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• Postal union issues strike notices to Canada Post, could walk off job Monday

  16-10-2018 23:44
  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it has given strike notice to Canada Post that workers could walk off the job as early as next week.
  
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• 'Reasonable to keep an open mind' on pot, Toronto police chief says

  16-10-2018 23:31 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders says, “it is reasonable to keep an open mind” on the legalization of recreational pot, and he is asking the force’s cannabis working group to continue looking into the impact of changing marijuana laws on the service into next spring.
  
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• Toronto police launch 'do not call 9-1-1' for weed campaign - CityNews

  16-10-2018 23:30
  CityNews
  Toronto police launch 'do not call 9-1-1' for weed campaign
  CityNews
  What constitutes a 9-1-1 emergency? For most, the question is a no-brainer but as per a new Toronto Police Service educational campaign, some feel the concept is open to interpretation. The campaign called “Do not call 9-1-1” uses real, fairly absurd 9 ...
  'Reasonable to keep an open mind' on pot, Toronto police chief saysCBC.ca
  Toronto police tell people to stop calling them to snitch on neighbours growin
  
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• Chief Saunders defends 28-day marijuana ban for officers ow.ly/XXsJ30mgazz

  16-10-2018 23:24 via twitter.com
  Chief Saunders defends 28-day marijuana ban for officers ow.ly/XXsJ30mgazz
  
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• Former ‘Degrassi High’ actor pleads guilty to child porn charges

  16-10-2018 23:23
  Former “Degrassi High” actor Jason Dickens on Tuesday admitted that he not only possessed thousands of X-rated images and videos involving children but that he recorded two himself.
  
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• Ford criticizes PM over pot, says cops need reliable equipment to test for pot ow.ly/xXO430mga7m

  16-10-2018 23:12 via twitter.com
  Ford criticizes PM over pot, says cops need reliable equipment to test for pot ow.ly/xXO430mga7m
  
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• Pride Toronto ends standoff with police over marching in parade, but not everyone’s happy

  16-10-2018 23:10
  Toronto police will be allowed to apply to take part, after two year ban. Move catches some community members off guard.
  
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• 'We must set a high standard': Police chief says he is open to discussing pot policy

  16-10-2018 23:09
  Police Chief Mark Saunders has invited union leaders to participate in a discussion about a contentious policy which restricts officers from consuming cannabis within 28 days of reporting for active duty.
  
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• Raptors banking on championship pedigree of Leonard, Green

  16-10-2018 23:05 via cbc.ca
  After an off-season that saw the trade of popular star DeMar DeRozan for former Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, the Toronto Raptors enter this season with renewed hopes for their first trip to the NBA Finals.
  
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• Online voting not in the cards for Toronto - Toronto Sun

  16-10-2018 22:51
  Toronto Sun
  Online voting not in the cards for Toronto
  Toronto Sun
  Going out to vote on October 22? Please do — it's your civic duty. Bit of a pain, mind you. There's all that rushing home from work, finding your voter card, figuring out where your voting place is and remembering to bring ID. Then there's juggling ...
  
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• Two GTA cops, including Toronto officer, post bail in steroids and drugs investigation

  16-10-2018 22:23
  Const. Richard Senior of York Regional Police and Toronto Police Const. Bryan Corriea both walked out of a Newmarket court after posting bail Tuesday.
  
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• On the eve of recreational cannabis legalization, Mayor John Tory has again admitted he has tried marijuana.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-10-2018 22:19 via twitter.com
  On the eve of recreational cannabis legalization, Mayor John Tory has again admitted he has tried marijuana.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Raptors' Kawhi Leonard looking forward to playing first real game in nine months

  16-10-2018 21:45
  When Kawhi Leonard stepped off the court on Jan. 13, his bizarre final season with the San Antonio Spurs was already done after only nine games.
  
