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• Suspect in theft of monkey, lemur and tortoise from zoo identified

  01-06-2018 23:30
  Police have identified a suspect wanted in connection with the theft of a lemur, monkey and tortoise from a zoo north of Barrie, Ont. earlier this week.
  
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• Former talk show host Mike Bullard sees two charges against him dropped

  01-06-2018 23:20
  Charges of obstructing justice and criminal harassment against comedian and TV and radio host Mike Bullard were dropped Friday.
  
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• Police release footage of vehicle used in fatal shooting of “defenseless man”

  01-06-2018 23:17
  Police have released security footage of a getaway vehicle thought to be used by a suspect wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old CEO in Yorkville Monday.
  
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• Police release video of suspect vehicle in Yorkville shooting, say unsure if attack was targeted

  01-06-2018 23:07
  The suspect vehicle is described as a silver or grey, newer-model four-door Mercedes-Benz sedan.
  
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• Supreme Court vindicates ‘rude’ Toronto lawyer, overturns misconduct finding against him

  01-06-2018 22:51
  After spending an estimated $2 million in a legal battle, Joe Groia has come out victorious at Canada’s highest court, which ruled that a misconduct finding against him was “unreasonable.”
  
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• ‘I can’t just turn my back’: U of T student and former refugee to bring water crisis solutions to areas in need

  01-06-2018 22:51
  Rainmaker Enterprise, a non-profit organization founded by U of T student James Madhier, is working to address extreme hunger and water scarcity-driven conflicts by installing solar-powered water pumps and drip-irrigation systems on farms in his home country.
  
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• Wynne slams Horwath's response to steel tariffs, pledges a package for workers

  01-06-2018 22:47 via cbc.ca
  Kathleen Wynne is slamming what she says is Andrea Horwath's "inadequate" response to the U.S. government's new tariffs on Canadian steel. And she also pledged retraining for any laid off steelworkers if the tariffs persist.
  
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• .@BTtoronto bids farewell to Kevin Frankish after 27 years - WATCH: ow.ly/61HI30kiCBH #ThanksKevin https://t.co/yZKpgo4SCV

  01-06-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
  
  .@BTtoronto bids farewell to Kevin Frankish after 27 years - WATCH: ow.ly/61HI30kiCBH #ThanksKevin https://t.co/yZKpgo4SCV
  
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• Pride Parade organizers are planning to end this year's event with a tribute to the victims of alleged serial kille… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-06-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  Pride Parade organizers are planning to end this year's event with a tribute to the victims of alleged serial kille… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Toronto police are providing an update in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Matthew Staikos in Yorkvill… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-06-2018 21:57 via twitter.com
  WATCH LIVE: Toronto police are providing an update in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Matthew Staikos in Yorkvill… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Mayor John Tory eyes more cameras as a way to curb surge in gun violence

  01-06-2018 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Mayor John Tory says more cameras, not police officers, in crime-heavy hot spots could curb the gun violence that's shaken the city in recent days.
  
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• Ottawa to give $50M to Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba for asylum seeker costs. READ MORE: ow.ly/UYsu30kizRo https://t.co/auK7DFxZ4y

  01-06-2018 21:40 via twitter.com
  
  Ottawa to give $50M to Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba for asylum seeker costs. READ MORE: ow.ly/UYsu30kizRo https://t.co/auK7DFxZ4y
  
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• Homes linked to owner of house where deadly fire occurred being probed

  01-06-2018 21:19
  Toronto Fire has launched an investigation into five properties owned by the same person who owned the Scarborough home where a massive fire killed a young student on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Five men charged after defrauding seven people in fake diamond investment

  01-06-2018 20:55
  Five men are facing a combined 37 charges in connection with a coloured diamond and jewelry investment fraud that resulted in seven people losing about $1.7 million, police say.
  
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• Georgetown man facing charges in online child luring investigation

  01-06-2018 20:46
  A Georgetown, Ont. man is facing several charges after police conducted an online child luring investigation.
  
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• Man hurled threats at TTC driver at Finch Station: police

  01-06-2018 20:45
  Police in Toronto are searching for a suspect accused of threatening a TTC bus driver at Finch Station on Tuesday.
  
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• Toddler killed in Hamilton house fire may have been playing with lighter, investigators say

  01-06-2018 20:39
  Cayden Decker-Landry was alone in the basement for less than five minutes while his mom cooked breakfast upstairs.
  
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• Doug Ford won't say if he will march in Toronto Pride parade

  01-06-2018 20:29 via cbc.ca
  The Tory leader has made controversial remarks about the Pride Parade before, describing it in 2014 as an event where "middle-aged men with pot bellies" ran down the street "buck naked."
  
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• Son of murdered mob boss sentenced to 16 years in prison for drug trafficking

  01-06-2018 19:59
  Giuseppe (Joe) Violi of Hamilton was arrested in a sweeping investigation into the fentanyl and cocaine trades in southwestern Ontario and New York.
  
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• Doug Ford won't say if he will march in annual Pride parade ow.ly/ZPq530kisS9 https://t.co/HdaNgITg6k

  01-06-2018 19:52 via twitter.com
  
  Doug Ford won't say if he will march in annual Pride parade ow.ly/ZPq530kisS9 https://t.co/HdaNgITg6k
  
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• Ontario to receive $11M to cover some costs of asylum seekers

  01-06-2018 19:51
  The federal government will provide $50 million to Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba to help pay for some of the costs they have borne as a result of the influx of asylum seekers illegally crossing the Canada-U.S. border.
  
