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10 months ago
Toronto

Ford says no to Markham, Ont., mayor's call for York Region consolidation | CBC News

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has roundly rebuffed calls from the mayor of Markham, Ont., to consolidate the 10 municipal governments of York Region into one city.Mayor Frank Scarpitti has argued that the move would bring significant savings and streamline governance.Scarpitti notes that the province recently passed a law to break up the upper tier municipality of Peel Region, so he says there is no rationale to maintain the status quo in York Region.
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10 months ago
Toronto

York Catholic school board votes against flying Pride flag at schools | CBC News

The York Catholic District School Board has voted against flying the Pride flag at its schools in June.At a board meeting on Monday night, trustees defeated a motion to fly the flag with a vote of six to four.Demonstrators shouted at trustees immediately after the vote and were escorted out of the room.
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11 months ago
Toronto

PRESTO system now accepting debit tap payments in many parts of GTA | CBC News

Transit riders across large parts of the Greater Toronto Area can use debit cards to pay their fare starting today, as the Ontario government looks to expand the payment option to Toronto in the coming months.The Ontario government says the PRESTO system now accepts debit card taps on GO Transit, along with several municipal transit agencies, including in Hamilton, Mississauga, Brampton, Burlington, Oakville, York Region and Durham Region.
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1 year ago
Toronto

'It's never OK': Pets being abandoned in Rouge Park at alarming rate, park staff warn | CBC News

Staff at Toronto's largest park have a warning for pet owners after seeing an alarming increase in the number of pets being abandoned in recent years.Allendria Brunjes, external relations manager with Rouge National Urban Park, said it only received two reports of domestic animals being abandoned in 2019 and 2020.
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1 year ago
Toronto

This Toronto man got carjacked at gunpoint. Here's what police say you should do to stay safe | CBC News

Tommy Kontos was working on his computer in his Toronto home Tuesday morning when he suddenly saw the lights of his 2022 Jeep flash through his window.
Minutes later, he was carjacked at gunpoint.
Toronto
1 year ago
Toronto

Forty-six charges laid in 21 store thefts across York Region

Six people have been charged in connection with 21 commercial store thefts across York Region.
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10 months ago
Toronto

Police ID man fatally shot in vehicle in northwest Toronto | CBC News

Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in a vehicle in northwest Toronto on Monday.In a news release Thursday, Toronto police said 43-year-old Mississauga man Tung Duc Do was the victim of a shooting in the area of Steeles Avenue West and Fenmar Drive.Officers were called to the scene shortly after 11:30 a.m., where a vehicle was found parked on the sidewalk.
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11 months ago
Toronto

Man charged in alleged hate-motivated attacks at 2 Scarborough mosques, mall | CBC News

Toronto police say they have charged a GTA man in an "anti-Islamic hate-motivated investigation" connected to alleged assaults and harassment at two mosques and a mall in Scarborough.The 28-year-old accused was arrested on May 3, police said in a news release Wednesday.He faces 13 total charges related to the investigation, including: 2 counts of assault with a weapon. 2 counts of dangerous operation of a conveyance (in this case a vehicle).
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11 months ago
Toronto

Police seek 3 men after suspected hate-motivated attack outside Vaughan liquor store | CBC News

Police in York Region are looking for three men after two people were assaulted outside a Vaughan liquor store on the weekend in a suspected hate-motivated attack in which the assailants allegedly used homophobic slurs.The men were last seen in a black Nissan Rogue with the Ontario licence plate CLHL733, police say.
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1 year ago
Toronto

York Public Health advises throwing out 2 products as part of probe into restaurant poisonings | CBC News

York Public Health included these images of the products that may be contaminated with aconite, a substance that can be deadly if ingested in large enough quanitites.
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11 months ago
Sports

North America Got the 2026 World Cup. Now Who Will Get the Final?

It has been almost five years since a bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico beat out a proposal from Morocco to host soccer's 2026 men's World Cup.Now the competition has turned intramural.The stadiums for the tournament have been chosen, but FIFA, world soccer's governing body, has not yet said which one will host the final game.
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1 year ago
Sports

The Mets Will Sell Themselves in a Super Bowl Commercial

Follow our live updates of the Super Bowl between Philadelphia and Kansas City.The Mets have not been to the World Series in seven years, but they have a spot in this year's Super Bowl.Some of the team's stars were brought in for a 30-second commercial that will air twice during Sunday's broadcast, which is usually the most watched television event of the year in the United States.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Why more Ontario providers are opting into $10-a-day child care and others are still holding out | CBC News

More providers are opting into the $10-a-day child-care program following a series of tweaks and a deadline extension from the Ontario government  but others are still holding out, saying the program doesn't make sense for their businesses.With the new Nov. 1 deadline to opt in a week away, the majority of licensed child-care providers in Toronto have signed up for the program, representing a notable spike in interest from the summer.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Mayoral candidate Gil Penalosa wants to add 62 kms of high-speed bus lanes in Toronto | CBC News

Toronto mayoral candidate Gil Penalosa released his transit plan on Wednesday, focusing on building up bus rapid transit in the city rather than proposing new subway or LRT lines.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Strong mayor powers to be expanded to more Ontario cities, Doug Ford says | CBC News

