🏛️ Government & Politics
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Chow and Bradford resume canvassing as campaign enters final full week. Olivia Chow and Ana Bailão’s challengers have returned to door-to-door campaigning with the election described as entering its final full week; the article identifies both Chow and Bradford as active on the campaign trail in Toronto. The piece notes the race timing and focuses on campaign activity in Toronto during the run-up to the vote.
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Guide to Ontario school trustees published ahead of votes. The article lists what voters need to know about Ontario school trustees before casting ballots in the upcoming election, explaining trustee roles and the decision timeline for voters in Toronto and across Ontario; it frames the trustee vote as part of the same municipal/provincial ballot period.
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Oshawa mayoral race spotlights homelessness and addictions. Coverage shows Oshawa’s mayoral contest foregrounding the city’s growing homelessness and addiction crisis, with candidates making the issue central to platforms in the lead-up to the municipal vote; the story ties the crisis directly to campaign debates in Oshawa.
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Toronto filmmaker behind International Video Store Day profiled. The profile introduces the Toronto man who founded International Video Store Day, describing his role in organizing the event and naming Toronto as his base for the initiative aimed at celebrating independent video rental stores.
💼 Economy & Business
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Stelco layoffs highlight loss of steel jobs in the region. The article reports laid-off Stelco workers and documents the shrinking steel workforce, citing employer cuts that have reduced local steel-industry jobs; it quotes affected workers discussing job losses at Stelco facilities serving the Ontario steel sector.
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Household electricity rebate reduced and temporary winter pricing changed. The report explains a reduction to the household electricity rebate and notes a temporary winter pricing change for electricity billed to Ontario households, describing both policy moves as affecting residential electric bills across Ontario this winter.
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North York water main break forces road closures and city repairs. City crews are repairing a water main break in North York, the article states, and lists road closures implemented while crews work; Toronto municipal crews are named as the units carrying out the repair and traffic control.
🏈 Sports
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Maple Leafs’ Sergei Bobrovsky searching for traction after 1–3–2 start. Sergei Bobrovsky’s record fell to 1-3-2 after a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders; the article records his .891 save percentage and 3.29 goals-against average, notes his three postseason Stanley Cup wins in 2024 and 2025 with Florida, and mentions his three-year, US$21-million contract signed in free agency.
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John Tavares out week-to-week with lower-body injury. The Maple Leafs’ captain John Tavares has been listed week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the report states, placing his availability in doubt for upcoming games and affecting Toronto’s roster decisions while he recovers.