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Have you considered universities in or around the Montreal area? It's about a one hour flight to Toronto. French isn't an absolute necessity in Montreal (but it is in other areas in Quebec).
McGill is ~$17k (though living costs are better than Toronto and Ottawa)
Concordia is probably around the same. OP's post suggest that they might be a bit too expensive. That said, as student towns go, Montreal is one of the very best. I m a Torontonian technically, but my username speaks for itself.
As for York U, its very well connected by public transit to Downsview, which is very well connected to Toronto Pearson Airport. Probably a lot easier than downtown Toronto.