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Toronto Two people are facing a host of charges in connection with shots being fired at a Jewish girls elementary school in North York last weekend, Toronto police say. Bais Chaya Mushka was also subject to a similar incident in MayCBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2024 2:52 PM EDTContinue Reading

Toronto A Toronto court has ordered an assessment to determine if a woman accused of killing three people in three Ontario cities over three days is fit to stand trial at this time. Prosecutors applied for assessment after defence lawyers told by accused to oppose itPaola Loriggio · The CanadianContinue Reading

Toronto A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and 15 others are facing criminal charges for allegedly running a drug-trafficking ring that shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine to Canada and used violence — including murder — to achieve its goals, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The group is connected to homicidesContinue Reading

Toronto A group of young people argue Ontario’s weakened emission target is a violation of their Charter rights. On Thursday, the Appeal Court of Ontario declined to rule on that question, but said lower courts shouldn’t have dismissed the case, which will now require a new hearing. Young people arguingContinue Reading

Toronto Premier Doug Ford’s government is poised to announce rebate cheques to Ontarians as part of its fall economic statement, CBC News has confirmed. Opposition leaders slam idea as a ‘stunt’ and a ‘gimmick’CBC News · Posted: Oct 17, 2024 10:21 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago FordContinue Reading

Toronto A new study from the University of Toronto says millions more Ontarians will live with major illness by 2040. Experts say a “radical rethink” is needed for hospitals to cope. 3.1 million Ontarians will live with major illness by 2040, study’s authors say Tyler Cheese · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Toronto When Franklyn McFadden needs to repair his $15,000 wheelchair, that expense is on him. It’s just one of many extra costs that he says comes with living with a disability. “I didn’t choose to be a person in a wheelchair, and I don’t profess to enjoy the fact thatContinue Reading

Toronto Toronto police say they are looking for suspects who allegedly ‘discharged a firearm’ at Bais Chaya Mushka in North York early Saturday morning. The school was also subject to a similar incident in May. Police say no one was injured. Bais Chaya Mushka was also subject to a similarContinue Reading

Toronto For Ontario parents struggling to put food in their child’s backpack each day, help could be on the way. On Friday, Premier Doug Ford told reporters he’s “all in” on a federal plan to provide meals to students and confirmed the province is in talks with the federal governmentContinue Reading