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TORONTO – The man accused of a deadly van attack on a busy sidewalk in north Toronto is scheduled to appear in court Monday.

Alek Minassian, of Richmond Hill, Ont., faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder in the April 2018 attack.

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Police allege the 26-year-old drove a van down a stretch of Yonge Street on April 23, 2018.

In late 2018, Ontario’s deputy attorney general granted the prosecution’s request to skip a preliminary hearing and proceed directly to trial.

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The trial is scheduled for February 2020.

—With files from Jessica Patton