Allison Smith @allisonsmith52

Administrators from six Toronto private schools, including some of the city’s most exclusive, told TorontoToday they’ve seen increased parent interest for admissions for Sept. 2026.

Class sizes/TDSB troubles/teacher expertise are among the reasons why parents are looking outside the public system.

10.02.2026 20:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Toronto private schools see increased demand amid TDSB troubles Tuition of over $30,000 per year is not holding back some Toronto-area parents from exploring private schools for their children

10.02.2026 19:59 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2

Line 5 opening day is here

08.02.2026 12:00 — 👍 31 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 5

Filmores strip club wants to reopen in a new location. Will Toronto’s zoning rules allow it? The legendary venue was one of the few remaining strip clubs in Toronto — and the city’s strict zoning rules may keep it that way

06.02.2026 20:03 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Rob Ford’s daughter elected to Ontario PC Party executive Stephanie Ford is the 20-year-old daughter of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford and niece of Ontario Premier Doug Ford

03.02.2026 16:14 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Over $10K raised for two ‘beloved’ teachers fired by TDSB from east end school Parents of Bowmore Road Public School are calling on the board to reinstate two Grade 7 teachers who were fired in late January

27.01.2026 21:01 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Toronto bike lane battle heads to Ontario’s top court this week Provincial lawyers will argue that bike lanes on Yonge, Bloor and University aren’t actually safe enough to require preservation

27.01.2026 21:47 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Activists warn ROM not to 'erase Palestine' with new ancient artifact labels The ROM is changing the labels on artifacts previously identified as originating from Palestine and/or Syria, leading to accusations the museum is bowing to political pressure

26.01.2026 21:33 — 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

York U student group denies MP’s claim it blocked a planned campus event for ideological reasons CPC MP Garnett Genuis claimed his event at York University was blocked due to free speech censorship. A student organization says that’s false.

08.01.2026 19:22 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Immerse yourself in Hollywood history in Palm Springs Raise a toast to Sinatra at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa.

But also he kind of is their Palm Springs correspondent (for some reason) torontosun.com/travel/usa/i...

02.01.2026 01:43 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 4 📌 0

Tenants of Chinatown rooming house protest landlord, citing bedbugs, rats Tenants of the rooming house at 564 Dundas Street West protested their landlord after a previous rent strike did not lead to a resolution to their concerns

23.12.2025 21:51 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

TorontoToday spoke to clients entering the Grifols paid plasma clinic in North York this week, where they would receive up to $100 for their plasma. All of them said they were there because they needed money.

One man from Scarborough, who appeared to be in his 40s, said he was “f—ing broke.”

18.12.2025 15:53 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Some Torontonians are selling their blood plasma to make ends meet Paying for blood is illegal in Ontario, but a for-profit company recently opened two new paid locations in Toronto thanks to a Canadian Blood Services exemption

17.12.2025 20:23 — 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2

A Toronto tattoo studio is offering ‘painless’ tattoos under anesthesia Heartless Ink sets up high-paying clients with daylong tattooing sessions at a plastic surgery centre. Traditional tattoo artists call the service a ‘cop out’ and a ‘slap in the face’ to the industry

15.12.2025 21:04 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Looks very bad!

12.12.2025 04:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A poster image from a group called the “High Park North Coalition” opposing a development. Godzilla is pictured breathing fire at two proposed towers.

Having trouble parsing this one. Is Godzilla supposed to be a NIMBY or a YIMBY? (via www.torontotoday.ca/local/real-e...)

