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• Actor George Clooney out of hospital after being involved in scooter accident in Italy - Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 23:50 via twitter.com
  Actor George Clooney out of hospital after being involved in scooter accident in Italy - Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Daring mission to rescue 12 boys & their soccer coach from flooded Thailand cave ends in success. @meldug with how… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 23:46 via twitter.com
  Daring mission to rescue 12 boys & their soccer coach from flooded Thailand cave ends in success. @meldug with how… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police say DNA of second missing woman has been found inside Oshawa home of Adam Strong, the same house where parti… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 23:42 via twitter.com
  Police say DNA of second missing woman has been found inside Oshawa home of Adam Strong, the same house where parti… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'The Toronto way': 3 heroes who rescued blind man from subway tracks honoured at city hall

  10-07-2018 23:39 via cbc.ca
  Kyle Busquine, Jehangir Faisal and Julio Cabrera received a standing ovation when they were introduced at a TTC board meeting Tuesday at city hall, almost weeks after rescuing a blind man who had fallen on the subway tracks at Broadview station.
  
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• Could following a food blogger’s diet be dangerous? ow.ly/rCEp30kTqyi @MaleehaCity

  10-07-2018 23:37 via twitter.com
  Could following a food blogger’s diet be dangerous? ow.ly/rCEp30kTqyi @MaleehaCity
  
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• Bombardier’s head of transportation appeared at a Toronto Transit Commission board meeting Tuesday to offer his apo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 23:35 via twitter.com
  Bombardier’s head of transportation appeared at a Toronto Transit Commission board meeting Tuesday to offer his apo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Manitoba-based Ufology Research has released its 2017 survey on UFO sightings across Canada. ow.ly/zvIR30kTpwk

  10-07-2018 23:11 via twitter.com
  Manitoba-based Ufology Research has released its 2017 survey on UFO sightings across Canada. ow.ly/zvIR30kTpwk
  
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• Bombardier exec apologizes to TTC over delivery of faulty streetcars

  10-07-2018 23:10 via cbc.ca
  Bombardier's head of transportation appeared at a Toronto Transit Commission board meeting to offer his apologies for the latest problems with the streetcars his company delivered to the city.
  
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• Mayor John Tory won't apologize for calling gunmen who wounded 2 young girls 'sewer rats'

  10-07-2018 22:59 via cbc.ca
  Mayor John Tory says he has no plans to apologize for language he used to describe men who opened fire in a Scarborough playground in June and wounded two young girls.
  
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• Chief coroner says there may have been three heat-related deaths in Ontario

  10-07-2018 22:50
  Ontario’s Chief Coroner says there have been three deaths in the province that may have been related to last week’s stifling heat.
  
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• Bombardier president apologizes to TTC over delivery of 89 faulty streetcars

  10-07-2018 22:45
  Bombardier's head of transportation appeared at a Toronto Transit Commission board meeting to offer his apologies for the latest problems with the streetcars his company delivered to the city.
  
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• Bombardier apologizes to TTC over delivery of 89 faulty streetcars

  10-07-2018 22:45
  Bombardier's head of transportation appeared at a Toronto Transit Commission board meeting to offer his apologies for the latest problems with the streetcars his company delivered to the city.
  
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• New website lets you navigate the PATH on your phone

  10-07-2018 22:35 via cbc.ca
  Many who venture into Toronto's PATH walkway get lost in the labyrinth of underground tunnels. But a new website wants to help people navigate the largest subterranean shopping mall in the world.
  
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• Stratford mayor encourages Justin Bieber to host hometown wedding

  10-07-2018 22:23
  Justin Bieber's hometown of Stratford, Ont. is prepared to host the pop star's wedding -- should he decide to hold it there.
  
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• Cyclists complain about garbage truck knocking over flexible posts in the Bloor bike line. The city says that’s by design

  10-07-2018 22:18
  The video, shared on Twitter, resulted in many cyclists expressing their frustration with the misuse of bike lanes. In response, 311 Toronto tweeted a message from Solid Waste Management that said collection vehicles are, per their regulations, supposed to do that.
  
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• Soulpepper Theatre Company puts spotlight on female voices in 2018-2019 season

  10-07-2018 22:07 via cbc.ca
  The Soulpepper Theatre Company is putting a spotlight on female and minority voices in its 2018-2019 season as the Toronto-based not-for-profit forges ahead in the face of lawsuits over sexual-misconduct allegations against its founding artistic director.
  
