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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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1 dead after vehicle crashes into Pickering, Ont., bus shelter; Police say a woman is dead and a man is in hospital after a vehicle crashed into this bus shelter in Pickering Wednesday afternoon\.

1 dead after vehicle crashes into Pickering, Ont., bus shelter

April 16 , 2025 at 05:38:41 p.m. EDT • :

Police say a woman died in hospital after a motorist ran into a bus shelter on Kingston Road Wednesday.

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Ontario's bill to remove certain bike lanes to be tested with Charter challenge; A cyclist rides in a bike lane on University Avenue in Toronto on Friday, Dec\. 13, 2024\.

Ontario's bill to remove certain bike lanes to be tested with Charter challenge

April 16 , 2025 at 05:22:53 p.m. EDT • :

The Ontario government's "irrational and dangerous" bid to remove three major Toronto bike lanes should be ruled unconstitutional, a lawyer for a group of cyclists said in court Wednesday, arguing the province's own internal advice and experts suggest the move won't accomplish its stated goal to ease congestion.

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Canada election: Leaders clash on pipelines, housing and who's best to take on Trump; Four men on stage in suits\.

Canada election: Leaders clash on pipelines, housing and who's best to take on Trump

April 16 , 2025 at 03:45:07 p.m. EDT • :

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Where in Ontario do people vote the most? The answer may surprise you; A map of the world, with a pin focused on Southern Ontario\. Text reads "Highest Ontario voter turnout\."

Where in Ontario do people vote the most? The answer may surprise you

April 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Voters in one Ontario riding speak to CBC's Chris Glover about why they always cast a ballot, in the latest installment of our federal election series "Your Voice, Your Vote."

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Province grilled over Therme's credentials to build luxury spa at Ontario Place; Critics react to allegations that Therme misrepresented itself to get Ontario Place deal

Province grilled over Therme's credentials to build luxury spa at Ontario Place

April 16 , 2025 at 01:30:26 p.m. EDT • :

Critics are once again slamming the provincial government's plan to build a luxury spa on the former site of Ontario Place — this time over allegations that the company set to run the multi-billion-dollar project misrepresented itself and exaggerated its experience in order to secure the deal.

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Two dead after shooting in Riverdale; The incident happened around 11:10 p\.m\. near Bain and Logan avenues, Toronto police said in a post on X\.  

April 16 , 2025 at 06:13:36 a.m. EDT • :

Two dead after shooting in Riverdale

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Tent encampments on the rise in Toronto, appearing in places not seen before: city; The site of what was a Scarborough encampment is seen here\. The number of tents set up by unhoused people in Toronto is rising and encampments are appearing in parks and ravines beyond downtown where they haven't been seen before, the city says\.  

April 14 , 2025 at 08:24:30 p.m. EDT • :

Tent encampments on the rise in Toronto, appearing in places not seen before: city

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Fourplexes don't have to be ugly — and these students are helping Mississauga prove it; Mississauga is looking to build more fourplexes\. They turned to students for inspiration      

April 16 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Fourplexes don't have to be ugly — and these students are helping Mississauga prove it

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Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States; Vehicles approach the United States border crossing as seen from Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que\., last week\.  

April 15 , 2025 at 03:06:33 p.m. EDT • :

Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States

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Ontario to remove barriers to internal trade, labour mobility, in response to U.S. tariffs; Premier Doug Ford announced his government will introduce a new bill Wednesday to ease trade between the provinces to strengthen the economy of the province and country in light of U\.S\. tariffs\.  

April 16 , 2025 at 12:40:42 p.m. EDT • :

Ontario to remove barriers to internal trade, labour mobility, in response to U.S. tariffs

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