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• This Woodbine Beach water fountain has been leaking all summer — just not where it counts

  22-07-2018 22:55
  It’s handily located right next to the boardwalk but has been leaking water since last summer and no longer works.
  
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• School children from more than 16,000 schools in and outside of Japan voted for winning Olympic and Paralympic masc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 22:25 via twitter.com
  School children from more than 16,000 schools in and outside of Japan voted for winning Olympic and Paralympic masc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Jays rally in 8th to complete sweep of Orioles

  22-07-2018 22:19 via cbc.ca
  Yangervis Solarte blasted a two-run homer in Toronto's four-run eighth inning as the Blue Jays rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Sunday for a sweep of the series between the AL East's worst teams.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies of his injuries after hitting tree in Oakville. READ MORE: ow.ly/6X0S30l3ZPf

  22-07-2018 22:02 via twitter.com
  Motorcyclist dies of his injuries after hitting tree in Oakville. READ MORE: ow.ly/6X0S30l3ZPf
  
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• Anti-Semitic graffiti in North York is 'cowardly and horrific,' Jewish group says

  22-07-2018 21:55 via cbc.ca
  Graffiti scrawled across the forehead of a Holocaust survivor featured on a lawn sign in North York is anti-Semitic, a national Jewish organization claims, vowing it "will not tolerate hatred."
  
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• Canada has offered to take in dozens of White Helmets and their families from Syria following a dramatic rescue ove… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 21:51 via twitter.com
  Canada has offered to take in dozens of White Helmets and their families from Syria following a dramatic rescue ove… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ‘I was blindsided’: Peel Region councillor suddenly removed as police board chair

  22-07-2018 21:32
  Norma Nicholson, formerly vice-chair of the board, was elected the new chair at the meeting, while board member Louise Mitchell was elected vice-chair.
  
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• Police investigating anti-Semitic vandalism at Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre. READ MORE:ow.ly/h7JX30l3YuO

  22-07-2018 21:07 via twitter.com
  Police investigating anti-Semitic vandalism at Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre. READ MORE:ow.ly/h7JX30l3YuO
  
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• Former MPP Delaney registers to run as Peel regional chair

  22-07-2018 20:49
  Delaney is the 10th candidate who has registered to run for the position.
  
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• 'I am fed up': Some residents in 'high priority' areas welcome police crack down on gun violence

  22-07-2018 20:35 via cbc.ca
  Some residents of neighbourhoods that Toronto police have identified as "high priority" in the fight against gun violence say they welcome an increase in the number of uniformed officers patrolling around their homes.
  
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• Police investigating after Holocaust education sign vandalized in North York

  22-07-2018 20:22
  Toronto police are investigating after a sign promoting Holocaust education was vandalized outside a synagogue in the Bathurst Manor area over the weekend.
  
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• Rising provincial minimum wages have cut into the reach of the Liberal government’s oft-touted increase to summer j… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 19:44 via twitter.com
  Rising provincial minimum wages have cut into the reach of the Liberal government’s oft-touted increase to summer j… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The city wants to help Toronto seniors rent out their unused rooms to cash-strapped millennials

  22-07-2018 19:15
  The city’s HomeShare pilot project hopes to address two big issues: loneliness and care among seniors, and housing affordability for young people.
  
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• Bad weather has forced the Peel police marine unit out on the water as boats are having difficulty getting back to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 19:06 via twitter.com
  Bad weather has forced the Peel police marine unit out on the water as boats are having difficulty getting back to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'My home was their home': Why seniors, students living together saves more than rent money

  22-07-2018 19:05 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto elder-care initiative aims to set the Canadian standard in intergenerational home sharing.
  
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• With 29 fires out of control, Ontario gets help from U.S., Mexico, other provinces

  22-07-2018 18:13 via cbc.ca
  Crews fighting forest fires in northern Ontario are receiving help from other provinces, the U.S. and Mexico as they try to contain several blazes after days of hot and humid weather.
  
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• With 28 fires out of control, Ontario gets help from U.S., Mexico, other provinces

  22-07-2018 18:13 via cbc.ca
  Crews fighting forest fires in northern Ontario are receiving help from other provinces, the U.S. and Mexico as they try to contain several blazes after days of hot and humid weather.
  