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday he's planning to expand so-called strong mayor powers to municipalities other than Toronto and Ottawa as a way to get more housing built.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Brace yourself. Ontario's next wave of COVID-19 is likely here, science table says | CBC News

Ontario has likely entered a new wave of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, the province's science advisory table said Wednesday, citing exponential growth in most public health units.
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1 year ago
Toronto

2 people face 50 charges in connection to York Region, Toronto break-ins

A man and woman face a total of 50 criminal charges in connection to multiple break-ins that occurred in York Region and Toronto.From October 2022 to Feb. 6, 2023 police responded to multiple break-and-enters at convenience and jewelry stores.Investigators from two York Regional Police districts worked together to identify two suspects and on Feb. 7, the suspects were arrested.
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1 year ago
Toronto

3 charged after allegedly selling home they didn't own in Toronto | CBC News

Three people have been charged after they allegedly sold a house in Toronto that they didn't own and tried to collect the proceeds.In a news release on Friday, Toronto police say they have charged a Markham woman, 41, and two Toronto men, both 22, in a title fraud scam investigation.The woman has been charged with fraud over $5,000, possession of proceeds obtained by crime over $5,000, laundering proceeds of crime, personation with intent to obtain property and uttering a forged document.
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1 year ago
New York City

2 Newark Police Officers Shot by Gunman on Rooftop, Official Says

Two police officers were shot on Tuesday afternoon by a gunman perched on a rooftop in Newark, the largest city in New Jersey, a state official said.State Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, who represents the city in the state legislature, said one officer was shot in the neck and the other officer was shot in the leg by a gunman firing a long gun from the roof of a building in the area.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Police searching for 'vulnerable' Thornhill woman, 70, missing since Monday | CBC News

Gordon is described as Black, female, five feet, two inches tall, and 130 pounds with salt-and-pepper, slicked-back wavy hair and brown eyes.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Police search for driver after woman, 26, struck and killed in Richmond Hill | CBC News

York Regional Police have set up an online portal where anyone with relevant information or video related to the hit and run can upload it.
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1 year ago
Toronto

2 York region schools put in 'hold and secure' after teens made threat with fake guns, police say | CBC News

York Regional Police says it 'received information' around 10:45 a.m. Monday morning about a video in which a teenager holding what looked like a firearm made threats.
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1 year ago
NYC music

The Busiest Season for Mariachi Bands

Stephanie KeithReporting from New York City Stephanie KeithReporting from New York City Stephanie Keith for The New York Times Here's how one group prepared  Stephanie KeithReporting from New York City Stephanie Keith for The New York Times Mariachi bands are overwhelmed by bookings this time of year when communities gather to celebrate the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Dec. 12, an annual tradition in Mexico.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca projected to lose as PCs gain momentum in GTA | CBC News

Ontario Liberal Party Leader Steven Del Duca is projected to lose his bid Thursday to win the riding of Vaughan-Woodbridge in the provincial election to incumbent Progressive Conservative Michael Tibollo.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Here's the riding the Ontario Liberals most desperately want to win | CBC News

If there is one riding in the province the Ontario Liberals most desperately want to win on election night, it's Vaughan-Woodbridge, where party leader Steven Del Duca is running.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

Regulators Accuse Amazon of Singling Out Union Organizers for Discipline

National Labor Relations Board officials said the company had applied its workplace rules unfairly, and asked it to change or scrap the regulations.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

New York City Opens Cooling Centers as It Braces for a Heat Wave

As New Yorkers brace for a week of extremely hot weather, cooling centers in air-conditioned buildings throughout the city will be open to the public from Tuesday through Thursday to offer relief from the heat.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Brampton residents grappling with flood damage after area pelted with month's worth of rain | CBC News

People in several Brampton neighbourhoods are grappling with swamped basements and other property damage Monday, one day after heavy rainfall caused localized flooding and Environment Canada is warning the Greater Toronto Area could see more of the same Monday night.
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1 year ago
Cars

Best Cheap Car Insurance in Brooklyn for 2022 | Bankrate

New York City is infamous for its high cost of living, and accordingly, the cost of car insurance is also extremely expensive.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario extending $10/day child-care opt-in deadline in hopes of more operators | CBC News

Ontario is extending the deadline for child-care operators to apply for the $10-a-day program and standardizing the process in an attempt to get more providers to sign up.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Lamborghini clocked going nearly 3 times the speed limit north of Toronto: police | CBC News

This Lamborghini was impounded police say it was clocked going 170 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.
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1 year ago
Toronto

How to fix Ontario ER wait times? The answers are mostly outside the emergency room | CBC News

If you've spent hours waiting to see a doctor in an Ontario emergency room, or days in the ER waiting to get admitted to hospital, you likely didn't see the real factors driving those delays.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Oakville high school locked down after report of male with gun nearby | CBC News

(CBC) A high school in Oakville, Ont.
has been locked down after police received a report of a male with a gun in the area on Tuesday afternoon.
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1 year ago
Toronto

Toronto man charged in 4 York Region break-ins while people were home, some jewelry recovered | CBC News

York Regional Police have arrested and charged a man after four homes were broken into in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville and Richmond Hill in May.
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