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• Student who died at U of T camp was found under a floating dock, classmate says

  07-09-2018 23:59
  An 18-year old University of Toronto student who died during a trip to the school's engineering camp this week was found under a floating dock not long after he and his classmates jumped into a lake on a hot afternoon, said a young man who pulled his colleague from the water.
  
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• Teen charged in vicious beating of three Brampton men caught on video

  07-09-2018 23:46
  Police believe up to 20 people involved in what Halton police Det. Mike Skoularicos called a “vicious gang assault,” and say the main suspect has fled the country.
  
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• Suspect arrested in Richmond Hill abduction caught on security camera

  07-09-2018 23:28
  Johnathan McLennan faces nine charges, including kidnapping with a firearm, related to the abduction last month.
  
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• Ontario PCs blame previous Liberal government for poor job numbers

  07-09-2018 23:28 via cbc.ca
  The Progressive Conservatives are blaming the previous Liberal government for the job losses recorded in Ontario last month.
  
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• Donald Trump says he fell asleep watching former U.S. President Barack Obama's speech about the current political c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-09-2018 22:48 via twitter.com
  Donald Trump says he fell asleep watching former U.S. President Barack Obama's speech about the current political c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police make arrest in connection with Richmond Hill abduction caught on tape

  07-09-2018 22:31 via cbc.ca
  York Regional Police say they have arrested the man wanted for the abduction of a woman that was caught on video in Richmond Hill, Ont.
  
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• #BREAKING: TMZ is reporting rapper Mac Miller has died at the age of 26 from an apparent overdose.

  07-09-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: TMZ is reporting rapper Mac Miller has died at the age of 26 from an apparent overdose.
  
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• Patrick Brown unveils his plan to make Brampton safer

  07-09-2018 22:24
  The former Ontario PC leader is running for mayor of Brampton.
  
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• Drake fans demand refund after rapper a no-show at TIFF premiere

  07-09-2018 22:04
  Some film and music fans are demanding answers and refunds from the Toronto International Film Festival after Drake failed to appear at an opening-night screening.
  
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• Man airlifted to hospital after construction accident in Mississauga

  07-09-2018 21:52
  The man is in serious condition after police say he was injured while trying to stop a piece of industrial machinery.
  
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• GTA to be hit with heavy rainfall Sunday, Monday: Environment Canada

  07-09-2018 21:50
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the City of Toronto and most of southern Ontario, calling for “significant rain” starting on Sunday.
  
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• Man charged in connection with Richmond Hill abduction caught on video

  07-09-2018 21:48
  Investigators say they have arrested and charged a Toronto man seen in a security camera video threatening to kill a woman and dragging her by her hair off the porch of a Richmond Hill home last month.
  
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• Gunmen who shot and injured 3 in St. Catharines, Ont., remain at large

  07-09-2018 21:37 via cbc.ca
  The three males injured in a shooting in a busy neighbourhood in St. Catharines, Ont., on Thursday afternoon remain in hospital as police search for two shooters considered armed and dangerous.
  
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• Jonathan McLennan, 27, of Toronto is facing several charges including kidnapping with a firearm, forcible confineme… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-09-2018 21:36 via twitter.com
  Jonathan McLennan, 27, of Toronto is facing several charges including kidnapping with a firearm, forcible confineme… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• OPP Commissioner set to retire in November: spokesperson

  07-09-2018 21:20
  After more than four years on the job, the Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner will be retiring in November, a spokesperson has confirmed to CTV News Toronto.
  
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• Worker airlifted to hospital in critical condition after Mississauga industrial accident

  07-09-2018 21:17
  A worker has been airlifted to hospital in critical condition after an industrial accident in Mississauga.
  
