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'Man down! Man down!' Video captures last moments of firefighter's fatal training exercise
A coroner's jury say a video Wednesday of Point Edward Firefighter Gary Kendall's last moments during a ice and water training exercise. More video
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One person injured after gunfire erupts between 2 cars in Scarborough
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Toronto police are looking for suspects and more victims after the occupants of at least one vehicle shot at another in Scarborough early Wednesday evening, leaving at least one person injured.
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As It Happens Canadian energy drink maker faces backlash from New Zealanders over Maori name and design
New Zealanders in Canada have filed a complaint with their home country's High Commission over the Haka energy drink, saying it appropriates Maori culture.
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Two TTC workers fail new drug and alcohol testing protocol
The very first worker to be tested under the TTC's new random drug and alcohol policy was found to be impaired. Another employee has failed a drug test.
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Toronto Islands residents bracing for lake levels to rise up to 25 cm in weeks ahead
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More than 15,000 sandbags have been strategically placed at the areas of greatest risk on the islands, reads a city update, and restrictions on public access to Toronto Island Park will remain until further notice.
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Ontario woman's van trade-in stonewalled by Fred Flintstone
A 75-year-old eastern Ontario woman discovered that a Fred Flintstone living on Yellow Brick Road and his daughter Pebbles had liens on her van when she tried to trade the vehicle.
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Inside Quayside, the hyper-modern, tech-friendly development coming to Toronto's waterfront
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An unassuming piece of industrial land on the eastern Toronto waterfront has been earmarked to become a development of the future.
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Don Meredith eligible for pension because he resigned, avoided expulsion
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Don Meredith is eligible to collect his parliamentary pension because he resigned before facing an expulsion vote.
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Savvy students find ways around TDSB's Wi-Fi block on Snapchat, Instagram, Netflix
Students at Canada's largest school board say they will have no problem getting access to Netflix, Snapchat and Instagram at school — despite a temporary Wi-Fi ban on the three platforms — by using alternate routes to internet access.
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Liberals to name ex-Ontario minister Madeleine Meilleur to official languages post
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to name former Ontario Liberal cabinet minister Madeleine Meilleur as official languages commissioner. The NDP is calling it a partisan appointment.
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Registration now open at Toronto's first multi-language elementary school
Parents are now able to register their children at the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s new multi-language elementary school. St. René Goupil Catholic School in Scarborough will offer instruction in French as well specific subjects and other parts of the curriculum in Spanish, Mandarin and English.
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Landlord says province's new roadblocks aren't 'going to stop anybody' from getting kicked out
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A Toronto landlord is questioning whether the province’s new rules to prevent tenants from being unfairly kicked out of their homes will really have an impact.
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Canadian man charged with murder of Mexican woman in Cancun
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A Canadian man has been charged with homicide in the death of a 23-year-old Mexican woman killed inside a hotel room at a Cancun resort.
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Video Live-streamed kidney transplant 'went off without a hitch,' doctor says
Hamilton hospital St. Joe's live streamed a kidney transplant Wednesday afternoon, with doctors taking questions from the public.
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Arrest made in shooting outside Scarborough plaza
An arrest was made Monday by Toronto Police in relation to last week's double-shooting in Scarborough.
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Hard At Work This woman worked while concussed due to no sick pay, but the province could change that
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Some three million workers in Ontario have no right to any paid sick days, but that could soon change if the Wynne government reforms the province's employment laws.
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Man found dead in Ron Watson Park in Scarborough
Police are investigating after a man was found dead in Ron Watson Park in Scarborough.
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Jagmeet Singh to announce bid for NDP leadership: sources
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Jagmeet Singh, the deputy leader of the Ontario NDP, will launch his bid next Monday to become leader of the federal New Democrats, CBC News has learned.
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1 man stabbed, another struck by vehicle in Parkdale incident
Two men were taken to hospital with serious injuries after one was stabbed and another was struck by a car in an incident in Parkdale early Wednesday.
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'Like being held prisoner': Air Canada leaves teen stranded alone at airport overnight
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Air Canada cannot use construction at Toronto's Pearson airport as an excuse for forcing a 15-year-old to spend a long, scary night alone, says the boy's mother.
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This guy's restaurant serves 'fat cock,' but he says it's a 'really cool' place for kids
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Servers at recently opened restaurants in Burlington and Hamilton offer the patrons skinny cock, fat cock and imported cock as part of the marketing shtick.
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Firefighters free taxi driver after his hand gets stuck between cab's seat and console
Toronto firefighters had to work for more than an hour before they were able to free a taxi driver whose hand became stuck between the cab's seat and centre console early Wednesday.
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Disability advocate 'cautiously optimistic' after Ottawa announces passport accessibility review
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A man with cerebral palsy who alleges he was denied assistance at a federal government office in Toronto, says he’s “cautiously optimistic” after learning Ottawa is reviewing its policy that prevents staff from helping disabled applicants fill out passport files.
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'Our education system isn't the best': Toronto teens talk sexual consent
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Toronto students reacting to a judge's ruling on sexual consent say schools should put more emphasis on the topic.
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'In the face of insurmountable challenges': Woman completes PhD despite terminal cancer diagnosis
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Research supervisor calls Precilla Veigas a "regular person performing extraordinary actions in the face of insurmountable challenges" during a special convocation ceremony at the University of Toronto on Tuesday.
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RBC building damaged by Toronto hydro vault explosion to be closed for 6 months
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The Royal Bank of Canada building evacuated after a hydro vault exploded beneath it on King Street West will remain closed for at least six months, CBC Toronto has learned.
