TOP CLICKS: The week that was in viral stories

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Whether it’s local news, provincial and national politics, or the worlds of celebrity and sports, we have you covered.

Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by Sun readers like you.

Here are our top stories:

LILLEY: Doug Ford’s full-scale makeover of Ontario’s health-care system

Ontario’s health-care system has been desperately in need of an update for decades — and it’s finally happening, despite criticism from the usual suspects, Brian Lilley reports.

Aside from new MRI and CT scan clinics that will be up and running in the new year, the Ford government intends to establish new gastrointestinal and endoscopy clinics, as well as set up community clinics for orthopaedic operations.

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Ontario was behind other provinces in allowing pharmacists to treat common ailments like pink eye or urinary tract infections, but it appears the government is listening and is striving to make access to care easier — by eventually saving doctors thousands of hours per year, allowing them more time with patients.

Markham realtor was ‘targeted’ and ‘murdered,’ transferred north in cargo van

The charred remains of a woman found north of Parry Sound have been identified as that of missing Markham real estate agent Anita Yuk-Ying Mui.

Three teen boys were charged in connection with the homicide, but detectives did not provide any details of their arrests, Jack Boland reported.

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While Mui’s body was found two-and-a-half hours north of Toronto, police had previously extensively combed a Stouffville property, where the realtor may have visited as part of a potential real estate transaction days before her disappearance.

The accused trio, who can’t be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, have not been charged with murder.

Male fighter chokes out female opponent after forcibly kissing her at weigh-in

There’s so much controversy surrounding gender in sports, so it’s easy to question why anyone thought an intergender jiujitsu bout would be a good idea.

But it happened, and the male fighter, Craig Jones, made it so much worse — by grabbing his female opponent Gabi Garcia by the face and forcibly kissing her, Dan Bilicki reported.

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By the time they got into the ring, Jones had already lost the respect of many and the boos continued after he managed to get Garcia into a guillotine choke and secured the victory by submission.

But really, are there any winners here?

Boy, 14, found mysteriously strangled by seatbelt in family’s van

The parents of a 14-year-old boy who died days after he was found strangled by a seatbelt in his family’s vehicle at an Oshawa mall are desperate for answers, Chris Doucette reported.

Investigators have reviewed, and continue to review, surveillance footage from the Oshawa Centre but so far, “there is no evidence to suggest criminality,” Durham Regional Police said.

According to a GoFundMe page set up by his family, Subhan Mareer asked to stay behind in the family’s minivan while his parents shopped.

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When they got back, they found their son — who was set to start high school next month — with a seatbelt wrapped around his neck.

“We have no idea what happened and are in shock — desperate for answers.”

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WARMINGTON: Only in Toronto would illegal residents be celebrated

It would be safe to assume that encouraging illegals to attend an official gathering on a Tuesday afternoon would be the perfect time to address their illegal status, get them to return to their country of origin, and perhaps come back when they have the proper documentation, Joe Warmington reported.

But Toronto does things differently, and only in a city like ours can people who are not in Canada legally have their own special day to celebrate being illegal.

Only in Toronto, during a month where an imminent alleged terror attack planned by two people with past known red flags was thwarted and where three cops were hurt allegedly by someone under immigration orders and bail breaches, would there be a special Undocumented Residents Day.

Party on?

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