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Toronto city council approves 2026 budget including 2.2 per cent property tax hike

Toronto city council has adopted the mayor’s 2026 budget, which includes a modest property tax increase, caps on public transit fares and more money for the police. The budget includes a 2.2 per cent property tax hike, compared to a...

Feb 11, 2026 | Local

Major Snowstorm Condition ends, over $2 million in parking tickets issued in Toronto in last...

The City of Toronto has declared the end of the Major Snowstorm Condition and Significant Weather event as of 5 p.m. on Tuesday It comes after over 21,000 cars were ticketed for parking in snow routes in Toronto in the...

Feb 11, 2026 | Local

Canadian ICC judge says Trump’s sanctions won’t stop her from doing her job

OTTAWA — When International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost goes on vacation, she needs to phone hotels in advance to explain that she can’t pay for a room with a credit card — because she’s been sanctioned by the Trump...

Feb 11, 2026 | Local

Canada drops lopsided women’s hockey preliminary round game to United States

It’s been over a year and Canada is still searching for a women’s hockey win against Team USA. Abbey Murphy had three assists and Hannah Bilka added two goals as the U.S. continued its display of women’s hockey dominance at...

Feb 11, 2026 | Local

Boy, 15, arrested in fatal shooting of 16-year-old Kian Sam inside Scarborough Tim Hortons

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of Kian Sam, 16, inside a Scarborough Tim Hortons last week. Officers were called to the Lawrence Avenue East and Bellamy Road North area for reports of a...

Feb 11, 2026 | Local

Church youth director in Brampton wanted for multiple alleged sexual assaults flees to Brazil

A youth director at a Brampton church wanted in connection to multiple alleged sexual assaults has fled to Brazil. Peel police say they were made aware of the alleged sexual assaults that happened at a place of worship in Brampton...

Feb 11, 2026 | Local

At least 10 confirmed dead, including suspect in Tumbler Ridge shooting, police say

The Tumbler Ridge RCMP says at least ten people have died in a shooting incident in Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday. Seven people were found deceased inside the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, including what police believe is the suspect. Crews are...

Feb 11, 2026 | Local

‘Get it fixed, get it done:’ TTC riders raise Eglinton Crosstown accessibility issues

As more and more TTC riders flock to use Line 5 Eglinton, some are raising serious accessibility concerns at multiple stations along the Eglinton Crosstown LRT corridor. Since Line 5 Eglinton began the “introductory” phase of service on Sunday after...

Feb 11, 2026 | Local

FBI releases new images showing masked intruder outside home of Savannah Guthrie’s mom

The FBI has released chilling images from a doorbell camera outside the home of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, which they say was tampered with the morning of her disappearance. In a post on X, FBI director Kash Patel...

Feb 11, 2026 | Local

Judge blocks department store from moving into former HBC space at Yorkdale mall

TORONTO — Mall landlord Oxford Properties has won a fight to prevent an unwanted tenant from moving into the former Hudson’s Bay store at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre. In a ruling made Monday, Judge Jessica Kimmel blocked the discount department...

Feb 10, 2026 | Local