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• Canadian accused of abducting son in 1987 pleads not guilty to U.S. charges

  19-11-2018 23:58 via cbc.ca
  A Canadian man accused of abducting his toddler son in 1987 and disappearing for 31 years before being arrested in Connecticut last month pleaded not guilty Monday to U.S. charges related to his life on the run.
  
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• Man, 47, is Toronto's 91st homicide victim of 2018 after Moss Park assault

  19-11-2018 23:30 via cbc.ca
  A man has died in hospital after an assault in Moss Park on Friday and is now the city's 91st homicide victim of the year.
  
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• "We absolutely believe the horrific incidents of sexual assault merit the charges being laid by the police," said Principal Greg Reeves.

  19-11-2018 23:20 via twitter.com
  "We absolutely believe the horrific incidents of sexual assault merit the charges being laid by the police," said Principal Greg Reeves.
  
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• #BREAKING: A police officer has been shot in an active shooter situation at Chicago's Mercy Hospital. He is in crit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-11-2018 23:11 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: A police officer has been shot in an active shooter situation at Chicago's Mercy Hospital. He is in crit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Principal of St. Michael's College School expected to speak to media at 5:15 p.m. Six students have been charged in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-11-2018 23:10 via twitter.com
  Principal of St. Michael's College School expected to speak to media at 5:15 p.m. Six students have been charged in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #BREAKING: A 47-year-old man has died of his injuries sustained in an assault last Friday in Moss Park. One person… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-11-2018 22:55 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: A 47-year-old man has died of his injuries sustained in an assault last Friday in Moss Park. One person… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Timeline of events at St. Michael's College School

  19-11-2018 22:54
  Here's a timeline of events at St. Michael's College School based on information provided by the school and Toronto police:
  
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• Blue Jays prospect Griffin Conine suspended 50 games for drug violation

  19-11-2018 22:36
  Toronto Blue Jays prospect Griffin Conine has been suspended 50 games for a drug violation.
  
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• Brothers lead police to arrest suspected impaired driver in Richmond Hill

  19-11-2018 21:26
  A pair of brothers are being commended for their quick thinking when they spotted a suspected drunk driver in Richmond Hill.
  
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• David's Bridal preparing to open new store in Vaughan despite bankruptcy filing

  19-11-2018 21:15
  David's Bridal store customers, including those in Canada, won't be affected by the company's U.S. filing for bankruptcy protection because operations will continue as normal while the wedding and prom retailer restructures.
  
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• David's Bridal preparing to open new store in Vaughan despite bankruptcy

  19-11-2018 21:15
  David's Bridal store customers, including those in Canada, won't be affected by the company's U.S. filing for bankruptcy protection because operations will continue as normal while the wedding and prom retailer restructures.
  
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• Toronto police identify 90th homicide victim of year

  19-11-2018 21:04 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have identified a man shot to death in a Scarborough apartment building on Sunday.
  
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• Premier Doug Ford defends pulling funds from planned francophone university

  19-11-2018 20:11 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his government had to pull its funding from a planned francophone university, and that Quebec's newly-elected premier understands why.
  
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• Quebec premier to discuss French services in meeting with Doug Ford

  19-11-2018 18:42
  Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he plans to bring up issues around French language services as he meets with his Ontario counterpart today.
  
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• Quebec premier asks Ford to reconsider decision on French university, commissioner

  19-11-2018 18:42
  Quebec's premier says he asked Doug Ford to reconsider two recently announced decisions involving French language services but the Ontario premier declined.
  
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• PC's motion on gender identity not government policy, education minister says

  19-11-2018 18:37 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's education minister says a controversial motion on gender identity introduced at a weekend Progressive Conservative party convention is not government policy.
  
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• Ford says he's 'not moving forward' with PC motion on gender identity

  19-11-2018 18:37 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier says he is "not moving forward" with a controversial motion on gender identity introduced at a weekend Progressive Conservative party convention.
  
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• Proposed gender identity policy from PC convention won't go ahead: Ford

  19-11-2018 18:10
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will not be moving forward with a proposed policy on gender identity introduced at a weekend convention of his Progressive Conservative party.
  
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• Education minister says PC party motion on gender identity not government policy

  19-11-2018 18:10
  Ontario's education minister says a controversial motion on gender identity introduced at a weekend Progressive Conservative party convention is not government policy.
  
