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Toronto’s winter: How bad was it? These five charts fact-check your feelings We crunched decades of snow, cold and ice data to find out exactly how bad this winter really was.

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After nearly 70 years serving Toronto diners, Hazel Hoeg turns 100 — and the community turns out for her From 1952 to 2020, Hazel Hoeg made everyone at the beloved restaurant feel like family. This week, the community returned the favour.

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Six storeys, 10 units: On paper, it seemed the kind of housing Toronto wants. Then its Scarborough neighbours weighed in Mayor Olivia Chow is looking to reform the committee of adjustment after it rejected a building the developer says conforms to the city’s new housing goals.

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Metrolinx and the city spent millions on SmartTrack stations that may never be built, documents reveal In confidential documents seen by the Star shows that roughly $97 million has been spent on stops at King-Liberty and Finch-Kennedy that were indefinitely deferred in 2024.

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Family ‘in disbelief’ it wasn’t told about SIU report on police shooting inside Ontario courtroom. Sister learned on Facebook brother was left dying for 40 minutes “Why didn’t they call before releasing it to the media?” asked Tyresse Roundsky’s sister. “It’s just so hurtful to the family, like a slap in the face.”

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The man who would be Iran's king? Meet Reza Pahlavi, the face looming large behind the protests Eldest son of the last shah of Iran has been leading the 'Make Iran Great Again' protests from exile in the U.S. He vows to be the person who can

The man who would be Iran’s king? Meet Reza Pahlavi, the face looming large behind the protests

Is ‘core’ or ‘rotary’ better for students? Why this teaching debate is bigger than the turmoil at one east-end Toronto school Many Ontario schools have moved away from rotary model, where students move between classes taught by different teachers. But it has its supporters.

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They didn’t speak each other’s language. To fall in love, these Toronto couples had to find a new way to talk Two couples with different mother tongues who communicate in a third language explain how love can flourish, even the words get in the way.

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Is Mayor Olivia Chow ‘raiding’ Toronto’s reserves in the 2026 budget? Coun. Brad Bradford is accusing the mayor of using the city's bank accounts to "buy Torontonians' votes" with an artificially low tax rate. Do his allegations have any merit?

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Video: I took the Eglinton Crosstown LRT during its first morning of rush hour service. Here’s how it compared to the bus How does a rush hour commute on the new Eglinton Crosstown LRT compare to one on the old bus route?

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Don’t let Donald Trump distract you. The rest of the world is finally making real progress on climate change If you read the news with an eye for the climate, 2025 was a bad year. But all the headlines of denial and neglect risk drowning out a different, dare

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Off the rails: The inside story of how the Eglinton Crosstown LRT went from transit dream to cautionary tale Over the past decade and a half, the Crosstown has cast a shadow on a swath of Toronto and is becoming, to many, a symbol of the city’s inability to fulfil its potential.

And what in the name of transportation infrastructure took so long? @andytakagi.bsky.social and David Rider lay bare the head-scratching, behind-the-scenes reality of where it all went off the rails: www.thestar.com/news/gta/off...

From Mike Harris to Doug Ford: Explore 50 years of Eglinton LRT delays, broken relationships, and lawsuits For more than five decades, rapid transit along Eglinton Avenue has been a must-have in any city plan. What took it so long?

Just how long did it take to get here? This is legitimately the coolest timeline you will ever see: www.thestar.com/interactives...

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT opens after 15 years of construction Many transit fans braved the cold to be among the first to ride Line 5, which was originally set to open in 2020.

It’s Eglington Crosstown day. @thestar.com’s got everything a person might be curious about when it comes to Toronto’s much-delayed yet huge(!) LRT opening.

Live coverage on a bitterly cold day. (Guess how long it took for the first service interruption …) www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...

A bitter fight over Toronto’s dirt: Why this cottage country airport is the site of a 3.2M-cubic-metre battle Dirt is a booming business at the Edenvale Aerodrome. It arrives in truckloads by the hundreds.

