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Victim’s death turns Danforth assault into manslaughter

February 3, 2023February 28, 2023 Jay Garak assault, Danforth Avenue, Douglas (Michael) Finlay, homicide, manslaughter, Toronto Police

A man is sought for manslaughter after Douglas (Michael) Finlay, 73, died from his injuries a week after an assault on Danforth Avenue.

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North Toronto Daily Updates

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Streeter staff affordable housing, assault, automated speed enforcement, Avenue Road, bakery, Barry Sherman, bike lanes, bus, café, candy, cannabis, car crash, car thefts, carbon monoxide, child care, child pornography, COVID-19, development, dog poop, Don Valley Golf Course, fire, fire truck, Fraserwood Avenue, gun control, gunshots, hate crime, homicide, Honey Sherman, knife, Lawrence Avenue East, libraries, Little Jamaica, Loblaws, map, McSorley's Saloon and Grill, Metro, motorcyclist, Mt. Pleasant Road, North Toronto Collegiate, North Toronto Hockey Association, North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, overdoses, parking permits, patios, Playa Cabana Bar Esquina, pollinator gardens, power outage, rents, Rob Oliphant, SafeTO, schools, shooting, Shoppers Drug Mart, snow clearing, Sobeys, Starbucks, Stephanie Bowman, subway, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto Transit Commission, vaccinations, vaccine, Valentine's Day, vigil, Yonge Eglinton, Yonge Eglinton Centre, Yonge Street

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in North Toronto neighbourhoods.

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Don Valley Daily Updates

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Streeter staff 55 Division, arrests, assault, automated speed enforcement, Bermondsey Transfer Station, BigArtTO, BikeMatch, bus shelter, CampTO, carjacking, child care, child pornography, collision, coronavirus, COVID-19, dog, Dogtopia, Don Valley Golf Course, Don Valley Parkway, fire, fire truck, flu vaccine, food bank, garbage, Grenoble Public School, gun control, gunshots, homicide, libraries, Loblaw Companies, Longo's, Lynedock Crescent, Mayor’s Community Safety Awards, medication, Michael Coteau, mischief, motorcycle, murder, Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions, New Year's, No Frills, North York Knights, novelist, Ontario Science Centre, outdoor recreation, parking, parking permits, pedestrian, recreation centres, rinks, SafeTO, shooting, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sole Power Entertainment, speed bumps, speeding, stabbing, StrollTO, stunt drivers, suspicious death, suspicious incident, theft, tobogganing, Toronto Botanical Garden, Toronto Police, Traffic Services, Treadgold Crescent, vaccination rate, vaccines, Victoria Park Collegiate, Wakunda Place, washrooms, waste reduction, Wynford Drive, Yasmin Ratansi, York Mills Road

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Don Valley neighbourhoods.

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Beaches-Leslieville Daily Updates

March 6, 2022March 7, 2022 Streeter staff 55 Division, Alter Kakers, arrest, assault, automated speed enforcement, Beach Guild of Fine Art, Brad Bradford, break and enter, comedy, COVID-19, crossing guard, entertainment hubs, Fearless Meat, Film Industry, fire, firearm, flag, Fox Theatre, fraud, heritage, homicide, Housing Now, indecent exposure, Jimmie Simpson Park, Julie Dabrusin, Kew Gardens, knives, libraries, Mamma's Pizza, Mercedes, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions, patios, Paula Fletcher, prowler, pumpkin parade, pumpkins, rinks, Shop and Vax, stabbing, theft, threatening, Toronto Police, Ukraine, Victoria Park Avenue

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Beaches-Leslieville neighbourhoods.

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Leaside Daily Updates

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Streeter staff ActiveTO, Agnes Macphail Award, arrests, assault, automated speed enforcement, bands, Bayview Avenue, BikeMatch, break and enter, break-ins, CampTO, cannabis, car thefts, Christmas tree, collision, coronavirus, COVID-19, crane, dog poop, first-degree murder, flooding, Food Basics, gun control, gunshots, Islamic Society of Toronto, Jaye Robinson, Leaside Heritage Preservation Society, Leaside Hockey Association, libraries, Loblaw Companies, Loblaws, logo, maps, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute, McSorley’s, Metro, New Year's, outdoor recreation, Overlea Boulevard, parking permits, patios, pedestrian, Phamilyeats, pollinator gardens, poppies, power outage, raccoons, ravines, recycling, Redway Road, road closure, road work, Rob Oliphant, robbery, SafeTO, sexual assault, shooting, Shop and Vax, speed bumps, speeding, stabbing, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, testing, Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Organization, Thorncliffe Park Community Hub, Thorncliffe Park Drive, Thorncliffe Park Public School, Toronto District School Board, toy drive, Traffic Services, vaccination rate, vaccine, Valu-Mart, washrooms, wind, Youth Leaders of East York

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Leaside neighbourhoods.

