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by The Bulldog • October 10, 2018

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3 arrested, including 2 youths, in connection with fatal Mississauga shooting

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Two youths and an adult have been arrested and face charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a Mississauga man in January. [...]

Blue Jays top Yankees 3-1 in series opener

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Every pitch is a process for Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt. He'll often bend down or talk to himself before locking in and unloading from an arsenal that offers both [...]

Matthews’s scoring stacks up among best ever

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Auston Matthews is on the verge of entering rarefied air in pursuit of 70 goals this season. [...]

Roadblock cleared: Ontario’s Highway 413 moving forward after governments reach agreement

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An agreement between Ottawa and Queen's Park to allow the Ford government's signature Highway 413 project to proceed has been ratified by a federal judge. [...]

TSX down 160 points as energy stocks move lower, U.S. markets continue to fall

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A fire in a downtown Toronto highrise building caused a number of road closures Monday afternoon due to shattering glass and falling debris, according to police. [...]

Blue Jays reinstate Jansen from injured list

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Memorial held for Toronto cyclist Vlad Zotov

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Hundreds of cyclists came together Monday evening to remember Vlad Zotov, a well-known and long-time member of Toronto’s cycling community. [...]

Concerns about Hwy. 413 agreement

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Phil Pothen, of Environmental Defence, weighs in on the Hwy. 413 memorandum of understanding. [...]

Ontario reaches Hwy. 413 agreement with feds

15 April 2024

Ontario's Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria joined CP24 to discuss the Highway 413 agreement. [...]

Food service workers at Pearson could strike

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Martin Cerqua, president of Teamsters Local 647, discusses the imminent job action by Gate Gourmet employees. [...]

Celebrating Toronto's food scene

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Krista Faist, of Twenty Two Media group, reflects on Keith Lee’s successful visit to Toronto. [...]

MUST WATCH: Home invasion in Markham

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Video shows a break-in at a Markham home on April 12th. YRP charged two men and have recovered a stolen vehicle. [...]

WATCH: Condo fire in Toronto's downtown core

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A condo fire on York St. near Union Station shut down roads surrounding Maple Leafs Square in downtown Toronto. [...]

Hundreds of cyclists pay respects to man who died after being struck by driver

16 April 2024

Hundreds of cyclists took part in a memorial bike ride on Monday for a man struck and killed by a driver last week in Toronto. [...]

Proposed class action against Shoppers Drug Mart alleges 'unsafe and unethical corporate practices'

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A former Shoppers Drug Mart franchise owner has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the Canadian retail pharmacy chain, and its parent company Loblaw, alleging the companies imposed “unsafe [...]

Ottawa and Ontario announce deal to scrap Highway 413 impact assessment

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Ontario and the federal government say they have reached a deal to drop an assessment of the the province's Highway 413 project after the Federal Court ruled it can be [...]

Toronto police identify man killed in weekend shooting

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Toronto police have identified a man who was shot dead in the city's northwest on Sunday afternoon. [...]

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GTA contractor sued 11 times, as homeowners left 'in disgust'

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Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews barrelling toward rarely seen 70-goal season

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NCAA star Caitlin Clark headed to Indiana Fever as 1st overall pick of WNBA draft

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Caitlin Clark was selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday night, while Aaliyah Edwards of Kingston, Ont., was picked sixth by [...]

PWHL hits home stretch as players return from world championship

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The Professional Women's Hockey League enters the home stretch of its inaugural season Thursday when it resumes following the world championship break. [...]

'It feels amazing': Determined Canadian basketball men secure Paris Paralympic berth

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Canada's men's wheelchair basketball team will return to France in August to continue its run of Paralympic appearances from 1968 following a 72-60 victory over Italy in a crossover game [...]

Weekend recap: Canadian women's hockey team reunifies the titles

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CBC Sports' daily newsletter reviews a winning weekend for Canadian Olympic athletes, highlighted by a women's hockey gold and more victories for swimming star Summer McIntosh. [...]

Sisay Lemma wins Boston Marathon in runaway, Hellen Obiri repeats in women's pro race

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22 hours a day of live coverage key to CBC's Paris Olympics plan

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Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews barrelling toward rarely seen 70-goal season

15 April 2024

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Leaside Events April 2024

1 April 2024

Toronto-Leaside Rotary Club – Recycle Your Electronics Saturday, April 6 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. East York Town Centre, 45 Overlea Boulevard. Please – no appliances or light fixtures. [...]

Welcome back! LanceBotics returns to LHS

1 April 2024

After a hiatus during the pandemic, Leaside High School’s Robotics Team, LanceBotics, is once again doing what they love to do: building robots and taking part in competitions. Their name, [...]

It’s time to clean up this town!

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Properties Unlimited Realty Brokerage celebrates 40 year milestone

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On February 28, 2024, Properties Unlimited Realty Brokerage turned 40, but there is nothing middle-aged about our company. The firm remains a strong Leaside family business: the owners and founders [...]

What the Crizzle?!

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February 14th. Valentine’s Day. 7:21 p.m. And I feel anything but love … for Crizzle. I am steps away from the corner of Rumsey and Parkhurst, with Jerry-the-neurotic-wonder-dog, when I [...]

