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• Two children, ages 5 and 9, taken to SickKids after shooting in Scarborough

  14-06-2018 23:36
  Two young girls, ages five and nine, were shot while playing on a playground in a residential area of Scarborough in broad daylight.
  
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• Two children, ages 5 and 7, taken to SickKids after shooting in Scarborough

  14-06-2018 23:36
  A five-year-old and a seven-year-old have been transported to SickKids Hospital after a shooting took place in Scarborough on Thursday evening.
  
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• Two girls ages 5 and 9 shot in Scarborough: source close to investigation

  14-06-2018 23:30 via cbc.ca
  Two girls under the age of 10 after being shot in the McCowan Road and Steeles Avenue area in Scarborough, Toronto paramedics say.
  
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• Two girls, ages 5 and 9, in hospital after being shot in Scarborough playground

  14-06-2018 23:30 via cbc.ca
  Two girls, aged five and nine, have been rushed to SickKids Hospital following a daylight shooting at a playground in east Toronto.
  
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• 'There was a lot of blood': 2 young girls hurt in brazen Toronto playground shooting

  14-06-2018 23:30 via cbc.ca
  Two girls, aged five and nine, were rushed SickKids Hospital following a daylight shooting at a playground in east Toronto. Police say they are searching for two suspects — the shooter and the driver of the getaway vehicle
  
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• Mom's Facebook post to man who publicly shamed her son with autism goes viral

  14-06-2018 23:18 via cbc.ca
  On June 10, Ashley Wright took her two kids to the Riverview Park and Zoo in Peterborough. Wright's 13 year old son Logan is on the autism spectrum and has other disabilities. "Why do people bring kids like that out in public?" a man yelled at her.
  
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• Turtle sculpture to be at centre of Indigenous healing garden near Toronto City Hall

  14-06-2018 23:02 via cbc.ca
  Work is continuing on a project in downtown Toronto to recognize residential school survivors with a public space and sculpture at Nathan Phillips Square.
  
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• City closes Corktown Common playground slides, to spend up to 17K to shade hot metal ow.ly/aYUv30kvosw https://t.co/ZLnGlqxnQ8

  14-06-2018 22:48 via twitter.com
  
  City closes Corktown Common playground slides, to spend up to 17K to shade hot metal ow.ly/aYUv30kvosw https://t.co/ZLnGlqxnQ8
  
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• Ontario's privacy commissioner wants oversight of political parties after stolen data claims

  14-06-2018 22:40 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's privacy commissioner is seeking legislative changes that would give his office oversight of political parties.
  
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• #UPDATE: Toronto police have released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in the Banksy art theft… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-06-2018 22:28 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Toronto police have released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in the Banksy art theft… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police seek help investigating death of Victoria Selby-Readman, found in 5th floor apartment

  14-06-2018 22:26 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are asking for the public's help with a homicide investigation into the death of a woman identified as 28-year-old Victoria Selby-Readman.
  
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• Police identify woman found dead in Toronto apartment unit

  14-06-2018 22:15
  Police have identified a 28-year-old woman who was found dead in a fifth-floor apartment unit in the Toronto’s west-end.
  
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• Homicide detectives investigating after fatal assault in Parkdale

  14-06-2018 22:10
  Homicide detectives are investigating after a man died following an assault in Parkdale on Wednesday night.
  
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• Cyclist killed riding on Bloor was doing everything right at time of crash, son says

  14-06-2018 21:46 via cbc.ca
  The woman who was killed while cycling on Bloor Street on Wednesday loved to ride her bike and always followed the rules, her son says.
  
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• New images released of truck connected with fatal hit-and-run in Briar Hill

  14-06-2018 21:41
  Police have released new security camera images of a grey Dodge Ram pick-up truck connected with a hit-and-run that killed a 50-year-old pedestrian near Briar Hill.
  
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• Toronto Raptors introduce new head coach Nick Nurse

  14-06-2018 20:51
  The Toronto Raptors officially unveiled Nick Nurse on Thursday as their new head coach.
  
