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• Father of toddler found dead in car charged with negligence

  30-05-2018 23:42
  The father of a toddler who died of heat-related causes after being left in a parked vehicle in Burlington is being charged with negligence and failing to provide the necessaries of life.
  
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• Doug Ford's PCs reveal 'final' campaign platform that has no fiscal outlook

  30-05-2018 23:20 via cbc.ca
  After months of promising to release a fully costed campaign platform, the Progressive Conservatives have published an online list of promises that doesn't include a detailed fiscal plan.
  
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• Mayor slams barriers as 'ridiculous' fix for hot metal slides in Corktown Common

  30-05-2018 22:55 via cbc.ca
  A year after a girl was seriously burned on one of the slides, the city is looking into obtaining "shade sails" to keep slides cool until the playground's trees mature.
  
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• Father of Burlington, Ont., boy found dead in hot car facing charges

  30-05-2018 22:46 via cbc.ca
  The father of a Burlington, Ont.. boy who died after being left in a hot car on May 23 has been charged with negligence causing death.
  
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• Father of Burlington boy found dead in hot car facing charges

  30-05-2018 22:46 via cbc.ca
  The father of a Burlington, Ont. boy who died after being left in a hot car on May 23 has been charged with negligence causing death.
  
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• NDP too ideological to talk trade and tariffs with U.S., Wynne says

  30-05-2018 22:26 via cbc.ca
  Kathleen Wynne says an NDP government would be too rigid and idealistic to head south of the border to advocate for Canada's steel industry. And Doug Ford would be too much like Trump. Wynne's opponents say otherwise.
  
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• If you’re still waiting for your voter information card in the mail, you’re not alone – about 500,000 Ontarians hav… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-05-2018 22:22 via twitter.com
  If you’re still waiting for your voter information card in the mail, you’re not alone – about 500,000 Ontarians hav… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #BREAKING: Halton Regional Police have laid charges against the father of a young child who was found unresponsive… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-05-2018 22:07 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Halton Regional Police have laid charges against the father of a young child who was found unresponsive… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Close to 100 charges laid after police chase, shootout in Regent Park

  30-05-2018 21:55
  Toronto police have laid a combined 97 charges against four suspects in connection with a Hollywood-style shootout and car chase that took place in Regent Park earlier this week.
  
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• Convicted killer Dellen Millard to stand trial for his father's murder

  30-05-2018 21:53
  Wayne Millard was found dead in his bed in November 2012 -- a bullet lodged in his brain.
  
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• Dellen Millard facing 3rd murder trial — this time for his own father's death

  30-05-2018 21:28 via cbc.ca
  For the third time in just under three years, convicted killer Dellen Millard is staring down yet another first-degree murder trial.
  
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• Man scammed of thousands, thought he was doing a favour for CEO

  30-05-2018 21:07
  Police say a man is out thousands of dollars after being scammed into thinking he was doing a favour for the CEO of his company.
  
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• Ryerson puts spotlight on rampant mental health challenges facing entrepreneurs

  30-05-2018 20:41 via cbc.ca
  Studies have found that entrepreneurs experience significantly higher rates of mental health issues compared to the general population.
  
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• Watch a litter of Arctic wolf pups stumble out of their den at the Toronto Zoo

  30-05-2018 20:00 via cbc.ca
  For the first time in 15 years, a litter of Arctic wolf pups has been born at the Toronto Zoo — and they're starting to get curious.
  
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• #BREAKING: CP Rail reaches agreement with Teamsters to end strike ow.ly/qDHe30kg2dL https://t.co/omVmxaRLuE

  30-05-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING: CP Rail reaches agreement with Teamsters to end strike ow.ly/qDHe30kg2dL https://t.co/omVmxaRLuE
  
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• CP Rail reaches tentative deal with Teamsters union, ending strike

  30-05-2018 19:52 via cbc.ca
  CP Rail has reached a tentative deal with the union representing striking engineers, meaning operations will be back to normal as early as Thursday.
  
