Toronto Star
Toronto, GTA seeing reports of major flooding
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- Toronto, GTA seeing reports of major flooding
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Environment Canada is calling for up to 125 millimetres of rain Tuesday.
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- Donald Trump picked JD Vance as his candidate for vice president
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Donald Trump announced that Sen. JD Vance, (R) Ohio, will be his running mate and vice-presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election. (AP Video / July 15, 2024)
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- How the Trump assassination attempt unfolded in Pennsylvania
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- ASSOCIATE PRESS VIDEO: What began as a jubilant rally for Donald Trump, just days before he becomes the official Republican presidential nominee, ended in mere minutes with the former president bloodied and a suspected would-be assassin shot dead by Secret Service.
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- How the alt-right laid siege to Pickering city council
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- 5:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Threats. Conspiracies. A city council under siege. When alt-right activists targeted Pickering, the city was unprepared for the chaos that ensued:
https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/after-the-freedom-convoy-she-turned-her-focus-on-local-politics-what-followed-was-an/article_76184f4e-3954-11ef-962d-c3a11c7cf4c1.html
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- Trump whisked from stage following apparent assassination attempt, AP Explains
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Donald Trump’s campaign says he is “fine” after being whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after what law enforcement officials are treating as an apparent assassination attempt. (AP Video / July 13, 2024)
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- Watch the scene after Trump is whisked off stage following apparent gunfire at rally
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Donald Trump’s campaign said in a statement that he was “fine” after being whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd. The campaign says he is “being checked out at a local medical facility.” (AP Video / July 13, 2024)
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- Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after loud noises rang through the crowd
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd. He quickly ducked behind the podium as agents from his protective detail rushed the stage and screams rang out from the crowd. (AP Video / July 13, 2024)
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- Scores reported dead in Israeli attack on south Gaza, as official says Hamas military chief targeted
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Gaza Health Ministry said 71 people were killed in an Israeli attack Saturday in the south of the war-stricken enclave. The ministry said 289 others were injured in the attack that struck the Khan Younis area. It said that many of the injured and dead were taken to nearby Nasser Hospital. (AP video shot by Mariam Daggah; Production by Wafaa Shurafa / July 13, 2024)
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- Indian billionaire’s son marries longtime girlfriend after months of lavish celebrations
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year. The wedding early Saturday was being attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering wealth and rising clout, and came after months of festivities. (AP Video / July 13, 2024)
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- Alec Baldwin's criminal case has been dismissed
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A New Mexico judge threw out the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin in the middle of his trial and said it cannot be filed again. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defense. (July 12, 2024 / AP Video)
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- Alice Munro’s family kept a terrible secret for decades. Now they want the world to know
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- 28:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Guest: Deborah Dundas, opinion section editor
A chilling revelation has surfaced almost a month after the death of Canada’s literary giant, Alice Munro. Andrea Skinner — who is Munro’s daughter — has revealed in the Toronto Star that her stepfather Gerald Fremlin sexually abused her when she was nine years old. She was only able to tell her mother in a letter when she was in her 20s. Her mother chose to remain with Fremlin, even after discovering the abuse. For nearly five decades a conspiracy of silence has loomed over the family — casting a chill over the legacy of Canada’s Nobel laureate — and raising questions about how society appears to view and protect its icons while uncomfortable truths and complicit silence lurks just beneath the surface. More than anything else, this is the story of a survivor and her courage to speak out so others might follow.
A warning that his episode contains descriptions of child sexual abuse and might be trigge...
