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• TTC vehicles were involved in 4,001 collisions last year

  30-07-2018 23:59
  Non-fatal injuries occurred in 180 of the crashes, while four resulted in deaths.
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays trade closer Roberto Osuna to Houston Astros

  30-07-2018 23:34
  The Toronto Blue Jays have traded closer Roberto Osuna to the Houston Astros for pitchers Ken Giles, David Paulino and Hector Perez.
  
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• Jays trade suspended reliever Roberto Osuna to Astros

  30-07-2018 23:34 via cbc.ca
  Before Roberto Osuna steps onto the mound as Houston's new closer, the Astros want him to stand in the clubhouse and explain himself.
  
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• Jays trade reliever Roberto Osuna to Astros

  30-07-2018 23:34 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays have traded suspended reliever Roberto Osuna to the Houston Astros.
  
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• Blue Jays end Roberto Osuna saga by trading suspended closer to Astros

  30-07-2018 23:34 via cbc.ca
  Before Roberto Osuna steps onto the mound as Houston's new closer, the Astros want him to stand in the clubhouse and explain himself.
  
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• Federal government won't decriminalize other drugs besides cannabis

  30-07-2018 23:27 via cbc.ca
  The federal government says it is not interested in decriminalizing any drugs beyond marijuana, despite calls from Canada's largest cities to consider the measure.
  
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• Toronto Zoo bat conservation program finds endangered species near city

  30-07-2018 23:01 via cbc.ca
  Researchers at the Toronto Zoo say they're excited to have captured several endangered bats in the Greater Toronto Area this month.
  
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• Woman arrested for allegedly yelling racial slurs, attempting to remove woman’s hijab at Mississauga bus stop

  30-07-2018 22:31
  Sandra Alexander, 35, of Mississauga, has been charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats to cause bodily harm and assault.
  
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• Woman charged in connection with alleged racist attack in Brampton

  30-07-2018 22:17
  A woman has been charged with assault after allegedly flinging racial slurs at a young woman and flicking a lighter towards her, police said Monday.
  
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• Accused in 2015 PATH stabbing declared fit to stand trial

  30-07-2018 22:09
  A woman accused of murder in a 2015 stabbing at a Toronto drug store has been declared fit to stand trial by authorities overseeing her treatment, but a court still has to make its own ruling about her mental state before proceeding with her case.
  
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• Who needs a moving van? This driver, apparently. Social media reacts after Peel police fined a driver who packed th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 21:57 via twitter.com
  Who needs a moving van? This driver, apparently. Social media reacts after Peel police fined a driver who packed th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Trudeau says he's looking abroad for ideas on curbing gun violence

  30-07-2018 21:49 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today his government will look at best practices in other parts of the world for ideas on how to tackle gun violence in Canada.
  
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• Police release photos of suspect who allegedly attacked man with a hammer near Bloor-Yonge station

  30-07-2018 21:48
  Security camera images have been released of the man who allegedly attacked Douglas Nery with a hammer outside of Bloor-Yonge station in March.
  
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• Feds won't decriminalize any drugs besides cannabis, despite calls from cities. READ MORE: ow.ly/ZIyC30lbHzM

  30-07-2018 21:45 via twitter.com
  Feds won't decriminalize any drugs besides cannabis, despite calls from cities. READ MORE: ow.ly/ZIyC30lbHzM
  
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• 'This is not okay': Mississauga woman charged after allegedly trying to tear off hijab

  30-07-2018 21:43 via cbc.ca
  A 35-year-old Mississauga woman faces multiple charges after attempting to tear off a woman's hijab and hurling racial slurs at two others.
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after being struck by vehicle near Warden and St. Clair

  30-07-2018 21:26 via cbc.ca
  A woman was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle near Warden and St. Clair avenues.
  
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• Woman in life-threatening condition after being struck by vehicle

  30-07-2018 21:26 via cbc.ca
  A woman is in life-threatening condition after being struck by a vehicle near Warden and St. Clair avenues.
  
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• 3 dead after plane flying from Ontario to P.E.I. crashes in Maine

  30-07-2018 21:25
  A Maine airport manager says three people have died after a small plane that departed from Ontario bound for Prince Edward Island crashed during an attempted landing.
  
