Toronto Star
Video game captures the ‘abject terror’ of cycling in Toronto
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- Video game captures the ‘abject terror’ of cycling in Toronto
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Bobbing and weaving through traffic — an opening door on the right, cars within spitting distance on the left — the margin between life and death is a pixel large. Marie LeBlanc Flanagan created “Loser Lane” after they heard about Doug Ford’s bike lane legislation.
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- Driving into Manhattan? That’ll cost you.
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan means many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours. The toll is meant to reduce traffic gridlock in the city and raise money to fix its ailing public transit infrastructure. (AP Video: David R. Martin / Jan. 6, 2025)
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- Comfort choir sings to patients at a Toronto hospital’s palliative care unit
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In this choir, songs are not just a performance but a way to ease pain and offer solace to patients and their families during their final days.
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- Three speech writers react to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation announcement
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Here is what stood out to speech writers, from the Rideau Cottage location to the word "fight" harkening back to a charity boxing match.
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- Stars shine at the Golden Globes
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Cate Blanchett, Glen Powell and Dakota Fanning were among the celebrities strutting the red carpet at the Golden Globes Sunday, where gold and bright colors shined. (Jan. 5, 2025 / AP Video)
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- Justin Trudeau warns Canadians against Pierre Poilievre after announcing he plans to resign
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement to resign as prime minister and Liberal leader after leadership race, Trudeau took questions from reporters where he warned Canadians against Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre.
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- Justin Trudeau comments on deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland’s resignation
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland “an incredible political partner” while answering questions after his resignation on Jan. 6, 2025.
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- Justin Trudeau promises to resign as prime minister and Liberal leader after leadership race
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Trudeau said his instinct was to stay on, but the internal battles in his own party made that impossible. For the time being, he said he intends to stay on as Liberal party leader and prime minister until a new leader is chosen.
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- FBI releases video of man behind deadly New Years attack in New Orleans
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-free glasses, an FBI official said on Sunday. In some of the clips, surveillance footage shows Jabbar on Bourbon Street in the early hours of Jan. 1 carrying two coolers that contained improvised explosive devices. (AP Video / Jan. 5, 2025)
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- Mourners grieve, lay flowers at memorial center setup following deadly plane crash in South Korea
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Mourners grieved, laid flowers and placed candles at a memorial center that was setup in the South Korean city of Muan on Monday following a plane crash which killed 179 people a day earlier. (Production: Tom Moldoveanu / Dec. 29, 2024)
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- Plane bursts into flames after skidding off runway at airport in South Korea, killing at least 47
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The National Fire Agency said the fire was almost put out but officials were still trying to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the southern town of Muan. (AP Video / Dec. 28, 2024)
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- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at age 100
- Runtime
- 4:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent more than a year in hospice care. The Georgia peanut farmer served one turbulent term in the White House before building a reputation as a global humanitarian and champion of democracy. (AP Video / Dec. 29, 2024)
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- Rescuers pull people out of plane after fatal accident at a South Korean airport
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Rescuers pull people out of plane after fatal accident at a South Korean airport (AP Video / Dec. 29, 2024)
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- Emergency official says bird strike or weather may have caused deadly South Korean plane crash
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Emergency official says bird strike or weather may have caused deadly South Korean plane crash (AP Video / Dec. 29, 2024)
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- 'You can’t jail your way out of a homelessness crisis': Mayor Olivia Chow
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says she believes there is a strong path forward to managing the homelessness crisis. Join Edward Keenan as he chats with Mayor Olivia Chow on Toronto’s year that was and the one to come.
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- Olivia Chow wants to focus on fixes over fights
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Political theatre may be entertaining, says Toronto mayor Olivia Chow, but she’d rather fill your potholes. Join Edward Keenan as he chats with Mayor Olivia Chow on Toronto’s year that was and the one to come. Watch the full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7gnWonpVko
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- Opposition party leader in Canada blasts Trudeau on cabinet shuffle
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Canada's Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre blasted Justin Trudeau Friday after the embattled prime minister reshuffled his cabinet. Whether Trudeau will step aside in the coming days or weeks remains an open question. (AP Video / Dec. 20, 2024)
Read Susan Delacourt: "Justin Trudeau and his new ministers share a short runway" at https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/justin-trudeau-and-his-new-ministers-share-a-short-runway/article_f5768150-bf11-11ef-a63b-97470a96fbd2.html
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- New cabinet ministers push for progress amid Liberal tumult
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Newly appointed Official Languages Minister Rachel Bendayan said politics is about difficult choices and that Trudeau has a choice to make about his future, while Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith said he hopes to affect change with whatever time the government has left before an election. (Dec. 20, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
Read "Justin Trudeau avoids questions about his future after cabinet overhaul" at https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/justin-trudeau-avoids-questions-about-his-future-after-cabinet-overhaul/article_9b875b9e-be5b-11ef-8000-97b1f7a57f63.html
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- Veteran Toronto police officer died while on duty in a suspected medical event
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Det. John Park, a 14-year veteran of the Toronto police leaves behind a wife and two children, who are nine and five years old.
