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• Toronto police to deliver book of condolences to families of officers killed in Fredericton

  14-08-2018 23:34
  Toronto police say members of the public can sign books of condolences at the force's headquarters for the families of two officers killed in Fredericton last week.
  
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• Police SUV, tour bus among multiple vehicles involved in collision at Queen's Quay

  14-08-2018 22:09
  Nobody was injured after a sight-seeing bus collided head-on with a Toronto police vehicle at Queen’s Quay Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Collision between police vehicle and tour bus sends 7 to hospital

  14-08-2018 22:09
  Seven people were sent to hospital – all with minor injuries – after a sightseeing bus struck several vehicles and then collided head-on with a Toronto police vehicle at Queen’s Quay Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• MPP introduces private member's bill to curb gun violence in Ontario

  14-08-2018 22:07 via cbc.ca
  An Ontario Liberal MPP has introduced a private member's bill that would give municipalities across the province the power to ban the sale of handgun ammunition within their boundaries.
  
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• Ontario caps off summer session with bill slashing Toronto city council

  14-08-2018 21:54 via cbc.ca
  Ontario has approved a plan to reduce the number of Toronto city councillors from 47 to 25 ahead of this October's election.
  
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• Doug Ford's government officially cuts size of Toronto city council

  14-08-2018 21:54 via cbc.ca
  Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives have approved a plan to reduce the number of Toronto city councillors from 47 to 25 ahead of this October’s election.
  
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• Pedestrian dies of injuries after being struck in Scarborough last month

  14-08-2018 21:34
  A 65-year-old woman has died from injuries sustained after she was struck by a vehicle in Scarborough last month.
  
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• Kingston man charged after allegedly exposing himself, throwing puppy through window

  14-08-2018 21:26
  A 37-year-old Kingston, Ont., man is facing a number of charges after allegedly exposing himself in public and throwing a puppy through a window.
  
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• Province awards contract to audit Ontario government spending to EY Canada

  14-08-2018 21:24
  Ontario has awarded a contract for a promised line-by-line audit of government spending to EY Canada.
  
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• Police investigating two shootings near Rockcliffe Smyth, Mount Dennis neighbourhoods

  14-08-2018 21:09
  Toronto police are responding to multiple reports of gunshots fired near the adjoining Toronto neighbourhoods of Rockcliffe Smyth and Mount Dennis.
  
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• Minor arrested in connection with shooting in Toronto’s west end

  14-08-2018 21:09
  A boy has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting in Toronto’s Mount Dennis neighbourhood.
  
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• Elementary school teachers take stand against sex-ed repeal at Toronto protest

  14-08-2018 21:08
  With just weeks to go before students head back to school, hundreds of Ontario’s elementary teachers took a stand against the looming repeal of the sex-ed curriculum.
  
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• No layoffs as the government privatizes the sale of cannabis, minister says

  14-08-2018 20:57
  More than two dozen Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) employees will not be laid-off, despite the government’s plan to privatize the sale of Cannabis.
  
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• Bill to slash Toronto city council passes in legislature

  14-08-2018 20:49
  A bill that slashes the number of municipal wards in Toronto from 47 to 25 has passed at Queen’s Park.
  
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• Bill to slash Toronto city council expected to pass today

  14-08-2018 20:49
  The Progressive Conservative government is expected to pass “The Better Local Government Act” on Tuesday afternoon, which would effectively slash the number of municipal wards in Toronto from 47 to 25.
  
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• First posthumous track from Toronto rapper Smoke Dawg released

  14-08-2018 20:04 via cbc.ca
  The music video was filmed before Smoke Dawg's death and features him in the Regent Park neighbourhood where he grew up.
  
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• Posthumous music video by slain Toronto rapper Smoke Dawg posted online

  14-08-2018 19:37
  The first posthumous track from Smoke Dawg, the rising Toronto rapper who was killed in a brazen shooting last June, has been posted online.
  
