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Brad Marchand scores winner, Bruins down Maple Leafs to take 2-1 series lead (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
Brad Marchand scored twice, including the winner in the third period, and added an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff
series Wednesday.
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Have a dangerous dog? Expect a visit from city staff (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
Owners of dogs deemed dangerous in Toronto can expect a visit from city staff under tough new measures being implemented in the wake of a number of severe dog attacks in the last two
years.
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Leafs fandom perseveres ahead of 1st home game of the playoffs, despite pain of the past (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
As every Leaf fan knows, donning the blue and white to watch the buds go to battle is not for the faint of heart. But many in Toronto still do it anyway and will with excitement tonight.
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Ontario says it will force employers to scrap requirements for sick notes as part of an effort to cut down on paperwork for family physicians.
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1 dead after vehicle hits parked trailer in Mississauga: police (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
One person is dead after their vehicle crashed into a parked trailer in a Mississauga parking lot Wednesday afternoon, Peel police say.
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Politicians should avoid 'uninformed reactions' when it comes to bail: Virani's office (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
The public should expect politicians to support their right to bail and to be presumed innocent, the office of Canada's justice minister says, warning that "immediate" and "uninformed reactions"
only worsen matters.
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Just bought a used car? There's a chance it's stolen, as thieves exploit weakness in vehicle registrations (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
Organized crime groups driving Canada's worst-ever auto theft epidemic are adapting by increasingly selling hot vehicles in Canada to unsuspecting buyers with little protection, police say.
Veteran investigators argue they exploit a weakness in provincial registration systems that needs to be fixed.
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This driver has several lifetime driving bans. He was just arrested again (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
A “prolific” driving offender who has been convicted of dozens of vehicle offences over the last few years is now facing new charges, Peel police say — even though he’s currently under
multiple lifetime driving bans.
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Hidden waterways beneath Toronto could help transform its future (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
Across Toronto, a vast network of hidden waterways sprawls beneath the city's sidewalks, buildings and parks. It's a network some people would like to see brought back to the surface through a
process called daylighting.
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Former Stampeder Shawn Lemon suspended indefinitely by CFL for betting on games (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
There will be no immediate comeback for veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon, who retired earlier this month before being suspended indefinitely by the league for betting on games.
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Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. Toronto is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely populated region in Southern Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe, which is home to 8.1 million residents and has approximately 25% of Canada's population. The Toronto metropolitan census area had a population of 5,113,149, and the Greater Toronto Area had a population of 5,555,912 in the 2006 Census.
As Canada's economic capital, Toronto is considered a global city and is one of the top financial centres in the world. Toronto's leading economic sectors include finance, business services, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, media, arts, film, television production, publishing, software production, medical research, education, tourism and sports industries.The Toronto Stock Exchange, the world's seventh largest, is headquartered in the city, along with most of Canada's corporations. They also have an NHL hockey team, called the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Toronto's population is cosmopolitan and international, reflecting its role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities by percentage of non-native-born residents, as about 49% of the population were born outside of Canada. Because of the city's low crime rates, clean environment, high standard of living, and friendly attitude to diversity, Toronto is consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey. In addition, Toronto was ranked as the most expensive Canadian city in which to live in 2006.
Residents of the city are called Torontonians.
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