With thousands of new units coming, Danforth Village in the corner of Beaches-East York is a microcosm of a changing city. In today’s sprawling wards, can voters make their local issues heard?

A walk through Toronto-Danforth with the former environmental lawyer, who jumped into the ward race just minutes before registration closed.

In a rematch of a close 2023 by-election, incumbent Parthi Kandavel and Kevin Rupasinghe offer very different visions of a growing suburb.

I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.

The only place to find reported, fact-checked biographies and platform summaries for every candidate running in the 2026 Toronto municipal election.

Toronto has a history of dismissing trans politicians as fringe candidates. In Toronto Centre, Nicki Ward is fighting for a fair shot.

Ahead of this week’s vote on whether to freeze data-centre development for a year, city councillors seeking re-election are suddenly taking a firm stance in response to public outcry

The 55-year old museum shuttered without warning one Friday in June. Then devastated staff were given four months to dismantle it. A former employee on the last days of a beloved institution.

Good news: your community elected a councillor and even a mayor who share your vision for the city. Then the province steps in.

The rise of ABC Toronto and Progress Toronto marks a new era of behind-the-scenes political organizing at City Hall—and this October's election is their first real test.

I sat on the aisle at a movie the other day.

The trouble at Hot Docs, TIFF, Artscape and the AGO are part of a larger failure in a country that doesn’t take art seriously.

A not-insignificant part of my job is fielding phone calls from freelance writers who have questions. The questions can vary—Have you heard of any job openings? Are you interested in this pitch? An ed...

One community volunteer traces 20 years of botched communication, unanswered questions, and delays—and asks what public consultation is actually worth.

As the Emerald Energy from Waste incinerator moves towards a major expansion, locals are worried about their health, and asking if their working-class, immigrant community is seen as a “sacrifice zone...

His thirst for victory has gotten Team Canada's youngest player this far in wheelchair rugby. But in this fast-paced, aggressive, yet remarkably inclusive sport, getting ahead also means learning to p...

We are building a civic newsroom unlike any other, with an expanded scope to serve residents of not just Toronto, but also Mississauga and Brampton.

A free Maple Leafs baseball game at my local playground has long been the best community event in the city. Then the team signed a former Major League Baseball star awaiting sentencing.

A free Maple Leafs baseball game at my local playground has long been the best community event in the city. Then the team signed a former Major League Baseball star awaiting sentencing.

As anti-trans rhetoric intensifies at home and abroad, the organizations providing training in trans-inclusive healthcare say they’re seeing less uptake from physicians across Ontario.

As competitive, specialized athletics dominate gyms and community fields, the children who need physical activity most are the ones being left out.

As competitive, specialized athletics dominate gyms and community fields, the children who need physical activity most are the ones being left out.

The province promised to fix public education. A year after unprecedented takeovers, it’s delivered less transparency, cuts to programs, and deeper uncertainty for the students who need the most suppo...

Making it pro as a referee in Canada is in many ways harder than making it pro as a player. That doesn’t stop this corps of exacting, self-serious officials from trying.