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What’s open and closed in Toronto on Easter weekend 2025

Here’s what you need to know about what’s open and closed in the GTA for Easter weekend, from Good Friday (April 18) to April 21.

Ontario woman at her ‘wits’ end’ after squirrels damage her SUV again

Thinking of gifting a rabbit for Easter? Here’s why local human societies say ‘don’t’

Carney and Poilievre trade barbs about Trump in only English election debate

Police identify victims of double homicide in Toronto’s Riverdale area

Woman dies after shooting in Hamilton, police say

Post-leaders’ debate scrums cancelled due to security concerns

Maple Leafs top Wings in regular-season finale; Toronto set to meet Ottawa in playoffs

Federal debates chief says he was unaware Rebel News had registered as advocacy group

Ford ‘very satisfied’ with Ontario Place deal after NYT report alleging developer misrepresented itself

Trump tariffs, affordability, and security led to tense exchanges during English-language debate

Markham man charged after allegedly filming a young person inside a community centre

You could trip while wearing these boots, Health Canada says

Frank Stronach committed to stand trial after preliminary inquiry into two charges

24-year-old driver dies after ‘horrific’ crash on Lake Shore Boulevard, police say

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Specialized MRI system at Toronto’s SickKids hospital can scan critically ill newborns without leaving NICUOpens in new window

A warning from the Toronto Zoo CEO: Resurrecting the extinct dire wolf is an ‘incredibly dangerous’ move that comes with ‘enormous’ riskOpens in new window

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Epic Universe: Highlights from Universal’s newest theme park in Florida

Take an early look at Epic Universe, Universal’s new multibillion-dollar theme park in Florida that offers five distinct lands to explore.

A new look at the revitalized St. Lawrence Market North buildingOpens in new window

World’s largest free-standing venue being built in Toronto for new Cirque du Soleil show. Here is a look insideOpens in new window

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Maple Leafs top Wings in regular-season finale; Toronto set to meet Ottawa in playoffs

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'I'm a very different person from Justin Trudeau': Carney on Poilievre's carbon tax slam

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, CPC Leader Pierre Poilievre talk GST, Liberal government

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Federal leaders discuss Quebec pipeline and energy crisis

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‘It’s disgusting’: More claims about cockroaches at Waterloo, Ont. apartment

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‘Medical episode’ may have caused driver to crash into Mississauga bank, damage several vehicles: police

1 dead, 1 charged with impaired driving following single-vehicle collision in Caledon

Jurors at OPP murder trial could start deliberations next week

Hamilton police arrest 49 people, lay 119 charges following youth-related crime initiative

1 woman dead, man seriously injured after driver crashes into bus shelter in Pickering: police

Police charge 29-year-old Toronto man who allegedly lied about age to date 13-year-old girl

Markham man charged after allegedly filming a young person inside a community centre

Vaughan man, 42, facing 13 additional sexual assault charges

Man who allegedly exposed himself along Oakville trail system could be responsible for other incidents: police

Man arrested following attempted smash-and-grab at Burlington mall

71-year-old Grimsby case worker charged with child luring: York police

5 men wanted in connection with ‘violent’ residential robbery in Grimsby

Integrity commissioner bans ‘Mr. X’ from lobbying for 2 years over Greenbelt scandal

Ontario to table legislation that will speed up mine development

Toronto excludes Tesla from EV incentive due to U.S. trade war

Toronto FIFA subcommittee proposes to buy and sell World Cup ticket packages

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Carney and Poilievre trade barbs about Trump in only English election debate

In the one-and-only English-language debate of the 2025 federal election, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre clashed over which frontrunning candidate is not only the best choice for change, but the best-placed to take on U.S. President Donald Trump.