Sources: News.com.au
Former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Olivia Chow is elected Mayor of Toronto, defeating former city councillor Ana Bailão, becoming the city's first non-White mayor. She replaces John Tory, who resigned in February after revealing he had an extra-marital affair with a staffer. 2023-06-26
Toronto Mayor John Tory receives his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. 2021-04-10
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces that Toronto and the Peel Region will be placed in a "lockdown" tier, meaning that most non-essential businesses will be closed and non-essential retail stores and food establishments will be limited to takeout and curbside pick-up or delivery. These new measures will begin on November 23. 2020-11-20
Mayor of Toronto John Tory declares a state of emergency for the city of Toronto. 2020-03-23
A 17-year-old boy is arrested and charged with first-degree murder after stabbing two women, one of them fatally, at a massage parlor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2020-02-24
The government of the Canadian province of Ontario apologizes for issuing a false alert about an incident at a nuclear plant near Toronto and blames a training exercise mistake. Angry local mayors demand an inquiry, saying the emergency message about the ageing Pickering Nuclear Generating Station has caused unnecessary distress. 2020-01-12
A mass shooting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, occurs, leaving two people dead and 13 others injured. The shooter is found dead nearby after exchanging gunfire with police and fleeing. 2018-07-22
Four people are stabbed in an office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2014-04-9
150 cases of food poisoning are confirmed to be cronuts contaminated with S. aureus at the CNE in Toronto, Ontario. 2013-08-24
Ontario Superior Court of Justice rules that Toronto mayor Rob Ford breached Ontario’s conflict of interest law and orders him to remove from office. 2012-11-26