He's still waiting for FOI records Toronto police said he could have last summer, requested in 2020 | Nearly half of 911 calls to Peel Region are non-urgent. A new campaign aims to change that | Ontario reports nearly 200 new measles cases as virus spreads across Canada
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He's still waiting for FOI records Toronto police said he could have last summer, requested in 2020; Jamie Jelinski, a visual culture scholar, filed an FOI request to Toronto police in June 2020 as part of his research into visual identification techniques and technologies used by Canadian law enforcement\.

He's still waiting for FOI records Toronto police said he could have last summer, requested in 2020

May 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A Canadian academic has been waiting nearly five years for freedom of information records from Toronto police concerning facial recognition technology. He thinks there needs to be better enforcement of access legislation.
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Nearly half of 911 calls to Peel Region are non-urgent. A new campaign aims to change that; The region's commissioner of health says more than 30 per cent of Ontarians don't know what number to call when they have municipal issues\.

Nearly half of 911 calls to Peel Region are non-urgent. A new campaign aims to change that

May 8 , 2025 at 01:42:01 p.m. EDT • :

Peel Region is launching a province-wide campaign to educate the public about when they should call 911 as opposed to non-emergency services.
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Ontario reports nearly 200 new measles cases as virus spreads across Canada; A colourized electron transmission micrograph of measles virus particles\.

Ontario reports nearly 200 new measles cases as virus spreads across Canada

May 8 , 2025 at 01:59:22 p.m. EDT • :

Health officials say measles infected 197 more people in Ontario over the last week as the highly contagious disease emerged in new parts of the country.
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Port Hope teacher accused of sex crimes on students in talks to plead guilty; Grade 8 teacher Kelly-Anne Jennings is seen in a 2016-2017 St\. Anthony Catholic Elementary School yearbook\.

Port Hope teacher accused of sex crimes on students in talks to plead guilty

May 7 , 2025 at 04:13:48 p.m. EDT • :

A Grade 8 teacher accused of multiple sexual offences involving students may plead guilty before the case ever goes to trial, an Ontario court has heard. Kelly-Anne Jennings, who is on unpaid leave from her job at St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School in Port Hope, Ont., faces 18 sex crime charges.
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A hovercraft could take you between Toronto and Niagara in 30 minutes ; An image of a large hovercraft boat in the water\.

A hovercraft could take you between Toronto and Niagara in 30 minutes

May 8 , 2025 at 12:01:15 p.m. EDT • :

An Ontario company has signed a deal with Ports Toronto to run a marine hovercraft that will shuttle passengers from Toronto to Niagara in 30 minutes. Erika Portz, president and interim chief operating officer of Hoverlink Ontario Inc., breaks down the company's plans on Metro Morning.

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City could explore a bridge, tunnel or even a gondola to get more visitors to Toronto islands; On peak weekends and holidays in July and August, Toronto Island Park sees an average of 18,000 visitors per day, according to the city\.  

May 8 , 2025 at 10:23:53 a.m. EDT • :

City could explore a bridge, tunnel or even a gondola to get more visitors to Toronto islands

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This Canadian pharmacist is key figure behind world's most notorious deepfake porn site; Finding Mr\. DeepFakes  

May 7 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

This Canadian pharmacist is key figure behind world's most notorious deepfake porn site

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Poilievre reaches out to Ontario premier after Conservative election loss; Federal Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, are known to have a frosty relationship\. Sources tell CBC News the federal leader is now reaching out to the premier for talks\.  

May 7 , 2025 at 03:37:46 p.m. EDT • :

Poilievre reaches out to Ontario premier after Conservative election loss

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Japanese pitcher set to make history as first woman in Canadian pro baseball; A woman in a baseball uniform smiles in front of the field  

May 7 , 2025 at 06:34:07 p.m. EDT • :

Japanese pitcher set to make history as first woman in Canadian pro baseball

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Toronto councillor denies any wrongdoing at sexual assault trial; Coun\. Michael Thompson at a Toronto city council meeting in 2022\. Thompson has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault stemming from a cottage getaway on Canada Day weekend that year\.  

May 7 , 2025 at 02:04:02 p.m. EDT • :

Toronto councillor denies any wrongdoing at sexual assault trial

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