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2 stabbed at Toronto’s Christie Pits Park, suspect soughtToronto police say a man and a woman in their 20s have been stabbed at Christie Pits Park on Thursday night.CrimeAug 25, 2023
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‘Stand up to hate’: 90 years since the riot at Toronto’s Christie PitsThe riot on Aug. 16, 1933, began after a group of young men unfurled a banner with a black swastika following the game, which featured a team of mostly Jewish teenagers.CanadaAug 16, 2023
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‘It meant so much to me’: Toronto woman finds father in AGO exhibitShe had been gifted an AGO membership last fall from her mother, and went to see the exhibit just half an hour before the art museum closed for the night.CanadaJan 5, 2023
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Man arrested after argument, stabbing in restaurant near Toronto’s Christie Pits ParkOfficers said two men who knew each other got into an argument in a restaurant in the area of Christie and Bloor streets.CrimeSep 18, 2022
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Firefighter among 8 injured in 3-alarm fire in Christie Pits areaToronto paramedics said they transported eight people in total.FireMar 25, 2018
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Christie Pits anniversary conjures comparisons to Charlottesville violenceIt has been more than eighty years since a riot that saw thousands spill out into the streets in west Toronto. The riot at Christie Pits is now widely regarded as a major turning point for the city now renowned for its diversity.CanadaAug 16, 2017
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Toronto remembers the Christie Pits Riot"There was blood all over the place," said Black, recalling the events that unfolded on Aug. 16, 1933, during a baseball game at the Christie Pits Park in the city's west end.CanadaAug 15, 2013
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