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• Ontario hospitals will need to find 'efficient' ways to operate: health minister

  06-09-2018 23:58
  Ontario's new government will uphold a promise to address hospital overcrowding but any action taken must have fiscal restraint in mind, the province's health minister said Thursday.
  
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• Search underway after unmanned boat washes ashore along Ajax waterfront ow.ly/jCub30lIvPg https://t.co/dJmqtjK9W0

  06-09-2018 23:01 via twitter.com
  
  Search underway after unmanned boat washes ashore along Ajax waterfront ow.ly/jCub30lIvPg https://t.co/dJmqtjK9W0
  
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• Ontario health minister eyes 'system transformation' for health-care sector

  06-09-2018 22:57 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's health minister says the province will address hospital overcrowding issues but any action must be done with an eye to fiscal restraint.
  
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• Police investigate shooting in St. Catharines, four reportedly wounded

  06-09-2018 22:52
  Niagara Regional Police say they will provide more details shortly.
  
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• Niagara Regional Police say multiple people have been shot in downtown St. Catharines ow.ly/a5NW30lIvkc https://t.co/EXzV7R2jdM

  06-09-2018 22:51 via twitter.com
  
  Niagara Regional Police say multiple people have been shot in downtown St. Catharines ow.ly/a5NW30lIvkc https://t.co/EXzV7R2jdM
  
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• Three people hospitalized after shooting in St. Catharines neighbourhood

  06-09-2018 22:45
  A daylight shooting in a St. Catharines neighbourhood has sent three people to hospital and police say multiple armed suspects are still at large.
  
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• Police hunt for armed suspects after 3 hurt in St. Catharines shooting

  06-09-2018 22:45
  A daylight shooting in a St. Catharines neighbourhood has sent three people to hospital and police say two suspects are still at large.
  
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• Feds announce $1M in funding for Toronto violence prevention program. READ MORE: ow.ly/6NWC30lIuY9

  06-09-2018 22:43 via twitter.com
  Feds announce $1M in funding for Toronto violence prevention program. READ MORE: ow.ly/6NWC30lIuY9
  
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• Niagara police responding to 'developing shooting incident' in St. Catharines

  06-09-2018 22:35 via cbc.ca
  Niagara Regional Police are responding to a "developing shooting incident" in St. Catharines.
  
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• 3 people injured in St. Catharines, Ont., 'targeted' shooting

  06-09-2018 22:35 via cbc.ca
  Three people were injured and at least one remains in critical condition after a daylight shooting in St. Catharines, Ont., according to officials.
  
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• 3 people injured in St. Catharines, Ont., shooting

  06-09-2018 22:35 via cbc.ca
  Three people were injured and at least one remains in critical condition after a daylight shooting in St. Catharines, Ont., according to officials.
  
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• Ontario Superior Court struggling as judicial appointments go unfilled

  06-09-2018 21:38
  Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould appointed six new judges in Ontario’s Superior Court last week, but more vacancies remain and the number is climbing.
  
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• Rielly says Leafs captaincy question not a topic among the players

  06-09-2018 21:26
  Morgan Rielly understands why the questions are asked. The Maple Leafs defenceman also wants to make it clear he's never heard the topic discussed inside Toronto's locker room.
  
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• #BREAKING: Burt Reynolds dead at 82, reports say

  06-09-2018 20:58 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Burt Reynolds dead at 82, reports say
  
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• U.S. Vice president Mike Pence slams op-ed written by anonymous senior Trump Administration official… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-09-2018 20:52 via twitter.com
  U.S. Vice president Mike Pence slams op-ed written by anonymous senior Trump Administration official… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Peel police arrest 10, lay 80 charges in sweeping drug trafficking probe

  06-09-2018 20:52 via cbc.ca
  Ten people are facing a total of 80 charges after a multi-jurisdictional investigation into drug trafficking in Ontario.
  
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• Suspect targeted Chinatown businesses for extortion back in June, police say

  06-09-2018 20:49
  Police in Toronto are trying to identify a man accused of targeting businesses in Chinatown as part of an extortion plot.
  
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• $1K for a packet of mayo? A Toronto man almost paid it

  06-09-2018 20:23 via cbc.ca
  Brian De Matos wanted an A&W chicken burger, but he wasn't ready to drop $999.99 on a 120-calorie side of mayonnaise.
  
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• Ontario health minister Christine Elliott says the province will address hospital overcrowding issues but acknowled… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-09-2018 20:10 via twitter.com
  Ontario health minister Christine Elliott says the province will address hospital overcrowding issues but acknowled… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• At least nine people were killed after a powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Japan's northernmost main island… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-09-2018 19:49 via twitter.com
  At least nine people were killed after a powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Japan's northernmost main island… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Drake produced a TIFF movie, but he won't be on the Monsters and Men red carpet

  06-09-2018 18:52 via cbc.ca
  Drake's scheduled appearance tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival has been cancelled. The Toronto rapper was expected to introduce the Canadian premiere of "Monsters and Men," a drama about police violence.
  
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• What it means to be the first in the family to attend university — these students tell their story

  06-09-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  With thousands of students starting their first year of university this week, here are stories from three teens about being the first in their family’s history to get a post-secondary education.
  
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• Peel police release images of suspect in fatal cycling accident

  06-09-2018 18:39
  There has yet to be an arrest in the case, more than one month after Paul De Pledge, 39, was struck and killed.
  
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• While Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland termed Wednesday's NAFTA talks productive and constructive, there… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-09-2018 18:34 via twitter.com
  While Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland termed Wednesday's NAFTA talks productive and constructive, there… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Drake's TIFF appearance cancelled ahead of 'Monsters and Men' premiere

  06-09-2018 18:04
  Drake's scheduled appearance tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival has been cancelled.
  
