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Scrap plans to hold immigration detainees in prisons, Ottawa urged

Former Liberal cabinet ministers sign letter slamming federal proposal

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May 13, 2024
City was warned of safety risks on ferries
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City was warned of safety risks on ferries

Crash that injured 20 was ‘avoidable,’ says retired captain

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May 13, 2024
Emergency alert
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Emergency alert

Doctors see rise in patients being diagnosed with cancer in the ER

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May 13, 2024
Shot still bouncing in fans' memories
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Shot still bouncing in fans' memories

Five years ago, Leonard delivered a thrilling game-winner

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May 12, 2024
Remembering one of hockey's unsung heroes
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Remembering one of hockey's unsung heroes

Ron Ellis departed the nation’s capital 63 years ago as a teenage hockey star bound for the bright lights of Toronto, the quintessential young Canadian searching for glory.

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May 12, 2024
Messi show rocks the house
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Messi show rocks the house

Superstar’s first game on Canadian soil ends with Montreal fans chanting his name

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May 12, 2024
As a child, her son only ran in his dreams
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As a child, her son only ran in his dreams

So now mom runs for him, including the 24th annual Sporting Life OK on Sunday. The run has raised more than 1 million for charity and expects 20,000 participants

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May 12, 2024
Fighting a deadly epidemic and history
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Fighting a deadly epidemic and history

Eswatini is battling the world's most serious HIV/AIDS problem. Long-standing sexual behaviours and beliefs stand in the way, including those of the South African country's king

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May 12, 2024
KNOCKED OUT
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KNOCKED OUT

This advocate launched a black-tie charity event to end homelessness while evicting his own tenant and listing the unit on Airbnb. The Landlord and Tenant Board found it 'deplorable'

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May 12, 2024
IS THE STRONGMAN WEAK?
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IS THE STRONGMAN WEAK?

If Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is wobbling, that matters to Ukraine and to Vladimir Putin

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May 12, 2024
Kyiv says Russian operatives dominating on TikTok
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Kyiv says Russian operatives dominating on TikTok

Ukraine has warned the Kremlin is expanding its use of TikTok to question the legitimacy of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s presidency and undermine the nation’s morale as Russia presses its advantage in cyberspace as well as on the battlefield.

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May 12, 2024
Back under Putin's eye
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Back under Putin's eye

Returning Russians provide boost for Moscow’s war economy

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May 12, 2024
More than 300 dead in flash floods
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More than 300 dead in flash floods

Roads, power lines and over O00 homes destroyed as UN agency scales up emergency response

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May 12, 2024
Raging B.C. fire doubles in size
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Raging B.C. fire doubles in size

Residents warned Parker Lake blaze will impact utilities

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May 12, 2024
Army orders more Rafah evacuations
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Army orders more Rafah evacuations

Few places left to go for tens of thousands of Palestinians as Israel expands military offensive

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May 12, 2024
Russia seizes border villages
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Russia seizes border villages

Kyiv says it is battling to take control in Kharkiv as hundreds flee region

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May 12, 2024
Baby's death was a tragedy.Did it have to be a crime?
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Baby's death was a tragedy.Did it have to be a crime?

Prosecutors were told the case was not in the public interest, but they went ahead anyway, forcing a woman to relive her son's death in an ordeal that lasted three years

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May 12, 2024
Fighting corrosive effects of social media
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Fighting corrosive effects of social media

In the age of connectivity, how do we get underage kids to disconnect for their own good?

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May 12, 2024
Liberal cabinet minister known for his generosity
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Liberal cabinet minister known for his generosity

Longtime Toronto MP and former premier's brother had lots of room in his heart'

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May 12, 2024
Nemo wins a raucous Eurovision
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Nemo wins a raucous Eurovision

The normally unifying song contest was roiled this year by protests over Israel's participation

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May 12, 2024
Sad to see Akinola leave TFC
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Sad to see Akinola leave TFC

Deep in the recesses of the BMO training ground, there are presumably members of the Toronto FC staff wondering what could have been for Ayo Akinola.

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May 11, 2024
MLSE missed its shot
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MLSE missed its shot

WNBA an obvious play in Toronto. Good thing Tanenbaum sees it

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May 11, 2024
'Everything is on the table'
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'Everything is on the table'

Leafs leadership says pattern of playoff failure is cause for franchise to reconsider its approach

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May 11, 2024
Empty words not enough
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Empty words not enough

Leafs leadership talks about change, but it's still just talk about change

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May 11, 2024
Time for a new plan
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Time for a new plan

Shanahan's patience with the Core Four has run out. It's about time

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May 11, 2024
WORKING MOMS
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WORKING MOMS

What maternity leave? Freelance photographer mothers, who often return to jobs weeks after giving birth, share their reality

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May 11, 2024
Just let the students be
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Just let the students be

More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters, mostly students, have been arrested in some cases violently throughout the US. for activism. Now hundreds of Canadian students have joined the movement.

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May 11, 2024
Destiny's DONOR
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Destiny's DONOR

Tyler Rosen is a rare example of a two-time living organ donor, and he hasn't stopped there. How a Will Smith movie and a poolside meeting changed lives forever

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May 11, 2024
Author can't hide his wanderlust
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Author can't hide his wanderlust

Travel writer is so persuasive, it's easy to imagine him causing an uptick in tourism

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May 11, 2024
On olive trees & the power of music in dark times
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On olive trees & the power of music in dark times

Palestinian-Canadian pianist and composer John Kameel Farah shares how he rediscovered his creative spark

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May 11, 2024