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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.

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@CP24Oct 30
#NEW: Toronto woman receives $40,000 bill from city after being injured by getaway driver cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…
Toronto woman receives $40,000 bill from city after being injured by getaway driver

Toronto woman receives $40,000 bill from city after being injured by getaway driver

A Toronto woman who was left with a serious neck injury after her vehicle was struck by the driver of a getaway car following a jewelry store robbery is speaking out about a $40,000 bill she received...

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@CP24Oct 29
#BREAKING: Ontario deficit grows to $16.9 billion as trade war with U.S. drags on cp24.com/politics/queens-par…
Ontario deficit grows to $16.9 billion as trade war with U.S. drags on

Ontario deficit grows to $16.9 billion as trade war with U.S. drags on

Ontario’s deficit has grown by more than $3 billion in the past few months as the province continues to face economic headwinds blowing up from the U.S.

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CN Tower / Tour CN@TourCNTowerMay 24
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
Closeup of the CN Tower at night lit orange / Gros plan de la Tour CN illuminée en orange la nuit

ALT Closeup of the CN Tower at night lit orange / Gros plan de la Tour CN illuminée en orange la nuit

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@CP24May 17
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

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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@CP24May 7
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

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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@CP24Apr 30
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’m in touch with the people,’ Doug Ford says he hasn’t lost his way despite recent backlash cp24.com/politics/queens-par…
EXCLUSIVE: Doug Ford says he hasn’t lost his way, despite recent backlash

EXCLUSIVE: Doug Ford says he hasn’t lost his way, despite recent backlash

Premier Doug Ford said Thursday he does not feel he’s lost touch with the average person, despite a backlash over a scrapped plan to buy a jet and new polling numbers showing his popularity declining.

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@CP24Apr 23
#BREAKING: Ford government passes budget that lets premier and ministers keep office records secret cp24.com/politics/queens-par…
Ford government passes budget that lets premier and ministers keep office records secret

Ford government passes budget that lets premier and ministers keep office records secret

The Ford government has passed a spring budget that includes provisions to let the premier and his cabinet ministers keep all their office records secret.

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@CTVTorontoMar 8
#NEW: ‘We will not tolerate it’: Police promise relentless probe into GTA synagogue shootings ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/w…
‘We will not tolerate it’: Police promise relentless probe into GTA synagogue shootings

‘We will not tolerate it’: Police promise relentless probe into GTA synagogue shootings

Police and political leaders gathered outside a North York synagogue Sunday morning, vowing a relentless investigation and stronger protections for Jewish communities after gunfire struck two GTA...

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@CP24Feb 9
The Eglinton Crosstown finally opened after 15 years. Here's what opening day looked like cp24.com/photos/2026/02/09/t…
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@CP24Jan 7
#BREAKING: City staff to propose 2.2 per cent tax bump for property owners in 2026 cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…
City staff to propose 2.2 per cent tax bump for Toronto property owners in 2026

City staff to propose 2.2 per cent tax bump for Toronto property owners in 2026

City staff are set to unveil a proposed 2026 budget for Toronto at city hall Thursday that will include a 2.2 per cent increase for property owners.

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@CP2418 Dec 2025
#BREAKING: Ontario integrity commissioner to investigate David Piccini over skills fund cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/…
Ontario integrity commissioner to investigate David Piccini over skills fund

Ontario integrity commissioner to investigate David Piccini over skills fund

Ontario’s integrity commissioner has agreed to look into a complaint against Labour Minister David Piccini over the troubled Skills Development Fund.

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@CP2414 Dec 2025
#NEW: Officials across the GTA respond after antisemitic terror attack at Australia’s Bondi Beach cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/…
‘Taking every precaution’: GTA officials respond after antisemitic terror attack at Australia’s...

‘Taking every precaution’: GTA officials respond after antisemitic terror attack at Australia’s...

Officials across the Greater Toronto Area and Prime Minister Mark Carney are condemning a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that Australian authorities have declared a terrorist attack, while...

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@CP248 Dec 2025
Ontario government providing $20 million to install barriers at daycares cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/…
Ontario providing $20 million to install barriers at daycares

Ontario providing $20 million to install barriers at daycares

The Ontario government says it is providing $20 million to launch a new fund that will help daycares and other community facilities install concrete barriers to protect them.

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@CP248 Dec 2025
LCBO says CEO to retire next month cp24.com/politics/queens-par…
LCBO says CEO to retire next month

LCBO says CEO to retire next month

The LCBO says its president and CEO, George Soleas, will retire at the end of next month.

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@CP241 Dec 2025
‘We are so, so close’: Sarkaria says Eglinton Crosstown on last day of key testing phase cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/…
‘We are so, so close’: Sarkaria says Eglinton Crosstown on last day of key testing phase

‘We are so, so close’: Sarkaria says Eglinton Crosstown on last day of key testing phase

Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says the Eglinton Crosstown is on its last day of a final testing stage and is getting closer to an eventual opening.

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Toronto Blue Jays
@BlueJays21 Oct 2025
WE'RE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES!!!!! #WANTITALL
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Jon Woodward@ctv_jon1 Oct 2025
New from me! We were asking about what happened to millions in grants from Ontario's Skills Development Fund... Ontario's Auditor General has flagged many, many times that amount: ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/…
‘Not fair, transparent or accountable’: Ontario’s auditor general weighs in on $750M in Skills...

‘Not fair, transparent or accountable’: Ontario’s auditor general weighs in on $750M in Skills...

More than half the time, the Ontario labour minister’s office overrode the opinions of non-partisan staff to dole out around $750 million in grants to a multi-billion-dollar job training fund,...

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@CP2422 May 2025
#BREAKING: Toronto City Council passes ‘bubble zone’ bylaw to limit protests around vulnerable institutions cp24.com/news/2025/05/22/tor…
Toronto City Council passes ‘bubble zone’ bylaw to limit protests around vulnerable institutions

Toronto City Council passes ‘bubble zone’ bylaw to limit protests around vulnerable institutions

Toronto City Council has voted to create a bylaw that would limit protests outside places of worship and other vulnerable institutions on a case-by-case basis.

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@CTVNews17 Apr 2025
Carney, Poilievre, Singh, and Blanchet square off in English debate at 7 p.m. EDT. Live updates: ctvnews.ca/federal-election-…

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

Talk of Trump's tariffs, affordability, and security dominated the English-language debate as federal party leaders squared off for the second night in a row.

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@CP2428 Feb 2025
FULL STORY: Doug Ford’s PC Party wins snap Ontario election, securing third majority cp24.com//ontario-election-2…
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