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• Police arrested two males while responding to reports of a person with a gun in Rexdale. ow.ly/44c830kg1Ee

  30-05-2018 19:50 via twitter.com
  Police arrested two males while responding to reports of a person with a gun in Rexdale. ow.ly/44c830kg1Ee
  
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• #Toronto police have one person in custody following a short pursuit of a stolen vehicle in the Wellesley and Sherb… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-05-2018 19:41 via twitter.com
  #Toronto police have one person in custody following a short pursuit of a stolen vehicle in the Wellesley and Sherb… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'You're late!' Ford learns when it comes to seniors, you'd best be on time

  30-05-2018 18:45 via cbc.ca
  With voting day a week away, candidates are rounding the clubhouse turn in what has been an Ontario election unlike any other. This is your campaigner for May 30.
  
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• 'We want you back home,' pleads family of missing man, Dominic Kardasiewicz

  30-05-2018 18:43 via cbc.ca
  The distraught parents of Dominic Kardasiewicz, who has been missing for five days, pleaded for him to get in touch on Wednesday.
  
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• Toronto police, friends step up search for missing man Dominic Kardasiewicz

  30-05-2018 18:43 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are looking for anyone who has information about the disappearance of 33-year-old Dominic Kardasiewicz.
  
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• WestJet says system outage partially resolved after earlier issues

  30-05-2018 18:30
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it has partially resolved a computer system outage and has started to resume regular operations.
  
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• WestJet expecting delays after computer system outage

  30-05-2018 18:30
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it's experiencing a computer system outage that is expected to cause delays in its operations.
  
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• 'We want you back home': Family of missing 33-year-old Toronto man wants answers

  30-05-2018 18:06
  The parents of a missing man are searching for answers after the 33-year-old left a bar in Toronto’s Bloordale Village on Friday but never returned home.
  
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• Family of missing 33-year-old Toronto man to make plea for information

  30-05-2018 18:06
  The family of a missing 33-year-old man will make a plea for information about his sudden disappearance at a news conference this afternoon.
  
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• Simplii, BMO offering free credit monitoring after potential breach

  30-05-2018 18:05
  CIBC's direct banking brand Simplii Financial has joined BMO in offering free credit monitoring for tens of thousands of customers whose personal and financial information may have been accessed by "fraudsters."
  
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• Experts say NDP proposal to buy back Hydro One 'a knee-jerk reaction'

  30-05-2018 17:57
  Andrea Horwath's surging support in the latest polls is bringing scrutiny to her New Democrats' election promises, including a pledge to re-nationalize Hydro One, the province's giant utility partially privatized by the governing Liberals to raise money for infrastructure projects.
  
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• Ramadan while campaigning: What it's like to fast while door-knocking

  30-05-2018 17:26 via cbc.ca
  This is how Muslim candidates manage fasting from food and water all day while door-knocking in the Windsor heat during the provincial election.
  
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• CP Rail reaches agreement with Teamsters, ending strike

  30-05-2018 16:54
  A four-year tentative agreement has been reached between Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to end a strike hours after it began.
  
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• Commuter chaos avoided despite strike by CP Rail train conductors

  30-05-2018 16:54
  Canada's three largest cities avoided commuter chaos this morning after a Canadian Pacific Railway deal with one of its unions ensured a strike won't affect metropolitan passenger services.
  
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• 'I'm still alive': Russian journalist shows up at Kyiv news conference after death faked

  30-05-2018 16:46 via cbc.ca
  A Russian journalist who was reportedly gunned down in Ukraine's capital strolled into a news conference that authorities called to discuss the investigation into his death, revealing that the slaying had been staged to foil an alleged Kremlin hit plot.
  
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• Loonie shoots higher as Bank of Canada hints at future rate hikes

  30-05-2018 16:14 via cbc.ca
  Canada's central bank decided Wednesday to hold the line on a key interest rate, leaving its target for the overnight rate steady at 1.25% and driving up the loonie by more than a cent.
  
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• Bank of Canada keeps its key interest rate at 1.25% ow.ly/mtTi30kfGMR https://t.co/fT8OuehRI1

  30-05-2018 16:14 via twitter.com
  
  Bank of Canada keeps its key interest rate at 1.25% ow.ly/mtTi30kfGMR https://t.co/fT8OuehRI1
  
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• How long will the York University strike last? 'Who knows?' union says

  30-05-2018 16:11 via cbc.ca
  York University and its striking workers appear to be digging in their respective heels as the strike becomes the longest in the school's history.
  
