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• Alberta First Nation mourns firefighter who died battling Ontario forest fires

  28-07-2018 23:58 via cbc.ca
  A First Nation community in northern Alberta is mourning the loss of firefighter Jerry Gadwa, who died last week while helping to fight forest fires in Ontario.
  
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• Tory responds to criticism he had prior warning of Ford's council plan

  28-07-2018 23:49 via cbc.ca
  Mayor John Tory responded Saturday to criticism that he knew in advance about Premier Doug Ford’s plans to reform Toronto’s city council, saying he’s been “thrown under the bus” by his fellow councillors.
  
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• Motorcyclist critically hurt in Markham crash: police

  28-07-2018 22:47
  A 50-year-old male motorcyclist is in critical condition in hospital after a collision in the Vinegar Hill neighbourhood of Markham on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• 'I would kill your children': Police probe confrontation in Walmart parking lot as possible hate crime

  28-07-2018 21:40 via cbc.ca
  Police have charged a 47-year-old man from Stoney Creek and are reviewing an incident in a Walmart parking lot as a possible hate crime.
  
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• #BREAKING: Authorities say there’s an active shooting situation at a mall in McAllen, Texas, and warn public to sta… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-07-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Authorities say there’s an active shooting situation at a mall in McAllen, Texas, and warn public to sta… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Doug Ford’s plan to slash city council is having a ripple effect on candidates who hoped to represent their communi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-07-2018 20:18 via twitter.com
  Doug Ford’s plan to slash city council is having a ripple effect on candidates who hoped to represent their communi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Danforth shooting victim Reese Fallon’s family says she won’t be forgotten

  28-07-2018 19:45
  In an obituary posted online by the funeral home where her service will be held, the family says 18-year-old Reese Fallon will be “deeply missed.”
  
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• Danforth shooting victim Reese Fallon won't be forgotten 'for one moment,' family says

  28-07-2018 19:34
  The family of a young woman who was killed in a mass shooting in Toronto's Greektown neighbourhood says she won't be forgotten "for one moment."
  
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• Ontario fire marshal to conduct tests after 'flame-jetting' injuries and death

  28-07-2018 18:42
  The Ontario fire marshal's office says it will conduct tests this fall to better understand how hand-held fuel containers could ignite and inadvertently become flame-throwers when used around products like ethanol-fuelled lamps and recreational fire pits.
  
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• The Ontario fire marshal’s office will conduct tests this fall after four incidents in the last six years of 'flame… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-07-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  The Ontario fire marshal’s office will conduct tests this fall after four incidents in the last six years of 'flame… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Blue Jays promote top prospect Guerrero Jr. to triple-A Buffalo

  28-07-2018 17:37 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Blue Jays No. 1 prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will take one step closer to the big leagues next week.
  
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• Tory says he didn't think Ford's allusion to council changes was put forward in 'serious way'

  28-07-2018 17:10
  Mayor John Tory is continuing to brush aside suggestions that he should have alerted members of council about Doug Ford’s plan to slash the number of municipal wards nearly in half, telling reporters on Saturday that he ‘didn’t take it seriously’ when the premier briefly alluded to the idea during a meeting two weeks ago.
  
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• Pope Francis has ordered Theodore McCarrick to conduct a “life of prayer and penance” after removing him from the r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-07-2018 17:07 via twitter.com
  Pope Francis has ordered Theodore McCarrick to conduct a “life of prayer and penance” after removing him from the r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #TTC: Line 1 is closed from Finch West to Lawrence West station for signal upgrades. Shuttle buses are operating.

  28-07-2018 16:56 via twitter.com
  #TTC: Line 1 is closed from Finch West to Lawrence West station for signal upgrades. Shuttle buses are operating.
  
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• 'We will never forget you for one moment,' says family of Danforth shooting victim Reese Fallon

  28-07-2018 16:54 via cbc.ca
  The family of an 18-year-old woman fatally shot by a gunman in Toronto's Greektown this week has issued a statement, saying they will always carry her memory in their hearts.
  
