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This is Toronto — 181 episodes

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Why are so many Toronto restaurant bathrooms in dingy basements?

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Doug Ford's popularity dips after private jet debacle. Can the opposition seize?

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Meet the groups trying to sway your vote for Toronto's mayor

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The TTC's CEO wants you to enjoy taking transit again

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Doug Ford's private plane problem

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Will marks for showing up fix Toronto's school attendance problem?

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The Toronto MPs who won Mark Carney his majority

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BJ Birdy is back with the Blue Jays. No one told his creator

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Is the replacement for Toronto's drug injection sites working?

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'There's no plan': Olivia Chow on Doug Ford's Island Airport ambitions

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Why you'll see police with semi-automatic rifles around Toronto 'very soon'

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Ernie Clement is ready for the Blue Jays 2026 season

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Vindication or cop collusion: OPP report fuels more chaos over Umar Zameer case

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Toronto transit success story? Why demand for Bike Share keeps growing

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Premier Ford wants jets on Toronto's Island Airport ... or else

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'Inch closer to freedom': Iranians in Toronto on their country's future

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Love, blood and brass poles: Inside a Toronto strip club's last dance

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Why some Ukrainians who settled in the GTA want to stay for good

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How clean are the seats on the TTC?

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The Eglinton LRT took even longer to build than you think

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Why Toronto's sidewalks are inaccessible long after a major snowstorm

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How building housing helped unclog a Toronto hospital ER

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Why is Toronto so obsessed with sweating (in saunas) right now

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Ontario privatized recycling pick-up. What happens to your blue box now?

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Oshawa autoworkers say federal union not doing enough to save jobs

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Style vs Substance: Breaking down Doug Ford's big year

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Mayor Olivia Chow talks re-election, John Tory and frustration with Doug Ford

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Toronto's police chief says crime is way down. So why do many feel the opposite?

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Making Toronto home after war: Syrians reflect on 10 years here

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We Finally Got a New Transit Line... Why Is It So Slow?

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Is sexual misconduct normalized in Toronto's nightlife industry?

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Why violent assaults on the TTC have skyrocketed

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How overdose became a leading killer in Toronto

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'They're a bunch of diddlers': We ask the Sol-Gen about risks of a public sex offender list

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Why can't Toronto have more GO Train stops?

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Will Toronto avoid another snow SNAFU this winter?

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Daughter of murdered billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman speaks out

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Are homes in the GTA becoming... affordable?

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Toronto is used to losing. How did the Blue Jays win?

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David's Pick: How Viggo Mortensen ended up performing with hundreds of kids from Toronto and New Brunswick

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Crypto ATMs are all around the GTA. And many people using them are victims of fraud

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'Bail reform' gets thrown around a lot... but this GTA couple believes it could have saved their daughter's life

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Doug Ford thinks speed cameras are a 'tax grab.' His solicitor general explains why

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David's Pick: Carney's plan to bring small modular reactors to Ontario’s Darlington nuclear power

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Whatever it takes: A Degrassi Documentary

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Tackling the misconceptions and stereotypes of sex workers through film

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What determines genocide?

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David's Pick: Is this the right time to buy your first home?

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The surprising benefits of the office suck-up

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David's Pick: The 'God Father of A.I.' says the technology needs to be built with maternal instinct

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The tragic death of 8-year-old Javhai Roy

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Businesses in Little Jamaica fear they won't survive the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT

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The future of Old City Hall and the surprising economy of worms

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Can HRifying your relationships really keep them running?

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Fascist Fight Clubs in Hamilton and Niagara

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How A.I. is making waves in the music industry in the GTA and beyond

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It's all a bunch of sludge: The tactic used by big companies to keep you from cancelling subscriptions

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David's Pick: The Grade 5 class behind Niagara Fall's first-ever inclusive car show

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The Zamboni-like robot roaming Ontario's shores this summer

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David's Pick: Puking, squawking and pooping all over the place. Why the Cormorant is Toronto's most divisive bird

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How a new wellness centre at St. Mike's Hospital hopes to build trust with Toronto's Indigenous people

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David's Pick: What a Toronto man learned after hitting a pedestrian with his car

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The landlord offering private healthcare as a perk to its tenants

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David's Pick: On tyranny, freedom and empathy with renowned U of T scholar Timothy Snyder

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Royson James receives the Order of Ontario for his work at the Toronto Star

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David's Pick: What Stephen Toope thinks about the brain drain, academic freedom and Donald Trump's fight with Harvard

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The American fugitive living as a self-styled psychic and trivia host in Toronto

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David's Pick: Does the GTA need to rethink how condo projects get financed? This developer thinks so.

