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• Lawsuit over solitary confinement in Ontario jails certified as class action

  19-09-2018 23:10 via cbc.ca
  A lawsuit alleging the Ontario government violated the rights of inmates by placing them inappropriately in solitary confinement can proceed as a class action, a Superior Court judge has ruled.
  
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• Refugee board releases guide to deal with bad lawyers, consultants

  19-09-2018 23:02
  Last year, the board reported complaints against 10 lawyers and 9 immigration consultants to their respective regulatory bodies.
  
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• 40 years, 40 queers: Celebrating the tremendous impact Buddies in Bad Times has had on our lives

  19-09-2018 23:00 via cbc.ca
  The world's longest-running queer theatre company is having a big birthday, so we asked more than a few of its friends to send their love letters.
  
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• Former Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna's assault case put over a week

  19-09-2018 21:30
  Former Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna's assault case has been put over to next week, the same day his new team is in Toronto for a game.
  
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• Tenants fight eviction from longtime Parkdale home

  19-09-2018 21:29
  According to Parkdale Organize, an advocacy group representing the tenants in their fight to stay in their homes, Bourque’s rent cheque for September was returned to her last week, and she was informed she must move out by Oct. 1.
  
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• Toronto firm offers cash to 'cannabis connoisseurs' to sample marijuana

  19-09-2018 21:14
  A cannabis firm is looking to hire five pot aficionados from across the country to sample the company's wares and get paid to do it.
  
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• Realtors still waiting on TREB sales data despite promised access

  19-09-2018 20:53
  Real estate companies that were promised access to a Toronto Real Estate Board feed of Greater Toronto Area home sales data on Tuesday say they're still waiting to get their hands on the numbers.
  
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• Suspect bilked $240K from Polish-speaking seniors in Peel Region: police

  19-09-2018 20:46
  A Toronto-resident accused of having bilked more than $240,000 out of 21 Polish-speaking seniors in Peel Region has been arrested.
  
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• Toronto company offers cash to 'cannabis connoisseurs' to smoke marijuana - Financial Post

  19-09-2018 20:23 via business.financialpost.com
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  Toronto company offers cash to 'cannabis connoisseurs' to smoke marijuana
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  TORONTO — A cannabis firm is looking to hire five pot aficionados from across the country to sample the company's wares and get paid to do it. Toronto-based company AHLOT is offering $50 an hour to five “cannabis connoisseurs” to sample various ...and more »
  
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• New York Review of Books editor out after Ghomeshi essay backlash

  19-09-2018 20:14
  An editor at the New York Review of Books has parted ways with the prestigious literary publication amid controversy over his decision to publish a personal essay by disgraced former radio host Jian Ghomeshi.
  
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• Passenger satisfaction rises at Canada's three largest airports, survey says

  19-09-2018 20:02
  A J.D. Power survey says passenger satisfaction has improved in two years at Canada's three largest airports.
  
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• 27-year-old man charged with attempted murder in Brampton shooting

  19-09-2018 19:50
  Julian Shand is also facing several firearms and trafficking-related charges.
  
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• Toronto won't fix pothole-ridden laneway owned by a dead man - CTV News

  19-09-2018 18:44 via ctvnews.ca
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  Toronto won't fix pothole-ridden laneway owned by a dead man
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  A mystery Good Samaritan has filled in potholes on a Toronto laneway that went unmaintained for years because it is apparently owned by a dead man. The alley, which runs between Kensington Community School and a row of homes on Bellevue Avenue, ...
  
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• Unlike cigarettes, there is no proven link between marijuana smoking and lung cancer, though research to date is fa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-09-2018 18:41 via twitter.com
  Unlike cigarettes, there is no proven link between marijuana smoking and lung cancer, though research to date is fa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Food cart fire forces patient evacuation at Scarborough hospital

  19-09-2018 18:40
  A number of patients at a Scarborough-area hospital were briefly evacuated on Wednesday morning after a small fire sent heavy smoke drifting through the building.
  
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• Active shooter reported at business in Madison, Wisconsin suburb ow.ly/cMZR30lT5vQ https://t.co/sbyrnXVdie

  19-09-2018 18:37 via twitter.com
  
  Active shooter reported at business in Madison, Wisconsin suburb ow.ly/cMZR30lT5vQ https://t.co/sbyrnXVdie
  
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• Cineplex signs deal to expand 4DX technology across Canada

  19-09-2018 18:14
  Cineplex Inc. says it has signed an agreement with immersive cinema company CJ 4DPLEX Co. Ltd. to bring 4DX technology to 13 cinemas.
  
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• Police release security images of man wanted in sex assault investigation

  19-09-2018 18:10
  On Monday at approximately 6:50 a.m., a 22-year-old woman was in the area of Bay St. and Gerrard St. W. when a man approached her and sexually assaulted her, police said.
  
