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• Jacob Hoggard’s lawyer appears in court on his behalf, Hedley frontman faces three sex-related charges - Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-07-2018 23:46 via twitter.com
  Jacob Hoggard’s lawyer appears in court on his behalf, Hedley frontman faces three sex-related charges - Watch:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police are asking a driver who likely witnessed the shooting death of 24-year-old Kevin Boakye yesterday in north E… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-07-2018 23:40 via twitter.com
  Police are asking a driver who likely witnessed the shooting death of 24-year-old Kevin Boakye yesterday in north E… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hamilton police officer charged with failing to remain at a collision

  26-07-2018 23:35
  A Hamilton police officer has been charged in relation to an off-duty incident.
  
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• Hail pounds Toronto during intense storm | CTV News - CTV News

  26-07-2018 23:29 via ctvnews.ca
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  Hail pummeled parts of Toronto Thursday as a powerful summer storm swept through the city and brought highway traffic to a standstill.and more »
  
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• Ontario formally asks federal government for $200M for asylum seeker costs

  26-07-2018 23:27
  The Ontario government is asking Ottawa for $200 million in funding to pay for the temporary settlement and support for the estimated 36,000 asylum seekers that have arrived in the province over the last 18 months.
  
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• #UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning has ended for Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan and Caledon twitter.com/CityNews/statu…

  26-07-2018 23:13 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning has ended for Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan and Caledontwitter.com/CityNews/statu…
  
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• ⚡️ Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the GTA,, saying wind gusts of 90 km/h,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-07-2018 22:33 via twitter.com
  ⚡️ Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the GTA,, saying wind gusts of 90 km/h,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #UDPATE: Trade confirmed - Happ heading to the Yankees for an infielder and a minor leaguer twitter.com/CityNews/statu…

  26-07-2018 22:24 via twitter.com
  #UDPATE: Trade confirmed - Happ heading to the Yankees for an infielder and a minor leaguertwitter.com/CityNews/statu…
  
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• Hail near Chinguacousy Park in #Brampton ow.ly/yXNQ30l8wZW #ONstorm https://t.co/I8gh2Lp9qZ

  26-07-2018 22:22 via twitter.com
  
  Hail near Chinguacousy Park in #Brampton ow.ly/yXNQ30l8wZW#ONstorm https://t.co/I8gh2Lp9qZ
  
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• Striking York workers slam back-to-work order, but students just want to go back to class

  26-07-2018 21:55 via cbc.ca
  The union representing striking workers at York University says the Ontario government's back-to-work legislation amounts to a "trampling" of workers' constitutional rights. The school's students say they're happy to head back to class.
  
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• Canada's housing sector faces high degree of instability for 8th quarter: CMHC

  26-07-2018 21:46 via cbc.ca
  The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the country's housing sector is facing a high degree of vulnerability to market instability for the eighth straight quarter.
  
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• #UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm warning has now been issued for Toronto ow.ly/BGaS30l8uSf twitter.com/CityNews/statu…

  26-07-2018 21:42 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm warning has now been issued for Torontoow.ly/BGaS30l8uSf twitter.com/CityNews/statu…
  
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• Yankees to acquire starter Happ from Blue Jays, a source says

  26-07-2018 21:37
  A person with knowledge of the talks tells The Associated Press the New York Yankees are nearing a deal to acquire left-hander J.A. Happ from Toronto to bolster their starting rotation.
  
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• Yankees acquire All-Star starter J.A. Happ from Blue Jays

  26-07-2018 21:37
  The New York Yankees acquired left-hander J.A. Happ from Toronto on Thursday to bolster their starting rotation, a deal that sent infielder Brandon Drury and minor league outfielder Bill McKinney to the Blue Jays.
  
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• Education Minister gives confusing interview about sex-ed curriculum ow.ly/yEEY30l8tx7 https://t.co/JhK62qIQTS

  26-07-2018 21:20 via twitter.com
  
  Education Minister gives confusing interview about sex-ed curriculum ow.ly/yEEY30l8tx7 https://t.co/JhK62qIQTS
  
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• Lawyer appears for Hedley's Jacob Hoggard in sex-assault case

  26-07-2018 20:46 via cbc.ca
  Jacob Hoggard's sex-assault case has been put over until next month, with a lawyer briefly appearing on his behalf in a Toronto court Thursday after the Hedley singer's arrest earlier this week.
  