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• Security video shows suspects in Vaughan Mills parking lot shooting

  06-09-2018 18:00
  Investigators have released some surveillance footage of three males believed to be involved in a shooting in the parking lot of Vaughan Mills Mall last week.
  
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• Anand Baiju, U of T student who drowned on class trip, remembered as 'hardworking kid'

  06-09-2018 17:56 via cbc.ca
  The University of Toronto engineering student who drowned while on a class trip near Minden, Ont., was a great kid who was working two jobs to pay for his tuition, his uncle says.
  
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• Health minister to make announcement at opioid symposium

  06-09-2018 17:51
  The federal health minister is expected to announce new measures to increase access to treatment for substance abuse at an opioid symposium in Toronto today.
  
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• Feds pledge $71.1M to increase access to treatment for substance abuse in B.C.

  06-09-2018 17:51
  The province hardest hit by what health officials consider a national opioid crisis is receiving tens of millions of dollars to increase access to treatment for substance abuse.
  
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• York Regional Police have released surveillance video showing three suspects wanted in a shooting at Vaughan Mills… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-09-2018 17:49 via twitter.com
  York Regional Police have released surveillance video showing three suspectswanted in a shooting at Vaughan Mills… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• You'd never guess, but these 9 movies at TIFF 2018 are 'secretly Canadian'

  06-09-2018 17:45 via cbc.ca
  From an explosive franchise reboot to a drama featuring covers of Grimes and Tegan and Sara, check out these films with a Canadian connection.
  
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• #MORE: Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said the gunman was "actively shooting innocent victims" and that it was a "ho… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-09-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  #MORE: Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said the gunman was "actively shooting innocent victims" and that it was a "ho… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #UPDATE: Toronto police say a suspicious package delivered to Bombardier's aerospace facility was sent in error and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-09-2018 17:15 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Toronto police say a suspicious package delivered to Bombardier's aerospace facility was sent in error and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #UPDATE: Police say three people are dead, including the shooter. Five victims in total. twitter.com/CityNews/statu…

  06-09-2018 17:05 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Police say three people are dead, including the shooter. Five victims in total. twitter.com/CityNews/statu…
  
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• Rapper Vanilla Ice describes being on the commercial plane that was quarantined at JFK airport Wednesday after seve… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-09-2018 16:58 via twitter.com
  Rapper Vanilla Ice describes being on the commercial plane that was quarantined at JFK airport Wednesday after seve… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Man who allegedly posed as lawyer may have other victims: police

  06-09-2018 16:44
  York police say that a man who falsely represented himself as a lawyer and charged a woman thousands of dollars for legal services that were never provided may have additional victims.
  
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• Whatever the outcome, the #NAFTA talks will end with bad news for Canadians and Americans alike. @hutchins_aaron of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-09-2018 16:41 via twitter.com
  Whatever the outcome, the #NAFTA talks will end with bad news for Canadians and Americans alike. @hutchins_aaron of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• York school board apologizes for principal's 'discriminatory' anti-Muslim posts

  06-09-2018 16:31 via cbc.ca
  The York Region school board has formally apologized for "discriminatory and disrespectful" anti-Muslim social media posts by a former principal at a Markham elementary school.
  
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• Ford recalls almost 340,000 F-150s in Canada for seatbelt fire risk

  06-09-2018 15:19 via cbc.ca
  Ford is recalling 2 million F-150 pickup trucks from the last three model years to fix a problem with the front seatbelt pretensioners.
  
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• Military-grade guns delivered to Toronto Bombardier facility, police investigating

  06-09-2018 15:17
  Police say they're investigating after a suspicious package was delivered to one of Bombardier Inc.'s Toronto facilities.
  
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• Now Magazine will no longer run sex ads in the back of the paper

  06-09-2018 15:03 via cbc.ca
  Toronto's Now Magazine has announced a decision to remove ads for sexual services in its print edition. The publication says paper ads are no longer needed since sex workers have access to a "robust" online marketplace.
  
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• Police wrap up investigation of suspicious package delivered to Bombardier, say it was ‘misdirected’

  06-09-2018 14:46
  CTV reports that the package contained four military-grade guns labelled ‘property of the U.S. government’ and that Bombardier received the shipment in error.
  
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• Ottawa hopes Ontario will make 'informed decision' on overdose prevention sites

  06-09-2018 14:16 via cbc.ca
  Canada's health minister is offering to share the federal government's research on overdose prevention and supervised consumption sites with Ontario as the province weighs whether to allow such facilities to continue operating.
  
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• Greater Toronto home sales and prices in August up from year ago ow.ly/T2Wf30lHYvr https://t.co/9Z51mre0PN

  06-09-2018 14:14 via twitter.com
  
  Greater Toronto home sales and prices in August up from year ago ow.ly/T2Wf30lHYvr https://t.co/9Z51mre0PN
  
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• Average selling price in GTA up 4.7 per cent from last August

  06-09-2018 13:57
  Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area in August improved compared with a year ago thanks to an increase in prices and the number of homes sold.
  
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• The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan accidentally drowned in a bathtub after drinking, a coroner’s inquest conc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-09-2018 13:50 via twitter.com
  The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan accidentally drowned in a bathtub after drinking, a coroner’s inquest conc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Every bowl of ramen at this Japanese restaurant is 'unique'

  06-09-2018 13:45 via cbc.ca
  Situated on a lonely strip of Royal York Road, Nobuya Restaurant serves up 'complex' ramen.
  
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• Ontario students had to withstand sweltering conditions yesterday, prompting calls for the province to address the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-09-2018 13:40 via twitter.com
  Ontario students had to withstand sweltering conditions yesterday, prompting calls for the province to address the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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