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• Crews from other provinces, U.S., Mexico helping Ontario fight forest fires

  22-07-2018 18:13 via cbc.ca
  Crews fighting forest fires in northern Ontario are receiving help from other provinces, the U.S. and Mexico as they try to contain several blazes after days of hot and humid weather.
  
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• Elizabeth Hill is one of a number seniors who have been moving in with students in exchange for subsidized rent and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 17:51 via twitter.com
  Elizabeth Hill is one of a number seniors who have been moving in with students in exchange for subsidized rent and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Woman sues fertility clinic, says lawsuit highlights need for better regulation. READ MORE: ow.ly/LPhX30l3SuN

  22-07-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  Woman sues fertility clinic, says lawsuit highlights need for better regulation. READ MORE: ow.ly/LPhX30l3SuN
  
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• From Toronto to Baghdad: new Aga Khan exhibit helps rebuild destroyed university library

  22-07-2018 17:31 via cbc.ca
  A new interactive Toronto art exhibit will connect Torontonians to students in Iraq, by transforming an empty library into a collaborative donation.
  
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• Police have named the suspect and released a photo of the victim in Toronto's 56th homicide of the year ow.ly/KFZp30l3RI4

  22-07-2018 17:09 via twitter.com
  Police have named the suspect and released a photo of the victim in Toronto's 56th homicide of the year ow.ly/KFZp30l3RI4
  
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• Water main break closes Richmond St. west of Church St.

  22-07-2018 16:10
  The break happened Sunday morning, Toronto police doesn’t know when roads will reopen.
  
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• Buyers turn to letters to snatch homes in Canada's hot real estate markets

  22-07-2018 16:09
  Monica Martins and her husband had been looking for a house for nine months by the time they fell in love with a "character home" in Toronto's east end.
  
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• Suspect charged in murder of man in South Riverdale makes court appearance

  22-07-2018 15:02
  A suspect charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 47-year-old man in South Riverdale Saturday morning made a court appearance on Sunday.
  
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• Court appearance Sunday for suspect charged in murder of man in South Riverdale

  22-07-2018 15:02
  A suspect charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 47-year-old man in South Riverdale Saturday morning is scheduled to appear in court today.
  
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• Closures are in effect for the Toronto Triathalon Festival. Northbound lanes of the DVP from the Gardiner up to nor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 13:52 via twitter.com
  Closures are in effect for the Toronto Triathalon Festival. Northbound lanes of the DVP from the Gardiner up to nor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Man arrested for impaired driving after high-speed crash injures six on QEW in Mississauga

  22-07-2018 13:38
  Two people are in serious but critical condition, one person was arrested for impaired driving.
  
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• Peel paramedics say 6 people were taken to hospital after a collision in Mississauga on Sunday morning twitter.com/Peel_Paramedic…

  22-07-2018 13:16 via twitter.com
  Peel paramedics say 6 people were taken to hospital after a collision in Mississauga on Sunday morning twitter.com/Peel_Paramedic…
  
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• Proper sex education gives kids decision-making skills and saves health dollars

  22-07-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Research shows a strong link between comprehensive sex education and positive sexual health behaviours among teens.
  
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• QEW crash in Mississauga sends 6 to hospital, closes highway in both directions

  22-07-2018 12:38 via cbc.ca
  An early morning crash on the QEW has sent six people to hospital and prompted police to close the highway in both directions in Mississauga.
  
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• Man arrested after QEW crash in Mississauga injures 6

  22-07-2018 12:38 via cbc.ca
  A man in his 30s has been arrested for suspected impaired driving after a crash on the QEW in Mississauga early Sunday morning sent six people to hospital.
  
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• 1 arrested after QEW crash in Mississauga injures 6

  22-07-2018 12:38 via cbc.ca
  An early morning crash on the QEW has sent six people to hospital and prompted police to close a stretch of the highway in Mississauga.
  
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• Motorist faces impaired driving charges after serious crash on QEW in Mississauga

  22-07-2018 12:32
  One person is facing impaired driving charges following a serious collision on the QEW in Mississauga.
  
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• Crash closes QEW closed in both directions in Mississauga

  22-07-2018 12:32
  A multi-vehicle crash on the QEW has closed the highway in both directions in Mississauga this morning.
  
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• 2 councillors want to stop the use of graphic imagery by anti-abortion groups

  22-07-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Two Toronto city councillors are putting forward a motion calling for a review of bylaws to see if anti-abortion groups can be prevented from using graphic imagery of aborted fetuses.
  
