Toronto's urgent need for additional housing and developers' urgent need for more money have converged yet again in a proposal to tear down a block of homes and replace them with a new tower soaring 59 storeys into the sky and containing over 700 new residences. A community consultation meeting held on April 17 briefed locals on developer The Benvenuto Group's forthcoming proposal to replace a block of townhomes spanning 54-70 Brownlow Avenue with a new residential tower that would rise 187 metres into the midtown Toronto skyline. Renderings of the Sweeny &Co Architects-designed tower ar ..read more

A Japanese person living in Canada is giving people a reality check about moving to the country that's most known for being friendly and progressive. X user @ong777777 shared a brutally honest guide earlier this week that was translated into English by Japanese and East Asian historian Nick Kapur. "A Japanese person living in Canada has created this handy 'Living in Canada FAQ,'" reads the post. Kapur translated 13 of the X user's FAQs about living in the True North, and they definitely didn't mince their words. Some highlights from the guide are @ong777777's frank answers to q ..read more

Restaurants in downtown Toronto are what you want when you're craving a swanky dinner served by waistcoat-wearing waitors, or are jonesing for a cheap eat. From impressing visitors in the Financial District to cruising King West, here's where you'll find some of the most noteworthy eats in downtown Toronto, as defined by the borders of Bathurst, Jarvis, Wellesley and the lake. Check out Toronto's essential downtown restaurants in this photo gallery ..read more

Times have changed and waiting until retirement to enjoy life is no longer the milestone Canadian millennials and Gen Z strive for, according to a recent survey. A Leger survey commissioned by Canadian investment service Wealthsimple found that nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of Canadians between the ages of 25 and 44 feel the conventional approach to retirement — to stop working at 65 years old to then enjoy travelling, leisure and time with family and friends — is an outdated concept. The online money management platform says the study reflects ambition among millennials and Gen Z Canad ..read more

Searching for a budget-friendly place to call home in Ontario's pricey real estate market can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack, as evidenced by the influx of alarming listings that plague rental websites like Facebook Marketplace and Kijiji.  Often, securing a living space that's easy on the wallet means compromising your privacy, and this latest questionable listing out of Waterloo is no exception.  While the pictures of the space are enough to raise questions on their own, the listing was reshared across social media multiple times over the past month due to ..read more

Just in time for the warmer weather, Toronto City Council approved a motion to make the Alcohol in Parks program a permanent thing this week — something that has felt, for many, like a very long time coming. What was previously a temporary pilot in select green spaces across the city will now be entrenched into the Toronto Municipal Code and expanded to more parks than the original 27 it was tested out in. While some city councillors remain steadfastly opposed to the concept, it was approved in a Thursday council meeting 20-4, with the requirement that each ward have a minimum ..read more

Ontario residents will soon be able to travel to Cardiff, Wales, on a budget, thanks to a new route taking flight this fall that will connect the province with the Welsh capital — just in time for a major sporting event. Play Airlines has announced its new route to Cardiff will take to the skies this October, connecting Canadians departing from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport — roughly one hour's drive from Toronto — with a stop in Iceland along the way. The city is known for its juxtaposition of historic buildings, including picturesque castles against modern landmarks. The ..read more

Toronto's Alcohol in Parks Pilot program has officially been made permanent after years of debate about formally sanctioning something many residents already did without permission. Following a rollout in select parks last summer to test the waters, city council made the initiative permanent at those same locations and more during a meeting Thursday. Though the move was anticipated after the pilot's success, some are not happy about the decision and how it might affect their neighbourhoods, as each ward will eventually be asked to have at least one park where those&nb ..read more

York Regional Police released a video showing a movie-caliber takedown of three carjacking suspects on Friday and are appealing for more witnesses to come forward.  On April 6 at approximately 2 a.m., police responded to a carjacking attempt at a parking lot in the area of Yonge Street and Glen Cameron Road.  According to investigators, the victim was walking to her vehicle when a suspect approached her and pulled her away while a second suspect entered her car.  As seen in the YouTube video, the victim struggled with the suspect as her husband joined in to assist. While the su ..read more

The Colorado Rockies are the subject of a U.S. federal investigation after hitting coach and former MLB ball player Hensley Meulens posted a shocking video to social media captured on a team flight bound for Toronto. A since-deleted video posted to Meulens' Instagram account shows the Rockies' 56-year-old hitting coach sitting in the pilot's seat of a United Airlines flight that the team chartered to Toronto for a three-game series against the Blue Jays from April 12-14. The Colorado Rockies are under federal investigation after hitting coach Hensley Muelens posted this video in th ..read more