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Three in hospital after daytime shooting in east Toronto

Three in hospital after daytime shooting in east Toronto

Toronto police say three people are in hospital following an afternoon shooting in the city's east end. Police say they responded to an area near Morningside Avenue and Danzig Street in Scarborough around 3 p.m. for a shooting.
With another Toronto shelter hotel to close, residents call for action from new mayor

With another Toronto shelter hotel to close, residents call for action from new mayor

TORONTO — Michael Smith wants to settle down. At 71 years old, he imagines what it would be like to have his own home.
Ontario government plans to recoup COVID-19 loans to province's doctors

Ontario government plans to recoup COVID-19 loans to province's doctors

TORONTO — Ontario doctors who received loans from the province during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to cover increased costs and offset revenue losses stemming from lower patient volumes will now have one year to pay those sums back.
One person dead after two-vehicle collision in Township of Calder

One person dead after two-vehicle collision in Township of Calder

COCHRANE, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a collision that left one dead in the Township of Calder.
Advocates call for urgent response to Toronto shelter issues affecting asylum seekers

Advocates call for urgent response to Toronto shelter issues affecting asylum seekers

TORONTO — Advocacy groups and shelter operators called Friday on all levels of government to immediately help Toronto's overstretched shelter system cope with the high numbers of refugee claimants who are unhoused.
Tornado aftermath: crews work to repair homes, researchers assessing damage

Tornado aftermath: crews work to repair homes, researchers assessing damage

Researchers and contractors were combing over the site of a tornado that tore through a south-end Ottawa neighbourhood Thursday to assess its aftermath and begin cleanup.
Man accused in killing of Toronto mother has extensive criminal history

Man accused in killing of Toronto mother has extensive criminal history

A 32-year-old man charged in the death of a woman killed by a stray bullet in Toronto previously served 15 months in jail after stabbing someone in the heart, one episode in a lengthy criminal history.
Stay within aspartame limits, Canadian Cancer Society says in wake of WHO findings

Stay within aspartame limits, Canadian Cancer Society says in wake of WHO findings

TORONTO — The Canadian Cancer Society is recommending that people stay within existing daily limits of aspartame consumption and encouraging more studies on the artificial sweetener after the World Health Organization deemed it "possibly carcinogenic
Suspect charged with murder after mother of two killed by stray bullet in Toronto

Suspect charged with murder after mother of two killed by stray bullet in Toronto

TORONTO — A 32-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder Thursday in the death of a woman killed by a stray bullet in Toronto as her husband thanked "courageous bystanders," police and other first responders for their swift work.
Air quality study finds elevated levels of carcinogen across Hamilton

Air quality study finds elevated levels of carcinogen across Hamilton

A University of Toronto professor says residents of Hamilton, Ont., could be inhaling the chemical equivalent of one or two cigarettes per week -- at minimum -- due to elevated levels of a cancer-causing compound in the air.