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• Toronto's municipal vote: What to watch for - 680 News

  19-10-2018 23:52
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  Toronto's municipal vote: What to watch for
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  This is the final weekend before Monday's municipal election vote and several incumbents are battling it out in races that are too close to call. Oct 19, 2018, 5:52 PM. Advertisement. Local. Latest · Local · National · Life · Entertainment City ...
  
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• 'It lacks transparency': Critics blast sex-ed consultation format

  19-10-2018 23:46
  Educators are voicing their concerns over a series of telephone town halls intended to help Premier Doug Ford's government determine the fate of the sexual education curriculum.
  
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• Slew of road closures in downtown Toronto due to Waterfront Marathon this weekend

  19-10-2018 23:36
  More than 25,000 runners from 70 countries will participate in a marathon snaking through downtown Toronto, resulting in a number of road and transit closures for commuters this weekend.
  
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• 154 trees need to be replaced along Queens Quay, Waterfront Toronto says

  19-10-2018 23:23
  The trees were planted in 2015 as part of the revitalization process, but failed to thrive, according to a notice posted on the organization’s website Friday.
  
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• He knew he had the right to film the arrest. His video forced Toronto Police to change

  19-10-2018 23:21
  Waseem Khan this week received an apology from the Toronto police sergeant who ordered junior officers to “get that guy out of my face, please,” as he filmed a downtown arrest. Khan says he hopes he’s helped the public know their rights.
  
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• 2 men defrauded Shariah-compliant mortgage-holders of millions of dollars, Crown tells trial

  19-10-2018 23:16 via cbc.ca
  The trial of two men charged with defrauding Muslim homeowners got underway in Toronto courtroom this week with the Crown accusing the defendants of bilking their clients of millions of dollars.
  
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• GO train service stopped on parts of Lakeshore West

  19-10-2018 22:32 via cbc.ca
  GO train service has stopped on parts of the Lakeshore West line due to an incident near Bronte GO Station.
  
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• Delays continue to hamper Lakeshore West GO train service

  19-10-2018 22:32 via cbc.ca
  GO train service stopped on parts of the Lakeshore West line Friday afternoon causing commuter chaos during the evening rush hour.
  
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• Fatality halts GO Train service west of Oakville ow.ly/p2bR30miSw2

  19-10-2018 22:22 via twitter.com
  Fatality halts GO Train service west of Oakville ow.ly/p2bR30miSw2
  
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• GO Train service resumes on Lakeshore West after fatality: Metrolinx

  19-10-2018 22:10
  GO Train service has resumed along a portion of the Lakeshore West line after a fatality, Metrolinx has confirmed.
  
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• GO Train service resume on Lakeshore West after fatality: Metrolinx

  19-10-2018 22:10
  GO Train service has resumed along a portion of the Lakeshore West line after a fatality, Metrolinx has confirmed.
  
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• Toronto man sentenced to 16 years for pumping six bullets into the back of unarmed teen

  19-10-2018 22:06
  Bradley Cheveldayoff, 24, found guilty of manslaughter for shooting Gabriel Nikov, 18, as Nikov walked away from a brief skirmish with him outside a Tim Hortons near Yonge and Bloor.
  
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• #UPDATE: GO Transit says trains running between Union and Oakville with shuttle buses between Oakville, Bronte and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-10-2018 22:04 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: GO Transit says trains running between Union and Oakville with shuttle buses between Oakville, Bronte and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coroner's inquest will examine deaths of 4 men killed in scaffolding collapse

  19-10-2018 22:03 via cbc.ca
  A coroner's inquest has been called into a Toronto scaffolding collapse that claimed the lives of four men almost nine years ago.
  
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• #BREAKING: GO Transit is reporting a fatality on the Lakeshore West line east of Bronte. They say trains will not b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-10-2018 21:59 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: GO Transit is reporting a fatality on the Lakeshore West line east of Bronte. They say trains will not b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Legal cannabis grow-op ransacked by gun-wielding thieves, Durham police say

  19-10-2018 21:39
  Police say five men tied up workers and stole “several garbage bags” full of dried weed one day after legalization.
  
