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Ontario opens homelessness and addiction hubs, replacing consumption sites near schools and daycares
The Ontario government announced it opened nine Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs Tuesday, replacing the supervised drug consumption sites across the province that are located near schools and child-care centres — but an advocate says these hubs are not actually operating yet.
Yale professor moving to U of T due to 'far-right' Trump administration's pressure on universities
A Yale University professor is leaving the U.S. and taking a position at the University of Toronto (U of T) due to what he says is a “far-right regime” under President Donald Trump.
Delta plane that crashed at Pearson airport was travelling at high rate of descent, prelim report suggests
A warning system on the Delta Air Lines flight that crashed at Pearson airport last month sent an alert indicating a high rate of descent less than three seconds before the plane touched down, according to a preliminary report.
Ontario cabinet largely unchanged as premier, ministers sworn in at ceremony
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named a new cabinet with many familiar faces, though he has shuffled his housing, education and environment ministers. Paul Calandra moves from housing to become the education minister, taking over from Jill Dunlop who moves to emergency preparedness.
Court denies injunction to stop Ontario removing Toronto bike lanes before legal challenge
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has denied an injunction by a group of cyclists that sought to stop the province from removing bike lanes in Toronto until a court challenge is heard in April.
Police investigate after users shout racial slurs, draw swastika during online City of Pickering meeting
Durham police are appealing to the public for information after unidentified people shouted racial slurs, drew a swastika and exposed themselves during a City of Pickering Zoom meeting on Wednesday.
20 arrested in wintertime break-ins linked to organized crime in GTA, police say
Police have arrested 20 people for a series of break-and-enters in York Region and around the Greater Toronto Area, involving groups they say came into the country with the sole intention of committing crimes.
York University temporarily suspending new admissions to 18 programs
York University is temporarily suspending new admissions to 18 programs due to low enrollment and financial pressures, a spokesperson says.
What we know about the plane that crashed, flipped at Toronto's Pearson airport
A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed and flipped on its back when landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon. Here's what we know so far.
Snow removal may take up to 3 weeks as Toronto digs out of back-to-back storms, city says
There are currently no Environment Canada weather warnings in effect for the city Monday, but the federal weather agency says an additional two centimeters of snow is expected.