09.12.2025 18:52 — 👍 31 🔁 3 💬 5 📌 1

High-speed rail may not connect to Toronto’s Union Station: Alto CEO ‘The objective would be to have a station in the vicinity of Union Station,’ said Martin Imbleau, CEO of the crown corporation tasked with delivering high-speed rail between Toronto and Québec City

09.12.2025 22:01 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

Toronto proposes over 20 km of new bike lanes, bypassing provincial veto The city plans to skirt the Ford government’s bike lane ban by narrowing the width of roads to squeeze in bike lanes, rather than removing car lanes

The City of Toronto plans to skirt the Ford government’s bike lane ban by narrowing the width of roads to squeeze in 20km of new bike lanes, rather than removing car lanes
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

28.11.2025 18:44 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Two Toronto councillors travel to Israel for briefing with deputy foreign minister James Pasternak and Mike Colle’s offices did not respond to questions about how the trip was paid for

26.11.2025 21:59 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Arson suspected in St. Anne’s fire: church The Diocese of Toronto and St. Anne's said a Toronto police official told the congregation Sunday that the devastating 2024 fire is now being treated as a suspected arson

24.11.2025 15:13 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Mike posing with 6 adults and two children on the GO train platform in Guelph. Behind them crowds of people are waiting for their train.

Line ups of people waiting to get in the green GO train.

A crowd of people entering the open doors of a GO train

Wow, big crowd out here in Guelph for the first weekend train. Lots of happy commuters and families going to Toronto for the day.

Thanks to everyone who pushed to convince Metrolinx that there is demand for weekend service.

23.11.2025 14:06 — 👍 143 🔁 19 💬 0 📌 10

Today in raccoon evolution news:

21.11.2025 17:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

‘Down with Santa!’: The story of Richard Dildy, the Toronto man arrested for protesting Santa Claus Vietnam veteran Richard Dildy was arrested for shouting “There is no Santa Claus!” during Toronto’s 1980 Santa Claus Parade. He was on a crusade against lying to children.

‘Down with Santa!’: The story of Richard Dildy, the Toronto man arrested for protesting Santa Claus

A very funny tale of 1970s/80s Toronto from new @torontotoday.ca contributor @jbcurio.bsky.social

www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...

22.12.2024 21:19 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Riverfest Elora Shutters Operations After 15 Years │ Exclaim! "The gap between what it costs to deliver a world-class festival experience and what is financially viable has grown unbridgeably wide"

"Since 2023, expenses have grown and vastly outpaced revenues, leading to losses of more than $1.2 million over three short seasons." exclaim.ca/music/articl...

18.11.2025 16:49 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Too old? Too adulterous? Prominent pollster wants Torontonians’ thoughts about John Tory entering mayor’s race Nick Kouvalis of Campaign Research previously worked for John Tory. His firm wants to know whether Toronto voters think the ex-mayor was wrong to resign

Prominent polling firm Campaign Research is surveying Toronto voters on what they think about John Tory entering the mayor's race — and whether they still care about his affair with a staffer.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

12.11.2025 22:01 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1

The poll also asks respondents whether they think Tory did the “right thing” by resigning and if they believe he is “too old” to run for mayor again. Tory is currently 71 years old.

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Too old? Too adulterous? Prominent pollster wants Torontonians’ thoughts about John Tory entering mayor’s race Nick Kouvalis of Campaign Research previously worked for John Tory. His firm wants to know whether Toronto voters think the ex-mayor was wrong to resign

Prominent polling firm Campaign Research is surveying Toronto voters on what they think about John Tory entering the mayor's race — and whether they still care about his affair with a staffer.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

12.11.2025 22:01 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1

Too old? Too adulterous? Prominent pollster wants Torontonians’ thoughts about John Tory entering mayor’s race Nick Kouvalis of Campaign Research previously worked for John Tory. His firm wants to know whether Toronto voters think the ex-mayor was wrong to resign

12.11.2025 21:48 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1

The 27 dog sculptures — and one cat — that stand guard at Berczy Park are headed to the groomers

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Toronto housing advocates warn Ford government’s Bill 60 will expedite homelessness Tenant and housing advocates say changes to the Residential Tenancies Act in Bill 60 will fuel evictions and ‘create encampments faster’

10.11.2025 15:39 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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