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- Trudeau speaks about the impact of climate change on security and NATO in Washington
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C., during a meeting with the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence. Trudeau says climate change is affecting global security. (July 9, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Pedneault resigns from Green Party as May defends co-leadership model
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Jonathan Pedneault, who ran alongside Green Party Leader Elizabeth May in the hopes of one day becoming the party's co-leader, announced he is stepping away from his current role as her deputy. Asked whether there were internal complaints around establishing him as a co-leader, they both defended the grassroots process. (July 9, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Union ramps up pressure in LCBO strike
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The union representing Ontario liquor store workers has ramped up pressure in a five-day-old strike, with no talks planned to hammer out a deal. Thousands of workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario walked off the job. (July 9, 2024 / The Canadian Pess)
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- Mayor of town where Alice Munro lived shocked after revelation of sexual abuse
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Jim Ginn, the mayor of Central Huron, the municipality where Alice Munro lived for much of her adult life, says he was shocked by the revelations that have emerged regarding Munro's second husband, Gerald Fremlin. Andrea Robin Skinner, Munro's daughter with her first husband wrote in an essay published in the Toronto Star that Fremlin sexually assaulted her in the mid-1970s when she was just nine and continued to harass and abuse her until she became a teenager. (July 9, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Mélenchon, Bardella, Attal react as French leftists set to win most seats in legislative elections
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday. The most prominent of the leftist coalition's leaders, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, hailed the projected result. Far-right National Rally President Jordan Bardella rued 'the dishonorable alliance.' And French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he would resign. (AP Video / July 7, 2024)
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- Downing Street cat Larry prepares for new UK prime minister in Number 10
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Downing Street cat Larry prepares for new UK prime minister in Number 10 (AP Video / July 5, 2024)
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- Police tell protesters at U of T encampment to leave and organizers won’t say if they’ll go
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Protesters now have until 6 p.m. Wednesday to tear down the tent village they have been living in for the last several weeks. Follow live updates.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/police-tell-protesters-at-u-of-t-encampment-to-leave-voluntarily-to-prevent-escalation-as/article_ca18b2e0-355e-11ef-85be-c7ce27bc2416.html
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- Pro-Palestine students react to court decision to vacate UofT encampment
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- University of Toronto students at the pro-Palestinian encampment react to a judge’s decision that they vacate the area. The court order granted the university an injunction that would also allow Toronto police to arrest anyone who has not left the space by July 3 at 6 p.m. (July 2, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Pride Parade gets underway In Toronto
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- 4:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A glimpse into the 2024 Pride parade as participants make their way down Yonge Street in Toronto. (Lance McMillan / Toronto Star / June 30, 2024)
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- WestJet passengers react to strike, cancelled flights
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As hundreds of WestJet mechanics go on strike across Canada, passengers are scrambling to make new plans in lieu of cancelled flights. Some passengers say communication from WestJet has been minimal and confusing. (June 29, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Biden's performance leaves supporters worried after first U.S. presidential debate
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- There were no fireworks and some fizzles as U.S. President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump met on stage for the first presidential debate. The Canadian Press Washington correspondent Kelly Geraldine Malone says some Democrat supporters were left concerned the president was not able to push back on Trump's oftentimes exaggerated or inaccurate claims. (June 28, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Spadina Bus vs. Streetcar: With streetcar route now closed, we tested both (so you don’t have to)
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- With the TTC upgrading the Spadina streetcar right-of-way from now until December, the transit agency is resorting to the next best thing to keep people moving along the route. Which means transit riders on one of downtown's busiest routes will have to take one of the replacement buses now added to one of the city's most congested roads. To find out what that means to commuters, the Star’s Mahdis Habibinia took the 3.5-kilometre journey from Bloor Street to the waterfront during the afternoon rush — twice. First by the streetcar while it was still running; then by the replacement bus.
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- City of Toronto deploying goats to combat invasive plants.
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The City of Toronto initiated a "prescribed grazing" pilot project with goats to help keep invasive plants in check at Don Valley Brick Works Park.
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- Trudeau, Freeland say Liberals hear voters' concerns after byelection loss
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Liberals react to a stunning byelection loss to the Conservatives in Toronto-St. Paul's. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Vancouver that he has much more work to do to deliver progress, while Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland threw cold water on speculation that Trudeau could resign. (June 25, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- McDavid proud of the Oilers despite Stanley Cup loss
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. Connor McDavid was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player. McDavid says he's proud of his team despite the loss. (June 25, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Oilers fans in Edmonton loyal despite Stanley Cup Game 7 defeat
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Edmonton Oilers fans didn't see the result they wanted as their team lost to the Florida Panthers by a score of 2-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. Ahead of the game, enthusiastic fans overwhelmed streets in the Alberta capital. (Jun. 24, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Freeland says Canada is looking at surtax on Chinese EVs
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is investigating whether to impose a surtax on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles. She says a 30-day consultation on the issue will begin July 2 to counter what she says is a clear effort by Chinese companies to generate a global oversupply of EVs. (June 24, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Game 7 will settle a memorable Stanley Cup final
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- It's winner take all at Amerant Arena as the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers face off with the NHL championship on the line. The Panthers opened the best-of-seven series with three wins but the Oilers answered with three victories of their own to force a deciding game. (June 24, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Storm damage
