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What to see and do at Toronto Island Park and along the Lake Ontario waterfront

With more than 28 million visitors who visit Toronto every year, there is no shortage of options to check out. All along the shoreline of Lake Ontario, there are a variety of parks and attractions worth seeing. Toronto Island Park...

May 20, 2026 | Local

How to get to and from Toronto Pearson International Airport

Located on the eastern edge of Mississauga, Toronto Pearson International Airport is the busiest airport in Canada and is approximately 25 kilometres from the heart of downtown Toronto. The airport has two major passenger terminals: Terminal 1 and Terminal 3....

May 20, 2026 | Local

How to get to and from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

Located on the shores of Lake Ontario, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is minutes from the city’s downtown core and serves as a secondary aviation gateway to the GTA. The addition of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility...

May 20, 2026 | Local

Ford government faces criticism for lack of a business plan for Billy Bishop expansion

The legislation that contains plans for the provincial takeover of Billy Bishop Airport is in committee at Queens Park this week as the Ford government continues its push to expand the runway at the island facility and allow jets to...

May 20, 2026 | Local

Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men — then killed themselves a few blocks away — in an attack police are investigating as a hate crime. There...

May 19, 2026 | Local

U.S. slaps duties on fresh Canadian mushrooms over subsidy claims

WASHINGTON — The United States has put countervailing duties on fresh mushrooms grown in Canada following a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation which the Canadian industry has called “deeply flawed.” The change, posted in the federal register on Monday, will...

May 19, 2026 | Local

Man, 32, charged with second-degree murder in deadly Etobicoke stabbing

A man has been arrested in connection with Toronto’s 9th homicide of 2026. Authorities say 32-year-old Gordon Gauvin has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the deadly stabbing of Abdi Wali Aden. Police were called to the area...

May 19, 2026 | Local

TTC avoids strike after reaching tentative agreement with union leaders

There’s some good news for transit riders. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) reached a tentative agreement on Monday with the union representing nearly 700 of the service’s electrical workers. “From the outset, our priority has been to reach an agreement...

May 19, 2026 | Local

Chinese Embassy in Canada denounces MP Chong’s visit to Taiwan

OTTAWA — China’s embassy in Canada says a Canadian MP’s visit to Taiwan crosses a “red line” at a time when Ottawa is attempting to rebuild its relationship with Beijing. Conservative MP Michael Chong is in Taiwan this week to...

May 19, 2026 | Local

Brampton’s Chinguacousy Park closed on Victoria Day due to ‘unsafe gatherings’ and fireworks

Officials in Brampton have made the decision to close the city’s Chinguacousy Park on the last day of the long weekend. In a social media post shared just before 8 p.m., Peel Regional Police said the park is closed on...

May 19, 2026 | Local