Local·10h ago
Bomb threat forces evacuation, cancels Shen Yun performance at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre
Toronto police say the threat came in just after 1 p.m., with the call referencing the area of Queen Street West and University Avenue. “If you had tickets for this show, please call 855-416-1800 as soon as possible to reschedule.” Police did not provide details on the nature of the threat or whether any suspects have been identified. A bomb threat targeting the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts forced a full evacuation of the downtown Toronto venue on Sunday afternoon, abruptly cancelling the second night of the annual Shen Yun dance production.
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Local·3h ago
Pressure mounts to change tax assessments for vacant development sites in Toronto
“We then set up five outdoor pickleball courts, two padel courts, a little pro shop and retail area.” Munro says that throughout the warmer season, it attracts thousands of visitors to a site that would otherwise sit vacant, acknowledging that “it’s become a beacon of the community.” “It will be condos one day, but until then, this is giving that empty space life.” The problem, however, is that visitors pay a fee to use the courts, around $35 per session, which puts the business on the radar of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), tasked with assessing properties in Ontario.
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Local·5h ago
Intergenerational complex featuring affordable housing, long-term care opens in North York
The project, part of a national initiative of the Ismaili community, is grounded in the Islamic values of human dignity and compassion, and addresses health consequences of social isolation for seniors, along with the lack of affordable housing.” The 60-acre site at Don Mills Road and Wynford Drive will include a provincially-funded long-term care home to support Toronto’s Ismaili community, as well affordable housing, health-care services, and child care. That building a city means building for people, all people and caring for each other.” Chow said the City of Toronto has invested more.
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Politics·4h ago
Federal government, Ontario sign $8.8B deal to reduce development charges
The federal and Ontario governments will spend billions of dollars to cut development charges in major cities like Toronto by 50 per cent as they look to boost a struggling housing sector. We’re looking to reduce the cost to build, help Ontarians save on the purchase of a home.” The agreement goes to addressing the cost of development charges, which are fees charged to homebuilders when they embark on new housing projects in Ontario. Now, the Canada-Ontario agreement will offer large incentives to municipalities to give them funding to help pay for infrastructure, so they can reduce.
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Local·10h ago
Anthony Furey: Toronto copies Mamdani's worst idea — socialized grocery stores - National Post
Last week, Councillor Anthony Perruzza put forward a motion that “City Council establish a pilot project to open four municipally operated grocery stores within the City of Toronto.” The locations would be chosen with “priority given to neighbourhoods with limited access to full-service grocery stores and where residents have lower average household incomes.” The motion had originally called for an implementation report to be issued by staff within a month, but Mayor Olivia Chow amended it to give them a year to work on it. If these grocery stores do happen, they will be a large failure and.
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