Hamilton man killed near Dufferin and Eglinton in what may be 'random attack'

by Muriel Draaisma

Toronto police have identified a man, 33, killed in a "random attack" Friday night near Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West.

Recap DeRozan makes good on promise to help Raptors pull even with Bucks

by Lori Ewing

DeMar DeRozan made good on his promise. Two days after he went without a field goal in Game 3, DeRozan scored 33 points to lift the Raptors to an 87-76 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

'What does it mean for me?' Tenants, landlords full of questions about new rent control rules

by Alexandra Sienkiewicz

Audience members reached out to CBC Toronto with plenty of questions after the provincial government's announcement Thursday that it is extending rent control to all units built after 1991. So, we asked the government those questions for you.

Province's review of rules governing real estate agents welcomed by realtor association, regulator

by Philip Lee-Shanok

A review of the province's legislation governing real estate agents is welcomed by the Ontario Real Estate Association and the Real Estate Council of Ontario. Both say the government should look at the practice of "double-ending."

CBC Toronto takes top awards at Canadian RTDNA's

The CBC Toronto team is pleased to announce it has won three Canadian Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) awards.

Thousands in participate in Toronto's March for Science, voice concern over Trump policies

Scientists and their supporters marched in hundreds of cities around the world Saturday, including over a dozen in Canada, protesting against proposed U.S. government funding cuts to scientific research and public rejection of established science such as climate change.

What makes a nation? 4 creative thinkers talk art, nationhood with Matt Galloway

AGO Creative Minds brings artist Christi Belcourt, architect Sir David Adjaye, author Junot Diaz, and filmmaker Paul Gross to Massey Hall.

Feature Georgia O'Keeffe exhibit examines modern art pioneer in global context

by Jessica Wong

Those sensual flowers, expansive landscapes and stark buildings expressed as planes of light and dark — Georgia O'Keeffe's memorable body of work is often considered inseparable from her American heritage. But, at one time, she was in love with Canada.

Calgary mom, 3 kids found in Toronto after reported missing in Brampton

A Calgary mother and her three children who were reported missing in Brampton have been found safe and sound, Peel Regional Police say.

Shooting believed to be targeted shatters window at Planet Fitness gym in Toronto

Toronto police are investigating after more than one shot was fired through the window at a gym in the Jane and Finch area late Friday night while patrons were inside.

6-year-old boy dies after being struck by vehicle in front of his school in Scarborough

by Laura Fraser

A six-year-old boy has died after being struck by a vehicle just across from his Scarborough elementary school Friday afternoon.

'I've never seen anything like this': Toronto's hot housing market has prices rising in small town Ontario

by Meagan Fitzpatrick

Blame Toronto. The city's hot housing market is spilling over into some quiet Ontario towns, bringing higher home prices and unprecedented bidding wars.

Army of volunteers to take on Toronto's winter trash for Earth Day

by Kate McGillivray

Volunteers will be gathering and bagging the trash that collects in gutters, alleys and parks over the course of the winter, part of “Clean Toronto Together,” the city’s annual spring cleanup.

Homicide detectives investigating fatal shooting near Dufferin and Eglinton

A man shot in northwest Toronto Friday night has since died of his injuries.

CBC broadcaster Rex Loring has died at age 91

Legendary CBC broadcaster Rex Loring, best known for his work on World Report, has died.

Recap Leafs on brink of elimination after OT loss to Capitals

by Jonas Siegel

Justin Williams scored the overtime winner as the Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 Friday night in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round series.

Mayor John Tory unveils plans to bolster Toronto's music scene

Mayor John Tory said he wants city hall to play a bigger role in Toronto’s music scene in his opening remarks at the Canadian Music Week’s Music Cities Summit Friday morning.

Marc and Jodie Emery still in legal limbo after court date adjourned

by Lauren Pelley

Marc Emery, Canada's self-proclaimed Prince of Pot, and his wife and fellow marijuana activist Jodie Emery made a brief appearance in a Toronto courtroom on various drug-related charges.

Volkswagen emissions scandal settlement approved by courts in Ontario, Quebec

Courts in Ontario and Quebec on Friday approved a class-action settlement with Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. involving emissions from 2.0-litre TDI diesel engines in roughly 105,000 vehicles.

As It Happens This Toronto bakery was selling unicorn lattes long before Starbucks

Meet Melanie Abdilla, the Toronto shop owner who has been selling unicorn lattes since last summer — and hers has yet to cause a barista to have a public meltdown.

Ontario 'not prepared' to wait for data before implementing foreign buyers tax: minister

by Muriel Draaisma

Ontario has decided to implement a 15 per cent "non-resident speculation" tax on foreign buyers even though the data on how it will affect the housing market is still being collected, says the provincial housing minister.

TTC changes 'use of force' guidelines for transit enforcement staff

The TTC says it is implementing changes to how its transit enforcement staff use force after a report by the city's ombudsman. The recommendations come after a review of the 2015 brawl between TTC special constables and two men at Union Station after a Maple Leafs game.

Ex-nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer, charged in 8 deaths, makes court appearance

Former Woodstock, Ont., nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer, charged with killing eight nursing-home residents and injuring several others, made a brief court appearance today two weeks after waiving her right to a preliminary hearing.

York police say 104 men arrested after child sex sting

by Muriel Draaisma

York Regional Police say 104 men were arrested "for purchasing prostituted children" in a child sex trafficking investigation that ran from 2014 to 2017.

With these glasses, a legally blind teen can see — and shoot 3s with the Harlem Globetrotters

by Julia Whalen

An Ontario teen who is legally blind not only got to hang out with a couple of Harlem Globetrotters recently — he was able to actually see them, thanks to technology from a Toronto startup.

