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Updated Woman in 30s dead after being struck by GO bus at downtown terminal
A woman is dead after being struck by a GO bus at a terminal in downtown Toronto. More
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New Yonge St. pedestrian-friendly transformation in the works
City planners and councillors are envisioning an ambitious plan that could re-shape Toronto's largest thoroughfare over the next four years.
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Mississauga man sells SUV, travels to Turkey in bid to save family trapped in Libya
A Canadian man whose family is trapped in a militant-controlled area in the Libyan city of Benghazi has travelled to Turkey in effort to assemble an aid shipment for civilians in the conflict-ridden neighbourhood.
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Victim in fatal Thorncliffe Park shooting ID'd as Shoaib Asakzai, 25
Toronto police have identified Shoaib Asakzai, 25, as the victim of a fatal shooting that took place Saturday in the parking lot of a Thorncliffe Park area apartment building.
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No Fixed Address: Soaring rents are 'squeezing younger people out' of Toronto
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Young people across the income spectrum who would like to build lives in Toronto are choosing to leave rather than pay the city’s ever-increasing rents.
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Sunrise Records takes over 70 HMV locations in malls
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Seventy HMV locations set to close will operate as Sunrise Records, as the Toronto company takes on the music store leases.
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Recap DeRozan scores 33 points to lift Raptors over Portland
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DeMar DeRozan and newcomer Serge Ibaka continue to propel the Toronto Raptors back up the Eastern Conference standings.
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Archeologist unearths epic story of slavery and freedom in Toronto
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Archeologist Karolyn Smardz Frost has written a book about a teenage American slave who found freedom in Toronto.
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40-vehicle crash on Highway 401 sends 7 to hospital in Toronto
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A crash on Highway 401 in Toronto involving an estimated 40 vehicles sent seven people to hospital early Sunday, paramedics say.
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Pedestrian, 79, dies after being hit by pickup truck downtown
The woman died in hospital after being hit by a pickup truck downtown, Toronto police confirmed on Sunday.
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Driver, 22, may be charged with impaired driving after Scarborough crash injures 3
Toronto police arrested a 22-year-old driver after a major crash injured three people early Sunday in Scarborough.
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Video HERstory in Black: Thomarya (Tee) Fergus
In honour of Black History month, CBC brings you stories from HERstory in Black, a Toronto-based digital photo series profiling 150 black women from the GTA and other parts of Ontario by How She Hustles, a network of 5,000 diverse women.
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Youth charged with murder after deadly blaze at Kawartha Lakes group home for teens
A second degree murder charge has been laid against a minor following a fire at an Ontario youth facility on Friday that left one person dead and two others injured.
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Man in 20s dead after being shot multiple times in Thorncliffe Park
A man in his twenties is dead after he was found suffering multiple gunshot wounds in a back parking lot in the Thorncliffe Park area on Saturday.
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TSB not ruling out weather as factor after plane slides off runway in Toronto
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It's too soon to know how and why an Air Canada plane arriving from Halifax slid off the runway at Toronto's Pearson International Airport early Saturday — but investigators aren't ruling out that weather may have been a factor, the Transportation Safety Board says.
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20,000 pounds of sculpted ice on display in Yorkville
The 12th annual Bloor-Yorkville Icefest is celebrating Canada's 150th anniversary.
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Man in serious condition after downtown stabbing
Officers were called to the Church Street and Dundas Street East area just after 4:30 p.m.
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Video Meet the Toronto Wolfpack, Canada's first professional rugby team
CBC News speaks with Eric Perez, founder and CEO of the world's first transatlantic pro sports franchise
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What kind of apartment can you get for $2,400 in Toronto?
Got a big budget or a partner to split the monthly rent? Places upwards of a couple grand a month might be your style.
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Subway service suspended on portion of Line 1 this weekend
One north-south commuter route in the city will be closed this weekend, as subway service will be suspended on line 1 both Saturday and Sunday.
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Personal Essay What most Canadians don't get about 'bad neighbourhoods' like mine
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Rania El Mugammar refuses to see her Toronto neighbourhood, St. James Town, as a prop in someone else’s imagination. Through art and education, she claims the right to tell her own story.
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1 dead after being hit by Via Rail train in Whitby
The Lakeshore East line was shut down briefly for an investigation, but GO train service has since resumed with delays.
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Police seek suspect after man injured in shooting outside diner
Toronto police have released a security camera image of a suspect after a man in his 20s was injured in a shooting early Saturday in front of a downtown diner.
