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• What families can learn from Wettlaufer inquiry into nursing home care

  28-09-2018 23:52 via cbc.ca
  When former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer murdered vulnerable patients in Ontario nursing homes, she did more than leave a trail of shock and grief behind — she exposed serious cracks in the long-term care system.
  
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• Man, 56, charged in connection with deadly hit-and-run in Scarborough

  28-09-2018 23:39
  A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Scarborough that claimed the life of a 61-year-old grandfather on Wednesday.
  
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• Ontario asks for extension on overdose prevention sites as fate of facilities are decided

  28-09-2018 23:37
  The Ontario government is asking Ottawa to extend an exemption that would allow overdose prevention sites to continue operating in the province while it decides the fate of the facilities.
  
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• Toronto police brass insist guns and gangs unit is a ‘priority’

  28-09-2018 23:34
  Amid an increase in gun violence, there will be no changes to staffing at Toronto police gun and gang unit, but an expansion of the neighbourhood officer program is rolling out.
  
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• Road closures, extended TTC service for Nuit Blanche this weekend

  28-09-2018 23:33
  For those pulling an all-nighter for Nuit Blanche this weekend, expect extended subway service and road closures throughout Scarborough and downtown Toronto.
  
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• Some Air Canada employees will not be allowed to consume pot off-duty

  28-09-2018 23:28
  Air Canada’s revised alcohol and drug policy prohibits some employees from consuming cannabis while on-duty and off-duty.
  
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• Jazz.FM rejects Garvia Bailey’s dismissal suit, blames her performance

  28-09-2018 23:24
  Station’s statement of defence responds to former morning host’s claims that she was “constructively dismissed” after she criticized the station for sexual harassment and bullying.
  
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• Residents at 650 Parliament may not be home until 2019, property manager says

  28-09-2018 23:17 via cbc.ca
  Residents from both the north and the south towers of 650 Parliament St., the building ravaged by fire last month, can't return home until early 2019, according to the latest information received by the building's property manager.
  
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• Police release security camera images of Leslieville tire slashing suspect

  28-09-2018 23:09 via cbc.ca
  Police have released security camera images of a suspect wanted in connection with a number of tire slashings in Leslieville.
  
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• Police have man in custody in connection with Leslieville tire slashings

  28-09-2018 23:09 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police say they now have a man in custody in connection with a string of tire slashings in Leslieville.
  
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• Second Listeria outbreak reported at Druxy's deli in Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. READ MORE: ow.ly/9SIF30m1mXl

  28-09-2018 23:02 via twitter.com
  Second Listeria outbreak reported at Druxy's deli in Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. READ MORE: ow.ly/9SIF30m1mXl
  
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• Palestinian Authority is asking the Hague-based International Court of Justice to order Washington to remove the re… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-09-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  Palestinian Authority is asking the Hague-based International Court of Justice to order Washington to remove the re… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Another person contracts Listeria at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre deli

  28-09-2018 22:20 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Public Health says its investigating a case where a person contracted a Listeria infection after eating food sold at the ​Druxy's restaurant in Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
  
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• “In this series of calendars, our president is presented in various characters. We see him confident or positive. W… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-09-2018 22:18 via twitter.com
  “In this series of calendars, our president is presented in various characters. We see him confident or positive. W… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ‘It’s real mayhem’: Leslieville suffers another tire-slashing spree

  28-09-2018 22:09
  Residents of Leslieville were left frustrated and confused after waking up to discover dozens of cars in the neighbourhood had their tires punctured overnight.
  
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• Boy, 17, charged with 2nd-degree murder in fatal Yonge-Dundas Square shooting

  28-09-2018 21:31 via cbc.ca
  Police say they've made an arrest in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in Toronto's bustling Yonge and Dundas Square.
  
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• Police release photo of vehicle after hit-and-run that left man seriously injured

  28-09-2018 21:27
  Police are asking for dash-cam footage after a 79-year-old man was seriously injured following a hit-and-run in Scarborough.
  
