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• Canada's Raonic, Shapovalov in opposite sides of draw at Rogers Cup

  03-08-2018 23:44
  Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Milos Raonic wound up on opposite sides of the men's draw at the Rogers Cup on Friday.
  
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• Ford plans to make 'buck-a-beer' a reality by Labour Day, source says

  03-08-2018 23:13
  The Ontario PC government is working to have one dollar beer on sale in The Beer Store in time for Labour Day, a source tells CTV News Toronto.
  
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• Man released without charge after suspicious package closed section of Danforth

  03-08-2018 23:06 via cbc.ca
  A man who was taken into custody on Friday has been released without charge after a suspicious package closed a section of Danforth Avenue near the corner of Danforth and Arundel avenues, police say.
  
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• Man in custody after suspicious package closed section of Danforth, police say

  03-08-2018 23:06 via cbc.ca
  One male is in custody after a suspicious package closed a section of Danforth Avenue near the corner of Danforth and Arundel avenues, police say.
  
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• 5 GTA daytrips to check out this long weekend

  03-08-2018 23:02 via cbc.ca
  Trying to getaway to an easy but underexplored part of the city this long weekend? Maybe even one you can get to via the TTC? CBC Toronto has you covered.
  
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• Ottawa delivers $11M for Toronto homeless shelters

  03-08-2018 22:54
  Federal funding comes after city-run facilities hit capacity due to an influx of asylum seekers.
  
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• The cheque is in the mail: CIBC to refund 1.4-million credit card customers after charging them improper fees for y… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 22:37 via twitter.com
  The cheque is in the mail: CIBC to refund 1.4-million credit card customers after charging them improper fees for y… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Swastika spray-painted on rainbow crosswalk in Toronto's Gay Village: police

  03-08-2018 22:36
  Toronto police are investigating after a rainbow crosswalk in the city’s Gay Village was spray-painted with anti-Semitic graffiti in broad daylight.
  
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• Police seek driver who gave lift to Richmond Hill man charged with murder

  03-08-2018 22:35 via cbc.ca
  Police say they want to talk to a driver who gave a lift to man who has since been charged in the killing of a young woman north of Toronto.
  
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• This long weekend will be the last Ontarians pay more than a buck for a beer, according to Premier Doug Ford… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 22:23 via twitter.com
  This long weekend will be the last Ontarians pay more than a buck for a beer, according to Premier Doug Ford… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Flair Airlines is leaving Hamilton for Toronto’s Pearson International Airport

  03-08-2018 22:03
  The decision to leave the city after two years comes as the airline unveils plans for its first six flights to the United States.
  
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• 2 men face a total of 40 drug and gun charges after Toronto cocaine bust

  03-08-2018 21:59 via cbc.ca
  Each man faces 20 charges, including cocaine and marijuana trafficking, unauthorized possession of a firearm and careless storage of firearm.
  
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• Travellers will have more options when it comes to ultra low cost flights to the U.S. starting this winter as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 21:42 via twitter.com
  Travellers will have more options when it comes to ultra low cost flights to the U.S. starting this winter as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Flair Airlines pulling out of Hamilton, adding Toronto-Winnipeg route

  03-08-2018 21:33 via cbc.ca
  Discount carrier Flair Airlines Ltd. said Friday it will stop serving Hamilton on Oct. 27, and plans to add more flights to Toronto.
  
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• What's open, what's closed on the August 2018 long weekend

  03-08-2018 21:19
  With warm temperatures this August long weekend, most Torontonians will be spending their time off outdoors but here is a look at what is open and closed throughout the city.
  
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• CIBC refunding 1.4M credit card customers for years of improper fees

  03-08-2018 21:17
  The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is refunding 1.4 million customers for improperly charging credit card fees over 14 years.
  
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• What's open and closed on Simcoe Day

  03-08-2018 21:15
  With warm temperatures this August long weekend, most Torontonians will be spending their time off outdoors but here is a look at what is open and closed throughout the city.
  