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Updated Toronto Public Health concerned new anti-HIV drug could contribute to spread of other STIs
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Public health officials in Toronto are concerned an effective anti-HIV drug known as PrEP could give users a false sense of invincibility and make them less likely to wear condoms and more susceptible to sexually transmitted infections.
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Will East Harbour be the city's hot new business hub?
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The city calls it the former Unilever site. But the developer that’s taken over the 60 acres of land down near Lake Shore Boulevard and the Don Valley Parkway has a new name for the space it hopes to turn into a second city business hub: East Harbour.
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'I didn't sleep at all,' says foreign student battling with Ontario immigration computer glitch
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Some foreign graduate students say Government of Ontario computer problems are keeping them from finishing their immigration applications for permanent residency and could ruin their chances for a life in Canada.
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Video HERstory in Black: DJ MelBoogie
In honour of Black History month, CBC brings you stories from HERstory in Black, a Toronto-based digital photo series profiling 150 black women from the GTA and other parts of Ontario by How She Hustles, a network of 5,000 diverse women.
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Video HERstory in Black: Jalisa Luces-Mendes
In honour of Black History month, CBC brings you stories from HERstory in Black, a Toronto-based digital photo series profiling 150 black women from the GTA and other parts of Ontario by How She Hustles, a network of 5,000 diverse women.
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Edward Pasquale opened his shop 100 years ago — today, it's still a family affair
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It's pretty rare to find a local business that's been around for one hundred years — but that's just one of the things that makes the Pasquale Brothers business unique.
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What was that weird yellow glow over Toronto Friday night? The internet wants to know
An eerie yellow glow made for some spectacular, technicolour skies above Toronto tonight.
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Video CBC Toronto sits down with reggae legend Ken Boothe
Popular Jamaican singer Ken Boothe is in Toronto for a Black History Month celebration concert.
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Peel police launch review after 6-year-old girl handcuffed at Mississauga school
Police in Peel Region have ordered a review of an incident last September in which officers handcuffed a six-year-old girl at her elementary school.
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Sinkhole shuts down section of Morningside Avenue in city's west end
A six-metre wide sinkhole shut down a busy intersection in the city's west end.
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Video HERstory in Black: Eden Hagos
In honour of Black History month, CBC brings you stories from HERstory in Black, a Toronto-based digital photo series profiling 150 black women from the GTA and other parts of Ontario by How She Hustles, a network of 5,000 diverse women.
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Customer gives Toronto Hydro's new 5-star rating system failing grade on timing
A new five-star rating system from Toronto Hydro allowing customers to track their energy use online has some crying foul over their failing grades.
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Photos Winter Stations bring art and wonder to Toronto's Beach waterfront
A design contest open to artists, designers, architects and landscape architects has transformed the winter waterfront of Toronto's Beach area. Here's a look at the winning entries, all constructed around lifeguard stands, seen on a morning when dense fog rolled in from Lake Ontario.
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A sick boy on a stalled GO train brought out the 'helpful' Canadian spirit
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A five-year-old was set to miss his specialist's appointment at Sick Kids after his family got caught in the 1.5-hour GO train delay. But other passengers stepped in to help.
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Commuter train service 'back to normal' in southern Ontario
Commuter train service is "back to normal" on Friday afternoon following a temporary stoppage in service on Friday morning, Metrolinx says.
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A 5-year-old girl is dead after being struck by a vehicle driven by a family member in Lincoln
A 5-year-old has died after being struck by a vehicle being driven by a family member in the Town of Lincoln.
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17 people now infected amid mumps outbreak, Toronto Public Health confirms
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Toronto Public Health says there are now 17 lab-confirmed cases of mumps in Toronto.
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Toronto man sentenced to life in prison for deadly Vaughan café shooting
A Toronto man could spend the rest of his life behind bars for a deadly 2014 shooting at a café in Vaughan.
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Bloor bike lanes boost cyclist traffic by 36%, increase drive times, says city
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Early data shows more cyclists are using Bloor Street to get around after the city added bike lanes to the arterial road in August.
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Refugees crossing U.S. border heading to Toronto, agencies say
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Many of the asylum seekers crossing the Canadian border in places like Manitoba and Quebec will wind up in Toronto, say those who care for refugees.
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Woman, 79, in freezing water for at least 45 minutes after falling through ice
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A 79-year-old woman is back home safe with her family after falling through ice north of the city late Thursday night.
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What kind of apartment can you get in Toronto for $1,800?
The average rent for a one-bedroom condo apartment is close to $1,800 a month, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board.
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Trains halted due to power outage in southern Ontario getting back on track
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Some GO trains and all Via Rail trains in Ontario are moving again after a power outage at the CN Rail traffic control centre in Toronto.
