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• Drake's 'Scorpion' becomes artist's eighth album to reach No. 1 on Billboard's chart

  09-07-2018 23:21
  Drake is taking in views from atop the Billboard charts once again with some major help from streaming music listeners.
  
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• Canadian actor, comedian speaks with police about alleged racist incident

  09-07-2018 22:58
  A Canadian actor and comedian has spoken with police, following his claim that he heard an officer direct a racist insult at a driver in downtown Toronto on Saturday.
  
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• 3 big challenges for the TTC's next CEO

  09-07-2018 22:48 via cbc.ca
  The TTC board is getting closer to selecting a new CEO. On Tuesday, the board will hold a private meeting to agree on a preferred candidate.
  
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• Police conducting new search at home of man charged in death of teenager Rori Hache

  09-07-2018 22:40 via cbc.ca
  Durham Police have obtained a warrant to search the home of Adam Strong – the man charged in connection with the death of Rori Hache, 18.
  
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• Ontario's PC government cancels $100 million school repair fund

  09-07-2018 22:24
  Ontario's new Tory government has cancelled a $100-million fund earmarked for school repairs this year, a cut that comes as a result of Doug Ford's campaign promise to scrap the province's cap-and-trade system.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Mayor John Tory is meeting Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Queen's Park. ow.ly/dilM30kS8LT

  09-07-2018 22:01 via twitter.com
  WATCH LIVE: Mayor John Tory is meeting Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Queen's Park. ow.ly/dilM30kS8LT
  
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• A 27-year-old Milton man was pronounced dead in hospital following a crash on the 403 in Mississauga twitter.com/CityNews/statu…

  09-07-2018 21:59 via twitter.com
  A 27-year-old Milton man was pronounced dead in hospital following a crash on the 403 in Mississauga twitter.com/CityNews/statu…
  
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• Forest fires prompt evacuations in cottage country, #Temagami under state of emergency. READ MORE: ow.ly/teGZ30kS7OO

  09-07-2018 21:52 via twitter.com
  Forest fires prompt evacuations in cottage country, #Temagami under state of emergency. READ MORE: ow.ly/teGZ30kS7OO
  
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• Federal immigration minister criticizes Ont. Tories' language on asylum seekers

  09-07-2018 21:39 via cbc.ca
  The federal minister of immigration objected Monday to the new Ontario Tory government's references to people claiming refugee status as "illegal border crossers."
  
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• Two people seriously injured in crash on the 403 in Mississauga. READ MORE: ow.ly/iY5H30kS7c4

  09-07-2018 21:35 via twitter.com
  Two people seriously injured in crash on the 403 in Mississauga. READ MORE: ow.ly/iY5H30kS7c4
  
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• Evacuation order in place for Temagami, Ont. as wildfires spread

  09-07-2018 21:29
  Ontario has put a large swath of homes on evacuation notice, emptied two provincial parks and called for help from other provinces as forest fires rage near the Quebec border.
  
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• Man dead, girl seriously injured after car hits tree in King Township

  09-07-2018 21:12 via cbc.ca
  An 18-year-old man is dead and a 17-year-old girl is seriously injured after a car hit a tree in King Township early Monday, police say.
  
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• Peel paramedics say one person has been taken to hospital without vital signs after a collision involving two truck… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-07-2018 21:10 via twitter.com
  Peel paramedics say one person has been taken to hospital without vital signs after a collision involving two truck… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Man dead after crash on Highway 403 in Mississauga

  09-07-2018 21:08
  One person has been transported to the hospital without vital signs following a serious collision involving two trucks on Highway 403 near Mavis Road in Mississauga.
  
