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Record $48M cocaine bust dismantles transnational crime network: Peel policePeel police seized $48M in cocaine, dismantling a cross-border drug network in the largest bust in the service’s history. Nine people have been arrested.Crime2 hours
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Torontonians will soon be able to spot strawberry moonTorontonians will get to see the strawberry moon rising over southern Ontario on June 11, glowing low and golden in the summer sky. The best time to catch it will be 10 p.m. EST.CanadaJun 9
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Toronto highway construction doubled Gardiner travel times, new study findsGardiner Expressway construction has doubled travel times and intensified pressure on businesses and drivers, new analysis shows.CanadaJun 9
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Toronto tenant fears homelessness amid alleged ‘bad faith’ evictionA disabled man in Toronto faces eviction after nearly 50 years in his High Park apartment after Ontario's top court denied his appeal despite claims of bad faith.CanadaJun 8
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Military deploys to support northern Ontario wildfire evacuationsPrime Minister Mark Carney says Armed Forces personnel have been deployed to assist wildfire evacuations in northern Ontario as over 30,000 flee blazes across the Prairies.FireJun 8
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N.S. man charged in child luring investigation involving 10-year-old American girlA Nova Scotia man is facing child exploitation and firearms charges after allegedly posing as a teen to contact a 10-year-old girl in the U.S. via social media.CanadaJun 6
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Ontario baby dies after being born prematurely with measles, other complicationsOntario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says an infant born prematurely and infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario.HealthJun 5
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Hamilton home to Ontario’s worst road yet again. Here are the othersAberdeen Avenue in Hamilton tops CAA’s Worst Roads for a second year, with over 2,400 roads nominated across Ontario in the 2024 campaign.CanadaJun 5
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Police make arrests in Toronto pub shooting that injured 12 peopleArrests have been made in the Scarborough pub shooting that left 12 people injured during the grand opening of Piper Arms on March 7.CrimeJun 4
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Ontario’s police watchdog investigating after 2 die inside Burlington homeOntario’s police watchdog is investigating after two people were found dead inside a Burlington, Ont., home overnight Tuesday.CrimeJun 3
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Ontario boat charters issue warning over ‘deceptive’ operatorsAs the weather starts to heat up across the province, one Ontario boating company is urging the public to be cautious when booking charters for the summer.CanadaJun 3
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Armed, masked men rob bank in Ontario, police search for 3 suspectsNiagara police are investigating after three masked suspects armed with a handgun and machete robbed a bank last week in the town of Wainfleet.CrimeJun 2
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‘Very anxious’: What a chilly May means for Ontario’s berry picking seasonAfter a spring marked by unusually cool temperatures, Ontario berry farmers are anxiously holding onto a glimpse of hope for some warm sunshine.ConsumerMay 31
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‘This is someone’s livelihood’: Ontario woman mistakenly charged $7K for pizzaA Toronto woman posted a TikTok describing her “distressing” experience after being charged over $7K for Domino's Pizza and struggling to get a refund from Scotiabank.ConsumerMay 30
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$100K worth of Crown Royal stolen from transport truck in Windsor: policeWindsor police are investigating the theft of $100,000 in Crown Royal whisky after suspects stole a trailer from a fenced lot and later abandoned it without the liquor.CrimeMay 28
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Efforts to limit population of invasive ‘vampire fish’ in Canada’s Great Lakes underwayCrews have finally started efforts to reduce the invasive sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes after COVID-19 disruptions threatened the $5.1-billion fishing industry.EnvironmentMay 27
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Naked man arrested after alleged assault, knife incident in Port MoodyPolice say a naked man was taken into custody in Port Moody, B.C., Saturday night after a stranger was assaulted at Rocky Point Park and people at a restaurant were threatened.CrimeMay 25
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5 dead, including 4 teens, after SUV collides with transport truck in OntarioFive people, including four teens and a beloved teacher, are dead after a crash involving two SUVs and a transport truck in Ontario. OPP continue to investigate.CanadaMay 24
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Car from fatal hit-and-run 40 years ago ‘may still be somewhere,’ RCMP sayRCMP believe a car involved in a fatal 1985 hit-and-run may still be in Nova Scotia and are using new tech, plus a video appeal, to help solve the case.CrimeMay 21
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‘Am I going to die?’: Ontario man back home after 71-day legal ordeal in Dominican RepublicAn Ontario man is back home after 71 days detained in the Dominican Republic, describing terrifying conditions and a costly legal ordeal sparked by mistaken identity.CanadaMay 21
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‘Frustrated and heartbroken’: MADD on Toronto crash that killed 3 childrenA deadly crash in Etobicoke, Ont. has resulted in man being charged with impaired driving causing death. Experts are calling for more enforcement when it comes to impaired drivers.CrimeMay 21
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High-rise projects are popping up around Halifax. But why are they getting built this way?Halifax eyes new high-density communities to ease its housing crisis, but planners warn it could take 10–15 years before real progress is seen.CanadaMay 16
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Crown lays out how they say rapper Pat Stay was killed inside a Halifax barThe trial has begun for Adam Drake, accused of fatally stabbing Dartmouth, N.S., battle rapper Pat Stay outside a Halifax bar in September 2022.CrimeMay 13
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Fake Viagra seized at Toronto convenience store, Health Canada issues warningHealth Canada seized counterfeit Viagra from a convenience store in Toronto's east end after it was caught with selling the fake pills.CanadaMay 12
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Ontario doctor loses licence after pleading guilty to harassing multiple girlsA Toronto doctor has lost his licence after harassing 13 victims, 12 of whom were girls aged 10 to 15 years old, in the Beaches area, following an Ontario medical tribunal ruling.CrimeMay 12
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