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• Book of condolences set up at Toronto Police Headquarters for 2 police officers killed in Fredericton shooting… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 19:08 via twitter.com
  Book of condolences set up at Toronto Police Headquarters for 2 police officers killed in Fredericton shooting… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Genoa, Italy highway bridge collapse caught on video. At least 22 dead & dozens injured. For the latest:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 19:01 via twitter.com
  Genoa, Italy highway bridge collapse caught on video. At least 22 dead & dozens injured. For the latest:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Man charged in Toronto subway homicide has case put over to December ow.ly/ho3530lp1uW https://t.co/rAGn8HR86z

  14-08-2018 18:53 via twitter.com
  
  Man charged in Toronto subway homicide has case put over to December ow.ly/ho3530lp1uW https://t.co/rAGn8HR86z
  
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• Man accused of pushing senior off TTC platform has case put over to December

  14-08-2018 18:49
  The case of a man accused of killing an elderly stranger by pushing him in front of a Toronto subway train has been put over until December.
  
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• Ontario's private sector retail cannabis plan draws pot industry approval

  14-08-2018 18:32 via cbc.ca
  Several cannabis companies and business groups are applauding the Ontario government's new plan to add private retailers to its plans for the sale of recreational pot in the province.
  
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• Blue Jays acquire reliever Bryan Baker in trade with Rockies

  14-08-2018 18:14
  The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-handed relief prospect Bryan Baker from the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in a move that completes last month's trade of reliever Seunghwan Oh.
  
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• Toronto among top 10 liveable cities around the world in EIU rankings

  14-08-2018 18:09
  Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto have ranked among the top ten most liveable cities in the world in the latest ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
  
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• 2 Toronto students nearly caught in deadly Italy bridge collapse

  14-08-2018 18:08 via cbc.ca
  A pair of Canadian student travellers bemoaning what appeared to be a routine delay aboard their train through Italy learned they were just minutes from a disastrous bridge collapse that killed at least 20 people on Tuesday.
  
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• Toronto students narrowly miss deadly bridge collapse in Italy

  14-08-2018 17:39
  A pair of Canadian student travellers bemoaning what appeared to be a routine delay aboard their train through Italy instead learned they were just minutes from a disastrous bridge collapse that killed at least 20 people on Tuesday.
  
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• Projects to fix flooding in Jane and Wilson area to start in 2019, city says

  14-08-2018 17:19 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Water says it plans to spend some $25 million to improve the sewer system in the Jane Street and Wilson Avenue area, where a number of homeowners have had their basements flooded in recent years.
  
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• It's been 15 years since a massive blackout plunged parts of Canada into complete darkness. Tweet us a video sharin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 16:56 via twitter.com
  It's been 15 years since a massive blackout plunged parts of Canada into complete darkness. Tweet us a video sharin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hydro One gets new board of directors after mass resignation

  14-08-2018 16:46 via cbc.ca
  A new board of directors has been appointed to Hydro One Ltd. just over a month after its chief executive retired and the entire board resigned en masse.
  
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• What you need to know about Ontario's cannabis plans

  14-08-2018 16:45 via cbc.ca
  Ontario says it will sell recreational cannabis through an online retail channel when it is legalized this fall, with plans to have pot in private retail stores early next year.
  
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• Weed's want ads longer, marijuana job searches up as industry grows: study ow.ly/BXPv30loQiC https://t.co/nHKMEv4mA1

  14-08-2018 16:27 via twitter.com
  
  Weed's want ads longer, marijuana job searches up as industry grows: study ow.ly/BXPv30loQiC https://t.co/nHKMEv4mA1
  
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• 'Outlaw King' to open TIFF, with 'Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy' as closing film

  14-08-2018 16:06
  The world premiere of David Mackenzie's "Outlaw King," starring Chris Pine, will kick off the Toronto International Film Festival.
  
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• A new board of directors has been appointed to Hydro One Ltd. just over a month after its chief executive retired a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 16:05 via twitter.com
  A new board of directors has been appointed to Hydro One Ltd. just over a month after its chief executive retired a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto ranked in top 10 of world's most livable cities

  14-08-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Three Canadian cities have placed in the top 10 of a global ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit of the world's most livable cities, with Vienna dethroning perennial favourite Melbourne for the first spot.
  