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'Recession indicators' are everywhere on social media. But do they accurately reflect our economic situation?

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David's Pick: The Markham pharmacist behind one of the world's most notorious deepfake porn sites

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What does your phone number say about you?

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As Premier Doug Ford calls for elected judges, is the move being supported by Ontario's law community?

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Does strategic voting have a harmful impact on democracy?

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In the 2025 federal election, were there any real winners?

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It's been five years since the army was called into Ontario's long-term care homes. What have we learned?

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A GTA mother speaks out after Uber drove away with her 5-year-old in the back seat

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Why 'please' and 'thank you' might go a long way in the era of artificial intelligence

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Can rubbing a banana peel on your face lead to a more productive day?

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The controversial TTC campaign encouraging Torontonians to talk to strangers

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Did Therme misrepresent itself to secure its controversial 95-year lease at Ontario Place?

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Could cable cars be the future of transit in Oshawa and ... beyond?

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The federal election races reaches its midway point. Political strategists weigh in on what could make or break a campaign

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As summer approaches, here's why political tensions between Canada and U.S. might change vacation travelers

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What does the U.S want from this global trade fight? Even within the Trump administration, the answer varies

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Trade tensions a business person's nightmare but an entrepreneur's dream, auto parts CEO says

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Who is behind the shady network scamming people through fake election news ads?

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What Canadians need to know about crossing the border

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Planning to buy a car in the midst of a trade war? Here's what you need to know

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'Introverts' happy hour': why silent reading clubs are taking off around Toronto

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Why this renowned academic is leaving the U.S. for UofT

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Tesla and roller derby: two new fronts in the ongoing dispute with the U.S.

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Days into the election campaign, have you already been exposed to disinformation?

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Why one Toronto designer pulled her products from The Bay's shelves

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To Infinity and Beyond: Widower honours wife by blasting her ashes into space

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A day in the life of Brampton Civic Hospital

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Bats are returning to the skies. Here's why that's a good thing

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It's been five years since pandemic lockdowns. Are you still working from home?

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Why newcomer groups are already feeling the impact of federal cuts

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The government's own experts say removing bike lanes may not improve traffic

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Maybe you can't win a trade war, but you can fight anyway

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Five years since the global pandemic, are we ready for the next health crisis?

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Nature is healing, and it looks like a giant ball of slime in the Don River

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How to have a (trade)wartime effort

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Oshawa, Oakville and beyond -- Trump's tariffs could shut down the entire auto industry

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It's not 'lying,' it's 'bullshit': why one academic is studying Trump's communication style

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Making sense of the provincial election results

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A giant Ramadan sign is lighting up Nathan Phillips Square. Meet one of the teens who made it happen.

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How a snowstorm changed one woman's perspective on community and asking for help

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Snow problems: why it's taking Toronto so long to recover from a massive snowfall

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When RRSPs just aren't for you -- a financial planner breaks down your options

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Why can Montreal dig itself out of a snowstorm so much faster than Toronto? We went straight to the source

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How flight attendants were able to evacuate an upside-down plane after a crash landing

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Chaos at Pearson, and lingering questions about the plane that crashed on a runway

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New Democrat leader Marit Stiles

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Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie

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Green Party leader Mike Schreiner

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A 5k race through the PATH?! Meet the mastermind behind it

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Worried about the price of a vehicle, with tariffs potentially on the way? This journalist breaks down what to expect

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Why some buyers are on the hook as the condo market tanks

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The swastika isn't illegal in Canada, but Whitby's town council is pushing for it to be

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After an injury, she couldn't remember anything, even her partner. So she turned to TikTok

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Why some worry a 'fentanyl czar' might do more harm than good

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Tariffs are off—for now. But how do we live with the uncertainty of Trump?

