The Special Investigations Unit says they are investigating an incident in which a cyclist was tackled to the ground by police during a traffic stop on Queens Quay.

The takedown — captured on video and widely shared online — occurred on Sunday, May 31, near Queens Quay West and Little Norway Crescent, where Toronto police were conducting a stop‑sign enforcement blitz.

The near-one-minute clip, posted to X by cycling advocate David Shellnutt , shows two officers forcefully bringing a cyclist to the ground as bystanders react in

Canada Post unveiled a new commemorative stamp Thursday honouring a pivotal 2SLGBTQ+ community hub in Toronto.

The 519 is a community centre and charitable organization in the heart of the city’s historic Church-Wellesley Village, which helps thousands of queer and transgender people annually through programs and services, including free meals, legal support and housing assistance.

For the organization’s 50th anniversary, Canada Post issued a new stamp featuring The 519’s building, which is the first City-funded

Toronto’s  East-West Water Shuttle Pilot program will be open to the public starting this Friday, just in time for FIFA World Cup 2026 to kick off next week.

Arriving on one of the shuttle vessels, City of Toronto, Waterfront Toronto and Toronto Port Authority officials announced the launch at a media preview event on Thursday at the shuttle’s Ookwemin Minising stop at Biidaasige Park .

The pilot is a collaborative effort between all three agencies and will be operated by York Bay Marine Services.

EDMONTON — Mayors of Canada’s big cities say fixing homelessness should be considered a nation-building project by Ottawa, just as major infrastructure and energy ventures are.

“To be clear, these investments are critical and we need them now more than ever, but they are only part of the story,” Josh Morgan, the mayor of London, Ont., told a news conference in Edmonton on Thursday.

“A stronger Canada also depends on something closer to home: strong communities and thriving downtowns.”

Morgan

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says it has charged a Toronto police officer with multiple criminal offences against a female youth.

In a release Thursday, the SIU said the alleged offences against a girl under the age of 16 occurred in Toronto between September and December 2025.

As a result of the probe, Cst. Parsa Hazeri is charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, transmitting sexually explicit material to a person under the age of 16, communicating with a person under

Maxime Crépeau will be Canada’s starting goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup.

Canada coach Jesse Marsch announced the decision at a press conference Thursday, handing Crépeau the No. 1 job after a months-long battle with Dayne St. Clair.

A longtime men’s national team member, Crépeau missed out on the 2022 World Cup with a broken leg suffered 18 days before Canada’s opening match against Belgium.

The 32-year-old from Candiac,

Toronto police are trying to track down a man accused of committing several alleged crimes against a person known to him, including sexual assault, over the course of a nine-month period.

Investigators say the alleged offences took place between October 2025 and June 2026 in the Foxwell and Jane streets area.

Pablo Ramirez Martinez, 32, of Toronto, is wanted on a slew of charges, including assault, sexual assault, uttering threats to cause bodily harm, uttering death threats and forcible confinement

Toronto police say a number of schools have been placed in a hold and secure as they search for a person with a gun in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood.

Police were called to the area of Jane Street and Hullmar Drive shortly before 11:40 a.m. for reports of a person with a gun.

No gunshots or injuries were reported.

The suspect is described as a six feet tall male with a light brown complexion, a moustache and two braids in his hair. He was wearing grey plaid