Murder rate down from last year’s record — so far
After a record-breaking year for homicides, the murder rate in 2019 is shaping up to be much lower — coming closer to the levels of earlier years.
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Neighbourhood: South Hill
Wealthy and historically irreverent politically, South Hill is home to some of Toronto’s wealthiest. The neighbourhood runs along the Western edge of Avenue Road and just south of Forest Hill.
North Toronto Daily Updates
A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in North Toronto neighbourhoods.
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Rathnelly Day and We the North
One of my favourite community events in Toronto-St. Paul’s only happens every two years. Rathnelly Day celebrates the neighbourhood’s rebellion in 1967.
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Forest Hill Daily Updates
A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Forest Hill neighbourhoods.
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Reconciliation events continue in Toronto-St. Paul’s
Almost every day, I learn about another inspiring reconciliation initiative by the outstanding people in Toronto-St. Paul’s.
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Man sought after woman assaulted, robbed in elevator
A woman, 35, was robbed of her purse after a man followed her into a condominium building near St. Clair Avenue West and Avenue Road on June 2, police report.
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June 17: Public consultation on city council
A meeting is being held in North Toronto on June 17, a public session the city is holding to seek residents’ ideas about decision making in Toronto
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North Toronto Daily Updates: May 2019
A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in North Toronto neighbourhoods.
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June 15: Indigenous literature special event
Toronto-St. Paul’s MP Carolyn Bennett hosts an Indigenous Reads special event, featuring author and playwright Drew Hayden Taylor and Chief Stacey Laforme.
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‘We need to call out racism in all its forms’
Canada has been built on First Peoples of this land, together with the contributions of the people who have left their homelands to come to Canada.
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52-year-old man arrested after robberies of Davenport-area senior residences
A man has been arrested on April 29 after investigation of a series of robberies over a two-week period in apartments in the Davenport Road area.
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Casa Loma health blogger aims to de-stigmatize disability
A new app and the decreased stigma associated with disabilities have blogger Ardra Shephard more hopeful about the future for those with multiple sclerosis.
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Man shot at midtown gas station dies 13 days later
A man has died in hospital nearly two weeks after having been shot beside his Jeep while pumping gas at a station near Avenue Road and Eglinton Avenue West.
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‘Architectural gem’ of a development to replace houses, doctors’ offices
A proposed nine-storey, 85-unit building at 2 Forest Hill Road could change the profile of St. Clair Avenue West, replacing buildings at Forest Hill Road.
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We can make a difference in fight against climate change: MP
We all have a role to play in fighting climate change, local MP says. Local environmental summit to bring us together in the fight.
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