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Keffiyeh scarves banned in Ontario legislature by Speaker, Ford calls for reversal of decision

Keffiyeh scarves banned in Ontario legislature by Speaker, Ford calls for reversal of decision

Hours after Speaker of the House Ted Arnott banned the wearing of keffiyeh scarves in the Ontario legislature, Premier Doug Ford called for the reversal of the decision. In a statement, Ford said the…

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Apparent Roll Up the Rim boat winners roasted by technical glitch

Apparent Roll Up the Rim boat winners roasted by technical glitch

Some Tim Hortons customers learned the hard way on Wednesday that life’s a glitch. The iconic coffee chain is blaming a technical glitch for falsely informing some customers via email that they won…

10h ago

Leafs star Auston Matthews finishes season with 69 goals

Leafs star Auston Matthews finishes season with 69 goals

Auston Matthews won’t be joining the NHL’s 70-goal club this season. The Maple Leafs sniper was held in check for the second straight night Wednesday in Toronto’s 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay…

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Gas prices in GTA expected to rise 14 cents on Thursday

Gas prices in GTA expected to rise 14 cents on Thursday

Drivers in the GTA are bracing for a double-digit spike at the gas pumps on Thursday, as the price is expected to rise 14 cents at midnight. Roger McKnight, chief petroleum analyst with En-Pro International…

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Mississauga tenants still displaced 2 years after flood

Mississauga tenants still displaced 2 years after flood

The water came rushing into Hazel Thomas’ unit on a summer night in 2021. The roof of her Mississauga apartment building had been under construction when half the structure flooded during a storm….

11h ago

Woman who pressured boyfriend to kill his ex in 2000s granted unescorted absences from prison

Woman who pressured boyfriend to kill his ex in 2000s granted unescorted absences from prison

A woman who pressured her boyfriend into killing his teenage ex more than a decade ago will be allowed to leave prison for weeks at a time. In a hearing Wednesday morning, a Parole Board of Canada panel…

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Apparent Roll Up the Rim boat winners roasted by technical glitch

Apparent Roll Up the Rim boat winners roasted by technical glitch

Some Tim Hortons customers learned the hard way on Wednesday that life’s a glitch. The iconic coffee chain is blaming a technical glitch for falsely informing some customers via email that they won…

10h ago

Leafs star Auston Matthews finishes season with 69 goals

Leafs star Auston Matthews finishes season with 69 goals

Auston Matthews won’t be joining the NHL’s 70-goal club this season. The Maple Leafs sniper was held in check for the second straight night Wednesday in Toronto’s 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay…

6h ago

Gas prices in GTA expected to rise 14 cents on Thursday

Gas prices in GTA expected to rise 14 cents on Thursday

Drivers in the GTA are bracing for a double-digit spike at the gas pumps on Thursday, as the price is expected to rise 14 cents at midnight. Roger McKnight, chief petroleum analyst with En-Pro International…

12h ago

Mississauga tenants still displaced 2 years after flood

Mississauga tenants still displaced 2 years after flood

The water came rushing into Hazel Thomas’ unit on a summer night in 2021. The roof of her Mississauga apartment building had been under construction when half the structure flooded during a storm….

11h ago

Woman who pressured boyfriend to kill his ex in 2000s granted unescorted absences from prison

Woman who pressured boyfriend to kill his ex in 2000s granted unescorted absences from prison

A woman who pressured her boyfriend into killing his teenage ex more than a decade ago will be allowed to leave prison for weeks at a time. In a hearing Wednesday morning, a Parole Board of Canada panel…

14h ago

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Raptor Jontay Porter banned from NBA due to betting

Raptor Jontay Porter banned from NBA due to betting

Raptor Jontay Porter has received a lifetime ban from the NBA. Why experts say more research and education is needed to prevent future scandals.

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Mild temperatures return after storms tonight

Mild temperatures return after storms tonight

The wind and rain tonight will make way for milder temperatures Thursday. Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai has your seven-day forecast.

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Maple Leafs fans gear up for NHL playoffs

Maple Leafs fans gear up for NHL playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs take on a familiar foe in this years opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Brandon Rowe finds out how fans are feeling and gets a prediction from Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek.

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Big gas price spike coming

Big gas price spike coming

As stockpiles of winter gas are depleted, expect to feel some pain at the pump with a large double-digit spike expected overnight. David Zura explains.

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Toronto District School Board facing cuts without more funding from province

Toronto District School Board facing cuts without more funding from province

The TDSB is making a final plea to the Ford government for a new deal that will help dig them out of a 26.5 million dollar budget hole. But as Tina Yazdani reports, the education minister has accused the board of mismanaging its budget.

