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Weekend need-to-know: World Cup continues as summer arrives
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (754+ words) Posted June 18, 2026 10: 56 am. Summer will officially arrive on Sunday and there are lots of events happening throughout the city to celebrate, including the FIFA World Cup continuing. There are no TTC or GO Transit closures this weekend but there will…...
12 people injured at B. C. waterpark
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (329+ words) Posted June 15, 2026 3: 52 pm. Twelve people, mostly students, were taken to hospital on Monday after what appears to have been an electrical incident at a waterpark in British Columbia's Fraser Valley. Officers were called to the park shortly before 11: 30 a. m. , according to…...
Toronto opening 15 outdoor pools for evenings and weekends
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (307+ words) Posted June 12, 2026 8: 47 am. The City of Toronto will officially be opening 15 outdoor and wading pools for the evenings and weekends this Saturday. The pools will be open from 4 p. m. to 8 p. m. Monday to Friday and10 a. m. to 8 p. m. on Saturday and Sunday. The following pools…...
Toronto kicks off Pride month
2+ week, 3+ day ago (234+ words) Toronto police have arrested two men and seized more than $3. 5 million in counterfeit sports merchandise, dismantling what investigators describe as the largest fake'soccer'jersey operation ever uncovered in Canada. Food Banks Canada CEO Kirstin Beardsley says while there is progress being…...
Mosquito boom looms over Eastern Canada
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (270+ words) Hamas's chief, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, is dead after Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza on Friday night. A woman and a child are among the seven citizens who were also killed during the attack. Karling Donoghue reports. Cuban residents protest as the…...
Cafe TO patios, splash pads soon to be open to Torontonians
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (248+ words) Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard had his appeal denied on several sexual assault convictions by Ontario's top court. Contract negotiations between the TTC and its unionized electrical workers are dragging on despite a Saturday deadline that could lockout workers from…...
Retailers can open this Victoria Day, but Ford government says 'No one is going to force them to work"
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (503+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 10: 26 am. For the first time in Ontario, retailers can open for business this Victoria Day Monday after the Ford government moved to loosen holiday closure rules, though the minister behind the change says no employee will be denied…...
Council to consider making World Cup fan fest free again after backlash over proposed $10 ticket prices
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (631+ words) Posted April 22, 2026 12: 37 pm. Toronto city council will consider scrapping a previous plan to charge $10 a head for tickets to the upcoming World Cup fan festival. It's the latest flip flop in the ongoing ticket saga. The event, which runs between…...
Toronto proposes $10 fee for World Cup fan fest after initially promoting free entry
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (569+ words) By The Canadian Press and News Staff Posted April 15, 2026 12: 52 pm. The City of Toronto is proposing a $10 charge for admission to its World Cup fan festival after initially promoting it as a free event. A report presented to the city's…...
Toronto plans to increase transit, close roads to move visitors during FIFA World Cup
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (687+ words) Posted March 26, 2026 3: 21 pm. Officials in Toronto say the city has put together a comprehensive plan to manage the transportation of hundreds of thousands of visitors who are expected during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Toronto will host six World Cup matches…...