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• New website helps you navigate the PATH on your phone

  10-07-2018 21:59
  Many who venture into Toronto's PATH walkway get lost in the labyrinth of underground tunnels. But a new website wants to help people navigate the largest subterranean shopping mall in the world.
  
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• A glimpse into Canada's first-ever federal poverty reduction strategy ow.ly/kO0J30kTkPB

  10-07-2018 21:56 via twitter.com
  A glimpse into Canada's first-ever federal poverty reduction strategy ow.ly/kO0J30kTkPB
  
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• Two people charged in shooting and collision in the Annex

  10-07-2018 21:51
  Toronto police have laid 5 charges each against the two people involved in Monday night’s shooting and subsequent collision.
  
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• Ontario coroner investigating three potential heat-related deaths

  10-07-2018 21:50
  A death in Ontario is considered heat-related, the chief coronor said, when it is accidental and caused by the direct effects of heat, like heat stroke.
  
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• As Honda Indy revs up, here's the waterfront road closures that will slow you down

  10-07-2018 21:48 via cbc.ca
  The Honda Indy this weekend will leave motorists near the waterfront frustrated. Parts of Lakeshore Blvd West will be shut down. Police advise drivers to plan alternate routes. Partial closures start Tuesday night.
  
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• Bombardier president apologizes to TTC and riders for streetcar flaws

  10-07-2018 21:32
  Benoit Brossoit told the agency’s board the company understands riders’ pain.
  
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• The Ontario Coroner’s Office is investigating three deaths that may have been related to heat. ow.ly/uBx330kTiHV

  10-07-2018 21:14 via twitter.com
  The Ontario Coroner’s Office is investigating three deaths that may have been related to heat. ow.ly/uBx330kTiHV
  
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• Documents offer glimpse of federal plans to promote upcoming anti-poverty strategy

  10-07-2018 21:12 via cbc.ca
  Newly released documents suggest the federal Liberal government plans to sell its forthcoming poverty reduction strategy as an all-encompassing exercise that will be greater than the sum of its parts.
  
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• Transport truck driver Jaskirat Sidhu – charged in crash that killed 16 people on the Humboldt Broncos junior hocke… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 20:40 via twitter.com
  Transport truck driver Jaskirat Sidhu – charged in crash that killed 16 people on the Humboldt Broncos junior hocke… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• How a Toronto writer’s tweet about Nicki Minaj spiralled into internet chaos

  10-07-2018 20:32
  The Nicki Minaj stans — or superfans — attacked. Then, galvanizing them further, Minaj chimed in, too.
  
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• Tory slams police union boss for showing 'resistance' to schedule changes

  10-07-2018 20:25
  Mayor John Tory is slamming the head of the Toronto Police Association for repeatedly attacking him over the need for additional officers when he has only “paid lip service” to discussing shift schedule changes that could immediately help ensure that there are more cops “where needed and when needed.”
  
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• Police chief insists police union’s staffing criticism “not fair”

  10-07-2018 20:25
  Police Chief Mark Saunders is fighting back against criticism from the Toronto Police Association over the need for additional officers in the wake of recent gun violence in the city.
  
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• Police chief insists police union’s staffing criticism 'not fair'

  10-07-2018 20:25
  Police Chief Mark Saunders is fighting back against criticism from the Toronto Police Association over the need for additional officers in the wake of recent gun violence in the city.
  
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• Doug Ford's PCs plan to tackle these 3 issues this week at Queen's Park

  10-07-2018 20:11 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government says it will move to repeal cap and trade, end the York University strike and cancel a controversial wind project when the legislature resumes this week.
  
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• PC government says ending York strike, repealing cap-and-trade top priorities

  10-07-2018 20:02
  The Ontario government says it will move to repeal cap and trade, end the York University strike and cancel a controversial wind project when the legislature resumes this week.
  
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• TTC board appoints Rick Leary as CEO

  10-07-2018 19:59
  The next CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission will be the same person who has held the job on an interim basis for the last seven months.
  
