Toronto Star
Inside the viral standoff between Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer and manager John Schneider
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- Inside the viral standoff between Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer and manager John Schneider
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Max Scherzer gave Blue Jays fans their own vintage Mad Max moment. Here’s a video breakdown of what happened in Game 4 of the ALCS. For more Blue Jays, visit https://www.thestar.com/sports/blue-jays/
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- Is excessive social media use rewiring kids' brains?
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- 4:00
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Dr. Emma Duerden, Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience & Learning Disorders, speaks with the Toronto Star at Western University’s Western Interdisciplinary Research Building in London, Ontario.
From epoisode 3 of the Left To Their Own Devices Podcast
We gave children the most powerful tools in human history. Then we walked away. Get early access to episodes of the podcast early at the Toronto Star, or listen weekly at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your favourite podcast.
https://www.thestar.com/podcasts/left-to-their-own-devices/
Episode 1: Internet Addicts Anonymous
Episode 2: A Tale of Two Algorithms
Episode 3: Big Tech's Origin Story
Episode 4: Brain Rot
Episodes 5-10 coming soon.
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- Joey Bats and Vladdy – Two bat flips, 10 years apart
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- October 14th marks the 10-year anniversary of José Bautista’s bat flip in the 7th inning of Game 5 of the 2015 ALDS between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers, an explosive moment that came after one of the wildest innings in all of baseball – not just Blue Jays – history. Almost 10 years later to the day, the Blue Jays got another historic playoff bat flip, as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. shimmied his way to the plate before knocking a crucial grand slam to help beat the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS. Two bat flips, 10 years apart - very different vibes. 10 years ago, the Jays lost the first two games at home just like this year, then the bat — and the script — flipped.
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- How Toronto pie shop Wanda's Pie in the Sky helped the Blue Jays to victory in the 1993 World Series
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- How Wanda's Pie in the Sky, a beloved Toronto pie shop, fuelled slugger Joe Carter and helped the Blue Jays to victory in the 1993 World Series.
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- All dressed chips taste test: American vs. Canadian
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Can Star reporters tell the difference between Canadian and American all dressed chips? After a year-long trial and a formula change to better suit American tastes, Lays launched the distinctly Canadian flavour in the U.S. at the beginning of 2025. Read more: https://www.thestar.com/business/all-dressed-chips-were-a-canadian-secret-now-they-have-a-rare-shot-at-u/article_33ab801c-b468-4667-b193-af9643910e91.html
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- Listen to 'Left to Their Own Devices' wherever you listen to podcasts
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- How Dunn House, a supportive housing complex in Toronto helped this resident battling addiction
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Jason is a resident of Dunn House, a supportive housing complex for homeless Torontonians who were frequent flyers in city hospitals.
He spoke with the Star about his past and how Dunn House has helped him on his journey to sobriety.
Here's why he decided to tell his story. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/jason-miles-addiction-cost-260-000-in-emergency-room-shelter-and-jail-stays-a-toronto/article_3bbdf3a9-9061-4cd5-bf11-27e195629b6b.html
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- Drinking alcohol in High Park isn't allowed because of an over 150-year old rule
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Stilt-walking across Toronto to raise awareness for Parkinson's disease
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Pixel Heller walked on Oct. 1 from the CN Tower to Parkinson Canada in North York dressed as a Caribbean Moko Jumbie to raise money and awareness for the disease.
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- Forgotten Toronto: How a dead lawyer kicked off a baby-making frenzy — with horrific consequences
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- The “Great Stork Derby” may have begun with whimsical intentions, but it soon evolved into something much darker. Read more at thestar.com.
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- Is Finch station to Etobicoke the worst TTC commute in Toronto?
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Toronto's worst commutes part 3: This time our transportation reporter heads to Etobicoke from North York on two lines of the subway and a bus to see if Ben has the worst commute in the city. Is your commute worse?
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- How Canadians can move Truth and Reconciliation forward | This Matters Podcast
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- For the This Matters Podcast, host Saba Eitizaz spoke with Steve Teekens, an Ojibway member of Nipissing First Nation and executive director of housing non-profit Na-Me-Res. Here is what he says Canadians should do to move Truth and Reconciliation forward.
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- While Doug Ford gave a press conference about speed cameras, we were outside with a speed radar
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Is the Annex to North York the worst commute in Toronto?
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Toronto's worst commutes part 2: Today our transportation reporter journeys from Dupont and Bathurst to Don Mills and York Mills on the TTC to see if Emily's commute is the worst in the city.
