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Think road tolls are the only new levy Toronto's looking at? Here are some more
Tolls aren't the only so-called revenue tool city councillors will consider in the coming days and months. A new staff report urges city council to look at several other new measures to meet the city's short-term and long-term financial challenges. More read comments
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Pedestrian pinned under vehicle after crash suffers life-threatening injuries
A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle then pinned underneath it on Thursday night.
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Analysis Kathleen Wynne could pay political price for Toronto tolls
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Toronto Mayor John Tory's aim to slap tolls on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway could become a crucial factor in deciding the next provincial election.
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Family of boy who died after prescription error told health minister is 'all in' for change
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The mom of an eight-year-old boy who died after a pharmacy switched his sleep medication for a toxic dose of another drug says she is encouraged by what she heard in a face-to-face meeting with Ontario's Health Minister this week.
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How a Toronto restaurant owner hit back after a 'vicious' review
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Tobey Nemeth, chef and co-owner of Edulis restaurant, took to Instagram after an online review left her in "total shock."
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Highway tolls needed to 'tame the traffic beast,' Toronto mayor says
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Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced plans to introduce road tolls for the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway, key highways that carry thousands of commuters in and out of Canada's largest city.
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City librarian speaks out against hate graffiti at Toronto Public Library branch
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Vickery Bowles, the city librarian for the Toronto Public Library, released a statement on hate graffiti found on library property.
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12-year-old Toronto basketball phenom already shooting for NBA
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Elijah Fisher is the top-ranked player for his age by a number of scouting organizations, and he's setting his sights on the NBA.
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Analysis Ontario's smart meters are failing at their main job
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Smart meters — the $2-billion project to switch millions of Ontario households and small businesses to a differential hydro pricing scheme — are failing to accomplish the province's chief objective of curtailing electricity demand at peak periods, reports indicate.
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Police release security video of suspects believed to have shot 17-year-old
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Toronto Police have released surveillance footage that shows two suspects fleeing from the scene of a shooting on Saturday in which a 17-year-old boy was killed.
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Toronto Police searching for SUV after violent carjacking leaves woman unconscious
Toronto police say a 63-year-old woman was knocked unconscious before having her luxury SUV stolen in the city’s northwest.
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Students at Toronto elementary school sick with norovirus-like symptoms: TDSB
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A large number of students at a Toronto elementary school in East York are ill with flu-like symptoms as other school boards in the GTA deal with a possible norovirus outbreak.
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Recap Mayor John Tory explains why he wants road tolls to fund new transit projects
Toronto Mayor John Tory is speaking this hour about why he favours road tolls for the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway to raise millions for new transit projects.
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Student slashed with knife outside Oshawa high school
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Durham police are searching for a suspect they said fled in an SUV after a student was slashed at an Oshawa high school. The victim is alert and talking.
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Road tolls in Toronto? Reactions range from '100% support' to 'worst idea'
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Torontonians have mixed reactions to news that Mayor John Tory will push for road tolls on Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway.
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Mississauga opens Canada's first aquaponic food bank farm
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The Greater Toronto Area is now home to the country's first aquaponic food bank farm. The Mississauga Food Bank unveiled its new setup Wednesday night. It will offer clients access to fish and vegetables.
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York police thwart kidnapping of millionaire after stumbling on alleged plot
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York Regional Police investigators conducting covert surveillance aimed at cracking an entirely different case stumbled on a crime ring allegedly involving a plan to dress like police officers to kidnap and rob a millionaire, a source tells CBC Toronto.
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Lodge owner helps women, children 'forget the pain' of living in a shelter
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Each year, David McKinstry, owner of Woodhaven Country Lodge, brings a group of women and their children who are living in shelters across the GTA for a weekend to celebrate Christmas.
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Opinion Toronto is not a football town
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The CFL is a tough sell in Canada's biggest city, but there's enough passion here to restore some dignity to the sport and the local team — if Argo fans will just get off their bums.
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All lanes of Highway 401 have reopened after fatal crash
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A 30 year-old Guelph man is dead following a fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 401 at Guelph Line in Milton.
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Brampton private school makes employees pay to teach students, 'desperate' teacher says
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When an aspiring teacher applied for a job at a Brampton private school, she was offered the job on condition that she pay the school to teach there.
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Toronto social agencies urge John Tory to back off departmental budget cuts
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Seniors, low-income people and those dealing with disabilities will be hurt most by the mayor’s plan to cut city departments, a group warned at city hall today.
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Construction firm pleads guilty to charges in home collapse that killed 19-year-old
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A construction company based in Oakville has pleaded guilty to two charges in relation to a 2014 house collapse in Toronto that killed a 19-year-old, Ontario's Ministry of Labour has confirmed.
