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by The Bulldog • March 12, 2017

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Caps clip Leafs 5-2, Ovechkin scores in return

29 December 2024

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday. [...]

2 people seriously injured after horse-drawn carriage crashes in Oxford County: OPP

28 December 2024

Police say the horse died at the scene, and the investigation is ongoing. [...]

Teen caught driving more than 100 km/h over speed limit on Highway 401: OPP

28 December 2024

Police say the incident happened Friday evening on Highway 401 westbound in Gananoque, nearly 300 kilometres east of Toronto. [...]

Jess Kondas makes a difference in debut with Toronto Sceptres

28 December 2024

Kondas went home to spend time with her family and was initially supposed to return to Toronto on Saturday. [...]

TTC plans to redirect downtown access with potential lineup on New Year’s Eve

27 December 2024

The TTC said it would be restricting access to Union Station Subway Station and make people enter the station via the Brookfield Place doors on Bay Street, south of Front [...]

‘Now’s the time’: Advocates urge more accessible builds as Canada ramps up housing

27 December 2024

Five-year-old Beau starts each day being carried by one of his parents to the family's living room, where his wheelchair awaits in their Beamsville, Ont., home. [...]

COMMENTARY: Take off the tinsel! What to do with your Christmas tree after the holidays

27 December 2024

Once you have decided its time to end your holiday celebrations, what can you do with your tree after you have removed the decorations? [...]

SIU investigating after Toronto cops discharge sock round, less-lethal firearm at man that resulted in serious injuries

29 December 2024

The province’s police watchdog is investigating after Toronto officers discharged sock round and less-lethal firearm at a man who had allegedly stabbed another person in the city’s Rockcliffe-Smythe area on [...]

Toronto, GTA to see ‘significant rainfall’ on Sunday

28 December 2024

Toronto and neighbouring areas are expected to see “significant rainfall” on Sunday. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for most of the Greater Toronto Area. [...]

1 person in hospital, suspect in police custody following stabbing in Fairbank

28 December 2024

One person is in hospital, and a suspect is in custody following a stabbing in Toronto’s Fairbank neighbourhood on Saturday. [...]

Capitals clip Maple Leafs 5-2, Alex Ovechkin scores in return from injury

29 December 2024

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday. [...]

One person injured, suspect charged with arson following Etobicoke apartment fire

28 December 2024

A suspect has been charged with arson after a two-alarm fire at an Etobicoke apartment complex early Saturday morning left one person with injuries. [...]

Motorcyclist dead after 2-vehicle crash in Stouffville, Ont.: police

28 December 2024

A 21-year-old man is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Stouffville, Ont. early Saturday morning. [...]

G2 driver stopped going more than 100 km/h over the speed limit on Hwy. 401 in eastern Ontario

28 December 2024

A 17-year-old driver is facing charges after being caught speeding and driving dangerously on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario Friday evening, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). [...]

Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold

28 December 2024

Tired of watching people sleeping outside in the cold, a Toronto man is building tiny mobile homes attached to bicycles to give temporary relief to those who are unhoused [...]

Motorcyclist dies after collision in Whitchurch-Stouffville

28 December 2024

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a vehicle in Whitchurch-Stouffville early Saturday morning, police say. York Regional Police say the crash happened near Ninth Line and Hoover Park Drive around 3 [...]

Doctor says opioid crisis 'omnipresent within the trades.' Here's what advocates want to do about it

28 December 2024

A group of trade unions, health-care advocates and non-profits is calling on the province to take action against the opioid crisis, and they say construction workers continue to be especially vulnerable. [...]

Museum of Bad Gifts an homage to the awkward, the unwanted and the inappropriate

28 December 2024

This season of gift-giving, the awkward, the unwanted and the inappropriate are being saved from the garbage heap by four young artists who've just opened the Museum of Bad Gifts [...]

Toronto east end community mourns loss of unhoused woman

27 December 2024

Paramedics found the woman outside in critical condition Saturday morning. She later died in hospital. Residents of the Danforth neighbourhood are remembering her as a ‘gentle soul.’ [...]

Two injured, horse dies after carriage crash in Oxford County

28 December 2024

Ontario Provincial Police say two people were critically injured after a car crashed with a horse-drawn carriage in Norwich Township Friday afternoon. OPP officers were called in at around 4:00 [...]