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• Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard's sex-assault case put over to August

  26-07-2018 20:46 via cbc.ca
  Jacob Hoggard's sex-assault case has been put over until next month, with a lawyer appearing on his behalf in a Toronto court Thursday following the Hedley singer's arrest earlier this week.
  
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• John Tory has no high-profile opponents for mayor — but he does have grassroots challengers

  26-07-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  With no big-name challengers in the mayoral race, and only 24 hours to go before sign-ups close at city hall, John Tory looks poised to sail into a second term — but he does have critics hoping to end his time in the top job.
  
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• Blue Jays trade J.A. Happ to Yankees for Brandon Drury, prospect

  26-07-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to trade starting pitcher J.A. Happ to the New York Yankees in exchange for infielder Brandon Drury and prospect Billy McKinney.
  
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• Blayne Lastman won't challenge John Tory for Toronto's top job in 2018 election

  26-07-2018 20:13 via cbc.ca
  Blayne Lastman, the son of former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman, announced Thursday that he will not be seeking the city's top job, ending weeks of speculation that he would try to follow in his father's footsteps.
  
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• CMHC says Canada's housing sector faces high degree of instability for eighth quarter

  26-07-2018 19:51
  The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the country's housing sector is facing a high degree of vulnerability to market instability for the eighth straight quarter.
  
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• #UPDATE: The Toronto District School Board says teacher Nicholas Mills remains on home assignment, where he has bee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-07-2018 19:08 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: The Toronto District School Board says teacher Nicholas Mills remains on home assignment, where he has bee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Faisal Hussain was heavily armed during Danforth shooting spree: sources ow.ly/vL3y30l8jKM https://t.co/siEWOK2LmX

  26-07-2018 18:42 via twitter.com
  
  Faisal Hussain was heavily armed during Danforth shooting spree: sources ow.ly/vL3y30l8jKM https://t.co/siEWOK2LmX
  
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• Ontario Provincial Police have released a composite sketch of a man wanted after hitting an officer with his car an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-07-2018 18:22 via twitter.com
  Ontario Provincial Police have released a composite sketch of a man wanted after hitting an officer with his car an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ontario formally requests $200M from Ottawa for asylum seeker costs

  26-07-2018 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's new Progressive Conservative government has formally requested $200 million from Ottawa to cover the costs of dealing with asylum seekers crossing into the province from the United States.
  
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• Newmarket dispensary owners facing charges for second time

  26-07-2018 18:20
  Police say the owner of a Newmarket, Ont., marijuana dispensary is facing charges for the second time in just over a month.
  
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• ICYMI: @officialcult's Ian Astbury tells @LindsayDunnTV about growing up in Hamilton & how it influenced his musica… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  26-07-2018 18:19 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: @officialcult's Ian Astbury tells @LindsayDunnTV about growing up in Hamilton & how it influenced his musica… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hudson's Bay to showcase local designers at pop-up stores

  26-07-2018 18:10
  In little more than a year and a half, budding menswear label WIL Studios has caught the eye of fashionistas, singer Daniel Caesar and now Hudson's Bay.
  
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• OPP search for driver who allegedly dragged officer on Hwy. 400

  26-07-2018 18:02
  Provincial police have released descriptions of a car and driver after an officer was allegedly dragged on Highway 400 in north Toronto earlier this month.
  
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• Torontonians step up to help victims of Sunday's shooting on the Danforth

  26-07-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Violeta Budo never expected to be back working at Bell’s Tailors and Dry Cleaners after selling the shop two years ago, but she says her retirement came to an abrupt halt Monday morning.
  
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• Powerful thunderstorm heading for Toronto, Environment Canada warns

  26-07-2018 17:43 via cbc.ca
  Toronto is under a severe thunderstorm watch, with Environment Canada warning torrential downpours and strong wind are possible on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Powerful thunderstorm heading for Toronto, Environment Canada says

  26-07-2018 17:43 via cbc.ca
  Toronto is under a severe thunderstorm watch, with Environment Canada warning torrential downpours and strong wind are possible on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Powerful thunderstorm ends for Toronto, Environment Canada says

  26-07-2018 17:43 via cbc.ca
  A severe thunderstorm warning for Toronto has ended after an earlier risk of torrential downpours, strong winds and hail.
  
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• OPP seek sports car driver that dragged officer on Hwy. 400 during traffic stop

  26-07-2018 17:28 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police are searching for the driver of an Audi sports car that struck and dragged a veteran officer during a traffic stop earlier this month.
  