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• Police searching for child driver after alleged hit-and-run in Guelph

  19-09-2018 18:09
  Guelph police say they are looking for a child who allegedly crashed a car in a parking lot in Guelph, Ont.
  
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• Christie Blatchford: In fight over Toronto election, Ontario's top court finds 'unfair' doesn't equal 'unconstitutional' - National Post

  19-09-2018 18:03 via nationalpost.com
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  Christie Blatchford: In fight over Toronto election, Ontario's top court finds 'unfair' doesn't equal 'unconstitutional'
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  Andrew Coyne: Doug Ford doesn't deserve all the blame — he didn't create our mess of a democra
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs Kick off Pre-Season in Lucan Ontario - Editor In Leaf

  19-09-2018 17:41 via editorinleaf.com
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  Toronto Maple Leafs Kick off Pre-Season in Lucan Ontario
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  The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated a partial version of what is an already depleted Ottawa Senators roster 4-1. Last night marked a very special time in my young writing career. It is my first start to a season at Editor in Leafs. Not unlike another ...
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• MPPs react to decision to stay ruling in Toronto council-cutting case - 680 News

  19-09-2018 17:39 via 680news.com
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  MPPs react to decision to stay ruling in Toronto council-cutting case
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  MPPs at Queen's Park react to the Ontario's Court of Appeal's decision to stay a ruling that struck down the province's plan to cut the size of Toronto city council by nearly half. Sep 19, 2018, 11:23 AM. Advertisement ...
  
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• Stay means Toronto election can move forward with certainty: PCs - Toronto Sun

  19-09-2018 17:19 via torontosun.com
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  Stay means Toronto election can move forward with certainty: PCs
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  The Toronto municipal election can now move forward with the certainty of knowing it will be a 25-ward race, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark says. The court decision that reinstated Bill 5 made it clear that it did not violate the ...and more »
  
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• Will Toronto have a 25-ward election? Court decision coming this morning - CBC.ca

  19-09-2018 16:56 via cbc.ca
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  Will Toronto have a 25-ward election? Court decision coming this morning
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  Ontario's Court of Appeal is set to release its decision this morning on whether to suspend a lower court's ruling, which struck down the province's original bill slashing Toronto city council from 47 to 25 councillors weeks before a municipal election ...
  A timeline of events in the Toronto council-cutting sagaNational Post
  Doug Ford's plan to slash Toronto council may be constitutional, but it isn't fairTor
  
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• Queens Quay streetcar derails after colliding with ambulance

  19-09-2018 16:28
  Toronto police spokesperson Katrina Arrogante said no obvious injuries have been reported at this time, adding that the driver sustained zero injuries.
  
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• Trudeau: Canada wants to see 'movement' before signing revised NAFTA

  19-09-2018 14:37
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signalled Wednesday that Canada wants more from its negotiating partners before signing on to a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement.
  
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• NAFTA talks resume in Washington as Congress grows restless

  19-09-2018 14:37
  Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is back in Washington -- and back in search of a way to bridge the divide that's keeping Canada out of a new North American free trade pact.
  
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• Update: There are no indications of injuries. twitter.com/TPSOperations/…

  19-09-2018 14:31 via twitter.com
  Update: There are no indications of injuries. twitter.com/TPSOperations/…
  
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• Freeland resumes NAFTA talks in Washington as Congress grows restless ow.ly/iQlh30lSO3k https://t.co/YKqbEqZINE

  19-09-2018 14:31 via twitter.com
  
  Freeland resumes NAFTA talks in Washington as Congress grows restless ow.ly/iQlh30lSO3k https://t.co/YKqbEqZINE
  
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• Man fatally shot behind Scarborough strip mall. @carl680 has the details ow.ly/r57630lSNvd https://t.co/A9w64OLm6V

  19-09-2018 14:20 via twitter.com
  
  Man fatally shot behind Scarborough strip mall. @carl680 has the details ow.ly/r57630lSNvd https://t.co/A9w64OLm6V
  
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• Full story: ow.ly/YGGl30lSucN twitter.com/carl680/status…

  19-09-2018 14:15 via twitter.com
  Full story: ow.ly/YGGl30lSucNtwitter.com/carl680/status…
  
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• Elton John shops vinyl at Toronto record store - Toronto Sun

  19-09-2018 14:06 via torontosun.com
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  Elton John shops vinyl at Toronto record store
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  Elton John surprised employees at Toronto record shop Sonic Boom on Tuesday when he strolled into the store and bought a number of vinyl albums. Manager Christopher Dufton says he instantly recognized the legendary performer, who was dressed in ...and more »
  
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• A big break at the gas pumps this morning. @eppman has the latest business news ow.ly/3Hb530lSMDh https://t.co/ZGC1R5zd5p

  19-09-2018 14:01 via twitter.com
  
  A big break at the gas pumps this morning. @eppman has the latest business news ow.ly/3Hb530lSMDh https://t.co/ZGC1R5zd5p
  
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• 'The crisis is not abating': New stats show opioid deaths on the rise in Canada

  19-09-2018 14:00
  Newly released statistics on opioid-related deaths in Canada through the first three months of the year suggest such fatalities are on the rise compared to each of the last two years.
  