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• Facebook says 50M accounts affected by security breach ow.ly/OG4230m1hBP https://t.co/won8kxc6FV

  28-09-2018 21:24 via twitter.com
  
  Facebook says 50M accounts affected by security breach ow.ly/OG4230m1hBP https://t.co/won8kxc6FV
  
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• Arrest made in Yonge-Dundas Square shooting that killed Pickering teenager

  28-09-2018 21:20
  Four months after a Pickering teen was gunned down a popular Toronto tourist destination, police have announced an arrest in his murder.
  
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• Video footage released of suspect in fatal Clarington shooting

  28-09-2018 20:52
  Durham Regional Police have released security video of one of the suspects wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Clarington earlier this month.
  
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• GOP advances Kavanaugh after Flake calls for FBI probe. READ MORE: ow.ly/hy5y30m1fFj

  28-09-2018 20:47 via twitter.com
  GOP advances Kavanaugh after Flake calls for FBI probe. READ MORE: ow.ly/hy5y30m1fFj
  
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• He was acquitted of murder in May. This week he was shot in the chest and charged with attempted murder

  28-09-2018 20:32
  Havard McKenzie, acquitted of murder four months ago, is recovering in hospital from a gunshot wound after a fight with another man. Both are charged with attempted murder and firearms offences.
  
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• #BREAKING: Toronto police have charged a 17-year-old with second-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Israel E… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-09-2018 20:19 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Toronto police have charged a 17-year-old with second-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Israel E… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Documents show early stages of investigation into disappearances of alleged McArthur victims

  28-09-2018 20:17
  Documents connected to the case of Bruce McArthur, unsealed by a judge Friday, paint a picture of the early stages of the investigation into the disappearances of three of his alleged murder victims.
  
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• Doug Ford contradicts his own government's cannabis plan, says smoking in parks is 'unacceptable'

  28-09-2018 19:47 via cbc.ca
  It appears Premier Doug Ford doesn't approve of his own government’s new rules that would allow people to smoke cannabis in public parks.
  
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• Facebook says 50M user accounts affected by security breach

  28-09-2018 19:23
  Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts.
  
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• Man, 23, accused of exposing himself to kids in alleged incidents in Whitby

  28-09-2018 19:07 via cbc.ca
  Police say a 23-year-old man is charged following an investigation into two incidents in which a man allegedly exposed himself to children in Whitby.
  
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• Young adults are not immune to colon cancer, shouldn't dismiss signs: experts

  28-09-2018 18:29
  Ryan Halladay was 39 when he began noticing blood in his stool. Doctors he visited over the next few months weren't too concerned, dismissing the bleeding as likely being caused by hemorrhoids. A trip to the ER for pain caused by severe constipation was also brushed off. He was given a laxative and sent home.
  
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• 2nd-hand pot smoke is just as bad as 2nd-hand cigarette smoke, expert says

  28-09-2018 18:21 via cbc.ca
  New rules in Ontario mean you’ll soon be able to smoke pot anywhere the law will allow you to smoke cigarettes. A scientist with the Ontario Tobacco Research unit explains what he thinks works and does not work about the new rules.
  
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• 2nd-hand pot smoke a big concern under Ontario's new pot rules says smoking expert

  28-09-2018 18:21 via cbc.ca
  New rules in Ontario mean you’ll soon be able to smoke pot anywhere the law will allow you to smoke cigarettes. A scientist with the Ontario Tobacco Research unit explains what he thinks works and does not work about the new rules.
  
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• Canada's housing affordability reaches worst level in 28 years, report says

  28-09-2018 18:18
  Canada's housing affordability has reached its worst level in 28 years and is bound to deteriorate even further, say Royal Bank of Canada economists.
  
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• Man, 23, charged after allegedly exposing himself to kids in Whitby

  28-09-2018 18:12
  Police say a 23-year-old man is charged following an investigation into two incidents in which a man allegedly exposed himself to children in Whitby, Ont.
  
