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• U.S. researchers hope to piece together story of 19th century ship in Toronto

  05-06-2018 23:52 via cbc.ca
  A team of U.S. nautical archaeologists has come to Toronto to examine the remains of a 19th century cargo ship unearthed during construction of a waterfront condo two years ago.
  
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• Police Chief says he did not mislead public about accused serial killer

  05-06-2018 23:42
  Police Chief Mark Saunders is rejecting any suggestion that he misled the public when he told reporters that there was no evidence of a serial killer operating in Toronto’s gay village just weeks before the arrest of Bruce McArthur.
  
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• Toronto Public Health warns of measles risk on 3 flights after passenger tests positive

  05-06-2018 23:31 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of the measles in an adult who travelled into Toronto last week.
  
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• This Toronto actor got hit by a distracted driver. He says she was on her phone again when she drove off

  05-06-2018 23:24 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto actor says he’s disappointed and frustrated after a distracted driver hit him with her vehicle and appeared to be on her phone again when driving away from the scene.
  
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• Toronto constable facing misconduct charge after copping to drinking on duty

  05-06-2018 22:33 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto police constable accused of drinking on the job and calling dispatch with slurred speech has been charged with misconduct.
  
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• Technology will change your voting experience on June 7

  05-06-2018 22:26
  For the first time in a general election, polling stations will rely on E-poll books and electronic voting tabulators.
  
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• Rare copy of Prince's disavowed Black Album found in Canada

  05-06-2018 22:22 via cbc.ca
  It's considered rare even among rarities: a Canadian-made vinyl copy of Prince's disavowed Black Album. And it can be had for a cool $27,500 US.
  
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• OPP says monkey and tortoise taken from Elmvale zoo belived to be in Quebec

  05-06-2018 22:12
  Ontario Provincial Police say they believe a tortoise and a gibbon stolen from a central Ontario zoo a week ago are probably in Quebec.
  
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• OPP says monkey and tortoise taken from Elmvale Zoo believed to be in Quebec

  05-06-2018 22:12
  Ontario Provincial Police say they believe a tortoise and a gibbon stolen from a central Ontario zoo a week ago are probably in Quebec.
  
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• A breakdown of Ontario's finances heading into the election

  05-06-2018 21:17
  After ten years of deficits brought on largely by the 2008 global recession, Ontario balanced its budget last year, scraping out a $600 million surplus.
  
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• Raptors all-star DeMar DeRozan wins 2018 Magic Johnson award

  05-06-2018 20:41
  Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan has been named the winner of the 2017-18 Magic Johnson Award.
  
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• London, Ont. hospital technician charged after patient sexually assaulted

  05-06-2018 19:47
  Police say a medical technician in a London, Ont., hospital is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a patient.
  
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• Advance voter turnout jumps almost 19% from last Ontario election

  05-06-2018 19:25 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds of thousands of Ontario voters aren't waiting around to cast their ballot in this year's hotly-contested election, according to preliminary figures released by Elections Ontario.
  
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• Coca-Cola Canada to build new plant in Peterborough

  05-06-2018 18:55
  Coca-Cola Canada is spending $85 million to build a new facility in Peterborough, Ont., to produce lactose-free milk.
  
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• Rare copy of Prince's 'Black Album' found in Canada

  05-06-2018 18:50
  A rare copy of Prince's disavowed "Black Album" has turned up online by a seller in Canada.
  
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• Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead in her apartment

  05-06-2018 18:31
  Fashion world loses an icon: Kate Spade dead at 55
  
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• #BREAKING: Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead ow.ly/zbgA30klPRi https://t.co/XVeDMrmqsg

  05-06-2018 18:26 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING: Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead ow.ly/zbgA30klPRi https://t.co/XVeDMrmqsg
  
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• Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead in New York

  05-06-2018 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Fashion designer Kate Spade has been found dead in New York, apparently having taken her own life, according to law enforcement officials.
  
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• Court video shows Dellen Millard police interview, conducted hours after father Wayne Millard found dead… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-06-2018 18:11 via twitter.com
  Court video shows Dellen Millard police interview, conducted hours after father Wayne Millard found dead… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Miss America eliminates swimsuits and won't judge on looks ow.ly/9TWj30klO75 https://t.co/kq7UDZHjjT

  05-06-2018 18:09 via twitter.com
  
  Miss America eliminates swimsuits and won't judge on looks ow.ly/9TWj30klO75 https://t.co/kq7UDZHjjT
  
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• “I was floored” Doug Ford addressed the lawsuit from Renata Ford while on the campaign trail Tuesday – Watch here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-06-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  “I was floored” Doug Ford addressed the lawsuit from Renata Ford while on the campaign trail Tuesday – Watch here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Doug Ford calls lawsuit filed by Rob Ford's widow 'heartbreaking'

  05-06-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  All three candidates have a full schedule of campaign events with time running out to sway voters ahead of Thursday's vote. Here's Tuesday's edition of The Campaigner.
  
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• Doug Ford calls allegations in sister-in-law's lawsuit 'false and without merit'

  05-06-2018 17:49 via cbc.ca
  Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is calling the lawsuit filed by his late brother Rob's widow "heartbreaking," and says claims he and his brother Randy have mismanaged finances at the Ford family companies are "false and without merit."
  
