A court ruling today will give control of the historic food market at 238 Queen St. West back to the city, after decades of misuse and mismanagement. The TTC has started testing out their new light rail vehicles that will run on the Eglinton Crosstown line, eventually. Winter officially arrives this week, and with it comes frigid cold temperatures hovering around -25 C with the wind chill. Plus, Gordy Smiles isn't just a clever name, it's a new bar on Ossington from the folks behind Wilder and Rose.

The Ontario government is suggesting co-ownership as a way around Toronto's housing crisis, but not everyone is buying it. The city's average monthly rent went up again in November, and according to projections, that could increase by as much as 8 per cent in 2020. New data shows the walk-in clinics in the GTA with the shortest, and longest, wait times. Plus, Edomae Kiyomi is a Japanese restaurant with two types of omakase.

The Raptors and their fans inside Scotiabank Arena gave Kawhi Leonard a warm welcome ahead of his first game back in the city since signing with the Clippers. Leonard also received his championship ring from former teammate Kyle Lowry, before LA went on to beat Toronto. A guy quit his Starbucks job by writing and performing a song, and the city could get another flatiron building on King West. Plus, Big Shiny is a new and itsy bitsy by-appointment-only record shop on St. Clair West.

Kawhi Leonard is back in Toronto for the first time since signing with the LA Clippers, and before tipoff tonight at Scotiabank Arena, the Raptors will present the NBA MVP with his own championship ring. A few nice billboards popped up overnight, one thanking Toronto, and others welcoming Leonard back to the North. Drake made a surprise appearance at Rebel last night, and teased a new album in 2020. Plus, Chung Chun the first Canadian outpost of the Korean chain specializing in sticky rice corn dogs.

If you thought our condo market was bad, a new report compares prices in Toronto proper versus Manhattan. Kensington Market residents are fighting back against a big cannabis retail chain that's proposed for 214 Augusta. Farm Boy is opening five more locations in the city, and Celine Dion did not disappoint in night one of two at Scotiabank Arena. Plus, Hy's Steakhouse took over an old bank on Bay Street, and this location has its own champagne and whisky bar.

A “cash mob” organized by a local marketing company donated hundreds of dollars to an unsuspecting subway busker at King Station in minutes. 3 Brewers is shutting down all of its Toronto locations, except for one. Ali Wong is bringing her new stand-up show to Meridian Hall. Plus, Sippin’ Santa has taken over Project Gigglewater on Dundas West for a tiki-themed Christmas pop-up bar.

After millions of dollars in renovations, the historic El Mocambo on Spadina is finally set to reopen in early 2020. The new and improved Apple Store at the Eaton Centre has an opening date, and a shocking new video shows what happens when you don't clear the snow and ice off your entire vehicle. Plus, Babel is a new Mediterranean restaurant at York Mills Centre that does its cooking on an open hearth.

If you thought you had a bad day yesterday, at least you didn't have to shart in an elevator. Drake showed off his new Bridle Path mansion on Instagram. NBA All-Star James Harden dined at a popular Thai restaurant in the Entertainment District ahead of his game tonight against the Raptors. A guy in Toronto got a tattoo of Baby Yoda drinking a White Claw, and people are saying it's the most 2019 to have happened. Plus, what to expect at the newly revamped Paradise Theatre, that officially opens today.

High schools across the province were closed today as teachers went to the picket lines, and when asked about the strike on live TV, one student unleashed the most Canadian burn ever. Mayor John Tory announced a potential increase to property taxes to help with transit and affordable housing in the city. A new Canada Goose location at Sherway Gardens is all about the experience. Plus, Moretti comes to Toronto by way of Montreal with a menu featuring traditional and contemporary Italian eats.

A new report says that people in the GTA are the most unhappy in the country when it comes to housing. A mall in the Junction is taking heat for installing a sign right in the middle of a pedestrian pathway, and ice is falling from buildings and cranes in the downtown core. Alanis Morisette only has one Canadian date on her upcoming tour and it's in Toronto. Plus, some of the most decorated homes in the city, like that Greek one on Shaw Street.