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Jackson, Morant help Grizzlies rout Raptors

6 February 2025

Jaren Jackson Jr. led all scorers with 32 points as the Memphis Grizzlies routed the undermanned Toronto Raptors 138-107 on Wednesday. [...]

Toronto teen girls’ murder trial hears others in their group seen with knife that night

5 February 2025

The trial of two teen girls accused in the death of a homeless Toronto man is hearing other girls in their group were seen with a knife earlier that night. [...]

‘It’s unreal’: Ontario health-care worker wins $20M Lotto Max jackpot

5 February 2025

An Ontario woman is $20M richer after winning the Lotto Max jackpot, calling it a "life-changing" win that will secure her children's future. [...]

Ontario election: Parties promise to cut Highway 407 tolls but disagree on where

5 February 2025

On Wednesday, Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford was in Durham Region to announce his commitment to removing tolls from the public portion of Highway 407. [...]

Ontario men accused of using fake meat barcodes to activate gift cards

5 February 2025

Waterloo regional police say two men from the Toronto area are facing charges in connection to a scam involving meat and gifts cards at local grocery stores. [...]

Major housing, social support promises in Ontario election campaign but no price

5 February 2025

On Wednesday, the Ontario Liberals and NDP tried to move the debate onto the Progressive Conservatives' record on social issues with promises around social support and housing. [...]

Suspects ‘condo scouting’ in Ontario city, using glue on doors to break-in: police

5 February 2025

York Regional Police has issued a warning to condo residents after suspects allegedly used glue on doors to "scout" units and later commit break-ins. [...]

Teen girls’ murder trial hears others in their group were seen with knife that night

6 February 2025

A group of teens was involved in several scuffles and confrontations as they made their way downtown in the hours leading up to the alleged swarming and stabbing of a [...]

Man dies after being shot in Moss Park

6 February 2025

A man has died after being shot in Moss Park. Toronto police were called to Sherbourne and Queen streets just after 8 p.m. Wednesday night for reports of a shooting. [...]

2 arrested in spree of break-and-enters in Queen West area

6 February 2025

Two people have been arrested in connection to a spree of break-and-enters in the Queen West area. Toronto police say between 1:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 31, a [...]

Sixties Scoop Survivor sent to New Zealand in 1975, looks for support to reconnect with his family in Manitoba

5 February 2025

A Sixties Scoop Survivor who was taken from a northern Manitoba community in 1975 and sent to New Zealand, wants to return home to learn his history. But with little [...]

Police on scene of smash and grab robbery at Scarborough cell phone store

5 February 2025

Toronto police are on the scene of a smash and grab robbery at a cell phone store in Scarborough. Officers were called to the store in the Kingston and McCowan [...]

Illegal border crossing into Alberta triggers police chase, ends with suspect’s death: RCMP

5 February 2025

An illegal border crossing into southern Alberta Tuesday morning turned deadly when the man turned the gun on himself during a police pursuit, according to authorities. It’s one of two [...]

Jonas Brothers surprise ‘Camp Rock’ fans at Toronto bar trivia

5 February 2025

TORONTO — The Jonas Brothers surprised a gaggle of fans when they stopped at a Toronto bar’s “Camp Rock” trivia night. In a video posted to their YouTube channel, the [...]

Man dead after shooting in downtown Toronto, police say

6 February 2025

A man has died in hospital after he was shot outside in Toronto on Wednesday night, police say. [...]

Toronto home sales expected to rise 12% this year, but board says January saw drop

6 February 2025

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says it is forecasting a 12.4 per cent increase in home sales for 2025, with 76,000 properties changing hands throughout the region as lower [...]

Trump's proposal to take over Gaza outrageous, say Palestinians and advocates in Toronto

6 February 2025

Family members with loved ones in Gaza as well as activists say they are outraged that U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that Palestinians should be relocated while the U.S. [...]

'Made in Canada' vs. 'Product of Canada' — What's the difference?

5 February 2025

The push to buy Canadian has turned out to be more complicated than some consumers expected — as they try to distinguish between products labelled “Product of Canada” and those [...]

Squirrel to blame for power outage in part of downtown Toronto, Hydro One says

5 February 2025

Power has returned to part of downtown Toronto on Wednesday after an outage that lasted around three hours. [...]

Ford promises to permanently cut gas tax if re-elected

5 February 2025

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford has said he will permanently cut taxes on gas and diesel and remove tolls on the publicly-owned stretch of Highway 407 if he is re-elected premier. [...]

Teen girls' murder trial hears others in their group seen with knife that night

5 February 2025

The trial of two teen girls accused in the death of a homeless Toronto man is hearing other girls in their group were seen with a knife earlier that night. [...]

45 years later, a Crazy Canucks tradition lives on at The Londoner bar in Kitzbuhel

5 February 2025

Not far from the Kitzbuhel finish line, in the shadows of the daunting Streif slope on Hahnenkamm Mountain, sits an English Pub that has for more than four decades been the [...]

