This is Toronto

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.

The TDSB is shutting the beloved Island Natural Science School as part of its sweeping cuts. Since opening in 1960, it hosted tens of thousands of elementary students on overnight nature trips. Reporter Haydn Watters explores what legacy the school leaves behind.

With the sixth and final FIFA World Cup game hosted in Toronto now behind us, many are starting to reflect on the impact and legacy of the tournament. We hear from a former mayor and an urban planer who studies the impact of mega-sporting events in cities, and we send our reporter to ask fans how they think the city fared as a host.

Toronto has lost so many vital music and party venues, sucking much of the fun out of the city. How does a city of "no-fun" bounce back?

Originally budgeted at $150,000, cost have ballooned for a pilot to pedestrianize part of Church Street this summer. What do those costs reveal about the challenges of changing the city's streetscape in the 21st century?

Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative government have taken a hit in the polls. But with an election still years away, is this a temporary dip, or a sign of thing to come?

There's been a number of cases lately of youth being linked to shootings and other violent crimes, some as young as 12 or 13. But while teens recruited into gangs may be the perpetrators, do we need to re-think how we approach the problem?

Plans to expand Billy Bishop airport are facing backlash from Indigenous groups who say they are being left out of the decision-making process.

Last year, the City of Toronto spent nearly $11 million on match tickets. It's now trying to resell them for profit -- a move the City calls "revenue generation," but others have criticized as scalping.

Hundreds of people protested a proposal to bring an AI data centre into a Hamilton neighbourhood. With many more proposals across the GTA, what does it actually mean when a data centre comes to town?

Kenneth Law is tied to at least 147 deaths worldwide. But after pleading guilty to counselling or aiding suicides in Ontario, the murder charges against him have been withdrawn, and he may never face charges internationally. Jerry Cohn's brother Benji is one of the many people whose deaths are linked to products sold by Law. If you or someone you know is struggling, you can use Canada's Suicide Crisis Helpline by calling or texting 988. Kids Help Phone is available at 1-800-668-6868, or text 686868.

The City is planning to install new technology to improve safety on the TTC — including platform barriers and AI cameras at TMU station. 

Allegations of corruption, antisemitism and sexual assault -- just some of the issues involving Toronto Police, that have have surfaced in the last few months. The Police Chief, Myron Demkiw, has announced a number of changes to keep officers accountable, but will they be enough to regain public trust?

A Brampton teen’s disappearance is now a homicide investigation in Northern Saskatchewan. An advocate on the issue of missing Black boys discusses why these cases are often mishandled.

Toronto's condo market is in a slump, with thousands of units sitting empty. But in that cold market, Anthony O'Brien sees opportunity. He tells Chris Glover about his firm's plan to spend $500 million buying up condos in the city.

The TDSB's celebrated Model Schools program funnelled extra resources to schools in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Now that's under threat. A trustee and a former Model School teacher tell us what it would mean to lose it.

With less than a month until the World Cup, crews are out cleaning up garbage, removing graffitti, and filling potholes. Journalist Matt Elliott joins to talk about the preparations, and the legacy of this event for the city.

If you’ve been to a restaurant, bar or cafe in Toronto and needed to use the toilet, there's a good chance you've been directed down a steep staircase. Our reporter Haydn Watters explores how so many bathrooms ended up underground.

Our political panel breaks down Doug Ford’s slump in the polls and what it means for the opposition.

Toronto's municipal election is about to officially begin. Rival advocacy groups Progress Toronto and ABC Toronto hope to influence who wins. Here's how they plan to do it.

With customer satisfaction around 64%, and a major international event on the horizon, the TTC's CEO Mandeep Lali is putting together a plan to win back riders.

The province has now re-sold a controversial $28.9 million private jet, even though Premier Doug Ford keeps defending it as a useful way for him to travel around Ontario. A CBC investigation found the plane would have a hard time taking off from most runways in the province.

The Province is proposing making attendance part of students' grades. We hear from students and an education policy expert about whether this is the right move.

Two new Toronto MPs are Ottawa-bound: Dr. Danielle Martin (University-Rosedale) and Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest). We hear from both, just after their by-election wins.

The Blue Jays have revived BJ Birdy, the team’s original mascot. But as our reporter Haydn Watters found out, it’s much more complicated than that.

When the Ford government moved to close supervised consumption sites, they announced a replacement -- HART Hubs. But a year in, very little is known about how those hubs work. Reporter Haydn Watters got a rare look inside.

Mayor Olivia Chow discusses her opposition to the Billy Bishop expansion and if the city can fight back.

Toronto Police say they will be deploying officers with long guns to places of worship, tourist attractions and busy public spaces "in the coming days." We hear from the police chief and a criminologist.

He was a hero during the Blue Jays' post-season run last year. Now, Ernie Clement is getting ready to don the blue once again. He spoke with Anis Heydari ahead of the Jays' season opener.

The OPP released an explosive report into the Umar Zameer case, looking into if police lied. We hear from Zameer's lawyer on the need for a public inquiry and a collision expert on the differing viewpoints.

Bike Share bicycles have become a fixture on Toronto's streets. But how can the program keep up with the demand? Jarrett McDonald oversees the program, and gives us a preview of how it's going to expand.

The Premier says jets will fly into Billy Bishop Airport and he is willing to take the land away from the city to make it happen. Listen to what the local business community and the Deputy Mayor have to say about the plan.

As the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran escalates, Iranian-Canadians in the GTA are questioning what this means for the country’s future. We hear from locals outside Toronto’s Iranian Plaza, then from Iranian-Canadian historian Arash Azizi.

One of the last strip clubs in downtown Toronto shut down recently. The infamous Filmores Gentlemen’s Club held a liquidation auction this week, selling off almost everything inside. Reporter Haydn Watters went to see who showed up.

The Canadian government says Ukrainians who came under emergency visas will be expected to leave once the war ends. Some say that would mean rebuilding their lives once again.

CBC’s Haydn Watters took a deep dive into the world of transit seat upholstery — looking at why the TTC and other transit agencies use fabric, the role design plays, and just what is lurking beneath you when you sit down on transit.

The beleaguered Eglinton LRT is finally opening after 15 years of construction. But the history behind Line 5 dates much, much further back.

After a record-breaking snow dump in the city, issues around accessibility linger. Angie Seth gets into some of them with Maayan Ziv, founder of AccessNow, and Christopher Arnts of Arnts the Landscape Supplier.

Dr. Andrew Boozary has been leading a University Health Network project to create housing for dozens of homeless people. Now, federal, provincial and municipal governments have gotten together to fund a second phase of the project.

Half a dozen saunas have opened up in Toronto in the past couple of months. Reporter Haydn Watters breaks down why so many people are eager to sweat right now and how much money is behind it.

The first week of the new recycling program was bumpy, we put some of the issues to Allen Langdon from Circular Materials who is in charge of it. But Karen Wirsig from Environmental Defense Canada says the issues are much more complicated than forgotten curbside bins.

Internal divisions at Unifor come to light under the pressure of looming GM layoffs and an uncertain future for automakers.

Metro Morning's political panel talks Ontario politics, tariffs and if pouring out the bottle of Crown Royal was Doug Ford's defining moment.

From property tax raises to LRTs, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow recaps 2025... and what's ahead in 2026 including the upcoming municipal election.