North Toronto Daily Updates
A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in North Toronto neighbourhoods.
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Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
Epidemic of opioid overdoses during lockdown
A spike in opioid calls has brought attention to how overdoses have continued to rise since the lockdown began, creating a second epidemic.
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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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How to enjoy Valentine’s Day 2021 in Toronto
The latest lockdown may have changed your plans for 2021 but you can still celebrate this Valentine’s Day while staying home and staying safe.
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Woman arrested for first-degree murder of lawyer on Eglinton
Homicide investigators are looking into the death of a man who was walking near Eglinton Avenue East yesterday when he was struck.
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Lawyer killed by vehicle at midtown parking garage
Homicide investigators are looking into the death of a man who was walking near Eglinton Avenue East yesterday when he was struck.
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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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Kathleen Wynne on girls, women and politics
Former premier Kathleen Wynne recalls her experiences showing misogyny still exists and how much further we have to go to achieve equality.
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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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Nov. 27–Dec. 24: Buy a tree from Scouts in Davisville
The 58th Toronto Scouts, Cubs and Beavers are opening their Christmas tree lot as usual this year, with safe shopping protocols in place.
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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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Jaye Robinson returns to public at virtual TTC meeting
Councillor Jaye Robinson attended her first public meeting in more than a year since she announced she was being treated for breast cancer.
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Electric vehicles stations activated—especially in east end
Stations are ready to charge up electric vehicles across the city — especially in the east end — in a pilot program launched yesterday.
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