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Afrofest is off the calendar for 2026. The festival outgrew Woodbine Park and ran into permit issues — organizers say capacity and safety concerns made cancellation the right call.
City council is digging into whether hosting the FIFA World Cup actually paid off. Toronto residents questioned whether the cost was worth it — and now the city wants to see what the actual impact was.
The new Biidaasige park extension opening in the Port Lands is absolutely nailed it — accessible, beautiful, integrated with nature. It's a functional, First Nations-incorporated design that gives Toronto a full new way to explore the skyline and lakefront.
Mayor Chow's motion demanding the province return the Toronto Islands is moving through council. If you want to see how your ward's councillor voted, voting records are publicly available — worth checking if you're following the mayoral race.
Someone painted a mural at Duncan and Queen that finished in what looked like a single day, and wow. This block doesn't exactly look the prettiest usually, but that mural completely changed the vibe and made the whole street feel more alive.
Someone died after an e-scooter hit a motor vehicle near Tommy Thompson Park. If you saw what happened, Toronto police want to hear from you.
Reddit's been buzzing about Uncle Croffey, the TTC operator making commutes a little less grim with witty announcements on the subway. Real community love on r/toronto.
full moon crossing the cn tower right now — if you're downtown, worth stepping outside to catch it.
road closures start saturday at midnight — lakeshore, strachan, bathurst all blocked until sunday 7 a.m. toronto police say use transit if you can.
CNE tickets are at Metro right now—$3 cheaper per ticket than the Ex website, and no processing fees if you're buying a bunch. Walmart's still catching up on stock.
Brad Bradford just called Chris Alexander unfit for office, and the mayoral race is getting spicy. All the jabs and endorsements are flying as we get closer to the vote.
Someone spotted a huge Great Lakes freighter off King West and Lake Shore this morning—Canada Steamship Lines painted on the side. Plane spotting just got a water-spotting upgrade. 🚢
A Peel police officer accidentally left a loaded gun behind in a change room at Square One in Mississauga. How a weapon ended up unattended in a public space is raising eyebrows.
Development charges on new Toronto condos have climbed over the years. A Reddit post breaking down the city's per-unit fees shows how much builders are paying for 1-bedroom and 2+ bedroom units — and how the charges shifted before city council recently cut them by up to 60 per cent.
Over 15,000 Torontonians in Mid-West Toronto — from Casa Loma to Exhibition Place — have recently been connected to a family doctor. It's a real win for people who've been struggling to find one in a tough healthcare landscape.
The CNE job fair at Enercare Centre yesterday drew massive lineups. The fair's trying to fill around 5,000 seasonal jobs but got nearly 50,000 online applications before people even showed up. Youth unemployment in the GTA is brutal right now — peaking at nearly 17% back in April.
J. Cole brought the energy to Scotiabank Arena for a sold-out second night on Monday. His last headline show in Toronto was the KOD tour back in 2018, so the wait was years long — crowd was good vibes all night, and someone even killed it on a bar-for-bar challenge. That's the kind of vibe we're talking about.
WNBA All-Star Marina Mabrey donated $6,500 to Toronto's Black Women's Institute for Health and the charity founder thought it was fake at first. Huge co-sign for community health work.
Reddit's breaking down the real cost to add 1,000 police officers to Toronto's force — the numbers are way higher than most people think.
Toronto police are still looking for a left-handed shooter involved in a 2022 Scarborough homicide and released new details hoping someone comes forward with tips.