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• UofT researchers look at what types of garbage head into Lake Ontario

  03-08-2018 21:02
  Waste management and the behaviour of everyday citizens need to change to keep harmful plastics out of Canada's waterways, a researcher who recently examined hundreds of pieces of litter in one of Lake Ontario's tributary rivers says.
  
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• Suspect sought after woman allegedly sexually assaulted on TTC bus

  03-08-2018 20:38
  Police have released an image of a suspect in the sexual assault of a 25-year-old woman aboard a TTC bus earlier this week.
  
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• Police are looking for a man and car "of interest" in connection with a shooting near King and Portland streets las… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  Police are looking for a man and car "of interest" in connection with a shooting near King and Portland streets las… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Oil-slicked ducks, geese rescued from Humber River following spill

  03-08-2018 20:26
  Toronto Wildlife Centre urging residents to be on the lookout for impacted animals along the river.
  
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• Police bust marijuana grow op in King Township worth $6.5M, seize 4,000 plants

  03-08-2018 20:13
  Police seized thousands of marijuana plants from a licensed cannabis operation in the Township of King last week after determining that the sprawling facility was producing about five times the amount of the drug that it was permitted to.
  
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• Police release image of a ‘person of interest’ wanted in connection to King St. W. shooting

  03-08-2018 19:40
  The shooting happened in the early morning of July 3, part of a rash of shootings over the Canada Day long weekend.
  
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• About 100 escaped goats munched on manicured lawns in Idaho’s capital city before being rounded up and hauled away.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 18:52 via twitter.com
  About 100 escaped goats munched on manicured lawns in Idaho’s capital city before being rounded up and hauled away.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Drake drops In My Feelings video chock full of cameos

  03-08-2018 18:51 via cbc.ca
  Celebrities abound as Drake strolls through the streets of New Orleans in his In My Feelings video.
  
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• One victim has been taken to a trauma centre after a shooting in the area of Hurontario St. and Eglinton Ave. E in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 18:50 via twitter.com
  One victim has been taken to a trauma centre after a shooting in the area of Hurontario St. and Eglinton Ave. E in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Man rushed to hospital following Mississauga shooting

  03-08-2018 18:35 via cbc.ca
  Peel Regional Police say a 21-year-old man has been shot and rushed to a Toronto hospital with critical injuries following a shooting in Mississauga.
  
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• Man in critical condition after Mississauga shooting

  03-08-2018 18:35 via cbc.ca
  Peel Regional Police say a 21-year-old man has been shot and rushed to a Toronto hospital with critical injuries following a shooting in Mississauga.
  
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• Male critically hurt in daylight shooting in Mississauga

  03-08-2018 18:35
  One person has been rushed to hospital with critical injuries after a shooting in Mississauga.
  
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• City to install automated speed enforcement, LED warning signs in new Vision Zero safety initiatives

  03-08-2018 18:20
  An automated speed enforcement pilot program and expansion of the Watch Your Speed program will help reduce vehicular speeds, the City said in a statement
  
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• Milton farmer says selfie-seekers are wreaking havoc on farm properties

  03-08-2018 18:08 via cbc.ca
  A lavender farmer in Milton, Ont., says tourists are wreaking havoc on local farm properties, just to get photos for social media.
  
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• Drake drops 'In My Feelings' video full of big-name cameos

  03-08-2018 17:45
  Celebrities abound as Drake strolls through the streets of New Orleans in his "In My Feelings" video.
  
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• GTA home sales, average prices, climb while Vancouver drops

  03-08-2018 17:40
  Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area climbed significantly in July in a divergence from the latest numbers in Vancouver.
  
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• Firefighters making 'excellent progress' in tackling fires in northeast Ontario

  03-08-2018 17:37
  Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources says firefighters "continue to make excellent progress" in tackling a massive forest fire known as Parry Sound 33 in the province's northeast.
  
