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TTC riders don’t feel increased police presence, continue to ride with caution
One day after the police announced they were increasing their presence on Toronto’s transit with 80 officers, many riders on…
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TTC to deploy 80 ‘highly visible’ staff a day to enhance transit safety
In response to the recent spate of random violent attacks on the TTC, the city’s transit agency is ordering managers…
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Two more girls charged in ‘swarming’ death of homeless man granted bail
Two girls charged in the fatal “swarming” death of a homeless man were released on bail late Friday after two,…
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Peel police chief calls Tyre Nichols death ‘murder’ ahead of release of Memphis police video
Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah is calling the death of a Black man who died after an interaction with…
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The shadow rental market: How long-term Airbnb stays may leave Toronto tenants at risk
When Tianning Ning and her family found a home in a quiet neighbourhood near Yonge and St. Clair they could…
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One big happy experiment: Turning a Haliburton lodge into a co-living dream
When Doug and Mardi Tindal moved into a west-end condo around the start of the pandemic, they posted a sign…
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Adelaide Street East fully closed due to falling hazard from snowstorm
Adelaide Street East will be closed from east of Yonge Street to west of Victoria Street due to a “potential…
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Southeast Asia’s opium boom means more deadly heroin on Toronto streets
Poppy cultivation’s rapidly increasing as pandemic border restrictions drop, pushing up the spectre of a flood of cheap, deadly heroin…
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Peel school board takes ‘historic’ step to dismantling Islamophobia
The Peel public school board has adopted a landmark strategy, saying it is the first in Canada to create a…
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‘Get away from me’: Brampton man pleads guilty to murdering his sons, staging their bodies as if nothing had happened
Warning: Disturbing content The mother of two boys suffocated to death by their father told a Brampton court how her…
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