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• OPP officer charged in corruption case after three GTA cops, provincial prosecutor earlier arrested

  19-10-2018 21:37
  Const. Nancy St-Gelais, 44, who works in the Ingersoll OPP detachment, was charged on Thursday with using police database to conduct unlawful inquiries, York Regional Police said on Friday.
  
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• Toronto Waterfront Marathon means lots of road, transit closures this weekend

  19-10-2018 21:34 via cbc.ca
  The 2018 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon happens this weekend, and that means road closures in the heart of the city.
  
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• What’s motivating Torontonians to vote — or not — on Oct. 22 (and it’s not the ward fiasco)

  19-10-2018 21:22
  Public transit, housing affordability top of mind among Toronto voters, according to new data that provides a snapshot of how we think about local politics.
  
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• Police investigate attempted abduction of girl walking to school in Hamilton

  19-10-2018 21:14
  Police in Hamilton are investigating after a man allegedly tried to abduct a nine-year-old girl as she walked to school on Thursday.
  
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• Dozens of photographers and videographers still unpaid for work during Pride 2018 as marketing company says it has no money

  19-10-2018 21:14
  Olivia Nuamah, executive director of Pride Toronto, said if Moov Marketing still has not paid the freelancers by the end of the year, Pride will “absolutely commit to paying them, they did a great job for us.”
  
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• Durham Regional Police are searching for five males who attacked and robbed a legal outdoor marijuana grow-op near… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-10-2018 20:59 via twitter.com
  Durham Regional Police are searching for five males who attacked and robbed a legal outdoor marijuana grow-op near… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Cam Levins makes long-awaited marathon debut at Sunday's Toronto marathon

  19-10-2018 20:25
  Cam Levins doesn't take any pain-free step for granted anymore.
  
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• The city’s Licensing and Standards department tells CityNews that 56 of 92 known dispensaries voluntarily closed on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-10-2018 20:19 via twitter.com
  The city’s Licensing and Standards department tells CityNews that 56 of 92 known dispensaries voluntarily closed on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Milton 'psychic' charged with witchcraft, extortion

  19-10-2018 19:33 via cbc.ca
  A Milton woman — and self-declared psychic — didn't see this one coming. The 32-year-old was charged for extortion, fraud and witchcraft on Friday.
  
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• Milton 'psychic' charged with extortion, pretending to practise witchcraft

  19-10-2018 19:33 via cbc.ca
  A Milton woman — and self-declared psychic — didn't see this one coming. The 32-year-old was charged for extortion, fraud and pretending to practise witchcraft on Friday.
  
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• Accused Ripley's aquarium skinny-dipper gets bail

  19-10-2018 18:58 via cbc.ca
  A man accused of swimming naked with sharks at Ripley's aquarium hours after a violent assault outside Medieval Times was granted bail by a Toronto judge on Friday.
  
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• Downtown relief line gets green light from province after environmental assessment

  19-10-2018 18:43 via cbc.ca
  The downtown relief line is one small step closer to be becoming reality after the province gave it the green light following its environmental assessment of the project.
  
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• Ottawa's final report on 2017-18 spending shows $19-billion deficit last year

  19-10-2018 18:19
  The federal government ran a shortfall of $19 billion in the last fiscal year, virtually unchanged from the previous year, Ottawa's annual financial report card shows.
  
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• A British Columbia man accused of jumping naked into a shark tank at a Toronto aquarium has been freed on $1,000 ba… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-10-2018 18:17 via twitter.com
  A British Columbia man accused of jumping naked into a shark tank at a Toronto aquarium has been freed on $1,000 ba… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Elementary principal at Mississauga school charged with fraud after $30k allegedly unaccounted for ow.ly/1zIB30miGLP

  19-10-2018 18:12 via twitter.com
  Elementary principal at Mississauga school charged with fraud after $30k allegedly unaccounted for ow.ly/1zIB30miGLP
  
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• Oshawa woman charged after allegedly defrauding Filipino community of over $200K

  19-10-2018 18:07
  An Oshawa, Ont., woman is facing charges after allegedly defrauding the local Filipino community of more than $200,000.
  