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• Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Toronto and the GTA, calling for between 30 to 60 mm… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-09-2018 21:12 via twitter.com
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Toronto and the GTA, calling for between 30 to 60 mm… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #UPDATE: Police have charged Rahim Jaffer of Toronto with one count of administering a noxious substance and are lo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-09-2018 21:09 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Police have charged Rahim Jaffer of Toronto with one count of administering a noxious substance and are lo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• August rainstorm caused $80M in damage, Insurance Bureau says

  07-09-2018 21:00 via cbc.ca
  The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the early August rainstorm that hit Toronto caused more than $80 million in insured damage.
  
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• Toronto BMW employee charged for allegedly filling coworker's water bottle with engine coolant

  07-09-2018 20:45
  An employee at a Toronto BMW dealership has been arrested after police say he filled an unsuspecting coworker’s water bottle with engine coolant.
  
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• The U.S. wants Canada to open its dairy market to greater American access as part of NAFTA talks but that has been… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-09-2018 20:41 via twitter.com
  The U.S. wants Canada to open its dairy market to greater American access as part of NAFTA talks but that has been… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The 'no American food' diet — How an Ontario man ate only local food all summer

  07-09-2018 20:29 via cbc.ca
  A Barrie, Ont. man tried out, all summer, the "no American food" diet. Nothing but Ontario grown and raised food and nothing made south of the border. Kevin McCracken tells us why he did it.
  
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• Family of Uber crash victim launches petition calling for stricter licensing rules

  07-09-2018 20:27 via cbc.ca
  The family of a man who was killed while riding in an Uber is calling on Toronto to tighten its rules around driver licensing. They say the current regulations allow unsafe drivers to work for ride-hailing companies.
  
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• Man with cerebral palsy recounts being attacked and restrained at downtown drug store

  07-09-2018 20:25 via cbc.ca
  Colin Phillips says what started with a man trying to shake his hand at a downtown drugstore turned into a frightening assault where he was held down in his wheelchair for almost half an hour.
  
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• Search continues for missing Toronto boater along Ajax waterfront ow.ly/O8t030lJl4p https://t.co/QZNaKejxGf

  07-09-2018 20:13 via twitter.com
  
  Search continues for missing Toronto boater along Ajax waterfrontow.ly/O8t030lJl4p https://t.co/QZNaKejxGf
  
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• Lawyer of Indigenous activist applauds Cleveland Indians for removing logo

  07-09-2018 20:08
  The Cleveland Indians' decision not to use their Chief Wahoo logo in Toronto on Thursday night was applauded by a lawyer representing an Indigenous activist.
  
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• This rare exotic plant blooms about once a decade, and it's happening for the 1st time in the GTA

  07-09-2018 19:45 via cbc.ca
  A rare Indonesian plant, Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse plant, is expected to bloom some time next week at the Toronto Zoo.
  
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• Canadian military finalizes recreational marijuana policy for troops

  07-09-2018 19:44
  The Canadian Forces are placing limits on when military personnel can use recreational marijuana once it becomes legal, with the restrictions based largely on service members' jobs and current or upcoming missions.
  
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• Cleveland Indians praised for shelving Chief Wahoo logo for Toronto series

  07-09-2018 19:41 via cbc.ca
  The Cleveland Indians' decision not to use their Chief Wahoo logo in Toronto on Thursday night was applauded by a lawyer representing an Indigenous activist.
  
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• Man arrested after police say two groups robbed at gunpoint in Greektown park

  07-09-2018 19:13
  Police are looking for a second suspect in one of the instances of armed robbery at Withrow Park.
  
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• Police searching for suspect in human trafficking investigation

  07-09-2018 19:08
  Kevin Barreau, from an unknown city, is wanted on 14 charges, including for trafficking persons over 18, advertising another person’s sexual services, uttering threats and various fraud offences.
  
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• Tories blame previous Liberal government for job losses in Ontario

  07-09-2018 18:41
  The Progressive Conservatives are blaming the previous Liberal government for the job losses recorded in Ontario last month.
  
