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New GTA emergency rooms dealing with 'record' number of patients

Some hospitals across the Greater Toronto Area are dealing with a massive uptick in patients flooding their emergency rooms, with one resorting to a 24-hour command centre to manage the workload. More
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TTC considers cameras to catch drivers flying past open streetcar doors
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The TTC is looking at putting cameras on streetcars to catch drivers illegally whizzing by open doors.
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Lights, camera, action: Toronto plans IMDb page for film industry boost
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The City of Toronto's Film Board is proposing a specialized online page, in a bid to attract more film industry activity and investment.
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Woman taken to hospital after crash near Square One in Mississauga
One woman has been taken to hospital following a crash near Square One in Mississauga early Wednesday morning.
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'She gonna get shot,' bystander says, but then watches police wait for woman in crisis to climb off cruiser
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Unlike the videos of police interactions that typically make the news, no one in this will draw any weapons.
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No injuries after 2 planes collide at Pearson airport gates
Two airplanes collided on the ground at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Tuesday night.
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Video Beat post-Christmas clutter, without using the garbage bin
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If you're stuck with too much stuff after Christmas, don't just throw it out — instead, consider recycling, donating, or trading in your used goods.
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Audio Youth mental health charity opening 6 new chapters at GTA schools
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Jack.org, a charity that encourages young leaders to talk about mental health, is opening six new chapters at Toronto schools, in memory of Jack Windeler who died by suicide in 2010.
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North York resident wants to cut down her 'killer tree,' but the city says no
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A North York resident who requested permission to chop down her black walnut tree may get a second chance, because of a request for possible exemptions to the city's tree bylaw.
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Did Toronto learn from Uber? The city will look at home-sharing regulations this year
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From Rosedale "party houses" with bouncers at the door to drug-dealing "mobile units of criminal activity," Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam has heard countless complaints about short-term rentals. This year, however, the city will consider how to regulate the fast-growing industry.
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Canadian woman killed at Istanbul nightclub was 'always happy,' friends say
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Friends and family mourn the loss of Alaa Al Muhandis after the Milton, Ont., woman was killed along with 38 other people during a New Year's attack on a nightclub in Istanbul.
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2 males face 39 charges in attempted murder and robbery investigation
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A man and a teenager face 39 charges connected to an attempted murder and robbery that left a 34-year-old man in critical condition from a gunshot wound on New Year's Eve. The shooting occurred early Saturday at an apartment building in Toronto's east end.
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Woman, 80, suffers life-threatening injuries after being hit by vehicle near St. Lawrence Market
An 80-year-old woman remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a vehicle in the St. Lawrence Market area on Tuesday morning.
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Crews begin to demolish North York mansion gutted by weekend fire
Crews have begun to demolish what is a left of a North York mansion gutted by an early morning fire on New Year's Day.
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GTA man expected a gaming headset for Christmas — but got a dirty T-shirt instead
PJ Mazzonna expected a Sony Playstation VR headset for Christmas — but what he got was closer to a lump of coal. When the Whitby, Ont., man tore open a sealed gaming box this holiday, he found instead a dirty T-shirt, two bottles of water, glass cleaner and a demo disc inside.
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Here's Toronto's skyline today, as Environment Canada issues a fog warning
Toronto's Pearson airport is warning heavy fog could lead to flight delays or cancellations on Tuesday morning.
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Bunz, the online trading site, sees surge in bartering in the days after holidays
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Bunz Trading Zone has seen over 20,000 new posts in the last week as Torontonians start regifting by bartering for what they really want.
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Heavy rainfall today could create 'hazardous conditions' close to waterways
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With significant rainfall expected for Toronto today, residents are being warned to stay clear of rivers and streams which "should be considered dangerous."
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Eastbound Gardiner between Highway 427 and Kipling Avenue has reopened
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Toronto police are looking for a vehicle that reportedly fled the scene of a serious crash on the eastbound Gardiner Expressway between Highway 427 and Kipling Avenue early Tuesday.
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What to do in Toronto the first week of the New Year
If you've had enough of holiday eggnog and cheese plates, there are plenty of ways to get outside in Toronto this new year.
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Woman rushed to hospital after Scarborough stabbing
A woman in her 20s has been rushed to hospital following a stabbing in Scarborough early Tuesday morning.
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It's 'really hard to learn without food': TDSB serves 136,000 lunches, breakfasts each day
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Child poverty is a growing concern in Toronto classrooms as an increasing number of students are arriving at school without eating breakfast and with nothing in their lunchbox. In 2016, the Toronto District School Board started 140 new breakfast programs to try to help.
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Canada's richest CEOs will make your entire annual salary before you have lunch today
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A new report shows Canada's 100 top CEOs will earn by 11:47 a.m. today — Jan. 3 — what the average Canadian will make in a whole year.
