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Toronto police closing fewer cases than they did last decade, their own figures show
While police cite lower closure rates as one of the reasons they need increased funding, experts are conflicted about whether they’re an accurate measure of police achievement — and whether the figures should be used to justify more resources.
Toronto police board approves $46.2M budget increase for 2025
A $46.2-million budget increase requested by the Toronto Police Service was approved by its board Thursday, meaning the police budget for next year could be over $1.2 billion.
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As jewelry store robberies rise across the GTA, jewelers share their stories
The Greater Toronto Area has seen a rise in jewelry store robberies this year, leaving many jewelers fearing for their safety while on the job.
Toronto's old coach terminal to be turned into housing, plaza and health facility
The city announced the site’s fate on Thursday, revealing it will be turned into a mixed-used development that will include new housing, a paramedics hub and a public plaza.
Toronto shops report fewer online orders since Canada Post strike
With Black Friday less than two weeks away and no end in sight for the negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, small business owners in Toronto say they're seeing fewer online orders since the strike started.
City council votes for potential bike lanes on Parkside Drive
The proposed 1.9-kilometre, two-way cycle track on the west side of Parkside Drive would mean the number of car lanes would be reduced from two to three throughout that area.
Are you ready for it? Doors open for Taylor Swift's 1st Toronto show
Taylor Swift is playing her first of six sold-out Toronto shows at the Rogers Centre on Thursday, part of her record-breaking Eras Tour — the first tour in history to gross over $1 billion.
Food bank use in Toronto breaks records — again
The number of visits to food banks in Toronto hit a new record once again, marking a continuation of a drastic rise in food bank use since the pandemic as Torontonians struggle keeping up with the rising cost of living.
Brampton bus service partially returns as city employees continue to strike
Buses have been off the road since Thursday, when 1,200 city employees from CUPE Local 831 walked off the job and started picketing outside Brampton Transit facilities after contract negotiations with the city failed to produce a new deal.
Toronto's 'waterfront city' project reaches new milestone
Waterfront Toronto removed the last pieces of the wall that once separated the mouth of the Don River and Lake Ontario, as a next step in a project that will see Toronto a new island that could become home to thousands of people.