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• ICYMI: "Get up if you have the balls to do it and say it.” ow.ly/F5oh30la9qG https://t.co/qAh6stVXA1

  28-07-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: "Get up if you have the balls to do it and say it.” ow.ly/F5oh30la9qG https://t.co/qAh6stVXA1
  
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• Funerals for victims of Greece’s lethal wildfire began Saturday as the government continued to defend authorities’… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-07-2018 16:05 via twitter.com
  Funerals for victims of Greece’s lethal wildfire began Saturday as the government continued to defend authorities’… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• In the wake of untested allegations against Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard that he sexually assaulted a girl, it may… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-07-2018 15:51 via twitter.com
  In the wake of untested allegations against Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard that he sexually assaulted a girl, it may… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• PHOTO GALLERY: A complete #LunarEclipse, the longest one of this century, lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes and was visi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-07-2018 15:26 via twitter.com
  PHOTO GALLERY: A complete #LunarEclipse, the longest one of this century, lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes and was visi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #UPDATE: Toronto Hydro says there is still no timetable for the restoration of power as crews have yet to access th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-07-2018 15:22 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Toronto Hydro says there is still no timetable for the restoration of power as crews have yet to access th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 700 still without power after overnight fire at North York hydro station

  28-07-2018 13:33
  Toronto Hydro reported 15,000 customers initially lost power early Saturday morning.
  
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• Power restored to thousands after explosion at North York hydro station

  28-07-2018 13:11 via cbc.ca
  Power has been restored to thousands of Toronto Hydro customers in North York after it was knocked out by an explosion and subsequent fire at a hydro station overnight Saturday.
  
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• Power restored after explosion at North York hydro station leaves thousands in the dark

  28-07-2018 13:11 via cbc.ca
  Power has been fully restored to thousands of Toronto Hydro customers in North York after it was knocked out by an explosion and subsequent fire at a hydro station overnight Saturday.
  
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• Explosion at North York hydro station knocks out power to thousands

  28-07-2018 13:11 via cbc.ca
  An explosion and subsequent fire at a transformer station in North York knocked out power to thousands of customers early Saturday morning, Toronto Hydro said.
  
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• 7,000 without power in North York due to transformer station fire

  28-07-2018 13:11 via cbc.ca
  Around 7,000 customers in North York are still without power due to a fire in a transformer station early Saturday morning, Toronto Hydro says.
  
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• 7,000 without power in North York due to explosion at hydro station

  28-07-2018 13:11 via cbc.ca
  Around 7,000 customers in North York are still without power after a fire erupted in a transformer station early Saturday morning, Toronto Hydro says.
  
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• Thousands without power after massive transformer station fire in North York

  28-07-2018 12:51
  Thousands of people are still without power after an overnight transformer station fire in North York.
  
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• Crews battle large transformer station fire in North York, thousands without power

  28-07-2018 12:51
  Thousands of people are without power after an overnight transformer station fire in North York.
  
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• About 1,000 households without power after transformer station fire in North York

  28-07-2018 12:51
  About one thousand people are without power after an overnight transformer station fire in North York.
  
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• Parry Sound forest fire creeps toward highway as water bombers bucket 7,207-hectare blaze

  28-07-2018 12:44 via cbc.ca
  In a written statement late Friday night, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said water bombers continue to bucket the growing north-east portion of the 7,207- hectare blaze, which burns approximately seven kilometres west of of the highway and three kilometres south of the Pickerel River.
  
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• Fire slows in Ontario cottage country, as premier makes unannounced visit

  28-07-2018 12:44 via cbc.ca
  A long-time councillor for the Municipality of Killarney says northern Ontario cottagers are breathing a sigh of relief as Parry Sound 33, a 7,651-hectare fire which has already forced the evacuation of Key Harbour and Henvey Inlet, has temporarily stopped spreading in the area.
  
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• 'It's a living history': Why the city slapped a surprise 1-year freeze on demolitions in Kensington Market

  28-07-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A surprise one-year moratorium on demolitions in Kensington Market is aimed at protecting any potentially historically significant buildings from being torn down while the city works to have the entire area designated a heritage district.
  
