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Parkdale pollinator garden
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BIAs falling short in creating pollinator gardens

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Dennis Hanagan bees, butterflies, Gord Perks, pollinator gardens

COVID restrictions have left small businesses wondering if they’ll survive, let alone helping insects survive with pollinator gardens.

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two shot in homicide investigation
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One arrested, two sought in homicide investigation

January 9, 2022January 10, 2022 Jay Garak homicide, second-degree murder, shooting, suspects, Toronto Police

A homicide investigation has led to the arrest of a man, 22, and two others are being sought after a shooting at Bloor and Church streets.

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Police car for second-degree murder story
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Man, 30, faces second-degree murder charge after woman’s death

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Jay Garak Clinton Street, College Street, homicide, second-degree murder, Toronto Police

A man has been charged with second-degree murder following the death of a 30-year-old woman in the Palmerston-Little Italy neighbourhood.

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Public libraries like St. James Town closing
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Staffing shortages to shut down nearly half of city’s public libraries

January 4, 2022February 14, 2022 Rodger Burnside closures, COVID-19, Dawes Road Library, Forest Hill Library, Leaside Library, libraries, Locke library, St. James Town Library, Toronto Public Library, Victoria Village Library

Nearly half of all Toronto’s public libraries are closing as of Monday — but not due to COVID-19 precautions.

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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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police cars file photo for collision story
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Police say they were shot at after chasing down suspect in collision

December 26, 2021December 28, 2021 Jay Garak attempted murder, collision, conducted energy weapon, fail to remain, Hilton Street, St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto Police

It began with a Christmas Day collision in Forest Hill and escalated to two attempted murder and 10 other charges being filed.

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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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chimney repair work
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Identities of men sought in alleged chimney repair fraud

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Jay Garak Butternut Street, chimneys, Ellerbeck Street, fraud, Toronto Police

Homeowners in Playter Estates have complained a group of men took cash payment for chimney repairs that left their rooftops more damaged.

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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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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

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

November 19, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth 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, 2020 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)
Mt. Pleasant loop being built
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When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton
Hay wagons on Yonge Street
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The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Comments Off on The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street
Avoca bridge being torn down
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The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018 Streeter staff Comments Off on The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

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