‘Heartbreaking’: fire destroys historic Toronto church and rare paintings

Destroyed artefacts in St Anne's Anglican church include unique paintings by Group of Seven art collective

An early morning fire at a Toronto church has destroyed both a historic site and rare paintings by an acclaimed group of Canadian artists, leaving the city reeling from a heartbreaking" loss.

Fire crews responded on Sunday to a blaze engulfing St Anne's Anglican church, a national historic site in the city's Little Portugal neighbourhood.