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• Police identify suspect in fatal shooting at Corktown building

  14-11-2018 23:58
  Toronto police have identified a suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old man at a Corktown apartment building this past summer.
  
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• Teenager charged after Jewish teens attacked in North York

  14-11-2018 23:45
  A teenager has been charged with assault and robbery in connection with an attack on a group of Jewish teens in North York on Sunday.
  
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• Toronto matches homicide record set in 1991 - CityNews

  14-11-2018 23:22
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  Toronto matches homicide record set in 1991
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  Toronto has now matched its most highest-ever record for most homicides in one year. The city's 89th homicide victim of 2018 is a 22-year-old who died in a shooting in the city's northwest end. Nov 14, 2018, 5:14 PM. Advertisement ...
  
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• Lawyer blasts delays in case of officer accused of excessive force for Tasering Sammy Yatim

  14-11-2018 23:10
  More than five years after Yatim’s death, the case of Sgt. Dusan Pravica case has still not been heard by a Toronto police disciplinary hearing.
  
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• Pedestrian dead after collision near Durham College

  14-11-2018 22:50
  A pedestrian has been pronounced dead after a collision near Durham College in Oshawa.
  
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• Casey returns to Toronto with head held high - TSN

  14-11-2018 22:34
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  Casey returns to Toronto with head held high
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  TORONTO – Dwane Casey isn't quite sure whether he'll be cheered or booed by the Raptors faithful when he makes his much-anticipated return to the building and city he spent seven years in on Wednesday evening, or so he says. It seems crazy to think ...
  As Dwane Casey returns to Toronto, his influence is felt beyond RaptorsCBC.ca
  Toronto Raptors play without Serge Ibaka for return of coach Dwane CaseyThe Globe and Mail
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• Patrick Brown cites sexual misconduct allegations against Ontario finance minister in new book

  14-11-2018 22:31 via cbc.ca
  A new book released by former PC leader Patrick Brown raises allegations of spying by members of his former party and sexual misconduct against a current cabinet minister. He describes the night he was forced to resign as 'The Night of Knives.'
  
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• Patrick Brown cites sexual misconduct allegation against Ontario finance minister in new book

  14-11-2018 22:31 via cbc.ca
  A new book released by former PC leader Patrick Brown raises allegations of spying by members of his former party and sexual misconduct against a current cabinet minister. He describes the night he was forced to resign as 'The Night of Knives.'
  
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• Dozens of killings in Toronto's record-tying year remain unsolved — so why do some killers avoid justice? - Toronto Star

  14-11-2018 22:29
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  Dozens of killings in Toronto's record-tying year remain unsolved — so why do some killers avoid justice?
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  There's a police spin on the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” It goes, “It takes a village to catch a killer.” “The major way you're going to solve (a homicide) is through the public,” said D. Kim Rossmo, an internationally respected ...
  
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• Dozens of killings in Toronto’s record-tying year remain unsolved — so why do some killers avoid justice?

  14-11-2018 22:27
  Arresting them is easier said than done. “The major way you’re going to solve (a homicide) is through the public,” said criminologist D. Kim Rossmo.
  
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• TTC bus crashes into hydro pole, sending 24 people to hospital

  14-11-2018 22:15
  There no indication of serious injuries, Toronto police says, and the cause of the accident is still being investigated.
  
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• Speaker asks Ford's PC MPPs to stop giving so many standing ovations in Legislature

  14-11-2018 22:14 via cbc.ca
  The Speaker has asked the Progressive Conservatives to keep their standing ovations to a minimum to "enhance decorum" in the Legislature.
  
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• TTC bus collides with hydro pole, sends 25 people to local hospital

  14-11-2018 22:05
  Toronto police say that about 25 people have been transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus struck a hydro pole Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• TTC bus collides with hydro pole, sends 24 people to local hospital

  14-11-2018 22:05
  Toronto police say that 24 people have been transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a Toronto Transit Commission bus struck a hydro pole Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• ROM plans 'Dawn of Life' gallery to tell story of earliest life on Earth

  14-11-2018 21:54 via cbc.ca
  Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum announced plans on Wednesday to create a "Dawn of Life" gallery that will tell the story of earliest life on Earth.
  
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• Police investigating alleged assault at Toronto private school, students expelled

  14-11-2018 21:53
  Police say that they are investigating an alleged assault involving students at St. Michael’s College School.
  
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• Multiple injuries reported after TTC bus slams into hydro pole, police say

  14-11-2018 21:39 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police say 24 people will be taken to hospital after a TTC bus crashed into a hydro pole near Bathurst Street and Davenport Road.
  
