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• SIU investigating man's death in Grey Highlands

  11-11-2018 23:33 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's police watchdog says it's investigating the death of a 52-year-old man in Grey Highlands, Ont.
  
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• The @stratfest is mourning the loss of one of its pioneers. Douglas Rain, one of few surviving members who founded… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 23:20 via twitter.com
  The @stratfest is mourning the loss of one of its pioneers. Douglas Rain, one of few surviving members who founded… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Douglas Rain, Stratford Festival pioneer and voice of HAL, dead at 90

  11-11-2018 23:07 via cbc.ca
  A pioneer of the Stratford Festival, Douglas Rain, died Sunday at the age of 90 in a hospital just outside the city in which he first established his longtime classical career.
  
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• This North York home caused an uproar when it was built in the ’90s. Now, it can be yours for a cool $3 million

  11-11-2018 22:01
  Architect wanted to create something different from the “beige, beigey beige, beigey grey, and grey beige,” of Canadian subdivisions.
  
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• China's Singles Day, which began as a spoof event celebrated by unattached Chinese university students in the 1990s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 21:49 via twitter.com
  China's Singles Day, which began as a spoof event celebrated by unattached Chinese university students in the 1990s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• There is no TTC service on Line 2 between Warden and Woodbine and Victoria Park station has been evacuated due to a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 20:57 via twitter.com
  There is no TTC service on Line 2 between Warden and Woodbine and Victoria Park station has been evacuated due to a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ‘People did this for us so we have to care for them,’ 8-year-old says at Sunnybrook Veterans’ Centre Remembrance Day ceremony

  11-11-2018 20:34
  475 veterans who live at the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre in Toronto, the largest care facility of its kind in the country.
  
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• Canada Post to issue stamp honouring Albert Jackson the country’s first Black postman

  11-11-2018 20:30
  Albert Jackson, a child slave who escaped to Canada on the Underground Railroad, became Toronto’s and Canada’s first Black letter carrier. A commemorative stamp will be released in February to celebrate Black History Month.
  
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• The overall death toll from the outbreak of fires at both ends of the state stood at 25 Sunday and appeared likely… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 20:25 via twitter.com
  The overall death toll from the outbreak of fires at both ends of the state stood at 25 Sunday and appeared likely… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The leader of Canada’s first Indigenous group to win title to its territory says an updated agreement it’s negotiat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 20:09 via twitter.com
  The leader of Canada’s first Indigenous group to win title to its territory says an updated agreement it’s negotiat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Remembrance Day was marked in Toronto Sunday with ceremonies held at Queen’s Park and Old City Hall, with a Sunrise… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 18:56 via twitter.com
  Remembrance Day was marked in Toronto Sunday with ceremonies held at Queen’s Park and Old City Hall, with a Sunrise… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Honour soldiers of today while remembering those who came before: Ford

  11-11-2018 17:55
  Ontario's premier is encouraging Canadians to remember soldiers past and present as they reflect on the centennial anniversary of the end of the First World War.
  
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• Decommissioned TTC buses are being used as barricades at Remembrance Day services in Toronto. ow.ly/GY2930mzMNU

  11-11-2018 17:17 via twitter.com
  Decommissioned TTC buses are being used as barricades at Remembrance Day services in Toronto. ow.ly/GY2930mzMNU
  
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• Private George Price was the last Canadian soldier to be killed in action during World War One. In a tragic timing… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  Private George Price was the last Canadian soldier to be killed in action during World War One. In a tragic timing… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• WATCH LIVE NOW: ow.ly/ba0c30mzM48 https://t.co/oq1ef0x8XR

  11-11-2018 16:49 via twitter.com
  
  WATCH LIVE NOW: ow.ly/ba0c30mzM48 https://t.co/oq1ef0x8XR
  
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• After serving in both the second World War and the Korean conflict, his son says one of Canada’s most decorated war… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 16:40 via twitter.com
  After serving in both the second World War and the Korean conflict, his son says one of Canada’s most decorated war… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto remembers 100 years since end of WWI with service at Old City Hall

  11-11-2018 16:36 via cbc.ca
  Toronto marked 100 years since the end of the First World War with a Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph at Old City Hall on Sunday.
  
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• Toronto marks 100 years since end of WWI with Remembrance Day service at Old City Hall

  11-11-2018 16:36 via cbc.ca
  Toronto is set to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War with a Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph at Old City Hall on Sunday.
  
