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5 days ago | 
nowtoronto.com | Tyreike Reid
The Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope is sharing the many ways it plans to keep participants safe during the race after runners in a Toronto marathon reported near misses with vehicles. The annual event brings together thousands of runners to take part in a 5K, 10K, half and full marathon in Hamilton, ON.
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5 days ago | 
nowtoronto.com | Tyreike Reid
Toronto District School Board staff are remaining hopeful that the Ontario government can help ease financial pressures as the province launches an investigation into a $58 million deficit that could result in the cutting of programs. For weeks the TDSB has been at odds with Doug Ford’s government over its financial crisis that’s been plaguing the school board, schools, and students.
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6 days ago | 
nowtoronto.com | Tyreike Reid
The years-long debate is reigniting online once again where locals are asking each other the famous old question, what is considered Toronto and most importantly, what is not? The question often sparks heated debates among social media users eventually leading to chaotic comment sections and passionate people defending their answers and their identity.
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1 week ago | 
nowtoronto.com | Tyreike Reid
The City of Toronto has announced Fort York and The Bentway as host locations for the FIFA Fan Festival as it gears up to host FIFA World Cup 26 matches with only a little over a year to go. The city says the locations will be used to broadcast live matches on large screens, diverse cultural performances, interactive installations, and a variety of local foods.
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1 week ago | 
nowtoronto.com | Tyreike Reid
A fresh haircut can easily boost a man’s confidence, but lately, it’s also taking a bigger bite out of their wallets. Beauty does often come with a price tag, but Torontonians say the price tag for a men’s haircut is climbing to extreme heights. “Yesterday I got a cut and my beard done for $55, I tipped $5. $720 a year on hair cut plus beard seems ridiculous,” a Reddit user said.
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1 week ago | 
nowtoronto.com | Tyreike Reid
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since being elected, and Canadians are applauding the leader for quickly shutting down Trump’s hopes of making Canada the 51st state. During the meeting, the leaders spoke about several topics including the trade war, renegotiations of the USMCA agreement, and Trump’s talks of making Canada the 51st state.
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1 week ago | 
nowtoronto.com | Tyreike Reid
Runners in last weekend’s Toronto Marathon are calling out organizers for a “lack of safety” after some are reporting close calls with vehicles that could have resulted in serious injury. The alarming concerns were raised in a post on Reddit, where one runner detailed their experience during the marathon that they called “shocking.”“The number of open cross streets along Yonge was honestly shocking.
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1 week ago | 
nowtoronto.com | Tyreike Reid
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney asking the federal government to prioritize ‘nation-building’ projects, including a tunnel under a stretch of Highway 401. Ford says that the projects will help Canada unlock its full economic potential, and with U.S. President Donald Trump in office it can’t be “business as usual.”“You made a promise to Premiers to take urgent action to cut red tape and streamline approvals for nation-building projects,” Ford said.
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1 week ago | 
nowtoronto.com | Tyreike Reid
A Conservative MP-elect is resigning to allow party leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a by-election after he lost his seat in Monday’s federal election. Poilievre failed to win a seat in Ottawa’s Carleton riding where Liberal Party candidate Bruce Fanjoy picked up the win. Since Monday’s election, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Party Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault have announced they are stepping down after not winning a seat, but Poilievre stated he will remain as Conservative leader.
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1 week ago | 
nowtoronto.com | Tyreike Reid
The City of Toronto is sharing plans to install rapid bus lanes on sections of Dufferin Street, and commuters say the project is well overdue. The city launched a webpage inviting community members to share their input for the bus lanes which would cover a seven-kilometre stretch on Dufferin. According to the site, the lanes will run from Eglinton Avenue West in the north, and stretch down to King Street West in the busy area of Liberty Village.
