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• Man charged with murder in shooting of 23-year-old man inside Scarborough nightclub

  Emergency crews were called to McCowan Road and Nugget Avenue at around 3:48 a.m. for reports for a shooting inside of a night club in the area on Monday.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2021
• Ontario reports 4,177 new COVID cases, 2 deaths

  However, as infections soar, patients with COVID in ICUs (intensive care units) have remained relatively stable but are overall on a slow rise.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2021
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• Man and woman shot near Brampton convention centre

  Police said a man was taken to hospital in serious condition and a woman was taken in critical condition.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2021
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• Minor injuries after reported explosion causes ‘catastrophic’ damage at Scarborough daycare

  Emergency crews responded to a call for a fire at 4679 Kingston Rd., just before 1:45 p.m.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2021
• Vaccines not enough to curb Omicron spread, stronger public measures needed: Ontario modelling

  The new projections come a day after the provincial government announced a series of new measures in response to the highly infectious Omicron variant.

  Health

  Dec 16, 2021
• Ontario’s police watchdog investigating officer-involved shooting following robbery in Markham

  Emergency services were called to a bank located at 2900 Steeles Ave East for reports of a bank robbery just before 2 p.m.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2021
• 2 men charged, 1 suspect outstanding in Regent Park fatal shooting of 27-year-old youth worker

  A warrant has been issued for Toronto resident 27-year-old Jabreel Elmi,

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2021
• TDSB says schools will close to in-person, online learning if buses cancelled due to weather

  "... The TDSB has determined that when buses are cancelled, all schools -- including both in-person and virtual learning -- will also be closed to staff and students."

  Education

  Dec 13, 2021
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• Man charged after pedestrian struck and killed in Scarborough

  Police said the male driver left the vehicle at the scene and took off on foot, but was located and arrested by investigators a short time later.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2021
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• Man shot in chest at Yonge and Dundas, police say

  Emergency crews were called to the scene at Yonge and Dundas streets just after 2 a.m.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2021
• Ontario reports 1,476 new COVID cases, 8 deaths

  However, as infections rise, patients with COVID in ICUs (intensive care units) continue to remain relatively stable.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2021
• 20-year-old man charged with 1st-degree murder of 16-year-old boy in 2020 East York shooting

  Police said officers arrived on scene and found a man with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle. He was pronounced dead on scene.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2021
• Ontario’s police watchdog investigating collision between Toronto police cruiser, civilian vehicle

  The Special Investigation's Unit (SIU) said the collision happened on Wednesday around 9 p.m. at the intersection of Avenue Road and St. Clair Avenue west.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2021
• 2 Vaughan schools moved to online learning due to COVID-19 outbreak

  Eitz Chaim School and Netivot HaTorah Day School and Child Care in Vaughan are both experiencing outbreaks which forced full school dismissals.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2021
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• City of Toronto opens warming centres beginning Monday evening

  Four warming centres will be open beginning at 7 p.m.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2021
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• Toronto police, family and friends searching for 26-year-old missing man

  Raheem White was last seen on Dec. 1 at around 3:30 p.m. in the Osler Street and Pelham Avenue area.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2021
• Ontario reports 887 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths

  Ontario hospitalizations and ICU occupancy remain relatively steady.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2021
• Man, woman in critical condition after shooting in Brampton plaza

  Emergency services were called to the scene of a shooting at a plaza in the area of Central Park Drive and Graham Crescent just before 5 p.m.

  Crime

  Dec 6, 2021
• East-end Toronto junior public school moved to online learning due to COVID investigation: TPH

  Wilkinson Junior Public School students will move from in-person learning to online beginning Monday.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2021
• OPP investigate multiple suspected overdoses in Ontario

  Between Thursday and Saturday, Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to two fatal and five non-fatal suspected overdoses in the Huntsville area.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2021
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• Ontario reports 1,184 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

  It marks the third day in a row the case count has been higher than 1,000 but overall hospitalizations and ICU occupancy have remained steady.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2021
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• York Region confirms 1st case of COVID-19 Omicron variant in child under 12

  York Region says it has confirmed its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant on Friday in a child under 12 from Vaughan.

  Health

  Dec 3, 2021
• Elderly woman in life-threatening condition after crash in Toronto

  Emergency crews were called to the scene in the area of Tower Drive and Lawrence Avenue East just before 1:30 p.m. for reports of a collision.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2021
• Man charged with 1st-degree murder in connection with Scarborough shooting

  The victim was identified as 25-year-old Toronto resident Malcolm Ellis.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2021
• Almost 1,000 COVID-19 unvaccinated TDSB staff still working at schools while waiting for exemptions

  "Final decisions on many of these requests will be shared in the upcoming weeks."

  Education

  Dec 1, 2021