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Man shot and killed by police at Danforth GO station

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot and killed by police at Danforth GO station early Saturday morning. According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Toronto police…

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Hard launch? Katy Perry goes Instagram official with Justin Trudeau

Katy Perry is going Instagram official with former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The American pop star shared a series of romantic photos and videos to social media on Saturday from the couple’s…

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Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican collection returning to Canada today

OTTAWA — First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders are set to gather at Montreal’s airport Saturday to welcome home dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection. “I give my love…

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Teen injured during Etobicoke shooting, police say

Toronto police are investigating after a teenage boy was shot in Etobicoke early Saturday morning. Officers were called to a residential building in the West Humber area, near Humberwood Boulevard and…

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Man seriously injured in Danforth area stabbing: Toronto police

Toronto police are investigating after a man was stabbed inside a residential building in the city’s East-end early Saturday morning. According to authorities, the male victim was located with stab…

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How Frank Gehry’s AGO expansion became the backdrop to Torontonians’ lives

TORONTO — Without Frank Gehry, the Art Gallery of Ontario wouldn’t be what it is today. So says the gallery’s CEO, Stephan Jost, who points to the renowned architect’s 2008 transformation of the space…

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Hard launch? Katy Perry goes Instagram official with Justin Trudeau

Katy Perry is going Instagram official with former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The American pop star shared a series of romantic photos and videos to social media on Saturday from the couple’s…

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Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican collection returning to Canada today

OTTAWA — First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders are set to gather at Montreal’s airport Saturday to welcome home dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection. “I give my love…

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Teen injured during Etobicoke shooting, police say

Toronto police are investigating after a teenage boy was shot in Etobicoke early Saturday morning. Officers were called to a residential building in the West Humber area, near Humberwood Boulevard and…

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Man seriously injured in Danforth area stabbing: Toronto police

Toronto police are investigating after a man was stabbed inside a residential building in the city’s East-end early Saturday morning. According to authorities, the male victim was located with stab…

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How Frank Gehry’s AGO expansion became the backdrop to Torontonians’ lives

TORONTO — Without Frank Gehry, the Art Gallery of Ontario wouldn’t be what it is today. So says the gallery’s CEO, Stephan Jost, who points to the renowned architect’s 2008 transformation of the space…

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Toronto police urge vigilance as pickpocketing rises during festive season

Toronto police are warning the public to stay extra alert this holiday season, as pickpockets often target distracted visitors downtown. Jazan Grewal with more on some practical tips from police.

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Flurries on Saturday, snow on Sunday

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18-year-old man stabbed to death inside of a Brampton high-rise.

A Brampton community is on edge after the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old man inside an apartment building. Shauna Hunt reports.

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Eglinton Crosstown LRT will not open in 2025: Premier Ford

As Premier Doug Ford celebrates the opening of the Finch West LRT, Tina Yazdani asks him about the elephant in the room: the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.

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Toronto to consider making AED access mandatory in high-rises

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Weekend need-to-know: Holiday markets continue across the city

Holiday markets continue and Santa is back in town for the Etobicoke-Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade. There are two subway closures this weekend and a closure on the Lakeshore West GO line. Last chance…

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Russian dissidents call on Canada to resettle their peers facing deportation in U.S.

OTTAWA — Prominent Russian democracy activists are urging Ottawa to resettle dozens of their peers who tried to claim asylum in the U.S. and now face deportation and imprisonment in Russia. The activists…

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Man in his 30s stabbed near Eglinton West: Toronto police

Toronto police are investigating after a man in his 30s was stabbed in the city’s Oakwood Village neighbourhood early Saturday morning. According to authorities, the stabbing happened near Eglinton…

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Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989

MONTREAL — Polytechnique Montréal and others across the country will pay tribute on Saturday to the 14 women who were murdered at the engineering school 36 years ago in a brazen anti-feminist attack….

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‘Substantial completion’ reached on Eglinton Crosstown LRT, clearing way for TTC to open line

An Ontario government statement said it now falls to the TTC to announce an opening date. It’s not expected to open until early 2026.

