Harbourfront Centre is struggling to operate, and residents say they want to help it get back on track | Closure of part of Ontario Place angers advocates opposed to massive spa redevelopment | 'Significant rainfall' in store after storm brings messy weather to Toronto
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, January 09, 2024.
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Harbourfront Centre is struggling to operate, and residents say they want to help it get back on track; Harbourfront Centre hosts about 4,000 events a year, including author readings, dance performances,  plays and food festivals\.

Harbourfront Centre is struggling to operate, and residents say they want to help it get back on track

January 9 , 2024 at 07:49:20 p.m. EST • :

Residents concerned about the future of the Harbourfront Centre want a say on its plan to balance the books, but the non-profit says its current approach is the "most effective" way to address current financial pressures. 

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Closure of part of Ontario Place angers advocates opposed to massive spa redevelopment; Norm Di Pasquale

Closure of part of Ontario Place angers advocates opposed to massive spa redevelopment

January 9 , 2024 at 07:58:58 p.m. EST • :

Fencing erected this week is blocking access to part of Ontario Place and a group opposed to redevelopment of the site is shocked at the closure and angry that no formal notice was given.

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'Significant rainfall' in store after storm brings messy weather to Toronto; Commuters make their way through wet snow in downtown Toronto on Jan\. 9, 2024\.

'Significant rainfall' in store after storm brings messy weather to Toronto

January 9 , 2024 at 07:14:07 a.m. EST • :

Evening commuters could be in for a slog on Greater Toronto Area roadways after a winter storm dumped a messy mix of snow and rain on wide swaths of the province.

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Toronto youth basketball organization launches photo book; Toronto youth basketball organization launches photo book

Toronto youth basketball organization launches photo book

January 9 , 2024 at 03:30:00 p.m. EST • :

A local non-profit group that helps make basketball more accessible for young people in Toronto recently celebrated the launch of its very own photo book. 'Culture of Basketball: A Lay-Up Photojournal' captures the relationship between the sport and the art of photography. CBC's Talia Ricci spoke with youth and mentors from Lay-Up about the process.

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Rebel News personality arrested after an encounter with Chrystia Freeland; Rebel News personality David Menzies was arrested by police Monday after asking Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland questions at an event to mark the downing of Flight PS752\.

Rebel News personality arrested after an encounter with Chrystia Freeland

January 9 , 2024 at 02:28:28 p.m. EST • :

Rebel News personality David Menzies was arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting a police officer while trying to ask Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland questions about the government's decision to leave the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) off the designated terrorist entity list.

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Property owners in 5 Brampton wards now need licence to rent out 4 or fewer units; Brampton property oweners in five of the city's wards will need a license to rent out, under the city's new Residential Rental Licensing pilot program\.  

January 9 , 2024 at 05:00:02 a.m. EST • :

Property owners in 5 Brampton wards now need licence to rent out 4 or fewer units

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Temporary residency program for Palestinians fleeing Gaza starts taking applications; Palestinian children and youth wait to collect drinking water, amid shortages of drinking water, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 9, 2024\. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY  

January 9 , 2024 at 05:06:32 p.m. EST • :

Temporary residency program for Palestinians fleeing Gaza starts taking applications

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IN PHOTOS | Winter storm hits much of Ontario; Commuters make their way through wet snow in downtown Toronto on Jan\. 9, 2024\.  

January 9 , 2024 at 02:31:55 p.m. EST • :

IN PHOTOS | Winter storm hits much of Ontario

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Bowled over: Why some Canadians are feeling duped by their breakfast cereal; Ken Bennett of Chilliwack, B\.C\. bought Vector because he thought it contained 13 grams of protein per serving, as stated on the boc\. But it turns out that Vector flakes only contain 5\.6 grams of protein and the rest comes from the milk you pour on the flakes\.  

January 9 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Bowled over: Why some Canadians are feeling duped by their breakfast cereal

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'Substantial' property tax increase coming to Toronto, city's budget chief warns; Toronto will kick of it's 2024 budget process this week, with the city's budget chief warning that a "substantial" property tax increase is coming\.  

January 7 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. EST • :

'Substantial' property tax increase coming to Toronto, city's budget chief warns

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