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Video Lawren Harris painting Mountain Forms sells for record $11.21M at auction
A mountainscape painting by Group of Seven founder Lawren Harris has become the most expensive artwork ever to sell at a Canadian auction.
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Anti-Semitic graffiti 'stopped me in my tracks,' Queen Street East resident says
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A Toronto man said he recently noticed two swastikas spray-painted in his Queen Street East neighbourhood.
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Noudga's house arrest allowed for baseball games and music festivals
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Christina Noudga’s stint under house arrest included Blue Jays games, music festivals and nights out with friends, her social media feeds show.
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Paintings worth $50K stolen from collector as he was dying in hospital, police say
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Police are searching for several paintings worth more than $50,000 after they were stolen from a home in Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood last month.
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York board has 2 months to offer plan for addressing Islamophobia, racism allegations
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Ontario’s education minister is demanding an action plan from the York Region District School Board on how it plans to address allegations of Islamophobia, systemic racism and other issues - and she wants that plan within two months.
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City ready for 'whatever winter has to throw at us,' public works chair says
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The city is setting aside $94 million for snow operations. That includes 600 snowplows, 300 sidewalk plows and 200 salt trucks.
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Parking permit holders get grace period after renewal notices go out late
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Vince Loffredi, supervisor of right of way management for the City of Toronto, said there was a delay in receiving the renewal notices and the actual parking stickers from the manufacturer used by the city.
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Food bank for Syrian refugees can't keep up with demand for Middle Eastern food
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The food bank at the Mississauga Muslim Community Centre is seeking Middle Eastern donations like labneh, cumin seed and grape leaves to help Syrian newcomers feel at home.
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Opinion Aside from the incessant warnings, Ontario's hydro crisis clearly came out of nowhere: Robyn Urback
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Who could have foreseen that wasting billions of dollars on overpriced green energy contracts and cancelled gas plants would mean higher average electricity bills for consumers?
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Too early to tell financial impact of cap-and-trade in Ontario, watchdog says
Ontario's government spending watchdog says there are too many uncertainties for it to determine the financial impact of the Liberal government's cap-and-trade program to fight climate change.
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'High absentee rate' as York schools probe possible norovirus outbreak
Health officials in York Region are investigating a possible norovirus outbreak at schools in the region, including at one school where more than 100 students are reported to be home sick.
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Goliath won: Judge sides with Bell in VMedia battle over future of TV
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An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled VMedia does not have the right to broadcast two of Bell Media's TV channels over the internet using a Roku player, even though both of the channels are available for free over the air.
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Defence lawyer says evidence against pastor Brent Hawkes in sexual assault trial is 'weird'
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Prominent Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes is accused of indecent assault and gross indecency dating back to an incident that allegedly happened in the 1970s.
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Why this moving scam victim says there's 'still good in the world' thanks to police officer
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An Oshawa woman says a bad moving experience was made slightly better recently, thanks to the generosity of a Durham Regional Police officer.
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A museum? Shops? How will Toronto's Old City Hall change in the future?
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Shirley Bush joined the demonstrations against tearing down Old City Hall in the 1960s, and on Tuesday night she was back in the iconic Toronto building to help plan for its uncertain future.
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Queen's University investigates 'shockingly racist' student costume party
Queen's University is investigating after photos appeared online showing white people dressed as Buddhist monks, Middle Eastern sheiks, Mexican wrestlers, and Viet Cong fighters in rice hats during an off-campus student party in Kingston, Ont.
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TFC's loss to Impact feels more like a win
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Fast forward two seasons since Greg Vanney took charge as team manager, the Toronto FC is exhibiting the kind of maturity and resilience that he and Michael Bradley, now captain, have been after.
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J.E.H. MacDonald's 1912 sketch Tracks and Traffic fetches $230K
A 1912 oil sketch by Group of Seven member J.E.H. MacDonald sold for $230,000 at auction on Tuesday night, including a 15 per cent buyer's premium.
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Rocket Men: The far-out (but true) story of the '91 Argos
Twenty-five years later, it sounds inconceivable that a CFL team could steal the most exciting football prospect away from the mighty NFL. This is no fairy tale, but it does have a Hollywood ending.
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Photos Lawren Harris painting could become most expensive Canadian artwork ever sold at auction
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Canadians have largely kept Canadian art to themselves — so says British art historian Ian Dejardin. But there's definite potential for broader appreciation of Canadian art.
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York regional police warn public about fake email fines
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York regional police are warning people about fake fines that are being sent to people via email claiming they have been issued a driver' infringement.
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Pet owners thank workers who found stolen van with 16 dogs inside
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Sheila O'Toole was overcome with relief on Nov. 18 when she was reunited with Agnes, her one-year-old shih tzu trapped in the dog-walker's van, stolen by a stranger.
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Van Jones blasts Trump in Toronto speech, warns Canada 'whitelash' could happen here
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High-profile American political commentator Van Jones says Canadians are flat-out wrong if they think a candidate like Donald Trump couldn't succeed here.
