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Man wanted for 2 unprovoked incidents in downtown Toronto on Christmas Eve
Toronto police are searching for a suspect who allegedly choked a female in downtown Toronto then threatened an employee at a business with a hammer.
1 person seriously injured in Scarborough stabbing
One person was taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries following a stabbing on Dec. 25 in Scarborough, say paramedics.
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'A strong woman who never gave up': East Toronto neighbourhood shaken by death of unhoused resident
People in Toronto’s east end are shaken after a well-known unhoused woman from the community reportedly died over the weekend.
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Man dead, woman in hospital after overnight housefire in Scarborough
An elderly man has died after being pulled from a two-alarm house fire in Scarborough Christmas morning.
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Toronto shelter workers say holidays difficult time for refugee claimants
Workers on the front line of Toronto's homeless crisis say the holiday season has been tough for those living on the streets, as colder temperatures set in along with feelings of isolation.
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Man stabbed downtown Toronto on Christmas Eve, suspect in custody
A man was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed on Christmas Eve in downtown Toronto.
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Canadian world junior goalie Carter George uses music to drown out pressure
Carter George has a one-song soundtrack playing in his head. Over and over.
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Woman rushed to hospital after being pulled from Davisville apartment fire
An elderly woman was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being pulled from an apartment fire in the Davisville Village area Christmas Eve.
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What’s open around the the GTA on Boxing Day
Here's what you need to know about what's open and closed in the GTA over the Christmas holidays.
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Canadian activist accuses Hong Kong of meddling, but is proud of reward for arrest
A Vancouver-based activist is accusing Hong Kong authorities of meddling in Canada’s internal affairs after police in the Chinese territory issued a warrant for his arrest.
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Suspect charged in killing of senior found dead in North York driveway
Toronto police have charged a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 69-year-old grandfather who was found in the driveway of a North York home earlier this month.
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‘Visible presence’: Toronto police meet with Jewish community after girls’ school hit with gunfire for 3rd time
Toronto police say they’ll be keeping a watchful eye on a Jewish girls’ school that was hit with gunfire for a third time this year.
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Nearly one-third of Canadians have fallen victim to travel scams: survey
Industry experts are warning travellers to be wary when booking their upcoming trips online, as scammers are using artificial intelligence to defraud consumers.
Restaurants that charge tax during holiday break could get investigated by CRA: industry expert
Restaurants that fail to honour the holiday tax break could be investigated by the Canada Revenue Tax Agency, according to the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association.
Toronto-area woman 'very frustrated' when $400 worth of gift cards are empty
A Markham woman is 'very frustrated' after the $400 in Amazon gift cards she recently bought turned out to be nearly empty.
What you need to know about the holiday tax break in Ontario
The GST/HST tax breaks go into effect on Saturday, meaning Ontarians can save up to 13 per cent on some items. Here's what you need to know.
Banks tell 2 Ontarians too much time has passed to cash decades-old cheque, GIC
Two Ontarians who recently found unclaimed money from decades-old investments were told by their banks there were no records of them in their systems.
'Baseball-sized hail': Toronto man owes car rental company $18K after hailstorm
A Toronto man is on the hook for about $18,000 after a car he rented over the summer was pelted by baseball-sized hail.
Ontario woman loses $14,000 to taxi scam
An Ontario woman thought she was helping another woman pay for their taxi ride, but instead she was defrauded of $14,000.
One out of 10 Canadians had packages stolen in the past year: survey
One out of 10 Canadians say they have had at least one package stolen in the last year, according to a survey.
Subaru makes the best car, according to Consumer Reports
Subaru is the new best car brand of the year, according to a recent ranking.
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Ontario proposes requiring health staffing agencies to disclose their rates
Ontario is proposing to increase transparency and accountability around health staffing agencies, as hospitals and long-term care homes spend about $1 billion a year to fill shifts with temporary workers at rates far higher than full-time staff are paid.
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New Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place to open in 2029, auditor general says
The timeline for opening a permanent new Ontario Science Centre appears to have been delayed, with infrastructure officials telling the auditor general's office the centre is expected to be up and running in 2029.