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• Police bust pot grow op in King Township worth estimated $6.5M

  03-08-2018 17:36 via cbc.ca
  York Regional Police investigators say they have busted a massive grow op in King Township worth an estimated $6.5 million.
  
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• Police have released a photo of a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman on a TTC bus near Bathurst and Dupont… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  Police have released a photo of a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman on a TTC bus near Bathurst and Dupont… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto area home sales, average prices, climb higher in contrast to Vancouver drop

  03-08-2018 17:33 via cbc.ca
  Residential home sales in the Greater Toronto Area rose 18.6 per cent in July compared with the same month last year, the Toronto Real Estate Board said Friday.
  
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• China announces $60B of US goods for tariff retaliation. READ MORE: ow.ly/Onpm30lfW0o

  03-08-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  China announces $60B of US goods for tariff retaliation. READ MORE: ow.ly/Onpm30lfW0o
  
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• Police want to talk to a driver who gave a lift to man accused of murdering a woman in Newmarket. ow.ly/TJXv30lfTbK

  03-08-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  Police want to talk to a driver who gave a lift to man accused of murdering a woman in Newmarket. ow.ly/TJXv30lfTbK
  
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• CityNews cameraman @tonyfera1 missed the bus while taking a Hop-On Hop-Off tour with @CityMelanie. Don't worry, he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 16:23 via twitter.com
  CityNews cameraman @tonyfera1 missed the bus while taking a Hop-On Hop-Off tour with @CityMelanie. Don't worry, he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• WATCH LIVE: John Tory and Bill Blair to provide update to housing for asylum seekers. ow.ly/yknZ30lfMyC

  03-08-2018 16:01 via twitter.com
  WATCH LIVE: John Tory and Bill Blair to provide update to housing for asylum seekers. ow.ly/yknZ30lfMyC
  
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• Driver who gave homicide suspect a ride in Newmarket sought by police

  03-08-2018 15:28
  Investigators are looking to speak to a man who drove a homicide suspect away from a car wash in Newmarket last month.
  
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• Federal minister joins Toronto mayor to lay out plan to house hundreds of asylum seekers

  03-08-2018 15:02 via cbc.ca
  The federal minister of border security and Toronto's mayor are set to discuss housing today for some 450 asylum seekers scheduled to leave current accommodations in college residences next week.
  
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• $11M from Ottawa for asylum seekers 'an important step forward,' Toronto mayor says

  03-08-2018 15:02 via cbc.ca
  The $11-million commitment from the federal government to help Toronto cope with an influx of asylum seekers is an "important step forward," Mayor John Tory said Friday, but cautioned that more money will soon be needed.
  
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• Porter Airlines will be preferred airline for Aeroplan loyalty program

  03-08-2018 14:46
  Aimia Inc. says it has a new deal for Toronto-based Porter Airlines to become a preferred Canadian airline for the Aeroplan loyalty points program as of July 2020, when the current arrangement with Air Canada ends.
  
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• Impaired driving suspected after vehicle crashes into Brampton bus shelter

  03-08-2018 14:42
  A man has been taken into custody for impaired driving after he slammed into a bus shelter in Brampton early Friday morning, injuring a woman who was waiting inside.
  
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• Tory and federal minister of border security to discuss housing for asylum seekers

  03-08-2018 13:48
  Mayor John Tory and federal Minister of Border Security Bill Blair will hold a news conference this morning to discuss efforts to house asylum seekers, less than a week before hundreds of them will have to be moved from two college residences where they have been staying since May.
  
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• Feds provide Toronto with $11M in funding to offset asylum seeker costs

  03-08-2018 13:48
  Millions of dollars in federal funding to help with the cost of housing asylum seekers has been given directly to the City of Toronto after the province pulled out of an immigration agreement with Ottawa earlier this month and blamed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for ‘the mess’ caused by an influx of migrants.
  
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