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Jane’s Addiction cancels Canadian show, reunion tour after onstage fight

16 September 2024

Just hours before they were to take the stage in Toronto, Jane’s Addiction have cancelled the remainder of their Imminent Redemption tour. [...]

‘Wild’ times: Ontario couple celebrates new baby and $70M lottery win

16 September 2024

Despite living in Canada for years, Kyle Murray had never bought a lottery ticket before, until one day in August his wife asked him to in what would be a [...]

1st teen sentenced in Kenneth Lee case gets 15 months probation

16 September 2024

The first teenager to be sentenced in the death of a Toronto homeless man will not face further time in custody, and instead participate in a community-based program. [...]

Ministry of Education audits Ontario school board after $40K Blue Jays stadium retreat

16 September 2024

Ontario's Ministry of Education is auditing a London, Ont., school board after the disclosure it had spent nearly $40,000 for a planning meeting and retreat in Toronto. [...]

Man dead after police carry out search warrant at Toronto condo building

16 September 2024

A man is dead after York Regional Police officers executed a search warrant at a condo building in Toronto's west end early Monday, police say. [...]

AI ‘early warning’ system shows promise in preventing hospital deaths, study says

16 September 2024

An AI early-warning system that predicts which patients are at risk of deteriorating while in hospital was associated with a decrease in unexpected deaths, a new study says. [...]

TIFF to screen controversial ‘Russians at War’ after halting shows amid protest

16 September 2024

The Toronto International Film Festival has rescheduled screenings of controversial documentary "Russians at War" after it paused showings over "significant threats." [...]

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” keeps top spot at box office

16 September 2024

Cult classic sequel earned $51.6M in its second weekend. [...]

COVID-19 rates trending upwards in Ontario

16 September 2024

Health experts are predicting an increase in respiratory illnesses this fall. [...]

Trump safe after gunshots fired

15 September 2024

The Trump campaign says 'Trump is safe' after shots were fired near Trump's vicinity at his golf course. [...]

44th annual Terry Fox Run

16 September 2024

66 communities across Canada were expected to take part. [...]

Rallying for migrants rights

16 September 2024

Demonstrators called for permanent resident status for migrants. [...]

Air Canada, pilots reach tentative deal

15 September 2024

A potential strike or lockout that would have grounded the country's largest airline has been averted. [...]

76th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight on CTV2

14 September 2024

Actors Eugene and Dan Levy will become the first father-son team to co-host the award show. [...]

Toronto fines for stopping in intersections rise from $90 to $450

16 September 2024

The city is also working with Toronto police to beef up enforcement so people are actually punished for the common issue, with a staff update coming to council in October, [...]

1st teen sentenced in Kenneth Lee swarming death case gets 15 months probation

16 September 2024

The first teenage girl to be sentenced in the 2022 death of Toronto homeless man Kenneth Lee will not face any more time in custody and will instead spend time [...]

Man dead after fall from Etobicoke building during 'interaction' with police

16 September 2024

A 21-year-old man is dead after he fell from a building in south Etobicoke early Monday while police were carrying out a search warrant, emergency services say. [...]

Canada relaxes some mortgage rules to tackle housing crisis

16 September 2024

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced changes to some mortgage rules as part of an effort to make housing more affordable. [...]

Ontario considers further expanding pharmacists' scope to include more minor ailments

16 September 2024

Ontario is proposing to further expand pharmacists' scope of practice by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, allowing them to administer more vaccines and order some [...]

How DeMar DeRozan changed the conversation around mental health in basketball

16 September 2024

DeMar DeRozan never expected he would spark a discussion about depression, but with a single tweet, he created a ripple effect that would change the conversation around mental health in [...]

Monthly home sales ticked up in August, but housing market activity 'stuck in holding pattern,' says CREA

16 September 2024

Canadian home sales increased 1.3 per cent on a month-over-month basis in August, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Monday. [...]

Shapovalov sends Canada through to Davis Cup quarterfinals with win over Great Britain's Evans

15 September 2024

Canada powered into the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup for the third straight year with a victory over Britain on Sunday while defending champions Italy outclassed the Netherlands to finish [...]

Caitlin Clark sets WNBA rookie season scoring record in win over Dallas

15 September 2024

Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 35 points in a win over Dallas, setting a rookie scoring record in the process [...]

Paralympic champion Austin Smeenk still basking in gold at post-Games party back home

15 September 2024

Speaking back home at his parents’ house in Shanty Bay, Ont., on Saturday after his gold at the Paralympics, Austin Smeenk said his accomplishments still haven’t quite sunk in, but [...]

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal

15 September 2024

Three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar pedalled to a resounding victory at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal on Sunday. [...]

U.S. holds off Europeans to win its first Solheim Cup since 2017

15 September 2024

Lilia Vu made a two-foot birdie putt on the final hole, and the United States won the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2017, beating Europe on a tense [...]

