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• Officer injured, suspects tasered in Mississauga weapons call: Paramedics

  16-06-2018 23:45
  Two police officers and two men in custody were injured after police responded to a weapons call in Mississauga Saturday.
  
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• Thousands of runners take part in Toronto Waterfront 10K race

  16-06-2018 23:08 via cbc.ca
  Thousands of runners made their way through the heart of the city Saturday for the annual Toronto Waterfront 10K, an event organizers say gets people sweating for great charitable causes.
  
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• Two police officers were injured after police attended a weapons call in Mississauga on Saturday afternoon. ow.ly/2Qpc30kwU75

  16-06-2018 22:54 via twitter.com
  Two police officers were injured after police attended a weapons call in Mississauga on Saturday afternoon. ow.ly/2Qpc30kwU75
  
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• Police in Moscow say at least seven people have been injured when a taxi crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk nea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 21:58 via twitter.com
  Police in Moscow say at least seven people have been injured when a taxi crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk nea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #BREAKING: Heat warning issued for much of southern Ontario. READ MORE: ow.ly/RSc230kwT4J https://t.co/nxPvxDfndD

  16-06-2018 21:55 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING: Heat warning issued for much of southern Ontario. READ MORE: ow.ly/RSc230kwT4J https://t.co/nxPvxDfndD
  
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• Heat Warning issued for GTA, much of southern Ontario

  16-06-2018 21:30
  Grab your hats and water bottles. Toronto and much of southern Ontario are set to see some sizzling temperatures over the next couple of days.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies in collision on the 403. READ MORE: ow.ly/mOKr30kwS4A https://t.co/bCxSVzmHBl

  16-06-2018 20:55 via twitter.com
  
  Motorcyclist dies in collision on the 403. READ MORE: ow.ly/mOKr30kwS4A https://t.co/bCxSVzmHBl
  
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• Man wanted for second-degree murder following assault behind Parkdale building

  16-06-2018 20:39
  Police have released surveillance camera footage of a suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a 51-year-old man in Parkdale earlier this week.
  
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• Woman, 94, killed after being struck by pick-up truck in Burlington. READ MORE: ow.ly/tL4E30kwRe1 https://t.co/heYYzEdY8P

  16-06-2018 20:15 via twitter.com
  
  Woman, 94, killed after being struck by pick-up truck in Burlington. READ MORE: ow.ly/tL4E30kwRe1 https://t.co/heYYzEdY8P
  
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• Pope Francis denounced abortion on Saturday as the “white glove” equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 19:33 via twitter.com
  Pope Francis denounced abortion on Saturday as the “white glove” equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Health Canada to enlist social media influencers to help vaping awareness. READ MORE: ow.ly/FpKP30kwOWB https://t.co/YnHHLWqJUd

  16-06-2018 18:44 via twitter.com
  
  Health Canada to enlist social media influencers to help vaping awareness. READ MORE: ow.ly/FpKP30kwOWB https://t.co/YnHHLWqJUd
  
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• A 7-meter-long python has swallowed a woman in central Indonesia ow.ly/Tbxr30kwOMz

  16-06-2018 18:37 via twitter.com
  A 7-meter-long python has swallowed a woman in central Indonesia ow.ly/Tbxr30kwOMz
  
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• Arrest made in shooting of two young girls at Scarborough playground

  16-06-2018 17:30
  Police have made an arrest in the shocking daylight shooting of two young sisters at a playground in Scarborough.
  
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• Man, 21, charged in Toronto playground shooting that injured 2 girls

  16-06-2018 17:20 via cbc.ca
  A 21-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting in a Scarborough playground in the east end of Toronto that injured two young girls.
  
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• Police identify victim, release video of suspect in Parkdale beating death

  16-06-2018 16:47 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have identified a suspect accused of second-degree murder in the fatal assault of a 51-year-old man outside an apartment complex in Parkdale.
  