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• Paul Bernardo set for parole bid after 25 years in prison ow.ly/PAez30mg69w https://t.co/XXXd8PLayS

  16-10-2018 21:44 via twitter.com
  
  Paul Bernardo set for parole bid after 25 years in prison ow.ly/PAez30mg69w https://t.co/XXXd8PLayS
  
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• Mississauga, Brampton mayoral candidates lay out key challenges for growing cities

  16-10-2018 21:40 via cbc.ca
  Mississauga and Brampton's political hopefuls say affordability and transit are the key concerns ahead of Monday's municipal election.
  
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• Charges dropped against cop who threatened to seize phone of man filming violent arrest

  16-10-2018 21:37
  Charges have now been dropped against a Toronto police officer who directed that a bystander stop filming him during an arrest where a man was stomped on and Tasered multiple times.
  
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• 'The black market will exist': Some illegal pot shops plan to stay open

  16-10-2018 21:25
  Hours after marijuana becomes legal, Toronto enforcement officers will fan out across the city looking for any illegal pot shops still open -- the start of a cat-and-mouse game that is expected to play out over the next six months.
  
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• ‘There were a lot of tears’: Refugee family of 10 reunited thanks to donated airline miles

  16-10-2018 21:18
  Members of St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church in Regent Park turned to Miles4Migrants for help in reuniting a refugee from Burundi with the nine family members she’d left behind.
  
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• Maple Leafs' Andersen questionable for Thursday vs. Crosby, Penguins

  16-10-2018 21:13 via cbc.ca
  On Monday, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock said definitively that No. 1 goalie Frederik Andersen would be back in the crease Thursday against visiting Pittsburgh. Everyone was a lot less confident that would be the case a day later.
  
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• The driver of a car that was swallowed by a sinkhole near Don Mills and Eglinton this morning managed to escape wit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-10-2018 21:06 via twitter.com
  The driver of a car that was swallowed by a sinkhole near Don Mills and Eglinton this morning managed to escape wit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ford accuses Trudeau of being 'no show' on marijuana file as legalization looms

  16-10-2018 20:39
  Premier Doug Ford is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of being absent when it comes to how legal cannabis will be enforced on Canadian roads.
  
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• Half of Canadian homeowners say marijuana use will hurt property values: poll

  16-10-2018 20:29
  More than half of Canadian homeowners recently surveyed say they would be less likely to consider a property if they knew cannabis had been grown inside, according to a poll released Tuesday.
  
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• OPP says it will acquire new roadside drug testing devices

  16-10-2018 20:26 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario Provincial Police says it is going to buy federally approved roadside drug-screening equipment to identify impaired drivers, one day before cannabis is legalized, but it cannot say how many or when.
  
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• Paul Bernardo set for parole bid after 25 years in prison

  16-10-2018 20:22
  Designated a dangerous offender, Bernardo, 54, became eligible for parole in February but has so far not been allowed beyond the confines of his maximum security prison in eastern Ontario.
  
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• Markham city council votes to ban cannabis use in parks, public spaces

  16-10-2018 20:21
  Markham’s city council has voted unanimously to prohibit the smoking of cannabis in public parks and spaces ahead of legalization on Wednesday.
  
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• Paul Bernardo to seek parole Wednesday after 25 years in prison

  16-10-2018 20:10 via cbc.ca
  Paul Bernardo, whose very name became synonymous with sadistic sexual perversion, is expected to plead for release on Wednesday by arguing he has done what he could to improve himself during his 25 years in prison, mostly in solitary confinement.
  
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• Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly assaulted a man outside a Vaughan nightclub, resulting in life-threa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-10-2018 19:41 via twitter.com
  Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly assaulted a man outside a Vaughan nightclub, resulting in life-threa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Firefighters battle two-alarm blaze at recycling plant near Keele and Eglinton

  16-10-2018 19:08 via cbc.ca
  Firefighters are battling a two-alarm blaze at a recycling plant in the northwest end of the city that could threaten the groundwater and sewage systems.
  
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• Toronto FC reduced to role of spoiler as disappointing season wraps up

  16-10-2018 18:18
  Eliminated from playoff contention, Toronto FC has been reduced to the rank of spoiler for the final three games of the MLS regular season.
  