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• One victim has been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash at Derry Rd E. and Rexwood Rd. in Mississauga just… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-07-2018 20:54 via twitter.com
  One victim has been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash at Derry Rd E. and Rexwood Rd. in Mississauga just… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna, who is charged with assault, had his case put over for three weeks at a br… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-07-2018 20:50 via twitter.com
  Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna, who is charged with assault, had his case put over for three weeks at a br… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police return to Oshawa home where remains of Rori Hache found in December

  09-07-2018 20:43
  Police have returned to an Oshawa home where the remains of pregnant teen Rori Hache were found in the basement late last year.
  
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• Greyhound Canada to end bus service in Western provinces

  09-07-2018 20:40 via cbc.ca
  Greyhound Canada is ending its passenger bus and freight services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and cancelling all but one route in B.C. — a U.S.-run service between Vancouver and Seattle.
  
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• Ontario education ministry cancels work on Indigenous curriculum

  09-07-2018 20:36 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's Ministry of Education has cancelled a project to update provincial curriculum documents about Indigenous issues.
  
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• Ontario cancels curriculum rewrite that would boost Indigenous content

  09-07-2018 20:36 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's Ministry of Education has cancelled a project to update provincial curriculum documents about Indigenous issues.
  
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• Clean-up continues after grass fire damages 34 vehicles in Niagara-on-the-Lake

  09-07-2018 20:34
  The clean-up continues in Niagara-on-the-Lake where dozens of cars caught fire in a grassy field over the weekend.
  
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• Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna has case put over

  09-07-2018 20:30
  Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna, who is charged with assault, had his case put over for three weeks at a brief court hearing today.
  
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• Greyhound Canada says it is ending its passenger bus and freight services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-07-2018 20:25 via twitter.com
  Greyhound Canada says it is ending its passenger bus and freight services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Boys charged after imitation gun allegedly brandished in road rage incident in Kawartha Lakes

  09-07-2018 19:48 via cbc.ca
  Provincial police say two boys are facing charges after an alleged road rage incident involving a firearm.
  
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• Decriminalize all drugs for personal use, Toronto Public Health recommends in new report

  09-07-2018 19:31 via cbc.ca
  City council should push the federal government to decriminalize the possession of all drugs for personal use while scaling up harm reduction efforts, Toronto Public Health is recommending.
  
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• Toronto shootings take toll on hospital staff, emergency room doctor says

  09-07-2018 19:20 via cbc.ca
  Trying to save the lives of people shot in Toronto takes an emotional toll on hospital doctors and nurses, says an emergency room physician at St. Michael's Hospital.
  
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• Toronto van attack survivor grapples with legacy of incident months later

  09-07-2018 19:16 via cbc.ca
  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. But she's adjusting to life after the attack, which left her with serious injuries, including the loss of both her legs.
  
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• 81-year-old Toronto van attack victim left bleeding on sidewalk works to regain independence

  09-07-2018 19:16 via cbc.ca
  Beverly Smith, 81, 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. She's now learning to regain her independence following amputation of her legs to save her life.
  
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• Boys charged after alleged road rage incident involving imitation gun

  09-07-2018 18:51
  Provincial police say two boys are facing charges after an alleged road rage incident involving a firearm.
  
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• Another major blow: Andre De Grasse done for season with hamstring injury

  09-07-2018 18:23 via cbc.ca
  Andre De Grasse, whose sprint title reign in the 100 and 200 metres at the Canadian track and field championships ended over the weekend, has had the balance of his season wiped out because of a second hamstring injury in less than a year.
  
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• Suspect arrested in random stabbing at Yonge & Eglinton ow.ly/fbt030kRStA

  09-07-2018 18:14 via twitter.com
  Suspect arrested in random stabbing at Yonge & Eglinton ow.ly/fbt030kRStA
  
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• Truck driver criminally charged in Broncos bus crash to appear in court Tuesday. READ MORE: ow.ly/dnFA30kRSf0

  09-07-2018 18:12 via twitter.com
  Truck driver criminally charged in Broncos bus crash to appear in court Tuesday. READ MORE: ow.ly/dnFA30kRSf0
  
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• Andre De Grasse done for season with hamstring injury

  09-07-2018 18:12
  Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse will not race again this season after suffering a hamstring strain.
  
