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Doctor has seen tragic failure to make city safe for cyclists
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Doctor has seen tragic failure to make city safe for cyclists

As an intensive care doctor, a motor vehicle trauma researcher and a cyclist, a video from a recent public consultation in Etobicoke showing animosity toward cyclists that escalated to the point where someone declared “personally, I’d like to run them over” caught my attention.

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March 31, 2024
Casting blame for the fentanyl wave
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Casting blame for the fentanyl wave

Overdose deaths thrust drug into heart of U.S. presidential race

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March 31, 2024
Iowa sets up rematch
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Iowa sets up rematch

Hawkeyes get shot at redemption against LSU, who beat them for title

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March 31, 2024
Offence missing already
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Offence missing already

A familiar problem returns, as Jays drop another game to Rays

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March 31, 2024
More scandals a sure bet
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More scandals a sure bet

The qualities that make athletes successful can also leave them vulnerable

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March 31, 2024
Spurs keep pace with Villa
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Spurs keep pace with Villa

Aston Villa and Tottenham didn’t give up an inch in their fight for fourth place in the English Premier League on Saturday. Battling for Champions League soccer next season, both clubs won their respective games and Villa, in fourth, remained three points ahead of Spurs.

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March 31, 2024
'A pillar, AN anchor'
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'A pillar, AN anchor'

She touched the lives of many customers and even stood up to a would-be thief. Now, after 50 years at a Toronto pharmacy, Leona Purcell is saying goodbye

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March 31, 2024
Do dogs understand when you say 'ball'?
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Do dogs understand when you say 'ball'?

New study in Hungary suggests that canines can develop a vocabulary of objects

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March 31, 2024
FAITH IN EVERY SPECK
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FAITH IN EVERY SPECK

Hours to make and seconds to destroy, Holy Week carpets a labour of love

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March 31, 2024
Biden is lapping rival in raising campaign cash
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Biden is lapping rival in raising campaign cash

But he will need it to blanket country with his message

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March 31, 2024
More aid ships set sail for Gaza
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More aid ships set sail for Gaza

Charity says convoy carrying enough food and supplies to prepare more than one million meals

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March 31, 2024
Gloom, and no room, for solar spectacle
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Gloom, and no room, for solar spectacle

Toronto family upset after Niagara Falls hotel cancels reservations made a year ahead of eclipse

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March 31, 2024
Rising star of 'Gen V was a force of nature'
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Rising star of 'Gen V was a force of nature'

Actor killed in motorcycle crash at 27

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March 31, 2024
Sift, sort SHARE
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Sift, sort SHARE

Daily Bread kicks off its annual spring sorting campaign amid spike in food bank use

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March 31, 2024
Man killed Thursday was prominent player in tow-truck turf war
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Man killed Thursday was prominent player in tow-truck turf war

Paramount owner was gunned down in North York

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March 31, 2024
Historic Queen West tavern closing after nearly 200 years
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Historic Queen West tavern closing after nearly 200 years

Customers bid farewell to Black Bull, which has operated since 1833

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March 31, 2024
Rebirth of the 'company town'
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Rebirth of the 'company town'

Former airbase centre of ambitious housing project with workers in mind

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March 31, 2024
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Autism program gets $60M hike, but advocates say more is needed

More than 60,000 kids are still waiting for support services

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March 31, 2024
'No one would touch it'
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'No one would touch it'

The creators of Les Misérables' thought it would flop. Now the unstoppable hit is in Toronto for a seventh time-

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March 30, 2024
There's empathy on the page and among her readers
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There's empathy on the page and among her readers

Fiction is a way to connect for bestselling writer Lisa Scottoline

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March 30, 2024
Do open houses EVEN WORK?
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Do open houses EVEN WORK?

Realtors are divided on the merits of inviting public into a home up for sale

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March 30, 2024
Using plant power in unusual ways
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Using plant power in unusual ways

Spiderwort's key insight is that such scaffolds exist in nature.

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March 30, 2024
Adding rent to credit scores met with cautious optimism
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Adding rent to credit scores met with cautious optimism

Expert says open banking will be crucial to success of upcoming federal program

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March 30, 2024
Canadian companies are complacent
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Canadian companies are complacent

Ottawa has launched one of the most thorough overhauls ever of our immigration system.

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March 30, 2024
Bus falls into ravine, kills 45
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Bus falls into ravine, kills 45

Girl, 8, sole survivor after vehicle with Easter pilgrims plunges off bridge

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March 30, 2024
Israel to resume truce talks
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Israel to resume truce talks

Sides will again attempt to reach deal as war rages

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March 30, 2024
Oscar winner fought racism with dignity and humour
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Oscar winner fought racism with dignity and humour

Hollywood star also won Emmy for role in 'Roots' miniseries

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March 30, 2024
Slain Brampton woman 'exuded love'
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Slain Brampton woman 'exuded love'

Three officers facing misconduct charges for failing to heed North York shelter's pleas for help

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March 30, 2024
What happened to rush hour?
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What happened to rush hour?

Weekend gridlock. Midday traffic jams. Congestion-free Fridays. How the pandemic changed everything for Toronto commuters - and what's being done about it

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March 30, 2024
Man arrested at scene of stabbing
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Man arrested at scene of stabbing

Police say it seemed like he was waiting for officers outside apartment; victim died in hospital

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March 30, 2024