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Big problems at tiny Toronto park prompt calls for locked gates at night
Annex residents appear to be on the verge of victory in their fight with city staff, who have insisted on leaving a tiny neighbourhood park open at night, despite regular vandalism, public urination and violence.
Toronto's King Street castle is no more — and locals aren't happy about it
A local landmark at King Street and Strachan Avenue has been razed, raising concerns among neighbours about whether the city's doing enough to protect heritage structures.
Toronto wants to spend $10.7M on World Cup ticket packages and resell them for a profit
Toronto's 2026 FIFA World Cup committee wants to spend nearly $11 million on ticket packages for the upcoming games and resell them at marked up prices, with some councillors saying the move would amount to "scalping" with taxpayers' money.
Toronto's 'bubble zone' bylaw to block protests outside certain spaces to be delayed indefinitely
Toronto's plan to create "bubble zones" to block protests outside vulnerable institutions like faith-based schools and places of worship has been delayed indefinitely, CBC Toronto has learned.
Chinatown-Kensington 'zombie' house deteriorating from neglect, neighbours say
Homeowners and history buffs in the Kensington-Chinatown neighbourhood say they're tired of watching one of the area's oldest homes slowly deteriorate.
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.