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- Olivia Chow on 2024 and the year ahead | This Matters
- Runtime
- 1:05:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow stopped by the Toronto Star to discuss the events of 2024, housing, winter kayaking, and much more.
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- The year in Canadian politics
- Runtime
- 49:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join the Star’s politics reporters for a conversation on the year that was — from Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s surprise resignation to Liberal MPs rebelling, to foreign interference allegations involving India, and the continuing rise of Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives.
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- Undercover Eats | Working as a food courier
- Runtime
- 15:21
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- What are the conditions like as a food delivery courier? Toronto Star reporter Ghada Alsharif spent six weeks delivering Uber Eats to find out. Read the story here: https://www.thestar.com/business/i-went-undercover-as-an-uber-eats-courier-and-made-just-1-74-per-hour/article_0a9f4dcc-e179-11ee-9256-c7461a39132b.html
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- Garbage truck knocks out TTC streetcar wires in downtown Toronto
- Runtime
- 0:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A garbage truck brought down live streetcar wires at the intersection of King Street and Spadina Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.
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- Federal government orders end to Canada Post strike
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The federal government is ordering an end to the strike by 55,000 Canada Post workers. The strike began Nov. 15.
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- Ford government introducing bill to crack down on homeless encampments today
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Tories are introducing legislation to give municipalities and police additional money and “enhanced legislative powers” to help find shelter and services for homeless people.
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- Summer McIntosh wins Northern Star Award as Canada's top athlete for 2024
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Toronto swim sensation Summer McIntosh was a heavy favourite going into Tuesday’s debate – given her thrilling performances at the 2024 Paris Olympic – and adds to her record year by winning the Northern Star Award as Canada's top athlete for 2024.
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- How does the Bank of Canada determine interest rates?
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Have you ever wondered how the Bank of Canada makes its interest rate decisions? Toronto Star business reporter Ana Pereira takes a look at how the whole process takes place.
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- Syrians ransack presidential palace in Damascus
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Following the sudden fall of the Assad regime, Syrian civilians and rebels poured into presidential palaces in the country's capital.
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- Why are people having trouble getting heat pumps?
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Climate change: a problem so huge, how could the choices of an individual make any difference? But, then again, doing nothing feels defeatist and cynical. So, what can we do that would actually matter? Join Marco Chown Oved, climate reporter with The Toronto Star, as he navigates some of these questions on the Small Changes Big Climate podcast.
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- Taylor Swift in Toronto: A fan celebration magazine
- Runtime
- 0:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Celebrate the unforgettable magic of Taylor Swift’s groundbreaking Toronto residency with a beautifully curated collection of euphoric Swifties in full celebration and stunning concert photos capturing Taylor at her best. Relive the journey with exclusive Toronto Star features, offering the inside look at how it all came together. Get it at starstore.ca
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- Better for climate: what we eat or where it comes from?
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Climate change: a problem so huge, how could the choices of an individual make any difference? But, then again, doing nothing feels defeatist and cynical. So, what can we do that would actually matter? Join Marco Chown Oved, climate reporter with The Toronto Star, as he navigates some of these questions on the Small Changes Big Climate podcast.
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- Nations at UN climate talks agree on $300B a year for poor countries to curb and adapt to warming
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Countries agreed on a deal to inject at least $300 billion annually in humanity’s fight against climate change, aimed at helping poor nations cope with the ravages of global warming at tense United Nations climate talks in the city where industry first tapped oil. (AP Video / Nov. 23, 2024)
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- Ontario signs deal with Ottawa to fund school nutrition programs
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Ontario is the third province to sign on to access money the federal government has set aside to fund school nutrition programs. The province will receive $108.5 million over three years, and Trudeau says it means the program will deliver healthy meals to 160,000 more kids in Ontario this school year. (Nov. 22, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/160-000-ontario-kids-will-get-a-chance-to-eat-for-free-under-new-school/article_3681355a-a81f-11ef-985e-47d67006c88b.html
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- Pat King found guilty of mischief for role in 'Freedom Convoy'
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Lawyer Natasha Calvinho says it is disappointing that her client, Pat King, was convicted of five charges including mischief, for his role in the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa but notes he was acquitted of intimidation. King stood beside Calvinho outside the Ottawa courthouse shortly after the judge issued his verdict. (Nov. 22, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/pat-king-found-guilty-of-mischief-for-role-in-freedom-convoy/article_88434cbc-680e-5c57-b6af-b7000ca046dc.html
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- Pair convicted of human smuggling after Indian family froze to death on US-Canada border
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A jury has convicted two men of charges related to human smuggling that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard. (AP Video: Mark Vancleave / Nov. 22, 2024)
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/manitoba/2-convicted-in-human-smuggling-case-after-indian-family-froze-to-death-on-us-canada/article_fc312475-a28b-5ca3-8e78-4b304ef36693.html
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- Men convicted in case of frozen migrant family in Manitoba
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A jury has convicted two men of being part of a human smuggling ring that saw people walk across the Canada-U.S. border between Manitoba and Minnesota in frigid weather. On one crossing in 2022, a couple and their two children from India were found frozen to death. Sentencing has been set for March for Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand. (Nov. 22, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/manitoba/immoral-depravity-two-men-convicted-in-case-of-frozen-migrant-family-in-manitoba/article_5b144e95-4297-5cb8-908b-3308feaee6c3.html
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- Trudeau says Canada will 'stand up for international law' after arrest warrant issued for Israeli PM
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will abide by all rulings of the International Criminal Court, after the war crimes tribunal in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister, and a Hamas military chief.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/justin-trudeau-says-canada-will-stand-up-for-international-law-after-court-issues-arrest-warrant/article_90d19768-a82c-11ef-b0d8-37caa7b6e9bd.html
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- Trudeau government announces plan for temporary GST relief and $250 cheques for working Canadians
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Liberals are offering up a two-month GST holiday on certain items including food, beer, children’s clothes for the holiday season. Additionally, any Canadian who worked in 2023 and made less than $150,000 would also qualify for a new Working Canadians Rebate of $250.