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• Update: U of T student from China died in Scarborough house fire ow.ly/lh5r30kfCRv https://t.co/wlcrLT2Us4

  30-05-2018 15:31 via twitter.com
  
  Update: U of T student from China died in Scarborough house fire ow.ly/lh5r30kfCRv https://t.co/wlcrLT2Us4
  
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• The Ontario Liberals claim Andrea Horwath's NDP has a financial relationship with Cornerstone - a partnership with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-05-2018 15:15 via twitter.com
  The Ontario Liberals claim Andrea Horwath's NDP has a financial relationship with Cornerstone - a partnership with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in Rexdale crash — @carl680 has the latest ow.ly/AdFG30kfAFs https://t.co/zWGxAD4qYd

  30-05-2018 15:00 via twitter.com
  
  Motorcyclist killed in Rexdale crash — @carl680 has the latest ow.ly/AdFG30kfAFs https://t.co/zWGxAD4qYd
  
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• New TDSB, city partnership aims to give students Hollywood-style job training

  30-05-2018 14:02 via cbc.ca
  Dubbed xoTO Schools, the project will provide "unprecedented" co-op placements for high school students alongside film industry professionals — in areas ranging from lighting and grip, to costume and set design, to hair and makeup.
  
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• Jane and Finch residents sound off about election issues that matter to them

  30-05-2018 13:53 via cbc.ca
  People who live in Toronto's Jane and Finch neighbourhood gathered on Tuesday night to put the concerns they'd like to see in the upcoming provincial election to the candidates.
  
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• Wynne plays up her credentials, criticizes opponents' ability to lead Ontario

  30-05-2018 13:50
  Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne travelled to the heart of her NDP rival's riding today to portray herself as the only seasoned elder stateswoman in the province's election campaign.
  
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• Three main party leaders campaign in southwestern Ontario and GTA today

  30-05-2018 13:50
  With just over a week to go before Ontarians vote, the governing Liberals say they will reveal new information this morning about the province's New Democrats.
  
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• Ontario PCs quietly release list of campaign promises as platform

  30-05-2018 13:50
  After vowing for weeks to deliver a fully costed platform, Ontario's Progressive Conservatives on Wednesday quietly released a compilation of their campaign promises without saying how they would pay for them.
  
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• Tim Hortons to pilot all-day breakfast amid tensions with franchisees

  30-05-2018 13:43
  Tim Hortons will pilot all-day breakfast in a dozen Ontario locations and look to introduce a kids menu, delivery and loyalty program, in a bid to regain the trust of franchisees and customers.
  
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• A look at childcare plans proposed by Ontario's three main parties

  30-05-2018 13:37
  Childcare is one of the major issues in Ontario's election, with all three main parties proposing vastly different visions of how best to help families at a time when daycare can cost parents as much as $20,000 a year. Here is a look at each of the plans.
  
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• CP Rail reaches deal with electrical workers, but conductors and engineers have walked off the job… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-05-2018 13:21 via twitter.com
  CP Rail reaches deal with electrical workers, but conductors and engineers have walked off the job… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• One dead, three injured in Scarborough house fire ow.ly/IGfs30kfuJt @citytammie https://t.co/4t65Pcpyes

  30-05-2018 13:20 via twitter.com
  
  One dead, three injured in Scarborough house fire ow.ly/IGfs30kfuJt @citytammie https://t.co/4t65Pcpyes
  
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• Cheaper child care core to Liberal, PC, NDP platforms

  30-05-2018 13:12 via cbc.ca
  After decades of talking about universal child care, Ontario politicians are offering parents significant measures in this election campaign to make child care more affordable.
  
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• Enjoy the sun because thunderstorms, rain the rest of the work week ow.ly/4bU330kftCp @FrankFerragine https://t.co/JxFNkUe48h

  30-05-2018 12:58 via twitter.com
  
  Enjoy the sun because thunderstorms, rain the rest of the work week ow.ly/4bU330kftCp @FrankFerragine https://t.co/JxFNkUe48h
  
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• Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne talks about making a comeback

  30-05-2018 12:30 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne is clamouring for a comeback as her party contends with floundering poll numbers amid a neck-in-neck race between the Progressive Conservatives and the New Democrats with election day looming
  
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• This Toronto teen is headed to Florida for a first-ever MLB girls baseball camp

  30-05-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Tillie Burlock is one of 65 teen girls headed to Vero Beach, Florida tomorrow for Major League Baseball’s first-ever Girls Baseball Breakthrough Series.
  
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