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'I'd be on the street': How a program is giving at-risk young men new skills and a place to live
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The first group of men to take part in a program that helps them not only to get off the streets, but also to learn a construction trade, celebrates a milestone Friday.
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Video HERstory in Black: Akua Delfish and Onika Powell
In honour of Black History month, CBC brings you stories from HERstory in Black, a Toronto-based digital photo series profiling 150 black women from the GTA and other parts of Ontario by How She Hustles, a network of 5,000 diverse women.
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Meet a Somali-born model and activist whose move downtown launched her career
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When Yasmin Warsame moved to the heart of Toronto's fashion district 20 years ago, she never imagined the role that two downtown neighbourhoods would have on her life and career.
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Canopy Growth CEO apologizes over tainted medical marijuana
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The new owner of a company caught up in the pesticide pot recall is trying to win back customer confidence.
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Province, phone company 'profiting' from vulnerable inmates, says Ottawa lawyer
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Ottawa criminal lawyer Michael Spratt says the province is getting a "kickback" from commissions it receives on collect calls made from provincial jails. Inmates can only make collect calls, and nearly 300,000 phone calls are made each month.
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New Orleans police charge man after driver plows into Mardi Gras crowd
- Syrian Oscar nominee can't get to ceremony because of passport problem
- In famine-ravaged South Sudan, people eat weeds and water lilies to survive
- Swedes puzzled over Swedish 'security adviser' on Fox News
- Mississauga man sells SUV, travels to Turkey in bid to save family trapped in Libya
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Canadian school boards question trips to U.S. as travel ban debate continues
- MDs under pressure: U.S. Navy SEAL training adapted to help Canadian doctors fight stress
- 'It's nerve-racking': Quiet life of Americans living on Quebec border upended by asylum seekers
- Montreal sound editor Sylvain Bellemare wins Oscar for Arrival
- High rent could make Toronto a 'generational ghost town'
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Rotting rats, flies: Insurance repair disaster causes 'mega destruction' of dream home
- 'I just want my family': Woman says innocent paperwork error dashes immigration dreams
- Doctor who won't use 'monster' methadone loses right to treat opioid addicts
- 'I can't live like this anymore': B.C. woman requiring home support hasn't had bath in weeks
- Workers may have been exposed to Ebola, HIV and TB at Winnipeg lab, reports reveal
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Do Canada's Conservatives want to join the populism parade?
- Britain's opposition 'in deep trouble' as Conservatives take 1 of 2 byelection seats
- Plenty of budget remedies offered as Liberals prepare prescription for ailing economy: Chris Hall
- Liberal backbenchers, Tory leadership hopefuls among Parliament's biggest dissenters
- 'Feeling squeezed out': Will a move to save Vancouver's housing past compromise its future?
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NDP leadership candidates ready to 'fight like hell,' despite slow start to race
- Finance Canada turning to dial-testing focus group for gut reactions to 2017 budget
- Do Canada's Conservatives want to join the populism parade?
- Goodale rejects former colleague's claim of long waits by Manitoba asylum seekers
- Want millennial voters? Conservatives must change, researchers say
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MDs under pressure: U.S. Navy SEAL training adapted to help Canadian doctors fight stress
- 'Off-label' antidepressant use lacks evidence, and a link between math skills and your health
- What's in your chicken sandwich? DNA test shows Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken
- Publicly funding dental care could help ease the fentanyl crisis, and more
- 3D printer lets surgeons hold a child's heart before surgery starts
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Finding life on 7 exoplanets will be a challenge: Bob McDonald
- New species of gigantic, toothy worm identified in Canadian fossil collection
- Even if scientists could make woolly mammoths de-extinct, should they?
- Radiation may prove more potent than pesticide against pepper pest
- Waymo accuses Uber of self-driving car theft
Interactives
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'Everything was hurting so bad': How one Muslim man snuck across the U.S. border into Canada
- Obama wanted to improve U.S. image abroad — what went wrong?
- 'It's not such a secret anymore': Check out Episode 8 of Who Killed Alberta Williams?
- CBC goes to the front lines in the battle for Aleppo
- Kept in the dark: The story behind the kidnapping of Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall
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Sudbury tries to win 2021 Canada Games with 'northern hospitality'
- Canada's 150-year celebration doesn't fly here
- 'The barrenlands are not a friendly place,' says N.W.T. trapper after 2 searches in 1 month
- Ottawa's northern representative proposes 'Indigenous protected areas' for Arctic
- OPP investigating death of a man from Mishkeegogamang First Nation