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Ontario Ends Tuition Freeze and Slashes OSAP Grants — Students Are Not Happy

Tuition is going up and the grant-to-loan ratio is flipping from 85% grants to just 25%. Here's what it means for Toronto students.

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Toronto City Employees Caught Stealing Packages, Faking Sick Days to Work Second Jobs

The auditor general's annual fraud report reads like a crime blotter — $21K in stolen mail, a $2.5M electricity scam, and a contractor banned for overbilling $1M.

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Seven Toronto Cops Charged in Organized Crime Probe Involving Murder Plot

Project South has exposed one of the most disturbing police corruption cases in the city's history — bribery, drug trafficking, and a conspiracy to kill a corrections officer.

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Winter Storm Shuts Down School Buses Across the GTA, York University Closes

Freezing rain, ice pellets, and heavy snow have prompted bus cancellations across Toronto, Peel, and Hamilton. York U suspended all in-person operations.

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Toronto Braces for Major Winter Storm With Freezing Rain and Heavy Snow

A high-impact storm system is set to bring a 'buffet of weather types' to the GTA, with up to 15 cm of snow expected Wednesday.

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Ontario Line Breaks Ground on Four New Stations as Mega-Project Takes Shape

Construction is ramping up on Toronto's biggest transit project, with work underway at Don Valley, Flemingdon Park, Thorncliffe Park, and Cosburn stations.

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350,000 Rally in North York in One of Toronto's Largest Protests Ever

The Global Day of Action drew massive crowds to North York on February 14 in support of anti-government protesters in Iran.

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Toronto's Housing Market Hits Five-Year Lows as Buyers Finally Get Breathing Room

GTA home sales plunged 20% in January, prices are softening across every property type, and days on market are climbing. Is this the correction buyers have been waiting for?

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After 15 Years and $12 Billion, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Is Finally Here

Line 5 Eglinton carried its first passengers on February 8, connecting 25 stations across 19 kilometres of the city. Here's what you need to know.

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