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• Comedian Mike Myers reflects on the characters he’s created during his career - Watch: ow.ly/XMsy30kyvs2… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 23:47 via twitter.com
  Comedian Mike Myers reflects on the characters he’s created during his career - Watch: ow.ly/XMsy30kyvs2… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Five people and a dog hit by lightning in Courtland, Ont, OPP says

  18-06-2018 23:12
  Provincial police say five people -- two adults and three children -- have been taken to hospital after being hit by lightning in southwestern Ontario.
  
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• Overdose prevention sites critical to preventing opioid deaths, councillor says

  18-06-2018 22:44
  On the eve of the opening of Moss Park’s newly-sanctioned overdose prevention site, Toronto’s Board of Health will vote on an update to the city’s overdose action plan.
  
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• 11 men charged following 2-week human trafficking probe in Durham

  18-06-2018 22:44 via cbc.ca
  Eleven men have been charged in connection with a human trafficking investigation aimed at men seeking sex from 16-year-olds, Durham.Regional Police announced Monday.
  
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• Proposed class-action lawsuits filed against BMO, CIBC's Simplii after possible data breaches

  18-06-2018 22:17 via cbc.ca
  Proposed class-action lawsuits have been filed against Bank of Montreal and CIBC's direct banking division Simplii Financial over recently disclosed cybersecurity breaches impacting up to 90,000 customers.
  
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• Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna intends to plead not guilty to assault: lawyer ow.ly/xeel30kyo8T

  18-06-2018 21:33 via twitter.com
  Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna intends to plead not guilty to assault: lawyer ow.ly/xeel30kyo8T
  
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• #BREAKING: 'We believe he could have been pushed': Police probe subway death. One male has been arrested. READ MORE… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 21:14 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: 'We believe he could have been pushed': Police probe subway death. One male has been arrested. READ MORE… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ontario Liberal party must begin 'soul-searching', interim leader says

  18-06-2018 21:00
  The interim leader of Ontario's Liberals, who suffered a devastating defeat in the provincial election, says the party must do some "soul-searching" in order to understand where things went wrong.
  
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• Public inquiry hears that coroner declined to perform autopsy on Wettlaufer victim

  18-06-2018 20:56
  A coroner declined to perform an autopsy on one of the victims of an Ontario nurse who killed elderly patients in her care despite the recommendations of other health professionals, a public inquiry heard Monday.
  
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• Man charged with sexual assault in Whitby after incident 15 years ago

  18-06-2018 20:43
  Police east of Toronto have charged a 73-year-old man with two counts of sexual assault -- one of which relates to an alleged incident dating back 15 years.
  
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• Toronto homicide detective to provide update after person hit by train at Bloor station - WATCH LIVE:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-06-2018 20:37 via twitter.com
  Toronto homicide detective to provide update after person hit by train at Bloor station - WATCH LIVE:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Doug Ford orders hiring freeze as belt tightening begins at Queen's Park ow.ly/OnGK30kyixK #ONTpoli https://t.co/lQJVuTcDnr

  18-06-2018 20:13 via twitter.com
  
  Doug Ford orders hiring freeze as belt tightening begins at Queen's Park ow.ly/OnGK30kyixK #ONTpoli https://t.co/lQJVuTcDnr
  
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• Pedestrian killed after being struck by vehicle at Steeles and McCowan

  18-06-2018 19:28 via cbc.ca
  A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle in the intersection of Steeles Avenue East and McCowan Road.
  
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• Teen phenom R.J. Barrett added to senior Canadian men's basketball roster

  18-06-2018 18:37 via cbc.ca
  Teenager R.J. Barrett has been added to Canada's men's basketball roster for this week's training camp and exhibition series ahead of FIBA World Cup qualifying.
  
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• Ford orders public sector hiring freeze, excludes essential frontline staff

  18-06-2018 18:34 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's incoming premier has put the public service under a hiring freeze as part of a series of measures meant to limit spending as he re-examines the province's books.
  
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• The heavy rain isn’t stopping these yogis in @YDSquare ow.ly/DNL030ky9Pq #CityStorm #ONstorm https://t.co/x2SyFL8lby

  18-06-2018 18:22 via twitter.com
  
  The heavy rain isn’t stopping these yogis in @YDSquare ow.ly/DNL030ky9Pq #CityStorm #ONstorm https://t.co/x2SyFL8lby
  
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• UPDATE: Toronto under severe thunderstorm warning, heat warning ow.ly/DxOy30ky92S

  18-06-2018 18:12 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Toronto under severe thunderstorm warning, heat warning ow.ly/DxOy30ky92S
  
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• Pedestrian killed after collision in Markham

  18-06-2018 18:03
  A pedestrian has been pronounced dead after being struck at a busy intersection at the Toronto-Markham boundary.
  
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• Premier-designate Doug Ford orders public sector hiring freeze

  18-06-2018 18:01
  Ontario's incoming premier has put the public service under a hiring freeze as part of a series of measures meant to limit spending as he re-examines the province's books.
  
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• #BREAKING: Pedestrian dies after being hit by a vehicle, possibly a dump truck, at McCowan and Steeles in Markham. Area closed to traffic.

  18-06-2018 17:59 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Pedestrian dies after being hit by a vehicle, possibly a dump truck, at McCowan and Steeles in Markham. Area closed to traffic.
  
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• Compulsive video-game playing is a mental health condition: WHO

  18-06-2018 17:43
  For video game addicts, it might soon be "game over."
  
