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Alyshah Hasham Courts Reporter
  • Toronto
  • Toronto Star

Alyshah Hasham has covered courts, crime and justice-related issues for the Toronto Star since 2014.

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Toronto Star

Focus Areas

  • Crime
  • Courts
  • Justice Issues

294 Articles
3 months ago
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‘The worst type of political opportunism’: How the Gardiner has become a key mayoral race issue

City reported that about $500 million has been spent or committed for construction and design work on the rebuild of ...

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3 months ago
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Former councillor Giorgio Mammoliti to run for Toronto mayor

The long-time city councillor stressed that safety in public spaces and on the TTC will be a focus for him.

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3 months ago
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‘I can’t be silent’: The inside story of one woman’s losing battle to keep her kids in Canada

International custody cases “are harder than murder cases,” says family law expert Nicholas Bala.

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3 months ago
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Food delivery riders hogging e-bikes sparks push for new Bike Share fees

The new fees are an attempt to stop food delivery employees from “monopolizing” the bike share program’s e-bikes.

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3 months ago
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$40-million contract seen as reducing shuttle bus use on Queen streetcar line

City report recommends offering $40-million sole-source contract to cut the amount of time shuttle buses will be need...

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3 months ago
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Advocates fear LGBTQ community will be pushed out by changes at Hanlan’s Point

The possibility of a formalized event space could attract thumping music festivals to the vicinity of the beloved and...

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3 months ago
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New supervised drug consumption sites in Toronto to address ‘significant overdose crisis’

The new locations, a collaboration between the city’s harm reduction program and two hospitals, will be determined in...

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3 months ago
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Violent incidents against TTC passengers on the rise, report finds

A report from the transit agency reports that there were 1,068 attacks in 2022, a rise of 46 per cent over the previo...

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3 months ago
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Is Pierre Poilievre taking a page out of Donald Trump’s playbook? Justin Trudeau seems to think so

The prime minister made rare candid comments on Tuesday in Vaughan about the Conservative leader.

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4 months ago
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Toronto council adjourns after chaotic budget meeting; John Tory announces he’s resigning Friday

The mayor’s office said Tory had submitted a letter confirming his resignation to the city clerk; he will officially ...

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4 months ago
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Who is Jennifer McKelvie? She’s poised to take over as mayor of Toronto — for now

McKelvie was appointed deputy mayor by John Tory last year after being re-elected by a significant majority.

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4 months ago
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‘We are standing at an edge’: Community groups tackling Toronto’s social crises face cut in city ...

Despite inflation at over six per cent, the city budget holds community groups to last year’s funding level.

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