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• #BREAKING: #TTC board unanimously votes for Rick Leary as CEO ow.ly/49NA30kTc1r https://t.co/uZnRJ7T8EO

  10-07-2018 19:27 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING: #TTC board unanimously votes for Rick Leary as CEO ow.ly/49NA30kTc1r https://t.co/uZnRJ7T8EO
  
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• Curriculum cancellation 'a step backwards' for reconciliation: Indigenous leader ow.ly/JLcQ30kTbGL

  10-07-2018 19:22 via twitter.com
  Curriculum cancellation 'a step backwards' for reconciliation: Indigenous leader ow.ly/JLcQ30kTbGL
  
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• Rick Leary to be next TTC CEO, city's transit chair confirms

  10-07-2018 19:11 via cbc.ca
  The TTC has picked Rick Leary as its next CEO, according TTC chair Josh Colle
  
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• DNA of 2nd missing woman found in Adam Strong's home ow.ly/Nzeg30kT982 https://t.co/G5rH2b2UuH

  10-07-2018 18:42 via twitter.com
  
  DNA of 2nd missing woman found in Adam Strong's home ow.ly/Nzeg30kT982 https://t.co/G5rH2b2UuH
  
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• Neighbours in shock over deaths of ‘wonderful’ neighbours in suspicious Dundas house fire

  10-07-2018 18:27
  “They were incredibly warm, friendly people,” neighbour Alyssa Michalsky said of Carla and Alan Rutherford, who died after an early-morning fire at their home in Dundas on Monday.
  
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• Pre-trial date set for Toronto cops accused of eating pot-laced chocolate

  10-07-2018 18:16 via cbc.ca
  A pretrial hearing has been scheduled for two Toronto police officers accused of eating a marijuana-laced chocolate bar they allegedly took during a raid at a pot shop.
  
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• Royal LePage report says pace of home prices slowed in second quarter

  10-07-2018 18:11
  A report by Royal LePage say the pace of rising home prices slowed in Canada in the second quarter due to softness in the Greater Toronto Area market.
  
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• Cineplex adding at least five more virtual-reality experience centres

  10-07-2018 18:05
  Cineplex says it's adding at least five more immersive, virtual-reality experience centres in Canada over the next several years.
  
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• Cineplex to add at least 5 more Void virtual-reality experience centres

  10-07-2018 18:01 via cbc.ca
  Cineplex and the Void have signed an expansion agreement that gives the theatre company exclusive rights to operate the centres in Canada.
  
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• Court date set for Toronto cops accused of consuming marijuana edibles on job

  10-07-2018 18:00
  A pretrial hearing has been scheduled for two Toronto police officers accused of eating a marijuana-laced chocolate bar they allegedly took during a raid at a pot shop.
  
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• Tory government cancels curriculum writing session, sparks concern

  10-07-2018 17:55
  Indigenous leaders are expressing concern after Ontario's new Tory government suddenly cancelled curriculum writing sessions designed to fulfil findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
  
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• Fans of Belgium and France trash talk before big World Cup match

  10-07-2018 17:51 via cbc.ca
  Let the trash talking begin. With World Cup superpowers Belgium and France set to square off in the semifinals, fans of the two countries all over the world have been engaging in a war of words.
  
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• Ontario woman accidentally steals car for two weeks, mistakes it for rental

  10-07-2018 17:42 via cbc.ca
  A woman in Cornwall, Ontario left an Enterprise rental shop with one car — and returned two weeks later with another.
  
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• TTC riders who jumped on tracks to save fallen man to be honoured at City Hall

  10-07-2018 17:21
  A pair of TTC riders will be honoured today for their heroic actions in rescuing a visually-impaired man who fell onto subway tracks last month.
  
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• TTC riders who jumped on tracks to save fallen man awarded for their actions

  10-07-2018 17:21
  Three TTC riders have been awarded for their quick-thinking after they jumped into action, saving a visually-impaired man who had fallen on the tracks.
  
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• Search on for dog allegedly stolen from vehicle in Oakville

  10-07-2018 17:16
  The search is on for “Nicky,” a female dog police say was stolen from a vehicle in Oakville last week.
  
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• Cop convicted in death of Sammy Yatim seeks to appeal case to Supreme Court

  10-07-2018 17:14
  A Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the shooting death of a troubled teen on an empty streetcar is seeking leave to bring his case before Canada's top court.
  
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• Ever wonder what happened to Joe Carter's home run ball from when the @BlueJays won the 93 World Series?… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 17:03 via twitter.com
  Ever wonder what happened to Joe Carter's home run ball from when the @BlueJays won the 93 World Series?… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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