Due to the continuing flood conditions on Toronto Island Park, permit cancellation has been extended to July 31. More than 300 permits for about 90 groups or individuals have been affected by flooding. City of Toronto staff are working with ...

Alumni of Downtown Toronto’s Harris Institute contributed to an unprecedented 10 Juno Awards, the Canadian music industry’s awards for excellence in recorded music. “This may never happen again,” says the college’s founder John Harris. “Our faculty and staff are thrilled ...

In the age of American President Donald Trump, the idea of a post-racial world continues to be challenged. Throughout his presidential campaign and his first hundred days as president, Mr. Trump and his administration have engaged in strong anti-immigrant rhetoric ...

On May 12, the city announced that after an extensive search, Michael Kolm will join the public service in the newly created position of Chief Transformation Officer (CTO). Starting May 29, Kolm will report to city manager Peter Wallace. “I’m ...

The Leaders Circle, a network of industry experts who share the common goal of coming together to build Toronto’s global reputation, honoured eight key local professionals at the 2nd Annual Leaders Circle Recognition Gala yesterday for their integral contribution in ...

The 519 and Canada Post unveiled a stamp commemorating the 2005 passage of the Civil Marriage Act, which made marriage equality the law throughout Canada, on May 9. Grassroots activists, government officials and community members attended the unveiling, catching the ...

Word has come down that the Ontario government finally passed legislation to regulate the home inspection industry and establish qualifications for home inspectors. The Home Inspection Act 2017 establishes minimum standards for home inspection contracts, home inspection reports, disclosures and ...

His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, invested ten Toronto residents as Members (C.M.) of the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 12. As the co-founder and president of Environics Research, ...

SOCAN has crunched creator numbers once again to understand better where and how music is being made in Canada, revealing that more new music-makers reside in the Trinity / Little Portugal area of Toronto than in any other neighbourhood in ...

Present day Parliament St. was once a rough road that cut through the dense forest leading up to Lt Gov. Simcoe’s country home—Castle Frank—that at one time over looked the Don River at present-day Bloor St. Though our first Lt ...