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• Postal services ready for looming wave of legal cannabis deliveries ow.ly/S2VL30mfTL6 #marijuanafiles

  16-10-2018 18:06 via twitter.com
  Postal services ready for looming wave of legal cannabis deliveries ow.ly/S2VL30mfTL6 #marijuanafiles
  
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• Have questions about cannabis legalization? Concerns about legal pot? Shauna Hunt & Michael Talbot are taking your… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-10-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Have questions about cannabis legalization? Concerns about legal pot? Shauna Hunt & Michael Talbot are taking your… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Cap-and-trade cancellation comes with $3 billion price tag, FAO says

  16-10-2018 16:49
  The cancellation of cap-and-trade will come with a hefty $3 billion price tag over the next four years, according to Ontario’s financial watchdog.
  
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• Postal services ready for looming wave of legal cannabis deliveries

  16-10-2018 16:43
  Legal cannabis is set to usher in a wave of high-value, age-restricted parcels in the mail system, and delivery companies say they're ready.
  
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• Cancelling cap-and-trade will result in $3B in lost revenue: FAO

  16-10-2018 16:39 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the Progressive Conservative government's decision to end the cap-and-trade system will result in the loss of $3 billion in revenue over the next four fiscal years.
  
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• Scrapping cap-and-trade will end up costing average Ontario households $264 ow.ly/JqjM30mfMR5

  16-10-2018 16:35 via twitter.com
  Scrapping cap-and-trade will end up costing average Ontario households $264 ow.ly/JqjM30mfMR5
  
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• Incumbents tied in Toronto-St. Paul's and Scarborough Southwest, poll finds

  16-10-2018 16:23 via cbc.ca
  A new poll says incumbent councillors in two wards in Toronto's municipal election are in virtual ties with less than a week to go before the vote.
  
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• Have a question about pot? Join us live at noon and get your questions answered by Shauna Hunt & Michael Talbot.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-10-2018 15:50 via twitter.com
  Have a question about pot? Join us live at noon and get your questions answered by Shauna Hunt & Michael Talbot.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Pride Toronto says uniformed police officers will be able to march in 2019 parade, pending application

  16-10-2018 15:42
  Toronto police officers will be permitted to march in the parade in uniform next summer after visible police presence was banned from the last two festivities. BLMTO calls it “a very sad day for queer and trans people in Toronto.”
  
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• Colby Cosh: A new discovery reminds us to be grateful that Toronto isn't York - National Post

  16-10-2018 15:30
  National Post
  Colby Cosh: A new discovery reminds us to be grateful that Toronto isn't York
  National Post
  Rick Laprairie, a retired Toronto land planner who collects maps, was in the news this past weekend for establishing a new, firm earliest known use of the word “Toronto.” Mr. Laprairie has been studying the evolution of this shibboleth so sacred to all ...
  
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• #BREAKING: Toronto police can march in next year's Pride parade ow.ly/QPkC30mfGwA #TOpoli

  16-10-2018 15:08 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Toronto police can march in next year's Pride parade ow.ly/QPkC30mfGwA #TOpoli
  
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• Toronto police would be allowed to march in 2019 Pride parade if entrance policy met

  16-10-2018 14:57 via cbc.ca
  City police would be allowed to march in the 2019 Pride parade following a two-year ban if they meet Pride Toronto's entrance policy, the organization says.
  
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• Pride Toronto says police can march in 2019 parade, pending application

  16-10-2018 14:57
  “Heartened” by progress made between the Toronto Police Service (TPS) and the city’s LGBT2Q+ communities, Pride Toronto says it will grant a permit for officers to march in the 2019 parade.
  
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• Pride Toronto opens door for city police to possibly rejoin summer parade after 2-year ban

  16-10-2018 14:57 via cbc.ca
  City police would be allowed to march in the 2019 Pride parade following a two-year ban if they meet Pride Toronto's entrance policy, the organization says.
  
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• St. Timothy's school is on hold and secure as a precaution after reports of a male shooting an air pistol in the ar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-10-2018 14:45 via twitter.com
  St. Timothy's school is on hold and secure as a precaution after reports of a male shooting an air pistol in the ar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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