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Ontario finance minister underscores 'Team Canada' approach ahead of impending U.S. tariff threats
Amid the looming tariff threats from incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said he and his provincial counterparts are standing united at this 'critical time.'
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatens to cut off energy to U.S. in response to Trump's tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut off energy supply to the U.S. in response to the tariffs President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose on all Canadian imports.
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Police say break-and-enter suspects were in Canada for 'purpose of committing criminal offences'
Five Chilean nationals who police believe were in Canada for 'the purpose of committing criminal offences' have been charged in connection with half a dozen break-and-enters across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
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'Enough is enough': Toronto Jewish school struck by gunfire for third time since May
A Jewish elementary school in Toronto has been struck by gunfire for the third time in the last seven months.
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Teen seriously injured in north-west Toronto shooting
A teen has been seriously injured in a shooting on Monday night in north-west Toronto.
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Police identify murder victim whose skull was found in Ontario river more than three decades ago
Police have identified a man whose skull was found almost 40 years ago in a Peterborough-area river.
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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame auctioning off 2 original Rogers Centre seats
Toronto Blue Jays fans have the chance to get their hands on some unique memorabilia.
Why this Toronto man ran so a giant stickman could dance
Colleagues would ask Duncan McCabe if he was training for a marathon, but, really, the 32-year-old accountant was committing multiple hours of his week, for 10 months, to stylistically run on the same few streets in Toronto's west end with absolutely no race in mind. It was all for the sake of creating a seconds-long animation of a dancing stickman for Strava.
Three dozen restaurants in Toronto cracked OpenTable's top 100 list for Canada this year
Toronto has the highest number of top-rated restaurants in the country, according to a new ranking put out by OpenTable.
Taylor Swift's Eras tour boosts downtown Toronto spending: report
Taylor Swift brought her record-breaking Eras Tour to Toronto this month with six shows, attracting Swifties from across Ontario, Canada, and the world.
Toronto woman injured after falling out of wheelchair provided by Air Canada, husband says
What could have possibly been Sheila Rizzuto’s last vacation ever was ruined after she fell out of an Air Canada-provided wheelchair and badly injured herself, according to her husband.
Toronto expands pigeon population control program
To help curb their population, the City of Toronto has been providing the birds with contraceptive-laced feed at several rooftop sites. Now, they are taking the pigeon birth-control program a step further by adding a new feeder in front of Nathan Phillips Square.
'Disappointing': Toronto speed camera cut down less than 24 hours after being reinstalled
A Toronto speed camera notorious for issuing tens of thousands of tickets to drivers has been cut down again less than 24 hours after it was reinstalled.
Torontonians identify priorities, concerns in new city survey
A new public opinion survey has found that 40 per cent of Torontonians don’t feel safe, while half reported that the quality of life in the city has worsened over the last year.
Feds announce $758 million in funding for new Line 2 TTC subway trains
The TTC will get funding from the federal government to replace aging trains on Line 2, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced.
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Bird flu, measles top 2025 concerns for Canada's chief public health officer
As we enter 2025, Dr. Theresa Tam has her eye on H5N1 bird flu, an emerging virus that had its first human case in Canada this year.
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A person was found dead in the wheel well of a United Airlines flight to Maui on Tuesday.
Raised in Sask. after his family fled Hungary, this man spent decades spying on communists for the RCMP
As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books.
Police identify victim of Christmas Day homicide in Hintonburg, charge suspect
The Ottawa Police Service says the victim who has been killed on Christmas Day in Hintonburg has been identified.
Christmas shooting at Phoenix airport leaves 3 people wounded
Police are investigating a Christmas shooting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix that left three people injured by gunfire.
Ship remains stalled on St-Lawrence River north of Montreal
A ship that lost power on the St. Lawrence River on Christmas Eve, remains stationary north of Montreal.
Your kid is spending too much time on their phone. Here's what to do about it
Wondering what your teen is up to when you're not around? They are likely on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat, according to a new report.
Bird flu kills more than half the big cats at a Washington sanctuary
Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks.
6,000 inmates stage Christmas Day escape from high-security Mozambique prison
At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique's capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country's police chief said, as widespread post-election riots and violence continue to engulf the country.
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