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• York police officer rescues little pig found running down highway

  24-09-2018 23:17
  Police say the photo was "too cute not to share."
  
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• Raptors' Lowry ready to work after trade of best friend DeRozan

  24-09-2018 23:08 via cbc.ca
  Kyle Lowry awoke Monday having not spoken to Toronto Raptors rookie head coach Nick Nurse or newcomer Kawhi Leonard, acquired in a July trade for Lowry's best friend, DeMar DeRozan. He insists it's not a reflection of how he feels about the changes or the organization.
  
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• Police officer rescues little pig found hoofing down Highway 400. READ MORE: ow.ly/IaJz30lXaO6 https://t.co/TErrq9O6pG

  24-09-2018 23:03 via twitter.com
  
  Police officer rescues little pig found hoofing down Highway 400. READ MORE: ow.ly/IaJz30lXaO6 https://t.co/TErrq9O6pG
  
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• Police officer rescues this little piggy found hoofing down Toronto-area highway

  24-09-2018 22:53 via cbc.ca
  York regional police tweeted a photo Monday of an officer holding a young pig found wandering along the major highway.
  
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• New climate change plan coming this fall, PC government says

  24-09-2018 22:34 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's environment minister say the province will put the onus on polluters in a new climate change plan that the government will release this fall.
  
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• Metro Morning broadcasting in Hamilton today as part of Priced Out series

  24-09-2018 22:33 via cbc.ca
  Metro Morning will be broadcasting from Hamilton Wednesday as it explores how Toronto's housing affordability issues are affecting both cities.
  
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• A white police officer accused of fatally shooting her black neighbour inside his own apartment was fired Monday fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-09-2018 22:31 via twitter.com
  A white police officer accused of fatally shooting her black neighbour inside his own apartment was fired Monday fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• TREB CEO concerned about homeowner information being posted online

  24-09-2018 22:28
  The Toronto Real Estate Board is "pressing ahead" with the Competition Bureau's demand to make home sales data available on realtors' password-protected websites, but that doesn't mean the board's concerns around privacy are gone.
  
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• Toronto mayoral candidate Faith Goldy, who was not invited to participate, interrupted the ArtsVote debate held on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-09-2018 22:09 via twitter.com
  Toronto mayoral candidate Faith Goldy, who was not invited to participate, interrupted the ArtsVote debate held on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Research group tags its first Atlantic white shark in Canadian waters. READ MORE: ow.ly/cYK030lX6eq https://t.co/5WJIsi4NuO

  24-09-2018 21:38 via twitter.com
  
  Research group tags its first Atlantic white shark in Canadian waters. READ MORE: ow.ly/cYK030lX6eq https://t.co/5WJIsi4NuO
  
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• Canada has removed only 6 of 900 asylum seekers facing U.S. deportation

  24-09-2018 21:30 via cbc.ca
  Newly released figures show Canadian officials have removed only a handful of the hundreds of irregular migrants who arrived in Canada while they were already facing deportation orders from the United States.
  
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• Surveillance video of bank robbery released as police hunt for 2 suspects ow.ly/TXpN30lX3Au https://t.co/QyEndfdyMe

  24-09-2018 21:01 via twitter.com
  
  Surveillance video of bank robbery released as police hunt for 2 suspects ow.ly/TXpN30lX3Au https://t.co/QyEndfdyMe
  
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• Fourth suspect sought in fatal shooting outside Vaughan club

  24-09-2018 20:52
  Investigators say they are searching for a fourth suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a 49-year-old man at a plaza in Vaughan last week.
  
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• One of two Halton cops shot in Burlington released from hospital

  24-09-2018 20:43
  One of two Halton police officers injured during a deadly shootout with a suspect in Burlington over the weekend has been released from hospital.
  
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• Tottenham man, 49, identified as victim in Vaughan shooting

  24-09-2018 19:58 via cbc.ca
  York Regional Police identified the victim of a shooting in Vaughan as Behget Toma Eyup, 49, from Tottenham. Three teens were arrested in connection with the shooting and now officers say they're looking for a fourth suspect.
  
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• Police, bankers offer $10,000 reward for tips leading to arrest of 2 accused robbers

  24-09-2018 19:53 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Police and the Canadian Bankers Association are offering up to $10,000 to help find and convict 21-year-old Jesse Jack Breese and 20-year-old Nathan Hunter. They are wanted in connection with a violent bank robbery in Toronto. Breese is also wanted for a separate shooting in Barrie.
  
