Of course, Toronto's newsmaker of the year was Mother Nature.
While 2024 began with a mild and dreary winter, the natural world quickly provided some moments impossible to ignore.
Here are CBC Toronto's most-read weather and wildlife stories of 2024:
Dreary weather hits Toronto in December — thanks, El Nino — and is sticking around for much of the winter.
That was a plus for those who hate winter's generally cold weather, but a bummer for Torontonians battling seasonal depression.
Winter brought a pleasant scene.
Jules McCusker couldn't believe his eyes when he spied a bald eagle nest near his home. While it's rare to find one of the city's iconic birds of prey, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) confirmed in March that McCusker had Toronto's first documented bald eagle nest.
Zero line above
On March 31, the lowest temperature ever recorded in Toronto's city center climbed above the freezing mark and stayed there — for an astonishing 243 days. (Hat tip to Rolf Campbell, who tracked the streak on Reddit.)
Last: “When were you?” The moment of 2024.
A partial solar eclipse outside Rogers Center at 3:19 p.m. on April 8 brought the city into dusk, with the moon blocking more than 90 percent of the sun.
Although Toronto is outside the path of totality, thousands of people attended viewing parties across the city. CBC's Chris Glover stopped by Toronto Metropolitan University's solar eclipse event to witness a rare astronomical moment.
Issued by Environment Canada A heat warning for a large part of the provinceFrom Windsor in the south to Fort Albany in the north and from Ottawa in the east to Sault Ste Marie in the west.
Day highs ranged between 30 C and 35 C, and felt like 40 C with humidity.
It didn't get too cold at night either, prompting the city to open outdoor pools late.
Few places were spared the fury of the great storm that charged across Toronto on July 16, not even City Hall, where water poured from the roof.
Deep storms flooded several roads, including the Don Valley Parkway. And at its peak, 167,000 customers had their power knocked out.
About 98 millimeters of rain was recorded at Pearson International Airport, while about 84 millimeters fell on the downtown core within hours, according to Environment Canada.
CBC Toronto meteorologist Colette Kennedy explains what caused such heavy flooding in parts of the GTA on Tuesday.
Fire crews rescued 27 people from the water, including drivers and pedestrians trapped in the water, and eight people trapped in an elevator over a rain-soaked weekend.
Once again, it was the intensity of the torrential water that caused the urban infrastructure to suffer.
According to the City of Mississauga, some areas received as little as 6.2 millimeters of rain, while the hardest-hit areas received 170 millimeters of rain over two days.
Experts have warned that the GTA's warmer-than-average fall will lead to a dull display of reds, golds and oranges – although some cold snaps have finally helped the colors pop.
Toronto is experiencing an unusually hot summer. CBC Toronto meteorologist Colette Kennedy explains how higher temperatures will affect fall color this year — and how climate change is at play.
Toronto has seen a few snowflakes, Gravenhurst has seen enough.
Snow battered parts of the cottage country in early December, stranding motorists on Hwy. 11. Gravenhurst was forced to declare a state of emergency.
Gravenhurst, Ont. A state of emergency remains in place after nearly 140 centimeters of snow fell over the weekend. As Highway 11 reopens and cleanup continues, vehicles stuck in the snow will soon be back on the road.