Elijah Mubarak overcomes fears to win big

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A haven for seniors in Leaside since 1987

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Suomi-Koti, or “Finnish Home” in English, on Eglinton just west of Laird Drive, has been a fixture in the Leaside neighbourhood for more than three decades. In 1982, five Finnish [...]

Santa & Carollers Coming to Town!

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AppleFest October 14th, 2023

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Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program

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Now Open! New Businesses on Bayview

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Gift & Shop Local Holiday Event December 3rd & 10th

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Applefest 2022!

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Community Clean Up Day

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The Regent Theatre Revival: Terra Bruce Productions’ Exciting New Plans for Entertainment in Toronto

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Unlocking Your Child’s Potential: How Scholars’ Tutoring Programs Boost Grade Levels

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New steps on Roxborough!

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The house is being redone. [...]

Yonge Street going up and up!

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The seven special stores and restaurants remain but their rear is going up!A garage between MacPherson and Roxborough.Bus heading up Avenue Road. [...]

At MacPherson Park!

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A note to dog people!

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Heading to a fire!

13 April 2024

One of several fire trucks heading out Avenue Road for a fire somewhere! [...]

Takeouts available on Roxborough!

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The SEDRA Owl: March 2024

27 March 2024

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Q&A with Councillor Mike Colle

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Traffic Safety – an oxymoron?

12 December 2023

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The SEDRA Owl: November 2023

8 November 2023

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The SEDRA Owl: Fall 2023

3 October 2023

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The SEDRA Owl: June 2023

15 June 2023

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Midtown Working Group: Review and recommendations re Oxford Development revised submission – Canada Square

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18 February 2024

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Councillor Jaye Robinson – January 2024 Newsletter

31 January 2024

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Plans for a mass-timber building pivot to steel girders and concrete

31 January 2024

Facing a persistently sluggish market for office buildings, one developer has pivoted his original plan to construct an environmentally leading-edge mass-timber building in Toronto to instead build lab and research [...]

1840 Bayview proposal

1 January 2024

The application to build a 34-storey mixed-use building at 1840 Eglinton with 377 units has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The hearing date has not yet been set. [...]

Bayview and Eglinton development – getting down to serious business

1 January 2024

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Revamped proposal at Leaside Station adds units, reworks design

15 December 2023

The proposal for 589-595 Eglinton Ave. E. is for a 35-storey residential building with 442 units and ground floor retail fronting on Eglinton, just east of Bayview.The LRA has submitted [...]

Councillor Jaye Robinson’s November 2023 Newsletter

2 December 2023

As November comes to a close, I am sending my best wishes to families across Ward 15 for a wonderful holiday season. To celebrate, the City's annual Cavalcade of Lights [...]

More Darkness in Ontario’s Democracy

18 February 2024

In Canada, after an election first ministers write mandate letters to their cabinet colleagues, laying out deliverables their departments should achieve. Some governments make them public (Trudeau, McGuinty and Wynne [...]

Heritage Register Review: Public Information Session

17 February 2024

Toronto residents are invited to an online Public Information Session to learn about the City’s Heritage Register Review project. The purpose of the meeting is to share information about the [...]

Loud noises keeping you up at night?

7 January 2024

The noise bylaw amendments, which will be discussed at the Economic and Community Development Committee next week, come after a pandemic-delayed review mandated by the 2019 bylaw. Concerts with the volume turned [...]

FoNTRA 2023 Year End Review and 2024 Look Forward

4 January 2024

Some highlights/lowlights of 2023 and a look forward to 2024 - another busy year ahead!We ended the year with the most FoNTRA members ever - 37 resident associations!We revitalized the [...]

Employment area policy proposals

30 November 2023

The amendment to the provincial definition of "area of employment" narrows the scope of uses from what is currently permitted in areas of employment. In particular, it expressly excludes from [...]

Infill housing and protecting Toronto’s tree canopy

30 November 2023

We strongly support the identification of potential strategies to protect and enhance the City's tree canopy and growing space for trees, while also supporting infill housing growth in Toronto's low-rise [...]

Mid-rise buildings rear transition

29 November 2023

The rear angular plane guidelines were developed through a comprehensive study in 2010 that resulted in a guideline that the rear transition to abutting low density residential areas be a [...]

Tri-Communicator Awards Honour Dispatchers

15 April 2024

Toronto Police Service Communicator of the Year Peter Karagiannis was among several Emergency Services members honoured at Toronto Police headquarters on April 15. “Fire, paramedics and police work so closely [...]

Reflecting on Progress in Missing Persons Investigations

13 April 2024

April 13 marks the third anniversary of the Missing and Missed Report from the Independent Civilian Review into Missing Person Investigations. Through the collaborative development and design with the Missing [...]

Community Joins in Prayer Walk

11 April 2024

For the first time, Toronto Police Service members and faith leaders simultaneously walked in every Division in the city on April 11. “I am happy to be participating in this [...]

Partnership Reduces Robberies

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Report Hate Crimes Anonymously

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Officers Save Man with Tourniquet

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Standing Together for Peaceful Demonstrations

5 April 2024

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