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• 'We're a prop': Servers upset for being asked to shill for their employer on Instagram

  28-07-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Some female servers in London are speaking out about the ethics of being asked to use their personal social media accounts to advertise for bars and restaurants.
  
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• Why it's difficult to make industry pay when it's accused of starting costly wildfires

  28-07-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Even if the province were to determine the activities of a private company accidentally ignited a wildfire that's destroyed forests and homes on the northeastern shore of Georgian Bay, there's no guarantee the company would have to pay for any damage or firefighting expenses.
  
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• What governments spend on refugees is less important than how they spend it

  28-07-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  When you fail to plan, the saying goes, you plan to fail. And when it comes to the divisive topic of how to handle Canada's recent influx of asylum seekers, one thing is clear: a failure to plan ahead is making any solution more costly than it needs to be.
  
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• Think Ford's plan to slash Toronto council tests the limit of his powers? Not even close

  28-07-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford's surprise announcement about slashing Toronto's city council nearly in half is just the beginning of his powers. Experts say there's nothing stopping him from making even bigger changes. "What the premier wants, the premier can get," said one.
  
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• Think Ford's plan to slash council tests the limit of his powers? You're in for a surprise, experts say

  28-07-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford's surprise announcement about slashing Toronto's city council nearly in half is just the beginning. Experts say there's nothing stopping him from making even bigger changes. "What the premier wants, the premier can get," said one.
  
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• 'No Goldilocks number' in determining best size of city council

  28-07-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Trying to determine the number of city councillors that would make local governance the most efficient is certainly not an exact science, as defining what makes council effective can be a subjective term, some experts say.
  
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• Blue Bombers romp Argos for 2nd consecutive week

  28-07-2018 05:55 via cbc.ca
  Nic Demski ran in one touchdown and caught a pass for another as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat the Toronto Argonauts for the second week in a row, coming away with a 40-14 victory on Friday.
  
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• Gurriel powers Blue Jays to series-opening win over White Sox

  28-07-2018 05:40 via cbc.ca
  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit two of Toronto's five home runs, Curtis Granderson led off the game with a homer and the Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Friday night.
  
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• Businesses observe moment of silence on the Danforth

  28-07-2018 04:49 via cbc.ca
  Business owners and staff stepped outside on the Danforth Friday evening, as the community paused for a moment of silence in memory of the victims of Sunday's mass shooting.
  
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• John Tory's response after Coun. Mike Layton implies the mayor knew about the province's planned cuts beforehand: "… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-07-2018 04:38 via twitter.com
  John Tory's response after Coun. Mike Layton implies the mayor knew about the province's planned cuts beforehand: "… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ford's Toronto council shake-up leaves candidates in the dark

  28-07-2018 02:53 via cbc.ca
  Ford's announcement has left many candidates questioning where - or if - they'll run for council.
  
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• Protesters call Ford’s plan ‘outrageous’ and ‘unacceptable’

  28-07-2018 02:50
  Hundreds of protesters gathered outside city hall as council debated a number of emergency motions inside.
  
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• City workers discovered a pipe bomb when they were cleaning up after a garbage fire in Queen’s Greenbelt park. ow.ly/ZXiF30l9UFP

  28-07-2018 02:45 via twitter.com
  City workers discovered a pipe bomb when they were cleaning up after a garbage fire in Queen’s Greenbelt park. ow.ly/ZXiF30l9UFP
  
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• Major construction on Fort York pedestrian bridge gets underway

  28-07-2018 02:38 via cbc.ca
  After being mired in a heated political fight just years ago, the first major piece of the Garrison Crossing bridge will be hoisted into place early Saturday morning.
  
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• Transgender rapper, allegedly beaten in a Toronto park, says attackers threatened to kill him

  28-07-2018 02:30 via cbc.ca
  A quiet afternoon stroll in a west-end park earlier this month turned violent for a Toronto rapper, who says he was attacked by two men and a woman for being transgender.
  
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