Local·2026-07-08T11:28:53+00:00
Suspected arson under investigation after overnight explosion damages 3 businesses on Eglinton West
Toronto police are investigating a suspected arson after an overnight fire and explosion tore through a restaurant in the Eglinton Avenue West and Bathurst Street area, damaging two neighbouring businesses. Toronto Police say a fire and explosion overnight Wednesday at a midtown restaurant is being investigated as a suspected arson. Investigators with Toronto police say the fire is being treated as a suspected arson, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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Local·2026-07-08T15:42:38+00:00
Average asking rents fall over 4% in June compared to last year, new report says
Asking rents for purpose-built apartments fell 3.1 per cent year-over-year to an average of $2,034 last month, while asking rents for condominium apartments decreased 6.8 per cent to $2,058. At the provincial level, British Columbia and Ontario each posted the largest year-over-year drops of 5.3 per cent each, bringing average asking rents to $2,377 and $2,233, respectively, in those provinces.
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Crime·2026-07-08T21:53:42+00:00
Man, 28, charged with murder in Scarborough double shooting
A 28-year-old Toronto man is accused of murder after a double shooting on Monday in Scarborough left another man dead and the alleged shooter with critical injuries. A 28-year-old man is facing a murder charge following a double shooting in Scarborough that claimed the life of a 32-year-old man. Investigators say just before 3:30 p.m., a man was located suffering from gunshot wounds outside a vehicle several blocks north at a plaza on Victoria Park Avenue south of Sheppard Avenue.
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