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• Toronto, GTA under severe thunderstorm watch ahead of rainy commute home

  26-07-2018 17:17
  Torontonians should prepare for a wet and windy commute home today.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning, watch ended for GTA

  26-07-2018 17:17
  Torontonians should prepare for a wet and windy commute home today.
  
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• Police looking for suspect in North York drive-by shooting that left 24-year-old man dead

  26-07-2018 17:01 via cbc.ca
  Police have identified Kevin Boakye, 24, as the victim of a brazen daylight shooting on Wednesday in Etobicoke. Boakye was shot as he was driving and police believe he was targeted.
  
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• Homicide detectives to reveal more details after driver shot to death in Etobicoke

  26-07-2018 17:01 via cbc.ca
  Police are poised to reveal more details Thursday after a man was shot to death while driving in Etobicoke.
  
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• Driver shot dead in his SUV in Etobicoke was targeted, police say

  26-07-2018 17:01 via cbc.ca
  Police have identified Kevin Boakye, 24, as the victim of a brazen daylight shooting on Wednesday in Etobicoke. Boakye was shot as he was driving and police believe he was targeted.
  
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• Police to provide update on deadly daylight shooting in Toronto's Humber-Summit

  26-07-2018 16:56
  Homicide detectives will provide more information today about a daylight shooting that claimed the life of a male in Toronto’s Humber-Summit neighbourhood.
  
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• Police believe Humber-Summit shooting victim was targeted

  26-07-2018 16:56
  The search is on for a suspect accused in a brazen drive-by shooting that sent a wounded driver veering into traffic in Etobicoke, and ultimately left him dead.
  
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• Blue Jays reliever Seunghwan Oh traded to Rockies

  26-07-2018 16:32 via cbc.ca
  Brian Dozier scored the go-ahead run on a hit by pitch to spark a six-run 11th inning, and the Minnesota Twins recovered from blowing a late lead to rout the Toronto Blue Jays 12-6 on Wednesday.
  
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• Jays reliever Seunghwan Oh traded to Colorado Rockies

  26-07-2018 16:26
  The Toronto Blue Jays have traded reliever Seunghwan Oh to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for minor league first baseman Chad Spanberger, outfielder Forrest Wall and a player to be named later or cash considerations.
  
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• Ontario College of Nurses has backlog of reports about problem nurses, Wettlaufer inquiry hears

  26-07-2018 15:32 via cbc.ca
  It takes up to a year to investigate some nurses who have been reported to their regulatory body by their employers or patients, the Wettlaufer inquiry in St. Thomas, Ont., has heard.
  
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• Nurse Wettlaufer lied on applications but regulator didn't follow up, inquiry hears

  26-07-2018 15:32 via cbc.ca
  The lawyer for a Woodstock, Ont., long-term care home that fired Elizabeth Wettlaufer in 2014 for making a medication error says the nurse's regulatory body didn't consider public safety enough when handling the serial killer's file.The College of Nurses of Ontario was in a unique position to assess Wettlaufer's ability to continue nursing because only the college knew her history of stealing narcotics from her employer, overdosing and having a problem with drugs and alcohol.
  
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• Teacher charged in death of Toronto teen who drowned on trip to Algonquin Park

  26-07-2018 14:49
  A Toronto teacher has been charged in connection with the death of a 15-year-old student who drowned on a school field trip to Algonquin Park last year.
  
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• #BREAKING: Charge laid in death of Toronto student Jeremiah Perry, who drowned in Algonquin Park on a school trip last year.

  26-07-2018 14:42 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Charge laid in death of Toronto student Jeremiah Perry, who drowned in Algonquin Park on a school trip last year.
  
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• Ontario teacher charged in drowning of Jeremiah Perry in Algonquin Park canoe trip

  26-07-2018 14:17 via cbc.ca
  An Ontario teacher has been charged with criminal negligence causing death a year after high school student Jeremiah Perry drowned during a field trip to Algonquin Provincial Park.
  
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• Ontario man charged in drowning death of Jeremiah Perry in Algonquin Park canoe trip

  26-07-2018 14:17 via cbc.ca
  A Caledon, Ont., man has been charged in the 2017 drowning death of student Jeremiah Perry during a field trip to Algonquin Park.
  
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• Jeremiah Perry's family 'relieved' teacher now charged a year after teen drowned during Ontario canoe trip

  26-07-2018 14:17 via cbc.ca
  Charging an Ontario teacher with criminal negligence causing death a year after Jeremiah Perry drowned during a field trip is an "important step in ensuring that a tragedy like this never happens again," the Toronto high school student's family says.
  
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