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An east-end apartment fire sent 14 people to hospital with smoke inhalation -- but none of the cases was serious, according to Toronto Fire officials.

Dawn, who didn't want her last name used, stands behind her bathroom window centimetres away from where a stray bullet smashed through the glass , tore through her shower curtain and pierced her wall.

A man is in hospital and three suspects are on the loose after a shooting Saturday evening.

A man hit by a stray bullet as he rode the bus to work is evidence of the new - - fact of life today'' in certain Toronto neighbourhoods, police said today.

Toronto police have issued an arrest warrant for first-degree murder for a 20-year-old man wanted in connection with the city's 47th homicide of the year.

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A 23-year-old man has been found not guilty of attempted murder in the shooting that blinded a TTC bus driver in northeast Scarborough more than four years ago.

Farhad Abdulfatah, 24, is wanted for aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

Police say thieves stole six Toyota Highlander SUVs in a Toronto neighbourhood overnight.

What does it take in Toronto to capture a deer that is sitting still? Start with a dozen police constables.

Honest Ed's is one of Toronto's most colourful icons. Opened in 1948, its marquee-like sign, corner location, and ad-strewn facade ensure not only that it's highly visible and recognizable, but that it's oddly beautiful.

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The body count in what has turned out to be a deadly November rose again yesterday when a gunman ambushed a 32-year-old man after he got out of his limo at a pal's downtown condo.

To unveil the Princess Project - three new detached homes certified as having met the LEED for Homes gold standard, a rating system that recognizes the design and construction of green homes - Cadorin Homes developer Lynn Da Pra called on Kim Graham & Associates to plan a green cocktail party and mini trade show at one of the properties on Tuesday.

Peter Cheney Published on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 10:19PM EST Last updated on Friday, Nov.

TEACHER & COACH. Body Worlds donor Dina Paige says that her body will help educate people about gender after she dies, because it will be plastinated as part of the Body Worlds project.

Several months ago, Andreas Apostolopoulos was in Toronto reading a story in the newspaper about the Pontiac Silverdome being auctioned off.

The Orthodox Uniona s Department of Community Services, Bnai Torah Congregation, and Torah in Motion will present a communal symposium to discuss the multifaceted decision-making process in times of severe illness.

Crowds of after-work commuters are herded by police and TTC officials onto buses at the corner of Bloor and Yonge Streets in Toronto Wednesday, Nov.

The first report card is out on the two-year-old program that puts police officers in Toronto high schools, and it seems to be getting high praise.

Two attached houses on Woburn Ave. in an upscale north Toronto neighbourhood were confirmed Wednesday morning as active meth labs packed with highly explosive chemicals, police said.

Since so many of them were likely created while under the influence, it seems right to honour the great albums of the arena rock age with their own wines.

Based on our recent readers poll , it looks like corporate holiday parties are back in season.

Toronto's extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn't always hold up to scrutiny.

Having joined forces with the producers of the splashiest theatre shows in town, the Toronto Fringe Festival will, as of next summer, move its social hub from a back alley with a beer tent to a bigger back alley with a bigger beer tent.

Police officers will begin individually interviewing each student at Forest Hill Collegiate today as their investigation continues into the disappearance two months ago of Mariam Makhniashvhili.

Bylaw enforcement officers charged about 40 Ottawa stores, including popular new Asian food retailer T&T Supermarket, for opening on Remembrance Day morning.

Sandeep Kaur calls the volume that holds her 30-page collection of wedding photos a book of lies.

Santa greets the crowd on Portage Avenue during last yeara TMs annual parade. IT will be a special moment when Santa's sleigh finally turns the corner at Portage and Main this evening, signalling the climax to this year's Santa Claus parade.

A dead Brampton mana s stolen car was recovered Thursday in the Jane Street/Finch Avenue area of Toronto and is now undergoing a oeextensive forensic examinationa in the hunt for his killers.

What started as reports of an afternoon baseball bat brawl between two groups of teens ended with two boys in hospital -- one shot, the other stabbed -- yesterday afternoon.

Toronto's first swine flu assessment clinic is open today at Scarborough Hospital.

Small businesses in Toronto are up in arms about comments by Shelley Carroll, the city's budget chief and councillor for Don Valley East, that a new municipal sales tax be put up for discussion as a means of saving Toronto from its growing financial troubles.

Registered nurse Giselle Dela Cruz delivers a needle containing the H1N1 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in North York, Ontario, October 26, 2009.

Toronto EMS is asking everyone to send Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan a Tim Horton's gift card in the mail, since it will help to brighten their day.

Urging you to remember to remember, here are some of the Toronto venues for Remembrance Day ceremonies in the GTA tomorrow, most at 11 a.m., with other times listed: Old City Hall War Memorial, Queen St.

Toronto firefighters are battling a two-alarm blaze at the Hardington Centre in North York.

Last week Toronto police issued a coyote warning after Don Mills residents reported several sightings of the wild dogs.

Toronto police have launched what they call an "unprecedented canvass" as they continue their search for Mariam Makniashvilli.

Toronto health officials are promising better organization this week to reduce scenes like this one where people lined up for hours for an H1N1 vaccine.

The best bridal stores in Toronto stock wedding dresses galore as this city certainly provides an overwhelming selection of gorgeous gowns.

Toronto Police Services is revamping its Auto-Dialer System with TPS Links. York's 13 Division will officially launch its TPS Links awareness and registration campaign Monday, Nov.

Last week, Live Green Toronto, the City of Torontoa TMs website for eco-friendly living , launched a new transit shelter advertising campaign with a unique twist: passersby can flip a giant switch that turns the ad on or off.

Toronto's 10 main H1N1 flu clinics will remain open later on Thursday and Friday.

An Ontario Provincial Police helicopter scanned two parks in Toronto to look for new clues in the disappearance of Mariam Makhniashvili, a Toronto teen who went missing almost two months ago.

A good friend of mine who lives in Jersey City said it was his favourite place ever.

A woman found dead amongst the rubble of a Halloween fire was identified today as a 50-year-old resident reported missing after the blaze, police said.

Toronto's 47th homicide victim of the year may have met his killer while doing time in jail.

The royal couple have arrived in Ontario for the next leg of their Canadian tour.

Shooting/Stabbing. Svcs o/s w/ 1 male shot & VSA. Perps are 3 male blacks. ETF & K9 on scn.

A body was found today in the rubble of a building that was engulfed by flames during the weekend.

The sound of gun shots rang through the Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue neighbourhood late Tuesday night.

Toronto police were called to a townhouse on Sentinel Road in the area of Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue East about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

A registered nurse stores prepared syringes of H1N1 flu vaccine in a fridge at a Toronto medical clinic last week.

Toronto has proposed a $2.4 billion capital budget that directs significant resources to TTC infrastructure.

Federal authorities say this farm in Kinsman, Ill., was owned by Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian who lives primarily in Chicago.

JOB FAIR FUNDED by the Government of Ontario is held at Fairview Public Library, Room A, fourth floor, 35 Fairview Mall Dr.

Residents of an upscale North York street were shocked to learn their neighbourhood was one of two in the GTA where dangerously tainted candy was dished out to kids on what was an otherwise relatively uneventful Halloween night.

Published on Monday, Nov. 02, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Monday, Nov. 02, 2009 3:25AM EST W ho can get the shot? Toronto Public Health staff will be screening flu-shot lineups this week, double-checking to make sure those who are waiting belong to one of the priority groups.

Toronto Police Service have issued a warning to parents after a razor blade was found in a Halloween goody bag Saturday.

A warrant has been issued for a young Toronto man wanted in a sexual assault investigation.