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• #UPDATE: Police release more images of truck involved in Eglinton West hit-and-run, which killed a 50-year-old woma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-06-2018 20:45 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Police release more images of truck involved in Eglinton West hit-and-run, which killed a 50-year-old woma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto Raptors to introduce Nick Nurse as head coach - WATCH LIVE: ow.ly/scFS30kv82c https://t.co/WqFK9C4iBF

  14-06-2018 20:29 via twitter.com
  
  Toronto Raptors to introduce Nick Nurse as head coach - WATCH LIVE: ow.ly/scFS30kv82c https://t.co/WqFK9C4iBF
  
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• A Quebec man was sentenced to four months community service after forcing his eight-year-old daughter to sit at the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-06-2018 20:25 via twitter.com
  A Quebec man was sentenced to four months community service after forcing his eight-year-old daughter to sit at the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Britain marks one-year anniversary of Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people - Full story:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-06-2018 20:10 via twitter.com
  Britain marks one-year anniversary of Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people - Full story:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Raptors introduce Nick Nurse as their new head coach

  14-06-2018 19:46 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Raptors officially unveiled Nick Nurse on Thursday as their new head coach.
  
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• Teen who organized Owen Sound's first pride parade gets call from PM

  14-06-2018 19:43
  A teenager behind an Ontario town's first Pride parade was still getting over his surprise on Thursday at having found himself taking a congratulatory phone call from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  
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• #BREAKING: Ottawa orders regulator to investigate telecom sales practices ow.ly/C9i830kv510 https://t.co/WcriSAfeTI

  14-06-2018 19:42 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING: Ottawa orders regulator to investigate telecom sales practices ow.ly/C9i830kv510 https://t.co/WcriSAfeTI
  
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• Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie longlisted for Polaris Prize

  14-06-2018 19:35 via cbc.ca
  Rising R&B singer Daniel Caesar's debut, the latest effort by Arcade Fire, and a posthumous work from Gord Downie are among the long-listed albums for the Polaris Music Prize.
  
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• Teen organizer of Ontario town's first Pride parade gets surprise call from PM Trudeau ow.ly/S09g30kv4i9 https://t.co/9JxS4gArPb

  14-06-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  
  Teen organizer of Ontario town's first Pride parade gets surprise call from PM Trudeau ow.ly/S09g30kv4i9 https://t.co/9JxS4gArPb
  
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• Toronto police forensic expert says Wayne Millard would have had to hold the gun upside down and use his thumb to p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-06-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  Toronto police forensic expert says Wayne Millard would have had to hold the gun upside down and use his thumb to p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Sam Roberts part of all-star lineup celebrating Massey Hall ahead of renovations ow.ly/TBcz30kv2qZ @LindsayDunnTV

  14-06-2018 19:01 via twitter.com
  Sam Roberts part of all-star lineup celebrating Massey Hall ahead of renovations ow.ly/TBcz30kv2qZ @LindsayDunnTV
  
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• After delivering veiled takedown of U.S. protectionism, Freeland says NAFTA talks to continue through summer

  14-06-2018 18:52 via cbc.ca
  Even with tensions simmering between the U.S. and Canada, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said today the two countries will continue to negotiate NAFTA through the summer.
  
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• Meet Charlie: the Toronto Zoo's newborn female gorilla

  14-06-2018 18:47 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Zoo revealed the name and sex of a newborn gorilla at an event at the zoo’s African Rainforest Pavilion on Thursday.
  
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• “Those who still rely heavily on the U.S. and the auto industry should be pretty concerned. It could deal a death b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-06-2018 18:46 via twitter.com
  “Those who still rely heavily on the U.S. and the auto industry should be pretty concerned. It could deal a death b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Surveillance video shows man stealing Banksy artwork from Toronto show

  14-06-2018 18:29 via cbc.ca
  Surveillance video released by Toronto police on Thursday shows a man stealing a $45,000 Banksy artwork called Trolley Hunters from a new exhibit of the British street artist's work.
  
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• Banksy artwork reported stolen is $45K Trolley Hunters, Toronto police say

  14-06-2018 18:29 via cbc.ca
  The curators behind an major Banksy exhibit are staying silent, as Toronto police provide more details about the probe into a missing artwork.
  
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• Toronto Zoo reveals name, gender of new baby gorilla

  14-06-2018 18:00
  A longtime resident of the Toronto Zoo is getting an early Father’s Day present.
  
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• Researchers say lungs from hepatitis C-infected donors can be used in transplants

  14-06-2018 17:57
  Toronto doctors have successfully transplanted lungs from deceased donors with hepatitis C into patients in need of the life-saving organs, followed by treatment to prevent them from becoming infected with the potentially liver-destroying virus.
  
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• Ontario's privacy commissioner wants oversight of political parties

  14-06-2018 17:43
  Ontario's privacy commissioner is seeking legislative changes that would give his office oversight of political parties.
  