Read more here: https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/trudeau-government-announces-250-cheques-for-some-canadians-plus-gst-cuts-on-food-beer-childrens/article_50588176-a820-11ef-b7d3-6b83c53eec10.html
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- Toronto Argonauts celebrate their Grey Cup victory with championship rally in Toronto
- Runtime
- 0:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Following the Toronto Argonauts Grey Cup victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Vancouver, the team celebrated with a championship rally at Maple Leaf Square in Toronto.
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- How Nick Arbuckle stole the show in the Argos' Grey Cup victory
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Canadian Press reporter Gemma Karstens-Smith recaps the Toronto Argonauts' Grey Cup win over Winnipeg, and how quarterback Nick Arbuckle stole the show. (Nov. 18, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Giller Prize 2024: Protesters assemble at the literary gala
- Runtime
- 0:14
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A group of about 30 to 35 protestors chant "shame on you" outside the entrance of the Park Hyatt in Toronto prior to the Giller Prize ceremony Monday evening. The group called for a boycott of the Giller Foundation. (Abby O'Brien / Toronto Star / Nov. 18, 2024)
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/giller-prize-2024-protesters-call-literary-gala-attendees-monsters-in-suits/article_66962ef0-a50c-11ef-970e-df14d62897ec.html
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- Giller Prize 2024: Protesters assemble at the literary gala
- Runtime
- 0:42
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A group of about 30 to 35 protestors had gathered outside the entrance of the Park Hyatt in Toronto by about 5:30 p.m. Monday prior to the Giller Prize ceremony, where they called for a boycott of the Giller Foundation. (Abby O'Brien / Toronto Star / Nov 18, 2024)
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/giller-prize-2024-protesters-call-literary-gala-attendees-monsters-in-suits/article_66962ef0-a50c-11ef-970e-df14d62897ec.html
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- Security footage captures moment of crash involving a stolen BMW and a TTC bus
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A stolen BMW was totalled and two people were sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash with a TTC bus early Monday morning. The crash occurred near Bathurst Street and Wilson Avenue around 1:50 a.m.
Read the full story: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/two-people-in-stolen-bmw-involved-in-crash-with-ttc-bus-were-out-on-bail/article_339c9028-a59a-11ef-9d58-333a57e8ccfb.html
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- GTA traffic to and from opening night of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Toronto Star senior politics reporter David Rider and city hall reporter Mahdis Habibinia braved GTA traffic in and out of the Taylor Swift concert at Rogers Centre on Thursday, November 14, 2024.
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- What did Swifties wear to the Eras Tour concert in Toronto?
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As Taylor Swift prepared to take stage for the first of six concerts in Toronto, we spoke with fans about their outfits.
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- GO Training to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Toronto
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Star travels with fans on the way to the first night of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Toronto.
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- Swifties try to get last-minute tickets to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert.
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Swifties wait near Rogers
Centre hoping to get last-minute tickets to Taylor Swift concert.
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- Thousands line up for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert in Toronto
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As Taylor Swift prepares to take stage at the first of six concerts in Toronto, long lines continued into the night outside Rogers Centre.
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- Long lines for Taylor Swift in Toronto
- Runtime
- 0:23
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As Taylor Swift prepares to take stage at the first of six concerts in Toronto, long lines can be seen forming outside Rogers Centre.
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- The 1 Hotel has transformed their lobby bar, Flora, into The Folklore Lounge
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The 1 Hotel has transformed their lobby bar, Flora, into The Folklore Lounge. Taking inspiration from the album cover, it had a natural aesthetic, with a moss-covered piano and lyrics from the album on parchment-like scrolls.
