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Leaside Park

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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Leaside Daily Updates: March–April 2020

April 30, 2020November 22, 2020 Streeter staff Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Butterfly Canoe, cancellations, coronavirus, Davisville Avenue, Distantly, essential workplaces, extreme weather, garbage, Laird Drive, Lake Leaside, Leaside Park, long-term care, Mabel's Fables, parks, Patrick Rocca, shutdowns, Toronto Police, traffic iights, yard waste

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

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One dead in shooting at Leaside park
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Boy, 16, dead in late-night shooting at Leaside Park

April 6, 2020April 7, 2020 Jay Garak gunshots, Leaside Park, Overlea Boulevard, Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto Police

One person was pronounced dead at the scene, after police arrived at the area of Overlea Boulevard and Thorncliffe Park Drive to investigate multiple shots fired just before 11 p.m. Sunday night.

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Burnside on quest to rename Leaside Park

April 30, 2015 Eric Emin Wood Leaside Park

Ward 26 councillor Jon Burnside is on a crusade to rename Leaside Park so that it “better reflects the community”

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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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