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Ottawa unveils $1.5B co-op housing plan

Federal program, first promised in 2022, aims to fund several thousand new units by 2028

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June 07, 2024
Heartfelt tributes, plus dire warnings
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Heartfelt tributes, plus dire warnings

‘Democracy is still under threat today,’ Trudeau, French PM tell crowd at Juno Beach

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June 07, 2024
Fine feathered fiends: city's blackbirds spoiling for a fight
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Fine feathered fiends: city's blackbirds spoiling for a fight

Mating season brings increase in attacks on humans

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June 07, 2024
Ford shuffles front ranks
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Ford shuffles front ranks

Key ministers swap jobs, Clark promoted as house rises early for summer break

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June 07, 2024
Eleventh-hour deal averts TTC strike
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Eleventh-hour deal averts TTC strike

Job action on hold as agency, union reach ‘framework settlement'

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June 07, 2024
Blind player gets NHL's attention by helping others
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Blind player gets NHL's attention by helping others

Mark DeMontis had a vision for his hockey career. He would impress in minor hockey, earn an NCAA scholarship and get drafted by an NHL team.

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June 06, 2024
Sabalenka, Rybakina upset in quarterfinals
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Sabalenka, Rybakina upset in quarterfinals

Andreeva, 17, joins Paolini, Swiatek, Gauff in semis

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June 06, 2024
‘It is exciting to start from scratch’
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‘It is exciting to start from scratch’

A peek behind the scenes at the groundwork for Toronto’s expansion franchise two years out

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June 06, 2024
Fire on ice
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Fire on ice

Why the Oilers have a real shot at the Cup the Leafs crave and the gap between McDavid and Matthews suddenly seems so wide

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June 06, 2024
US. startup brings AI chatbot to Canada
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US. startup brings AI chatbot to Canada

San Franciscobased Anthropic aims to make technology as safe as possible

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June 06, 2024
Toronto Star

Bank cuts key rate to 4.75%

Bank of Canada signals more cuts are on the way after quarter-point drop, the first in four years

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June 06, 2024
March in Palestinian area of Jerusalem stokes tension
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March in Palestinian area of Jerusalem stokes tension

JERUSALEM Thousands of ultranationalist Israelis marched through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem on Wednesday in an annual procession, chanting racist slogans as the country's far-right national security minister boasted that Jews had prayed freely at a key holy site in the city in violation of decades-old understandings.

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June 06, 2024
Last chance to honour fallen comrades
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Last chance to honour fallen comrades

100-year-old Canadian vet headed to France

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June 06, 2024
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City tells staff to cross picket lines

Toronto employees are expected to find alternatives for commuting and report to work on time

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June 06, 2024
Ford lost the plot on antisemitic shootings
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Ford lost the plot on antisemitic shootings

Doug Ford surely missed the mark when he blamed immigrants for the latest wave of antisemitic shootings.

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June 06, 2024
Ontarians deserve Justice
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Ontarians deserve Justice

Here is a fun stat. There is about as much chance of getting a summary hearing at Ontario's human rights court as there is of the Leafs winning the Stanley Cup each year. Which is to say, minuscule. A 1/32 chance, to be precise.

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June 06, 2024
Will interference bill make a difference?
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Will interference bill make a difference?

Canada’s intelligence system needs an overhaul to combat foreign meddling in elections, critics say

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June 06, 2024
Toronto tops list of insurance claims in Ontario
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Toronto tops list of insurance claims in Ontario

More than 12,000 vehicles reported stolen last year

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June 06, 2024
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Province’s world leader’ status at risk

Experts say decision to close disease testing sites will stifle research, harm vulnerable populations

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June 06, 2024
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Toronto councillor fights and helps to detain suspected thief

Ex-officer Burnside confronted men with cartful of tools

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June 06, 2024
Phoenix concert hall closing after 33 years
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Phoenix concert hall closing after 33 years

Owners vow to relocate music club that has hosted the Stones, Dylan, Metallica, Rush and Billie Eilish

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June 06, 2024
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UN warns of highway to climate hell

May marks 12th straight month of record-breaking global temperatures

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June 06, 2024
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Gardiner rush hour travel times up 250%

Study quantifies delays drivers have felt since March lane closures

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June 06, 2024
Surgeries paused after two kids dead
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Surgeries paused after two kids dead

Review into McMaster hospital tonsil, adenoid operations launched

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June 06, 2024
Union, TTC differ on status of strike talks
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Union, TTC differ on status of strike talks

With less than a day until the deadline, wages and job security still dominate the bargaining table

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June 06, 2024
Clark drawing fans, opponents' ire
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Clark drawing fans, opponents' ire

Star rookie has caught the attention of fellow players. She seems to have a target on her back

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June 04, 2024
Pitching mismatch is as ugly as Jays fans feared
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Pitching mismatch is as ugly as Jays fans feared

You could have seen this one coming. For a second straight night, the Blue Jays were no match for the visiting Baltimore Orioles, falling 10-1 in what might have been the biggest pitching mismatch of the season at the Rogers Centre.

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June 05, 2024
Will speaking to AI version of the dead help with grief?
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Will speaking to AI version of the dead help with grief?

Terminal cancer patient recreates his voice for his family after he passes

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June 05, 2024
Carbon capture projects lag as companies fear risk
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Carbon capture projects lag as companies fear risk

Tension between industry, government over exposure borne by taxpayers

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June 05, 2024
'If you have a soul the music will strike you'
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'If you have a soul the music will strike you'

She won 'The Voice Israel' as a teenager. A decade later, this Palestinian singer aims to represent her people on the global stage

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June 05, 2024