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Four-foot-deep sinkhole opens up on street in Swansea area

A four-foot-deep sinkhole has opened up on Windermere Avenue in the Swansea area Tuesday night. Emergency services were called to Windermere near Waller Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. No further details have been released. Drivers are asked to use caution...

Jan 7, 2026 | Local

Canada co-signs pact to help secure Ukraine after peace deal

Canada and Ukraine’s other allies in the “coalition of the willing” signed a statement today pledging help to secure Ukraine from further Russian invasions if there is a viable peace deal. Prime Minister Mark Carney wrapped up a brief trip...

Jan 7, 2026 | Local

Man accused of handing out sexually explicit materials to kids at park arrested

Toronto police say they’ve arrested a man accused of handing out sexually explicit materials to children at an east end park. Officers were called to Withrow Park in the Logan and Danforth avenues area on Thursday, December 18, 2025 for...

Jan 7, 2026 | Local

Woman, 80, dies after being struck by vehicle in Scarborough

An 80-year-old woman has died after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough. Toronto police were called to Kingston Road and Midland Avenue at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday for reports of a collision. The 81-year-old driver originally left the scene...

Jan 7, 2026 | Local

Pedestrian struck by a school bus in downtown Toronto

A pedestrian has been injured after being struck by a school bus in downtown Toronto. Toronto police were called to Jarvis and Richmond streets around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. A female pedestrian was rushed to hospital. The severity of her...

Jan 7, 2026 | Local

Doctors fear CDC vaccine recommendation changes will fuel vaccine hesitancy in Canada

TORONTO — Sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule in the U.S. are concerning doctors who say Canadian parents might get the false impression that it’s unsafe to immunize their children. Ontario Medical Association President Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman says she...

Jan 7, 2026 | Local

Air Transat pilots approve new contract that locks in big gains

MONTREAL — Air Transat pilots ratified a new collective agreement Tuesday that hands them big gains after narrowly avoiding a strike last month and voting overwhelmingly for the deal. The leisure carrier’s roughly 750 aviators voted 91 per cent in...

Jan 7, 2026 | Local

Watermain break shuts down Etobicoke intersection

An intersection in Etobicoke is shut down following a watermain break on Tuesday afternoon, amid the messy weather that has hit the region. Toronto police say the “major” watermain break occurred at The West Mall and The Queensway, west of...

Jan 7, 2026 | Local

Some Thorncliffe Park residents returning home after being displaced for 5 weeks by unprecedented fire

Some residents are moving back into their apartments at 11 Thorncliffe Park Drive after being displaced for more than five weeks due to a complex, five-alarm fire. Over 400 residents of 11 Thorncliffe Park Drive and 21 Overlea Boulevard were...

Jan 6, 2026 | Local

Freezing rain and ice pellets to hit parts of the GTA for Tuesday’s morning commute

A yellow freezing rain warning has been issued for parts of the GTA as up to five millimetres is set to hit the area. The system is expected to start Tuesday with light ice pellets during the morning commute. It...

Jan 6, 2026 | Local