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• Premier Doug Ford says he would not support a ban on handguns - Watch: ow.ly/wfRq30llrAN https://t.co/0Zr6syvzS4

  09-08-2018 23:52 via twitter.com
  
  Premier Doug Ford says he would not support a ban on handguns - Watch: ow.ly/wfRq30llrAN https://t.co/0Zr6syvzS4
  
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• TTC fare inspector used private info to ask a woman on a date

  09-08-2018 23:05
  Four members of the TTC’s transit enforcement unit engaged in misconduct last year, according to investigations by the transit agency.
  
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• Family of Colten Boushie files lawsuit against RCMP and farmer who killed him. ow.ly/eJck30lloPE

  09-08-2018 22:48 via twitter.com
  Family of Colten Boushie files lawsuit against RCMP and farmer who killed him. ow.ly/eJck30lloPE
  
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• Danforth shooting memorials to be relocated for weekend festival

  09-08-2018 22:47
  Several memorials that sprung up in the wake of a deadly shooting in the city’s Greektown neighbourhood last month are being relocated to accommodate this weekend’s Taste of the Danforth festival.
  
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• "Are you told to clap?" Tory staffers continue to use applause to drown out reporters’ questions… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 22:37 via twitter.com
  "Are you told to clap?" Tory staffers continue to use applause to drown out reporters’ questions… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• No charges laid in death of three-year-old Toronto girl hit by pickup truck. ow.ly/YDFi30llo6C

  09-08-2018 22:33 via twitter.com
  No charges laid in death of three-year-old Toronto girl hit by pickup truck. ow.ly/YDFi30llo6C
  
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• Brampton’s Dr. Brian Thicke now faces more than a dozen sex-abuse allegations

  09-08-2018 22:29
  The new allegations against Dr. Brian Thicke relate to 12 patients and one former colleague.
  
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• Former inmates, supporters push for memorial at defunct prison in Kingston

  09-08-2018 22:20
  Former inmates and their supporters planned to use Prisoners Justice Day on Friday to renew a push for a memorial at the now defunct Kingston Prison for Women.
  
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• Scarborough residents say they’re frustrated by delays to plan to widen Port Union Rd.

  09-08-2018 21:51
  Port Union currently has two southbound lanes but only one northbound lane, and no bike lanes.
  
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• Toronto brothers' semi-permanent tattoo company a hit with families and celebrities

  09-08-2018 21:29
  When most "Stranger Things" fans watch the smash hit Netflix show, they look out for plot twists that give them the heebie-jeebies, but when Tyler Handley catches the science fiction program he's usually focused on something even more unusual: the 011 tattoo emblazoned on star Millie Bobby Brown's forearm.
  
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• Toronto rockers the Beaches and reunited 98 Degrees join lineup at MMVAs

  09-08-2018 21:19
  Reunited boy band 98 Degrees will serenade the masses as part of the upcoming iHeartRadio MMVAs.
  
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• All refugees and asylum claimants relocated from college dormitories, city says

  09-08-2018 20:56
  The City of Toronto says it has relocated all refugee and asylum claimants temporarily housed at Centennial College and Humber College to either hotels or permanent housing in the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• No charges in death of Toronto girl, 3, at Pinery Provincial Park

  09-08-2018 20:04 via cbc.ca
  Three year-old girl was struck by a pick up truck at Pinery Provincial Park and was pronounced dead in hospital.
  
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• Watch out for thunderstorms Thursday evening, Environment Canada warns

  09-08-2018 19:43 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada is warning Toronto of severe thunderstorms, capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.
  
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• Watch out for thunderstorms, Environment Canada warns

  09-08-2018 19:43 via cbc.ca
  Toronto could be hit with more powerful thunderstorms on Thursday.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch for Toronto has ended, Environment Canada says

  09-08-2018 19:43 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada ended their severe thunderstorm watch for Toronto.
  