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• A wall of world leaders walked somberly through the centre of Paris today, turning the annual Nov. 11 ceremony in t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 16:01 via twitter.com
  A wall of world leaders walked somberly through the centre of Paris today, turning the annual Nov. 11 ceremony in t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• A survey shows many Canadians don’t know why this #RemembranceDay is particularly special #LestWeForget #100years https://t.co/GjJ1XcJrmz

  11-11-2018 15:40 via twitter.com
  
  A survey shows many Canadians don’t know why this #RemembranceDay is particularly special #LestWeForget #100years https://t.co/GjJ1XcJrmz
  
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• It’s a story 101 years in the making. How oak trees from the Battle of Vimy Ridge are being reborn a century later… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 15:20 via twitter.com
  It’s a story 101 years in the making. How oak trees from the Battle of Vimy Ridge are being reborn a century later… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• No injuries or spills after five cars of freight train derail in Toronto

  11-11-2018 14:34
  CN Rail says nobody was injured when five cars of a freight train derailed in Toronto early Sunday morning.
  
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• This week in Toronto: Buffy Sainte-Marie, still vital at 77, and Mickey Mouse, still going at 90 - Toronto Star

  11-11-2018 14:05
  Toronto Star
  This week in Toronto: Buffy Sainte-Marie, still vital at 77, and Mickey Mouse, still going at 90
  Toronto Star
  MONDAY. Middletown. Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie, the cartoon that started it all 90 years ago. Buffy Sainte-Marie will play her first Toronto concert on Friday off last year's Medicine Songs. (MATT BARNES). Gray Powell as John Dodge and Moya ...
  
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• Officials are investigating the derailment of a CP rail freight train in Scraborough overnight. ow.ly/V4a730mzIJf

  11-11-2018 13:50 via twitter.com
  Officials are investigating the derailment of a CP rail freight train in Scraborough overnight. ow.ly/V4a730mzIJf
  
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• No one injured after freight train carrying industrial chemical derails in Toronto

  11-11-2018 13:05 via cbc.ca
  Five cars of a freight train carrying an industrial chemical derailed in Toronto early Sunday, but no one was injured and nothing harmful was leaked, according to CN and a federal official.
  
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• 5 cars of train derails in Toronto, no one injured - CBC.ca

  11-11-2018 13:05
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  5 cars of train derails in Toronto, no one injured
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  Five cars of a freight train derailed in an industrial area of Toronto early Sunday, but no one was injured and no hazardous good were leaked, according to CN. Emergency crews were called to the scene of the derailment on Kennedy Road, south of ...and more »
  
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• 5 cars of freight train derail in Toronto, no one injured

  11-11-2018 13:05 via cbc.ca
  Five cars of a freight train derailed in an industrial area in suburban Toronto early Sunday, but no one was injured and no hazardous goods were leaked, according to CN.
  
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• What is open and closed in Toronto on Remembrance Day 2018 - CTV News

  11-11-2018 12:51
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  What is open and closed in Toronto on Remembrance Day 2018
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  What is open and closed in Toronto on Remembrance Day 2018 | CTV Toronto News ...and more »
  
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• What is open and closed in Toronto on Remembrance Day 2018

  11-11-2018 12:51
  Remembrance Day falls on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 and although it is not a statutory holiday in Ontario, there will be some closures as a result. Here is a list of what is open and closed in Toronto:
  
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• Canada's Remembrance Day ceremonies to mark 100 years since end of First World War

  11-11-2018 12:05
  Canada's Remembrance Day ceremonies today will mark 100 years since the signing of the armistice that ended the First World War.
  
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• He volunteers his time to advise Toronto tenants. In this rental market, he's a busy guy - Toronto Star

  11-11-2018 11:03
  Toronto Star
  He volunteers his time to advise Toronto tenants. In this rental market, he's a busy guy
  Toronto Star
  In 2010, Rob Maguire was “screwed” by a landlord. To be precise, he says he was conned out of $5,000 when he paid first and last month's rent on a house in Oshawa, only to discover, shortly after moving in, something the landlord probably should have ...
  
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• On the front line of a crisis, overdose-prevention staff could use some help

  11-11-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The job can be stressful and demanding, and witnessing constant loss can take a mental toll. Community support has helped workers cope, but it can only go so far.
  