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• Tory to reconsider allowing people to drink alcohol in public parks

  28-09-2018 18:01
  John Tory says that it may be time to reconsider a bylaw that prohibits people from consuming alcohol in parks, especially in light of provincial legislation that will make it legal to smoke marijuana in some public places.
  
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• Ontario to scrap Drive Clean emissions test, target heavy-duty vehicles instead

  28-09-2018 17:44 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government says it is scrapping the Drive Clean vehicle emissions testing program and replacing it with a new system that will focus on heavy-duty vehicles such as transport trucks.
  
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• Poll shows Giorgio Mammoliti trailing in council race — just don't tell that to Giorgio Mammoliti

  28-09-2018 17:21 via cbc.ca
  A new survey suggests Anthony Perruzza is on track to defeat Giorgio Mammoliti in October’s municipal election — although Mammoliti maintains he’s still ahead and the poll is the work of his "lefty" foes.
  
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• Ford scrapping Drive Clean emissions tests, focus now on heavy duty vehicles

  28-09-2018 17:09
  The Ontario government says it is scrapping the Drive Clean vehicle emissions testing program and replacing it with a new system that will focus on heavy duty vehicles such as transport trucks.
  
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• Ford government scraps Drive Clean program, target now on heavy duty vehicles

  28-09-2018 17:09
  Ontario's Drive Clean vehicle emissions testing program will be dismantled next year and replaced with a new system that will focus on heavy-duty vehicles such as transport trucks, the government said Friday.
  
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• Ontario to scrap Drive Clean emissions test, target heavy duty vehicles instead. READ MORE: ow.ly/YZZo30m10fh

  28-09-2018 17:03 via twitter.com
  Ontario to scrap Drive Clean emissions test, target heavy duty vehicles instead. READ MORE: ow.ly/YZZo30m10fh
  
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• A subway expansion could change lives for commuters in York Region. Will it ever get built?

  28-09-2018 16:50 via cbc.ca
  Commuters and politicians in York Region say the proposed extension of the Yonge subway line is long overdue, but the massive project faces an uncertain future under the new provincial government.
  
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• Toronto, Vancouver among biggest property bubbles in the world, UBS says

  28-09-2018 16:43 via cbc.ca
  Swiss investment bank UBS has deemed Toronto and Vancouver to have among the world's biggest housing bubbles, with mispricing that's even more pronounced than it is in expensive cities like Paris and San Francisco.
  
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• Students at R H McGregor Elementary School mark #OrangeShirtDay https://t.co/ub86dF117N

  28-09-2018 16:41 via twitter.com
  
  Students at R H McGregor Elementary School mark #OrangeShirtDay https://t.co/ub86dF117N
  
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• Residents displaced by fire staying at Regent Park centre to be rehoused today

  28-09-2018 15:50
  It’s move out day for residents who sought shelter at the Regent Park Community Centre after a downtown highrise fire left them homeless.
  
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• Displaced residents staying at Regent Park centre rehoused to hotels as repairs continue

  28-09-2018 15:50
  It’s move out day for residents who sought shelter at the Regent Park Community Centre after a downtown highrise fire left them homeless.
  
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• Tory to voice 'profound disagreement' with possible reduction of police gun and gang units

  28-09-2018 15:38 via cbc.ca
  The Mayor of Toronto says he will express his concern to the Police Services Board on Friday morning after learning that Toronto’s gun and gang task force and drug squad may be shrinking.
  
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• Number of gun, gang unit officers will stay the same after media report about cuts, police say

  28-09-2018 15:38 via cbc.ca
  One of Toronto's deputy police chiefs said Friday the force "is keeping the same number of people" in the gun and gang task force and the drug squad, after a newspaper reported Thursday that the units were slated to be reduced.
  
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• Deputy chief refutes report that police gun and gang units will be reduced

  28-09-2018 15:38 via cbc.ca
  One of Toronto's deputy police chiefs said the force "is keeping the same number of people" in the gun and gang task force and the drug squad, despite reports that the units were slated to be reduced.
  
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