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Court challenge to halt provincial demolition of Toronto heritage site faces uphill legal battle02:19 | January 26, 2021
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Proposal to designate July as National Caribbean Heritage Month06:17 | July 30, 2026
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Local Escapes: Discovering the Dairy Capital of Canada in Oxford County05:37 | July 29, 2026
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Court challenge to halt provincial demolition of Toronto heritage site faces uphill legal battle
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January 26, 2021
The Ontario government may have temporarily paused the demolition on several heritage buildings in downtown Toronto, but a challenge to stop the work won’t be easy. Matthew Bingley looks into the powers of minister’s zoning orders and why a court challenge may not be enough to save the heritage buildings.
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