Richmond Hill daycare - Sept. 10
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The boy, one-and-a-half years old, was pronounced dead in hospital after the 3 p.m. crash Wednesday. Another child was in serious condition while
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Marit Stiles, the leader of the Ontario NDP, called the news "heartbreaking" in a post to social media where she shared her condolences Wednes…
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Keyi Zhang, 41, who owns daycare centres in Richmond Hill and Markham, said she was especially "shocked" by the crash at First Roots Academy.
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Mayor of Richmond Hill David West said the incident was "profoundly unsettling," as a parent himself and offered his "deepest condolences" to …
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The crash brought back difficult memories for the mayor of Laval, Que., in the Montreal area.
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As the light outside began to fade, fire trucks arrived and firefighters entered the building. A drilling sound could be heard.
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First Roots Early Education Academy confirmed the crash at their school in a statement posted to Instagram.
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Vincent Neil Ho, the MP for the daycare's riding of Richmond Hill South, offered his condolences to the families that were affected, saying in…
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Brandon Tito, 32, started to notice more and more traffic along Yonge Street around 3 p.m. while he worked at a dealership about an eight-minu…
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Jalili Hakimi, who has lived in the neighbourhood for 13 years, first found out about the crash when he heard helicopters and sirens buzzing a…
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Richmond Hill Mayor David West visited the crash site and called the incident "unimaginable."
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Education Minister Paul Calandra and Children, Community and Social Services Minister Michael Parsa have cancelled a press conference that was…
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Paul Calandra, Ontario’s minister of education and MPP for Markham-Stouffville, said in a post to social media that he was “deeply concerned b…
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Residents and employees in the area west of Yonge Street didn't hear the crash and were surprised to see the sudden influx of police cars and …
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Broken glass surrounded the side of the daycare, where a gaping hole in the window revealed a classroom in disarray, with scattered chairs and…
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A one-and-a-half-year-old child has died, and six other children are injured after a vehicle flew through the window of a Richmond Hill daycar…
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A male driver in his 70s was arrested at the scene though police don't believe the crash was
