former Metro Toronto flag reinstated as the city’s emblem.
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October: Become a Neighbourhood Climate Action Champion
The city is once again seeking Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions to help inspire local green projects.
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City recreation programs back, but you’ll need to be vaccinated
Proof of vaccination will be required for most people involved in the city’s fall recreation programs with registration opening this weekend.
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Sept. 25, 28: Start signing up for fall recreation programs
This fall marks the return of regular recreation programming for Toronto, where COVID-19 has impacted programming since March 2020.
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Apartment rents down from last year—way down in some neighbourhoods
Apartment rents in Toronto have fallen during the pandemic, with neighbourhoods experiencing drops up to 39 per cent, according to a survey.
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Go on a live-streamed Jane’s Walk: May 7–9
Jane’s Walks are continuing to explore Toronto neighbourhoods and communities with activities on the May 7–9 weekend.
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Rooftop rescue in College-Ossington fire
Two people escaped a three-storey building at College Street and Ossington Avenue after flames engulfed its top floor yesterday afternoon.
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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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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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Stolen car recovered with 4-year-old in back seat
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.
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Show love for the city with online festival: March 6–April 6
Celebrate Toronto is honouring the city’s 187th Anniversary as a virtual festival to show love for Toronto and its small businesses.
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Beaches, Rosedale, Lawrence Park among lowest COVID rates
Some neighbourhoods are showing much better COVID rates than others, judging by figures from the provincial Ministry of Health.
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Is this the winter of the gun?
Trudeau government’s expected gun control on military-style weapons does not go nearly far enough to deal with Toronto’s handgun violence.
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