Emergency child care services set up locally during lockdown
Emergency child care is available across the city for children essential workers with no other options when elementary schools are shut down.
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Author: Rodger Burnside
Holiday camps and winter instruction programs shut down by city
Thousands of kids looking forward to city-run holiday camps and skiing or skating lessons will have to forego those activities that get them out of the house, as the programs have been cancelled.
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Six more school closures due to COVID outbreaks
The announced shutdown of six more schools brings the number of school closures due to COVID-19 outbreaks in the TDSB to nine.
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Fire destroys basement of house under construction
The cause of a fire that engulfed the basement of a partly constructed residence is as yet unknown, fire officials say.
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Marc Garneau latest Thorncliffe-area school to close due to COVID
Toronto Public Health advised the closure of Marc Garneau Collegiate after 14 active cases of the coronavirus were reported yesterday.
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Arrest made six months after nooses found at East York construction site
Police have arrested a man in “hate-motivated mischief” investigation of two nooses found at an East York construction site.
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Woman wanted in explosion of Woodbine house seriously injuring two children
Police are looking for a woman believed to be involved in the explosion and fire on Woodbine Avenue that sent two children to hospital.
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Thorncliffe Park Public School closed due to COVID-19 findings
Thorncliffe Park Public School has been closed after nineteen cases of coronavirus came to light during a testing pilot project at the school.
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New youth space urged to counter violence in Oakwood
Toronto-St. Paul’s councillor Josh Matlow is asking for the public to back his proposal for a community youth space in Oakwood Village.
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Passion for dogs leads to Dogtopia in Don Valley
The pursuit of their passion finally culminated in Bryan Ward and Kelly Downing being able to open Dogtopia in the Don Valley area.
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Arson, disregard for life, charged after Woodbine explosion
A man has been arrested for arson and disregard for human life after an explosion and fire in a house on Woodbine Avenue.
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The Scribe brings thrill of rare books to the Danforth
With a Dec. 1 launch date in mind, Justin Daniel Wood and his staff are currently renovating a space on Danforth for The Scribe.
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Crane crashes across Mount Pleasant Station site
A mobile crane collapsed at an Eglinton Crosstown LRT construction site, sending a man to hospital yesterday evening.
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Former councillor McMahon gets Liberal nod in Beaches-East York
Beaches-East York Liberals are putting their hopes in former city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon to win the riding back.
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More park washrooms you can use this winter
If you’re out and about this winter and you just have to go, but washrooms at local eateries are no-go areas — the city has you covered.
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