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• From the comments: Drivers and cyclists debate bike safety in Toronto - The Globe and Mail

  14-06-2018 17:40 via theglobeandmail.com
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  From the comments: Drivers and cyclists debate bike safety in Toronto
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  The subject who is truly loyal to the Chief Magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures. Privacy Policy · Terms & Conditions. Opinion. From the comments: Drivers and cyclists debate bike safety in Toronto. Contributed to The Globe ...
  Benefits of Toronto hosting World Cup games outweigh the costs, Mayor Tory saysToronto Starall 29 news articles »
  
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• York U. contract faculty ordered to re-vote on offer due to "discrepancies”

  14-06-2018 17:38
  Striking contract faculty at York University voted to accept the school’s latest offer and return to work on Wednesday night but the result was overturned by the local’s parent union amid what it said were “significant discrepancies.”
  
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• When preschool employees attack: Fists fly in front of room full of kids at New Mexico preschool… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-06-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  When preschool employees attack: Fists fly in front of room full of kids at New Mexico preschool… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NDP will hold Doug Ford to account as party forms official Opposition: Horwath

  14-06-2018 17:26
  NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says her party will hold Doug Ford accountable for every decision he makes once he's sworn in as Ontario's premier.
  
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• Around 1900 customers still without power after short, intense storm in Toronto: hydro - Globalnews.ca

  14-06-2018 17:18 via globalnews.ca
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  Around 1900 customers still without power after short, intense storm in Toronto: hydro
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  WATCH: Downed power poles and fallen trees were some of the hurdles Torontonians were faced with after a storm wreaked havoc throughout much of central and southern Ontario Wednesday. Kamil Karamali reports.
  Rain falls in the Eaton Centre mall as storm hits downtown TorontoTimes Colonist
  Toronto dealing with power outages, TTC delays following Wednesday stormCBC.ca
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• Parkdale beating leaves 1 man dead, police say

  14-06-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  A man is dead after being beaten in Parkdale last night, Toronto police say.
  
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• 'Forever changed': A decade later, stepfather still mourns best friends slain in unsolved murder

  14-06-2018 16:33 via cbc.ca
  Oliver Martin and Dylan Ellis were in their 20s when they were shot to death while sitting in an SUV downtown. Toronto police have never identified a suspect, or even a motive in the double-murder that shocked the city.
  
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• Toronto police are investigating the theft of a print by street artist Banksy. ow.ly/3RGX30kuO11

  14-06-2018 15:54 via twitter.com
  Toronto police are investigating the theft of a print by street artist Banksy. ow.ly/3RGX30kuO11
  
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• Ontario home prices expected to rise moderately, declines unlikely to persist

  14-06-2018 15:54
  A report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says a recent drop in Ontario home prices isn't expected to persist.
  
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• Toronto police investigating Banksy print stolen from city's west end - Toronto Star

  14-06-2018 15:46 via thestar.com
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  Toronto police investigating Banksy print stolen from city's west end
  Toronto Star
  Toronto police say they are investigating the theft of a print by renowned street artist Banksy from a building in the city's west end. An unauthorized exhibit of Banksy's work organized by his former manager Steve Lazarides opened in the same area on ...
  Banksy print stolen from Toronto's west endToronto Sun
  Banksy artwork reported stolen is $45K Trolley Hunters, Toronto police sayCBC.caall 41
  
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• Halifax tops Toronto, at least when it comes to nixing an eyesore of a downtown highway - Toronto Star

  14-06-2018 15:28 via thestar.com
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  Halifax tops Toronto, at least when it comes to nixing an eyesore of a downtown highway
  Toronto Star
  Halifax is succeeding where Toronto has failed: tearing down an eyesore of an expressway in the heart of downtown and replacing it with condos, parks and bike paths. The demolition of the Cogswell Interchange, a 50-year-old multi-level highway that ...
  
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• #TBT to our election coverage last week when we iced 124 cupcakes for each of the 124 seats up for grabs in Ontario… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-06-2018 15:23 via twitter.com
  #TBT to our election coverage last week when we iced 124 cupcakes for each of the 124 seats up for grabs in Ontario… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police investigating theft of Banksy print stolen from Toronto's west end

  14-06-2018 15:03
  Toronto police say they are investigating the theft of a print by renowned street artist Banksy from a building in the city's west end.
  
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