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• Bear captured from backyard tree in Port Perry to be relocated to Bancroft area

  16-07-2018 23:35
  After a few false starts, Ministry of Natural Resources staff tranquilized the young bear Friday morning
  
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• Toronto getting $11M from feds to help house refugee claimants

  16-07-2018 23:25 via cbc.ca
  The federal government is giving Toronto $11 million to help it deal with an influx of asylum seekers, hundreds of whom are temporarily housed in college dormitories.
  
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• U.S. cherries may be bigger and cheaper, but Ontario's taste better, farmer says

  16-07-2018 23:13 via cbc.ca
  Ontario cherry season has been in full swing for the last few weeks, so why do American cherries get all the love in supermarket flyers?
  
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• Police found remains essentially ‘every day that we were digging’ in ravine behind home linked to Bruce McArthur

  16-07-2018 22:57
  Forensic testing continues on human remains discovered behind the Leaside home where the alleged serial killer worked as a landscaper.
  
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• Ontario's chief coroner testifies at Wettlaufer inquiry

  16-07-2018 22:54
  Ontario's death investigations system is still not ideally equipped to pick up on patterns of unusual deaths in long-term care homes due to lack of compliance with existing regulations and gaps in those rules that allow cases to fall through the cracks, the province's chief coroner said Monday.
  
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• Toronto’s Board of Health wants all drugs to be decriminalized, arguing that drug use should be a public health iss… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-07-2018 22:13 via twitter.com
  Toronto’s Board of Health wants all drugs to be decriminalized, arguing that drug use should be a public health iss… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• No charges to be laid in death of child who fell from balcony in Hamilton. ow.ly/vr0V30kYMiH

  16-07-2018 21:52 via twitter.com
  No charges to be laid in death of child who fell from balcony in Hamilton. ow.ly/vr0V30kYMiH
  
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• Ontario sex-ed curriculum will still teach some modern themes: minister. READ MORE: ow.ly/HyUz30kYLey https://t.co/tPthnBf90N

  16-07-2018 21:34 via twitter.com
  
  Ontario sex-ed curriculum will still teach some modern themes: minister. READ MORE: ow.ly/HyUz30kYLey https://t.co/tPthnBf90N
  
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• Toronto does not require a municipal license for pet boarding businesses like kennels and pet hotels. Have you boar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-07-2018 21:18 via twitter.com
  Toronto does not require a municipal license for pet boarding businesses like kennels and pet hotels. Have you boar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police confirm boy who died in Hamilton fell from apartment balcony

  16-07-2018 20:44
  An autopsy has confirmed that the “sudden death” of a six-year-old boy in Hamilton last week was the result of a fall from an apartment balcony.
  
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• 2 handguns allegedly seized during separate weekend arrests ow.ly/IcV430kYHan https://t.co/kyXYUoAGQl

  16-07-2018 20:38 via twitter.com
  
  2 handguns allegedly seized during separate weekend arrests ow.ly/IcV430kYHan https://t.co/kyXYUoAGQl
  
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• Ford government moves to take greater control of Hydro One exec salaries

  16-07-2018 20:34
  Ontario's new Progressive Conservative government has introduced legislation that, if passed, would give it sweeping new powers over executive compensation at Hydro One.
  
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• Report shows more people biking to work in 7 suburban areas in Toronto

  16-07-2018 20:31
  Toronto Centre for Active Transportation released findings in June.
  
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• Ontario sex-ed will still teach consent, gender identity, education minister says

  16-07-2018 20:29
  Ontario's education minister says students will still be taught about concepts like consent, cyber safety and gender identity this fall despite her government's plan to scrap the province's modernized sex-ed curriculum.
  
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• An apparent protester was escorted out of a joint press conference between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. The per… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-07-2018 18:42 via twitter.com
  An apparent protester was escorted out of a joint press conference between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. The per… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ontario Tory minister flip-flops on sex-ed curriculum stance

  16-07-2018 18:38 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's education minister says despite the government's plans to scrap the modernized sex-ed curriculum, students will continue to be taught about things like consent and gender identity this fall.
  
