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Get to know Toronto beyond the headlines. From City Hall showdowns to housing market woes, TTC growing pains to why so many bathrooms are in basements, we sort through the news, the noise and the stories driving Toronto and the GTA. Brought to you by CBC’s Metro Morning .
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A 15-year-old teen was struck by a driver and suffered serious injuries at an intersection where a speed camera was removed. His family is now suing the City, the province and the driver. Given the province's speed cam ban, is the government liable?
Officials called it a 100-year storm, testing the city's aging infrastructure yet again. As Toronto's municipal election campaign ramps up, we ask climate experts how the mayoral candidates are addressing this issue — or not.
As Toronto recovers from this week's storm, city crews are clearing debris and restoring power. In this episode, we look at the ongoing cleanup efforts and ask: Why is the city's infrastructure consistently overwhelmed by heavy rain, and what will it take to fix it?
Torontonians will be heading to the polls to choose the city's next mayor in October, and the campaigns will be ramping up over the next few weeks. We ask three city hall journalists a simple question: what is this election really about?
Police say it's a way to identify vehicles tied to potential criminal activity. But privacy advocates worry about the use of and lack of oversight around AI license plate cameras.
The federal government has unveiled its support package for businesses caught up in the trade war with the U.S. But for many, it's not enough. Three businesses in the GTA explain what all this means for them.
After a review found that campus protests have been "symptoms of a deteriorating campus climate" at Toronto Metropolitan University, the university has appointed veteran politician Bob Rae to lead a task force on campus expression, antisemitism and community safety.
U.S. President Donald Trump has paused 50 per cent tariffs on a broad range of Canadian goods. We hear from the Canadian correspondent with the Economist, and the National President of Unifor.
The provincial government has put out a document to "attract data centre investment," as cities across the GTA consider how to deal with them. Hamilton councillor Nrinder Nann and Ontario Economic Development minister Vic Fedeli weigh in.
Construction of the Lower Don Trail was only supposed to take a year. It ended up taking more than three years and it's still not finished. Reporter Haydn Watters explores why it takes Toronto so long to build infrastructure.
Street festivals are synonymous with summer in Toronto, but this year overcrowding has become a top concern for festival organizers.
You see them in bike lanes, on roads, on sidewalks. E-bikes are everywhere... and increasingly, they're causing fires. Toronto's Fire Chief explains why.
Since the federal government pulled its support for the island airport expansion, several Progressive Conservative MPPs have come out against the Alto high speed rail project. Three strategists unpack the politics behind the move.
If you live in a condo and have a storage locker, what would you do if you got a letter saying you need to clear everything out? Reporter Haydn Watters delves into why Toronto Fire is telling that to some buildings.
Things may feel a certain way, but according to Statistics Canada, crime in Toronto and around the province is going down. Criminologist Scot Wortley explains why.
Toronto was the fastest growing city in Canada and the U.S. in 2024. In 2025, we placed 412th. Researchers lay much of the blame on people leaving the city for other parts of Canada.
Toronto mayoral candidates Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow have taken very different approaches responding to the deadly shooting at Salsa on St. Clair. City Hall analyst Matt Elliott explains how its playing into this fall’s race for mayor.
Toronto paramedics have gotten a spike in calls for opioid overdoses. We'll hear from a Toronto street nurse and an ER doctor dealing with these calls, who blame Doug Ford's closure of supervised consumption sites.
How does a community come together, after a usually joyous event was shaken by gun violence? In this episode we hear from people who were at Salsa on St. Clair when gunshots broke out, and try to understand what the shooting means for the community, and the future of street festivals in the city.
Three political strategists weigh in on the latest polling numbers indicating the gap between Toronto mayoral candidates Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow may be closing.
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