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• Search continues for boater Kevin Wong after empty vessel found on Ajax shore

  07-09-2018 18:37
  Police say Wong, 31, and another boater had been on the lake earlier, making fishing-related videos they intended to post online. Wong and his friend parted ways around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, and the empty vessel was found shortly thereafter.
  
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• Federal working group hopes to balance gender scale in Canadian sports

  07-09-2018 18:16
  A step in the right direction, but still a drop in the bucket.
  
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• Sidewalk envisions a neighbourhood on Toronto’s waterfront that’s built from wood

  07-09-2018 18:00
  Proponents of “mass timber” tout its environmental benefits, argue it’s more affordable, easier and lighter to work with than concrete and steel, and say it leads to quieter and speedier construction projects.
  
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• Avril Lavigne to release new single, opens up about battle with Lyme disease

  07-09-2018 17:57
  Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne is opening up about her battle with Lyme disease as she prepares to release new music for the first time in five years.
  
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• The mayors of Hamilton, Thunder Bay, Brantford and Kawartha Lakes have asked the federal government to take over a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-09-2018 17:52 via twitter.com
  The mayors of Hamilton, Thunder Bay, Brantford and Kawartha Lakes have asked the federal government to take over a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• It was a very special #firstdayofschool for 2 little girls who grew up under the watchful eye of @Sunnybrook’s Neon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-09-2018 17:44 via twitter.com
  It was a very special #firstdayofschool for 2 little girls who grew up under the watchful eye of @Sunnybrook’s Neon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Mayors of four Ontario cities ask feds to take over scrapped basic income pilot

  07-09-2018 17:40
  The mayors of four Ontario cities are asking the federal government to take over a basic income pilot project that the province is winding down.
  
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• Newcomer inspires others to get out and vote

  07-09-2018 17:33
  As part of a weekly series, the Star is talking to citizens who engage neighbours and improve their communities. Miyadah Subrati inspires others to be politically active even though she can’t yet vote herself.
  
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• Keesmaat pitches 'proactive' road safety approach to prevent pedestrian deaths

  07-09-2018 17:15
  Mayoral candidate Jennifer Keesmaat has unveiled a plan to reduce the speed limit on residential streets and redesign the city’s 100 most dangerous intersections as part of an effort to bring an end to pedestrian deaths that she says are entirely preventable.
  
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• Jennifer Keesmaat promises lower speed limits, blasts John Tory for 'inaction' on road safety

  07-09-2018 17:09 via cbc.ca
  Jennifer Keesmaat is vowing to reduce the speed limit to 30 km/h on all residential streets if elected mayor, and criticizing Mayor John Tory for not doing more to build safer streets.
  
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• Jennifer Keesmaat blasts John Tory for 'inaction' on road safety, vows to lower speed limits

  07-09-2018 17:09 via cbc.ca
  Jennifer Keesmaat is vowing to reduce the speed limit to 30 km/h on all residential streets if elected mayor, and criticizing Mayor John Tory for not doing more to build safer streets.
  
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• Police release security footage of suspect in downtown ‘ambush’ homicide

  07-09-2018 16:34
  Police release video of a suspect in the case of a 22-year-old man who was found dead in Toronto Community Housing building downtown with a gunshot wound
  
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• Drake apologized to fans for cancelling just hours before an appearance @TIFF_NET but his reasoning - that he is “o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-09-2018 16:33 via twitter.com
  Drake apologized to fans for cancelling just hours before an appearance @TIFF_NET but his reasoning - that he is “o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ontario mayors ask feds to take over basic income pilot program

  07-09-2018 16:03 via cbc.ca
  Four mayors whose communities were test sites for Ontario's basic income pilot program have asked the federal government to take over the program, after the province abruptly announced it would be cancelled.
  
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• Canada loses 51,600 jobs in August, pushing up unemployment rate

  07-09-2018 15:55 via cbc.ca
  The economy lost 51,600 jobs last month, which drove up the unemployment rate and essentially wiped out a big gain in July, Statistics Canada says.
  
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