More than $31 million of taxpayer’s money has been spent on paid suspension leave for Toronto officers between January 2013 and April 2024, according to reports. The data comes as new legislation allows police chiefs to suspend officers without pay. CBC data reveals that over the 11-year period, 119 Toronto police officers were suspended 130 times, some on multiple occasions, and that all were paid fully for the duration of their suspensions.  “As of April 9, at least 31 Toronto police officers are still suspended, 69 went back to work, 12 resigned, five were fired, and three retired,” CB ..read more

Toronto’s police chief says the Ontario Provincial Police will be able to conduct an unbiased independent review of officer testimonies following the Umar Zameer trial. During an unrelated police conference on Tuesday, Chief Myron Demkiw was asked about his call on the OPP to conduct an independent review in response to the judge’s “adverse comments” during the trial.  Demkiw says the police service has safeguards in place to ensure that the OPP can conduct a review without bias. “I have full confidence that we have police investigators in many organizations that can proceed through these ..read more

A Canadian food professor says a grocery store sign telling customers about using fresh and frozen meat is the first of its kind he’s ever seen, prompting questions on whether these signs will become a new normal. The sign in question was allegedly spotted at a Metro store in Ottawa, according to Dalhousie University Professor Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, who recently posted a  picture of the sign on X.  Charlebois, who goes by “The Food Professor” on X,  told Now Toronto he receives tons of emails everyday about shrinkflation, what Canadians see at the grocery store, and endless qu ..read more

Torontonians are reacting after a teenager has life-threatening injuries after going on the roof of a moving GO train over the weekend.  On Apr. 21, Toronto police responded to a medical emergency call around midnight on the Lakeshore East GO train line between Union and Danforth Stations, according to a news release.  Four teenagers were on board in the coach area as the train was in motion. All of them climbed onto the roof of the train, while one of the teenagers stayed inside, police said.  One of the teenagers on top of the roof was seriously injured and immediately taken t ..read more

Nearly 20 per cent of fatal car crashes in Ontario are caused by distracted driving, a new report reveals.  On Tuesday, insurance company HelloSafe Canada released new details about distracted driving statistics across the province and how they’ve been on the rise since 2019.  Distracted driving is defined as any source of interruption while operating a vehicle, including texting, programming a GPS, grooming and eating and drinking.  In 2021, 17.9 per cent of deaths on roads in Ontario were caused by distracted driving, compared to 14.4 per cent in 2019.  In 2022, 105 peopl ..read more

The LCBO is saying customers should not confront shoplifters after a fight between thieves and a shopper was caught on camera at a store in Etobicoke.  A video posted today on X, by @eclipsethis2003, shows at least two suspects apparently stealing a bunch of bottles from the store, while a customer intervenes to stop them.  The suspects and the customer are seen fighting near the entrance of the store and eventually heading outside to continue the altercation.  Several brazenly try to steal liquor from an LCBO in Ontario, Canada and are confronted by one European Canadian who ..read more

As The Village continues to grow in Toronto, some 2SLGBTQ+ residents who live or frequent the area are concerned about the impacts of gentrification in the neighbourhood. It’s been an entire year since Now Toronto published the first edition of Queer & Now, where we dove into the historic relevance of Toronto’s Church and Wellesley neighbourhood, and how residents are fighting to keep The Village alive. Now, we headed back to The Village to discuss with people what they would like to change in the area, why the neighbourhood is so important to those who call it home, and any concerns they ..read more

Some Canadians are wondering why Ontario Premier Doug Ford has not commented following Umar Zameer’s verdict which found him not guilty of a Toronto police officer’s death in 2021. Flashback to September 2021, when Umar Zameer was granted bail, and Premier Doug Ford weighed in on Twitter. https://t.co/J98blasaN0 — Mike Crawley (@CBCQueensPark) April 22, 2024 On Sunday, following three days of deliberations, jurors found Zameer not guilty in the death of Toronto police Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup on July 2, 2021. Zameer was accused of first-degree murder and manslaughter for running over No ..read more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has people talking after he recently posted a video discussing changes the federal government plans to make to help renters purchase a home.  “Having a good credit score means they [the bank] can offer you a better mortgage, which will give you more choice when buying a home, more options to choose from because the bank trusts you to pay it back,” he said in a video posted on Saturday. We’re going to change the rules of the game so you can buy a place of your own, sooner. pic.twitter.com/NJXb767lyv — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) April 20, 2024 ..read more

Animals like foxes are suffering from the impact of pesticides used to kill rats prompting the Toronto Wildlife Centre (TWC) to raise awareness about the toxic chemical. When a concerned local stumbled upon a dying fox, she called the TWC) with the assumption that the animal had been hit by a car.  Shortly after arriving on scene, the TWC rescue team were able to capture the fox, but they noticed its behaviour was strange, and not consistent with an animal who had been hit by a vehicle.  “He appeared to faint briefly after being captured,” the TWC rescue team manager said in a press ..read more