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• Family cherishes Second World War love letters ow.ly/40xQ30mr924 https://t.co/ZU7DU5ZYqv

  30-10-2018 23:58 via twitter.com
  
  Family cherishes Second World War love letters ow.ly/40xQ30mr924 https://t.co/ZU7DU5ZYqv
  
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• 90-year-old man dies after being hit by car while on mobility scooter

  30-10-2018 23:55 via cbc.ca
  A 90-year-old man who was hit by a car two weeks ago while crossing the street on a mobility scooter has died.
  
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• Elimination of paid sick days would be bad for public health: critics ow.ly/W1un30mr8VK https://t.co/z7T1sYyEL4

  30-10-2018 23:54 via twitter.com
  
  Elimination of paid sick days would be bad for public health: critics ow.ly/W1un30mr8VK https://t.co/z7T1sYyEL4
  
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• Discharged from hospital with nowhere to go: How one senior's story highlights the complexities & concerns around d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-10-2018 23:53 via twitter.com
  Discharged from hospital with nowhere to go: How one senior's story highlights the complexities & concerns around d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Abstaining from cannabis use improves memory, ability to learn in young users: study

  30-10-2018 23:42
  Adolescents and young adults who regularly use cannabis but stop for 30 days have better memory and an improved ability to learn compared to peers who continue to smoke, vape or ingest pot, a study has found.
  
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• Paul Bernardo's low self-esteem 'mantra' sign of poor insight: parole board

  30-10-2018 23:31
  The fact that convicted killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo resorted to blaming his sadistic behaviour on an anxiety disorder and low self-esteem underlines his lack of insight into his criminality, the Parole Board of Canada said on Tuesday.
  
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• Man in his 20s sent to hospital following Brampton shooting, Peel police say

  30-10-2018 23:12 via cbc.ca
  A man in his 20s was sent to a local trauma centre in life-threatening condition following a shooting in Brampton, Peel police say.
  
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• Brampton shooting sends male victim to hospital, Peel paramedics say

  30-10-2018 23:12 via cbc.ca
  A male victim was sent to a local trauma centre in life-threatening condition following a shooting in Brampton, Peel paramedics say.
  
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• Young people who give up pot see rapid improvement in memory, ability to learn

  30-10-2018 22:52 via cbc.ca
  Adolescents and young adults who regularly use cannabis but stop for 30 days have better memory and an improved ability to learn, suggesting academic success might hang in the balance for young people who smoke regularly.
  
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• Possessions of killed cyclists, pedestrians featured in Toronto education campaign - Toronto Star

  30-10-2018 22:51
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  Possessions of killed cyclists, pedestrians featured in Toronto education campaign
  Toronto Star
  A broken bike helmet, a wedding ring, a teen's knapsack retrieved from a road. Possessions left behind, grieving family members knew, that could serve as powerful warnings for motorists. “We knew our stories were impactful. We knew we had closets full ...
  New road safety campaign 'Art of Distraction' launches in TorontoThe Globe and Mailall 5 news articles »
  
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• Male victim in life-threatening condition after shooting in Brampton: police

  30-10-2018 22:23
  A male victim has been transported to a trauma centre after a shooting in Brampton, according to Peel Regional Police.
  
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• Male victim in life-threatening condition after shooting in Brampton

  30-10-2018 22:23
  A daylight shooting in a residential area of Brampton has left a man believed to be in his 20s fighting for his life inside a trauma centre.
  
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• Scheer, Ford say they are working together on lowering costs for Canadians

  30-10-2018 22:00
  Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer shrugged off suggestions Tuesday that Ontario's premier was overshadowing him on matters of importance to the national Conservative cause, saying they simply shared common goals.
  
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• Andrew Scheer, Doug Ford say they are working towards goal of lowering costs for Canadians

  30-10-2018 22:00
  Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is shrugging off suggestions that Ontario Premier Doug Ford is trying to replace him as the face of the national Conservative movement.
  
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• Get your first look at the new Eglinton Crosstown LRT vehicles in action

  30-10-2018 21:40 via cbc.ca
  As construction inches closer to completion, Torontonians can now get a look at the vehicles that will carry them on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT line.
  
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• Get your first look at the new Eglinton Crosstown LRT vehicles

  30-10-2018 21:40 via cbc.ca
  As construction inches closer to completion, Torontonians can now get a look at the vehicles that will carry them on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT line.
  
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• 'Accessible trick-or-treating': Toronto designers help all kids experience Halloween - CBC.ca

  30-10-2018 21:37
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  'Accessible trick-or-treating': Toronto designers help all kids experience Halloween
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  Two Toronto-based designers are trying to remove barriers that typically haunt children with physical disabilities when they go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Rich Padulo and Pat Lore have crafted a pumpkin-coloured lawn sign that says: "Accessible ...
  