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• Number of Toronto homicides reach record high not seen since 1991

  14-11-2018 21:32
  Toronto's latest shooting marked a grim milestone for Canada's most populous city on Wednesday as it brought the number of homicides this year to a record high not seen for nearly three decades.
  
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• Casey proud of influence on Raptors, Canadian basketball

  14-11-2018 21:21 via cbc.ca
  Dwane Casey might be gone, but he certainly is not forgotten.
  
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• As Dwane Casey returns to Toronto, his influence is felt beyond Raptors

  14-11-2018 21:21 via cbc.ca
  Dwane Casey said it was strange being back on the Toronto Raptors basketball court where he'd left so much "blood, sweat and tears."
  
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• Ottawa police release images in investigation into murder of Toronto man

  14-11-2018 20:36
  Ottawa police have released an image of a man they want to speak with in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old man from Toronto last month.
  
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• Home invaders disguised as construction crew beat midtown Toronto man - Toronto Sun

  14-11-2018 20:06
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  Home invaders disguised as construction crew beat midtown Toronto man
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  A group of men who posed as a construction crew is sought for a violent Midtown home invasion that unfolded earlier this fall. Toronto Police say four bandits — three men dressed as construction workers and a fourth person sitting behind the wheel of ...
  Toronto police call for help in 'unprovoked and totally random' home invasion near Yonge and EglintonToronto Star
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• A Trump build the wall kit for Xmas? What's the best/worst Christmas present you've ever received? https://t.co/KHcyJSZTks

  14-11-2018 19:31 via twitter.com
  
  A Trump build the wall kit for Xmas? What's the best/worst Christmas present you've ever received? https://t.co/KHcyJSZTks
  
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• Toronto police provide update on city’s 89th homicide of the year. A man was shot near Albion & Weston Rd. this mor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-11-2018 19:29 via twitter.com
  Toronto police provide update on city’s 89th homicide of the year. A man was shot near Albion & Weston Rd. this mor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• With man's fatal shooting, 2018 ties for Toronto's deadliest year on record - Globalnews.ca

  14-11-2018 19:26
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  With man's fatal shooting, 2018 ties for Toronto's deadliest year on record
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  With the shooting death of a man in Toronto's west end, the total number of homicides in 2018 the city has tied with a record high number of deaths set almost 30 years ago. Emergency crews were called to Ann Arbour Road, a residential side street east ...
  89 homicides in 2018: Toronto ties record for most murders in a yearCTV Newsall 6 news articles »
  
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• Ontario Shores patient dies of injuries after fight with another patient

  14-11-2018 19:21
  A patient of Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences has died from injuries he suffered during a fight with another patient inside the facility, police say.
  
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• A pedestrian is in hospital after being struck by a vehicle at Glen Erin and Folkway in Mississauga. ow.ly/YCYr30mCq9k

  14-11-2018 19:13 via twitter.com
  A pedestrian is in hospital after being struck by a vehicle at Glen Erin and Folkwayin Mississauga. ow.ly/YCYr30mCq9k
  
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• Toronto police call for help in ‘unprovoked and totally random’ home invasion near Yonge and Eglinton

  14-11-2018 19:12
  “I believe it to be unprovoked and totally random,” Toronto police acting Inspt. Lauren Pogue said at a Wednesday news conference.
  
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• Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in Mississauga

  14-11-2018 18:58
  A woman has been rushed to a trauma centre after being struck by a vehicle in Mississauga late Wednesday morning.
  
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• The manager of eBay's Canadian and Latin American divisions says continued rotating strikes at Canada Post will res… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-11-2018 18:48 via twitter.com
  The manager of eBay's Canadian and Latin American divisions says continued rotating strikes at Canada Post will res… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 53-year-old man killed in Brampton crash

  14-11-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  A 53-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle collision in Brampton on Wednesday, according to Peel police.
  
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• 53-year-old driver fatally crashes into Brampton home

  14-11-2018 18:40 via cbc.ca
  A 53-year-old driver died after he crashed into a Brampton home on Wednesday, according to Peel police.
  
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• Male driver dead after single-vehicle crash in Brampton: police

  14-11-2018 18:32
  A 53-year-old man has been pronounced dead after a single-vehicle crash in Brampton, police said.
  
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• Grocery prices rise at Loblaw, further increases likely, company says

  14-11-2018 18:29
  Canada's largest grocer saw food prices rise in its most recent quarter in the face of higher food costs and the company predicted that further increases are likely.
  
