Tyler Cheese

Tyler Cheese reports for CBC Toronto. You can contact him at tyler.cheese@cbc.ca or @TylerRCheese on X.

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Toronto businesses struggling with holiday sales amid postal strike

With around 55,000 Canada Post workers on strike since Nov.15 and no deal in sight, Toronto businesses say they’re gearing up for a tough holiday season.

Toronto food bank says crisis is being ignored by those in power

As this holiday giving season begins, a Toronto food bank is calling for the public to go over and above with the donations they would normally give — as food banks continue to report higher usage numbers than they've ever seen. 

Brampton buses resume full service as striking city workers pause pickets to honour war vets

Striking Brampton city workers paused their picket lines on Monday to show respect for war veterans and that means public transit buses in the city ran on their usual schedules without disruption.

Toronto marks Remembrance Day 2024

Toronto is marking 10 years since the war in Afghanistan and honouring a little-known group of Black military men from the First World War, ahead of Remembrance Day on Monday.

United Way planning 10 new Toronto community service hubs in 10 years

United Way Greater Toronto is committing to raising and spending $100 million to build 10 new community hubs over the next decade. The new hubs are one strategy to combat high commercial rent costs the agency says are putting essential community services at risk of closing or having to move to less accessible locations.

Record food bank numbers nationally felt 'on the ground' in Toronto, expert says

Record numbers of people used food banks across Canada in the past year, according to a new report, and local experts say one in 10 Toronto residents now relies on food banks to get through the month.

Ontario hospitals can't handle projected 72% increase in chronic illness: study

A new study from the University of Toronto says millions more Ontarians will live with major illness by 2040. Experts say a "radical rethink" is needed for hospitals to cope.

Toronto Zoo scientist up for 'Nobel Prize of Animal Conservation'

The Indianapolis Prize recognizes animal conservationists who have advanced the sustainability of an animal species or a group of species.

Toronto housing complex may be rebuilt years after ceiling collapse

A public housing property that residents were forced to leave after a ceiling collapse two years ago could finally be rebuilt if a new plan is approved — but likely won't be ready for several years. 

TTC phasing out 'no tap' gates to cut down on fare evasion

Customers gaining entry this way illegitimately is costing the transit agency more than $20 million a year, an official with the transit agency says.