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Recap Canada downs pesky Czechs, will face Sweden in world junior semis
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The underdog Czech Republic hung tough until Canada pulled away on a pair of third-period goals from Julien Gauthier to win their quarter-final at the world junior hockey championship on Monday night in Montreal.
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TIFF co-founder Henk Van der Kolk on film 'pioneer' Bill Marshall's legacy
Bill Marshall, a co-founder of the Toronto International Film festival, died yesterday in hospital after his family says he suffered cardiac arrest. CBC Toronto spoke with co-founder Henk Van der Kolk on the legacy Marshall, 77, leaves behind.
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Say goodbye to $1 per litre gas as cap-and-trade system arrives, expert says
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Ontario motorists are paying more for gas now that the provincial government's cap-and-trade program is in place, with one expert warning prices will keep climbing throughout 2017.
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SIU investigating after police find 60-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries
The Special Investigations Unit has been called in after a woman was found with life-threatening injuries in the city's west end.
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3 stabbed after teen's romantic advances rejected at New Year's Eve party
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A 16-year-old has been arrested after a stabbing at New Year's Eve house party in Milton, left three with minor injuries.
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With legalization getting closer, how will Toronto's marijuana scene change in 2017?
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Toronto’s marijuana dispensaries had a turbulent 2016, and there are no signs that 2017 will be any different for the fledgling businesses and their many customers.
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Toronto police search for missing teen boy last seen on New Year's Eve
Toronto police are asking for help from the public in locating a missing teen boy last seen on New Year's Eve.
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4th east end cafe hit by break-in
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Another east end café was broken into last night, with the intruder damaging a glass door and lock to get inside.
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Fire crews back at scene of blaze that gutted North York mansion under construction
Toronto fire crews are back at the scene of a weekend fire that gutted a mansion being built in North York to determine whether the site should be bulldozed.
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Auston Matthews on track for historic rookie season
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Auston Matthews leads all first-year players with 20 goals and 32 points through 36 games. If he keeps this up, Matthews will finish with one of the best rookie seasons the NHL has ever seen.
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Opera community mourns loss of Canadian vocal coach Stuart Hamilton
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Stuart Hamilton, an award-winning Toronto-based pianist and radio broadcaster who was one of the country's top vocal coaches for more than six decades, has died at age 87.
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Car slams into Shoppers Drug Mart in Scarborough
Toronto police are investigating after a car crashed into the front of a Shoppers Drug Mart in Scarborough early Monday.
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Brendan Shanahan using Red Wings' template to shape Leafs
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Brendan Shanahan was part of a Red Wings revival in Detroit as a player. Now, as president of the Toronto Maple Leafs, he's intent on following a similar blueprint in the hopes of restoring glory to another Original Six franchise.
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Teen boy in stable condition after Richmond Hill stabbing
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York Regional Police say a 16-year old boy is now in stable condition after he was stabbed multiple times in Richmond Hill on Sunday night.
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Canadian confirmed dead in Istanbul nightclub shooting
Turkish police struggled Sunday to track down a gunman who attacked New Year's Eve revellers at a popular Istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people, including one Canadian, before fleeing.
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Turkish Canadians 'scared and shaking' after Istanbul's nightclub shooting
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Huseyin Nurgel never thought he would start of 2017 by teaching his 10-year-old daughter about terrorist attacks.
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Go Public Disgraced dentist turned foot doctor could be deemed 'incompetent' for 2nd time
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After Go Public uncovered how an Ottawa foot doctor was inserting unapproved medical implants into patients, Pierre Dupont finally has been ordered to face a disciplinary committee.
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Recap Centennial Classic lives up to billing as Leafs down Red Wings in OT
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In his first-ever game outdoors, Arizona native Auston Matthews scored a pair, including the overtime winner to help the Toronto Maple Leafs to their fifth straight win, a 5-4 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings in Sunday's Centennial Classic at BMO Field.
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Toronto International Film Festival founder Bill Marshall dead at 77
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Bill Marshall, founder of the Toronto International Film Festival, died Sunday morning at age 77 after suffering cardiac arrest.
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New Ontario rule banning carding by police takes effect
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A new provincial rule that bans carding by police in specific situations in Ontario officially came into effect on Sunday, but some say it doesn't go far enough to end the controversial practice.
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Polar Bear Dip participants brave the cold for a cause
More then 500 people came out for the annual plunge at Toronto's Sunnyside Beach, and in Oakville's Coronation Park, more than 800 attended the chilly Courage Polar Bear Dip into Lake Ontario.
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Early morning fire guts mansion being built in North York
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Toronto firefighters are putting out hot spots after a fire early Sunday severely damaged a mansion under construction in North York. No one was injured.
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Thousands kick off 2017 with a party at Nathan Phillips Square
Thousands of Toronto residents gathered at Nathan Phillips Square to say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017. They skated, listened to music, watched fireworks and celebrated the start of a new year.
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New Year's Day shootings injure 2 men, riddle vehicles with bullet holes
A series of shootings in the city that injured two men and left several vehicles riddled with bullet holes kept Toronto police busy early New Year's Day.
