What is ‘food noise’ and why are we hearing about it amid the rise of GLP-1 meds?
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - TORONTO — Before Brenda Rogers started taking Ozempic in the spring of 2023, she didn’t realize how much “food noise” was sapping her mental energy. “You’re just constantly thinking about food and not having enough, having too much, ‘what am I gonna eat? …
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Supreme Court to hear challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that opens the door to major changes at Ontario Place.
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Ford government to build underwater electricity line to power Toronto for 2 decades
Meredith Bond / citynews - The Ford government is planning to go underwater to build a new electricity line that will power Toronto for at least two decades. The cable will run in Lake Ontario from the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, just east of Oshawa and ending in the eas…
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Toronto budget will be tabled with proposed 2.2% tax increase
Isaac Callan / globalnews - The city will table its draft budget on Thursday, laying out the initial increase and spending constraints for councillors to debate.
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Blue Jays introduce new Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto
theglobeandmail - Kazuma Okamoto signed a four-year, US$60-million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend, joining Major League Baseball after an 11-year run in Japan.
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Man charged with first-degree murder in fatal shooting of international student at UTSC
theglobeandmail - Police say a 28-year-old suspect from Toronto has been arrested
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Yorkdale GO bus shooting: Murder charge laid in Toronto’s 1st homicide of 2026
Gabby Rodrigues / globalnews - Toronto police have laid a first-degree murder charge in connection to a fatal shooting on board a Yorkdale GO bus earlier this week, marking the city's first homicide of 2026.
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Richmond Hill home targeted by second drive by shooting in 14 months
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - York Regional Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Richmond Hill early Wednesday after multiple rounds were fired at a residence that had been targeted in a previous incident last fall.
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Toronto real estate slumps in 2025, with sales and prices both down
Sammy Hudes / theglobeandmail - Regional real estate board says economic uncertainty weighed on the GTA housing market last year
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Residents allowed back into one of two Thorncliffe Park condos evacuated due to fire
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The City of Toronto says it has given the green light for most residents to return to one of two highrises evacuated due to a fire that smouldered inside the walls for weeks.
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School buses cancelled in parts of GTA as region expects blast of icy weather
theglobeandmail - Student transportation services cancelled in Durham District, York Region and Halton District school boards
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Mom of newborn found in shoebox charged
Jane Stevenson / torontosun - Baby girl was heard crying just before 11 a.m. mass inside a Toronto church on Dec. 21.
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Man killed in shooting at Yorkdale bus terminal, suspect in custody, Toronto police say
theglobeandmail - Officers were called late Sunday to the GO bus terminal, adjacent to the Yorkdale Shopping Mall in North York
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Stabbing suspect arrested after jumping into Lake Ontario: Toronto police
Denio Lourenco / citynews - Toronto marine officers were called to help rescue a stabbing suspect who allegedly jumped into Lake Ontario Sunday afternoon while being pursued by authorities. Police say they were initially called to the area of Bellevue Avenue and College Street just …
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Ontario’s public service heads back to the office, meaning more traffic and emissions
Fatima Syed / thenarwhal - Doug Ford is bringing bureaucrats back to the office in January, but can transit and traffic across the Greater Toronto Area contend with tens of thousands more commuters?
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Man in tent that was set on fire near downtown church has died, murder charge laid: Toronto police
Michael Talbot / citynews - A man who was gravely injured after the tent he was in was set on fire in front of a downtown church has died in hospital, Toronto police said, prompting investigators to lay a new first-degree murder charge. Investigators allege the accused, Loewen Wolfe…
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3 men charged with 1st-degree murder in Brampton Shoppers World shooting
Sean Previl / globalnews - Investigators say they believe the deadly shooting was an isolated incident and that there's no ongoing threat to public safety. No other suspects are being sought at this time.
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One person dead after alleged hit-and-run in midtown: Toronto police
sootoday - Toronto police say one person is dead after an alleged hit-and-run involving two vehicles in the city's midtown Wednesday morning. Police say they were called to the scene near Eglinton Avenue and Dunfield Avenue just after 7:15 a.m.
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4 men, 2 women charged after 102 kg of cocaine seized: York cops
Ian Shantz / torontosun - Nine search warrants were executed at four residences, five storage lockers over three months
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Toronto reports spike in suspected opioid overdoses, public health warns
Joseph Ryan / citynews - Toronto Public Health is warning residents after a sharp increase in opioid overdoses was recorded in the city over the holiday period. According to an alert issued by the agency, Toronto paramedic services responded to 122 suspected opioid overdose–relat…
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