Toronto police have announced five more arrests stemming from a March protest in North York related to the Israel-Gaza war. Police Chief Myron Demkiw said five people were arrested on Sunday and charged with wilful promotion of hatred, which he described as “a very rare charge."

A 41-year-old from Milton and a 62-year-old from Mississauga have been arrested and face charges after investigators searched a Mississauga warehouse and secured counterfeit soccer merchandise with a street value of more than $3.5-million.

Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star

We're asking Torontonians what they'd do if they were mayor. Daryn Jones, 99.9 Virgin radio co-host, would cap rent for people 25 and under. "Make rent cheap and watch them thrive. No cap." What would you do? Tell us: [email protected] Read more: trib.al/6xQDpEi

#Breaking: More than 16,000 fake jerseys and merchandise have been seized in what police are calling “the largest seizure” of counterfeit soccer merchandise in Canadian history

A Star analysis found that Doug Ford's strong-mayor powers have been used most in Windsor, London and Ajax, while mayors in Ottawa, Orangeville and Fort Frances barely touch them, if at all. The Star interviewed several Ontario mayors to see why they either embraced or shunned the powers.

#Breaking: Postal workers overwhelmingly ratify tentative agreement with Canada Post

Are you a GTA resident who is pulling for Qatar this World Cup? We would love to hear from you. ⚽ E-mail [email protected] #FIFAWorldCup

A veteran Crown attorney who caused a criminal case to collapse after she berated a Toronto police officer in a courthouse hallway has seen a second case thrown out in the same month over her conduct.

Tenants at a mixed-income affordable housing building in Toronto are refusing to pay an eight per cent rent increase — nearly four times the provincial guideline — after their non-profit landlord said the units are exempt from rent control rules because they fall under social housing regulations.

For years, the biggest, most dangerous e-bikes have been allowed on Ontario's streets, while the smaller, safer ones were not legal to operate as intended: with kids on the back. But that’s set to change.

'Heated Rivalry' came out on top at the Canadian Screen Awards, winning 16 trophies including best series, drama

2026 Canadian Screen Awards: Nominee Hudson Williams of ‘Heated Rivalry’ hits the red carpet in Toronto

#Opinion: Mary Simon has devoted her career to serving Inuit and all Canadians. She's the first Inuk and first Indigenous governor general — and her legacy will be appreciated more fully as time passes, especially as we begin to understand the unrelenting racism she has faced throughout her life.

“I always say that the day that I left the hospital without her was my death day because I feel like I died that day,” said Christine Nayler, who now lives in Barrie, Ont.

Families are worried that the Peel District School Board’s overhaul of the Learning Hub 10 Resource will leave high-needs students physically present, but unable to learn, participate or feel safe. #onpoli New from Isabel Teotonio:

The 1994 murder of Shirley Ann Duguay in Prince Edward Island was also a landmark forensics case: the first time cat DNA was used to secure a murder conviction. Don't miss this excerpt from “The Secrets of Our DNA: How Genetics Has Changed the World.”

Here's everything you need to know to get in on #WorldCup action in Toronto. ⚽

Lydia Perovic writes: Whenever I read in the news that Canadians are volunteering less every year, I grumble at the screen because I know exactly why. I've become something of a volunteer onboarding expert and worst-practices detector. #Opinion

The strong-mayor powers have not created a significant amount of housing across Ontario. But in several cities, their use has fractured local government or inflamed the public, creating conflict that has at times affected municipal business. #onpoli From @dmrider.bsky.social and Kate Allen:

I Survived: David VanDuzen's left arm has been gone for 10 years, but the pain is still there: “It’d be like someone taking a paring knife and ripping up the inside of your arm.” He lost it in a car crash in 2016, when he flipped his Ford Explorer on the Queen Elizabeth Way near Grimsby, Ont.

I had a whole column written about #Bluejays finally getting back over .500. How they had weathered the storm and were about to start getting big pieces back. Then Jeff Hoffman happened:

I have taken my life in my hands and written a column about off leash dog owners (and maybe on what “danger” is & how its perception can be manipulated by politics).