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• Toronto and US stock markets close higher, loonie edges lower - Toronto Star

  30-10-2018 21:35
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  Toronto and US stock markets close higher, loonie edges lower
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  TORONTO — The industrials sector lead a broad rally in Canada's main stock index Tuesday that saw it join gains of more than one per cent in major U.S. markets. The gains across North American markets came after a rocky stretch in recent weeks as ...
  
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• 'This is it': The day the Toronto Telegram folded in 1971

  30-10-2018 21:07 via cbc.ca
  Many people scooped up a copy of the last Toronto Telegram when it folded 47 years ago.
  
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• Elderly man dies two weeks after being struck by vehicle in Dovercourt Park

  30-10-2018 20:51
  A 90-year-old man has succumbed to the injuries he sustained after being struck by a vehicle in the city’s Dovercourt Park neighbourhood two weeks ago.
  
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• Critics call for cancellation of Toronto debate involving former Trump strategist Steve Bannon ow.ly/Pc5R30mr13E

  30-10-2018 20:41 via twitter.com
  Critics call for cancellation of Toronto debate involving former Trump strategist Steve Bannon ow.ly/Pc5R30mr13E
  
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• Making thousands of mentally disabled people wait indefinitely for provincial government supports after they turn 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-10-2018 20:40 via twitter.com
  Making thousands of mentally disabled people wait indefinitely for provincial government supports after they turn 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Real items from deadly crashes front and centre in city's new Vision Zero campaign

  30-10-2018 20:17 via cbc.ca
  A shattered cycling helmet encased in glass is part of a harrowing new public awareness campaign for the city's Vision Zero plan to eliminate all traffic fatalities.
  
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• Toronto FC looks to strengthen squad, return to winning ways after poor season

  30-10-2018 20:11
  Calling the MLS season unacceptable, Toronto FC plans to upgrade its defence, add width and bring in another option up front.
  
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• Coalition calls for cancellation of Toronto debate featuring Steve Bannon

  30-10-2018 19:56
  A debate that will see Steve Bannon, the controversial former strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, defend the issue of populism in Toronto this week is facing growing backlash, with critics calling for the event to be cancelled.
  
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• New Brunswick RCMP say 21-year-old Bailey Roy appeared in Woodstock provincial court yesterday. ow.ly/ZCuI30mqW3D

  30-10-2018 19:03 via twitter.com
  New Brunswick RCMP say 21-year-old Bailey Roy appeared in Woodstock provincial court yesterday. ow.ly/ZCuI30mqW3D
  
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• Bishop Ryan in Hamilton evacuated for a second day due to 'similar' threat

  30-10-2018 18:24
  For a second consecutive day, a Hamilton-area high school has been evacuated while police investigate an apparent threat.
  
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• Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger has reportedly been found dead at a West Virginia prison, according to NBC an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-10-2018 18:02 via twitter.com
  Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger has reportedly been found dead at a West Virginia prison, according to NBC an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ontario biker must serve time for murder in maximum security prison: N.B. judge

  30-10-2018 17:57
  A "charismatic" former outlaw biker serving a life sentence for a brutal Toronto-area murder has lost a bid to get out of the highest-security prison on the East Coast.
  
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• TRAIKOS: What if Bobby Orr had been a Toronto Maple Leaf? - Toronto Sun

  30-10-2018 17:48
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  TRAIKOS: What if Bobby Orr had been a Toronto Maple Leaf?
  Toronto Sun
  TORONTO – There is a photo in Bobby Orr's new book, Bobby: My Story in Pictures, that brings a smile to the author's face and could cause a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs to imagine what could have been. In it, a teenaged Orr has joined the rush and is ...
  Toronto Maple Leafs: Depth Problems Abound With Missing StarsEditor In Leaf
  Questionable officiating not enough to stop Flames in TorontoCalgary Sun
  
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• Toronto Just Had It's 5th Major Sinkhole Open Up This Month And This Is Why You Should Be Worried - Narcity

  30-10-2018 17:47
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  Toronto Just Had It's 5th Major Sinkhole Open Up This Month And This Is Why You Should Be Worried
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  Just this morning, a TTC vehicle fell victim to a massive sinkhole the opened up in the city. The car was swallowed by the hole, which is becoming a growing trend in the city. In fact, it was Toronto's fifth sinkhole this month alone. This morning's ...
  Captured on camera: Sinkhole swallows vehicle in TorontoCTV News
  Toronto Sinkhole Devours TTC VehicleHuffPost Canada
  Sinkhole swall
  
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• Hate speech or 'public service'? Controversy surrounds Steve Bannon's Toronto trip - CTV News

