11 charged in Toronto taxi scam that allegedly defrauded customers of over $500K | Toronto officer in hospital after Hwy. 403 collision between police motorcycle, tractor trailer | Ford apologizes for saying First Nations 'keep coming hat in hand' amid Bill 5 controversy
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11 charged in Toronto taxi scam that allegedly defrauded customers of over $500K; At a news conference on Thursday, Toronto police said an investigation called Project Fare began last July after police received multiple reports by victims of a taxi scam\. Initially, police identified 61 incidents of fraud, but that number quickly grew to more than 300\.

11 charged in Toronto taxi scam that allegedly defrauded customers of over $500K

June 19 , 2025 at 06:12:17 p.m. EDT • :

Eleven people have been arrested and charged after a Toronto police investigation into a taxi scam that allegedly defrauded more than $500,000 from unsuspecting customers over 10 months.

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Toronto officer in hospital after Hwy. 403 collision between police motorcycle, tractor trailer; Toronto police say an officer is in hospital with serious injuries following a collision on Highway 403 Thursday\.

Toronto officer in hospital after Hwy. 403 collision between police motorcycle, tractor trailer

June 19 , 2025 at 05:30:47 p.m. EDT • :

Peel paramedics say the officer was rushed to a trauma centre in serious, but non-life-threatening condition. Toronto police say the officer was taking part in a motorcade training exercise.

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Ford apologizes for saying First Nations 'keep coming hat in hand' amid Bill 5 controversy; Premier Doug Ford shakes hands with Chris Plain, deputy grand council chief for the Anishinabek Nation, as Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige watches, after issuing an apology during a news conference at Queen's Park on Thursday\.

Ford apologizes for saying First Nations 'keep coming hat in hand' amid Bill 5 controversy

June 19 , 2025 at 03:54:53 p.m. EDT • :

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is apologizing for remarks he made this week saying that First Nations cannot "keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government" for more money.

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Extreme heat in store for Toronto with temperatures that may prompt warning; Heads up, Toronto: A heat wave is coming

Extreme heat in store for Toronto with temperatures that may prompt warning

June 19 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Toronto residents should brace for a stretch of very hot weather early next week. A "multi-day heat event" is in store for Toronto from Sunday to Wednesday with temperatures expected to exceed 30 C, meteorologists say.

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Quebec toddler found alive and well after intensive 4-day search, police say; Police and rescue workers search the woods beside a highway for a missing three-year-old girl in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que\., Tuesday, June 17, 2025\.

Quebec toddler found alive and well after intensive 4-day search, police say

June 18 , 2025 at 09:21:31 a.m. EDT • :

The three-year-old girl was found alive and well in Ontario on Wednesday, police announced during an evening news conference hours later. 

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Officials defend Liberal bill that would force hospitals, banks, hotels to hand over data; A man is pictured on his phone as he walks along the boardwalk in Toronto's Harbour Square Park\. Civil liberties groups are raising concerns about how much information police and CSIS can demand from internet service providers and other companies without a warrant under the Liberal Bill C-2\.  

June 19 , 2025 at 04:19:40 p.m. EDT • :

Officials defend Liberal bill that would force hospitals, banks, hotels to hand over data

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Tunnel connecting UP Express to TTC's Dundas West station under construction after long delay; 10 years later, there's still no tunnel connecting the UP Express to Line 2  

June 19 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Tunnel connecting UP Express to TTC's Dundas West station under construction after long delay

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Man killed in east-end stabbing identified by police; Ashkan Pournasir-Roudbane, 36, of Toronto, died in hospital after he was stabbed near Danforth and Coxwell avenues late Tuesday\.  

June 18 , 2025 at 07:09:09 a.m. EDT • :

Man killed in east-end stabbing identified by police

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No new laptops for students as TDSB passes budget with plans to slash $34M; Toronto District School Board trustees approved a 2025-2026 budget Wednesday night with a \$34\.4 million deficit\.  

June 19 , 2025 at 08:30:55 a.m. EDT • :

No new laptops for students as TDSB passes budget with plans to slash $34M

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Toronto business owners say King Street construction, road closure costing them; The city said it expects the intersection to reopen in mid-August\.  

June 19 , 2025 at 04:55:38 p.m. EDT • :

Toronto business owners say King Street construction, road closure costing them

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