Canadians Arop, Newman earn 3rd-place finishes at Diamond League Final

14 September 2024

Canadians Marco Arop and Alysha Newman both earned bronze medals in their respective events Saturday at the Diamond League Final event in Brussels. [...]

Cricketer Navneet Dhaliwal looking forward to representing Canada on home soil

15 September 2024

Navneet Dhaliwal didn't want to come to Canada when his family emigrated. Dhaliwal wanted to pursue his cricket dream back home in India where he had played for his under-19 [...]

Alan Redway changed the course of raccoon history

1 September 2024

The Museum of Toronto’s latest exhibit, Toronto Gone Wild, has an interesting reference to Alan Redway, former East York Mayor and Leaside resident. Extended to November 2nd, due to popular [...]

New Year’s in September?

1 September 2024

Welcome back from your summer, whether or not you were away. Autumn approaches. It always feels as if September (not January) is really the start of a new year, with [...]

Get ready to Rally for Rehab!

1 September 2024

I’ll be there. How about you? On Sun., Sept. 8, hundreds of participants will be turning up for the Rally for Rehab, at Toronto Rehab’s Rumsey Centre, at 347 Rumsey [...]

Gardening in Garden Court – Neighbours bring back the plants

1 September 2024

Leaside is an ideal neighbourhood for gardeners. Although named after a railway junction, it developed in the early 20th century as a model garden suburb with generous curving streets and [...]

Leaside traffic: the joke that’s no laughing matter

1 September 2024

I wanted to kick off this month’s column with a joke about road construction in Leaside, but I’m still working on it ☺… No matter how hard I try, the [...]

Iva Mazar’s pivot from engineering to Pilates

1 September 2024

If you’ve never tried Pilates or are looking for a new class, allow me to make a personal recommendation. Pilates is one of those “anyone can do it,” low impact-big [...]

Meet the service that could become your best PAL

1 September 2024

If you’re reading the print version of this issue of Leaside Life, it might not occur to you that for reasons such as blindness, low vision, mobility or learning disabilities, [...]

AppleFest – October 19th, 2024

4 September 2024

Saturday, October 19th between 10:30am – 4:00pm [...]

Sidewalk Sensation Event – June 15th, 2024

30 April 2024

Saturday, June 15th between 10:30am – 4:00pm [...]

Santa & Carollers Coming to Town!

7 November 2023

Saturday, December 2nd & 9th between 12:30pm-3:30pm [...]

AppleFest October 14th, 2023

1 September 2023

Sidewalk Sensation Event – June 17th, 2023

19 April 2023

Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program

1 March 2023

Now Open! New Businesses on Bayview

23 December 2022

13th Mount Pleasant Village Harvest Fair!

12 September 2024

Bring the whole fam to Mount Pleasant Village's Harvest Fair Sept 21. Shop the Sidewalk Sale and enjoy a day of entertainment, activities and fun! [...]

Tapestry Opera

8 September 2024

Enjoy the delightful music of Tapestry Opera in an intimate performance on MPV's Curbside Stage. [...]

Mount Pleasant Village Comedy Festival

22 June 2024

Toronto's top comics will have you rolling in the aisles! Come out and enjoy these hilarious stand-up and improv shows all summer long. [...]

Celebrate Canada!

25 May 2024

Sidewalk Sale & Neighbourhood Party - FREE family fun with music, prizes, shows and acticities for kids. [...]

Pleasant Present Contest

19 May 2024

SHOP MORE... DINE MORE... Upload a receipt for your chance to WIN a $100 MPV Gift Card! [...]

Mother’s Day 2024

11 May 2024

Pick up an extra special gift for Mom and treat her to a delicious meal she'll remember! [...]

Community Clean Up Day

8 April 2024

Join us on April 21 to help tidy up the neighbourhood! 12 Noon to 12:45pm [...]

All enjoying!

16 September 2024

They all like each other on Yonge and Roxborough!Fixing things on Yonge StreetAll tight on Macpherson! [...]

Walking on MacPherson

15 September 2024

He left his car further along on MacPherson and dropped of his package by walking closer.Working in the park.Putti always have stuff to show! [...]

Opposite the library

14 September 2024

The only Starbucks left in the area. It's opposite the library on Yonge Street. Only gives takeouts.Available on Yonge Street. Near Canadian Tire.A house nicely being done on Roxborough. [...]

A picnic in Ramsden Park

13 September 2024

People from the City got together on Friday on Ramsden Park! [...]

No books at all!

13 September 2024

It's on MacPherson. Usually there are a few books but not this time! One has to wonder who takes them out and who puts some books in.It's on MacPherson for [...]

The Rebel House is ready!

12 September 2024

It always has the best beer and wine as well as some food!A basic barber shop that has been a long time just up Yonge Street. The nice place is still [...]

Making a garden look good!

11 September 2024

They are all working on a nice garden on Roxborough. We are still away from the fall.This Roxborough one is also nicely fixed.Much more big ones are going up on [...]

OLT approves height bump from 35 to 40 storeys at Eglinton & Mann

16 August 2024

A proposed development at 589 Eglinton Avenue East has secured approval from the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) for its settlement offer with the City of Toronto from March, 2024. The approved plan [...]

