Betsy Powell is a Toronto-based reporter covering crime and courts for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @powellbetsy.

A 57-year-old Toronto man faces fraud-related charges after allegedly posing as a police officer and threatening to arrest a woman if she did not pay him. York Regional Police said that in October ...

Mahdis Habibinia is part of the Star's city hall bureau, based in Toronto. Reach her via email: [email protected] ...

Daniel Ramos is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Reach him via email: [email protected] Isabel Teotonio is a Toronto-based reporter covering education ...

A three-storey house on a quintessential west-end Toronto street offers “the pinnacle of modern living.” Spanning more than 3,500 square feet against a backdrop of marble and white oak ...

Two people have been arrested after a shooting took place at a Toronto Jewish girls school last week, Toronto police announced on Friday. The shooting took place at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary ...

Paul Delaney has had his eyes on the skies for decades. Even he hasn’t seen something like this before. The former director of York University’s Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory has ...

Isabel Teotonio is a Toronto-based reporter covering education for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @Izzy74. Janet Hurley is a Toronto Star journalist and senior writer covering culture ...

The first fully electric ferry, one of two commissioned by the City of Toronto to service Toronto islands, could reach Ontario shores within two years. The city has awarded Damen, a Dutch company ...

there is no shortage of local neighbourhood spots serving up dependable and tasty options at an affordable price point. “Eating Toronto” is dedicated to sharing these gems with Star readers.

In less than three weeks, Taylor Swift and tens of thousands of Swifties will take over Toronto when the pop-star brings her highly anticipated Eras Tour to the Rogers Centre. Swift, alongside ...

Shinan Govani is a Toronto-based freelance contributing columnist covering culture and society. Follow him on Twitter: @shinangovani ...