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4 years after Toronto bought land to honour heritage oak, residents still waiting for promised parkette
Four years after the city of Toronto purchased a property where one of its oldest trees stands, the land around it still hasn't been transformed into the promised parkette — and locals say they want to know why.
One of Toronto's oldest elm trees is on its last legs. Researchers are racing to re-grow copies
One of the largest old elm trees in Toronto — possibly in all of southern Ontario — is on its last legs. But as the city finalizes plans to take down the Barton Avenue landmark next week, a University of Toronto tree expert is determined to ensure it will live again.
Mystery leak that forced Scarborough family from home spreads as city continues to investigate
A mystery leak that's forced a Scarborough family from their home for the past month appears to be spreading.
Some Toronto residents push back against parkette being renamed after anti-gun violence advocate
Some residents of a tiny enclave bordering Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood are calling on the city to revisit a council decision to rename a parkette after well-known local anti-gun violence advocate, Louis March.
How a $300 plumbing problem morphed into a $50K flooding bill
Linda Mangalathu’s problems began with an issue many homeowners in Toronto are familiar with: a minor basement flood. Now, three weeks later, she’s had to move out of her Scarborough house, her front yard is a construction zone, and neither her contractor nor the city have yet discovered the source of the water that’s leaking into her home.
Toronto charity that supplied hockey gear to kids in need says it's being stiffed by city
A Toronto charity that's provided skates, sticks and hockey helmets to hundreds of children in need says it's being stiffed by the city for the cost of the equipment.
Future of Toronto's iconic Lever Brothers soap factory mural in limbo
The search is on for a new home for the massive mural that, for decades, was well known to drivers on the Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway.
Residents mourn as century-old midtown Toronto willow tree cut down
With the buzz of chainsaws in the background, residents in the Yonge-Eglinton area lamented the death this week of a local landmark: a towering, century-old willow tree.
Tragedy on DVP sparks calls for more suicide barriers on Toronto's bridges
A horrific event on the Don Valley Parkway last Father’s Day has spurred councillors to demand a speedier timeline for installation of suicide barriers on the Leaside Bridge.
Food truck operators warring outside University of Toronto library
A food fight has erupted among the meal trucks that park outside the University of Toronto's busy John Robarts Research Library.