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• Leafs president says team expects young stars to take less money to stay together

  03-10-2018 23:43
  Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan says the team expects its star players to make financial sacrifices to be part of what's hoped will be a long championship window in Toronto.
  
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• 'Get 'er done!': What's your Coach Babcock pep talk? @MapleLeafs @NHL #MapleLeafs #TMLtalk #speakerscorner https://t.co/TuAhpyYJ7h

  03-10-2018 22:03 via twitter.com
  
  'Get 'er done!': What's your Coach Babcock pep talk? @MapleLeafs @NHL #MapleLeafs #TMLtalk #speakerscorner https://t.co/TuAhpyYJ7h
  
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• Conservative motion to overturn child-killer's transfer to healing lodge defeated in House

  03-10-2018 21:47 via cbc.ca
  A Conservative motion to have the government condemn and overturn a decision to transfer a child killer to an Indigenous healing lodge has been defeated in the House of Commons.
  
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• After heated debate, hurled insults, Tory motion to overturn child-killer's transfer to healing lodge defeated

  03-10-2018 21:47 via cbc.ca
  A Conservative motion to have the government condemn and overturn a decision to transfer a child killer to an Indigenous healing lodge was defeated in the House of Commons today, after another day of heated debate and insults hurled between MPs.
  
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• Investigators linked several alleged McArthur victims by November 2017, court documents show

  03-10-2018 21:46
  Investigators were treating Bruce McArthur as a suspect in the murder of Andrew Kinsman and a “person of interest in the disappearance of four other men” for weeks before a December news conference in which Police Chief Mark Saunders dismissed suggestions that a serial killer was operating in the city’s gay village, according to newly-unsealed court documents.
  
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• Police identify victim of fatal shooting near York University

  03-10-2018 21:40 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have identified the man who was shot and killed at an industrial plaza near York University late Tuesday evening.
  
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• Ontario principals overloaded with administration, have less time for education: report

  03-10-2018 21:38 via cbc.ca
  Ontario needs to relieve some of the administrative stress on school principals, so they can focus more on student learning and staff development, a new report says.
  
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• Police identify Dwayne McMillan, 44, as victim of shooting near York University

  03-10-2018 21:23
  McMillan’s death Tuesday night marks Toronto’s 82nd homicide of the year
  
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• President Donald Trump ignited a crowd at a campaign rally in Mississippi on Tuesday by mocking Christine Blasey Fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-10-2018 20:51 via twitter.com
  President Donald Trump ignited a crowd at a campaign rally in Mississippi on Tuesday by mocking Christine Blasey Fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police ID 44-year-old man shot dead in North York industrial plaza

  03-10-2018 20:50
  The victim of a shooting in a North York plaza has been identified as a 44-year-old Toronto man.
  
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• Police release image of vehicle model in hit-and-run case

  03-10-2018 20:47
  Toronto police said the vehicle that struck a 79-year-old pedestrian last month may be a Kia Sedona (2006-2014) or a Hyundai Entourage (2006-2010).
  
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• Cat found with face duct-taped outside Burlington animal clinic

  03-10-2018 20:45
  A lifelong cat lover is outraged after she found an abandoned little brown tabby that had duct tape tightly wound around her face, with only a small opening at the nose.
  
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• One dead after shooting near two Scarborough high schools

  03-10-2018 20:41
  Toronto paramedics responded to a call at Birchmount Rd. and Bonis Ave., near Sheppard Ave. E., at 1:30 p.m. and found a boy they estimated at around 17- or 18-years-old in life-threatening condition suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
  
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• #UPDATE: Toronto police have released the name and photograph of the city’s 82nd homicide victim. ow.ly/oPu930m5puh

  03-10-2018 20:21 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Toronto police have released the name and photograph of the city’s 82nd homicide victim. ow.ly/oPu930m5puh
  
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• Ontario boosts hospital funding by $90M to tackle 'hallway medicine'

  03-10-2018 20:10
  Ontario will spend $90 million this year to fund hundreds of hospital beds ahead of flu season, a measure the province's health minister said will help address the issue of so-called hallway medicine.
  