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Lawrence West Daily Updates

February 15, 2022February 17, 2022 Streeter staff ActiveTO, Allen Road, arrest, assault, automated speed enforcement, Avenue Road, Bathurst Street, bus, carjacking, collision, COVID-19, dangerous driving, Eglinton Avenue West, Fortinos, homicide, Housing Now, housing prices, Ingram Transfer Station, Lawrence Allen Centre, Little Jamaica, long-term care, Marco Mendicino, medication, Metro, Mike Colle, noise, outdoor recreation, parking permits, power outage, road closure, robbery, SafeTO, sexual assault, sexual interference, Shop and Vax, snow clearing, Spadina Expressway, speculation tax, stolen vehicle, vaccine, Yorkdale Mall

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

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Man, 41, pistol-whipped and robbed after refusing to buy puppy

January 23, 2022January 24, 2022 Jay Garak assault, bulldog, dog, Pistol-Whipping, Toronto Police

A 41-year-old man was pistol-whipped after he backed out of a chance to buy a puppy in the Sunnybrook Hospital area on Saturday, police said.

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Davenport Daily Updates

January 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Streeter staff After-School Recreation Care, Ana Bailao, arson, assault, automated speed enforcement, break-ins, car theft, Castleview Wychwood Towers, collision, COVID-19, cyclist, Eglinton Avenue West, encampment, fail to remain, fire, fires, Giovanni Caboto Outdoor Pool, gunfire, gunshots, harassment, hate crime, homicide, libraries, Little Italy, Little Jamaica, long-term care, maps, Marit Stiles, Metro, No Frills, outdoor recreation, Paradise Theatre, parking permits, pedestrians, Pelham Avenue, pickup truck, pollinator gardens, power outage, rinks, robberies, SafeTO, sexual assault, shooting, Shop and Vax, snow clearing, Sobeys, stabbing, Starbucks, Toronto Police, Toronto Public Library, vaccination rate, vaccine, walking tour, Wallace Avenue

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

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York Mills Daily Updates

January 4, 2022January 5, 2022 Streeter staff Armour Heights Library, assault, automated speed enforcement, Avenue Road, Barry Sherman, COVID-19, Don Valley Golf Course, fire, Honey Sherman, libraries, Longo's, Marco Mendicino, murder, North York Knights, Old Colony Road, outdoor recreation, parking permits, Rob Oliphant, SafeTO, school closures, subway, Toronto District School Board, Toronto Transit Commission, vaccine, York Mills Station

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in North Toronto neighbourhoods.

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Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: July–December 2021

December 22, 2021January 18, 2022 Streeter staff 55 Division, affordable housing, assault, automated speed enforcement, bike lanes, break and enter, break-ins, car fire, collision, COVID-19, Danforth Avenue, Don Valley Parkway, East York Civic Centre, East York Hockey Associatio, East York Hockey Association, fire, flooding, fraud, Greenwood Station, homicide, Jack Layton, Julie Dabrusin, knife, libraries, luring, Malcolm Kelly, Mamma's Pizza, manslaughter, medication, Michael Garron Hospital, missing man, Monarch Park, Montcrest School, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, next of kin, O'Connor Drive, Ontario Line, pedestrian, Petition, Presteign Heights Public School, pumpkin parade, rinks, Riverdale Park East, robbery, Second City, sexual assault, shooting, Shop and Vax, stabbing, Toronto Police, Toronto Public Health, Traffic Services, vaccination, Vax the Holidays, vehicle theft, Victoria Park Avenue, Wakunda Place, Wilkinson Junior Public School, Youth Leaders of East York

A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.

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Aggravated assault case now a homicide investigation

September 2, 2021September 9, 2021 Jay Garak assault, Danforth Avenue, homicide, manslaughter, Toronto Police, Woodbine Avenue

A three-week-old assault investigation has been taken over by the Toronto Police homicide squad following the death of the elderly victim.

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Beaches-Leslieville Daily Updates: July–August 2021

August 31, 2021November 16, 2021 Streeter staff assault, Canada Day, COVID-19, dog, Fox Theatre, Jack Layton, knife, Mamma's Pizza, map, missing person, Monarch Park Pool, sexual assault, shooting, stabbing, vaccination rate

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Beaches-Leslieville neighbourhoods.

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NEWS 

New suspects sought in East York aggravated assault case

August 26, 2021September 9, 2021 Jay Garak assault, Danforth Avenue, Toronto Police, Woodbine Avenue

A man and a woman are wanted in the ongoing investigation of an aggravated assault near Woodbine and Danforth avenues three weeks ago.

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Woman wearing mask allegedly harassed in Queen’s Park in May

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Jay Garak assault, masks, Queen's Park, threatening, Toronto Police

Police are trying to identify a group of men in connection with an assault and threatening investigation after an incident in Queen’s Park.

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Fireworks attack led to stabbing, attempted murder, police say

June 13, 2021June 16, 2021 Jay Garak Ashbridges Bay Park, assault, attempted murder, fireworks, stabbing, Toronto Police

A boy was rushed to hospital and a man arrested after a fight in Ashbridges Bay Park that began with fireworks aimed at people, police say.

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