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• #WEATHER: A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Toronto. Storms are possible this afternoon and early eve… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 19:22 via twitter.com
  #WEATHER: A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Toronto. Storms are possible this afternoon and early eve… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• "Tell the bad guys out there, heads up, we're coming to get you." ow.ly/iC8T30ll6lv https://t.co/UQCcwsnpZI

  09-08-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  
  "Tell the bad guys out there, heads up, we're coming to get you." ow.ly/iC8T30ll6lv https://t.co/UQCcwsnpZI
  
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• Florida bus driver knocks out passenger who taunted him with racial slurs ow.ly/P2c630ll94U https://t.co/KAgWZwXmnR

  09-08-2018 18:21 via twitter.com
  
  Florida bus driver knocks out passenger who taunted him with racial slurs ow.ly/P2c630ll94U https://t.co/KAgWZwXmnR
  
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• Ontario's government-owned power company buys U.S. renewable energy firm for $388M

  09-08-2018 18:19
  Ontario's government-owned power company is making its first foray outside the province, announcing a deal to buy New Jersey-based Eagle Creek Renewable Energy for $388 million.
  
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• Ontario's government-owned power company buys U.S. renewable energy firm for $338M

  09-08-2018 18:19
  Ontario's government-owned power company is making its first foray outside the province, announcing a deal to buy New Jersey-based Eagle Creek Renewable Energy for $388 million.
  
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• 'Halloween' sequel, Moore's 'Fahrenheit 11/9' added to 2018 TIFF lineup

  09-08-2018 18:10
  A much-anticipated "Halloween" reboot and Michael Moore's new documentary on Donald Trump's America have been added to this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
  
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• Leonard thanks Spurs in first comments since trade to Raptors

  09-08-2018 17:53
  Kawhi Leonard thanks the Spurs' fans and organization and said he is looking forward to the "next chapter" in his NBA career in his first comments since being traded form San Antonio to Toronto this summer.
  
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• Kawhi Leonard thanks Spurs in first comments since trade to Raptors

  09-08-2018 17:53
  Kawhi Leonard thanks the Spurs' fans and organization and said he is looking forward to the "next chapter" in his NBA career in his first comments since being traded form San Antonio to Toronto this summer.
  
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• Forest fire fight continues in northeast Ontario, 17 out of control

  09-08-2018 17:48
  Authorities say they are dealing with 49 active forest fires across northeastern Ontario, including 17 that are not under control.
  
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• Forest fire fight continues in northeast Ontario, 16 out of control

  09-08-2018 17:48
  The Ministry of Natural Resources says a massive forest fire that's raged for days in northeastern Ontario is one step closer to being brought under control.
  
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• Fight against 17 out of control forest fires continues in northeast Ontario

  09-08-2018 17:48
  Authorities say they are dealing with 49 active forest fires across northeastern Ontario, including 17 that are not under control.
  
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• 'Unprecedented': Staffers drown out reporters by clapping at Doug Ford news conference

  09-08-2018 17:42 via cbc.ca
  When reporters tried to ask Ontario Premier Doug Ford questions at a news conference about new funding to prevent gun violence, they were once again intentionally drowned out by applause.
  
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• 'It's unprecedented': Staffers drown out reporters by clapping at Doug Ford news conference

  09-08-2018 17:42 via cbc.ca
  When reporters tried to ask Ontario Premier Doug Ford questions at a news conference about new funding to prevent gun violence, they were once again intentionally drowned out by applause.
  
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• Ontario families launch human rights challenge over sex-ed rollback ow.ly/wLjE30ll4kw https://t.co/dbv4OW4x5E

  09-08-2018 17:22 via twitter.com
  
  Ontario families launch human rights challenge over sex-ed rollback ow.ly/wLjE30ll4kw https://t.co/dbv4OW4x5E
  
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• TIFF 2018: Halloween sequel, Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 11/9 join lineup

  09-08-2018 17:16 via cbc.ca
  A much-anticipated Halloween reboot and Michael Moore's new documentary on Donald Trump's America have been added to this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
  
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• Human rights challenge launched against rollback of Ontario sex-ed

  09-08-2018 16:56
  A group of families is launching a human rights challenge to the Ontario government's decision to repeal and replace the province's modernized sex-education curriculum.
  
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• Ford pledges $25M in new funding to help curb Toronto gun and gang crime

  09-08-2018 16:51
  Ontario has announced $25 million in new funding over the next four years to help curb a recent spike in gun and gang violence in Toronto and prevent violent offenders from getting bail.
  
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• Ford government confirms $25M in new funding to help curb gun violence in Toronto

  09-08-2018 16:51
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced $25 million in new funding to help curb a recent spike in gun violence in Toronto and the GTA.
  