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‘Where are these people meant to go?’ Toronto judge slams jail conditions while handing reduced sentence for fully automatic gun “As futile as it may seem, all I can do in response to this mistreatment is provide some relief by way of a sentence reduction to the unfortunate individuals who

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Quest for the Crosstown: Relive the twists and turns in the Eglinton LRT’s 50-year odyssey before Sunday’s launch — if you’re game For more than five decades, rapid transit along Eglinton Avenue has been a must-have in any city plan. What took it so long?

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Two towers, just one renovation: Why these twin housing blocks are key to Toronto’s climate future In Toronto, buildings produce 58 per cent of all emissions, more than transportation, waste and industry combined.

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From Alberta’s oilfields to geothermal drilling in Scarborough: How the changing energy sector is fuelling a better life for workers At a time when employment in the oilpatch is declining, building housing with renewable energy is a natural pivot for the Canadian economy and those who earn their livelihood from

Newfoundland, to Alberta, to Ontario. Canadians moving for work across this big old country is something that’s defined so many generations and lives.

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Off the rails: The inside story of how the Eglinton Crosstown LRT went from transit dream to cautionary tale Over the past decade and a half, the Crosstown has cast a shadow on a swath of Toronto and is becoming, to many, a symbol of the city’s inability to fulfil its potential.

“In speaking to nearly a dozen insiders, former public officials and experts, the Star found that the years of construction on the Eglinton Crosstown were, nearly from the outset, besieged by infighting and distrust.”

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Catching the ‘seabus’? Report offers glimpse of proposed route for potential Toronto Harbour service A now released report shows the route and potential fares for the service. There are also plans for a proof-of-concept test this summer.

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Toronto police want millions to upgrade their horse stables. Is their mounted unit worth the money? Toronto police want more than $7 million this budget year to renovate the stables at the Horse Palace at Exhibition Place.

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Modern-day Pablo Escobar or hyped-up middleman: How to understand the case against Ryan Wedding in the era of the Donald Trump FBI Comparisons to some of the most-notorious drug lords in the history of Latin America are, at best, an exaggeration.

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A tangled tale they weave: At this Toronto store, Afghan war rugs illustrate shifting conflicts The wares arriving at Lashar Rugs, woven mostly by women, carry the history of conflict, displacement and survival.

A tangled tale they weave: At this Toronto store, Afghan war rugs illustrate shifting conflicts

‘We can’t save them all’: Ontario parrot rescue struggles as birds are surrendered amid a growing crisis Parrot rescues in Ontario say long lifespans, limited supports and repeated rehoming are driving a growing welfare crisis.

PARROT. PILOT. PROJECT.

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‘Hudson & Rex’: Inside the real-life dog poisoning mystery roiling Canada’s beloved detective show A show executive cited the intense scrutiny from the show’s vocal fanbase as a reason the information about the tragic events was not made public.

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Canadians’ pandemic drinking habits have stuck. Here’s how bad it’s gotten, according to new report Centre for Addiction and Mental Health report says while some may be drinking less overall, others are engaging in riskier patterns of alcohol use.

Canadians’ pandemic drinking habits have stuck. Here’s how bad it’s gotten, according to new report

I went to private investigator school. I learned to keep the sun behind you and that garbage is gold I cover crime at the Star, and wondered if a 50-hour course would bring any insights for my job.

I went to private investigator school. I learned to keep the sun behind you and that garbage is gold

How Mayor Olivia Chow has flipped the script at city hall with the 2026 Toronto budget the veteran progressive and her allies spent the day touting the benefits of a proposal that would rein in costs and keep taxes low,

Everything you need/want/might be tickled(?) to know about Toronto’s budget — the money and the matters.

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Toronto theatres are losing the war on cellphones. Is it time to pull out the nuclear option? Yondr pouches that lock audience’s cellphones may be our best hope, but Toronto theatres have stubbornly avoided adopting them.

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