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• #UPDATE: Police have released security camera footage of a suspect wanted for the murder of 51-year-old Joseph Perr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 16:00 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Police have released security camera footage of a suspect wanted for the murder of 51-year-old Joseph Perr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Afraid of spiders? A new ROM exhibit says there's no need to be so fearful

  16-06-2018 15:39 via cbc.ca
  The ROM’s new Fear & Fascination, which starts Saturday night, will feature 400 alive and archived spiders.
  
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• #UPDATE: Police have released surveillance image of suspect car wanted in Mississauga stabbing on Friday… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 15:06 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Police have released surveillance image of suspect car wanted in Mississauga stabbing on Friday… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• From she to they: Our child is still our child

  16-06-2018 15:00 via cbc.ca
  "I admit that I cried a few tears. I knew there were going to be rough patches ahead for our beautiful, talented child."
  
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• Hamilton police officer facing sex assault and voyeurism charges

  16-06-2018 14:28
  A Hamilton police officer has been charged in connection with a number of sexual assaults predating his employment with the force.
  
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• Image of suspect vehicle in stabbing outside Mississauga plaza released

  16-06-2018 14:23
  Peel police have released surveillance camera images of a suspect vehicle in a daylight stabbing at a plaza in Mississauga on Friday afternoon.
  
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• There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's $35 millionLotto Max draw. https://t.co/UULztAZqUE

  16-06-2018 14:14 via twitter.com
  
  There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's $35 millionLotto Max draw. https://t.co/UULztAZqUE
  
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• One man dead, another in life-threatening condition after stabbing in Scarborough

  16-06-2018 14:09 via cbc.ca
  A man is dead and another man is in life-threatening condition after they were stabbed near a Scarborough bar early Saturday.
  
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• 1 dead, 1 in life-threatening condition after Scarborough stabbing

  16-06-2018 14:09 via cbc.ca
  A man is dead and another man is in life-threatening condition after they were stabbed near a Scarborough bar early Saturday.
  
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• Former Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Kelly Gruber has been removed from Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 14:08 via twitter.com
  Former Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Kelly Gruber has been removed from Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• A pay-what-you-can grocery store is opening its doors in The Junction neighbourhood

  16-06-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  From soups and salads to baked goods and fresh produce, stocking up on organic produce can often mean paying top dollar. But a pay-what-you-can grocery store set to open its doors in west-end Toronto is changing that.
  
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• A Hamilton police officer, who has been with the force for only four months, has been suspended with pay after bein… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 13:48 via twitter.com
  A Hamilton police officer, who has been with the force for only four months, has been suspended with pay after bein… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MORE: Homicide squad called in after one of two men dies following stabbing in Scarborough ow.ly/PFAA30kwHLO… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 13:22 via twitter.com
  #MORE: Homicide squad called in after one of two men dies following stabbing in Scarborough ow.ly/PFAA30kwHLO… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Homicide investigation underway after double stabbing in Scarborough

  16-06-2018 13:14
  One man is dead and another has life-threatening injuries after a double stabbing at a bar in Scarborough’s Cliffcrest neighbourhood early Saturday morning.
  
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• #BREAKING: Police say one man has died following an early morning double stabbing in area of St. Clair Avenue and M… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 13:12 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Police say one man has died following an early morning double stabbing in area of St. Clair Avenue and M… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Both directions of Birchmount Road between Ellesmere Road and Canadian Road is closed due to live hydro wires on th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 13:03 via twitter.com
  Both directions of Birchmount Road between Ellesmere Road and Canadian Road is closed due to live hydro wires on th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Can Doug Ford keep his promise to axe green energy projects? Many rural voters hope so

  16-06-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Many rural voters say local concerns about green energy projects were ignored by the Liberals and now they hope Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives follow through on promises to review wind and solar projects still in the pipeline.
  
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• Stolen pickup truck hits 2 Peel police cruisers in Brampton

  16-06-2018 12:35 via cbc.ca
  Peel Regional Police are looking for a stolen pickup truck that hit two of its cruisers in Brampton early Saturday.
  
