10 Toronto stories that mattered in 2025
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An election, a Blue Jays World Series run and a plane crash.
This has been one wild year in the CBC Toronto newsroom. But we’ve taken a crack at looking back at some of the biggest stories of 2025 — particularly the ones that will still matter as we enter the new year.
And if you think there’s one we’ve missed, let us know by emailing TOnews@cbc.ca.
The year began with a frenzy of political speculation before Premier Doug Ford made it official, calling a snap election in order to win the “largest mandate in Ontario’s history.”
Fast forward to February and Ontario voters gave Ford a majority — ostensibly to do what it takes to counter U.S. tariffs — but his government didn’t grow.
The NDP remains the Official Opposition, while the Liberals are once again searching for a new leader.
What happens next: How will Ford, now in his third term, govern?
Ontario fell behind its goal of building 1.5 million homes across the province in 10 years — making it more of a “soft” target, per provincial finance minister Rob Flack.
Toronto also received an F grade after housing starts decreased by 40 per cent, according to a report by the Residential Construction Council of Ontario.
But the housing woes don’t stop there. Toronto’s condo market also weakened this year with some likening the situation to the market crash in the early 1990s.
What’s next: Several factors may help the GTA bounce back from the condo market downturn, but can the province similarly get back on track for housing builds?
The world’s attention turned to Toronto in February when Delta Air Lines Flight 4819 crash landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
The plane from Minneapolis flipped onto its side with flames and smoke billowing out. Thankfully, all 80 people on board escaped without major injuries.
A preliminary report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada in March found the plane descended at a high rate and was slightly off the recommended landing angle.
The Charlottetown Farmers’ Market has been damaged by a fire that broke in the early hours of Christmas Day, leaving some vendors wondering about what this means for them.
Calgary police have laid charges against a 41-year-old man following a joint investigation with the Calgary Humane Society into "multiple incidents of animal abuse" this year.
A Nunavut mom is happy to be home for Christmas in Gjoa Haven with her son, after an airline ticketing mix-up almost left the nine-year-old boy stranded in Yellowknife.
Toronto Fire Services say four vehicles were involved in an overnight fire at an auto dealership in Scarborough on Thursday.
A fire at the Charlottetown Farmers' Market broke out in the early hours of Christmas.
In a year often dominated by hard headlines, CBC London also told stories that made people smile, pause, and feel a little more connected to their community. Here are 10 stories from 2025 that remind us of all the great people around us.
Mexican authorities say they've seized motorcycles, Olympic medals and drugs in a series of raids — a move seemingly linked to the hunt for Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding.
If you're talking to a scientist, try not to use the words "bear" and "hibernate" in the same sentence.
A celebrated Korean-Canadian artist has been behind decades of Christmastime mall Santa photos in eastern Newfoundland.
Instructions given to Susan Holt's staff reveal efforts to present a kinder, gentler premier.
For Montreal designer Angy Foly, dressing women in her glossy and colourful boubous, a popular West African robe, is her way of instilling confidence in others and of staying connected to the Ivorian women who came before her.
It was a busy year for Manitoba, but when hasn't it been?
Deborah Charles inspects the tall, white and red transmitter that towers above the Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) building in La Ronge. The CEO of the Saskatchewan radio network reflects on what the corporation has meant to her.