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The government of the Canadian province of Ontario apologizes for issuing a false alert about an incident at a nuclear plant near Toronto and blames a training exercise mistake. Angry local mayors demand an inquiry, saying the emergency message about the ageing Pickering Nuclear Generating Station has caused unnecessary distress.
2020-01-12

A van strikes a group of pedestrians in Toronto, Canada, killing ten and injuring sixteen. According to the Toronto Police Service, the driver, who fled the scene, was later arrested.
2018-04-23

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrest and charge two men with plotting to disrupt a Toronto area train service in a plot claimed to be backed by al-Qaeda elements.
2013-04-22

A TTC bus collides with a hydraulic crane mounted on a construction truck on Lawrence Avenue Toronto, killing one and injuring thirteen, in the first such incident since the Russell Hill subway accident in 1995.
2011-08-30

A Hydro One electrical transformer undergoing repairs in the Richview neighbourhood of Toronto catches on fire and is sustained by burning mineral oil near Pearson International Airport, causing a local power outage and forcing the evacuation of an apartment complex and the temporary closure of part of Highway 401.
2011-03-18

A six-alarm fire destroys a former hotel built in 1888 and recognized as a heritage building on Toronto's Yonge Street before it was scheduled for demolition; the fire forced the temporary closure of Ryerson University and nearby schools and hot spots remained a danger after extinguishing the fire. Two firefighters who fell into the building were rescued uninjured while arson remains a suspected cause.
2011-01-3

World leaders at the G20 summit agree to cut their budget deficits in half by 2013, while US President Obama urges continued spending to support economic growth.
2010-06-28

Mostly peaceful protesters march through Toronto while a small amount of radicals smash shopfronts and burn police cars.
2010-06-26

The 36th G8 summit opens in Huntsville, Ontario and the 4th G20 summit is held in Toronto, Canada.
2010-06-25

A Toronto man is charged with possessing explosives alleged to be part of a plot to bomb the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit in Canada.
2010-06-23