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• Ontario sex-ed will still include consent, gender identity, education minister says

  16-07-2018 18:38 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's education minister says despite the government's plans to scrap the modernized sex-ed curriculum, students will continue to be taught about things like consent and gender identity this fall.
  
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• Drowning of NHL goalie Ray Emery in Hamilton not suspicious, police say

  16-07-2018 18:23
  The drowning of former NHL goalie Ray Emery does not appear suspicious, police said.
  
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• After a summit in Helsinki on Sunday, Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin addressed reporters in a joint new… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-07-2018 18:23 via twitter.com
  After a summit in Helsinki on Sunday, Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin addressed reporters in a joint new… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ghost tales still haunt Gibraltar Point Lighthouse on Toronto Islands

  16-07-2018 18:05
  On a hot and sunny weekday morning, hundreds of people take the ferry ride to the Toronto Islands, filling beaches, paths and picnic areas that just a year ago were flooded by record-high lake levels.
  
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• Video shows suspect, vehicle in Mississauga sexual assault

  16-07-2018 18:00
  Police in Peel Region are trying to identify a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a female he offered to drive home in Mississauga.
  
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• Ontario trade minister travels to Washington to defend auto industry

  16-07-2018 17:55
  Ontario's trade minister will be travelling to Washington this week to defend the province's auto industry at a U.S. Department of Commerce hearing.
  
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• Abdoul Abdi no longer facing deportation hearing, for now

  16-07-2018 17:44 via cbc.ca
  Abdoul Abdi and his supporters argued to a Federal Court judge that the Canadian and Nova Scotian governments failed him during his years in the child-welfare system, and that he should not face a deportation hearing.
  
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• Woman’s purse, ‘irreplaceable’ family photos stolen from Entertainment District restaurant

  16-07-2018 17:34
  Security camera photos have been released of two suspects accused of stealing a woman’s purse from a restaurant in Toronto’s Entertainment District.
  
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• London responds to Toronto's call for help with refugees: Sorry, we're full too

  16-07-2018 17:27 via cbc.ca
  London has responded to a call for help as Toronto deals with an influx of refugees and asylum claimants, essentially saying that shelters in the Forest City's are too full.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak to the media after their summit in Helsinki. ow.ly/dQ4730kYsbY

  16-07-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  WATCH LIVE: President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak to the media after their summit in Helsinki.ow.ly/dQ4730kYsbY
  
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• As the Toronto-based cultural institution reckons with sexual-misconduct allegations against one of its founders, t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-07-2018 17:17 via twitter.com
  As the Toronto-based cultural institution reckons with sexual-misconduct allegations against one of its founders, t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Doug Ford pulls Ontario representative from Washington

  16-07-2018 17:15 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's new premier has removed the province's representative in Washington, D.C., from her position and it's not clear whether Doug Ford intends to replace Monique Smith or scrap the position. Her departure comes at a time when ongoing trade issues with the U.S. could impact Ontario's economy.
  
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• There is no subway service between Broadview and St. George on line 2 and on line 1 between Union and Eglinton due… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-07-2018 17:10 via twitter.com
  There is no subway service between Broadview and St. George on line 2 and on line 1 between Union and Eglinton due… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto, parts of the GTA hit by strong summer storm

  16-07-2018 16:51
  Toronto and parts of the Greater Toronto Area were hit by a strong summer storm as a string of scattered showers moved through the region on Monday.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for parts of the GTA

  16-07-2018 16:51
  Parts of the Greater Toronto Area are under a severe thunderstorm watch as of a string of scattered showers move through the region.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Toronto, parts of the GTA

  16-07-2018 16:51
  Toronto and parts of the Greater Toronto Area are bracing for hit a strong summer storm as of a string of scattered showers move through the region.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for parts of the GTA

  16-07-2018 16:51
  Parts of the Greater Toronto Area are under a severe thunderstorm warning as of a string of scattered showers move through the region.
  
