Toronto police and fire officials have confirmed that the blaze, which destroyed St. Anne’s Anglican Church over the summer, is now being investigated as suspected arson.

The Anglican Diocese of Toronto said the update was delivered to parishioners on Sunday, Nov. 23, during a meeting at the Gladstone Avenue site, where a police official briefed the congregation on the ongoing probe. The Office of the Fire Marshal for Ontario continues to investigate, with a final report still pending.

The four-alarm fire on Sunday, June 8, reduced the century-old Byzantine-style building to rubble, erasing Group of Seven murals and leaving the west-end community devastated. At the time, officials described the destruction as “irreplaceable.”

“We are devastated to hear that the fire that destroyed the c

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