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Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:55:00 EDT
‘It’s shameful’: Critics slam Doug Ford’s plan to replace nuclear power with natural gas
Ontario’s plan to replace electricity generation in 2025 has critics saying the province didn’t get the memo on climate change.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:00:00 EDT
How bad is inflation? Most Canadians say their wages aren’t keeping up, poll finds
Two-thirds of Canadians fear rising inflation will continue for another year; only one in six say their wages are keeping pace, a new poll suggests.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:16:00 EDT
Woman's family pleads for help after she drowns in Ontario pool while livestreaming on Facebook
Hellen Nyabuto, a personal support worker, drowned in a Chatsworth, Ont. swimming pool last week while thousands of people watched in horror on Facebook Live.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:00:00 EDT
A Toronto private school was sued over a student’s alleged sexual assault. The school’s name was kept secret until now
Upper Canada College’s identity had been concealed by a sweeping publication ban, which has been overturned. The school denies any wrongdoing.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:59:00 EDT
‘This is an opportunity’: Why Germany’s leader is looking to Justin Trudeau
On Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, Europe’s energy woes, the climate crisis and even populist threats to democracy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sold Canada to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:54:00 EDT
Toronto lawyer Jeremy Diamond can’t take back his admission of professional misconduct, Law Society tribunal rules
The decision means the long-running legal proceedings finally move into the penalty phase where Diamond could face a harsher punishment than a reprimand.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:07:00 EDT
Ontario’s population will surge by 30% in just over 20 years, according to StatsCan. Experts say we’re not ready
‘It’s obvious: we’re not prepared’: Lack of affordable housing and planning for population growth in Toronto could hamper the city’s future economic potential, economist says.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:06:00 EDT
John Tory pledges increased housing density if he’s re-elected — but will city council go along?
The five-point plan released Tuesday by John Tory was the first campaign announcement of his bid for a third term in the Oct. 24 civic election.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:48:00 EDT
‘I took every precaution’: Elaborate rental scam leaves student $2,000 poorer — and without a place to stay
Waterloo police are investigating reports of a rental scam that has left three students out thousands of dollars and at least one with nowhere to live next month — a growing problem across the country amid spiking rental demand.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:02:00 EDT
Kevin Durant is staying with the Brooklyn Nets. What’s next for the Raptors and rest of the NBA?
The Nets could be the best team in the league on paper. Or it could be another tire fire of strong-willed personalities and diverse talents that devolves into an unworkable group of Durant, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:00:00 EDT
Why has this house listed for $800K close to downtown Toronto been on the market for over 60 days?
This house is within walking distance of Lansdowne TTC station and listed under $1 million for three bedrooms and two baths, but it’s not move-in ready.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:23:52 EDT
‘A gross miscarriage of justice’: Soleiman Faqiri’s family devastated by OPP decision not to lay criminal charges in 2016 jail death
For the third time, police have decided not to lay charges in the 2016 death of Soleiman Faqiri, a mentally ill man in crisis who was severely beaten, restrained and pepper-sprayed by correctional officers in an Ontario jail.



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