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• Popular hair salon to close as rising taxes, soaring rents change face of West Queen West

  16-06-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The scissors will soon be silenced at a popular Queen Street West hair salon because of the changing neighbourhood and the seemingly ever-increasing rents along the street, its owners say.
  
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• The electoral game: What would Ontario results look like under a different voting system?

  16-06-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives scored a convincing win in last week's Ontario election, taking 61 per cent of the seats — but with only 40 per cent of the vote. That outcome would look dramatically different using a different voting system.
  
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• 73 new MPPs are coming to the Ontario Legislature: meet some of them

  16-06-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  The election that saw Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives score a decisive win is bringing sweeping change to the faces in the Ontario Legislature.
  
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• New MPPs learn logistics of governing as they head to Queen's Park

  16-06-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's newly elected MPPs are getting ready to head to Queen's Park — some for the very first time.
  
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• Cyclists hold ghost ride amid spate of deaths on roadways

  16-06-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  So far this year, at least three cyclists have lost their lives in traffic collisions. Friday was one of several planned ghost rides, a memorial held by cyclists, in honour of Jonas Mitchell, struck last month on Lake Shore Boulevard.
  
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• 'A Wild West scenario': Cyclists hold ghost ride amid spate of deaths on Toronto's roadways

  16-06-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  So far this year, at least three cyclists have lost their lives in traffic collisions. Friday was one of several planned ghost rides, a memorial held by cyclists, in honour of Jonas Mitchell, struck last month on Lake Shore Boulevard.
  
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• 'A Wild West scenario': Cyclists hold ghost ride amid spate of deaths on roadways

  16-06-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  So far this year, at least three cyclists have lost their lives in traffic collisions. Friday was one of several planned ghost rides, a memorial held by cyclists, in honour of Jonas Mitchell, struck last month on Lake Shore Boulevard.
  
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• Landmark ruling in Trinity Western law school case. WATCH: ow.ly/s81m30kwCIf https://t.co/npTmXxRRb2

  16-06-2018 05:49 via twitter.com
  
  Landmark ruling in Trinity Western law school case. WATCH: ow.ly/s81m30kwCIf https://t.co/npTmXxRRb2
  
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• Some York University workers to head back to work after accepting school's offer. READ MORE: ow.ly/s9zs30kwAys https://t.co/FxT39GeQg8

  16-06-2018 03:56 via twitter.com
  
  Some York University workers to head back to work after accepting school's offer. READ MORE: ow.ly/s9zs30kwAys https://t.co/FxT39GeQg8
  
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• Whitby man shot multiple times, airlifted to Toronto trauma centre

  16-06-2018 02:59 via cbc.ca
  A Whitby man was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre after being shot multiple times, according to Durham police.
  
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• Few details are known, but Toronto police say one man has died after being assaulted in Parkdale. He has not been i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 02:58 via twitter.com
  Few details are known, but Toronto police say one man has died after being assaulted in Parkdale. He has not been i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Durham police say one male has been airlifted to hospital after a shooting in Whitby. The victim suffered serious i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 02:35 via twitter.com
  Durham police say one male has been airlifted to hospital after a shooting in Whitby. The victim suffered serious i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Humid weather could cause some thunderstorms in cottage country and spotty showers in the GTA. Meteorologist… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 02:33 via twitter.com
  Humid weather could cause some thunderstorms in cottage country and spotty showers in the GTA. Meteorologist… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• It's a weekend packed with activities, so expect the usual traffic nightmares

  16-06-2018 02:00 via cbc.ca
  It's shaping up to be another weekend of traffic nightmares for Torontonians with several events planned across the city.
  
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• Need some advice on your job, dating, travel? Have a seat with a senior

  16-06-2018 01:56 via cbc.ca
  Seniors in Trinity Bellwoods Park sat down with strangers Friday and gave them advice - all in an effort to combat ageism.
  
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• Police continue search for suspects in playground shooting; car matching suspect vehicle description towed by polic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-06-2018 01:32 via twitter.com
  Police continue search for suspects in playground shooting; car matching suspect vehicle description towed by polic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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