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Daniel Bitonti

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Daniel Bitonti is a former staff reporter for The Globe and Mail. Before joining the Vancouver bureau, Daniel spent six months in The Globe’s Toronto newsroom after completing a journalism degree at Carleton University.

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September 2, 2013

Police and firefighters descended on an apartment building at Charles and Jarvis Streets on Sept. 1, 2013, after receiving multiple calls about a scantily clad man climbing on the outside of the building’s 23rd floor.

Police and firefighters descended on an apartment building at Charles and Jarvis Streets on Sept. 1, 2013, after receiving multiple calls about a scantily clad man climbing on the outside of the building’s 23rd floor.

Man who scaled Toronto building in his underwear was likely on drugs, police say

August 30, 2013

How Trudeau is shifting the thinking behind smoking up

August 30, 2013

MoPhotos of what is still left of Sam the Record Man on Yonge Street, near Dundas. They have gone out of business. Pictures taken on December 17/07.

MoPhotos of what is still left of Sam the Record Man on Yonge Street, near Dundas. They have gone out of business. Pictures taken on December 17/07.

End of the line for Sam the Record Man sign?

August 29, 2013

Thousand of students can be seen while attending the We Day Toronto 2012 at Air Canada Centre on September 28, 2012.

Thousand of students can be seen while attending the We Day Toronto 2012 at Air Canada Centre on September 28, 2012.

From Demi Lovato to a president, We Day Toronto has a roster of diverse presenters

August 27, 2013

The Downtown Hotel, a Dawson City bar, has become well known for its Sourtoe Cocktail: any kind of liquor – 40 per cent or higher – served with a preserved human toe bobbing in the glass.

The Downtown Hotel, a Dawson City bar, has become well known for its Sourtoe Cocktail: any kind of liquor – 40 per cent or higher – served with a preserved human toe bobbing in the glass.

Drinker at Yukon watering hole purposely swallows human toe

August 26, 2013

Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin announces that he will be launching an investigation into what direction is provided to police by Ontario's Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services with respect to de-escalating conflict situations during a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Thursday, August 8, 2013.

Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin announces that he will be launching an investigation into what direction is provided to police by Ontario's Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services with respect to de-escalating conflict situations during a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Thursday, August 8, 2013.

Police and Ontario ombudsman André Marin tangled in Twitter dispute

August 23, 2013

<p>A man, affected by what activists say is nerve gas, breathes through an oxygen mask in Damascus suburbs August 21, 2013 in this picture provided by Shaam News Network. Syrian activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of launching a gas attack that killed more than 200 people on Wednesday, in what would, if confirmed, be by far the worst reported use of chemical arms in the two-year-old civil war. Syrian state television denied government forces had used poison gas and said the accusations were intended to distract a team of United Nations chemical weapons experts which arrived three days ago. </p>

<p>A man, affected by what activists say is nerve gas, breathes through an oxygen mask in Damascus suburbs August 21, 2013 in this picture provided by Shaam News Network. Syrian activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of launching a gas attack that killed more than 200 people on Wednesday, in what would, if confirmed, be by far the worst reported use of chemical arms in the two-year-old civil war. Syrian state television denied government forces had used poison gas and said the accusations were intended to distract a team of United Nations chemical weapons experts which arrived three days ago. </p>

The trouble with trying to prove the use of chemical weapons

August 22, 2013

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Video: Crew members of HMCS Victoria share the best and worst parts of submarine life

August 22, 2013

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Video: How do submarine crew members live? Take a look

August 21, 2013

Toronto emergency services ambulances.

Toronto emergency services ambulances.

Toronto authorities looking into almost 100 complaints of food-borne illness from CNE

August 20, 2013

Police chiefs meeting in Winnipeg on August 20, 2013 say marijuana criminal charges place a significant burden on police and court resources, and suggest tickets as an alternative.

Police chiefs meeting in Winnipeg on August 20, 2013 say marijuana criminal charges place a significant burden on police and court resources, and suggest tickets as an alternative.

Police chiefs suggest tickets for pot possession instead of criminal charges

August 19, 2013

Officers guard the scene of a police-involved shooting awaiting the SIU. Shots were fired by officers around midnight, at a man who was allegedly refusing to drop a knife on a TTC streetcar.

Officers guard the scene of a police-involved shooting awaiting the SIU. Shots were fired by officers around midnight, at a man who was allegedly refusing to drop a knife on a TTC streetcar.

Sammy Yatim shooting: One life ended and another changed forever

August 16, 2013

Lac-Mégantic, Quebec after an oil train derailed in the centre of the town, causing extensive damage.

Lac-Mégantic, Quebec after an oil train derailed in the centre of the town, causing extensive damage.

MM&A cleared to operate by Ottawa

August 15, 2013

<p>The intersection of Dundas Street and Manning Avenue after a collision between a cyclist and automobile.</p>

<p>The intersection of Dundas Street and Manning Avenue after a collision between a cyclist and automobile.</p>

Toronto cyclist rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries

August 14, 2013

Partiers walk down Queen Street West with fire shutting down traffic to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the blackout in Toronto during a street party on Queen West Street

Partiers walk down Queen Street West with fire shutting down traffic to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the blackout in Toronto during a street party on Queen West Street

Hundreds celebrate 10th anniversary of blackout at Toronto street party

August 14, 2013

Police tape.

Police tape.

Suspicious package temporarily halts TTC subway service along Sheppard line

August 12, 2013

Activists holding placards depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, participate at a protest against Russia's new law on gays, in central London, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013.

Activists holding placards depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, participate at a protest against Russia's new law on gays, in central London, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013.

Canada to favour refugee claims by gay Russians

August 9, 2013

A photo of the riot at Christie Pits that took place Aug. 16, 1933, just as Adolf Hitler was growing his power in Germany.

A photo of the riot at Christie Pits that took place Aug. 16, 1933, just as Adolf Hitler was growing his power in Germany.

Remembering Toronto's Christie Pits Riot

August 8, 2013

Child-porn charges laid against Halifax teens in Rehtaeh Parsons case

August 7, 2013

Connor and Noah Barthe, aged 7 and 5, are believed to have been killed by a python that escaped a pet store in Campbelton, N.B. They were found dead on Monday Aug. 5, 2013. This is a recent photo from their mother's Facebook page.

Connor and Noah Barthe, aged 7 and 5, are believed to have been killed by a python that escaped a pet store in Campbelton, N.B. They were found dead on Monday Aug. 5, 2013. This is a recent photo from their mother's Facebook page.

Two N.B. children were asphyxiated by python, preliminary autopsy says