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• Premier Doug Ford announces additional $25-million in funding over the next four years to give Toronto police the t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-08-2018 16:32 via twitter.com
  Premier Doug Ford announces additional $25-million in funding over the next four years to give Toronto police the t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Wettlaufer inquiry wraps up until September with details about killer nurse's time in home care

  09-08-2018 15:48 via cbc.ca
  The Wettlaufer inquiry wrapped up Thursday for a summer hiatus with more details of the killer nurse's brief time working in home health care.
  
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• Home care and nursing homes share similar problems in understaffing, Wettlaufer inquiry hears

  09-08-2018 15:48 via cbc.ca
  Officials at the South West Local Health Integration Network, which oversees home care in southwestern Ontario, will testify today at the inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer's crimes while she was a nurse.
  
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• Mom of kids killed in drunk-driving crash asks supporters to write parole board

  09-08-2018 15:44 via cbc.ca
  The mother of three children killed in Vaughan, Ont., in 2015 has penned a Facebook post asking supporters to tell the Parole Board of Canada how her family's story "has affected and changed you" — nearly three months before the convicted drunk driver can apply for conditional release.
  
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• Many Canadians are driving high, according to new StatCan cannabis data

  09-08-2018 15:40
  A new Statistics Canada survey has found about 1.4 million Canadians reported they had been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who had consumed cannabis in the previous two hours.
  
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• Ontario will spend $25M to combat gun violence in Toronto, Premier Doug Ford says

  09-08-2018 15:30 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford committed $25 million in new funding Thursday to combat gun violence in Toronto, money that will in part be used to create what he calls "legal SWAT teams" dedicated to stopping those charged with firearms offences from getting bail.
  
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• Ontario to provide Toronto $25M to combat gun violence, government source says

  09-08-2018 15:30 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford will announce $25 million in new funding to help Toronto address a recent surge in gun violence, a government source told CBC News on Thursday.
  
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• Lawyers taking the province to court over changes to sex-ed curriculum

  09-08-2018 15:29 via cbc.ca
  Human rights lawyers, along with NDP MPP Peggy Sattler, to fight the province over the sex-ed curriculum.
  
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• Ford government to face human rights challenge over changes to sex-ed

  09-08-2018 15:29 via cbc.ca
  Human rights lawyers have announced a legal challenge of the Progressive Conservatives' plans for the sex-ed curriculum in Ontario. At a press conference at Queen's Park Thursday morning, lawyers said they will use a section of the Ontario Human Rights Code which provides protection from discrimination in services.
  
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• Slowdown in housing construction in July after record-high June: CMHC

  09-08-2018 15:25
  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says there was a slowdown in housing construction starts in July, following a near-record high in the previous month.
  
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• Devers lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays 10-5

  09-08-2018 14:16
  The Boston Red Sox and their high-powered offence was just too much for a pitcher who was tried out as starter due to a depleted roster.
  
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• Health Canada-approved study to look at pot-based medical products for pets

  09-08-2018 14:10
  Canadian pets are a few steps closer to getting their paws on pot-based medical treatments in Canada as more cannabis companies research marijuana's efficacy for companion animals.
  
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• Canadian-born 'Superman' actress Margot Kidder's death ruled a suicide

  09-08-2018 13:56
  "Superman" actress Margot Kidder's death has been ruled a suicide, and her daughter said Wednesday it's a relief to finally have the truth out.
  
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• 'The biscuits are a vessel': Toronto's Beast restaurant owner puts his inspiration into baked goods

  09-08-2018 13:45 via cbc.ca
  Beast Restaurant is run by Scott Vivian who specializes in biscuits and meat.
  
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• Syrian wheelchair table tennis player building 'new home' in Canada

  09-08-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  After fleeing her wartorn homeland, para-athlete Dima Al-Dahouk arrived in Canada in 2017. It was the start of a new chapter both for her family and her athletic career — and now, supporters here are fundraising to help her continue playing.
  
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• TTC subway service on Line 1 restarts after stormwater forces long closure

  09-08-2018 12:43 via cbc.ca
  Service on the TTC's Line 1 subway returned to normal on Thursday morning after localized flooding forced a prolonged closure at Sheppard West Station.
  
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