Leaside is getting its own street festival!

8 August 2024

Leaside's first-ever the street festival, takes place Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1, 2024, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at and around 25 Commercial Road, hosted by the Motorista [...]

Leaside residents say higher tower project left them blindsided

6 August 2024

A group of residents in a midtown Toronto neighbourhood is vowing to take their fight against a developer to the city's ombudsman. The Leaside Residents Association and the Broadway Area [...]

Leaside Garden Society Flower Show

1 August 2024

The Leaside Garden Society invites you to our community Flower Show on: Saturday September 14, 2024 from 12:30-3:30pm Leaside Library - 165 McRae Drive We are opening up entries into the Fruit and Vegetable categories to the whole [...]

Ward 15 by-election 2024

1 August 2024

A by-election will be held to fill the Ward 15 council seat left vacant by the death of Councillor Jaye Robinson. Nominations will open Monday, July 22 at 8:30 a.m. [...]

Employment Area Land Use Permissions

12 July 2024

This is to indicate our support for the staff report and the recommendation for City Council to adopt Official Plan Amendment 680 which amends various Employment Area related policies to [...]

1837-1845 Bayview Committee of Adjustment

12 July 2024

This is to express the strong opposition of the Leaside Residents Association (LRA) to this application based on both: process - the applicant’s bad faith bargaining, and abuse of the [...]

What Did Davisville Do Wrong?

12 September 2024

We get used to the status quo, for the most part. Things are as they are, especially if they were in place when we first arrived in an area. The [...]

City By-election in Don Valley West

11 September 2024

A Toronto City Council by-election will be held in Don Valley West on Monday, November 4, 2024 to replace long-time councillor Jaye Robinson. Voters already have 15 candidates to choose [...]

Davisville Traffic Safety Proposal

19 June 2024

For several years, SEDRA has been working with Councillor Josh Matlow, City of Toronto staff, TDSB Trustee Shelley Laskin, TDSB staff, and community members on improving safety for pedestrians on [...]

Federal By-election in Toronto-St. Paul’s

18 June 2024

A federal by-election will be held in Toronto-St. Paul’s on Monday, June 24, 2024 to replace long-time MP Carolyn Bennett. According to Elections Canada, voters will face the longest ballot [...]

Construction of Davisville Community & Aquatic Centre

17 June 2024

Construction will begin soon for the City of Toronto’s Aquatic Centre, being built on the southwest corner of Davisville-Spectrum school site, steps away from the Davisville subway station. The TDSB [...]

SEDRA Tribute to Jaye Robinson

10 June 2024

It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Jaye Robinson, City Councillor for Don Valley West. We send our condolences to her family and friends, and wish [...]

The SEDRA Owl: March 2024

27 March 2024

Heritage Preservation in Midtown Bill 23 and the Impact on Heritage Preservation in Midtown Toronto You may have heard of Bill 23 in reference to the Greenbelt, but we want [...]

TLAB Annual Report

13 July 2024

We congratulate Chair Dino Lombardi on his continuing leadership of the TLAB. It is important to remember that Toronto has a unique (in Ontario) distinction in having its own tribunal [...]

Improving Community Consultation

11 July 2024

This will confirm that in principle we support (with one significant reservation), the staff report and its recommendations, including: Planning and Housing Committee to request the Executive Director, Development Review, [...]

In Ontario, it’s harder than ever to appeal local developments

24 June 2024

Groups frustrated by the Ford government’s “sledgehammer” approach limiting development appeals say they’re now powerless to prevent urban sprawl, loss of farmland, and squandered green space in the province. Among [...]

Could a housing revolution transform Canadian cities?

6 June 2024

A new type of home called a fourplex is being hailed as the answer to Canada's acute housing shortage. But why is there so much opposition? Proponents of fourplexes, which [...]

City of Toronto comments on Bill 185

22 May 2024

FoNTRA is in strong support of the Recommendations in the Report from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by the Planning and Housing Committee on [...]

Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act

15 May 2024

Based on the issues and impacts, especially those which amount to a loss of our democratic rights as citizens, we strongly oppose Bill 185, with the exception of certain Planning [...]

Major Streets Study – FoNTRA responds

8 May 2024

FoNTRA supports the general intent of the Major Streets initiative as being a logical framework to pursue opportunities for increased density in Neighbourhoods. However the proposal is presented as “one [...]

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TPS 32 Div Community Safety & Auto Theft Update Meeting
August 30, 2024
Join the fun at Leaside Rotary’s annual corn roast, Sept 15th
August 28, 2024
Blooming fun at LGS’ Annual Flower Show, Sat. Sept 14th
August 22, 2024
‘Viva La Leaside’ Festival! Aug 31st – Sept 1st, 2024
August 7, 2024
Leaside Garden: Putting Your Garden to Bed, Sept. 12th
August 6, 2024

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Bayview-Leaside BIA's AppleFest
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