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Porter Airlines extends flight shutdown to June 29
Porter Airlines has extended the temporary halting of all of its flights by four more weeks, until June 29. The…
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Toronto to begin COVID-19 recovery planning, taps veteran leaders to oversee program
Toronto will soon begin work on a plan to recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic, city officials say. Toronto mayor…
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Scotiabank Arena turns into giant kitchen as MLSE looks to make 10,000 meals daily
Scotiabank Arena, home to the Maple Leafs and Raptors, has been turned into a giant kitchen during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Photo radar delay leaves advocate worried pedestrian safety taking backseat to COVID-19
Speeding drivers whipping past photo radar machines outside Toronto schools or near seniors’ areas will not be automatically ticketed during the COVID-19…
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GTA home sales down 69 per cent mid-way through April
The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales were down 69 per cent in the first 17 days of…
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Toronto will start tracking race-based COVID-19 data, even if province won’t
Toronto’s public health unit has started the process of developing its own system to collect new data sets for COVID-19,…
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Long-term care home in Toronto reports 5 dead of COVID-19
A long-term care home in the northwest end of Toronto is reporting that five of its residents have now died…
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Toronto reports 190 deaths related to COVID-19 as medical officer warns of second wave
A total of 190 people have died of COVID-19 in Toronto, and residents were warned on Tuesday that there will…
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City has redeployed 500 staff
Mayor John Tory and Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg, head of the city’s emergency response team, also spoke at the news conference.…
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Small GTA council becomes first to offer property tax rebate in wake of COVID-19 crisis
A small community east of Toronto appears to be the first municipality in Ontario to offer a tax rebate to people…
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Tory says COVID-19 will cost Toronto city hall $1.5B under ‘best case scenario’
Toronto city hall stands to lose $1.5 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic, mayor John Tory said on Friday, and he’s…
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Toronto losing ‘an awful lot of money’ due to COVID-19, updating financial situation Friday
Toronto mayor John Tory says he’ll provide an update on the city’s precarious financial situation at Friday afternoon’s COVID-19 briefing. The novel…
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Toronto outlines plans for long-term care staffing as COVID-19 death toll climbs to 147
City officials have outlined the steps being taken to comply with a provincial order regarding long-term care homes, as Toronto’s…
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33 TTC bus drivers walk off job because of concerns about COVID-19
Thirty-three TTC bus drivers walked off the job on Wednesday night because they want more personal protective equipment (PPE) to shield them from…
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Toronto has 2,670 cases of COVID-19 as city launches new donation web portal
Toronto now has 2,670 cases of COVID-19, the city’s medical officer of heath reported on Wednesday. Dr. Eileen de Villa said…
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Home sales fell 14% in March as COVID-19 settled in, CREA says
Home sales fell by 14 per cent in March as COVID-19 lockdowns slowed the market to a crawl, the Canadian…
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Toronto pizzeria Vesuvio permanently closing after 63 years due to COVID-19
A popular, family-run Italian restaurant that’s been operating in Toronto’s west end for over 60 years has announced it will be…
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115 people have now died of COVID-19 in Toronto
A total of 115 people have died of COVID-19 in Toronto, the city’s medical officer of health said on Tuesday.…
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St. Joseph’s Health Centre reports COVID-19 outbreak in intensive care unit
St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto’s west end confirmed an outbreak Monday evening of COVID-19 in its intensive care unit. One…
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Toronto has a total of 2,362 cases of COVID-19 with 92 deaths, city officials say
Toronto has a total of 2,362 cases of COVID-19, city officials reported on Monday afternoon. Of that number, 2,088 are…
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Refugee shelter in Toronto reports outbreak of COVID-19
A refugee shelter in Toronto is reporting four cases of COVID-19, and the organization that manages the facility says multiple…
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5 deaths due to COVID-19 at North York retirement home, 23 test positive as provincial death toll rises to 274
Five residents of Chartwell Gibson Long-term Care Residence have died in a COVID-19 outbreak at the North York, Ont., facility, officials…
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Toronto to open 2 more child care centres for families of essential workers
Toronto announced Monday that it’s opening two new child care centres to serve the families of essential and critical service…
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COVID-19 restrictions cut downtown Toronto pollution levels by almost half, researchers find
Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered a substantial reduction in pollution levels in the downtown core since the…
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45 cases of COVID-19 at Seven Oaks long-term care home, 16 deaths linked to virus
Sixteen people have died after an outbreak of COVID-19 at a long-term care home in Scarborough, Toronto officials said Wednesday.…
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Toronto Zoo taking precautions with big cats after tiger in N.Y. gets COVID-19
The news that a tiger tested positive for COVID-19 at the Bronx Zoo in New York dropped like a bomb…
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Stop discarding used rubber gloves, face masks on ground amid COVID-19 crisis, mayor says
Toronto Mayor John Tory says discarding used rubber gloves and face masks on the ground is not only “bone-headed” but…
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Toronto recalling $200K worth of faulty surgical masks distributed at long-term care facilities
Toronto is recalling more than 60,000 faulty surgical masks that were distributed to workers at long-term care homes in late…
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32 people have died of COVID-19 in Toronto, city health officials report Social Sharing
Thirty-two people have died of COVID-19 in Toronto as of Monday afternoon, the city’s medical officer of health says. Dr.…
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Toronto police enforcing city bylaws, provincial orders to stop COVID-19 spread
Toronto police are enforcing city bylaws and provincial orders this weekend to stop the spread of COVID-19. Police say they are…
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