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• Doug Ford says he's shocked by lawsuit from Rob Ford's widow ow.ly/87FS30klLEy #ONpoli https://t.co/8nCNhnZNsa

  05-06-2018 17:43 via twitter.com
  
  Doug Ford says he's shocked by lawsuit from Rob Ford's widow ow.ly/87FS30klLEy #ONpoli https://t.co/8nCNhnZNsa
  
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• Toronto-bound QEW reopens in Burlington after single-vehicle crash

  05-06-2018 17:37
  The Toronto-bound QEW has reopened in Burlington after a single-vehicle crash closed a stretch of the highway for several hours.
  
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• Single-vehicle crash forces closure of Toronto-bound QEW in Burlington

  05-06-2018 17:37
  Police have closed a stretch of the Toronto-bound QEW in Burlington due to a single-vehicle crash in the area.
  
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• Man dead following single-vehicle crash on Toronto-bound QEW

  05-06-2018 17:37
  A 68-year-old man from Burlington, Ont. has died after a single-vehicle crash on the Toronto-bound QEW Tuesday morning, provincial police say.
  
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• Toronto-bound QEW reopened at Burloak Drive in Burlington after morning crash

  05-06-2018 17:29 via cbc.ca
  A collision Tuesday morning has closed all lanes on the Toronto-bound Queen Elizabeth Expressway at Burloak Drive in Burlington. The lanes have reopened in the afternoon.
  
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• Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape, sex charges ow.ly/kt9h30klKd1 https://t.co/o0Q4oC5fxf

  05-06-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  
  Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape, sex charges ow.ly/kt9h30klKd1 https://t.co/o0Q4oC5fxf
  
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• All Toronto-bound QEW lanes closed at Burloak Drive in Burlington

  05-06-2018 17:29 via cbc.ca
  A collision Tuesday morning has closed all lanes on the Toronto-bound Queen Elizabeth Expressway at Burloak Drive in Burlington. OPP says reopening time is unknown.
  
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• Stouffville Mayor Justin Altmann breached code of conduct again, integrity commissioner says

  05-06-2018 16:36
  New Year’s Eve town fireworks boycott part of complaint.
  
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• Ontario woman suspected of delivering baby in hotel located in New Brunswick

  05-06-2018 16:07
  RCMP say an Ontario couple has been arrested after a newborn baby was possibly delivered in a motel room in rural New Brunswick.
  
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• National inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is getting an additional six months to comple… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-06-2018 15:48 via twitter.com
  National inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is getting an additional six months to comple… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The Simpsons is coming to @City_tv for its 30th season ow.ly/wHq930klwNy https://t.co/HTMHU4SAjS

  05-06-2018 15:04 via twitter.com
  
  The Simpsons is coming to @City_tv for its 30th season ow.ly/wHq930klwNy https://t.co/HTMHU4SAjS
  
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• Chinese tourist dies in hospital after bus crash in Prescott, Ont.

  05-06-2018 14:52
  Provincial police say one of the people injured in a tour bus crash in eastern Ontario on Monday has died.
  
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• 1 dead after Highway 401 bus crash, several remain in hospital

  05-06-2018 14:15 via cbc.ca
  One man has died and several people remain in hospital with serious and life-threatening injuries after a tour bus carrying dozens of passengers crashed into a rock cut along Highway 401 near Prescott, Ont., on Monday afternoon.
  
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• 1 dead after Highway 401 bus crash, 5 remain in hospital

  05-06-2018 14:15 via cbc.ca
  One man has died and five people remain in hospital with serious and life-threatening injuries after a tour bus carrying dozens of passengers crashed into a rock cut along Highway 401 near Prescott, Ont., on Monday afternoon.
  
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• 1 dead after Highway 401 bus crash, 4 remain in hospital

  05-06-2018 14:15 via cbc.ca
  One man has died and four people remain in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a tour bus crashed into a rock cut along Highway 401 near Prescott, Ont., on Monday afternoon.
  
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• With 2 days to go, new poll finds Doug Ford on pace to win majority government

  05-06-2018 14:10
  With just two days to go until the Ontario election, a new poll finds that PC Leader Doug Ford is on pace to win a majority government.
  
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• Two-thirds of current pot users will switch to legal retailers, survey suggests

  05-06-2018 13:54
  Canadians who currently use cannabis expect to buy nearly two-thirds of their pot from legal retailers once recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada, a new survey suggests.
  
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• Stroke affects women more severely than men: report

  05-06-2018 13:46
  A little over a year ago, Julie Tomaino had a stroke that affected both sides of her brain, leaving her "locked in" -- conscious but unable to speak or move for about 10 days.
  
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• Wettlaufer inquiry told co-workers 'betrayed' by disgraced nurse who murdered patients

  05-06-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The opening day of the public inquiry into the actions of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, who admitted to killing nursing home patients over a period of years, heard from lawyers representing Ontario long-term care homes who said her co-workers were betrayed by the disgraced nurse.
  
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• Wettlaufer inquiry puts nursing homes under the spotlight

  05-06-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The judge heading the inquiry into the actions of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, who admitted to killing nursing home patients over a period of years, today started nine weeks of hearings by saying they are about re-establishing trust in a system that failed Ontarians.
  
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• PC, NDP candidates trade barbs on Metro Morning

  05-06-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  With support for the Progressive Conservatives and New Democratic Party neck-and-neck in the polls, two prominent candidates from both parties squared off on CBC Radio's Metro Morning Tuesday morning to make their case.
  
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• Now that Wynne has conceded defeat, a PC and NDP candidate square off

  05-06-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  With support for the Progressive Conservatives and New Democratic Party neck-and-neck in the polls, candidates from both parties square off on CBC Radio's Metro Morning Tuesday morning to make their case.
  
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