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Several pedestrians hit by a white van that fled scene, Toronto police say
Toronto police say a white van has struck several pedestrians in the Yonge Street and Finch Avenue area.
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Woman receives life-saving kidney donation after placing ad in Toronto magazine
Jennen Johnson walked into Toronto General Hospital Tuesday ready to complete the final step of a journey to save her own life. Last November, the 42-year-old was told she needed a new kidney, or she would only have four years left to live. Instead of depending on the traditional hospital waiting list, she posted an ad in a Toronto magazine pleading for a donor to come forward.
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Toronto Stock Exchange Operator Launches Crypto Brokerage
TMX Group, the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange, has announced it’s launching a cryptocurrency brokerage platform. The service will be offered through its Shorcan Digital Currency Network subsidiary and focused on bitcoin and ethereum. The project will be implemented in partnership with the local fintech startup Paycase Financial Corp.
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Death in the Village
For years, police now suspect, a serial killer has been targeting queer men in Toronto. For far longer, the city's queer communities have been insisting authorities take their safety seriously. By Anthony Oliveira.
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2 Toronto police officers accused of stealing marijuana, getting stoned on the job
Two Toronto police officers have been suspended after allegedly consuming marijuana seized during a dispensary raid. A Toronto Police Services spokesperson confirmed that two officers from the midtown 13 Division are being investigated by the force’s professional standards unit, but wouldn’t reveal further details.
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Toronto FC captures MLS Cup
Reds get goals from Jozy Altidore and Victor Vazquez for first Major League Soccer championship, beating Seattle Sounders 2-0 at BMO Field on Saturday.
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Katsura Sunshine
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Students launch class-action lawsuit against colleges over strike
A proposed class action lawsuit over Ontario's ongoing college strike has been launched on behalf of students affected by the labour dispute. The legal action comes as striking faculty who've been off the job for about a month began to vote today on a contract offer.
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How every investor lost money on Trump Tower Toronto (but Donald Trump made millions anyway)
Donald Trump called himself a “genius” for investing in Toronto’s Trump Tower. Behind the scenes, he had no money on the line. The inside story of an unlikely bankruptcy, and the investors who lost everything when they bet on the Trump brand.
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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs strikes deal to turn 800 acres of Toronto into an ‘internet city’
Google spinoff will bring Wi-Fi hubs and other smart city innovations to the shores of Lake Ontario
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Throwing it all away
One drunken mistake can change your life forever. Just ask Toronto Blue Jays fan Ken Pagan
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Toronto man builds park stairs for $550, irking city after $65,000 estimate
A Toronto man who spent $550 building a set of stairs in his community park says he has no regrets, despite the city’s insistence that he should have waited for a $65,000 city project to handle the problem.
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Toronto police officers caught on video mocking woman with Down syndrome
A Toronto family has demanded a public apology after two police officers were caught on dashcam footage mocking a woman with Down syndrome during a traffic stop, describing her as disfigured and something less than a whole person. "I feel hurt; it really hurt my feelings. I was disgusted by what they said about me," said Francie Munoz, 29.
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The Rise and Fall of Toronto’s Classiest Con Man
James Regan swindled his way through the city's monied classes. The problem was, he seemed to believe his own lies
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Canada tests lower age for marijuana legalization
The most controversial thing about Canada’s move to legalize marijuana nationwide may be setting the minimum age for use at 18 — three years lower than in U.S. states that have embraced legalization — a move that is being closely watched across the continent. Advocates for the measure, expected to pass Parliament next year, say putting the limit at 21 would encourage a black market and drive youths into the hands of criminals.
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How Canada completely lost its mind over real estate
Not many events can compel people to shell out more than $150 to spend an entire Saturday perched on metal folding chairs inside a chilly, cavernous auditorium. But in Toronto, the prospect of getting rich in real estate will do the trick. Last month, a spectacle billed as the Real Estate Wealth Expo stormed into town, drawing upwards of 15,000 people to see an eclectic mix of speakers, from motivational speaker Tony Robbins to musician and gyration enthusiast Pitbull.
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No bidders make offers to buy Trump tower in Toronto
The court-run sale of a downtown Toronto high-rise bearing the name of U.S. President Donald Trump received no initial bids and ownership will likely fall to its main debt holder, a letter from the receiver showed. The court process only indirectly involves Trump, whose sprawling business empire licenses its brand and manages the Toronto property on behalf of the developer, Talon International Inc. But the Trump International Hotel & Tower’s new owner will need to navigate an unresolved dispute over whether they can get out of that arrangement.
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Hundreds Protest at U.S. Consulate in Toronto against Trump's Travel Ban
Hundreds of people protested outside the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto against the Trump administration's travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries.
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Vancouver Housing Tax Pushes Chinese to $1 Million Seattle Homes
Just a few days after Vancouver announced a tax on foreign property investors, Seattle real estate broker Lili Shang received a WeChat message from a wealthy Chinese businessman who wanted to sell a home in Canada and buy in her area. After a week of showings, he purchased a $1 million property in Bellevue, across Lake Washington from Seattle. He soon returned to buy two more, including a $2.2 million house in Clyde Hill paid for with a single cashier’s check.
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Toronto convicts first Airbnb owner over zoning violation
The owner of the house on Glenelia Ave., which was the scene of a shooting in March, pleads guilty to a zoning violation.
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