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• Toronto Raptors sign Eugene Omoruyi to 10-day contract - Raptors Republic

  09-01-2025 04:05 via news.google.com
  Toronto Raptors sign Eugene Omoruyi to 10-day contract  Raptors Republic
  
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• Toronto police investigating parental abduction, three-year-old boy believed to be in India

  09-01-2025 19:21 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  A parental abduction investigation is underway after a father allegedly failed to return to Canada with his three-year-old son after a trip to India, Toronto police say.
  
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• Chow says Toronto budget will include money for more traffic agents

  09-01-2025 19:18 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  Mayor Olivia Chow is vowing to bolster the compliment of traffic agents in the city to 100 this year in order to help ease gridlock at some of the city’s busiest intersections.
  
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• Freight trains could be diverted to accommodate GO expansion: Doug Ford

  09-01-2025 18:42 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  Premier Doug Ford is asking Metrolinx to look into diverting freight rail trains from existing rail lines in order to accommodate the eventual expansion of GO Transit service in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area.
  
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• Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in New Year's Eve shooting in Oshawa

  09-01-2025 18:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Durham police have charged a 44-year-old man with second-degree murder after a shooting in an Oshawa apartment on New Year’s Eve. The accused was arrested in Whitby on Wednesday, police said in a news release.
  
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• No injuries reported after oil drum, car catch fire at commercial property in Scarborough

  09-01-2025 18:27 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  No one was injured after large flames and heavy black smoke billowed from a commercial property that caught fire in southwest Scarborough on Thursday morning.
  
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• Ford directs Metrolinx to study GO Transit expansion by diverting freight rails

  09-01-2025 17:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Doug Ford has directed Metrolinx to study expanding GO Transit across the Greater Golden Horseshoe region by diverting freight rails from existing lines. The expansion could increase service along the Kitchener and Milton lines and create new GO lines and stations, Ford said in a letter to Metrolinx on Thursday. 
  
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• Toronto native recounts evacuation from deadly Los Angeles wildfires

  09-01-2025 17:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Nick Clemens, a Torontonian who now lives in Los Angeles, is among the roughly 130,000 people under evacuation orders as wildfires ravage the west coast city. He recounted his evacuation in an interview with CBC Radio's Metro Morning on Thursday.
  
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• More than 80,000 people in Ontario were homeless in 2024, new report finds

  09-01-2025 17:26 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  A new report by Ontario's municipalities says more than 80,000 people were homeless last year.
  
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• Toronto quadrupling traffic agents to fight congestion: mayor

  09-01-2025 17:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor Olivia Chow says the $3 million investment will bring the total number of agents up to 100 and help deal with box-blocking and other traffic issues around the city.
  
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• Tow truck driver seriously injured in Scarborough shooting

  09-01-2025 16:46 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  A tow truck driver has serious injuries after he was shot in Scarborough Wednesday night.
  
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• Premier Doug Ford says Ontario ready to support California during 'devastating' fires

  09-01-2025 15:49 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  As deadly wildfires continue to tear through the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is standing by to offer its support, calling the situation 'devastating.'
  
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• Male pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in North York

  09-01-2025 14:47 via cbc.ca
  
  A male pedestrian died in hospital Thursday after he was struck by a vehicle in North York, police say. The collision happened just before 7 a.m. on the westbound Highway 401 off-ramp to Keele Street.
  
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• Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in North York

  09-01-2025 13:58 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  A pedestrian is dead after they were struck by a vehicle in North York Thursday morning.
  
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• Overdose deaths in Ontario increasingly involve more than one drug, new report says

  09-01-2025 13:21 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous, a new report says.
  
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• Overdose deaths in Ontario increasingly involve more than 1 drug, new report says

  09-01-2025 13:01 via cbc.ca
  
  An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous, a new report says.
  
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• Firefighters battle to control devastating Los Angeles wildfires as ferocious winds calm somewhat

  09-01-2025 12:03 via ctvnews.ca
  
  A fast-moving fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night, threatening one of Los Angeles' most iconic spots as firefighters battled to get under control three other major blazes that killed five people, put 130,000 people under evacuation orders and ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to inland Pasadena.
  
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• Firefighters battle devastating Los Angeles wildfires as winds calm somewhat

  09-01-2025 12:03 via ctvnews.ca
  
  Firefighters battled early Thursday to control major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and caused thousands of people to frantically flee their homes.
  
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• Toronto man says he had to replace 2024 electric truck battery after 3,000 kilometres

  09-01-2025 12:00 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  A Toronto man said he wanted to do his part for the environment and support his green energy related business by switching over to an all-electric pick-up truck.
  
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• Canadians want Ottawa and provinces to team up against Trump tariff threats: Nanos survey

  09-01-2025 11:00 via ctvnews.ca
  
  A majority of Canadians want Ottawa and the provinces to team up against U.S. tariff threats, according to a new survey by Nanos Research.
  
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• Undocumented in Canada, she's emerging from the shadows to fight for equal rights

  09-01-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Monieya Jess never imagined her life in Canada would turn out like this, living undocumented, in the shadows of society. But now the Jamaican woman is risking deportation by speaking out — part of an effort to expose an underground workforce that’s vulnerable to exploitation and likely to grow.
  
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• Meta is ending fact-checking in the U.S. Could that affect the vote in Canada?

  09-01-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Social media giant Meta's decision to move away from fact-checking and content moderation on its platforms like Facebook and Instagram could make it easier to interfere in Canada's next federal election and the Liberal leadership race to succeed Justin Trudeau, say experts.
  
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• Hamilton landlord owes $27M, loses control over building where tenants faced water shut-off for 3 months

  09-01-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Dylan Suitor has failed to pay back bank and private loans he used to buy and renovate the 63-unit building at 1083 Main St. E. in Hamilton in 2021, according to documents filed in court.
  
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• Broken gravestones, ripped up grass: Richmond Hill church facing investigation over cemetery conditions

  09-01-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Richmond Hill church is in hot water — again — over the heritage cemetery that it oversees. Both the Bereavement Authority of Ontario, which regulates licensed cemeteries in the province, and the City of Richmond Hill say they are investigating conditions at the Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Richmond Hill.
  
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• Montreal Victoire edge Toronto Sceptres 4-2 in first PWHL game in Vancouver - Yahoo Canada Sports

  09-01-2025 06:45 via news.google.com
  Montreal Victoire edge Toronto Sceptres 4-2 in first PWHL game in Vancouver  Yahoo Canada Sports
  
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• KOIVUNEN SNAGS HAT TRICK IN PENS’ 6-3 WIN AT TORONTO - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

  09-01-2025 06:24 via news.google.com
  KOIVUNEN SNAGS HAT TRICK IN PENS’ 6-3 WIN AT TORONTO  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
  
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• Huge tent next to Toronto landmark may finally come down after a decade - blogTO

  09-01-2025 06:01 via news.google.com
  Huge tent next to Toronto landmark may finally come down after a decade  blogTO
  
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• CBC Toronto News - January 08, 2025 - CBC.ca

  09-01-2025 05:57 via news.google.com
  CBC Toronto News - January 08, 2025  CBC.ca
  
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• GTA school boards among those affected by cyber-incident involving third party - Toronto Sun

  09-01-2025 05:12 via news.google.com
  GTA school boards among those affected by cyber-incident involving third party  Toronto Sun
  
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• Another speed camera sawed off in Toronto - CTV News Toronto

  09-01-2025 04:58 via news.google.com
  Another speed camera sawed off in Toronto  CTV News Toronto
  
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