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• Soaring rents in Barrie are making affordable housing an election issue

  04-06-2018 22:59 via cbc.ca
  Affordable housing has come up on the campaign trail with the four major parties all pledging more money and support. But will they come through?
  
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• 2 men charged with 1st-degree murder in upper Beach stabbing

  04-06-2018 22:49 via cbc.ca
  Two men are facing charges of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a man in Toronto's east end just over a week ago.
  
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• Police secretly cloned Bruce McArthur’s computer before his arrest, source says

  04-06-2018 22:46
  Court documents released by a judge following an application by the Star and other media reveal new details about the ongoing police probe into the alleged serial killer.
  
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• Author Lawrence Hill speaks out about his mother's journey to medically assisted death

  04-06-2018 22:36 via cbc.ca
  After fighting for the human rights of Ontarians for 65 years, Donna Mae Hill had to travel to Switzerland to get what her country would not grant her: a medically assisted death.
  
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• 3 charged after OPP seize guns, drugs from Oshawa home linked to Hells Angels

  04-06-2018 22:28 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police say they have charged a woman and two men with several offences after guns, drugs and ammunition were seized from a Oshawa home linked to the Hells Angels.
  
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• Two charged with first-degree murder after fatal stabbing in Upper Beaches

  04-06-2018 22:07
  Two Toronto men are being charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal stabbing in the city’s Upper Beaches neighbourhood.
  
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• Passenger bus carrying 30 involved in collision on Highway 401

  04-06-2018 21:56
  Emergency crews are responding to the scene of a collision in eastern Ontario involving multiple people.
  
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• Collision involving a bus carrying Chinese tourists sends 24 to hospital

  04-06-2018 21:56
  A bus carrying Chinese tourists crashed into a rock cut Monday in eastern Ontario, sending at least 24 people to hospital, four with life-threatening injuries, provincial police said.
  
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• 24 in hospital after bus crash near Prescott, Ont., police say

  04-06-2018 21:56
  At least 24 people are in hospital, four with life-threatening injuries, after a bus crash in eastern Ontario, provincial police said Monday.
  
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• Police were investigating Bruce McArthur while assuring public there was no evidence of a serial killer

  04-06-2018 21:40 via cbc.ca
  When Toronto police told the public in December that there was no evidence of a serial killer operating in Toronto's Gay Village, the force had actually for months been investigating Bruce McArthur, who has since been charged with eight counts of first-degree murder.
  
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• Emergency crews race to serious bus crash on Highway 401

  04-06-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  Emergency crews, including an Ornge air ambulance, are on the way to a serious bus crash on Highway 401 near Prescott, Ont.
  
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• Bus crash on Highway 401 leaves dozens injured

  04-06-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  Multiple people have been seriously injured in a bus crash on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario near Prescott. The paramedic service of Leeds and Grenville County tweeted that multiple people at the scene were found with vital signs absent.
  
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• PC candidate allegedly defrauded would-be immigrants, lawsuits claim

  04-06-2018 20:52 via cbc.ca
  A Progressive Conservative candidate in Thursday's provincial election allegedly defrauded tens of thousands of dollars from clients of his immigration consulting firm, court documents reveal.
  
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• Suspect accused in murder of Toronto mother appears in court

  04-06-2018 20:48
  The man accused of killing a mother of three inside her East York home last weekend appeared in court today.
  
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• Burlington Street East in Hamilton tops CAA's list of worst roads in Ontario

  04-06-2018 20:37
  The Canadian Automobile Association says Hamilton's Burlington Street East tops its survey of the worst roads in Ontario for the second consecutive year.
  
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• U of T celebrating Pride with rainbow flag made up of 3,000 paper cranes

  04-06-2018 20:33
  It took a little under two weeks to fold the paper cranes and assemble the flag, said a spokesperson for U of T.
  
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• What's the story behind Ontario's debt? ow.ly/4buT30kkHoU

  04-06-2018 20:22 via twitter.com
  What's the story behind Ontario's debt? ow.ly/4buT30kkHoU
  
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• Court shown Dellen Millard’s police interview after father found dead

  04-06-2018 20:13
  Dellen Millard told detectives an aviation business the two were working on was causing a considerable amount of stress to the elder Millard and it had “more than a chance” of failing.
  
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• Man charged in homicide of woman killed in house fire in Kawartha Lakes

  04-06-2018 20:06
  Heeley Rae Balanga, 35, was found dead after a house fire in Mariposa on Tuesday.
  
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• Coroner defends calling the death of Millard's father a suicide

  04-06-2018 20:01
  The coroner who initially ruled an aviation executive's death a suicide told a murder trial Monday that he believed there was a "reasonable chance" Wayne Millard killed himself, but noted it was possible someone else pulled the trigger of the gun found beside the man.
  
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• Many breast cancer patients can skip chemotherapy, according to landmark study - Read here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-06-2018 19:58 via twitter.com
  Many breast cancer patients can skip chemotherapy, according to landmark study - Read here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The coroner who initially ruled an aviation executive’s death a suicide has told a murder trial he believed there w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-06-2018 19:55 via twitter.com
  The coroner who initially ruled an aviation executive’s death a suicide has told a murder trial he believed there w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Dufferin Street, Eglinton Avenue West make CAA's Worst Roads list ow.ly/gyTn30kkFnS https://t.co/BSk0bgrRkL

  04-06-2018 19:53 via twitter.com
  
  Dufferin Street, Eglinton Avenue West make CAA's Worst Roads list ow.ly/gyTn30kkFnS https://t.co/BSk0bgrRkL
  
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• Google Doodle features Canadian running champ Tom Longboat

  04-06-2018 19:42 via cbc.ca
  A world champion runner from the Six Nations of the Grand River is the star of Monday's Google Doodle.
  
