Police ID man, 67, fatally stabbed in Scarborough | Teenager and bystander taken to hospital after shooting near Toronto high school | Man killed in Vaughan, Ont., home invasion was 'a hero,' says brother
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Police ID man, 67, fatally stabbed in Scarborough; Robert Dawson, 67, died on Tuesday after he was stabbed in Scarborough, according to Toronto police\. A woman has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in his death\.

Police ID man, 67, fatally stabbed in Scarborough

September 3 , 2025 at 07:04:04 p.m. EDT • :

Toronto police have identified a man fatally stabbed in a highrise Scarborough residential building on Tuesday evening.

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Teenager and bystander taken to hospital after shooting near Toronto high school; A teenager and a bystander driving in her vehicle were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, said Toronto Police\.

Teenager and bystander taken to hospital after shooting near Toronto high school

September 3 , 2025 at 01:50:21 p.m. EDT • :

A 17-year-old boy and a bystander were taken to hospital for gunshot wounds after a shooting near a Toronto high school on Wednesday, said police.

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Man killed in Vaughan, Ont., home invasion was 'a hero,' says brother; Abdul Aleem Farooqi \(pictured left\), the man killed in a Vaughan home invasion, is being remembered as 'a hero,' said his brother, Naeem\.

Man killed in Vaughan, Ont., home invasion was 'a hero,' says brother

September 3 , 2025 at 08:58:43 a.m. EDT • :

York Regional Police say Abdul Aleem Farooqi was fatally shot after confronting home invaders. Political leaders and family friends had previously told CBC News Farooqi had been shot and killed in his home in front of his children.

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Ontario hospital nurses awarded 5.25% in raises, but decry lack of staffing ratios; A nurse tends to a patient in the intensive care unit at the Bluewater Health Hospital in Sarnia, Ont\., on Tuesday, Jan\. 25, 2022\.

Ontario hospital nurses awarded 5.25% in raises, but decry lack of staffing ratios

September 3 , 2025 at 05:34:46 p.m. EDT • :

An arbitrator has awarded Ontario's hospital nurses pay increases of 5.25 per cent over two years, in a new contract their union calls disappointing.

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3 TIFF world premieres to keep on your radar; TIFF 2025 WEAVER TOP FILMS

3 TIFF world premieres to keep on your radar

September 2 , 2025 at 09:28:20 a.m. EDT • :

The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival runs from Sept. 4 to Sept. 14. CBC's Jackson Weaver highlights three films to watch.

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Toronto's IndyCar race moving to Markham in 2026; Toronto's IndyCar race moving to Markham in 2026  

September 3 , 2025 at 10:30:00 a.m. EDT • :

Toronto's IndyCar race moving to Markham in 2026

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Girl's death after house fire being investigated as a homicide, York police say; The fire, now fatal, happened near Skywood Drive and Rollinghill Road in Richmond Hill\.  

September 3 , 2025 at 10:48:22 a.m. EDT • :

Girl's death after house fire being investigated as a homicide, York police say

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Slowing housing market will trigger construction job losses, Ontario builders group says; How Ontario's slowing housing market is affecting trades jobs  

September 3 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Slowing housing market will trigger construction job losses, Ontario builders group says

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Toronto police warn residents after a 1,235% increase in distraction thefts this year; Chief Supt\. Mandeep Mann of the Toronto police warned residents Wednesday about an increase in distraction thefts across the city\.  

September 3 , 2025 at 12:29:08 p.m. EDT • :

Toronto police warn residents after a 1,235% increase in distraction thefts this year

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12-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after Markham shooting; York Regional Police charged a 12-year-old boy with attempted murder after a man was shot in Markham last month\.  

September 3 , 2025 at 12:53:16 p.m. EDT • :

12-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after Markham shooting

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