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Overhead wires on fire at Grenview Blvd. S. & Elderidge Ave. in Etobicoke. (June 23, 2024 / Toronto Star)
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- "Wild Thang" lives up to his name, wins World's Ugliest Dog Contest
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- It's a contest where beauty is in the eye of the leash holder. At the annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, an 8-year-old Pekingese named Wild Thang finally became top dog. He had finished second place in the contest three times in previous years. (June 22, 2024 / AP Video)
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- Alberta NDP elect new leader
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi is the new leader of the Alberta NDP. Nenshi, who garnered 86 percent of the vote, replaces outgoing leader Rachel Notley. (June 22, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- New pup taking over as Victim Services Toronto’s trauma dog
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Two-year-old Labrador retriever Penny is taking over the reins as Victim Services Toronto’s trauma dog. The organization’s trauma dog program provides victims of crime or other sudden tragedy with access to Penny, to help them navigate the next steps more easily including making statements to police or appearing in court. (June 22, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley formally bids goodbye to party members
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- On Rachel Notley's watch, the NDP won government in Alberta for the first and only time in 2015. At an event in Calgary, Notley thanked staff and party members, and, encouraged them to rally to win again in 2027. (June 22, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Oilers fans celebrate heading to Game 7 in Stanley Cup final
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Thousands of fans gathered outside the home of the Edmonton Oilers to count down the final seconds as the blue and orange ran over the Florida Panthers to set up a winner-take-all Game 7 in the Stanley Cup final. (Jun. 21, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Oilers force Game 7 of Stanley Cup final with win over Panthers
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Edmonton Oilers have forced a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup final with a 5-1 Game 6 win over the Florida Panthers at Rogers Place. Edmonton is looking to become only the fifth team in NHL history to win a best-of-seven playoff showdown after trailing 3-0. (June 22, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Excitement builds as Oilers head into Game 6 of Stanley Cup final
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Edmonton Oilers will look to once again stave off elimination in the Stanley Cup final when they host the Florida Panthers in Game 6. Canadian Press hockey reporter Joshua Clipperton talks about the buzz in Edmonton and what's at stake with the Oilers having won two straight after falling behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven series. (Jun. 20, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Vaughan shooting: One dead, 3 injured in ‘targeted’ daylight shooting
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- One person is dead and three people have been taken to hospital after a daylight shooting in Vaughan Friday morning, York police said.
Officers were called to the Woodbridge area of Casa Nova Drive near Davos Road and Fossil Hill Drive just before 9 a.m. for a shooting.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/vaughan-shooting-one-dead-3-injured-in-targeted-daylight-shooting/article_e88b4614-2fd9-11ef-a3ee-a3b6f42cf983.html
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- Video shows aftermath of fiery truck crash on Highway 401 near the DVP
- Runtime
- 0:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The OPP say that a tractor trailer collided with a barrier along the westbound Highway 401, between the Don Valley Parkway and Leslie Street, around 5:10 a.m.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/commuter-chaos-hours-long-delays-after-fiery-truck-crash-on-highway-401-near-the-dvp/article_0f9973c2-2e20-11ef-90c4-03337f999abf.html
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- Celine Dion: 'I am already a little bit back'
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Celine Dion says she's been undergoing therapy — "physically, mentally, emotionally, vocally" — with the goal of performing on stage again, as soon as possible. Her struggle with stiff person syndrome is the focus of the new documentary "I Am: Celine Dion." (June 17 / AP Video)
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- Could Toronto legislate a maximum temperature in apartments?
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A coalition of tenant and environmental advocacy organizations are demanding Toronto bring in a maximum temperature bylaw. Similar to the way landlords must keep units heated when it's cold, the coalition wants the city to legislate protections to keep residences no warmer than 26 degrees when outdoor temperatures increase. A punishing heat wave has descended over large parts of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. (June 18, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Det.-Sgt. Alan Bartlett speaks to reporters at the scene of the shooting
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Two men and a woman are dead, the shooter thought to be among them, after gunfire sent a Don Mills neighbourhood into a panic Monday afternoon.
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- Tony winner Daniel Radcliffe on building a career outside of 'Harry Potter'
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Daniel Radcliffe reflects on how his career has grown outside of “Harry Potter.” He won the Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical for “Merrily We Roll Along.” (16 June / AP Video)
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- Is Wellington Market worth the wait?
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- 3:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Toronto Star tests out Wellington Market, the new food hall at The Well building located at Spadina Avenue and Front Street in Toronto.
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- Oilers hammer Panthers 8-1 to avoid Stanley Cup final sweep
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Edmonton staved off elimination with a Florida demolition in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. Oilers star Connor McDavid led the way with a goal and three assists. (June 16, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Trudeau wraps up G7 summit, heads to Switzerland for Ukraine peace summit
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a news conference as the G7 leaders' summit wrapped up. Trudeau is headed to Switzerland to attend the summit on peace in Ukraine, where about 90 countries will discuss a future path toward peace. (June 15, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
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- Princess of Wales arrives at Buckingham Palace
- Runtime
- 0:21
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- It's her first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis. (June 15, 2024 / AP Video)
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- UK's King Charles leads annual Trooping of the Colour ceremony in London
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The annual event is also a show of stability by the monarchy after months in which both the king and Kate, wife of heir to the throne Prince William, have been sidelined by cancer treatment. (June 15, 2024 / AP Video)
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- King Charles and royal family watch fly-past from Buckingham Palace
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- King Charles and royal family watch fly-past from Buckingham Palace. (June 15, 2024 / AP VIdeo)
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- Iron Chef Dad Takes Father's Day Quiz
- Runtime
- 4:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Jet Bent-Lee and his Iron Chef dad, Susur Lee, take part in a special Father's Day Quiz.