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Man taken to hospital after car crashes into pole, storefront in Corktown
The crash happened around 10:20 a.m. on Sunday. Brister said the man's car hit the front of a pizza shop, but the extent of the damage isn't yet clear.
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9 Torontonians share their hopes for the city in 2017
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Notable Torontonians, from Mayor John Tory to Olympian Kristina Valjas, are hoping for an even better city in the year ahead.
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'A preciousness of time': Deaths of Toronto family leave bittersweet lesson for New Year
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Friends and neighbours of a Toronto family that died in a Christmas Eve blaze gathered to remember the couple and their two teenage sons in a candlelight vigil Saturday evening one week after the cottage fire that claimed their lives.
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Separate New Year's Eve stabbings send 2 men to hospital with serious injuries
Two men in their 20s were taken to hospital with serious injuries after separate stabbing incidents in the downtown core on New Year's Eve.
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Sounds of the Season: Pay it forward and support GTA food banks
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David Stark is Metro Morning's 2016 Torontonian of the year
After his wife died, Stark channelled his grief to push for safer roads
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Matt Galloway named one of Toronto's 50 Most Influential
For a third year, Metro Morning's host is honoured
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No Republican cakewalk for Trump and 115th Congress
- Israeli soldier convicted in killing of immobile Palestinian
- ID of Istanbul club attack suspect established but not publicly revealed
- Let's stop pretending Israel is heading toward a two-state solution: Neil Macdonald
- Damascus residents plagued by water shortage for nearly 2 weeks
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Dentist stops practising after more lawsuits: 'I wish he'd quit 6 months ago,' former patient says
- Nova Scotia RCMP to tell more about 4 bodies found in Upper Big Tracadie home
- If Trump closes the door on Mexico, Canada can thrive by keeping it open: Don Pittis
- What's keeping fans away from world junior hockey games?
- 'It's either overt or covert hostility': Why only 2 women made list of 100 highest-paid CEOs
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Disgraced dentist turned foot doctor could be deemed 'incompetent' for 2nd time
- Captain Morgan is precious booty to Nova Scotia liquor thieves
- 'It's not such a secret anymore': Check out Episode 8 of Who Killed Alberta Williams?
- CBC podcast uncovers new information in unsolved murder of Alberta Williams
- 'I don't want to get in trouble': Check out Episode 7 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
Analysis
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'It's either overt or covert hostility': Why only 2 women made list of 100 highest-paid CEOs
- Stakes high for Trudeau as world's last major progressive leader standing: Aaron Wherry
- No Republican cakewalk for Trump and 115th Congress
- 'Without precedent in modern times': Why the world's vortex of crises will keep swirling in 2017
- 'An incredible chess move': Putin checkmates Obama after symbolic sanctions manoeuvre
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Stakes high for Trudeau as world's last major progressive leader standing: Aaron Wherry
- Canada must brace for 'hardline' approach from Trump's new trade representative, experts warn
- 10 of 13 provinces and territories call for renewed health talks
- 'Fish or cut bait': Andrew Scheer calls on Kevin O'Leary to join race before Conservative all-French debate
- What it takes for a carbon tax to work
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'It's either overt or covert hostility': Why only 2 women made list of 100 highest-paid CEOs
- If Trump closes the door on Mexico, Canada can thrive by keeping it open: Don Pittis
- Ford cancels $1.6B Mexican plant, Trump takes aim at General Motors
- NewLeaf cancels flights to Phoenix, blames Westjet for muscling in on route
- Oilpatch-friendly royalty system takes effect in Alberta
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Cancer treatment for pooch could help people, too
- Diet res-illusions: tips from the pros on how to lose weight
- Activist pushes for more research into impact of concussions on women
- Quebec to slash number of video lottery terminals in low-income areas
- Disgraced dentist turned foot doctor could be deemed 'incompetent' for 2nd time
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Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly jumps ship to NBC
- Singer Janet Jackson announces birth of her 1st child
- Carrie Fisher's daughter posts touching tribute to mother, grandmother
- Realty TV star and political pundit Omarosa Manigault to join Trump White House
- George Lucas museum cliffhanger: L.A. or San Francisco?
Interactives
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'It's not such a secret anymore': Check out Episode 8 of Who Killed Alberta Williams?
- CBC goes to the front lines in the battle for Aleppo
- Kept in the dark: The story behind the kidnapping of Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall
- 'We're here to preserve life': Come aboard a ship that saves asylum seekers in the Mediterranean
- After taking in a disabled Haitian orphan, an Ottawa family makes an excruciating decision
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Corner Brook protest seeks changes to Qalipu enrolment process
- UBC president apologizes for handling of Furlong cancellation
- Status card users will 'not get the time of day,' ice hut rental company says on Kijiji
- Four-year-old killed in collision
- RCMP find homemade stun gun, drugs during traffic stop of teen