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- How Hudson & Rex dog master Sherri Davis gets Dillon aka Rex to "act"
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how executive producer and dog master Sherri Davis gets Dillon to do his thing on screen.
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- How many Loonie Dogs can our reporter eat in one Blue Jays game?
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Can our reporter beat his Loonie Dog eating record at a Jays game with some tips from competitive eater Joey Chestnut?
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- How would you grade Toronto? We asked Torontonians to give their city a report card.
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Here’s what passed — and failed.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/how-would-you-grade-toronto-we-asked-torontonians-to-give-their-city-a-report-card/article_4cf386f2-d899-4b6c-885b-cf6f4b25c8a7.html
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- It's Political podcast returns Friday, September 19
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Join Althia Raj and the Toronto Star's Ottawa bureau as they get ready to cover a busy and unpredictable fall in Canadian politics.
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- Is Scarborough to Riverside the worst commute in Toronto?
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Toronto's worst commutes: Today our transportation reporter journeys from Scarborough to Riverside on the TTC to see if Alisha's commute is the worst in the city.
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- Taking the worst commutes in Toronto on the TTC
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Our transportation reporter is taking our readers' worst commutes on the TTC to find out the problems with our transit system and what we can do about them?
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- When birds collide with glass, this group tries to save them
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- 4:21
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Government estimates put the number of bird deaths in Canada resulting from window collisions in the tens of millions annually, an estimate that on the high end, skyrockets to over one billion for Canada and the U.S. And Miki is all too familiar with these glass casualties.
Miki is a volunteer with FLAP Canada, short for Fatal Light Awareness Program, which is a Toronto-based organization that has been operating for over 30 years and has been raising awareness on the dangers buildings pose to birds. The group has volunteers who patrol areas in the Greater Toronto Area during fall and spring migration periods, rescuing birds that have collided with glass.
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- The story behind the Toronto roller boat
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Kevin Jiang tells the strange story behind Toronto roller boat blunder.
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- This Toronto video rental store is going strong in the age of streaming
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- At Bay Street Video, the magical experience of browsing the racks for hidden gems persists. This month, the store honours TIFF with its Film for Free picks.
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- More Toronto employers are asking workers to return to the office. Is this the end of remote work?
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- 2:57
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Flying in the passenger seat at the Airshow
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- With the Canadian International Air Show getting underway in Toronto, we took to the skies with the Northern Stars Aeroteam.
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- Inside one of Canada’s last typewriter shops, a dying craft finds new life
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- 4:31
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Simultaneously a workshop, boutique, donation centre and improvised museum, Toronto Typewriters is “heaven” for its customers, its owner Chris Edmondson said. Edmondson fell in love with typewriters about 15 years ago — and is helping keep the machines alive in his east-end shop.
Read the story here: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/it-s-like-an-art-gallery-that-nobody-knows-about-inside-a-heaven-for-typewriters/article_00c857f6-9f3a-4946-8ead-b65c8d72b364.html
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- What Star reporters found looking into Therme Group's financial records
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- The Austrian company is partnering with the Ford government to redevelop Ontario Place. Read more at thestar.com
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- Mark Carney drops retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods covered by CUSMA
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Canada will scrap its retaliatory tariffs on American goods that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney says, one day after he held his first official call with U.S. President Donald Trump in nearly two months.
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- Air Canada flight attendants picket outside Pearson airport
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Air Canada flight attendants picket outside Pearson airport after strike officially declared illegal.
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- Air Canada flight attendants picket outside Pearson airport after strike officially declared illegal
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- The airline estimated that some 500,000 customers’ flights have been cancelled.
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- Why Gen Z is struggling to find work in Toronto
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- Toronto youth are facing their highest unemployment rates in decades. A new report reveals how discrimination and systemic barriers are locking thousands of qualified young people out of the job market. Read more: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toronto-youth-are-struggling-to-find-work-here-are-some-of-the-biggest-barriers/article_f043d018-8c77-4d03-bd59-1469b4febbb2.html
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- State of the forest fires in Kawartha Lakes
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- During forest fire season, it hit Ontario cottage country. After the panic, how bad is it?
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- CNE 2025: Some of the new food coming to this year's CNE and what's worth trying
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- Here's some of the new food at CNE 2025 and what the Star's food reporter Karon Liu would rate them out of 5. Are you going to the Ex this year?
