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Construction workers find 'ancient' remains from Indigenous burial site in Toronto

Construction workers find 'ancient' remains from Indigenous burial site in Toronto

TORONTO — A construction crew working on a project in the heart of Toronto stumbled on a surprise late last week when its members unearthed 'ancient' human remains from an Indigenous burial ground, the city has confirmed.
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Two found dead after house fire in Vaughan, Ont.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Two people were found dead after a house fire in Vaughan, Ont., on Saturday night. York Regional Police say emergency services received a call about the fire at around 8:15 p.m.
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Victim of New Year's Eve night club shooting believed to be bystander: police

Victim of New Year's Eve night club shooting believed to be bystander: police

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police west of Toronto believe the 19-year-old victim of a fatal shooting outside a nightclub last weekend was an innocent bystander.
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Toronto police say dead woman believed to be behind city's first homicide of 2024

TORONTO — Police say a 28-year-old man is the city's first homicide victim of the year and an unidentified woman found dead at the same time is believed responsible for the killing. They say they were called to a midtown home on the morning of Jan.
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Sidewalk drama in Toronto pits some pedestrians against running clubs

Sidewalk drama in Toronto pits some pedestrians against running clubs

TORONTO — A battle has broken out over the sidewalks in Canada's most populous city. Toronto has divided into factions. Torontonian against Torontonian, runner against walker — or so the comment sections of some online videos would have you believe.
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'I can't talk to family anymore': boy who survived London attack gives statement

'I can't talk to family anymore': boy who survived London attack gives statement

LONDON, Ont. — The boy who survived a truck attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of his family addressed a sentencing hearing on Friday for the white nationalist convicted of the murders, a statement that brought many in court to tears.
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Family grieves daughter who died after Thunder Bay police did not respond to 911 call

Family grieves daughter who died after Thunder Bay police did not respond to 911 call

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The family of a woman found dead in northern Ontario after officers reportedly did not respond to a 911 call say the case raises concerns about the treatment of First Nations women by Thunder Bay police.
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First-degree murder charge laid in infant's death: York Regional Police

First-degree murder charge laid in infant's death: York Regional Police

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Police say a person has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of an infant north of Toronto. York Regional Police did not release any details about the child or the person arrested.
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Woman dead after Thunder Bay police don't respond to domestic disturbance call: SIU

Woman dead after Thunder Bay police don't respond to domestic disturbance call: SIU

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the circumstances around the death of a 21-year-old woman found in a Thunder Bay home after it says officers did not respond to a 911 domestic disturbance call.
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Toronto leaders decry 'appalling' hate after suspected arson at Jewish-owned grocer

Toronto leaders decry 'appalling' hate after suspected arson at Jewish-owned grocer

TORONTO — One of Toronto's deputy mayors says the suspected hate-motivated arson and vandalism of a Jewish-owned grocery store should serve as a wakeup call about a spike in antisemitism in the city.
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