Scarcity behind the medals: Canada's Olympic sports facing funding crisis

6 February 2025

Survey data indicates 80 per cent of NSOs are skipping competitions athletes would normally attend, 70 per cent have paused, scaled back or eliminated programming, 90 per cent have reduced or eliminated training [...]

Trump bans transgender female athletes from women's sports in new executive order

5 February 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women's or girls' sporting events. [...]

Canada-U.S. Rivalry Series's final stop resumes set against backdrop of off-ice political tension

5 February 2025

The final leg of the women's hockey Rivalry Series begins on Thursday in Halifax. It's the latest chapter in one of the most bitter rivalries in all of sport. [...]

How a bar in Kitzbuhel became the epicentre for Canadian alpine skiing celebrations

5 February 2025

With Jack Crawford's win on the Hahnenkamm, the tradition started by the Crazy Canucks in 1980 lives on at the Londoner in Kitzbuhel. [...]

Canadian skier Justine Dufour-Lapointe thriving in freeride after Olympic moguls success

5 February 2025

Canadian freeride skier Justine Dufour-Lapointe couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2025 FIS Freeride World Tour campaign. After missing last year’s competition due to personal reasons, the [...]

Gauging how the threat of a trade war has affected the Canadian pro sports landscape

5 February 2025

When U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to put a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods, a wave of indignance swept through the country. But what about sports? [...]

Mr. Thomson goes to Ottawa

1 February 2025

“The climate crisis is a human rights crisis.” So says Fraser Thomson, a lawyer with Ecojustice. And Thomson is in a position to do something about it. As the lead [...]

Mr. Franklin’s Sad Cake will make you glad

1 February 2025

Each month we will cover a Leasider’s special dish with a hearty side order of narrative. And you will find the recipes online by clicking the Leaside Cooks tab. by [...]

Here’s some news – Michelle Dubé’s a Leasider

1 February 2025

If you’re into news at all, you should recognize the name and voice of Michelle Dubé – the co-anchor of both CTV News at Noon and CTV News at 6 [...]

Hey, there’s another election!

1 February 2025

Toronto District School Board is holding a byelection to fill the vacancy in the office of trustee, TDSB Ward 11, resulting from Rachel Chernos Lin’s election as City Councillor, Don [...]

Take two jokes and call me in the morning

1 February 2025

I sit in LifeLabs below Whole Foods, waiting for my bloodletting and feeling rather uncomfortable. Not because of the needle that was soon to be pushed into my arm, but [...]

2025 Agnes Macphail Award recipient Jason Ash!

1 February 2025

The recipient of the 2025 Agnes Macphail Award, Jason Ash, is very invested in his Thorncliffe Park community, but he is also a bit of an anomaly, as he attended [...]

Farm Boy chooses Leaside

1 February 2025

Farm Boy has landed in Leaside! The chain, known for its fresh local produce, prepared foods and more, opened on December 5th in the old Sobeys location at Laird and [...]

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!

21 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! Supported by My Main Street [...]

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! [...]

Romantic dinner available!

5 February 2025

All of this from Mitfar! [...]

Work is starting!

5 February 2025

The start of the new building at Yonge and Roxborough!It will likely finish quickly.The Rebel House is in shape for the cold in our area. [...]

It's busy on Molson Street!

4 February 2025

Cars pass each other from time to time. It's a busy little street!Garbage pickup later today. Not too much is out.One of the busier flowers on Yonge Street! [...]

Breakfast available

3 February 2025

Breakfast at Pantry at Yonge and Roxborough. They have other food the rest of the round. There used to be a great coffee place for years but it ended.Lots of [...]

Mitfar busy!

2 February 2025

All tables being used by Mitfar this afternoon! They have excellent pastries, coffee and other drinks!They are on Yonge Street. [...]

Motorcycles still around!

2 February 2025

The guy is taking a package from his motorcycle on MacPherson. It's still icy on the streets so hopefully he takes good care on his motorcycle.It's on MacPherson. Available to [...]

Putti doing well!

1 February 2025

Putti still has new stuff and sees new people on Yonge!Looking good on Yonge and MacPherson!Looking good on MacPherson. Nicely showing! [...]

Concert Properties proposes 32, 37, and 43 storeys for former Sunnybrook Plaza site

2 January 2025

Concert Properties has recently submitted a proposal to the City of Toronto for the former Sunnybrook Plaza site that greatly exceeds the size and density of the original proposals for [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Ontario Place sewer plan an environmental disaster

27 January 2025

We are writing in opposition to the Ontario Government’s combined sewer overflow work (CSO) at 955 Lakeshore Boulevard West (Ontario Place) that has the clear potential to spread polluted water, [...]

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 [...]

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January 22, 2025
Public Meeting to discuss 39-storey Glenavy Ave proposal
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