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• In a release on Monday, Halton police said they have received numerous inquiries about the condition of the officer… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-09-2018 19:46 via twitter.com
  In a release on Monday, Halton police said they have received numerous inquiries about the condition of the officer… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Canada has removed six out of 900 asylum seekers already facing U.S. deportation ow.ly/qAke30lWWCl https://t.co/c2hOPbiJy8

  24-09-2018 19:13 via twitter.com
  
  Canada has removed six out of 900 asylum seekers already facing U.S. deportation ow.ly/qAke30lWWCl https://t.co/c2hOPbiJy8
  
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• New Raptor Kawhi Leonard says he's excited to be in Toronto

  24-09-2018 19:12 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Raptors newcomer Kawhi Leonard finally addressed the media at a jam-packed news conference on Monday, saying he's excited to play in a "basketball city," where fans embrace the team.
  
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• New Raptor Kawhi Leonard remains a man of mystery

  24-09-2018 19:12 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Raptors newcomer Kawhi Leonard finally addressed the media at a jam-packed news conference on Monday, saying he's excited to play in a "basketball city" where fans embrace the team. But he's still not committing to Toronto beyond this season.
  
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• Kawhi Leonard breaks silence, says he's excited to be a Raptor

  24-09-2018 19:12 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Raptors newcomer Kawhi Leonard finally addressed the media at a jam-packed news conference on Monday, saying he's excited to play in a "basketball city," where fans embrace the team.
  
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• Kawhi Leonard said he is excited to join the Toronto Raptors, but also stressed that he’s focused on this season, n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-09-2018 18:50 via twitter.com
  Kawhi Leonard said he is excited to join the Toronto Raptors, but also stressed that he’s focused on this season, n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Kawhi Leonard breaks silence on trade that brought him to Toronto

  24-09-2018 17:52
  Kawhi Leonard says he's healthy and excited to be a Toronto Raptor.
  
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• Ford plans to form special committee to probe Ontario's fiscal situation

  24-09-2018 17:19
  Premier Doug Ford says his government plans to strike a special committee to further investigate Ontario's fiscal situation in light of a newly reviewed multibillion-dollar deficit.
  
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• Ford plans to form special committee to probe province's fiscal situation

  24-09-2018 17:16 via cbc.ca
  Premier Doug Ford says his government plans to strike a special committee to further investigate Ontario's fiscal situation in light of a newly reviewed multibillion-dollar deficit.
  
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• Ford plans to form special committee to probe province's fiscal situation ow.ly/dpfO30lWN11 #ONpoli https://t.co/QIKrybYaWr

  24-09-2018 17:06 via twitter.com
  
  Ford plans to form special committee to probe province's fiscal situation ow.ly/dpfO30lWN11 #ONpoli https://t.co/QIKrybYaWr
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Raptors Media Day ow.ly/iC7n30lWLZY twitter.com/Sportsnet/stat…

  24-09-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  WATCH LIVE: Raptors Media Day ow.ly/iC7n30lWLZYtwitter.com/Sportsnet/stat…
  
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• ‘She looked like a rag doll’: Young girl attacked by dog at Mississauga park

  24-09-2018 15:50
  A three-year-old girl is suffering from six lacerations on the back of her head after a “vicious attack” at an off-leash dog park in Mississauga early Sunday evening.
  
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• Girl, 3, hospitalized after being bitten by dog at Mississauga park

  24-09-2018 15:50
  Police in Peel Region are trying to find the owner of a dog that bit a three-year-old girl at an off-leash dog park in Mississauga early Sunday evening.
  
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• Child hospitalized after being bitten by dog at Mississauga park

  24-09-2018 15:50
  Police in Peel Region are trying to find the owner of a dog that bit a child at an off-leash dog park in Mississauga early Sunday evening.
  
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• Wettlaufer inquiry to hear testimony from families of nursing home victims

  24-09-2018 15:41 via cbc.ca
  Emotions will be running high as relatives and friends of nursing home residents killed by disgraced nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer testify today at Ontario's public inquiry into long-term care when it resumes in St. Thomas.
  
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• Wettlaufer inquiry hears testimony from families of nursing home victims

  24-09-2018 15:41 via cbc.ca
  Emotions ran high as relatives and friends of nursing home residents killed by disgraced nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer testified today at Ontario's public inquiry into long-term care in St. Thomas.
  