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• 3 Canadian cities make top 10 on global ranking of most livable cities

  14-08-2018 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Three Canadian cities have placed in the top 10 of a global ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit of the world's most livable cities, with Vienna dethroning perennial favourite Melbourne for the first spot.
  
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• TIFF 2018: Outlaw King to open Toronto film fest; Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy to close

  14-08-2018 15:52 via cbc.ca
  The world premiere of David Mackenzie's Outlaw King, starring Chris Pine, will kick off the Toronto International Film Festival.
  
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• Victoria's mayor tells Ontario it plans to keep removed Sir John A. Macdonald statue

  14-08-2018 15:28 via cbc.ca
  Victoria’s mayor says the city has no intention of getting rid of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue that was recently removed from the steps of city hall, after the Ontario government wrote about acquiring it.
  
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• Update: Italian news agency ANSA citing the Interior Ministry says that 11 people are confirmed dead twitter.com/CityNews/statu…

  14-08-2018 14:39 via twitter.com
  Update: Italian news agency ANSA citing the Interior Ministry says that 11 people are confirmed deadtwitter.com/CityNews/statu…
  
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• Full story: ow.ly/xtd430loAHW twitter.com/carl680/status…

  14-08-2018 14:37 via twitter.com
  Full story: ow.ly/xtd430loAHW twitter.com/carl680/status…
  
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• No plans to permit pot dispensaries currently operating illegally, Attorney general says

  14-08-2018 14:35
  Ontario plans to begin licensing some private retailers to sell marijuana as early as next April but Attorney General Caroline Mulroney says that her government has no plans to permit dispensaries that have been flouting existing laws to participate in the legal market.
  
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• Thief stole 30 cheesecakes and 1 window from Simcoe food truck

  14-08-2018 14:31 via cbc.ca
  A thief with a serious sweet tooth is making life very difficult for the owners of a Simcoe-based cheesecake food truck.
  
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• Police searching for someone who stole 30 cheesecakes in Simcoe

  14-08-2018 14:31 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police are trying to track down someone who broke into a food truck and stole 30 cheesecakes over the weekend.
  
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• Marijuana job searches up in Canada as industry grows: study

  14-08-2018 14:07
  The growth of Canada's soon-to-be-legal recreational pot industry is starting to create a small buzz among job hunters.
  
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• Hydro One names new board of directors after en masse resignation

  14-08-2018 14:01
  A new board of directors has been appointed to Hydro One Ltd. just over a month after its chief executive retired and the entire board resigned en masse.
  
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• Teen sports stars helping Canada become 'major player' in international sports

  14-08-2018 13:57
  The number of teenage Canadian athletes seemingly on the precipice of big things in high-visibility sports appears to be at its highest level in recent memory.
  
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• At least 20 dead after major bridge collapses in Italy

  14-08-2018 13:45
  Death toll expected to rise after bridge collapses in Italy
  
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• At least 20 dead after bridge collapses in Italy

  14-08-2018 13:45
  Death toll expected to rise after bridge collapses in Italy
  
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• Tech savvy Google Generation creating 'health-literate patients,' survey suggests

  14-08-2018 13:44
  Digitally savvy Canadians who make up the Google Generation are on the leading edge of a transformation in the health-care system that will see a greater reliance on technology, including how doctors interact with their patients, a survey commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association suggests.
  
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• Dozens feared dead after highway bridge collapses in Italy ow.ly/XE5D30loFap https://t.co/v2cbqj4J5Q

  14-08-2018 13:41 via twitter.com
  
  Dozens feared dead after highway bridge collapses in Italy ow.ly/XE5D30loFap https://t.co/v2cbqj4J5Q
  
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• Toronto police set up books of condolences for fallen Fredericton officers

  14-08-2018 13:40 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have set up two books of condolences for residents who wish to extend their sympathy to the families of two Fredericton police officers killed on the job on Friday.
  
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