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• Environment Canada warning of heavy afternoon rain in northern Toronto, GTA

  30-07-2018 20:58
  Parts of Toronto and the GTA are under a special weather statement ahead of a string of strong summer storms.
  
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• A female pedestrian was rushed to a trauma centre. twitter.com/TPSOperations/…

  30-07-2018 20:52 via twitter.com
  A female pedestrian was rushed to a trauma centre. twitter.com/TPSOperations/…
  
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• For the first time in 2 weeks, Ontario's education minister talks sex ed

  30-07-2018 20:49 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's Education Minister Lisa Thompson spoke to reporters for the first time in two weeks on Monday, but said nothing to dispel the confusion surrounding the province's plan to revert to the 1998 sexual education curriculum.
  
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• Durham police, citizens rescue children trapped in submerged vehicle

  30-07-2018 20:45
  A woman is being charged after two children were pulled from a vehicle submerged in water in Brock Township.
  
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• Is Seth Rogen poised to become the voice of the #TTC? ow.ly/WtOo30lbDvr https://t.co/uYHKIduN92

  30-07-2018 20:40 via twitter.com
  
  Is Seth Rogen poised to become the voice of the #TTC? ow.ly/WtOo30lbDvr https://t.co/uYHKIduN92
  
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• A special weather statement is in effect for the northern parts of Toronto and the GTA. Environment Canada says loc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 20:29 via twitter.com
  A special weather statement is in effect for the northern parts of Toronto and the GTA. Environment Canada says loc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• What's Seth Rogen doing with the TTC?

  30-07-2018 20:25 via cbc.ca
  A photo of Seth Rogen with the TTC spokesperson is sparking rumours about a potential partnership.
  
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• Younger households to feel bigger impact of higher interest rates: analysis

  30-07-2018 20:19
  A newly released federal analysis says younger, middle-income households will feel the biggest impacts from the Bank of Canada's gradual move towards higher interest rates.
  
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• Photo of Seth Rogen with TTC's Brad Ross sparks partnership rumours

  30-07-2018 20:10
  Are Seth Rogen's raspy tones headed for the Toronto Transit Commission?
  
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• Rohinie Bisesar found fit to stand trial in 2015 drugstore stabbing

  30-07-2018 19:56
  Rosemarie Junor was fatally stabbed by a stranger in a downtown Shoppers Drug Mart.
  
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• What is Seth Rogen doing with Brad Ross of the TTC?

  30-07-2018 19:55
  The TTC’s communications director tweeted out an image of himself with the actor, both wearing TTC garb.
  
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• Mississauga driver pulled over with wood beams sticking out windows

  30-07-2018 18:44 via cbc.ca
  Peel Regional Police stopped a driver in Mississauga this weekend, after spotting several slats of wood hanging out of a Nissan Sentra.
  
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• Police search for suspect after two seniors defrauded in separate incidents

  30-07-2018 18:05
  Police are searching for a man who they say defrauded two senior citizens in separate incidents east of Toronto over the past two months.
  
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• Woman accused in 2015 Shoppers Drug Mart stabbing death found fit to stand trial

  30-07-2018 17:39 via cbc.ca
  A woman charged with first-degree murder in the 2015 stabbing death of a young woman in a downtown Toronto Shoppers Drug Mart is fit to stand trial this fall, the Ontario Review Board has found.
  
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• Woman accused in 2015 Shoppers Drug Mart stabbing death fit to stand trial, review board finds

  30-07-2018 17:39 via cbc.ca
  A woman charged with first-degree murder in the 2015 stabbing death of a young woman in a downtown Toronto Shoppers Drug Mart is fit to stand trial this fall, the Ontario Review Board has found.
  
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• Doug Ford slashing city council is an abuse of power, NDP leader says

  30-07-2018 17:16 via cbc.ca
  NDP Leader Andrea Horwath attacked the premier Monday, alleging he’s abusing his power to promote a hidden, mean-spirited agenda.
  
