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One male dead, one male injured after car found in Lake Ontario in Toronto
Urban cityscape of Toronto in the sunset casting shadow of CN tower on the city, aerial view from the CN Tower. Looking South West. City development by the shore of Lake Ontario on November 28, 2023.
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Wildlife centre trying to save ducks covered in residue after Toronto industrial fire
Ducks are cleaned in a soap bath at the Toronto Wildlife Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. The charitable wildlife rescue says thousands of fish, a beaver, 10 ducks and a mink have died following a six-alarm fire at a chemical distribution facility that blends lubricating oils last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Toronto man dead after drowning in Lake Ontario east of city, police say
An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown in Barrie, Ont., on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Police say a 25-year-old man is dead after he drowned in Lake Ontario over the weekend.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Are you family? How my husband lost a mother and gained a wife
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Swimmers warned about risks of inflatables on open water as long weekend looms
A lifeguards works at Brittany Beach of the Ottawa River in Ottawa on Friday, June 24, 2022. Lifesaving Society Ontario says water floaties have become a large problem this Summer, urging floaters to leave them out of open bodies of water.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Hamilton police searching for missing boy in Lake Ontario
Police Tape is seen at a crime scene in Toronto, Saturday, Jan 14, 2023. A 16-year-old Hamilton boy is dead after what city police describe as a fatal stabbing allegedly carried out by a family member. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
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Bungalow-style townhouse on Lake Ontario gets six offers
Done Deal, 315 Lakebreeze Dr. No. 4F, Newcastle, Ont.
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First offer for condo falls through but two more follow
Done Deal, 20 Bruyeres Mews, No. 707, Toronto
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Bungalow two blocks from Cobourg Beach sold in three days
Done Deal, 183 Queen St., Cobourg, Ont.
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Biddings wars and high prices lure home sellers out
A real estate sign is displayed in front of a house in the Riverdale area of Toronto on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Canada's bank regulator says it is preparing for weakness in the housing market to potentially last throughout 2023 as it flags the sector as a growing concern. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
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Early spring shopper snags postwar back split in Pickering
Done Deal, 875 Grenoble Blvd., Pickering, Ont.
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Mississauga bungalow on a ravine takes big price cut amid shrinking buyer pool
Done Deal, 1206 Wildfield Cres., Mississauga, Ont.
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WPP Toronto campus is a new house of words on the Toronto waterfront
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The new Toronto campus of international advertising company WPP overlooking Lake Ontario and Sugar Beach. Design by BDG Architecture + Design.
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Hamilton estimates second leak dumped 59 million litres of sewage in Lake Ontario
The City of Hamilton is estimating that approximately 59 million litres of waste has been dumped into Lake Ontario for more than two decades as the result of a sewage leak discovered this week. The steel mills on the harbour are shown in Hamilton, Ont., on October 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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City of Hamilton uncovers another decades-old leak dumping sewage into Lake Ontario
The steel mills in the Hamilton waterfront harbour are shown in Hamilton, Ont., on October 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Buyer trims price on Hamilton semi with a pool down to $675,000
Done Deal, 59 Spartan Ave., Hamilton, Ont.
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Lakeview two-bedroom condo fetches $820,000
Done Deal, 33 Harbour Square, No. 408, Toronto
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New hovercraft service plans to take passengers between Toronto and Niagara in 30 minutes
The Toronto skyline is shown on June 21, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Lake Ontario double-crossing ‘a big jump up,’ long-distance swimmer says
Open water swimmer Sean Nuttall in Lake Ontario.
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Marathon swimmer crossing Lake Ontario to raise $50,000 for research into neurodegenerative diseases at University of Toronto
Sean Nuttall who has begun a marathon 100 kilometre swim, from Toronto to Saint Catharines and back. He’s trying to raise $50,000 for U of T’s Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases in memory of his father, Toronto lawyer Robert Nuttall, who died from a degenerative disease five years ago. This is a pic Sean sent of a recent practice session. He plans to start the swim on Saturday August 13, 2022.
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Forget swimming pools – give me a cold lake any day of the week
Kathleen McDonnell
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Marathon swimming is a Toronto legacy worth reclaiming
Loren King
life
Winter surfing in the frigid waters of Canada’s lakes and oceans
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Toronto’s waterfront has an opportunity to build big
Alex Bozikovic
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Turning a power plant site into an environmental showcase
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Amplify: I walked away from my dream job for motherhood
Former Globe editor Amberly McAteer and daughter Lucy are pictured at the beach.
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The silence of Canadian authorities regarding the death of Karima Mehrab is deafening
Margaret Jenkins
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Quite a catch: Finding solace in fly-fishing
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Tales of an urban fisherman: Yes, you can fish in Toronto. No, it’s not easy
Dave Clark, founder of Toronto Urban Fishing Ambassadors, casts his lure out while fishing for pike on the Toronto waterfront on June 4 2020. Clark says thereÕs a wide variety of fish to be caught in Toronto such as carp, pike, bass and other popular species.
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Seller of Toronto waterfront penthouse tests the market with aggressive asking price
Done Deal, 80 Palace Pier Court., Ph503, Toronto
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Hamilton police credit 10-year-old boy for saving friend from drowning
HAMILTON, MAY 30, 2019 - PTSD COP - Hamilton police officer Andrew Leng's left arm tattoos tell a compelling story about his 23 years on the job. Leng patrols Hamiltonâ??s downtown core by bicycle on May 30, 2019. Over his career Leng has worked on patrol, in drug enforcement, detectives office, acting supervisor, training officer and in the crisis response unit. Leng estimates that he has been suffering with a form of PTSD for the last 15 years on the job. Now three years sober, Leng credits his post traumatic growth to his sobriety, mindfulness and meditation. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
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Opponents of Sidewalk Labs get advice from German tech protesters
Opponents of Sidewalk Labs get advice from German tech protesters
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New Sidewalk deal strikes better balance on IP and innovation but questions still unanswered, experts say
Experts and others weigh in on new Sidewalk deal
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Sandbags, sump pumps being used to protect Toronto Islands against rising water levels
Toronto city staff fill sandbags on Ward's Island in a file photo.
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Parts of the Toronto Islands have begun flooding after sandbags breached
Parts of the Toronto Islands have begun flooding after sandbags breached
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Ottawa and Toronto stand by Waterfront Toronto board
Waterfront Toronto is charged with developing the shore of Lake Ontario along the city’s southern edge; it represents all three levels of government, each of whom can appoint four members to its board.