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• Since cannabis is a “weed,” it requires little attention — rule of thumb is to avoid overwatering and over-fertiliz… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-10-2018 20:08 via twitter.com
  Since cannabis is a “weed,” it requires little attention — rule of thumb is to avoid overwatering and over-fertiliz… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Scarborough shooting sends male to hospital with life-threatening injuries

  03-10-2018 20:06
  A male has been rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition following a shooting in Scarborough.
  
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• Male victim pronounced dead after daylight shooting in Scarborough

  03-10-2018 20:06
  An male victim has been pronounced dead following a daylight shooting in Scarborough.
  
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• Covert police search of Bruce McArthur's home cut short when he unexpectedly returned home: court records

  03-10-2018 20:03 via cbc.ca
  Andrew Kinsman's mysterious disappearance in the summer of 2017 served as a tipping point that finally led Toronto police to focus investigative efforts on alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur.
  
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• Andrew Kinsman's disappearance led police to alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur: court documents

  03-10-2018 20:03 via cbc.ca
  Andrew Kinsman's mysterious disappearance in the summer of 2017 served as a tipping point that finally led Toronto police to focus investigative efforts on alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur.
  
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• Trumpeter plays 'O Canada' to drivers trapped in Alberta snowstorm ow.ly/RJuo30m5o7x https://t.co/uSuUaGsujp

  03-10-2018 19:59 via twitter.com
  
  Trumpeter plays 'O Canada' to drivers trapped in Alberta snowstorm ow.ly/RJuo30m5o7x https://t.co/uSuUaGsujp
  
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• Teen male rushed to hospital after shooting near 2 Scarborough high schools

  03-10-2018 19:58 via cbc.ca
  A teenager has life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Scarborough Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Male teen dead after shooting near 2 Scarborough high schools

  03-10-2018 19:58 via cbc.ca
  A teenager has died of his injuries after a shooting in Scarborough Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Male rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting at Birchmount and Bonis, near Sheppard. Two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-10-2018 19:48 via twitter.com
  Male rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting at Birchmount and Bonis, near Sheppard. Two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• LEAFS PRIMER: Not really a hockey fan but want to look good in front of your friends and colleagues? @hughwburrill… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-10-2018 19:46 via twitter.com
  LEAFS PRIMER: Not really a hockey fan but want to look good in front of your friends and colleagues?@hughwburrill… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• High-ranking Canadian Forces soldier sentenced to 5 months in jail

  03-10-2018 19:26 via cbc.ca
  A high-ranking soldier in Canada’s military has been sentenced to five months in jail after he pleaded guilty to disgraceful conduct for voyeurism at a court martial on Tuesday.
  
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• Ontario increases hospital funding by $90M to address overcrowding

  03-10-2018 19:17 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government says it will be spending $90 million to fund hundreds of hospital beds across the province ahead of flu season.
  
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• Woman, 51, charged after cyclist seriously injured in hit and run

  03-10-2018 18:54 via cbc.ca
  A woman has been charged after a male cyclist was seriously injured early Wednesday in a hit and run in northwest Toronto.
  
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• Toronto police looking for person with a knife at Dundas and Victoria. No injuries reported.

  03-10-2018 18:33 via twitter.com
  Toronto police looking for person with a knife at Dundas and Victoria. No injuries reported.
  
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• Ontario hospitals will get $90M to deal with the fall flu season; province says more comprehensive health plan comi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-10-2018 18:24 via twitter.com
  Ontario hospitals will get $90M to deal with the fall flu season; province says more comprehensive health plan comi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'A piece of history': Painting by insulin discoverer Banting to be auctioned off

  03-10-2018 18:19
  A painting up for auction provides an intimate look at the site of one of the most important medical discoveries of the 20th century -- as rendered by one of its discoverers.
  
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• An EA Sports simulation has the @MapleLeafs winning the Stanley Cup this season! Which bar in the GTA would you wa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-10-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  An EA Sports simulation has the@MapleLeafs winning the Stanley Cup this season! Which bar in the GTA would you wa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police ‘covertly’ searched McArthur’s apartment for evidence of Kinsman’s death a month before arrest, unsealed documents show

  03-10-2018 17:53
  Documents unsealed by a judge Wednesday, following a request by the Star and other media, reveal previously unreported details about the police investigation into the alleged serial killer.
  