Gift cards, cash stolen from unlocked vehicles in Collingwood, Ont., lead to charges

27 December 2024

Police are investigating multiple reports of items being stolen from unlocked vehicles i. The accused now face 37 charges related to 19 incidents that took place between Christmas Eve and [...]

Poulin scores game winner as Montreal Victoire hold off Minnesota Frost

28 December 2024

Marie-Philip Poulin's goal almost six minutes into the second period was the difference as she converted a 2-on-1 from Laura Stacey and Jennifer Gardiner and Montreal (2-2-0-1), which went 0 [...]

Alex Ovechkin returns for Capitals against Maple Leafs

29 December 2024

Alex Ovechkin returned to the Washington Capitals' lineup Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, sitting 27 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky's career mark of 894. [...]

Mavericks star Luka Doncic is latest pro athlete to have home burglarized

29 December 2024

The star guard's business manager told multiple media outlets Saturday there was a break-in at Doncic's home. Lara Beth Seager said nobody was home at the time of the incident [...]

Top Canadian defensive prospect Matthew Schaefer out for rest of world juniors with injury

28 December 2024

Canadian defenceman Matthew Schaefer will miss the rest of the world junior hockey championship. Schaefer was injured early in the first period of Canada's 3-2 shootout loss to Latvia last [...]

Canada picks up the pieces after ugly Latvia loss at world juniors

29 December 2024

Canada was embarrassed on home soil 3-2 by Latvia — a country it had thumped by a combined 41-4 score across four previous meetings — in a shocking shootout Friday. [...]

Olympic champion relay sprinters voted CP team of the year

28 December 2024

The relay squad of Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse ran away with The Canadian Press team of the year award for 2024 on Saturday. [...]

'Devastating': Uninspired Canada upset by Latvia in a shootout at world juniors

28 December 2024

Eriks Mateiko scored the only goal of the shootout Friday as Latvia stunned an alarmingly uninspired Canada 3-2 in the powerhouse nation's backyard at the world junior hockey championship. [...]

Paul Bolté: winning entrepreneur and philanthropist

1 December 2024

“How can I help you?” That simple query is always what you will hear when meeting Leaside’s Paul Bolté, whether he’s discussing business or philanthropy. “There are choices to be [...]

Long-time Leasider kept the spirit alive

1 December 2024

Terry O’Sullivan, who died suddenly last December, had a singular gift for keeping the holiday spirit alive in Leaside. For over 20 years his jerry-rigged 10-metre-high lighted display, topped with [...]

The sorry state of Georgia Walsh playground continues

1 December 2024

As a follow-up to my November article, I report that the littered state of the Georgia Walsh playground continues. Being a woman of action, I emailed 311 with photos of [...]

Baseball phenom set to wow at Yale

1 December 2024

A young Leasider focused on academics, athletics and philanthropy is heading for a very bright future. As a kid who loved playing catch with his dad, Elliot Lascelles was drawn [...]

Editor’s Welcome December 2024

1 December 2024

It’s time for a new season 92 issues. Seven and a half years. 66,000-plus words. Countless joy. In May 2017, two-time Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour winner, Leaside-born author Terry [...]

Leaside’s great bus bust

1 December 2024

As Metrolinx moves ahead on the Ontario Line, changes to local bus transit and routes are coming. And while the Ontario Line itself is not coming through Leaside, its construction [...]

Discovering Leaside’s very own sweets trail

1 December 2024

Who knew that Leaside was such a sweet place to live? With a bounty of bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers and confectioners in the area, Leaside is a rich and tasty place [...]

AppleFest – October 19th, 2024

4 September 2024

Saturday, October 19th between 10:30am – 3:00pm [...]

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

Chanukah Menorah Lighting

28 December 2024

Come celebrate Chanukah in Mount Pleasant Village! Everyone's invited to our Menorah lighting Sat. Dec. 28 at 7:30PM [...]

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! [...]

Available for all!

29 December 2024

One of the many things made available on our streets for anyone to pick up. There are many useful things here!Even more things available here! Some quite nice lamps.Few cars [...]

Still fixing the roof!

28 December 2024

A lot of work still on the Roxborough house! It will likely finish today.The usual place on Roxborough with the nicest bottles.This is nicely being fixed with the first house [...]

