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Toronto mayor: Hidden flooding damage will cost millions to repair

Toronto's mayor says the cost of fixing the damage done to the city's shorelines and the Toronto Islands by high water levels on Lake Ontario this summer will run to many millions of dollars.

Injured man in custody after explosion destroys cafe north of Toronto

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with video after an explosion at a cafe in a strip mall north of Toronto early Thursday morning.
Comedy 'The Big Sick' explores interracial marriages, 'demonized' groups

Comedy 'The Big Sick' explores interracial marriages, 'demonized' groups

TORONTO — In the buzzy new romantic comedy "The Big Sick," Pakistani-American standup star Kumail Nanjiani and co-writer Emily V. Gordon use their own complicated love story as inspiration for a tale that brings heart and humour to some heavy themes.

Softwood fight squeezes forestry firm with unique cross-border operations

The Canadian-U.S. softwood battle is putting the squeeze on one eastern company with a unique vulnerability to such disputes — its operations cross the border between the two countries.

Victim won't face charges after alleged thief pinned under car in cemetery

Montreal police say a woman who allegedly ran down a suspected thief with her vehicle won't face charges. Const. Caroline Chevrefils says the man refused to file a complaint stemming from Wednesday's incident.

Special Investigations Unit charged 20 police officers in 2016: report

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog says it laid criminal charges against 20 police officers last year, up from 16 officers in 2015.
News observers hope for change and more context at 'The National' post-Mansbridge

News observers hope for change and more context at 'The National' post-Mansbridge

TORONTO — With Peter Mansbridge set to sign off as CBC News chief correspondent and anchor of "The National," speculation abounds as to what will happen with the public broadcaster's flagship program.

Toronto warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at local restaurant

TORONTO — Officials with the city of Toronto are warning patrons of a local bar that they may have been exposed to hepatitis A.

Body of construction boss Antonino Catania found in river near Montreal

REPENTIGNY, Que. — The body of a Quebec construction magnate who was convicted of fraud and breach of trust has been found in a river near his home north of Montreal.
Supreme Court dismisses two Site C lawsuits from B.C. First Nations

Supreme Court dismisses two Site C lawsuits from B.C. First Nations

OTTAWA — Canada's top court won't hear an appeal from two B.C. First Nations worried that construction of an $8.8-billion hydro-electric dam would violate their constitutionally protected treaty rights.
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