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• U.S. company plans to build wind turbines along Lake Ontario

  03-10-2018 17:44
  A Virginia-based energy company has announced plans to build more than 40 wind turbines along Lake Ontario in upstate New York.
  
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• “I wish he hadn’t done it. It’s kind of appalling.” ow.ly/yQTY30m5eok

  03-10-2018 17:31 via twitter.com
  “I wish he hadn’t done it. It’s kind of appalling.” ow.ly/yQTY30m5eok
  
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• Acclaimed novelists Rawi Hage and Miriam Toews are among the finalists for this year’s Governor General’s Literary… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-10-2018 16:57 via twitter.com
  Acclaimed novelists Rawi Hage and Miriam Toews are among the finalists for this year’s Governor General’s Literary… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police ID man killed in Mississauga shooting

  03-10-2018 16:45 via cbc.ca
  Peel police have identified a 30-year-old man who died Tuesday after a shooting in Mississauga as Dorren Campbell.
  
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• Man charged with impaired driving after fatal car crash in Oshawa

  03-10-2018 16:16
  The collision occurred near Taunton Rd. W. and Thornton Rd. N., at about 2 a.m. Wednesday. A 24-year-old man was killed in the collision.
  
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• Victim of Mississauga shooting identified by police

  03-10-2018 15:37
  Police in Peel Region have identified the victim of a Tuesday night shooting in Mississauga.
  
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• Photo released of suspect in Malvern sexual assault investigation

  03-10-2018 15:19
  Investigators have released an image of a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Scarborough’s Malvern neighbourhood last month.
  
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• Police release photo of sexual assault suspect in Scarborough

  03-10-2018 14:45
  The woman was allegedly attacked on Sept. 20 after she got off a TTC bus at Morningside Ave. and Sewells Rd.
  
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• Greater Toronto home sales in September up 1.9 per cent from year ago

  03-10-2018 14:33 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Real Estate Board says home sales in September in its region climbed 1.9 per cent compared with a year ago.
  
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• Greater Toronto home sales in September up 1.9% from year ago

  03-10-2018 14:33 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Real Estate Board says home sales in September in its region climbed 1.9 per cent compared with a year ago.
  
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• Don't take pot on international flights, transport minister warns

  03-10-2018 14:01
  Canada's transport minister says travellers aboard domestic flights will be allowed to carry a small quantity of cannabis with them after Oct. 17.
  
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• USMCA rules around online content potential victory for freedom of speech, experts say

  03-10-2018 13:52
  The newly released North American trade pact could prevent large websites from having to quickly take down questionable material in what is being seen as a potential victory for freedom of speech online.
  
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• GTA home sales in September climb 1.9 per cent from year ago

  03-10-2018 13:44
  The Toronto Real Estate Board says home sales in September in its region climbed 1.9 per cent compared with a year ago.
  
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• Being Black in Toronto: How a former youth activist learned to rely on himself

  03-10-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  In the fourth and final instalment of CBC Toronto's series Struggle & Opportunity: Being Black in Toronto, former Unity Force member Alton Morgan says the black activist group has been technically erased over the last 30 years.
  
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• Toronto councillor blasted for 'incredibly misleading' election robocalls

  03-10-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto councillor seeking re-election is calling herself a "John Tory-candidate" in robocalls, even though the mayor hasn’t made any endorsements in this year’s council race.
  
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• Male foreign student, 24, dead after Oshawa crash, 1 in custody

  03-10-2018 11:59 via cbc.ca
  A male foreign student, 24, is dead after a crash in Oshawa early Wednesday and a Whitby man, 36, is in custody, Durham police say.
  
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• 1 person dead in crash involving 2 vehicles in Oshawa

  03-10-2018 11:59 via cbc.ca
  One person is dead following a crash between two vehicles in Oshawa early Wednesday, Durham police say.
  
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