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Closure of supervised consumption sites could become Ontario election issue, former mayor says
A former Toronto mayor says advocates could push to make the closure of 10 supervised consumption sites a provincial election issue if Ontario goes to the polls this year.
SIU investigating after woman falls to death from Toronto balcony
Ontario's police watchdog says the woman, 44, was trying to scale down her balcony after police came to her west end apartment. The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Monday, the SIU says.
Man, 18, charged after collision involving Ontario Premier Doug Ford
An 18-year-old Oshawa man has been charged with dangerous driving after a collision involving an Ontario Provincial Police vehicle that was transporting Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday, the OPP says.
String of break-ins puts west-end Toronto shop owners on high alert
A wave of break-ins has put some shop owners in Toronto's west end on high alert, and police have released images of the two people they believe are responsible for six break-ins on New Year's Eve.
Black-led groups call on Toronto to adopt ombudsman's recommendations on refugee shelter access
A coalition of mainly Black-led groups demanded on Friday that the city adopt recommendations from a report critical of its refusal to let refugee claimants access beds in its homeless shelter system in 2022 and 2023.
Toronto to ask province to increase its share of funding for SmartTrack transit project
Toronto city council has decided to ask the Ontario government to look at ways to fund what remains of a transit project first pitched by former mayor John Tory.
Peel police seize record number of illegal guns this year, 1 on average every 36 hours, chief says
Peel Regional Police say they have seized a record number of illegal firearms this year and that the increase represents a "significant" risk to public safety.
Toronto breaks ground on affordable housing project with city as builder
City officials broke ground on Monday on an affordable housing project that will be the first delivered under a new model where the city is the developer.
Ford threatens to cut off Ontario's energy supply to U.S. if Trump follows through on tariffs
Premier Doug Ford says Ontario could cut off energy to the U.S. if president-elect Donald Trump makes good on a threat to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods.
TTC board votes to ban lithium-ion-powered e-bikes and scooters in winter months
The Toronto Transit Commission board has voted to ban electric bikes and scooters with lithium-ion batteries from TTC vehicles and stations during winter each year due to fire concerns.