Toronto

Today, Transforming Grief: Loss & Togetherness in COVID-19, a City of Toronto free exhibit, opened. The exhibit brings together interviews, art and artifacts that represent the collective voices of community members and artists to convey […]

Today, Toronto Public Health (TPH) updated its submission to Health Canada for an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize drugs for personal use in Toronto. This is a critical step in […]

The City of Toronto has received the Ombudsman Toronto Final Report Investigation into the City’s Clearing of Encampments in 2021 and accepts the recommendations of the final report. The City thanks Ombudsman Kwame Addo and […]

Today, Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park) was joined by Councillor Gary Crawford (Scarborough Southwest), Chair of the Budget Committee to highlight the City of Toronto’s recent budget investments to continue to build and improve […]

The City of Toronto is urging residents to protect both people and wildlife by refraining from feeding local wildlife. In recent years, there has been an increase in negative interactions involving people and wildlife in […]

The City of Toronto and the TTC are partnering with community wellbeing experts at LOFT Community Services to better respond to the needs of vulnerable people sheltering on Toronto’s transit system. Through LOFT and the […]

Yesterday, Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park) announced 25 recipients of the Toronto Community Champion Award at an award ceremony at the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library. Part of the […]

Today, the City of Toronto launched the new Housing Data Hub, a centralized and publicly accessible source for information and data related to housing in the city. The Housing Data Hub is an early and […]

Today, Toronto Public Health (TPH) released data related to the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2022 (www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-inspections-monitoring/monitoring-deaths-of-homeless-people/). Overall, homelessness continues to negatively impact health outcomes of individuals, resulting in 187 reported deaths in 2022. […]

The City of Toronto is planning to conduct prescribed (controlled) burns in High Park in early spring as part of a long-term management plan to proactively protect rare black oak savannahs. The exact date of […]