Man wanted for Leslieville homicide surrenders to police

Toronto police say a man wanted in connection with a homicide in Leslieville earlier this week has now turned himself in to police.

Stolen suitcase hurled onto track at Bloor-Yonge station forces brief rush hour closure

A stolen suitcase hurled onto the track at Bloor-Yonge station during rush hour this morning caused brief headaches for commuters.

Don Valley Parkway closed for spring maintenance all weekend

The Don Valley Parkway — roughly 15 kilometres from Highway 401 to the Gardiner Expressway — will be shut down from 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday as it gets its annual spring maintenance.

Peel police chief expresses concern in wake of alleged hate crimes

The chief of Peel Regional Police says she wants to reassure members of the public that the force takes hate crimes seriously.

Driver trapped in car, suffers serious injuries after car struck pole

A driver who struck a pole this morning and was trapped in their vehicle was transported to hospital with serious injuries.

Video Prince Hamlet's signing narrator a 'storyteller that reflects the world' around us, director says

by Morgan Dunlop, Laura Fraser

At the theatre, you may spot an interpreter at the sidelines — their hands, moving fluidly to capture in sign language what the actors are saying on stage. But a version of Hamlet that's just come to Toronto will reinterpret that role on the stage itself.

Analysis 'Too little, too late'?: How Kathleen Wynne's housing plan fits into her re-election bid

by Mike Crawley

There's a theme to Premier Kathleen Wynne's biggest policy steps this year.

'It has to be abolished,' carding critics warn as protest shuts down police board meeting

by John Rieti

Desmond Cole's protest shut down Thursday's police board meeting, but not before multiple critics demanding a complete end to carding spoke out.

Summertime hydro rates to drop, Ontario Energy Board announces

Hydro rates for households and small businesses will drop effective May 1, the Ontario Energy Board announced Tuesday.

Recap Bucks run wild over Raptors to grab series lead

by Lori Ewing

Game 3 will go down as "The Massacre in Milwaukee." Kris Middleton scored 20 points, while Giannis Antetokounmpo added 19 points to power the Bucks to a 104-77 rout of Toronto on Thursday that saw the Raptors dig themselves a first-half hole the size of Wisconsin.

Health, legal implications of weed still murky this 420

by Laura Fraser, Alexandra Sienkiewicz

Revellers marking 420 this year celebrated the federal bill announced last week that will legalize marijuana — but others say the legal and health implications of the law remain hazy.

Heavy rains, major flooding close about 10 streets in Dundas

by Laura Fraser

Heavy rain has clogged storm drains and swollen the Red Hill Creek and Spencer Creek in Dundas triggering a mudslide and flooding at least eight streets.

Ontario's housing crackdown welcomed by many — developers not so much

by Lucas Powers

The Ontario Liberals new plan to help curb soaring home prices and curtail questionable rental practices, particularly in the Greater Toronto Area, was met with mixed reaction Thursday.

Search underway in Hamilton for dog put on wrong WestJet flight

by Kelly Bennett

A search is underway on Hamilton Mountain for a labradoodle named Cooper that escaped after it was mistakenly put on a WestJet plane to the Ontario city.

'We know we have a problem': Ontario lays out sweeping measures to curb high rents, home prices

Worried that too many Ontarians are getting priced out by fast-rising rents and surging home prices, Premier Kathleen Wynne unveils sweeping measures aimed at cooling red-hot markets she admits have become "a problem."

Sweeping changes needed to inmate segregation in correctional facilities, Ontario ombudsman says

by Nick Boisvert

Ontario's ombudsman is calling on the province to overhaul the way it regulates and monitors solitary confinement in its correctional facilities, saying the practice has been overused and is putting vulnerable inmates at risk.

Woman wins 32-year fight for Indian status; argued rules were discriminatory

by Colin Perkel

A woman's decades-long quest for recognition as an Indian ended in victory Thursday, when Ontario's top court ruled she should be granted status, something the federal government had steadfastly denied her because she didn't know who her paternal grandfather was.

It's 420: While pot fans light up, Bay Street plans for profits

by Solomon Israel

Thousands of Canadians are marking 420 today, which pot activists have designated as a day to celebrate marijuana, by lighting up in public at events across the country. For Bay Street, however, this April 20 is about how to make money from weed.

Bye bye 1991 loophole — rent control to expand to all rental units in Ontario

by Alexandra Sienkiewicz

Renters in Ontario are breathing a sigh of relief today, hearing that their rent will be protected from exorbitant increases.

More than 100 men arrested for 'purchasing prostituted children,' York police say

by Nathan Crocker

York police say more than 100 men have been arrested after a multi-year investigation into child sex trafficking.

Transportation Safety Board investigating incident on runway at Pearson airport

by Nathan Crocker

A team of investigators with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been deployed to Toronto's Pearson to investigate an incident involving an arriving plane.

Here are the proposed measures the province hopes will cool the Ontario housing market

The Ontario government has announced what it calls a comprehensive housing package aimed at cooling a red-hot real estate market.

City of Toronto joins fight to keep music scene bumping in the face of club closures

by Kate McGillivray, Natasha MacDonald-Dupuis

A group of councillors and industry stakeholders is hoping to put wind in the sails of the city's music venues by making setting up and staying open in Toronto's hot real estate market a little easier.

2 people in Ontario die of opioid overdoses every day

by Sheryl Ubelacker

Opioid-related deaths continue to climb in Ontario, with a look at long-term trends revealing that overdose deaths have quadrupled over the last 25 years.

Don Valley Parkway Bloor-Bayview ramp reopens after rollover crash

by Andrew Lupton

Toronto police closed both the northbound and southbound Don Valley Parkway ramps to the Bayview-Bloor ramp after an early-morning rollover crash involving two vehicles.