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• Ford won't say if he will march in Pride parade

  01-06-2018 19:48
  Doug Ford won't say whether he'll march in Toronto's annual Pride parade if he's elected Ontario premier.
  
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• Update: TTC says it expects to have full answers on Monday about what caused signal issues at Wilson Yard earlier t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-06-2018 19:43 via twitter.com
  Update: TTC says it expects to have full answers on Monday about what caused signal issues at Wilson Yard earlier t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• This video went viral on social media recently and has reignited a topic many women are familiar with: period-shami… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-06-2018 19:36 via twitter.com
  This video went viral on social media recently and has reignited a topic many women are familiar with: period-shami… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hussen pledges $50M for housing for asylum seekers to ease pressure on big cities

  01-06-2018 19:30 via cbc.ca
  The Liberal government is providing $50 million to Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba to help ease a housing crunch caused by an influx of asylum seekers.
  
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• Toronto police to provide update on Yorkville murder ow.ly/rpyJ30kiqZk https://t.co/i1SqgzaPJz

  01-06-2018 19:23 via twitter.com
  
  Toronto police to provide update on Yorkville murder ow.ly/rpyJ30kiqZk https://t.co/i1SqgzaPJz
  
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• Trial for Toronto cop, brother accused in Dafonte Miller assault case set for next February

  01-06-2018 19:18
  Miller suffered serious injuries after a 2016 confrontation with Toronto police Const. Michael Theriault and his brother, Christian, in a residential street in Whitby.
  
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• Police set to release more details on tech CEO's Yorkville slaying

  01-06-2018 19:18 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto homicide detective is set to release more details about the brazen Yorkville shooting that left a 37-year-old tech CEO dead.
  
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• Police call tech CEO's Yorkville slaying an 'unprovoked attack'

  01-06-2018 19:18 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto homicide detective says a 37-year-old tech CEO was completely defenceless when he was shot to death in upscale Yorkville on Monday night.
  
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• #FieldTripTO kicks off music festival season this weekend ow.ly/Tp5830kipU5 @LindsayDunnTV

  01-06-2018 19:08 via twitter.com
  #FieldTripTO kicks off music festival season this weekend ow.ly/Tp5830kipU5 @LindsayDunnTV
  
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• ‘I’ve ruined countless lives’: Oakville driver who was found guilty in death of cyclist apologizes at sentencing hearing

  01-06-2018 18:54
  Joseph Drake, 24, was found guilty of careless driving in the 2016 death of Oakville cyclist Stephen Smith, 57.
  
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• Horwath in Wynne's riding: 'Please consider joining us'

  01-06-2018 18:45 via cbc.ca
  With election day less than a week away, Andrea Horwath is pitching Liberal-leaning voters on the idea of casting a ballot for the NDP. And she's doing it in some very symbolic ridings.
  
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• Police testify in death of Dellen Millard's father

  01-06-2018 18:31
  Police officers are testifying about what they saw when they arrived on the scene where Dellen Millard's father was found dead.
  
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• .@Metric's Emily Haines on the band's new album, working with the next generation of women in music, and headlining… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-06-2018 18:30 via twitter.com
  .@Metric's Emily Haines on the band's new album, working with the next generation of women in music, and headlining… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto’s beaches open to the public Saturday

  01-06-2018 18:29
  Ready for a summer swim? As of Saturday, nine of Toronto's beaches will be official open to the public.
  
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• Ottawa will work with Canadian aluminum, steel companies to ensure jobs safe: PM ow.ly/mChR30kik1k https://t.co/UQGej9u2Gt

  01-06-2018 18:14 via twitter.com
  
  Ottawa will work with Canadian aluminum, steel companies to ensure jobs safe: PM ow.ly/mChR30kik1k https://t.co/UQGej9u2Gt
  
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• 'Consider joining us': Horwath makes strategic voting pitch to Liberal supporters

  01-06-2018 17:28 via cbc.ca
  NDP Leader Andrea Horwath visited Kathleen Wynne's Toronto riding on Friday to appeal to traditional Liberal voters on Friday, saying they should choose her party to avoid a Doug Ford government.
  
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• Summer is coming: Toronto beaches to officially open on Saturday - CBC.ca

  01-06-2018 17:19 via cbc.ca
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  Summer is coming: Toronto beaches to officially open on Saturday
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  Slap on that sunscreen, Toronto, because beach season has arrived. Starting Saturday, nine of Toronto's 11 swimming beaches will officially open to the public. They'll be staffed by lifeguards from 11:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. daily until swimming season ...
  Nine Toronto beaches to open for the summer on SaturdayCP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  Toronto opening up nine beaches over first weekend of JuneGlobalnews.ca
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• In Hamilton, where thousands owe their paycheques to steel, a city braces for Trump’s tariffs

  01-06-2018 17:00
  The steel industry “is still a huge part of our economy,” said Keanin Loomis, the CEO of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.
  
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• Three more suspects arrested in connection with Hamilton vandalism spree

  01-06-2018 16:57
  Police have identified six more individuals they allege were involved in a destructive demonstration on Hamilton’s Locke Street where more than $100,000 in damage was caused by a masked mob.
  
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• Hamilton police to provide update on investigation into Locke Street vandalism spree

  01-06-2018 16:57
  Police are expected to lay more charges today in connection with a march where numerous masked people stormed a popular Hamilton neighbourhood and caused significant damage to local homes and shops.
  
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