Tyler Cheese

Tyler Cheese reports for CBC Toronto. You can contact him at [email protected] or @TylerRCheese on X.

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Hundreds of family doctors in Ontario recognized by patients for outstanding service

Ninety-one Toronto-area physicians are among the hundreds nominated as part of an Ontario College of Family Physicians campaign to highlight the essential role of family doctors.

Community pays tribute to North York boy who lost his life to rare disorder

A North York community paid tribute on Tuesday night to a boy who lost his life to a rare disorder last year and who was known as a sweet and brave child who loved the holiday season.

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.

Fraud is on the rise, but Toronto police data shows investigators closing fewer cases

Toronto police investigators received just under 17,000 fraud reports in 2024, amounting to $368.6 million in damages. That’s roughly 3,000 more than the number of fraud reports filed in 2023.

Pickering city council moving meetings online due to threats, mayor says

Mayor Kevin Ashe announced the change in a nearly 13-minute video on the city's YouTube page on Dec. 30, 2024. The video highlights a number of incidents involving Coun. Lisa Robinson, before showing screenshots and airing audio of some graphic threats that Ashe says councillors have received as a result.

One week in, Toronto businesses say GST holiday has been tricky

Some small business owners say it’s been a challenging transition to implement the tax changes, and there needs to be more clarity around which products are included.

Police warn about the dangers of driving impaired during busy holiday season

Survivors of impaired driving incidents join police in urging drivers to make alternative commuting plans if they are drinking or using drugs over the holidays and throughout the rest of the year.

Canadian man faces life in prison in Dubai for travelling with cannabis, wife says

A Mississauga man is facing life in prison in Dubai for travelling with more than 100 grams of cannabis products his wife says he was using to help cope with chronic pain related to Addison's disease. 

Ontario advocates say more home care is solution to hallway medicine

Home Care Ontario is calling on the province to significantly increase the number of visits and hours of home care by 10 per cent a year for the next three years — roughly 16.5 million hours of additional care. 

Toronto holiday market organizers apologize after AI-generated art sold at fair

The Town of York Historical Society issued an apology and promised to allow only human-designed art in future markets following its Snow Paper Fair event.