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Toronto Gunmen who opened fire on five men in an Etobicoke parking lot on Sunday killed an innocent man loved by his family, said his wife, demanding justice Tuesday. Delroy ‘George’ Parkes died, 4 others were injured after shooting in Etobicoke school parking lotCBC News · Posted: Jun 04, 2024Continue Reading

Toronto Convocation ceremonies for graduating University of Toronto students begin Monday against the backdrop of a pro-Palestinian encampment that has remained on campus for weeks despite a trespass notice and looming legal action. All events set to proceed as planned with ‘extra precautions,’ university says Sonja Puzic · The CanadianContinue Reading

Toronto·Updated An Ontario court will hold a hearing on the request for an injunction to clear an encampment at the University of Toronto on June 19 and 20, court documents show. Ontario Superior Court to hold hearing to end encampment on June 19 and 20CBC News · Posted: May 29,Continue Reading

Toronto Toronto police’s hate crime unit is investigating after a federal Liberal MP’s constituency office was vandalized in the city’s west end this week. Davenport MP Julie Dzerowicz says 2 people painted on her office windows early TuesdayCBC News · Posted: May 29, 2024 1:28 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Toronto Toronto’s top doctor is calling the opioid overdose crisis a drug toxicity epidemic and is pushing for an empathetic health response as officials release preliminary annual data on the city’s overdose deaths. Continued loss of life is ‘devastating,’ says city’s chief medical officer of healthThe Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading

Toronto Five more Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined multiple ongoing lawsuits against some of the world’s largest social media companies, arguing their products have negatively rewired the way children think, behave and learn. Lawsuits allege social apps are negatively rewiring how students think and learnCBC News · Posted: May 29,Continue Reading

Toronto Housing crisis is forcing more seniors into shelters, doctors sayMore older adults are becoming homeless in Canada and relying on shelters, straining an already under-resourced system, a group of Toronto doctors says in a new report published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Number of older adults who areContinue Reading

Toronto A student at Toronto’s Ontario College of Art & Design University is seeking $1 million in damages after alleging she was subjected to ongoing anti-Jewish discrimination at the school.  School says discrimination, including antisemitism, ‘completely against the values of OCAD’ UCBC News · Posted: May 28, 2024 1:57 PMContinue Reading

Toronto Ontario and Ottawa say they’ve reached a deal under the national housing strategy that will unlock $357 million in federal funding for the province. The announcement comes after months of back and forth between the two levels of government over Ontario’s affordable housing targets. Agreement involves revised action planContinue Reading