#Opinion: If you’re a patriotic Canadian who believes we need to build up this country, Mark Carney wants you to put your own dollars into it. If only his government could explain how it will work, it might be easier for the rest of us to get excited as well. New from @aradwanski.bsky.social

We’re doing all sorts of fun stuff @thestar.com to commemorate #Bluejays 50th season, including a “Where Are They Now?” series. Today’s features Shannon Stewart:

What used to be a Toronto no-man’s-land is about to become a World Cup star. The Bentway, an area under the Gardiner Expressway between Strachan Avenue and Fort York Boulevard, will help host the FIFA Fan Festival, along with Fort York, welcoming 20,000 people a day between June 11 and July 19.

Desperate to sell his 12th floor unit, Stuart Weinstein spends much of his time sifting through paperwork in an attempt to free himself from a dispute with his condominium board that has consumed his life.

The Star’s investigation into the use of strong-mayor powers in Ontario was originally supposed to run almost a month ago. We were days away from publication when the decision was made to hold the series. Here's our Editor-in-Chief, Nicole MacIntyre, on why.

Welcoming our friend Adam Radwanski to the @TorontoStar. www.thestar.com/business/opi...

Canada unveils final 26-man roster for the FIFA World Cup

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi dangled the possibility of doubling trade with Canada if Ottawa continues to act with “mutual respect” and advances the new strategic partnership it signed in January.

My @thestar.com column: City Hall has a “squeaky wheel” problem, where a small number of haters and complainers get outsized influence over city decisions. This summer, they’re likely to come for the Church Street pedestrianization project. Let’s not let them win. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Pierre Poilievre, the only federal leader who is an Alberta MP, will not have a direct say in a referendum that could set his home province on a path to separate from the rest of the country. From @raisapatel.bsky.social www.thestar.com/politics/he-...

Pierre Poilievre, the only federal leader who is also an Alberta MP, will not have a direct say in a referendum that could set his home province on a path to separate from the rest of the country. New from @raisapatel.bsky.social

#Opinion: Jason Kenney is back, and he’s got a new mission New from the Star's @justinling.ca:

We're asking Torontonians what they'd do if they were mayor. Allie Pell, solar researcher, would push to power Toronto with electricity from wind and solar sources, which "costs a third of what new nuclear costs."☀️🔋 What would you do? Tell us: [email protected] Read more: trib.al/hhC6aYI

Several of Toronto's outreach workers worry about a crackdown on homeless people that may already be happening ahead of the 2026 World Cup. People report being ticketed for loitering, searched and told to leave for hanging around, and allege violence from private security guards.

Do Torontonians know their soccer? The Star took to the streets to find out. #FIFAWorldCup

#Breaking: Canada Post lost $205 million in the first quarter of 2026, up from a $41 million loss in the same period last year

A Superior Court Justice struck down a warrant issued by a northern Ontario judge that gave provincial police carte blanche to search potentially thousands of travellers’ belongings for drugs.

#Breaking: Kenneth Law — the Canadian accused of selling toxic substances to hundreds — pleads guilty to aiding 14 Ontario suicides

Who’s behind the massive lobbying campaign to expand the island airport? Toronto Star opinion writer @rwarnica.bsky.social dug into lobbying records and found one company that stands to gain "significantly" if the federal and provincial governments go forward with an airport expansion plan.

#Breaking: Canada slips into technical recession as economy stalls in Q1, StatCan says

A private company hired by Toronto to provide security at shelters and on transit says the city should bear responsibility for the alleged maltreatment of its employees. A class-action launched against the company alleges “systemic wage theft” and “unsafe and degrading” working conditions.

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT may finally be running, but another transit project on the same street — also more than a decade in the making — will likely never be built.

Premier Doug Ford is rejecting calls for a review of strong-mayor powers which, a Star investigation found, have failed to significantly boost Ontario’s housing supply. New from @dmrider.bsky.social

Missing Toronto teen has been found safe after nearly two-week-long search, police say. @andytakagi.bsky.social has the latest:

Queen’s Park has formally seized control of the city of Toronto’s role in Billy Bishop airport. All three opposition parties voted against the Building Billy Bishop Airport Act. @robertbenzie.bsky.social has the latest:

#Review: Bruno Mars, in all his glory, came exactly as advertised on the second of five sold-out nights at Rogers Stadium last night, following Saturday's rain-soaked false start.