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Kate Cayley received the 2026 Toronto Book Award for her novel Property at Toronto Reference Library on November 10. The City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library announced the award, which carries a $20,000 prize for the winner. Four other shortlisted authors each receive $2,000, and readers can find the nominated books through the library’s awards collection.
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Toronto has scheduled its November 11 Remembrance Day ceremony for 10:45 a.m. to noon at the Old City Hall Cenotaph, 60 Queen St. W. The city’s November 10 notice says the ceremony will also be livestreamed from 10:55 a.m. Six other city ceremonies start at 10:45 a.m., including at Fort York and the East York, Etobicoke and York civic centres.
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Tennis Canada says its community court program has renovated 58 outdoor courts toward a goal of 100 by 2030. Its November 5 update includes four courts at Settler’s Green in Mississauga and three at Toronto’s Malvern Park among completed 2026 projects. Further upgrades in Ottawa and Nanaimo are planned for 2027, rather than already finished.
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Toronto’s November 5 Veterans’ Week notice announces Remembrance Day ceremonies starting at 10:45 a.m. on November 11 at seven locations, including Old City Hall. Bay Street from Albert to Richmond and Queen Street West from Bay to east of York will close for the downtown ceremony; the City recommends approaching from the west via Osgoode Station. TTC vehicles will pause for two minutes at 11 a.m. where operationally feasible.
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