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• We shouldn't wait for national pharmacare: We need universal contraception coverage now

  22-07-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Why contraception specifically? Because unintended pregnancy isn't just an individual concern — it's a public health issue.
  
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• Counterprotesters say five of their delegates were arrested during an anti-Islam rally in Toronto

  22-07-2018 06:23
  The event, hosted by PEGIDA, an organization for “Patriots of Canada Against the Islamization of the West” — according to their Facebook page —said that the purpose of the rally was to “warn against encroaching Islam.”
  
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• A 13-acre site along Toronto's water front will see a mix of residential, office and retail development. 215 of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 05:34 via twitter.com
  A 13-acre site along Toronto's water front will see a mix of residential, office and retail development. 215 of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Junior Carnival revellers bring taste of Caribbean to Scarborough parks

  22-07-2018 04:58 via cbc.ca
  Young masqueraders danced and lit up Scarborough's Malvern and Neilson parks with their bright, colourful costumes in the Toronto Caribbean Carnival's Junior Carnival Saturday afternoon.
  
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• #BREAKING: Los Angeles mayor says one woman was killed at supermarket where gunman took hostages twitter.com/CityNews/statu…

  22-07-2018 04:03 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Los Angeles mayor says one woman was killed at supermarket where gunman took hostagestwitter.com/CityNews/statu…
  
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• Mother of Oshawa murder victim alleges police inaction added to ‘nightmare’ of her son’s death

  22-07-2018 04:02
  Susan Forsyth alleges Durham police refused to enter the locked home of her missing son, Jeffrey Johnston, for more than 48 hours after she reported him missing in December.
  
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• #UPDATE: Law enforcement official says a suspect has peacefully surrendered to police, bringing an end to the stand… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 03:41 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Law enforcement official says a suspect has peacefully surrendered to police, bringing an end to the stand… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Jonathan Osorio scores winner as Toronto FC beats Chicago - Sportsnet.ca

  22-07-2018 03:37 via sportsnet.ca
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  Jonathan Osorio scores winner as Toronto FC beats Chicago
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  BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Jonathan Osorio was the difference maker, again, for Toronto FC. Osorio broke a tie in the 65th minute and Toronto held on to beat the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Saturday night to halt a six-match MLS winless streak. The Canadian ...
  Predicting Toronto FC's lineup against the Chicago FireWaking The Red (blog)
  Toronto FC welcome back Aldtidore and Mavinga with a win in ChicagoToronto Sunall 60 n
  
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• #UPDATE: Loblaw Companies Ltd. has added unbranded $10 Chicken Fries to the recall due to possible salmonella conta… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 03:31 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Loblaw Companies Ltd. has added unbranded $10 Chicken Fries to the recall due to possible salmonella conta… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Students gathered at Queen’s Park Saturday to protest the Tory government’s decision to revert to the 1998 sex-ed c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 03:24 via twitter.com
  Students gathered at Queen’s Park Saturday to protest the Tory government’s decision to revert to the 1998 sex-ed c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Lakers, Raptors, Warriors among NBA's off-season big winners - Toronto Sun

  22-07-2018 02:59 via torontosun.com
  Toronto Sun
  Lakers, Raptors, Warriors among NBA's off-season big winners
  Toronto Sun
  With the Kawhi Leonard saga now over, the NBA off-season is finally winding down as the hoops world prepares to take about 1.5 months off. Who were the big winners since the Golden State Warriors repeated as champions? We've got the answers:.and more »
  
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• #UPDATE: According to police the suspect shot his grandmother and girlfriend in South Los Angeles before firing at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 02:51 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: According to police the suspect shot his grandmother and girlfriend in South Los Angeles before firing at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• A suspected gunman being pursued by LA police has barricaded himself in a Trader Joe's and may have taken hostages… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-07-2018 02:33 via twitter.com
  A suspected gunman being pursued by LA police has barricaded himself in a Trader Joe's and may have taken hostages… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• How Toronto got burned on fire inspections - Toronto Star

  22-07-2018 02:26 via thestar.com
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  How Toronto got burned on fire inspections
  Toronto Star
  When the city of Toronto awarded a contract in 2015 to inspect the fire safety of some of its most public buildings, a city safety manager tried to have a meeting with Dave Daniels, the president of York Fire Protection, who had signed the contract ...
  
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