Homes with bullet holes, residents shaken: Durham police investigate 6 shootings in past week | Toronto under winter weather travel advisory with heavy snow expected Thursday night | Det. John Park, father of 2, died of medical episode while on duty: Toronto police
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Homes with bullet holes, residents shaken: Durham police investigate 6 shootings in past week; Elaine Watson

Homes with bullet holes, residents shaken: Durham police investigate 6 shootings in past week

December 19 , 2024 at 06:29:43 p.m. EST • :

Durham Regional Police say they are investigating six shootings in the past week that have left homes with bullet holes and residents shaken. 

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Toronto under winter weather travel advisory with heavy snow expected Thursday night; People walking down Front Street during the large snowfall on January 25, 2023\.

Toronto under winter weather travel advisory with heavy snow expected Thursday night

December 19 , 2024 at 04:53:03 p.m. EST • :

Environment Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory for Toronto and some surrounding communities due to heavy snowfall in the forecast. 

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Det. John Park, father of 2, died of medical episode while on duty: Toronto police; Toronto police officers at a scene where one of their colleagues died on Thursday morning\.

Det. John Park, father of 2, died of medical episode while on duty: Toronto police

December 19 , 2024 at 11:24:59 a.m. EST • :

A Toronto police officer died while on the job Thursday morning, the service says, with early evidence suggesting the officer experienced a medical episode while he was executing a search warrant. 

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What we know about the 3 men in Scotland charged in killing of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant owner; Sharif Rahman opened The Curry House, serving vegan Indian cuisine, on 2nd Avenue East in downtown Owen Sound in 2015\. In his absence, his wife now runs the restaurant\.

What we know about the 3 men in Scotland charged in killing of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant owner

December 19 , 2024 at 02:59:01 p.m. EST • :

Three men charged in the 2023 beating death of a restaurant owner in Owen Sound, Ont., remain in custody in the U.K. as their extradition case winds its way through the justice system. While police have been guarded in releasing information, here's what we know about the case so far.

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Toronto considers ban on protests near places of worship; Members of Brampton's Hindu community hold a rally, blocking traffic, near the Hindu Sabha temple on Nov\. 4, 2024\.

Toronto considers ban on protests near places of worship

December 18 , 2024 at 10:27:40 a.m. EST • :

Several cities in the GTA have moved to ban protests near places of worship — and Toronto is exploring a similar bylaw at city council on Wednesday. Metro Morning host David Common spoke with the director of Toronto Metropolitan University's Centre for Free Expression about the legal and ethical issues raised by this type of rule.

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Toronto's outgoing medical officer reflects on city's leading city's public health unit; A woman wearing glasses and a scarf  

December 19 , 2024 at 06:36:48 p.m. EST • :

Toronto's outgoing medical officer reflects on city's leading city's public health unit

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Twin sisters from Gaza killed after being accepted into University of Waterloo PhD program in Ontario; University of Waterloo officials say twin sisters Sally \(left\) and Dalia Ghazi Ibaid \(right\) were excited to pursue their dreams in Canada after being accepted to the school's Global Student Relief Initiative in Oct\. The school says the girls were tragically killed in an Israeli bombing on Dec\. 5, before they could embark on their journey to Waterloo\.  

December 18 , 2024 at 01:33:11 p.m. EST • :

Twin sisters from Gaza killed after being accepted into University of Waterloo PhD program in Ontario

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Police ID man fatally shot in Scarborough Village; Adam Christopher Moncrieffe, 34, of Toronto  

December 19 , 2024 at 06:42:40 a.m. EST • :

Police ID man fatally shot in Scarborough Village

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Out-of-office emails are getting a refresh — and helping employees set work-life boundaries; In the case of a loved one's sudden death, artificial intelligence can help grieving families to gather their thoughts and find the right words\.  

December 19 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Out-of-office emails are getting a refresh — and helping employees set work-life boundaries

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Ontario appoints reviewer for Brantford-area Catholic school board after pricey Italy art trip; Ontario Minister Education Minister Jill Dunlop walks to a news conference at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Feb\. 26, 2024\.  

December 19 , 2024 at 03:39:13 p.m. EST • :

Ontario appoints reviewer for Brantford-area Catholic school board after pricey Italy art trip

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