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• Councillors, Ontario opposition attack Premier Doug Ford's Toronto council cuts

  30-07-2018 17:16 via cbc.ca
  A majority of Toronto city councillors are condemning Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to slash the size of council, while the provincial opposition called the shocking move and abuse of power on Monday.
  
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• Body of missing Brampton man, 31, found in Belwood Lake

  30-07-2018 16:48 via cbc.ca
  The OPP found the missing 31-year-old man from Brampton, who they say did not resurface after being in distress in Belwood Lake.
  
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• A long line of people forming at Queen's Park to protest Premier Doug Ford's plan to cut the size of Toronto city c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 16:42 via twitter.com
  A long line of people forming at Queen's Park to protest Premier Doug Ford's plan to cut the size of Toronto city c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tory not ruling out legal action against Ford government over council seats

  30-07-2018 16:29
  The mayor of Toronto is keeping the door open to mounting a court challenge against the province's plan to cut the size of city council nearly in half in the middle of a municipal election campaign.
  
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• Toronto debates whether to sue province over decision to cut council size

  30-07-2018 16:29
  Debate raged at Toronto City Hall on Monday as local politicians weighed whether to wage a legal battle against the Ontario government over a controversial bill that would cut city council nearly in half just months before the fall municipal election.
  
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• Ford government introduces bill to cut Toronto city council by nearly half

  30-07-2018 16:29
  Ontario's Progressive Conservative government has introduced controversial legislation that would cut Toronto city council nearly in half just months ahead of the fall municipal election.
  
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• City council votes to oppose Ontario bill that would cut number of councillors

  30-07-2018 16:29
  Toronto city council voted Monday to express its opposition to a controversial bill that would cut the council nearly in half to the Ontario government.
  
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• Full story: ow.ly/V2hX30lb3cZ twitter.com/Momin680NEWS/s…

  30-07-2018 15:56 via twitter.com
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• Toronto city council recessing until 2 p.m. so that councillors can attend the funeral for Danforth shooting victim… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 15:49 via twitter.com
  Toronto city council recessing until 2 p.m. so that councillors can attend the funeral for Danforth shooting victim… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Funerals today for Danforth shooting victims Julianna Kozis, Reese Fallon

  30-07-2018 14:54 via cbc.ca
  It was a sombre day in two suburban neighbourhoods where funerals were held for the two people killed in a shooting rampage last weekend on Toronto's Danforth Avenue.
  
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• Funerals held for Danforth shooting victims Julianna Kozis, Reese Fallon

  30-07-2018 14:54 via cbc.ca
  It was a sombre day in two suburban neighbourhoods where funerals were held for the two people killed in a shooting rampage last weekend on Toronto's Danforth Avenue.
  
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• Danforth shooting victims Reese Fallon, Julianna Kozis to be laid to rest today

  30-07-2018 14:54 via cbc.ca
  The funerals for the Toronto Danforth shooting victims will be held today, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expected to attend the service for Reese Fallon, 18, in suburban Scarborough, and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis's funeral set for a Greek Orthodox church in Markham.
  
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• Danforth shooting victims Julianna Kozis, Reese Fallon to be laid to rest today

  30-07-2018 14:54 via cbc.ca
  The funerals for the Toronto Danforth shooting victims are being held today, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expected to attend the service for Reese Fallon, 18, in Scarborough, and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis's funeral is taking place at a Greek Orthodox church in Markham.
  
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• There are lots of earnings being announced over the course of this week, including Apple's. Senior business editor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-07-2018 14:27 via twitter.com
  There are lots of earnings being announced over the course of this week, including Apple's. Senior business editor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto Raptors: Three young free-agent targets - Raptors Rapture

  30-07-2018 14:24 via raptorsrapture.com
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  Toronto Raptors: Three young free-agent targets
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  The Toronto Raptors still have two roster spots remaining for next season. Who are some young, high-upside players Toronto should target on minimum deals? The Toronto Raptors rotation is already full. Currently, the Raptors have 10 players who will ...
  
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• Time-based transfers coming to TTC Presto users in August

  30-07-2018 14:23
  TTC riders will soon be able to get off the streetcar, bus, or subway to run errands along their route without having to pay to get back on.
  
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