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One year after a man drove a van into pedestrians on Yonge St. and nine months after another killer opened fire on passersby on Danforth Ave., Torontonians have yet to be given an official statement on possible motives.

Mayor John Tory said the city remembers the 10 people who lost their lives in the van attack, and the other victims who suffered serious, in some cases, life-altering, injuries.

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“Up until that point, a year ago, we had watched horrific incidents in many other places around the world … but (that) didn’t happen in Toronto,” Tory said Tuesday. “There was a loss of innocence, but fortunately there wasn’t a loss of heart.”

Just a few months after the Yonge Street incident, on July 22, a man began shooting randomly at people on Danforth Avenue, killing 18-year-old Reese Fallon and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis, before committing suicide.

According to warrants, police found ammunition and DVDs claiming 9-11 was a hoax in shooter Faisal Hussain’s apartment.