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City staff recommend permitting sixplexes in residential areas

1 day ago | torontotoday.ca | Aidan Chamandy

Sixplexes could soon be allowed on any residential lot in Toronto if city councillors approve a new staff proposal. A sixplex is a residential building that contains six separate housing units within a single structure. However, the proposal would limit sixplexes to detached homes. The plan would also allow each side of a semi-detached home to be turned into a separate fourplex.
Beloved rodent carving in Pape Village to be spared from Ontario Line demolition

1 day ago | torontotoday.ca | Kathryn Mannie

For 35 years, Paula Jarrett commuted along Cosburn Avenue for work. Even when her place of employment changed and altered that commute, one feature of her route always stayed the same: a carving of a rodent, etched into a brick near the corner of Pape and Cosburn avenues. The relief sculpture can be found in the centre of the brick facade at 1024 Pape Ave.
Toronto man arrested for exporting banned tech to Russia

2 days ago | torontotoday.ca | Sarah Do Couto

The Ontario RCMP have accused a local businessman of violating Canadian sanctions and exporting banned technology to Russia. Anton Trofimov, 43 of Toronto, was arrested on May 22 following a three-year investigation by the RCMP’s sanctions unit.
‘Grandmothers Against Genocide’: Seniors organize weekly protests against war in Gaza

3 days ago | torontotoday.ca | Kathryn Mannie

At the age of 85, Anne Marie Angus organized her first protest. She was inspired after attending a similar protest near Victoria Park and Kingston Road in Scarborough. There, seniors have been gathering on Thursday mornings to protest the Gaza war, led by Ted Schmidt, a retired high school teacher. The experience left her feeling empowered to start something of her own. “Even if I'm in my walker with one sign … I could do that,” she recalled thinking after attending Schmidt’s protest.
New TTC CEO takes over as Chow hopes to ‘restore people’s faith in transit’

3 days ago | torontotoday.ca | Aidan Chamandy

The Toronto Transit Commission has a new leader— and he’s no rookie when it comes to big city transit. Mandeep Lali was officially introduced Thursday as the new CEO of the TTC. He steps into the role after leading subway operations at New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the past three years, and before that, climbing the ranks at Transport for London over a 13-year span. Lali officially starts on July 7.
Toronto needs more electricity and housing — a new transmission line could help solve both problems

3 days ago | torontotoday.ca | Aidan Chamandy

Toronto’s surging population is expected to double its energy needs over the next 25 years, but the real challenge isn’t in producing the power. It’s delivering it to the right places, fast enough to keep up. That’s why the province and the city are moving forward with plans to build a third electricity transmission line into Toronto, according to Energy Minister Stephen Lecce. “A lack of transmission capacity limits our ability to build new homes. It delays major infrastructure like transit.
Toronto’s top parks official leaves city hall

6 days ago | torontotoday.ca | Aidan Chamandy

Howie Dayton, the head of Toronto’s parks and recreation division, is “no longer with the City of Toronto,” according to an email viewed by TorontoToday on Monday. Tom Azouz, a deputy city manager, will take over from Dayton as the city searches for his replacement. The city did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Dayton had been in the top parks and rec job since April 2024. He served in an acting role from September 2023 to April 2024.
Tutto Panino: Charlotte Day Wilson’s sandwich shop draws big crowd on opening day

1 week ago | torontotoday.ca | Kathryn Mannie

It’s not everyday that a Grammy-nominated musician opens a sandwich shop in Toronto, and the size of the crowd at Tutto Panino during its grand opening on Saturday reflected that. The Italian-inspired sandwich shop began its life with a series of pop-ups at Kensington’s Burdock Brewery in 2024. Now, it’s found a permanent home on a cozy residential street in Parkdale thanks to its diverse team of owners.
Toronto consults public on trash incineration as waste strategy

1 week ago | torontotoday.ca | Gabe Oatley

As the city’s main landfill nears capacity, city hall is mulling over a contentious possible solution: burning Toronto’s trash. The city currently sends most of its garbage to the Green Lane Landfill, near London, Ont., which is expected to be full by 2035. Earlier this month, the city released a public survey inviting feedback about Toronto’s future and current waste management needs. More landfilling is on the table, but so is waste incineration — a polarizing method.
Junction residents stage parade calling on Metrolinx to deliver years-delayed Davenport Greenway

1 week ago | torontotoday.ca | Kathryn Mannie

With colourful papier-mâché puppets held aloft, participants of a protest parade on Thursday evening marched through the Junction to the music of a live brass band. But despite the family-friendly tone of the demonstration, local residents had a serious message to send to Metrolinx: deliver the long-delayed Davenport Diamond Greenway. The greenway is a planned linear park that will inhabit the space underneath the Barrie GO Line.