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• #UPDATE: Police have identified the victim as Karim Hirani, 25. Police believe he may have been targeted and are lo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-07-2018 23:36 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Police have identified the victim as Karim Hirani, 25. Police believe he may have been targeted and are lo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #MORE: London police say the death of 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess is now being investigated as a homicide twitter.com/CityNews/statu…

  08-07-2018 23:24 via twitter.com
  #MORE: London police say the death of 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess is now being investigated as a homicidetwitter.com/CityNews/statu…
  
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• #BREAKING: British police say a woman who was exposed to a nerve agent in southern England has died. Dawn Sturgess,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-07-2018 23:02 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: British police say a woman who was exposed to a nerve agent in southern England has died. Dawn Sturgess,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Blue Jays fall to Yankees in extras to close out homestand

  08-07-2018 22:19 via cbc.ca
  Brett Gardner delivered an RBI single in the 10th inning to lead the New York Yankees to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient voted best Man Booker Prize winner in 50 years

  08-07-2018 22:18 via cbc.ca
  Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient has been voted the greatest-ever winner of the Man Booker Prize during five decades of the prestigious literary award.
  
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• Ondaatje's 'The English Patient' voted best Man Booker Prize winner in 50 years

  08-07-2018 22:06
  Michael Ondaatje's “The English Patient” was named the greatest-ever winner of the Man Booker Prize at an event Sunday celebrating five decades of the prestigious literary award.
  
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• Big Sugar bassist Garry Lowe dead at 65 after battle with cancer

  08-07-2018 21:36 via cbc.ca
  Garry Lowe, bassist for the Canadian rock/reggae band Big Sugar, has died.
  
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• City basks in cooler summer sunshine, but another heat wave could be coming

  08-07-2018 21:30 via cbc.ca
  Toronto basked in a third straight day of comfortable summertime temperatures on Sunday, but weather watchers aren't ruling out another intense heat wave in the coming weeks.
  
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• The Fixer: Sunken utility chamber a shocking surprise for drivers

  08-07-2018 20:45
  It’s like plunging into a pothole that’s hard to see and difficult to avoid, a reader says.
  
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• Cyclist in serious condition after collision in the Annex

  08-07-2018 19:35
  The man, who is believed to be in his 70s, was taken to a trauma centre in serious condition with a possible head injury, police said.
  
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• Deadline looms for hundreds of asylum seekers in Toronto student residences

  08-07-2018 19:28
  With less than a month before students return ahead of the school year, time is running out for refugee claimants who have yet to find a more permanent home.
  
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• Cyclist suffers serious injuries after striking a stationary car near St. George subway station. READ MORE:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-07-2018 19:21 via twitter.com
  Cyclist suffers serious injuries after striking a stationary car near St. George subway station. READ MORE:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Kim's Convenience actor Andrew Phung accuses Toronto police officer of racist comment

  08-07-2018 19:07 via cbc.ca
  A comedian and actor said a racist incident he saw on the streets of Toronto on Saturday was not representative of the Canada he wants to live in.
  
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• Actor-comedian Andrew Phung accuses Toronto police officer of racist taunt

  08-07-2018 19:07 via cbc.ca
  A comedian and actor says what he saw on the streets of Toronto on Saturday was not representative of the Canada he wants to live in.
  
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• Man, 69, dies in Mississauga residential pool drowning

  08-07-2018 19:01
  The man accidentally slipped under water in a residential pool on Delaney Dr., said Peel police Const. Baljit Saini.
  
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• Deadline looms for hundreds of asylum seekers in Toronto student residences. READ MORE: ow.ly/dvMk30kQWUY

  08-07-2018 18:56 via twitter.com
  Deadline looms for hundreds of asylum seekers in Toronto student residences. READ MORE: ow.ly/dvMk30kQWUY
  
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• 2 injured, 1 in police custody after downtown stabbing

  08-07-2018 18:48 via cbc.ca
  One man is in custody after two people were stabbed downtown on Sunday morning, according to Toronto police.
  
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• Deadline looms for hundreds of asylum seekers in Toronto dorms

  08-07-2018 18:35
  On a summer afternoon, the sounds of children babbling behind closed doors spills into the otherwise deserted halls of an east Toronto student residence.
  
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• Yonge Street van attack survivor grapples with legacy of incident months later

  08-07-2018 18:26
  Beverly Smith has only hazy memories of the van attack that killed 10 people and left her broken and bleeding on a north Toronto sidewalk months ago.
  
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• Actor-comedian Andrew Phung accuses Toronto cop of racist comment

  08-07-2018 18:23
  A comedian and actor says what he saw on the streets of Toronto on Saturday was not representative of the Canada he wants to live in.
  
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• Thailand officials provide an update on the cave mission in northern Thailand after four of the 12 boys were rescue… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-07-2018 18:08 via twitter.com
  Thailand officials provide an update on the cave mission in northern Thailand after four of the 12 boys were rescue… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 81-year-old Beverly Smith says she sometimes feels like she’s wearing tight shoes, though she lost both legs after… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-07-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  81-year-old Beverly Smith says she sometimes feels like she’s wearing tight shoes, though she lost both legs after… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Two people seriously injured in Regent Park stabbing

  08-07-2018 17:56
  Victims rushed to trauma centre after incident at Cornwall and River Sts. One man in custody.
  