  30-10-2018 17:27
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  Hate speech or 'public service'? Controversy surrounds Steve Bannon's Toronto trip
  CTV News
  Community groups in Toronto are calling for a planned event featuring controversial political figure Steve Bannon to be cancelled. Bannon, a former advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump and the former chair of right-wing website Breitbart News, is ...
  Toronto Munk Debate must dump Steve Bannon, community groups say after Pittsburgh shootingCBC.ca
  Calls to cancel Steve Bannon's Toronto debate in
  
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• Math tests for new teachers? The province's plan may be 'inefficient,' union warns

  30-10-2018 17:02 via cbc.ca
  Some Ontario educators are raising concerns about the province's move to halt funding that would allow current teachers to gain math qualifications in the wake of an announcement that new teachers would be required to pass a proficiency test on the subject before entering the classroom.
  
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• Bishop Ryan high school was also locked down yesterday due to a phone threat. twitter.com/HamiltonPolice…

  30-10-2018 17:01 via twitter.com
  Bishop Ryan high school was also locked down yesterday due to a phone threat. twitter.com/HamiltonPolice…
  
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• Several Mississauga schools in hold and secure for knife investigation ow.ly/koA530mqMEY

  30-10-2018 16:54 via twitter.com
  Several Mississauga schools in hold and secure for knife investigation ow.ly/koA530mqMEY
  
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• Government review of funding for teachers' math qualification raises concerns

  30-10-2018 16:40
  Some Ontario educators are raising concerns about the province's move to halt funding that would allow current teachers to gain math qualifications in the wake of an announcement that new teachers would be required to pass a proficiency test on the subject before entering the classroom.
  
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• Prince Edward County restaurant named among Canada's best

  30-10-2018 16:29 via cbc.ca
  A quiet, out-of-the-way eatery near Picton, Ont., could soon become a lot busier after being named one of Canada's best new restaurants by enRoute magazine.
  
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• Toronto and US stock markets traded higher at late-morning, loonie edges lower - CTV News

  30-10-2018 16:28
  CTV News
  Toronto and US stock markets traded higher at late-morning, loonie edges lower
  CTV News
  TORONTO - The industrials sector lead a broad rally in Canada's main stock index that saw it join gains of more than one per cent in major U.S. markets. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 172.75 points or 1.17 per cent at 14,894.50 as all major ...and more »
  
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• Liberals to establish commission for independent leaders' debates ow.ly/1ypT30mqGRR

  30-10-2018 15:39 via twitter.com
  Liberals to establish commission for independent leaders' debates ow.ly/1ypT30mqGRR
  
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• Ontario man howled at neighbour's home to protest dog barking

  30-10-2018 15:37
  Police say they had to issue noise warnings after a Norfolk County man went to a nearby home in the middle of the night and howled and barked to protest his neighbour's barking dogs.
  
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• Hard to predict what kind of flu season Ontario will get this year, official says

  30-10-2018 15:09 via cbc.ca
  A public health official says it's hard to say what kind of flu season Ontario will get this year, but she recommends that everyone get the flu shot to be prepared.
  
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• Family raising funds for man whose new bride was killed in Brampton hit-and-run

  30-10-2018 14:48
  The grieving family of a newlywed killed in a Brampton crash on Oct. 21 is raising money to help her seriously injured husband put the pieces of his life back together.
  
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• Toronto Munk Debate must dump Steve Bannon, community groups say after Pittsburgh shooting

  30-10-2018 14:33 via cbc.ca
  A coalition of 35 community groups advocating against racism is ramping up its call for organizers of a Toronto debate series to scrap a November event featuring Steve Bannon, the controversial former chief strategist to U.S. President Donald Trump.
  
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• Update on investigation into murder of Dwayne McMillan expected today

  30-10-2018 14:11
  Police will provide more information this morning about the investigation into the murder of 44-year-old Dwayne McMillan.
  
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• Outstanding suspects in Dwayne McMillan murder are 'dangers to society,' police say

  30-10-2018 14:11
  The search continues for two suspects, who police describe as “dangers to society,” in connection with the murder of 44-year-old father Dwayne McMillan.
  
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• TTC vehicle swallowed by sinkhole in the Port Lands

  30-10-2018 13:49
  A watermain break flooded the street at Logan Ave. and Commissioners St.
  
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• Global wildlife populations dropped by 60 per cent in 40 years: WWF ow.ly/JSRU30mqxR4

  30-10-2018 13:23 via twitter.com
  Global wildlife populations dropped by 60 per cent in 40 years: WWF ow.ly/JSRU30mqxR4
  
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• Toronto man identified as victim of shooting west of Ottawa

  30-10-2018 13:09 via cbc.ca
  Police have identified a Toronto man as the victim of an early morning shooting west of downtown Ottawa on Monday.
  
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