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shooter in Dundas shooting
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Two men shown in pictures and video from Dundas shooting investigation

January 4, 2022January 6, 2022 Jay Garak Dundas Street East, organized crime, robbery, shooting, Toronto Police, video

Images and video have been released by police today as investigators seek to identify two men suspected in the Dundas shooting on Dec. 12

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20-year-old murder victim
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20-year-old gunned down in Lawrence Heights on Christmas Eve

December 26, 2021December 28, 2021 Jay Garak gunshots, homicide, Replin Road, Toronto Police, Varna Drive

Homicide officers are investigating the death of a 20-year-old man after he was shot in Lawrence Heights on Christmas Eve.

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three towers proposed
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Three towers proposed to replace four low-rise rentals in Flemingdon Park

December 24, 2021December 29, 2021 Ameer Shash Damis Properties, Denzil Minnan-Wong, development, Don Mills Road, Michael Coteau, Rochefort Drive

A developer has applied to build three towers to replace four low-rise rental buildings in Flemingdon Park but some residents are not happy.

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holiday hours graphic
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Holiday hours: What’s open over Christmas weekend

December 22, 2021December 24, 2021 Streeter staff Allan Gardens, Art Gallery of Ontario, Boxing Day, Christmas, libraries, museums, Royal Ontario Museum, Shoppers Drug Mart, skating

Here’s a list of holiday hours for stores, shopping malls, groceries, recreational facilities, libraries, museums and more on Dec. 24–26.

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Beltline trail
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Bridge over Allen Road proposed to connect beltline trails

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Dennis Hanagan Belt Line Railway, Beltline Park, cycling, Kay Gardner Beltline, Mike Colle, York Beltline Trail

The city will study building a bridge over Allen Road to connect the York and Kay Gardner beltline trails, at Councillor Mike Colle’s urging.

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Townhouse fire
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Fire rips through top floor of Flemingdon Park townhouse

December 20, 2021December 21, 2021 Ameer Shash fire, Grenoble Drive, Office of the Fire Marshal, one-alarm fire, Steve Darling, Toronto Fire Services

The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating after a townhouse fire destroyed a top floor on Grenoble Drive on Sunday afternoon.

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Bloor Street bike lanes
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‘Temporary’ bike lanes to be made permanent, council decides

December 16, 2021December 17, 2021 Rodger Burnside Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Bloor Street, city council, Danforth Avenue, Dundas Street East, Joe Cressy, John Tory, University Avenue

Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians had better get used to the bike lanes installed last year as temporary parts of the ActiveTO initiative.

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751 Woodbine scene of apartment fire
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Woman in 70s dead after Beach Hill apartment fire

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Streeter staff fatality, fire, Matthew Pegg, paramedics, Toronto Fire Services, Woodbine Avenue

A woman in her 70s has died after a two-alarm fire in an apartment building in Beach Hill yesterday evening.

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Thane Murray memorial
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Two men arrested, one still sought, for Thane Murray shooting

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Jay Garak attempted murder, first-degree murder, homicide, shooting, Thane Murray

Two males, both 20, face murder charges nearly three months after the death of Thane Murray in the Regent Park area.

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Donny Petersen sketch
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Writer and former Hells Angels head Donny Petersen reported dead at 74

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Rodger Burnside author, Donny Petersen, Hells Angels, motorcycles, obituary

Donny Petersen, author and former president of the Hells Angels motorcycle club in downtown Toronto, has reportedly died at age 74.

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Frame from video released in mu,rders of Barry and Honey Sherman
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Video released of ‘suspect’ in murders of Barry and Honey Sherman

December 14, 2021December 15, 2021 Jay Garak Barry Sherman, Brandon Price, homicide, Honey Sherman, murder, Old Colony Road

On the fourth anniversary of the Barry and Honey Sherman murders, police have released video of a man walking in the neighbourhood.

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first-degree murder scene at Leaside Park swimming pool
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First-degree murder charge for Leaside Park shooting of April 2020

December 11, 2021December 12, 2021 Jay Garak arrest, first-degree murder, gunshots, homicide, Leaside Park, Leaside Park Drive, Leaside Park Outdoor Pool, Overlea Boulevard, Toronto Police

A man, 20, has been charged with first-degree murder for a shooting more than 20 months ago in Thorncliffe Park.

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midtown murder victim
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Death of man in midtown apartment deemed homicide, Toronto man arrested

December 11, 2021December 12, 2021 Jay Garak autopsy, homicide, Redpath Avenue, second-degree murder, Toronto Police

A 30-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after an autopsy indicated a death was homicide, police said.

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Sold over asking sign to illustrate need for speculation tax
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Colle seeking speculation tax to curb ‘out-of-control’ housing prices

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Rodger Burnside flipping, housing prices, John Filion, Mike Colle, real estate, speculation, taxes

Egliinton-Lawrence councillor Mike Colle is seeking support for a provincial tax on speculation in the housing market.

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maps of areas worst hit by COVID
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East-end neighbourhoods now among worst hit by COVID

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Streeter staff COVID-19, map, outbreaks, school closures, Toronto Public Health

East enders may be surprised to find their neighbourhoods are among the worst hit by COVID-19 in the city.

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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