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- The mysterious death of The West Wind painter Tom Thomson
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- The West Wind is believed to be one of the last works of Canadian artist Tom Thomson, who died the same year this work was painted in 1917. It is believed that the lake pictured in this painting is in Algonquin Park, the same location in which Thomson tragically met his end. Watch the video to hear more about Thomson’s mysterious disappearance.
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- The legend of Moko Jumbie comes alive through Zak Ové
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- British-Trinidadian artist Zak Ové brings the mythologies of Carnival to life through Moko Jumbie. His work represents the Caribbean legend of the same name. The stilt walking protector of enslaved people is meant to represent both cultural heritage and resistance to oppression. Watch the video to see how Ové brought this sculpture into the present day. Visit https://www.thestar.com for more.
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- Robots train at basketball, archery, and sprint ahead of the RoboWorld Cup
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- 3:10
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- The Star met up with Meng Cheng Lau, who leads the Laurentian Intelligent Mobile Robotics Lab at Laurentian University in Sudbury, to see robots as they train in various sports ahead of the RoboWorld Cup.
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- Doug Ford's plan for a tunnel under the 401 highway, explained
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- The Star's transportation reporter quickly answers questions you may have about the Ford government's plan to build a tunnel under the Hwy. 401.
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- How the body reacts to extreme heat
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- 7:34
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- As part of an investigation into the effects of extreme heat, Toronto Star’s climate change reporter Kate Allen visited Glen Kenny's lab at the University of Ottawa where she spent time inside a heat chamber that measures how much heat the body is emitting. Read more at https://www.thestar.com.
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- ‘Welcome aboard the freedom train’: Jubilant crowds take overnight TTC ride to mark Emancipation Day
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- For its 12th consecutive year, the annual Emancipation Day Underground Freedom Train shifted its course, departing Vaughan Metropolitan Station late Thursday and pulling into Union Station by the early hours of Aug. 1.
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- Meet the new TTC CEO
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- 2:54
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- Toronto Star transportation reporter Andy Takagi sits down with the new TTC CEO, Mandeep Lali.
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- Hockey Canada trial: All five former players in sexual assault case found not guilty of all charges
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- All five former players found not guilty of all charges in Hockey Canada trial; complainant’s lawyer calls verdicts "devastating." Read more: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/hockey-canada-verdict/article_23c8fa1a-47a2-4582-a893-de32ddab4031.html
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- Ghost and Night Train: Peel police crackdown on brutal home invasions
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- 5:45
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- Star crime reporter Peter Edwards explains how a wave of violent home invasions in Peel led to massive police raids called Project Ghost and Night Train, hundreds of arrests and even a death threat against Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown.
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- Why has Toronto's condo market taken a dive?
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- Read more: https://www.thestar.com/real-estate/
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- Fauja Singh, who inspired the world as the oldest marathon runner, dies at 114
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- Fauja Singh, the legendary marathon runner who made history in Toronto at 100, has died in an alleged hit-and-run in Punjab. Here’s how his extraordinary life inspired millions and why his story matters. Read more at https://www.thestar.com.
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- What it's like on Toronto's increasingly chaotic sidewalks
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- How walkers navigating Toronto's sidewalks are contending with the city's obstacles. Read more at https://www.thestar.com.
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- Here are some great Toronto walks you should check out
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- 3:03
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- If you like to walk around Toronto here are a few recommendations of where you should take your next stroll.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/interactives/torontos-top-walks-9-essential-routes-that-reveal-the-citys-nature-history-and-soul/article_cc6bcf18-27dd-4b90-8ad6-182390d2e950.html
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- Riding along Toronto’s new Don River valley at Biidaasige Park
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- After decades of advocacy, political meandering and construction, Biidaasige Park and the newly regenerated mouth of the Don River are open to the public to enjoy, making the island parkland downtown's largest greenspace to open in a generation.
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- Riding new AlpenFury rollercoaster at Canada's Wonderland
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Star journalists Michelle Mengsu Chang and Reagan McSwain test ride the new Canada's Wonderland rollercoaster AlpenFury. Read more at https://www.thestar.com.
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- Canada’s economy is actually holding pretty steady
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Canadians who may have been bracing for a full-on recession this year might be able to breathe a sigh of relief, say experts.
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- Canada turns to E.U. following Donald Trump's tariffs hike
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- President Donald Trump said in a letter Thursday that he will raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening the rift between the longtime North American allies. The letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is an aggressive increase to the top 25% tariff rates that Trump first imposed in March. (AP Video / July 11, 2025)
