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Toronto police release new images, video of sex assault suspect

Toronto police have released new images and a video of a man wanted in an alleged sexual assault near the city’s downtown core on Sunday. Officers were called to the Church Street...

3 overnight shootings reported across Toronto; police investigating whether incidents are linked

Toronto police are investigating three separate overnight shootings across the city early Wednesday, each leaving behind property damage but no reported injuries. Officers were cal...

Toronto, GTA under special weather statement for up to 20mm of rain

Toronto, the GTA and all of southern Ontario are under a special weather statement, calling for 10 to 20 millimetres of rain in the region. Environment and Climate Change Canada is...

Collision between vehicle and Line 6 LRT disrupts service

Toronto police are investigating a collision between a vehicle and an LRT on Line 6 Finch West on Thursday afternoon. Police say they received the call shortly before 4 p.m. for a...

Man wanted in connection to downtown sexual assault

Toronto police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault in downtown Toronto. Investigators say the victim was in a retail store on May 5, 2026, when they...

The City of Pickering is set to vote next month on a secondary housing development plan that could…

A major housing development is in the works east of Toronto, but some are crying foul | Globalnews.caThe City of Pickering is set to vote next month on a secondary housing develop...

Stretch of Church St. could be closed to vehicles this summer

Downtowners want Church St. closed to vehicle traffic for two months – but there’s less enthusiasm at City Hall

Toronto city council approves updates to RentSafeTO program ahead of colour-coded signage launch

As the city prepares to launch their colour-coded RentSafeTO program, updates are being made to improve the accuracy and fairness of building’s scores. The colour-coded system will...

Downtown traffic ‘more complicated’ with yet another bike lane

When the work on Blue Jays Way is done, two lanes for vehicles will be separated from a cycling lane by a concrete barrier that’s about 14 cm tall

‘We feel unheard’: Some Toronto residents worry rush to increase housing supply silences concerns

Community Council meetings in Toronto are becoming quite the attraction these days, says Liz McGregor, who recently attended one. “If you stand outside of just Toronto and East Yor...

City approves closing down Church Street for two months as part of pedestrian project

The City of Toronto plans to go ahead with a pilot project that would see a portion of Church Street closed to vehicles to create a pedestrian-only area for part of the summer, inc...

News of the day: Backlash from residents over safe-supply clinic, Charge coach steps away for cancer treatment, Ottawa m...

It’s Monday, April 6. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. ‘IT TAKES A TOLL’: THESE CHINATOWN RESIDENTS SHARE AN OTTAWA BUILDING WITH A CONTROVE...

A major housing development is in the works east of Toronto, but some are crying foul

The City of Pickering is set to vote next month on a secondary housing development plan that could transform the municipality's landscape east of Toronto over the next quarter-cent...

Billy Bishop Airport expansion may change plans for new Toronto community

An updated plan for a neighbourhood of 21,000 people to live on Ookwemin Minising Island, previously known as Villier Island, passed an important step at City Hall on Thursday. But...

Concerns raised over growing number of data centres in the GTA

For decades, the facility at 3650 Danforth Ave. in Scarborough housed a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. But since 2023, it’s been an 8 megawatt data centre operated by Stack In...

Toronto police warn of roofing scam using fake repairs and bogus ‘interpol investigator’

Toronto police are alerting homeowners to what authorities are calling a sophisticated roofing and impersonation scam that has already cost victims thousands of dollars. Officials...

Police seek 3 women after victim drugged, robbed and driven across Downtown Toronto

Toronto police are searching for three women accused of drugging a man, stealing thousands of dollars through e‑transfers and ATM withdrawals, and transporting him across the downt...

Man wanted in two separate sex assault investigations: Toronto police

Police are on the hunt for an unknown man who is wanted in connection with two separate sexual assault cases across Toronto. According to investigators, the first assault was repor...

City gets a makeover ahead of annual Darbar move

SIU investigating west end crash involving suspected impaired drive that sent two people to hospital

The province’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate following a crash Saturday night that injured two people. Toronto police say just before 6:30 p.m., they responded...

Toronto City Hall not doing enough on mini-motorcycles: Group

The advocacy non-profit ABC Toronto wants tougher rules on e-bikes and mini-motorcycles, and they have an online petition to push for that

Police search for 3 women in alleged drugging, robbery investigation

Toronto police are searching for three women after someone was allegedly drugged and robbed. Investigators say the victim met a woman at a hotel in the Yonge Street and Gerrard Str...

Man wanted in connection with 2 sex assault cases across Toronto

Toronto police are on the hunt for an unknown man who is wanted in connection with two separate sexual assault cases across the city. According to investigators, the first assault...

Fire forces early morning evacuation at Fairmont Royal York hotel

A two-alarm fire briefly forced the evacuation of a downtown hotel on Saturday morning. Fire crews were called to the Fairmont Royal York on Front Street just before 5:30 a.m. foll...