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A Toronto councillor wants to drive Tesla out of town. But the city says it hasn't broken any bylaws
Toronto's deputy mayor says he wants to drive Elon Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla out of town because of the tech mogul's affiliation with U.S. President Donald Trump, who's taken aim at Canada with a spate of recent tariff announcements.
Back to square one for Toronto's Baycrest Park reno — and locals are frustrated
Eight years after the plan to reinvigorate a north Toronto green space was launched, it's back to square one for Baycrest Park — and that's left locals frustrated and angry.
With the clock counting down, Toronto's historic Old City Hall faces an uncertain future
One of the city's architectural jewels is about to go quiet for the first time in more than five decades.
Broken gravestones, ripped up grass: Richmond Hill church facing investigation over cemetery conditions
A Richmond Hill church is in hot water — again — over the heritage cemetery that it oversees. Both the Bereavement Authority of Ontario, which regulates licensed cemeteries in the province, and the City of Richmond Hill say they are investigating conditions at the Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Richmond Hill.
Museum of Bad Gifts an homage to the awkward, the unwanted and the inappropriate
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 at a gallery on Roncesvalles Ave.
Condo board backs down after trying to restrict visitors with service dogs
The board of a Toronto-area condo is reversing course on an order that forced a disabled woman with a service dog to register with the property manager every time she wanted to visit the building, where her mother and sister live.
Hiccups at new downtown Toronto pool leave kids' swim classes in limbo, parents say
Some downtown Toronto parents say the city's left them high and dry after a new, state-of-the-art pool was closed recently for the second time since mid-October.
93-year-old YouTuber back in business after being kicked off platform over porn allegation
A 93-year-old retired University of Toronto professor had her YouTube channel cancelled after it was alleged she was broadcasting pornography. Her interviews on climate change and disarmament were also lost in the snafu, the result of a hacking attack.
Decrepit Harbord Village signpost makes neighbourhood look 'slummy,' but no one can agree on who should fix it
City staff and Harbord Village residents are struggling to find common ground over who's responsible for an iconic Harbord Village signpost that's fallen into disrepair.
No one knows who owns this Toronto laneway, but neighbours say it's become a dangerous dumping ground
Frustrated shop owners in Toronto's Yonge and Wellesley area say the city is refusing to pick up mounds of garbage that regularly accumulates in an adjacent laneway because it's private property — even though the laneway's last known owner died more than a century ago.