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How tariffs could shut down the auto industry within a week

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His family vacation at an all-inclusive resort ended in tragedy. Now he's speaking out

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Harassed and intimidated, leaders from diaspora communities are looking for help

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Can you trust DeepSeek? Can AI be your new best friend?

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Could stem cells help people with spinal injuries regain function? A Toronto startup is working on it

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What's behind a surge in jewelry store robberies in the GTA

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The story of Toronto police's biggest drug bust ever, and the new cartel behind it

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Life after being held hostage by Hamas: the Toronto cousin of a freed hostage shares how her family is doing

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Good question for a cold, gloomy month: How do you measure happiness?

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How do you negotiate in the face of crippling tariffs? Labour leader and senator Hassan Yussuff is gearing up

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What a ceasefire would mean for those with family in Israel and Gaza

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Meet the head of the Toronto Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

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Donate your $200 government cheque? One Torontonian is turning that idea into a movement

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Tariffs or not, Ontario's rep in Washington continues to work with the U.S.

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With stores closing left and right, what's going to happen to the city's malls?

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He moved from Toronto to Los Angeles. Now he's had to flee wildfires twice

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Life after going to prison on terrorism charges: a journalist connects with a member of the Toronto 18

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Understanding what happens now that Trudeau is resigning

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What is 'space medicine'? How do black holes work? This student started a magazine to help people understand the cosmos

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Federal election? Provincial election? Political strategists weigh in on what 2025 might bring

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Maverick Toronto MP Nate Erskine-Smith is Canada's new housing minister

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Making sense of this massive year for women's sport in Toronto

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A real Liberal leadership dilemma... and a fake Christmas mug

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'Devil is in the details' says family doctor about GP shortage and the cure is complex

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What is the Prime Minister's political future? Three strategists weigh in on what happens next

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He was traveling with CBD. His flight had a stopover in Dubai. Now he faces life in prison

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Why Oshawa's mayor supports new powers, and money, to deal with encampments

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Doug Ford gets hot under the collar and threatens to turn off energy supply to the U.S. But who will get burned?

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Gift hunting for a picky friend? This bookseller's list might help

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After 10+ years, a music program in Jane-Finch will get a permanent home

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Security guards are becoming de facto mental health workers. This psychiatrist is helping to train them

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For Syrians who settled in the GTA, it's an incredible moment to watch from afar

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A grocery haul for less than $20? An couponer shares why it's not actually that hard

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Toronto's WNBA team has a name. Now what?

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‘Not fair, transparent or accountable’: a bombshell report lands at the feet of the Ford government

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With harassment and violent threats way up, who would even want to go into politics anymore?

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Meet the people behind a clinic for pregnant drug users in Toronto

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We're being asked to tip way more often. But where does that money actually go?

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Why one Torontonian is opening up her apartment to groups of strangers every weekend

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Did u no ppl h8 it when you txt like this? A Toronto professor has academic proof

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'You got a day job': why a TV exchange about a Torontonian's side hustle is resonating with so many

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How an Ajax student became a Rhodes Scholar... by performing in Murder on the Orient Express

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The province is protecting itself from being sued by injured cyclists. This lawyer calls that 'undemocratic'

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A former diplomat and fellow at Toronto's Munk School weighs in on the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court

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Their daughters were murdered by Paul Bernardo, and now they want to confront him in person

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An acquaintance with a hookup for Taylor Swift tickets sounded like a dream come true...until it wasn't

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Why good grades may not be enough to get into Ontario universities in the future

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Six years after his brother was killed in an Ontario jail, he's still looking for accountability

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As we learn more about Trump's cabinet picks, does Canada have any friends in the new U.S. administration?

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100 shots fired, 23 arrests: A massive gunfight broke out in Toronto, with police officers caught in the middle

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"Am I crazy?" A 65-year-old Swiftie's solo journey to see Taylor in Toronto

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His actions in Afghanistan won him the Medal of Bravery. Now, he's sharing his story for a new teaching resource.

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Ontario is the top trading partner to 17 U.S. states. But will that matter when Trump takes over?

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Commemorating the Toronto connection of a civil war hero you've probably never heard of

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Making sense of Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. Presidential election

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After violent demonstrations, Brampton's mayor wants to ban protests outside places of worship

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What violence outside a Hindu temple could mean for Canada's already strained relationship with India

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