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• What should the new TTC CEO's top priority be?

  09-07-2018 18:07 via twitter.com
  What should the new TTC CEO's top priority be?
  
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• Markham man drowns while swimming in Ottawa River

  09-07-2018 18:01 via cbc.ca
  A 22-year-old man from Markham, Ont., drowned while swimming in the Township of Whitewater Region on Friday evening, OPP say.
  
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• The #TTC is expected to name a new CEO on Tuesday. What should their #1 focus be, and what advice would you give hi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-07-2018 17:21 via twitter.com
  The #TTC is expected to name a new CEO on Tuesday. What should their #1 focus be, and what advice would you give hi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Roberto Osuna expected back in Toronto court on assault charge

  09-07-2018 17:20 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna is expected to be in court at 2pm Monday. The 23-year old was arrested and charged on May 8th after an alleged assault. Last month Osuna pled not guilty to those charges.
  
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• At courthouse, Roberto Osuna's lawyer says pitcher is looking forward to Jays return

  09-07-2018 17:20 via cbc.ca
  The lawyer representing Roberto Osuna made a brief court appearance on his behalf on Monday, and told reporters the Toronto Blue Jays closer is looking forward to getting back on the mound.
  
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• Starbucks ditching plastic straws from all locations globally by 2020

  09-07-2018 17:18
  Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years, citing the environmental threat to oceans.
  
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• Milos Raonic advances to Wimbledon quarter-finals

  09-07-2018 17:17 via cbc.ca
  Canadian Milos Raonic is heading to the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the third year in a row. The No. 13 seed defeated unseeded American Mackenzie McDonald 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in the fourth round.
  
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• Thornhill's Milos Raonic advances to Wimbledon quarter-finals

  09-07-2018 17:06
  Canadian Milos Raonic is heading to the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the third year in a row.
  
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• Charges laid after alleged abduction of toddler at Kitchener park

  09-07-2018 17:04
  Police say a man has been charged with abduction after allegedly picking up a three-year-old boy at a park in Kitchener, Ont.
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after being pulled from Lake Ontario in east end

  09-07-2018 16:53 via cbc.ca
  A man has been transported to hospital without vital signs after he was found floating in the water in the Beaches Monday morning.
  
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• Cyclist sexually assaulted near Oshawa trail, police say

  09-07-2018 16:31 via cbc.ca
  Durham police are investigating what they describe as an alleged "stranger sexual assault" in Oshawa.
  
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• 'I'm doing everything I possibly can,' mayor says amid escalating gun violence

  09-07-2018 16:08 via cbc.ca
  Mayor John Tory defended his work to address gun violence Monday, saying he’s doing “everything” he can and called attempts to blame him for the rash of crime a “very unfortunate politicization” of the issue.
  
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• Woman allegedly sexually assaulted by stranger near Oshawa bike trail: police

  09-07-2018 15:20
  Police east of Toronto are investigating what they describe as an alleged "stranger sexual assault" in Oshawa, Ont.
  
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• Full story: ow.ly/m5fo30kRnHU twitter.com/carl680/status…

  09-07-2018 15:10 via twitter.com
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• Cops unlikely to be trained to spot high drivers by legalization, Canada's chiefs say

  09-07-2018 14:33
  The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says it is unlikely to reach its goal of having 2,000 officers trained to spot drug-impaired drivers when marijuana becomes legal later this year.
  
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• Whitby motorcyclist dead after crash involving dump truck on Highway 407 in Pickering

  09-07-2018 14:27 via cbc.ca
  A 38-year-old Whitby man is dead after his motorcycle collided with a dump truck early Monday in Pickering, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.
  
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• Male motorcyclist dead after crash with dump truck on Highway 407 in Pickering

  09-07-2018 14:27 via cbc.ca
  A male motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a dump truck early Monday on Highway 407 west of Brock Road in Pickering.
  
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