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• Arrest made after person hit by train at Bloor station ow.ly/a96W30ky5q1 https://t.co/8e77Qs0CNW

  18-06-2018 17:34 via twitter.com
  
  Arrest made after person hit by train at Bloor station ow.ly/a96W30ky5q1 https://t.co/8e77Qs0CNW
  
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• Toronto homicide detectives investigate after man killed at Bloor-Yonge subway station

  18-06-2018 17:33 via cbc.ca
  Homicide detectives are investigating after a man in his early 20s was fatally struck by a train at Bloor-Yonge subway station on Monday morning.
  
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• 1st-degree murder charge laid in death of man struck at Bloor-Yonge subway station

  18-06-2018 17:33 via cbc.ca
  A 57-year-old Toronto man has been charged with first-degree murder after a man was struck and killed by a subway train at Bloor-Yonge station Monday morning.
  
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• 1 person in custody, Bloor-Yonge station closed after injury at track level

  18-06-2018 17:33 via cbc.ca
  TTC subway trains on Line 2 are bypassing Bloor-Yonge station after an injury at track level. Toronto Police have taken one person into custody in connection to the incident.
  
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• #BREAKING: Amanda Lindhout kidnapper sentenced to 15 years in prison ow.ly/tiLL30ky4kT https://t.co/Zp6dvND6qa

  18-06-2018 17:24 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING: Amanda Lindhout kidnapper sentenced to 15 years in prison ow.ly/tiLL30ky4kT https://t.co/Zp6dvND6qa
  
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• New anthology captures the joys and challenges of growing up 'queerspawn'

  18-06-2018 17:04 via cbc.ca
  An anthology book set to be released Monday aims to capture the highs and lows of growing up as a child to LGBTQ parents.
  
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• Subway service suspended on sections of lines 1 and 2

  18-06-2018 16:58
  Subway service has been suspended along parts of Line 1 and Line 2 due to separate reports of injuries at track level.
  
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• One person rushed to hospital after incident at Bloor-Yonge Station platform

  18-06-2018 16:58
  One person was rushed to hospital via emergency run and another is being detained by police following some sort of incident on the eastbound platform at Bloor-Yonge Station on Monday morning.
  
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• One person dead after homicide at Bloor-Yonge Station platform, police say

  18-06-2018 16:58
  Toronto police say a man who died after being hit by a train at Bloor-Yonge Station this morning was murdered.
  
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• Man, 57, charged in connection with murder at Bloor-Yonge Station

  18-06-2018 16:58
  A 57-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after a male victim was fatally struck by a subway train at Bloor-Yonge Station on Monday morning.
  
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• Amanda Lindhout's kidnapper sentenced to 15 years in prison

  18-06-2018 16:50 via cbc.ca
  Ali Omar Ader has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his central role in the kidnapping of Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout in 2008.
  
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• Man charged with murder in Scarborough double stabbing, police ID man killed

  18-06-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have identified a 29-year-old man who died after a double stabbing outside a Scarborough bar early Saturday.
  
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• Police make arrest in double stabbing at Scarborough bar

  18-06-2018 16:12
  A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing at a bar in Scarborough’s Cliffcrest neighbourhood over the weekend.
  
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• Meet some of the unsung heroes of Toronto's LGBT community

  18-06-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  For Pride Month CBC Toronto is highlighting five people from the LGBTQ2+ community whose peers say really make a difference.
  
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• Nurses' union to testify at Wettlaufer inquiry this week

  18-06-2018 15:21 via cbc.ca
  The third week of the inquiry into the long-term care system is expected to hear from former colleagues at nursing homes in Woodstock and London as well as representatives from the Ontario Nurses Association.
  
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• Nurses union didn't disclose Wettlaufer documents, public inquiry hears

  18-06-2018 15:21 via cbc.ca
  The third week of the inquiry into the long-term care system is expected to hear from former colleagues at nursing homes in Woodstock and London as well as representatives from the Ontario Nurses Association.
  
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• Nurses union didn't disclose key Wettlaufer documents, public inquiry

  18-06-2018 15:21 via cbc.ca
  The third week of the inquiry into the long-term care system is expected to hear from former colleagues at nursing homes in Woodstock and London as well as representatives from the Ontario Nurses Association.
  
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• Suspect in Briar Hill hit-and-run due in court for bail hearing

  18-06-2018 15:00
  A suspect in a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 50-year-old woman in Briar Hill exactly one week ago is expected to appear in court today for a bail hearing.
  
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• About 1,000 faculty at York U. return to work but 2,000 others remain on strike

  18-06-2018 14:23
  More than 1,000 contract faculty at York University will return to work today after a 15-week strike but it remains unclear when classes will resume
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch and heat warning ends for GTA

  18-06-2018 13:16
  Environment Canada has lifted a severe thunderstorm watch and heat warning for Toronto and neighbouring areas.
  
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• Heat warning remains in effect amid sweltering temperatures

  18-06-2018 13:16
  Toronto and the GTA remain under a heat warning ahead of a second consecutive today in which the temperature is expected to feel closer to 40 with the humidity.
  
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• GTA under severe thunderstorm watch: Environment Canada

  18-06-2018 13:16
  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a wide swath of southern Ontario, including Toronto and the GTA.
  
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• Toronto under heat warning for 2nd day with risk of thunderstorms in forecast

  18-06-2018 13:04 via cbc.ca
  Toronto remains under a heat warning for a second day with a few showers and a risk of thunderstorms in the forecast for late Monday afternoon.
  
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