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Joshua Freeman @Josh_F

Web journalist at @CP24 and Twitter enthusiast. Corner cafe bureau chief... Opinions are how you feel about issues.

Joined September 2008
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Police say young people being recruited to carry out GTA shootings using encrypted messaging services cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…

‘Want to create a sense of fear’: Toronto police say young people being hired for targeted shooti...

Police say dozens of shootings across the GTA are being carried out in “gun-for-hire” schemes where young people are paid by “bad actors” to shoot at various targets, including synagogues, Jewish...

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Doug Ford calls poll pointing to plunging popularity ‘fake,’ says PCs would win ‘massive majority’ in Ontario election cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…

Doug Ford calls poll pointing to plunging popularity ‘fake,’ says PCs would win ‘massive majority’...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford shrugged off a recent poll on his dipping popularity as “fake” Tuesday, claiming he and his PC Party would win a fourth “massive majority” if an election were held today.

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‘Reckless and disrespectful’: Pennsylvania governor slams Trump’s Canada comments as he signs trade pact with Ontario cp24.com/politics/queens-par…

‘Reckless and disrespectful’: Pennsylvania governor slams Trump’s Canada comments as he signs trade...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro slammed the barrage of “disrespectful” comments U.S. President Donald Trump has lobbed at Canada Wednesday as he met with Ontario Premier Doug Ford and signed a...

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‘Everyone’s going to be kumbaya’: Ford reiterates U.S. booze will go back on store shelves once trade deal is signed ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/…

‘Everyone’s going to be kumbaya’: Ford reiterates U.S. booze will go back on store shelves once...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said again Tuesday that he won’t put U.S. alcohol back on LCBO shelves in Ontario until a trade deal is hammered out with the U.S. to end the ongoing trade war.

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Around 10 per cent of Toronto mortgage holders could have trouble refinancing in 2027: BOC cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…

10 per cent of Toronto mortgage holders could have trouble refinancing. Experts say its a ‘death...

The Bank of Canada is warning that a wave of mortgage renewals within the next year or so could put some households under financial strain, with around 10 per cent of borrowers in Toronto potentially...

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Federal government launches public consultations on Toronto's Billy Bishop airport cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…

Federal government launches public consultations on Billy Bishop airport

The federal government says it is launching consultations on the future of Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport as the Ford government moves to expand the airport into a busier facility that could accomm...

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This is how some Toronto employers are handling remote work requests during the FIFA World Cup ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/t…

This is how some Toronto employers are handling remote work requests during the FIFA World Cup

A number of major employers around the city are pivoting in order to avoid work disruptions during the World Cup in Toronto amid concerns over major congestion and large crowds. 

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NEW from me: Ontario civil servants will be allowed to work from home for 2 days of World Cup with manager approval cp24.com/politics/queens-par…

Ontario civil servants will be allowed to work from home for 2 days of World Cup with manager...

The Ford government says managers will have the power to approve temporary work from home requests during the FIFA World Cup, but only on days when there are daytime matches in Toronto.

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The Ontario government has started sending out rejection letters to the thousands of Ontario Public Service (OPS) workers who requested alternate work arrangements, even as their unions ask that employees be allowed to work from home during the World Cup. ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/…

Remote work requests receiving ‘blanket’ rejections: civil servant unions

Unions representing Ontario Government workers say a wave of rejection letters have gone out recently to people who requested alternate work arrangements, even as the unions requests a general...

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Tonight the #CNTower will be lit orange for Sashbear Walk – making waves for mental health and suicide prevention Ce soir, la #TourCN sera illuminée en orange pour la Marche Sashbear, pour faire des vagues pour la santé mentale et la prévention du suicide
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Toronto moving quickly to patch up parts of city ahead of FIFA World Cup; expert says it should be the norm cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…

Toronto moving quickly to patch up parts of city ahead of FIFA; expert says it should be the norm

The City of Toronto has been quietly working to move quickly on a number of infrastructure repairs ahead of the FIFA World Cup, “mindful” of getting the work done ahead of a deadline that will limit...

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Coun. Lily Cheng says she wants the city to study sound cameras that could fine noisy vehicles that go tearing down Toronto streets cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…

Toronto councillor wants city to study sound cameras

A motion set to go before Toronto City Council Wednesday is calling for the city to crack down on noisy vehicles that tear down city streets by exploring sound camera technology.

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Toronto police stepping up search for missing 14-year-old girl last seen at Earl Bales Park cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…

Search continues for 14-year-old girl missing in North York

Toronto police have set up a command post in North York as they step up their search for 14-year-old girl who disappeared almost two full days ago.

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Ontario AI used to take notes in medical appointments ‘hallucinated’ in testing: auditor cp24.com/politics/queens-par…

Ontario AI used to take notes in medical appointments ‘hallucinated’ in testing: auditor

A wide-ranging report by Ontario’s Auditor General has found that the province’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy still lacks several “key components” and there are problems with thousands of...

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Charges laid after groups of Jews shot at with imitation firearm in Toronto: police cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…

Charges laid after groups of Jews shot at with imitation firearm in Toronto: police

Toronto police say a Vaughan man is now facing charges in connection with two separate incidents in which visibly Jewish members of the community were shot at with a replica gun.

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New details released about Ontario residents who are in isolation after cruise ship hantavirus outbreak cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…

New details released about Ontario residents who are in isolation after cruise ship hantavirus...

Two Ontario residents who were onboard a ship with an outbreak of hantavirus are from the same household in Grey-Bruce County and are isolating at home now, Ontario’s top doctor tells CTV News.

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EXCLUSIVE: Ontario enters $300 million cost-sharing agreement that could help make province home to largest nuclear generating facility in the world cp24.com/politics/queens-par…

World’s largest nuclear facility could be built in Ontario with new $300M deal

The Ontario government is moving ahead on a cost-sharing agreement worth up to $300 million to advance the construction of a new nuclear generating station at the Bruce Power site in Kincardine, Ont.

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EXCLUSIVE: Ontario enters $300 million cost-sharing agreement that could help make province home to largest nuclear generating facility in the world cp24.com/politics/queens-par…

World’s largest nuclear facility could be built in Ontario with new $300M deal

The Ontario government is moving ahead on a cost-sharing agreement worth up to $300 million to advance the construction of a new nuclear generating station at the Bruce Power site in Kincardine, Ont.

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‘A growing number of cases’: Experts, survivors laud colorectal cancer screening changes in Ontario cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…

Colorectal cancer screening age lowered in Ontario. Experts say it could help address ‘growing...

Doctors and cancer survivors are applauding a move by Ontario to lower the age for colorectal cancer screening as the disease continues showing up in younger patients.

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Ford criticizes Stiles for ‘Trump-style rhetoric’ as she accuses government of ‘clutching its pearls’ over prison comment cp24.com/politics/queens-par…

Ford criticizes Stiles for ‘Trump-style rhetoric’ as she accuses government of ‘clutching its...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford accused Opposition Leader Marit Stiles Tuesday of “stepping over a line” with a comment about how he could end up “in jail” if an inquiry were called into the Greenbelt.

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