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Flooding prompts Prince Edward County to declare a state of emergency
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Prince Edward county's local council has declared a state of emergency following days of flooding as Lake Ontario continues to rise.
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Indigenous artist Shelley Niro wins $50,000 Scotiabank Photography Award
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Celebrated indigenous artist Shelley Niro has won the $50,000 Scotiabank Photography Award.
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CFIA charges company for allegedly selling non-kosher cheese as kosher
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A Toronto-area food manufacturer and distributor is facing criminal charges after allegedly trying to pass off ordinary cheese as a kosher product.
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ROM scientists name new dinosaur species after Ghostbusters villain
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Scientists from the Royal Ontario Museum have recently discovered the fossil of a 75-million-year-old species of armoured dinosaur, or ankylosaur, which was unusually well-preserved — and oddly familiar to a Ghostbuster fan.
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Facing $343M budget gap, Toronto could freeze spending in 2018
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City staff is recommending Toronto freeze its budget this year, an idea that has the mayor's support but has left some councillors sounding the alarm.
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Don Meredith resigns from Senate over relationship with teen
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Don Meredith has quit the Senate of Canada a week after the ethics committee recommended he be expelled from the Red Chamber for his relationship with a teen.
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TDSB blocks Wi-Fi access to Snapchat, Instagram and Netflix
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The TDSB announced Tuesday that it has temporarily blocked Wi-Fi access to Snapchat, Instagram and Netflix for all its staff and students because the three sites are overloading its aging Wi-Fi system.
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Wine, watches and ... skin moisturizer?: The luxurious and 'unusual' life of an alleged Toronto fraud crew
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Crocodile skin boots, Italian suits and a watch made from actual moon dust are just some of the items Toronto Police have seized from a suspected fraud crew, but there’s much, much more.
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Ontario teacher guilty of pushing anti-vaccine views suspended for talking to media
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An Ontario high school science teacher who was found guilty of professional misconduct after pushing anti-vaccination views says he was suspended without pay for three days for speaking to the media about the case.
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Unregulated ice rescue courses the only option for firefighters, inquest hears
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Relatives of two Ontario men who lost their lives during firefighter training exercises five years apart wiped their eyes as a coroner's inquest that began Tuesday heard details of the fatal incidents.
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Ontario Liberals ask court to dismiss Hydro One suit arguing it's a political complaint, not a legal one
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Ontario's Liberal government argues a lawsuit over the controversial partial sale of Hydro One is a political complaint "dressed up" as a legal one.
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Under watchful eyes of province, York school board gets to work on list of directives
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The York Region District School Board is taking steps to make good on a list of 22 directives given to them by Education Minister Mitzie Hunter in April.
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City may stop Yonge subway extension if province doesn't fund downtown relief line, mayor says
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Mayor John Tory says the TTC may stop planning work on extending the Yonge subway north if the province doesn't commit to helping fund the future downtown relief line.
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Semi-silent film takes you inside life of deaf-blind filmmaker
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Toronto-based film and accessibility critic Michael McNeely, who is deaf-blind, shares his experiences in his comical new film "Hold Music," screening at the Toronto ReelAbilities Film Festival.
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Anti-Semitic incidents on the rise in Canada, says advocacy group B'nai Brith
A Jewish advocacy group says anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise in Canada.
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Peel police seek suspects in fatal Brampton motel shooting
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Peel Regional Police say they are looking for a number of suspects after the shooting death of a man at a Brampton motel in February.
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Raptors president Ujiri emphasizes 'culture reset' at year-end news conference
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Team president Masai Ujiri says the Toronto Raptors need a "culture reset" after a post-season that ended in a second-round sweep at the hands of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Dashcam catches in-line skater in Mississauga catching a ride on the back of a truck
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Police are warning people not to take the lead of a in-line skater in Mississauga caught on camera catching a ride on the back of a truck.
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If police aren't allowed at Pride, he wants to start a new Pride
Toronto community activist Bryn Hendricks says he's willing to start a new Pride parade if Pride Toronto refuses to allow uniformed police to take part in the parade.
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Mississauga woman found dead was 'concealed' at home after going missing: police
A Mississauga woman found dead in her driveway was "concealed" at a residence before her body was discovered, Peel Regional Police say.
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3rd suspect sought in Mississauga murder of Brampton man
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Peel Regional Police say they are still looking for a suspect in the first-degree murder of a Brampton man in a Mississauga fast-food restaurant.
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Halton officer who wounded accused in Annex lawyer's shooting won't be charged
The Halton police officer who wounded a man charged with shooting a prominent Toronto defence lawyer will not be charged, the Special Investigations Unit announced Tuesday.
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More immigrants 'fleeing to the suburbs' as Toronto housing prices keep rising
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Just over half of the immigrant population in the Toronto census metropolitan area was living in a municipality peripheral to Toronto in 2011, up from 40 per cent a decade earlier, according to a new Statistics Canada report.
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Beer and cider are coming to more grocery stores in the GTA ahead of Canada Day
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Ontario residents will have more choices of where to buy beer and cider ahead of Canada Day as more grocery stores are selected to sell alcohol.
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Landlord said she needed the apartment, then it popped up for rent on Kijiji
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Proposed new rules would require landlords to prove they are taking over a unit for their own use after evicting the tenants. A west-end couple told CBC Toronto they were kicked out this way, only to see their unit advertised on Kijiji soon afterward.
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