LIVE: Canadian reaction to Las Vegas shooting massacre
Torontonians are reacting to the Las Vegas shooting. Toronto Observer reporters are gathering what people are saying.
Articles by Observer staff
5-alarm fire now at St. Clair and Yonge
A thick cloud of grey smoke is wafting above the intersection of St. Clair Avenue at Yonge Street due to what Toronto Fire Services calls a 5 Alarm fire at 25 St. Clair Ave. W. That is the second highest level of emergency the department can possibly face. Fire officials have evacuated nearby buildings as a precaution. The fear is the building may collapse.
LIVE: Toronto City Council votes on Mayor’s Road Tolls plan
Live coverage of the Toronto city council meeting for Dec. 13, 2016. Our team of nearly forty journalists brings you real-time multi-platform reporting of the City of Toronto’s council meeting. Follow the debates, the issues, and the voting here.
LIVE: How the U.S. election is impacting Canada on Voting Day 2016
From guests at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Toronto to employees at the U.S. Consulate a few blocks away, Toronto is paying close attention to the results of the 2016 American presidential election. Our team of reporters is fanned out across the city gathering reaction, while a mobile crew is on an election road trip to New York State to cover the angles as they make their way across the border.
ParaBrazil16 Day 12
In our final episode, we take a look at Canada’s bronze medal match against Japan in wheelchair rugby, Brent Lakatos’ shot at his fourth medal of the games, if Canada can keep up the success in the pool, and the memorable closing ceremonies.
Andre De Grasse cheered at Markham parade
Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse wasn’t participating in the city’s Terry Fox Run Sunday. The sprinter passed by the route of the run at noon, which was when the annual event ended. De Grasse was heading to the Markham Pan Am Centre for a ceremony to honour local Olympians. The city will name a street in De Grasse’s honour. The mayor, Frank Scarpitti, rode along in the convertible.
Terry Fox Run in Toronto: 36th successful year
Terry Fox Run 2016: From Newmarket to Burlington, and from Ajax to Hamilton, thousands biked, walked and ran for cancer research
ParaBrazil16 Day 10
Today, Canada loses a tight game in Wheelchair Rugby, Michelle Stilwell captures her second Gold on the track and we joined in studio with ex-Paralympic swimmer Andrew Haley.
ParaBrazil16 Day 9
Today, we look at Benoit Huot and Aurelie Rivard’s continued dominance in the water, a tight game of “Murderball” between Canada and Great Britain, and we feature Renee Foessel as she gets set chase discus gold.
ParaBrazil16 Day 8
Today, we talk, Canada’s dominant cycling team, Katarina Roxon, Wheelchair Rugby and learn the incredible story of Alex Zanardi.