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Kensington Market closing in on new heritage protections

Kensington Market closing in on new heritage protections

‘Unique’ and ‘historic’ area to get special protections next year
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Fire-spinners bring the heat to chilly Kensington winter solstice festival

Fire-spinners bring the heat to chilly Kensington winter solstice festival

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Kensington Market Winter Solstice Street Festival to close roads Saturday

Kensington Market Winter Solstice Street Festival to close roads Saturday

The one-day street festival is known to draw large crowds of about 5,000 people to the heart of the neighbourhood
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Chinatown rent strikers stage protest, call for boycott of landlord’s flower shop

Chinatown rent strikers stage protest, call for boycott of landlord’s flower shop

Tenants say Chinatown landlord Jenny Jiang has failed to address issues with the conditions of her rooming house on Dundas Street West — but the landlord says she’s done no wrong
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Residents warn against alleged roofing ‘scam’ in Toronto’s west end

Residents warn against alleged roofing ‘scam’ in Toronto’s west end

Two women claim Az-tec Roofing and Masonry charged them for incomplete, poorly executed repairs — though the company did not respond to the allegations
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Chinatown tenants begin rent strike against local landlord, citing bed bugs, rats

Chinatown tenants begin rent strike against local landlord, citing bed bugs, rats

Tenants say rooming house landlord Jenny Jiang ‘only cares about the money’ — but she says tenants are at fault for pest issues
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On-street parking returns to Chinatown earlier than expected

On-street parking returns to Chinatown earlier than expected

Despite 510 Spadina streetcar construction delays, city crews have already begun removing ‘no parking’ signage along Dundas Street West for holiday shoppers
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Ontario’s safe injection site bill violates Charter, advocates argue in legal filing

Ontario’s safe injection site bill violates Charter, advocates argue in legal filing

The provincial Community Care and Recovery Act will see five safe injection sites across Toronto shut down by April 2025
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Suspect sought for peering in windows of Kensington Market-area residence: police

Suspect sought for peering in windows of Kensington Market-area residence: police

Man, 52, already facing charges of voyeurism and failing to comply with previous police orders
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Wanda’s Pie in the Sky ordered to demolish pandemic-era dining addition

Wanda’s Pie in the Sky ordered to demolish pandemic-era dining addition

A 15-seat addition to the Kensington Market pie shop was deemed a Building Code violation by the city years after it went up
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