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Subway service, power restored after morning outage in The Annex
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The TTC's Line 1 is operating normally again after a morning power outage suspended service on Line 1 between St. George and Lawrence West Stations.
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Recap Impact survive TFC rally to take 1st leg of East final
The Montreal Impact built a three-goal lead and then barely hung on for a 3-2 victory over Toronto FC in a wild opening game of their MLS Eastern Conference final that was delayed 30 minutes by a groundskeeping error on Tuesday night.
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Toronto lawyer shot in September criticizes police for not preventing it
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Prominent Toronto defence lawyer Randall Barrs spoke on camera to CBC Toronto Tuesday, more than two months after he was shot outside his law office. He is critical of Halton police for allowing the shooting to happen and Toronto police for not determining why he was a target.
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Analysis Why your hydro bill is so high, and why it'll be hard for premier to cut it
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With her promise to do more about the price of electricity, it looks like Premier Kathleen Wynne is trying to neutralize — or at least lessen — the damage that skyrocketing hydro bills are doing to her popularity.
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Flying object that nearly hit Porter flight likely not a drone, investigators say
Canada's Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that it can't identify the mysterious flying object that nearly collided with a Porter flight descending into Toronto's island airport last week.
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Matt Galloway named one of Toronto's 50 Most Influential
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Thousands flee after wildfire roars through Israeli city of Haifa
- Trump shifts stance on climate change, says humans may be causing global warming
- Americans vow to gobble more, squabble less this Thanksgiving
- 7 years old, and tweeting about life in Aleppo
- Hurricane Otto weakens as it moves across southern Nicaragua
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Fear of deadly fentanyl doesn't stop addicts at pop-up injection sites
- Calgary police shot more people in 2016 than any other Canadian city's officers
- Amber Alert activated for 4-year-old from Vancouver
- Maryam Monsef says immigration officials haven't told her she's being investigated
- Revenue-starved cities will watch Toronto mayor's road toll proposal
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'Weakness in the system': Newfound Cabs says St. John's city council should police taxi industry
- Who's driving your cab? St. John's taxi trade put to the test
- The mystery of the black truck: Check out Episode 5 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- Canadians not terribly savvy about digital privacy, poll finds
- Fighting fake news on Facebook: Why some employees are willing to risk their jobs to stop misinformation
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'Underestimated' Trump could change the rules on trade: Don Pittis
- Trump's strategy of bypassing the media raises 'danger signs'
- The TPP is dead, so what does that mean for Canada?
- Planned coal phase-out holds few political risks for Justin Trudeau
- The case for more oil pipelines in Canada — as some analysts see it
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Maryam Monsef says immigration officials haven't told her she's being investigated
- Boeing met federal officials 7 times as often as Lockheed Martin in lead-up to fighter deal
- Trudeau insists he has no ties to foundation as former Conservative minister resigns
- Watch Power & Politics for Nov. 24, 2016
- U.S. expected to turn up heat on softwood lumber dispute with investigation request
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U.S. expected to turn up heat on softwood lumber dispute with investigation request
- Unions demand Postmedia executives reject $2.3 million in bonuses
- Lufthansa strike to enter 4th day Saturday, 1,800 flights grounded and counting
- Final 5 candidates for next Canadian woman on banknote revealed by Bank of Canada
- What emergency fund? Almost half of homeowners don't have one, Manulife says
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'We've been deceived': Results of many clinical trials never published
- Limit marijuana sales, THC content for adolescents, Canadian pediatricians urge
- How the powerful opioid fentanyl kills
- Family of boy who died after prescription error told health minister is 'all in' for change
- Why your body's internal clock might need a tune-up
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Florence Henderson of The Brady Bunch dead at 82
- More than a game: Jay Baruchel's Celtic Soul explores passion for teams that 'transcend sport'
- 6 great stories from Testimony, Robbie Robertson's new memoir
- Lawren Harris painting Mountain Forms sells for record $11.21M at auction
- Montreal artist wins legal battle against label of hip hop giant Kendrick Lamar
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The mystery of the black truck: Check out Episode 5 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- 'I remember them hypnotizing me': Check out Episode 4 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- 'We're here to preserve life': Come aboard a ship that saves asylum seekers in the Mediterranean
- After taking in a disabled Haitian orphan, an Ottawa family makes an excruciating decision
- Her husband's sex assault trial ended with a bizarre twist, so this woman went public
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Union says vacant social services jobs impacting northern Sask. communities
- Trapper not sounding the alarm over wolverine sighting near Yellowknife school
- N.S. justice minister vows to find out how 'unconquered people' brief got to court
- Craig McDougall was on phone with girlfriend when police shot him, inquest hears
- Family has Cree-only language rule at home