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• Images released of vehicle believed to be involved in Lawrence Heights drive-by shooting last month… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-06-2018 19:41 via twitter.com
  Images released of vehicle believed to be involved in Lawrence Heights drive-by shooting last month… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Julia Fregona says she loves karate because it teaches her discipline and helps boost her confidence. The 11-year-o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-06-2018 19:32 via twitter.com
  Julia Fregona says she loves karate because it teaches her discipline and helps boost her confidence. The 11-year-o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Autopsy being done on woman's body found near Whitby, Ont. waterfront

  04-06-2018 19:22 via cbc.ca
  An autopsy is being performed on Monday on a woman's body found near the Whitby, Ont. waterfront on the weekend, Durham Regional Police say.
  
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• Police investigating PC candidate following alleged threats against community member

  04-06-2018 19:11
  Toronto police have launched a professional standards investigation into a police officer who is running as a PC candidate in the riding of Scarborough-Guildwood following allegations that he made threats against a community member.
  
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• PC candidate accused of threat against community member says allegation 'fabricated'

  04-06-2018 19:11
  A PC candidate in Scarborough who is being investigated by Toronto police for allegedly making a written threat against a community member says the email containing the threat is fabricated.
  
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• Andre De Grasse preparing to embrace fatherhood

  04-06-2018 19:10 via cbc.ca
  Andre De Grasse was back in his hometown of Toronto last week to launch the Andre De Grasse Family Foundation at York University — but it wasn’t the only reason. The 23-year-old Olympic medallist also attended his own baby shower over the weekend.
  
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• Horwath tours southwestern Ontario as election enters final stretch

  04-06-2018 19:05 via cbc.ca
  NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is stopping in five southwestern Ontario ridings Monday, four which were won by the Conservatives in the last election.
  
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• Should she win, Wynne says she's staying on as MPP

  04-06-2018 19:04 via cbc.ca
  With just days to go, all leaders are out hustling to win seats — though in Doug Ford's case, he may not be telling media where he is hustling. This is The Campaigner for June 4.
  
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• Toronto police say they’re investigating following the release of an email allegedly sent by police officer and Pro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-06-2018 18:58 via twitter.com
  Toronto police say they’re investigating following the release of an email allegedly sent by police officer and Pro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Some of Bertrand Charest's victims speak out about sexual abuse ow.ly/FRLc30kkBeq

  04-06-2018 18:58 via twitter.com
  Some of Bertrand Charest's victims speak out about sexual abuse ow.ly/FRLc30kkBeq
  
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• Report calls for Ontario to keep rental increases reasonable

  04-06-2018 18:54
  In 2017, the annual average rent increase in Hamilton was close to 5 per cent.
  
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• Toronto police fire officer after 11-year suspension, but appeal keeps him on payroll

  04-06-2018 18:51 via cbc.ca
  After 11 years on paid suspension, Toronto police Const. Ioan-Florin Floria has been fired, but the officer will likely remain on the force’s payroll thanks to a speedy appeal.
  
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• Trio wanted in Locke vandalism turn themselves in to police

  04-06-2018 18:43
  Matthew Lowell-Pelletier, David Prychitka, and Alexander Balch turned themselves in between 2:45 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. Monday, police said.
  
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• The three main parties have all made pledges or even explicit platform commitments geared toward the estimated 1.9… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-06-2018 18:35 via twitter.com
  The three main parties have all made pledges or even explicit platform commitments geared toward the estimated 1.9… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hamilton police arrest 3 more suspects in Locke Street vandalism

  04-06-2018 18:15
  Police in Hamilton say they’re arrested three more suspects in connection with a vandalism spree that left businesses, homes and vehicles damaged back in March.
  
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• Toronto officer and PC candidate denies allegation he threatened a voter via email

  04-06-2018 17:48 via cbc.ca
  A police officer and Ontario Progressive Conservative candidate says he "did not send" an email in which he is alleged to have used threatening language to a voter, correspondence that is now the subject of an official probe by the Toronto force.
  
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• Peel police cruiser hit by stolen vehicle that fled scene

  04-06-2018 17:35 via cbc.ca
  Nobody was injured late Sunday when a Peel Regional Police police cruiser was struck by a stolen vehicle that fled the scene.
  
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• Doug Ford says he supports strong gun laws after Liberals release audio

  04-06-2018 17:20 via cbc.ca
  Doug Ford says he's in favour of gun control, after the Liberals released an audio recording of him saying, "guns don't kill people, crazy people with guns kill people."
  
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• Doug Ford says he's in favour of gun control after Liberals release audio ow.ly/1bNZ30kkraj #CityVote

  04-06-2018 17:12 via twitter.com
  Doug Ford says he's in favour of gun control after Liberals release audio ow.ly/1bNZ30kkraj #CityVote
  
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• ‘We are not apathetic’: 3.5 million voters in the Ontario election are under 25

  04-06-2018 16:54
  According to the most recent census, there are over 3.5 million Ontario residents – and potential voters --between the ages of 18 and 25. This age group, once called apathetic, is now a driving force in politics.
  
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• Foul play not suspected in death of Dominic Kardasiewicz

  04-06-2018 16:26 via cbc.ca
  The body of a Toronto man missing for just over a week after a night out with friends has been located, according to the Toronto police.
  
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• Here are Ontario's Top 10 worst roads, according to CAA

  04-06-2018 16:02 via cbc.ca
  More than 3,500 roads across Ontario were nominated as the province's worst. Here's a look at the Top 10.
  
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• Ontario has 17 new ridings for 2018. Here's some things to know about the redistribution

  04-06-2018 15:57 via cbc.ca
  Redrawn riding boundaries can alter the balance of political power in the province.
  
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