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• Endorsements in municipal races a double-edged sword, observers say ow.ly/YcIS30miEXT

  19-10-2018 17:45 via twitter.com
  Endorsements in municipal races a double-edged sword, observers say ow.ly/YcIS30miEXT
  
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• Man convicted of shooting Gabriel Nikov, 18, to death handed 16-year prison sentence

  19-10-2018 17:20 via cbc.ca
  The man convicted of manslaughter for the shooting death of 18-year-old Gabriel Nikov on a bustling downtown Toronto corner was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Friday.
  
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• Woman in life-threatening condition after being struck by pickup truck

  19-10-2018 16:57 via cbc.ca
  A female pedestrian has suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a pickup truck north of Bathurst and Eglinton Friday morning.
  
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• Helpline for Indigenous women expands service throughout Ontario

  19-10-2018 16:52 via cbc.ca
  Talk4Healing, which began six years ago providing crisis helpline services for Indigenous women in Northern Ontario, expands its services to the rest of the province on Friday.
  
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• Oshawa woman accused of defrauding Filipino community of over $200,000

  19-10-2018 16:49 via cbc.ca
  An Oshawa, Ont., woman is facing charges after allegedly defrauding the local Filipino community of more than $200,000.
  
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• Endorsements in municipal races can be a risk, observers say

  19-10-2018 16:39
  If red, orange and blue were the dominant colours of Ontario's last political season, anything goes this time around.
  
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• Update: Woman in her 30s has serious injuries twitter.com/TPSOperations/…

  19-10-2018 16:01 via twitter.com
  Update: Woman in her 30s has serious injuriestwitter.com/TPSOperations/…
  
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• Police say the following schools are in hold and secure: Churchill Meadows Mississauga St Faustina CES Mississauga… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-10-2018 15:49 via twitter.com
  Police say the following schools are in hold and secure: Churchill Meadows Mississauga St Faustina CES Mississauga… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• B.C. man accused of skinny-dip in Toronto shark tank released on bail

  19-10-2018 15:45
  The British Columbia man accused of skinny-dipping in a shark tank at Ripley’s Aquarium in Toronto has been released on bail.
  
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• Bail hearing today for B.C. man accused of skinny-dip in Toronto shark tank

  19-10-2018 15:45
  The British Columbia man accused of skinny-dipping in a shark tank at Ripley’s Aquarium in Toronto is due back in court on Friday morning.
  
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• Annual pace of inflation slows to 2.2 per cent in September: StatsCan

  19-10-2018 15:16
  The annual pace of inflation slowed more than expected in September as increases in the price of gasoline eased compared with August.
  
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• Statistics Canada says consumer price index up 2.2% from a year ago ow.ly/NgZi30miscr

  19-10-2018 14:38 via twitter.com
  Statistics Canada says consumer price index up 2.2% from a year ago ow.ly/NgZi30miscr
  
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• Canadian brewers welcome tariff exemption on imports of U.S. aluminum cans

  19-10-2018 13:56
  Canada's beer producers have welcomed the federal government's decision to exempt from tariffs most beer cans imported from the United States.
  
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• Patrick Brown defends spending while an independent legislator ow.ly/jxKB30mipT4

  19-10-2018 13:55 via twitter.com
  Patrick Brown defends spending while an independent legislator ow.ly/jxKB30mipT4
  
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• Police warn commuters after series of bus shelter sexual assaults in Peel

  19-10-2018 13:30 via cbc.ca
  Police are warning the public following "a series of sexual assaults" at bus shelters in Peel.
  
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• New poll gives Tory big lead with days to go until election

  19-10-2018 13:17
  John Tory has a 35-point lead over his closest challenger with just three days to go until election day, a new poll has found.
  
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• A brief warm up today but gusty winds. @FrankFerragine has your forecast ow.ly/BJwq30mio3L

  19-10-2018 13:12 via twitter.com
  A brief warm up today but gusty winds. @FrankFerragine has your forecast ow.ly/BJwq30mio3L
  
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