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Zacharias Kunuk is making Inuit stories for the future with TIFF-winning ‘Wrong Husband’

Inuk filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk says his new fantasy feature is as much about the future as it is about a 4,000-year-old tale. “We’re thinking a hundred years from now, when we’re down in the ground,…

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Protesters arrested after smearing custard and crumble on Crown Jewels case at Tower of London

LONDON (AP) — Four protesters were arrested Saturday after splattering food on the display case of a priceless diamond-encrusted crown at the Tower of London. The Crown Jewels display was…

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Man critically injured in midtown stabbing; suspect in custody

Police say a suspect is in custody after a man was critically injured in a stabbing in midtown Toronto. Investigators were called to Yonge Street and Berwick Avenue, south of Eglinton Avenue, just after…

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Where is Irma Galastica? An investigation into the whereabouts of a missing Toronto mother

It’s been over a year since Irma Galastica, a 32-year-old Toronto mother, went missing. It took several days before her friends and family confirmed she had, in fact, disappeared. Her disappearance…

November 24, 2025 9:44 am EST EST

Missing Toronto mother last seen at Burlington home later investigated as drug lab

Irma Galastica’s disappearance in 2024 didn’t garner much attention. There were no police media briefings or wall-to-wall coverage of her last known activities, no publicized search and no appeals…

November 27, 2025 10:54 am EST EST

Owner of home linked to Toronto woman’s disappearance flees the country

Less than a month after Irma Galastica, a 32-year-old Toronto mother, disappeared, the home where she was last seen in Burlington was raided by Halton police. Police, who had been directed…

November 24, 2025 9:47 am EST EST

Family and friends desperate for answers in missing Toronto woman’s disappearance

In the year since Irma Galastica disappeared, her family and friends are desperate to find answers about what happened to her. The 32-year-old mother vanished from a Burlington home, but not before…

November 27, 2025 10:54 am EST EST

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Dive into our coverage of events and issues that matter to indigenous Canadians and communities all across the country.

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Are these billboards near Union Station watching and recording you?

As you’re walking through Union Station, you might stop and look at any of the number of advertising billboards that dot the hallways. But what you don’t know is that some of those billboards are actually…

November 6, 2025 8:50 pm EST EST

Beaches residents concerned over impact of proposed condo on Glen Stewart Ravine

A ravine in Toronto’s The Beaches neighbourhood could soon be home to an 11-storey condo development, but residents are concerned about how that could impact the trees and wildlife that call this area…

November 11, 2025 9:06 pm EST EST

York Region residents stunned by size of new recycling bins

Several Aurora residents say they are perplexed by the new 95 gallon recycling carts they received last week. “I wanted to do my part, and recycle everything I can,” says Manuel, an Aurora resident….

November 11, 2025 1:57 pm EST EST

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November 28, 2025 10:59 am EST EST

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How Canada can regain its measles elimination status

TORONTO — Infectious disease experts say Canada’s loss of measles elimination status shows how badly investment is needed in public health, rebuilding vaccine confidence and solving the primary care…

November 11, 2025 3:26 pm EST EST

Toronto begins installing priority streetcar lanes on Bathurst Street. Here’s what you need to know

Toronto has launched construction on new priority streetcar lanes along Bathurst Street, a 3.4-kilometre stretch from Bathurst Station to Lake Shore Boulevard West, beginning today. The project, part…

November 26, 2025 9:51 am EST EST

‘Really unfair’: International medical graduates call for reversal to Ontario’s residency policy change

A policy shift in Ontario has sparked outrage from foreign-trained doctors, many of whom say they were days away from applying to medical residency when the rules changed. The new rule applies to international…

October 15, 2025 9:58 am EST EST

Weather forecast indicates cold, snowy start to winter in Ontario, milder and rainier January

A cold and snowy start to the winter is expected, but it could turn milder and wetter come January in Southern Ontario, according to CityNews’ winter weather forecast. Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai…

October 22, 2025 3:46 pm EST EST

TTC adjusts bus routes to prepare for opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT

The TTC is adjusting and introducing new bus routes as they prepare for the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. All the routes are associated with the new Line 5 that will travel from Mount Dennis…

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