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• 2 people stabbed in Regent Park, 1 male arrested. READ MORE: ow.ly/moCo30kQSJb

  08-07-2018 16:52 via twitter.com
  2 people stabbed in Regent Park, 1 male arrested. READ MORE: ow.ly/moCo30kQSJb
  
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• Stabbing near Regent Park leaves 2 injured

  08-07-2018 15:56
  A man and a woman have been rushed to a trauma centre with serious injuries after a stabbing near Regent Park this morning.
  
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• Man in his 20s shot dead in North York

  08-07-2018 15:17
  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene near Jane St. and Driftwood Ave. early Sunday.
  
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• Man, 25, dies in ‘targeted’ shooting

  08-07-2018 15:17
  Karim Hirani was pronounced dead at the scene near Jane St. and Driftwood Ave. early Sunday.
  
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• #BREAKING: The Associated Press reports that two ambulances have been seen leaving the cave in northern Thailand ju… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-07-2018 14:21 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: The Associated Press reports that two ambulances have been seen leaving the cave in northern Thailand ju… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Peel police officer injured in Mississauga crash. READ MORE: ow.ly/49bE30kQPww

  08-07-2018 14:16 via twitter.com
  Peel police officer injured in Mississauga crash. READ MORE: ow.ly/49bE30kQPww
  
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• Sudbury police, OPP investigate fatal boating collision

  08-07-2018 13:44
  Police in Sudbury, Ont., are investigating a fatal boating incident.
  
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• #BREAKING: Toronto paramedics say a man in his 20s has been killed after a shooting near Jane and Finch early Sunda… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-07-2018 13:13 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Toronto paramedics say a man in his 20s has been killed after a shooting near Jane and Finch early Sunda… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto police identify man shot to death outside North York apartment building

  08-07-2018 12:35 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have identified the man shot to death outside a North York apartment building early Sunday as 25-year-old Kareem Hirani of Toronto.
  
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• Man in his 20s shot to death outside North York apartment building

  08-07-2018 12:35 via cbc.ca
  A man in his 20s was shot to death outside a North York apartment building early Sunday, Toronto police say.
  
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• Police investigate fatal shooting in North York

  08-07-2018 12:14
  One male is dead following a shooting in North York early Sunday morning.
  
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• Police identify victim in fatal North York shooting

  08-07-2018 12:14
  Toronto police are appealing for witnesses after a 25-year-old man was gunned down in a North York parking lot where he was chatting with friends early this morning.
  
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• Lost for words: One in every 20 Torontonians can’t speak English or French, study finds

  08-07-2018 11:00
  For many, that means fewer job opportunities, a higher poverty rate and greater barriers to accessing services, says Social Planning Toronto report.
  
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• Germ-blasting robot sets its sights on fighting C. difficile outbreaks

  08-07-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Germ-blasting robot Solaris Lytbot is a portable "no-touch" disinfection technology that uses pulsed UV light to eliminate pathogens, but experts are worried cash-strapped hospitals will use automated disinfection instead of humans to save money.
  
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• #BREAKING: Thai officials say rescue efforts underway for 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave for the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-07-2018 05:45 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Thai officials say rescue efforts underway for 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave for the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The sunny stretch continues with very little chance of rain in the GTA this week but the humidex values will begin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-07-2018 05:39 via twitter.com
  The sunny stretch continues with very little chance of rain in the GTA this week but the humidex values will begin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• A trip to watch the Blue Jays play for the first time ever with his family soured for one Canadian actor who claims… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-07-2018 05:23 via twitter.com
  A trip to watch the Blue Jays play for the first time ever with his family soured for one Canadian actor who claims… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto FC snaps 3-game skid in draw at Sporting KC - Sportsnet.ca

  08-07-2018 05:20 via sportsnet.ca
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  Toronto FC snaps 3-game skid in draw at Sporting KC
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  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Jordan Hamilton tied it in the 69th minute and Toronto FC held on for a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. The native of Scarborough, Ont., made it 2-2 with a left-footed shot from 25 yards straightaway that ...
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• Hamilton, Osorio score as TFC draws Sporting KC 2-2

  08-07-2018 05:19
  Jordan Hamilton tied it in the 69th minute and Toronto FC held on for a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.
  
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• TFC halts 3-game losing streak with draw against Sporting KC

  08-07-2018 05:09 via cbc.ca
  Jordan Hamilton tied it in the 69th minute and Toronto FC held on for a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Hamilton made it 2-all with a left-footed shot from 25 yards straightaway that curled inside the left post. The tie snapped a three-game losing streak for Toronto FC (4-10-4).
  
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• #UPDATE: Increased activity around the entrance of the cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been trapped… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-07-2018 04:14 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Increased activity around the entrance of the cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been trapped… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Argos edge past Edmonton 20-17 as QB Franklin makes first start

  08-07-2018 03:45
  Quarterback James Franklin passed for one touchdown and rushed for another in his Argonauts starting debut as Toronto beat the Edmonton Eskimos 20-17 on Saturday at BMO Field.
  
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• Argos' Franklin knocks off Eskimos in 1st start for Toronto

  08-07-2018 03:14 via cbc.ca
  Quarterback James Franklin passed for one touchdown and rushed for another in his Argonauts starting debut as Toronto beat the Edmonton Eskimos 20-17 on Saturday at BMO Field.
  
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