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• SIU investigating rollover crash at city-owned construction site that injured 3 people

  19-09-2018 13:51 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after an attempted traffic stop ended in a rollover collision at a city-owned construction site overnight Wednesday.
  
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• Canadians concerned about youth using e-cigarettes, survey suggests

  19-09-2018 13:45
  The majority of Canadians are concerned about the use of e-cigarettes among youth, with almost 90 per cent backing a ban of the vaping products for those under 18, a national survey suggests.
  
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• Man shot dead at Scarborough plaza - Toronto Sun

  19-09-2018 13:43 via torontosun.com
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  Man shot dead at Scarborough plaza
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  Toronto's 78th homicide scene behind a plaza at 4559 Sheppard Ave. E. east of Brimley Rd., on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Jack Boland/Toronto Sun. Toronto Police are investigating the city's 78th homicide of the year. Officers were called to a plaza ...and more »
  
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• Cooler temperatures across the GTA. @FrankFerragine has your forecast ow.ly/r46T30lSL6t https://t.co/bkQOc1ih9q

  19-09-2018 13:27 via twitter.com
  
  Cooler temperatures across the GTA. @FrankFerragine has your forecast ow.ly/r46T30lSL6t https://t.co/bkQOc1ih9q
  
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• Victoria Park off-ramp reopens on 401 after multi-vehicle collision

  19-09-2018 12:50
  One man was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
  
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• Tavares, Marner find quick chemistry in Leafs pre-season debut ow.ly/3ta830lSGZ0 via @Sportsnet https://t.co/s69YsYs9bl

  19-09-2018 12:06 via twitter.com
  
  Tavares, Marner find quick chemistry in Leafs pre-season debut ow.ly/3ta830lSGZ0 via @Sportsnet https://t.co/s69YsYs9bl
  
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• Watch experts uncover Zuul, the new dinosaur going on display at the ROM in December

  19-09-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Experts at the Royal Ontario Museum and Research Casting International have spent more than a year uncovering a newly discovered species of dinosaur, named for its resemblance to a Ghostbusters villain. It goes on display in December.
  
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• 5 issues to watch as Brampton approaches a 'watershed' municipal election

  19-09-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  With the city's exploding population and a growing desire for radical transformation, Brampton residents say the upcoming municipal election could shape the future for decades to come.
  
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• Ontario's highest court to rule on whether to grant stay in Toronto council-cutting case

  19-09-2018 11:10
  Ontario's highest court is expected to announce today whether it will stay a court ruling that upended the province's plan to cut Toronto city council in the middle of a municipal election campaign.
  
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• Court rules to grant stay of previous ruling that struck down on Toronto-council cut bill

  19-09-2018 11:10
  Ontario's top court has stayed a ruling that upended the provincial government's plans to cut Toronto city council in the middle of a municipal election.
  
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• Her business is in Toronto, but this art dealer now needs a work permit to go to U.S.

  19-09-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto art dealer was denied entry to the U.S. and told she requires a work permit.
  
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• Will Toronto have a 25-ward election? Court decision coming Wednesday morning

  19-09-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Judges on Ontario's Court of Appeal will release their decision this morning on whether to grant a stay of a lower court's ruling, which struck down the province's original bill slashing Toronto city council from 47 to 25 councillors weeks before a civic election.
  
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• Ontario's highest court paves way to reduce size of Toronto city council

  19-09-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's highest court has paved the way for a considerable cut to the size of Toronto's city council just weeks from a municipal election, but Mayor John Tory says the city's legal team has been told to continue fighting the province using any means available.
  
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• Ontario's highest court paves way for major cuts to size of Toronto city council

  19-09-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Ontario’s highest court has paved the way for a considerable cut to the size of Toronto’s city council just weeks from a municipal election.
  
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• Doug Ford off to Washington as NAFTA talks hit critical stage

  19-09-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  As Ontario Premier Doug Ford heads to Washington, he is warning the Trudeau government not to compromise on measures protecting the agriculture sector during NAFTA talks with the U.S.
  
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• Crucial court decision today could move Doug Ford closer to cutting Toronto's city council

  19-09-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Judges on Ontario's Court of Appeal will release their decision this morning on whether to grant a stay of a lower court's ruling, which struck down the province's original bill slashing Toronto city council from 47 to 25 councillors weeks before a civic election.
  
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