Men wanted in Yorkdale Mall jewellery store robbery used pepper spray during heist: police
Men wanted in Yorkdale Mall jewellery store robbery used pepper spray during heist: police

Toronto police are searching for four men believed to be behind a brazen, smash-and-grab robbery at a jewellery store in Yorkdale Mall, with authorities noting one of the perpetrators used pepper spray…

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Woman dies after being hit by garbage truck in St. Clair West Village
Woman dies after being hit by garbage truck in St. Clair West Village

A woman in her 50s has died after she was struck by a garbage truck in Toronto’s St. Clair West Village. Officers were called to the intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Winona Drive just before…

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Be aware of fraudulent snow removal companies, Toronto police say
Be aware of fraudulent snow removal companies, Toronto police say

Toronto police are alerting residents to be mindful of fraud involving snow removal companies city-wide. A police spokesperson said on most occasions, suspects typically use social media advertisements…

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Ontario considering enhanced road test for drivers over 80: AG report
Ontario considering enhanced road test for drivers over 80: AG report

Ontario is considering introducing an enhanced road test for drivers over 80 years old, and is looking at how to better deter stunt driving. The annual report this week from the province’s acting auditor…

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'Not as dire': Canada's 2024 food price report released. Here's what experts are forecasting
‘Not as dire’: Canada’s 2024 food price report released. Here’s what experts are forecasting

The 14th annual food price report was released on Thursday with a focus on how Canadians are spending less despite inflation, either by reducing the quantity or quality of food, or by substituting less…

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CBC head Catherine Tait summoned to committee over job cuts, executive bonuses
CBC head Catherine Tait summoned to committee over job cuts, executive bonuses

Members of Parliament are calling CBC head Catherine Tait to testify about her announcement the public broadcaster would cut 10 per cent of its workforce while not ruling out bonuses for executives. The…

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Woman dies after being hit by garbage truck in St. Clair West Village
Woman dies after being hit by garbage truck in St. Clair West Village

A woman in her 50s has died after she was struck by a garbage truck in Toronto’s St. Clair West Village. Officers were called to the intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Winona Drive just before…

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Be aware of fraudulent snow removal companies, Toronto police say
Be aware of fraudulent snow removal companies, Toronto police say

Toronto police are alerting residents to be mindful of fraud involving snow removal companies city-wide. A police spokesperson said on most occasions, suspects typically use social media advertisements…

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Ontario considering enhanced road test for drivers over 80: AG report
Ontario considering enhanced road test for drivers over 80: AG report

Ontario is considering introducing an enhanced road test for drivers over 80 years old, and is looking at how to better deter stunt driving. The annual report this week from the province’s acting auditor…

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'Not as dire': Canada's 2024 food price report released. Here's what experts are forecasting
‘Not as dire’: Canada’s 2024 food price report released. Here’s what experts are forecasting

The 14th annual food price report was released on Thursday with a focus on how Canadians are spending less despite inflation, either by reducing the quantity or quality of food, or by substituting less…

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CBC head Catherine Tait summoned to committee over job cuts, executive bonuses
CBC head Catherine Tait summoned to committee over job cuts, executive bonuses

Members of Parliament are calling CBC head Catherine Tait to testify about her announcement the public broadcaster would cut 10 per cent of its workforce while not ruling out bonuses for executives. The…

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Ryan Reynolds is back with his annual ugly sweater fundraiser for SickKids hospital, and this year the Canadian Actor is teaming up with the ever popular, Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Melissa Duggan speaks with Kate Torrance, a vice president with the SickKids foundation on the campaign.

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Off-duty officer stabbed during brazen store robbery
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An off-duty police officer is stabbed while trying to stop a brazen robbery at an east-end Best Buy outlet on Wednesday, the latest in a rash of retail robberies across the GTA. Erica Natividad has the latest.

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It wasn’t just the snow and slush disrupting the drive in the GTA on Thursday morning with some commuters in Toronto noticing something ‘fowl’ on a busy highway. Motorists reported a turkey blocking…

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Police in Durham are on the hunt for a suspect after a male youth was allegedly sprayed in the face with a noxious substance when he refused to give up his jacket. Authorities were called to the Dundas…

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Cindy Woodhouse became the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations on Thursday, with her closest challenger conceding after six rounds of voting that stretched late into the previous night. “I…

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The oil and gas industry will have to cut emissions by more than one-third or buy offset credits under the federal government’s new oil and gas cap policy being detailed Thursday. The cap was promised…

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79-year-old woman dead after being struck by car in Whitby
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Pedestrian seriously hurt after getting trapped under bus in Mississauga
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A woman is expected to survive after being struck and then becoming trapped under a bus in Mississauga on Wednesday night. Emergency crews were called to Elm Drive and Mississauga Valley Boulevard,…

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Winter is coming but is the city prepared for what lies ahead?
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With Torontonians waking up to light snow on Thursday morning, there are lingering questions about the City’s preparedness for the winter ahead with problems plaguing operations the last couple of years….

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1 dead after single-vehicle crash on Highway 427
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A 42-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 427 in Vaughan. Provincial police say the northbound lanes of the highway were closed between Highway 407 and Highway 7 around 6…

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The man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding another at a Las Vegas university Wednesday was a professor who unsuccessfully sought a job at the school, a law enforcement official with…

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Changes to G class driving test done without full review, may have risked safety: AG
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