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Dozens charged, hundreds of vehicles recovered in Toronto auto theft investigation

Dozens charged, hundreds of vehicles recovered in Toronto auto theft investigation

TORONTO — Dozens of people have been arrested and more arrests are expected in an ongoing investigation into auto theft and fraudulent vehicle identification numbers in Toronto, police said Friday.
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Ontario's chief electoral officer seeks more tools to fight misinformation

Ontario's chief electoral officer seeks more tools to fight misinformation

TORONTO — The rise of artificial intelligence and its ability to rapidly spread misinformation and disinformation during election campaigns should be addressed by increasing transparency around political ads and allowing for the removal of misleading
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Police identify remains found in 1980 as those of man who escaped from Ontario prison

Police identify remains found in 1980 as those of man who escaped from Ontario prison

MARKHAM, Ont. — Police have identified human remains in a decades-old cold case as those of a man who they say escaped from prison a month before he was found dead in Markham, Ont.
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OPP investigating after razor found in northern Ontario child's Halloween candy

OPP investigating after razor found in northern Ontario child's Halloween candy

COCHRANE, Ont. — Police in northern Ontario say a razor blade was found in a child's candy on Halloween night. OPP say they were called Thursday evening about a tampered mini chocolate bar containing a blade.
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'It's our turn': Toronto preps for its Taylor Swift era with security, traffic plan

'It's our turn': Toronto preps for its Taylor Swift era with security, traffic plan

TORONTO — The City of Toronto announced traffic and security measures Thursday in preparation for Taylor Swift's arrival, warning residents to be patient and plan ahead with huge crowds expected to flock downtown during six scheduled shows.
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Toronto woman charged with murder, arson in death of her baby: police

Toronto woman charged with murder, arson in death of her baby: police

Toronto police have charged a 19-year-old woman with murder and arson after her four-month-old baby died in a fire last week. Police say the woman and the baby girl were pulled from a house fire in the city's northwest.
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Woman, 65, charged after school bus fatally struck child in Vaughan, Ont.

Woman, 65, charged after school bus fatally struck child in Vaughan, Ont.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — A woman has been charged after a school bus in Vaughan, Ont., fatally struck a child in June. York Regional Police say the incident happened on June 19 in the area of Kleinburg Summit Way and Pierre Berton Boulevard.
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Teen fatally shot by police in Aurora, Ont., during gunfire exchange: SIU

Teen fatally shot by police in Aurora, Ont., during gunfire exchange: SIU

AURORA, ONTARIO — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the death of a teenage suspect who was shot by York Regional Police officers in Aurora on Wednesday night.
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Eight injured, driver arrested after pick-up truck crashes into Toronto bus: police

Eight injured, driver arrested after pick-up truck crashes into Toronto bus: police

Police say eight people were injured and a driver has been arrested after a collision involving a pick-up truck and a Toronto Transit Commission bus in North York.
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Fatal collision on highway caused by detached wheel killed one driver: OPP

Fatal collision on highway caused by detached wheel killed one driver: OPP

Ontario Provincial Police is investigating after a collision between three different vehicles on a highway caused by a detached wheel killed one of its drivers in Cambridge Wednesday afternoon.
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