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• 2 men charged after Mississauga road rage incident ends with violent assault

  16-07-2018 16:44 via cbc.ca
  Two men face multiple charges after a road rage incident ended in a violent assault on Sunday night, according to Peel police.
  
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• June home sales down 10.7 per cent from year ago, CREA reports

  16-07-2018 15:52
  The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of homes sold in June was down 10.7 per cent from a year ago.
  
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• Soulpepper pauses training program amid 'culture change' at theatre

  16-07-2018 15:50
  Normally, the Soulpepper Academy would be ramping up for a nation-wide audition process to find the finest thespians, directors and playwrights to join its prestigious paid training residency.
  
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• Police investigate 'suspicious' car fire in movie theatre parking lot

  16-07-2018 15:17 via cbc.ca
  Police are investigating a "suspicious" car fire in a movie theatre parking lot in Etobicoke.
  
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• Toronto board of health votes to support decriminalization of recreational drugs

  16-07-2018 15:16
  Toronto's board of health will call on the federal government to decriminalize all drugs for personal use.
  
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• Report recommending drug decriminalization to be considered at Toronto board of health

  16-07-2018 15:16
  Toronto's board of health is set to decide today whether it will call on the federal government to decriminalize all drugs for personal use.
  
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• Arson suspected in Etobicoke car fire ow.ly/6bDb30kY5VK https://t.co/eAoOFk1QOF

  16-07-2018 14:10 via twitter.com
  
  Arson suspected in Etobicoke car fire ow.ly/6bDb30kY5VK https://t.co/eAoOFk1QOF
  
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• Thunderstorm watches in place for much of southern Ontario as Toronto bakes

  16-07-2018 14:09 via cbc.ca
  The hot temperatures will continue for another day in Toronto, with a heat warning in effect for Monday.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning issues in GTA

  16-07-2018 14:09 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the GTA just north of Toronto on Monday.
  
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• Lightning strike reportedly leads to signal issues, cancellations on Lakeshore GO lines

  16-07-2018 14:09 via cbc.ca
  Stormy weather may be to blame for slowing down an already soggy commute for some GO Transit riders after a lightning strike reportedly causing signal problems on some routes.
  
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• Hot, humid day in store for Toronto but relief is on the way

  16-07-2018 14:09 via cbc.ca
  The hot temperatures will continue for another day in Toronto, with a heat warning in effect for Monday.
  
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• Immigration critics to press Liberals on plan, costing for asylum seekers in special summer sessions

  16-07-2018 14:05 via cbc.ca
  Opposition MPs will try to put political pressure on the government when the immigration committee holds special summer hearings on the issue of cross-border asylum seekers.
  
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• Immigration critics press Liberals on costs, plan for asylum seekers

  16-07-2018 14:05 via cbc.ca
  After hurling accusations of creating hysteria, crippling provinces and taking an ad-hoc approach to a crisis, MPs on the immigration committee agree to hold special hearings on the influx of people illegally crossing the border to claim asylum in Canada.
  
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• Market reaction to the Trump-Putin meeting & it's Amazon Prime Day. @eppman has the latest business news… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-07-2018 14:04 via twitter.com
  Market reaction to the Trump-Putin meeting & it's Amazon Prime Day. @eppman has the latest business news… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Bruce McArthur investigation still generating new leads, investigator says

  16-07-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto police detective leading the investigation into alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur is still reviewing leads and cold cases, after more human remains were found last week.
  
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• An aisle-by-aisle look at how to buy Canadian at the grocery store

  16-07-2018 13:53
  Some consumers have vowed to take their patriotism to the supermarket and buy only made-in-Canada products after the federal government slapped retaliatory tariffs on dozens of U.S. goods as part of an escalating trade war with the country's biggest trading partner.
  
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