Fixing the roof!

27 December 2024

A nicely being fixed a roof on Roxborough.Boxing Day being fixed on all the Yonge Street stores!Available for picking up on Roxborough! [...]

Mitfar doing well!

26 December 2024

The Mitfar Art Cafe on Yonge Street is doing well. Has great coffee and other things.Bomou, another cafe on Yonge Street is one of several.Books keep coming up on the [...]

Yonge Street looking good!

25 December 2024

This building on Yonge is staying but another is going on behind it. And it's not too high! Most of Yonge Street seems doing OK!The City is punching tickets on [...]

Rebel House doing well!

24 December 2024

Lots of people turned up!Winter is here! The cars are doing OK.Lots of nice drinks here! [...]

Monday Madness Today!

23 December 2024

To the Rebel House today! [...]

Mayor Chow proposing big change that would see buildings go up all over Toronto

13 November 2024

Mayor Olivia Chow has proposed a major change to the process of how housing is built in Toronto, one that would allow a new generation of buildings to pop up [...]

Rachel Chernos Lin Wins Don Valley West By-Election

6 November 2024

Rachel Chernos Lin has won the Don Valley West by-election with nearly 55 percent of the vote, beating competitor Anthony Furey by more than 20 points in what began as [...]

Vote November 4, 2024 – Ward 15 By-Election

30 October 2024

The Ward 15 By-Election set for November 4, 2024, will decide on a candidate to succeed Councillor Jaye Robinson as Ward 15 representative on City Council. Voting places will be open [...]

Province releases Therme deal details, while 865 trees are bulldozed at Ontario Place

4 October 2024

Under cover of darkness, Infrastructure Ontario began the removal of 865 trees at Ontario Place on the evening of Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Within a single day, workers had cut [...]

Rachel Chernos Lin

23 September 2024

I want to make a difference in people’s lives. I want to make sure we have safe, clean, accessible, affordable, and friendly neighbourhoods where communities and businesses can thrive. [...]

Habiba Desai

23 September 2024

As a dedicated advocate for community safety and development, I am running for City Councillor in Ward 15 to address key issues affecting residents’ quality of life. My platform focuses [...]

Anthony Furey

23 September 2024

I want to be the councillor for Don Valley West so I can provide effective representation to the residents on the local issues that matter to them. I know the [...]

Don Valley West By-election – Virtual Candidates’ Meeting

9 October 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. SEDRA has joined with many other residents’ [...]

Candidate Answers – Don Valley West By-election

26 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. In order to help inform voters about [...]

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 [...]

Toronto city council passes plan to entice developers to build rental homes

15 November 2024

Toronto city council has approved a plan to support the building of 20,000 new rental homes in the city. The plan, approved Wednesday by a vote of 23 to 1, would see [...]

Mayor Chow proposing big change that would see buildings go up all over Toronto

13 November 2024

Mayor Olivia Chow has proposed a major change to the process of how housing is built in Toronto, one that would allow a new generation of buildings to pop up [...]

Rachel Chernos Lin Wins Don Valley West By-Election

8 November 2024

Rachel Chernos Lin has won the Don Valley West by-election with nearly 55 percent of the vote, beating competitor Anthony Furey by more than 20 points in what began as [...]

Heritage planning and designation

30 October 2024

FoNTRA recognizes the immense challenge imposed by the provincial government’s deadline for designation of listed properties, and the threat to loss of Toronto’s cultural heritage. We strongly support the City’s [...]

Improving Community Consultation – Housing Action Plan

30 October 2024

FoNTRA requeststhat consideration of the report be deferred to allow for proper communication, engagement and consultation for its proposals and recommendations. FoNTRA supports the objectives of the Housing Action Plan, [...]

Over 850 trees bulldozed at Ontario Place under cover of darkness, as Province releases Therme lease details

6 October 2024

Under cover of darkness, Infrastructure Ontario began the removal of 865 trees at Ontario Place on the evening of Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Within a single day, workers had cut [...]

Rachel Chernos Lin

24 September 2024

I want to make a difference in people's lives. I want to make sure we have safe, clean, accessible, affordable, and friendly neighbourhoods where communities and businesses can thrive. [...]

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