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• A silence in Mons: How Canadians saw the final moments of WW I

  11-11-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Canadian soldiers were witnesses to the dying hours of the War to End Wars in the Belgian village where British and German forces first clashed. Their letters home tell a compelling story of grief, horror and hope.
  
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• A sombre scene in Mississauga friends and family gathered to remember a mother and her two-year-old son, both kille… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 05:27 via twitter.com
  A sombre scene in Mississauga friends and family gathered to remember a mother and her two-year-old son, both kille… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• An emotional homecoming for passengers of an ill-fated Jamaican flight which was forced to crash land in Guyana ear… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 05:22 via twitter.com
  An emotional homecoming for passengers of an ill-fated Jamaican flight which was forced to crash land in Guyana ear… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #TTC: Subway trains are not stopping at Dundas station due to police activity.

  11-11-2018 04:25 via twitter.com
  #TTC: Subway trains are not stopping at Dundas station due to police activity.
  
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• David Pastrnak scores hat trick in Bruins' rout of Leafs

  11-11-2018 04:25 via cbc.ca
  David Pastrnak had three goals and an assist to lead the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
  
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• Leafs suffer first road loss of season, fall to Boston 5-1

  11-11-2018 04:21
  David Pastrnak had three goals and an assist to lead the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
  
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• Police are investigating reports of shots fired in the area of Markham Road and Lawrence Avenue. Investigators say… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 04:18 via twitter.com
  Police are investigating reports of shots fired in the area of Markham Road and Lawrence Avenue. Investigators say… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #BREAKING: Northern California sheriff says 14 additional bodies recovered, bringing death toll to 23 in massive wi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 03:32 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Northern California sheriff says 14 additional bodies recovered, bringing death toll to 23 in massive wi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the First World War officially came to an end.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 02:42 via twitter.com
  At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the First World War officially came to an end.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Family, friends hold vigil for mom and toddler killed in crash

  11-11-2018 02:39
  Family of a mother who was killed in a tragic car crash in Mississauga earlier this month gathered Saturday night to remember her and her toddler son, as her husband and the toddler’s father still recovers in hospital, not yet aware they have passed.
  
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• First World War soldiers and nurses are a ghostly presence in Trinity College windows

  11-11-2018 02:00
  Trinity College Archives has given new life to photos of men who died in the First World War, and female students who served as nurses, in an eerie display.
  
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• .@TorontoPolice kicked off their annual toy drive on Saturday. @CityFaizaAmin looks at the dramatic increase for th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 01:31 via twitter.com
  .@TorontoPolice kicked off their annual toy drive on Saturday. @CityFaizaAmin looks at the dramatic increase for th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked among the graves of Canada’s war dead and shook hands with veterans, thanking… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 01:16 via twitter.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked among the graves of Canada’s war dead and shook hands with veterans, thanking… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Siakam, bench propel 12-1 Raptors to easy win over Knicks - Toronto Sun

  11-11-2018 01:12
  Toronto Sun
  Siakam, bench propel 12-1 Raptors to easy win over Knicks
  Toronto Sun
  First they snoozed, then they cruised. The Raptors shook off brutally slow starts to both the first and third quarters and Kawhi Leonard's least impactful outing of the year to move to an NBA-best 12-1 with a 128-112 matinee win over the 4-9 New York ...
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  Toronto Raptors (12-1) beat Knicks 128-112 to remain undefeated at homeTimes Co
  
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• Housing in Focus workshops aim to make urban planning a more inclusive conversation

  11-11-2018 01:00
  Urban planner Cheryll Case asks underserved communities how to build more affordable housing in dynamic, livable neighbourhoods.
  
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• If you’re heading outdoors this evening, you might want to don your parka. @MaleehaCity has our weather forecast an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 00:51 via twitter.com
  If you’re heading outdoors this evening, you might want to don your parka. @MaleehaCity has our weather forecast an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Mayor John Tory rededicated a living monument to First World War veterans in Toronto’s Coronation Park and voluntee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 00:43 via twitter.com
  Mayor John Tory rededicated a living monument to First World War veterans in Toronto’s Coronation Park and voluntee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• California residents shared harrowing stories of escape, as 3 monster wildfires continue to devastate the state and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-11-2018 00:38 via twitter.com
  California residents shared harrowing stories of escape, as 3 monster wildfires continue to devastate the state and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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