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• 'Gross incompetence': Son of Wettlaufer victim breaks down during testimony

  24-09-2018 15:41 via cbc.ca
  Emotions ran high as relatives and friends of nursing home residents killed by disgraced nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer testified today at Ontario's public inquiry into long-term care in St. Thomas.
  
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• Sentencing hearing begins today for Cosby in sex assault of Toronto woman

  24-09-2018 15:29
  Bill Cosby and his chief accuser arrived at a suburban Philadelphia courthouse Monday for the start of a sentencing hearing that will determine how the 81-year-old comedian will be punished for drugging and sexually assaulting her more than 14 years ago.
  
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• Cosby a 'sexually violent predator,' psychologist testifies at sentencing

  24-09-2018 15:29
  Bill Cosby's sentencing hearing opened Monday with a debate over whether the 81-year-old comedian should be declared a "sexually violent predator" -- a scarlet letter that would make him subject to mandatory lifetime counselling and community notification of his whereabouts.
  
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• Ont. union ready for 'tsunami' of cuts following review

  24-09-2018 15:14
  Premier Ford plans investigation into provincial finances
  
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• Sobeys parent company to acquire Farm Boy in $800M deal

  24-09-2018 14:06
  The parent company of grocery chain Sobeys Inc. says it has reached a deal to acquire food retailer Farm Boy in a bid to expand its reach in Ontario.
  
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• Girl, 3, seriously injured after she was bitten by dog in Mississauga

  24-09-2018 14:06 via cbc.ca
  A three-year-old girl bitten by a dog on the weekend in a Mississauga park suffered serious injuries but is now in stable condition in a Toronto hospital, Peel police say.
  
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• Decision expected in trial of Dellen Millard, accused of killing his father

  24-09-2018 13:49
  The Crown alleges the Millard killed his father because millions in potential inheritance money was being squandered on a new aviation business for the family company
  
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• Drake pulled out of Miami shows due to illness

  24-09-2018 13:42
  Toronto rapper Drake says he was forced to pull out of two concerts in Miami, Fla., because he was sick.
  
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• Toronto’s arts and culture industry focus of first debate in mayoral race, and other top stories ow.ly/EvCI30lWx4H

  24-09-2018 13:20 via twitter.com
  Toronto’s arts and culture industry focus of first debate in mayoral race, and other top stories ow.ly/EvCI30lWx4H
  
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• Price for oil starts the week on a multi-year high ow.ly/syY830lWwpz @eppman https://t.co/qPZOQJoDjT

  24-09-2018 13:08 via twitter.com
  
  Price for oil starts the week on a multi-year high ow.ly/syY830lWwpz @eppman https://t.co/qPZOQJoDjT
  
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• Police search for pet owner after dog attacks child in Mississauga ow.ly/jPfh30lWvHq https://t.co/HwlngzQI3k

  24-09-2018 12:55 via twitter.com
  
  Police search for pet owner after dog attacks child in Mississauga ow.ly/jPfh30lWvHq https://t.co/HwlngzQI3k
  
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• Judge to decide if Cosby goes to prison for 2004 sex assault ow.ly/rWSS30lWvyR https://t.co/wq3FAoh2q6

  24-09-2018 12:53 via twitter.com
  
  Judge to decide if Cosby goes to prison for 2004 sex assault ow.ly/rWSS30lWvyR https://t.co/wq3FAoh2q6
  
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• It is a sweater weather kind of morning ow.ly/zraq30lWuRi @FrankFerragine https://t.co/CwR4Yo8sMk

  24-09-2018 12:39 via twitter.com
  
  It is a sweater weather kind of morning ow.ly/zraq30lWuRi @FrankFerragine https://t.co/CwR4Yo8sMk
  
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• Read the full story here: ow.ly/Af6K30lWuai @TinaYazdani twitter.com/CityNews/statu…

  24-09-2018 12:26 via twitter.com
  Read the full story here: ow.ly/Af6K30lWuai @TinaYazdani twitter.com/CityNews/statu…
  
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• Tory, Keesmaat to square off at first debate of election campaign

  24-09-2018 12:02
  Mayoral candidates are set to square off this morning for the first debate of the election campaign.
  
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• Tory, Keesmaat face off at Toronto debate on arts and culture

  24-09-2018 12:02
  Toronto’s first mayoral debate of the election campaign got off to a bit of a rocky start when a controversial candidate who was not registered to attend the event showed up on stage demanding to be included.
  
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