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• Peel police say a 53-year-old man has succumbed to his injuries following a single vehicle crash earlier this morni… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-11-2018 18:26 via twitter.com
  Peel police say a 53-year-old man has succumbed to his injuries following a single vehicle crash earlier this morni… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto's Paul Soles recalls starring in Stan Lee's 1960s 'Spider-Man' series

  14-11-2018 18:20
  When Toronto actor Paul Soles snagged the lead role in Stan Lee's original "Spider-Man" animated series in the 1960s, he was caught in a web of worry.
  
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• Police search for men who posed as construction workers during violent home invasion

  14-11-2018 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are looking for at least three men and a driver after a 67-year-old man was tied up and beaten during an attempted robbery.
  
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• EBay tells feds Canada Post strike having 'critical' impact on retailers

  14-11-2018 18:04
  EBay is calling on the federal government to legislate an end to the Canada Post contract dispute, warning that quick action is needed to ensure retailers don't lose out on Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
  
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• Canada Post issues 'time-limited' offer to employees as eBay calls on Ottawa to end strikes

  14-11-2018 18:04
  Canada Post has issued what it calls a "time-limited" contract offer to its employees in hopes of ending rotating strikes that have created a historic backlog of undelivered parcels.
  
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• WARMINGTON: Shooting in northwest Toronto ties city's homicide record - Toronto Sun

  14-11-2018 17:59
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  WARMINGTON: Shooting in northwest Toronto ties city's homicide record
  Toronto Sun
  Is this story about Toronto's record-tying 89th murder, or that there was a reckless wild-west shootout with five guns in a quiet, middle class Toronto street? I wrestled with this question all day Wednesday, and I still don't know the answer. There ...
  22-year-old man is Toronto's 89th homicide of the yearCityNewsall 8 news articles »
  
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• Toronto man tied up, beaten in 'randomly targeted' home invasion, police say

  14-11-2018 17:59
  A North Toronto man was tied up and beaten during a violent home invasion back in September, police allege, after answering a knock at his front door.
  
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• 3 suspects sought in random, violent north Toronto home invasion - CityNews Toronto

  14-11-2018 17:51
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  3 suspects sought in random, violent north Toronto home invasion
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  Toronto police are looking for the public's help in identifying three men in connection with a random, violent home invasion robbery. In what police are calling an “unprovoked and totally random” attack, a 67-year-old man answered a knock at the door ...
  Home invaders disguised as construction crew beat midtown TO manToronto Sun
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• Casey set to return to Toronto for first time since split with Raptors - TSN

  14-11-2018 17:43
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  Casey set to return to Toronto for first time since split with Raptors
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  TORONTO -- The atmosphere will be different, perhaps even a little strange for some of the participants, when the Detroit Pistons visit the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night. Dwane Casey, who coached the Raptors for seven mostly successful seasons, will ...
  Casey hopes Raptors fans appreciate his contributionsToronto Sun
  Considering 25 of Dwane Casey's greatest Raptors winsRaptorsHQ (blog)
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• Blocked on Twitter by your councillor? There’s a court app for that

  14-11-2018 17:02
  Politicians sometimes shut out followers over online interactions — but a recent court challenge suggests they should think twice before denying citizens access to their tweets.
  
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• 2 pedestrians struck after 2 vehicles crash in North York

  14-11-2018 16:40 via cbc.ca
  Two pedestrians were seriously injured after two vehicles crashed in North York on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Ford government says it’s still undecided on future of $1.5-billion Mississauga LRT

  14-11-2018 16:25
  “Our decisions will be based on what is best for the people of the GTHA, including Peel Region,” a spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation told the Mississauga News.
  
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• Longtime spokesperson Brad Ross leaving the TTC ow.ly/HCqn30mCeR4 https://t.co/6KzpSXMBZz

  14-11-2018 16:14 via twitter.com
  
  Longtime spokesperson Brad Ross leaving the TTC ow.ly/HCqn30mCeR4 https://t.co/6KzpSXMBZz
  
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• Brad Ross, longtime face of the TTC, takes job as city's communications chief

  14-11-2018 16:09 via cbc.ca
  Longtime TTC spokesperson Brad Ross revealed Wednesday that he's leaving the transit service for a job as the city's communications chief.
  
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• Gas prices could drop as low as 99 cents a litre on Thursday, expert says

  14-11-2018 16:04 via cbc.ca
  Attention Ontario drivers: gas prices are forecast to take a major fall on Thursday.
  
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• Longtime spokesperson Brad Ross leaving TTC for city hall job

  14-11-2018 15:27
  The well-known public face of the transit agency for the past 10 years will now be the city’s new chief communications officer.
  
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