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• ‘Lucky to be alive’: Toronto woman recounts running for her life during Las Vegas shooting

  Toronto woman Heather Graham said she ran for her life during the horrific Las Vegas shooting Sunday night and is very grateful she and her friends survived.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2017
• Toronto neurosurgeon accused of murdering prominent doctor wife denied bail

  A Toronto neurosurgeon charged with first-degree murder in the death of his prominent doctor wife has been denied bail. 

  Crime

  Aug 30, 2017
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• Marco Muzzo family donates millions for new Ontario hospital, wing named in tribute

  The organization said it had decided to name the west wing of the facility the "De Gasperis-Muzzo Tower" to recognize the family's "exceptional contributions."

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2017
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• Toronto teen Jeremiah Perry failed school swim test before drowning in Algonquin Park: TDSB

  The school board says of the 32 students who went on the trip, 30 were recorded as taking the swim test. Of the 30, 15 students failed the swim test and only 15 passed.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2017
• University of Toronto denies ‘Nationalist Rally’ will take place on campus

  The Sept. 14 event, which was allegedly hosted by the Canadian Nationalist Party, aimed to "discuss the nationalist movement in Canada and the future of our country."

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2017
• Fentanyl suspected after 3 fatal overdoses in Durham Region amid recent spike: police

  Police have responded to 12 non-fatal overdoses and four fatal overdoses in two weeks within the region.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2017
• Ontario ombudsman criticizes Toronto school boards for 2016 school bus delays

  Toronto District School Board and Toronto Catholic District School Board said there were about 60 routes that didn't have drivers last year that affected more than 1,000 students.

  Education

  Aug 10, 2017
• North Korea details plan to fire 4 missiles toward Guam

  The announcement Thursday warned that the North is finalizing a plan to fire four of its Hwasong-12 missiles over Japan and into waters around the tiny island, which hosts 7,000 U.S. military personnel on two main bases and has a population of 160,000.

  World

  Aug 10, 2017
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• ‘I’m a proud Canadian’: Toronto father ‘shocked’ after racist graffiti spray painted on SUV

  A Toronto father who has lived in Canada for more than 35 years says he's "shocked" and "hurt" after finding racist graffiti spray painted on his SUV outside of his north-end home. 

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2017
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• Toronto police chief denies ‘cover up’ in alleged ‘violent attack’ by off-duty officer

  Toronto police Const. Michael Theriault was charged July 18 in connection with the alleged assault of Dafonte Miller, which took place in Whitby, Ont., on Dec. 28, 2016.

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2017
• Via Rail terror plotter to appeal life sentence after undergoing mental health treatment

  Chiheb Esseghaier is currently serving his time in a British Columbia prison, is taking antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia and says he wishes to appeal his life sentence.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2017
• Women surpass men as largest smugglers of cocaine at Canada’s airports: CBSA

  Of the 223 seizures at airports involving women between 2012 and 2015 a total of 812 kg of cocaine was confiscated. Of the 287 incidents involving males, 681 kg were seized.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2017
• Toronto police 911 dispatch issues resolved after ‘technical difficulties’

  Toronto police say the “technical difficulties” they were facing with their 911 emergency dispatch service Friday have been resolved.

  Crime

  Jul 21, 2017
• Thunder Bay mayor Keith Hobbs, wife charged with extortion

  Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs and his wife have been charged with extortion and obstructing justice, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. 

  Crime

  Jul 21, 2017
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• Toronto woman, 71, dies after being struck by TTC bus in Scarborough

  A 71-year-old woman has died following a collision with a TTC bus in Scarborough Tuesday morning, police said.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2017
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• Seven-year-old boy with autism dies in central Ontario house fire

  A seven-year-old boy with autism was killed in a house fire in Stayner, Ont. Thursday evening.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2017
• Ontario launches online survey for public feedback on marijuana legalization

  The province wants input from Ontarians on how it should proceed in a way that protects youth, prevents harm and keeps Ontario roads safe.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2017
• Suspect wanted in thefts from donation boxes at 2 mosques in Markham: police

  Police said the suspect broke into the mosques by prying open both a window and a door, and stole donations boxes containing an undisclosed amount of money.

  Crime

  Jul 11, 2017
• Pam McConnell, veteran Toronto city councillor, dies at 71

  Veteran Toronto city councillor and deputy mayor Pam McConnell has died at the age of 71.

  Politics

  Jul 7, 2017
• Majority of charges laid in Canada’s largest marijuana dispensary raid will not go to trial

  Of the 90 individuals who were facing more than 180 charges in Toronto police's May 26, 2016 Project Claudia raids of 43 dispensaries -- 45 of those cases have been withdrawn or stayed and a further 27 have been settled through peace bonds.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2017
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• Canada’s ‘most notorious bank robber’ caught after leaving evidence in vault, could face 15 years

  French-American Jeffrey James Shuman was arrested in September 2015 and pleaded guilty to seven robberies in Ontario Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2017
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• ‘I don’t believe in your law’: Toronto woman who pledged allegiance to ISIS charged with terrorism

  Rehab Dughmosh was re-arrested by RCMP investigators and charged with 14 terrorism-related charges Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2017
• Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman blames MLB for ‘epidemic’ of blisters

  Toronto Blue Jays right handed pitcher Marcus Stroman is pointing a finger at Major League Baseball over a spike in blisters among professional pitchers.

  Sports

  Jul 4, 2017
• Canna Clinic marijuana dispensary raided twice in 1 week, 8 more employees charged: Toronto police

  For the second time in a week police raided the same Canna Clinic marijuana dispensary and charged eight more employees, just days after the arrest of 80 people following coordinated search warrants in Toronto and Vancouver.

  Crime

  Jun 29, 2017
• Federal government wants Ontario inmate segregation fight put on ice

  A federal lawyer says Bill C-56, introduced earlier this month, would set presumptive limits on administrative segregation, along with independent oversight of its application.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2017