Lawrence West Daily Updates
A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.
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Neighbourhood: Lawrence Manor
Medical officer orders all Toronto schools closed for in-person learning
Medical health officer Dr. Eileen de Villa has ordered elementary and secondary schools closed and students to transition to remote learning.
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Show love for the city with online festival: March 6–April 6
Celebrate Toronto is honouring the city’s 187th Anniversary as a virtual festival to show love for Toronto and its small businesses.
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The winners and losers in December’s photo radar sweepstakes
Drivers on Stanley Avenue received the most number of tickets issued by one of the city’s photo radar devices in December.
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Beaches, Rosedale, Lawrence Park among lowest COVID rates
Some neighbourhoods are showing much better COVID rates than others, judging by figures from the provincial Ministry of Health.
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Is this the winter of the gun?
Trudeau government’s expected gun control on military-style weapons does not go nearly far enough to deal with Toronto’s handgun violence.
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Third suspect sought in October murder of ‘very good man’
Police have released images of a third suspect and a car three months after the alleged murder of a local
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North Toronto Daily Updates: November–December 2020
A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in North Toronto neighbourhoods.
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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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56 charges after string of night-time break-ins
Police have arrested two people in a midtown break-ins investigation, with more than 50 charges laid against one Toronto man.
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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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Driver sought after 76-year-old woman injured in hit and run
Investigators are trying to identify a man they say drove a vehicle striking a woman, 76, before fleeing the scene.
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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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Nov. 25–28: View art projected on Lawrence Heights centre
Work by Toronto artists will be displayed on Lawrence Heights Community Centre at 5 Replin Rd. for your viewing pleasure Nov. 25–28.
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Picture of running man released in assault case
Toronto police have released an image of a running man in an investigation of an alleged assault causing bodily harm.
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