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9 charged in $20M gold heist at Pearson airport, some with ties to U.S. gun trafficking: police

9 charged in $20M gold heist at Pearson airport, some with ties to U.S. gun trafficking: police

Nine people, including Air Canada employees, are facing charges in connection to the $20-million Toronto Pearson airport gold heist that was meticulously carried out exactly one year ago, Peel Regional…

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'We'll be ready': Maple Leafs must sharpen up fast for Bruins series starting Saturday

‘We’ll be ready’: Maple Leafs must sharpen up fast for Bruins series starting Saturday

Tuesday’s sloppy loss could end up being a sneaky win for the Toronto Maple Leafs — a team that would have been hard-pressed to match the Florida Panthers’ visceral engagement, relentless checking,…

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Another case of suspected rental fraud, as renters wait on police to seek justice

Another case of suspected rental fraud, as renters wait on police to seek justice

In a Speaker’s Corner follow up, we meet another person caught up in a suspected rental scam, one of many cases Toronto police are currently investigating. Taffi Egerega has been searching for a new…

14h ago

Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter handed lifetime ban from NBA for gambling

Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter handed lifetime ban from NBA for gambling

The NBA has banned Toronto’s Jontay Porter for life after he violated the league’s guidelines around gambling. The league says its investigation found Porter disclosed confidential information to…

13h ago

Female pedestrian struck by vehicle in Scarborough

Female pedestrian struck by vehicle in Scarborough

A female pedestrian has been struck by a vehicle in Scarborough Wednesday afternoon. Toronto police were called to Markham Road and Tuxedo Court just before 3 p.m. to reports of a collision. Paramedics…

13h ago

TDSB calls for new provincial funding structure to deal with budget shortfall

TDSB calls for new provincial funding structure to deal with budget shortfall

Calls for a new funding structure as the Toronto District School Board grapples with a nearly $27 million budget shortfall. The Board says despite finding almost $17 million in savings in its latest…

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Man, 23, wanted in North York shooting

Man, 23, wanted in North York shooting

Police are searching for a 23-year-old man following a shooting in North York. Investigators say Musab Mohamed shot another person in the arm before fleeing the area of Sheppard Avenue West and Jane…

11h ago

Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside

Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland announced tweaks to Ottawa’s new dental-care plan Wednesday in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care providers to participate. Dental and hygienists’…

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Medical resident fighting for career back after losing her job due to harassment complaint

Medical resident fighting for career back after losing her job due to harassment complaint

An Ontario medical resident says she was sexually harassed by a doctor overseeing her residency and lost everything for speaking up. Her life has been on hold ever since, and she has been fighting for…

Ontario family finds home for autistic son after 16 months in hospital as countless others wait for care

Ontario family finds home for autistic son after 16 months in hospital as countless others wait for care

A family pushed to despair after their autistic son was placed in a psychiatric ward because there was nowhere else for him to go have finally found their answer. Michelle and Sean Crooks have 24-year-old…

New documentary to air on deadly, illegal cosmetic clinic in Vaughan

New documentary to air on deadly, illegal cosmetic clinic in Vaughan

On a cold April morning in 2017, 23-year-old Chanel Stebens entered a Vaughan home to receive a cosmetic butt injection from Anna Yakubovsky-Rositsan, a registered nurse who investigators say was operating…

5 teens charged in York Region high school brawl, days after students warned administration of threats

5 teens charged in York Region high school brawl, days after students warned administration of threats

Students at a York Region high school say administrators failed to protect them after they reported receiving threats weeks and hours before a hallway brawl. Five teenagers have since been charged…

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How to claim home office expenses on your 2023 tax return

How to claim home office expenses on your 2023 tax return

If you work from home or follow a hybrid model and divide your time between your home and workplace, there are some changes in the way you can claim home office expenses this year. Previously, remote…

How warmer winter weather is impacting the environment in the Greater Toronto Area

How warmer winter weather is impacting the environment in the Greater Toronto Area

Toronto Pearson airport weather records show a sharp decrease in snowfall compared to the average. There have above-normal temperatures too.

Everything you never wanted to know about bed bugs

Everything you never wanted to know about bed bugs

In today’s The Big Story podcast, just 20 years ago, Canadian cities were seeing a few dozen bed bug infestation reports a year. Now they get thousands — and in Toronto, tens of thousands. In Canada…

Ramadan is here. 10 things to know about the holiest month in Islam

Ramadan is here. 10 things to know about the holiest month in Islam

Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims. It is the month of fasting and one of the five pillars on which the Muslim faith is based. Muslims believe that during the last 10 days of the month, Allah (Muslims’…

TTC implements 14 slow-speed zones across subway Lines 1, 2 due to track issues

TTC implements 14 slow-speed zones across subway Lines 1, 2 due to track issues

TTC staff put the orders in place on Wednesday after several areas of track were determined to require repairs.

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