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• Ontario government denies plans to shut down legislature by Wednesday

  18-04-2021 19:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The Doug Ford government is denying that it had plans to shut down the Ontario legislature by Wednesday.
  
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• 2 charged, 1 suspect outstanding in connection with death of Scarborough man found inside burning vehicle

  05-10-2026 22:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Two people have been arrested and one suspect remains outstanding in connection with the death of a Scarborough man found inside a burning vehicle in September, Toronto police say.
  
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• 2 Canadian Armed Forces members arrested in organized crime, kidnapping probe, DND says

  05-10-2026 21:54 via cbc.ca
  
  The Department of National Defence says two members of the Canadian Armed Forces were arrested by Toronto police on charges related to organized crime, kidnapping and firearms theft.
  
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• Toronto police inspector charged with 2 counts of impaired driving

  05-10-2026 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto police officer has been charged with two counts of impaired driving after a person was reportedly found asleep behind the wheel of a stopped vehicle in Leaside on the weekend.
  
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• Crown says DNA evidence helped ID man now on trial for decades-old sex assaults against children

  05-10-2026 20:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Prosecutors told a jury in Brampton, Ont., on Monday, how DNA evidence had linked three brutal attacks against children in the 1990s to Richard Neil, now 67 and on trial for charges including kidnapping, sexual assault causing bodily harm and administering a stupefying drug.
  
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• Toronto Public Health says mpox cases on the rise, urges vaccine for those eligible

  05-10-2026 20:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto public health officials say they are seeing a rise in mpox infections in the city and are urging eligible residents to get vaccinated.
  
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• Mississauga's competitive mayoral race narrows down to 3 ahead of election: poll

  05-10-2026 19:05 via cbc.ca
  
  It's going to be a tight mayoral race in Mississauga with three candidates, including the current and former mayors, now neck and neck among decided and leaning voters, a new poll suggests.
  
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• Mississauga's competitive mayoral narrows down to 3 ahead of election

  05-10-2026 19:05 via cbc.ca
  
  It's going to be a tight mayoral race in Mississauga with three candidates, including the current and former mayors, now neck and neck among decided and leaning voters, a new poll suggests.
  
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• 3 candidates vying for front-runner status ahead of Mississauga election: poll

  05-10-2026 19:05 via cbc.ca
  
  It's going to be a tight mayoral race in Mississauga with three candidates, including the current and former mayors, now neck and neck among decided and leaning voters, a new poll suggests.
  
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• Liberals ask auditor general to investigate OSAP spending at private career colleges

  05-10-2026 18:26 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario Liberals are asking the auditor general to investigate provincial student financial aid spending at private career colleges.
  
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• Hearing begins for blind voter arguing Elections Ontario denied him accessible voting rights

  05-10-2026 18:12 via cbc.ca
  
  A hearing before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has begun for a blind accessibility advocate who is arguing Elections Ontario failed to ensure he can consistently and reliably mark, verify and cast his ballot independently and in private.
  
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• Blind voter argues at Ontario tribunal that his accessible voting rights were denied

  05-10-2026 18:12 via cbc.ca
  
  A blind voter told an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal hearing on Monday that Elections Ontario has failed to ensure he can mark and cast his ballot independently and privately.
  
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• Environment Canada issues GTA's 1st frost advisory of the season

  05-10-2026 17:58 via cbc.ca
  
  The Greater Toronto Area is set to see its first near-freezing temperatures of the season Monday, Environment Canada says.
  
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• Water main break, flooding closes down Scarborough intersection

  05-10-2026 17:45 via cbc.ca
  
  A water main break and sinkhole have closed down a busy Scarborough intersection early Monday morning, police said.
  
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• Highway 400 to be expanded, including 1 HOV lane in each direction, near King, Ont.: province

  05-10-2026 17:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's Highway 400 is set to be expanded near the King township, north of Toronto, the province announced Monday.
  
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• Highway 400 to be expanded, including 1 HOV lane in each direction, in King, Ont.: province

  05-10-2026 17:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's Highway 400 is set to be expanded near the King township, north of Toronto, the province announced Monday.
  
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• University of Toronto launches $100M scholarship program to attract PhD talent to Canada

  05-10-2026 15:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The University of Toronto says it's launching a new $100 million scholarship program designed to attract PhD talent to Canada.
  
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• 'Heartbreaking reality': Crew, passengers of downed medical transport jet are likely dead, company says

  05-10-2026 15:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The decision by the U.S. Coast Guard to end the search for the crew and passengers of a medical transport jet out of Hamilton, Ont., means it's time to accept that the four Canadians and two Bermudians on board didn't survive, says the company that operated the jet.
  
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• Trial to begin for man accused in Pearson gold heist

  05-10-2026 12:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A trial is set to begin today in Brampton, Ont., for a man accused in what investigators have called one of the largest gold heists in Canadian history. The trial comes soon after prosecutors dropped the charges against two other men accused in the case.
  
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• Man accused in massive gold heist at Toronto's Pearson airport pleads not guilty as trial begins

  05-10-2026 12:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A man accused in what investigators have called one of the largest gold heists in Canadian history has pleaded not guilty to two charges as his trial begins in Brampton, Ont.
  
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• $100K Giller Prize announces 5-title shortlist for 2026

  05-10-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Giller Prize annually recognizes the best in Canadian fiction. The five authors shortlisted are Tara Gereaux, Michelle Good, Nicholas Herring, Nazanine Hozar and Patmeena Sabit.
  
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• This heritage home may be paying the price of Toronto's electricity needs

  05-10-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A 145-year-old home near Kensington Market may soon be demolished — despite its status as a listed heritage site — after the building was reportedly bought earlier this year by Hydro One.
  
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• Kaylee Hunter's late goal lifts AFC Toronto over Vancouver Rise

  05-10-2026 02:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Kaylee Hunter scored in the 100th minute as AFC Toronto edged the visiting Vancouver Rise 2-1 on Sunday at York Lions Stadium.
  
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• Kids and young adults are addicted to screens. New research argues it may be a public health concern

  05-10-2026 00:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The physical and mental well-being of millions of kids around the world may be at risk because of excess screen time, according to global data analyzed for a new series of research papers published Sunday by medical journal The Lancet. But researchers say they need to see tech companies' own user data to determine just how severe an issue it may be.
  
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• Police investigate man's death in North York as homicide

  04-10-2026 18:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police are investigating a homicide after a man died in North York on Sunday morning.
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard to give update on missing Ontario air ambulance after 'debris field' discovered

  04-10-2026 15:38 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. Coast Guard officials are expected to provide an update Sunday morning on the search for an Ontario air ambulance jet that went missing off the Nantucket, Mass.
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for 6 people aboard missing Ontario air ambulance

  04-10-2026 15:38 via cbc.ca
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard said that it has suspended the search for people who were aboard the missing air ambulance as of sunset on Sunday.
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard searching 'large and demanding' area for 6 people aboard missing Ontario air ambulance

  04-10-2026 15:38 via cbc.ca
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the sea off Nantucket, Mass., for six people Sunday after discovering a debris field "associated" with an air ambulance that went missing while flying from Bermuda to Boston.
  
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• Man in 30s dead after being struck by vehicle in North York: Toronto police

  04-10-2026 14:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A man his 30s is dead after being struck by a driver in a vehicle in North York early Sunday morning, police said
  
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• Man, 31, dead after being struck by vehicle in North York: Toronto police

  04-10-2026 14:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A 31-year-old man has died after being struck by a driver in a vehicle in North York early Sunday morning, police said.
  
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