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• Canadian folk anthem Log Driver's Waltz finds new life in children's book

  19-11-2018 17:28 via cbc.ca
  Written in the 50s, but popularized by a National Film Board video in 1979, the tune about a young woman's delight in dancing with a light-footed log driver has been turned into a children's book published by Simon & Schuster.
  
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• One dead, one injured after 3-vehicle crash in Haldimand County

  19-11-2018 17:24
  Provincial police say one person is dead and another is in hospital following a three-vehicle crash in Haldimand County, Ont., on Monday morning.
  
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• Displaced highrise residents to hold rally in protest of eviction from hotels

  19-11-2018 17:12
  Tenants of a St. James Town high-rise displaced by a fire will hold a rally on Monday afternoon in protest of building management’s move to evict them from their temporary hotel accommodations.
  
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• Displaced highrise residents rally in protest of eviction from hotels

  19-11-2018 17:12
  Tenants of a St. James Town high-rise displaced rallied outside the offices of Bleeman Holdings and Medallion Properties on Monday afternoon in protest of building management’s move to evict them from their temporary hotel accommodations.
  
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• Toronto police charge 6 students in St. Michael's College School investigation

  19-11-2018 17:06 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have charged six students in connection with an alleged gang sexual assault at St. Michael's College School that was captured on camera and shared on social media.
  
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• Police arrest 2 in Scarborough after bank robbed, alleged getaway car crashes

  19-11-2018 16:17 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have arrested two armed robbery suspects at the scene of a crash involving an alleged getaway car.
  
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• Street gangs a major contributor to recording-breaking year of murders: police chief

  19-11-2018 15:48
  Street gangs and unprecedented acts of violence in Toronto have both contributed to a record-breaking 90 homicides in the city this year, Police Chief Mark Saunders says.
  
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• Police lay charges in investigation at St. Michael's College School

  19-11-2018 15:42
  Charges have been laid in connection with an investigation into allegations of sexual assault and assault involving students at a prestigious all-boys private schools in Midtown, CTV News Toronto has learned.
  
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• Police charge 6 students at St. Michael's College School in alleged sex assault

  19-11-2018 15:42
  Toronto police have charged six students in connection with a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault at St. Michael's College School.
  
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• Union rejects Canada Post offer of 'cooling off' period with mediation amid strike

  19-11-2018 15:13 via cbc.ca
  Canada Post's largest union has rejected the mail carrier's proposal of a 'cooling off' period followed by mediation that would have brought an end to all strike activity until January.
  
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• Canada Post pitches 'cooling off period' that would shelve strike until February

  19-11-2018 15:13 via cbc.ca
  Canada Post has proposed a "cooling-off period" with its largest union that would see rotating strikes put on hold through the holiday season while the two sides work with a government-appointed mediator to end the dispute.
  
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• Scheer 'concerned' about Ford move to scrap French-language university plans

  19-11-2018 14:11
  Andrew Scheer says he has "expressed his concerns" to Ontario's premier about the cancellation of a planned French-language university -- but he has not asked Doug Ford to reverse the decision.
  
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• New $10 bill featuring Viola Desmond to enter circulation

  19-11-2018 14:06
  Wanda Robson still finds it hard to believe that her big sister is the new face of the $10 bill -- and the first Canadian woman to be featured on a regularly circulating banknote.
  
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• Freedom Mobile launches extra data promotion in latest challenge to rivals

  19-11-2018 14:00
  Freedom Mobile has launched a new promotion that takes a novel approach to dealing with data overages, which can be an expensive extra cost if usage goes beyond the monthly plan's limits.
  
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• Striking postal workers reject call from Canada Post for 'cooling off' period

  19-11-2018 13:56
  Striking postal workers have rejected a call from Canada Post for a "cooling off" period to accompany mediated talks aimed at ending the labour dispute.
  
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• Canada Post workers continue strikes, await word on request for mediator

  19-11-2018 13:56
  Canada Post workers took their rotating strikes to Alberta and British Columbia today after rejecting the Crown corporation's latest offer and asking that a mediator be appointed to help end the ongoing labour dispute.
  
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• Canada Post calls for 'cooling off' period to allow for mediated talks

  19-11-2018 13:56
  Canada Post proposed a "cooling off" period with its striking postal workers Monday as pressure mounts to resolve the ongoing labour dispute ahead of the busy Christmas delivery season.
  
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• Full story: ow.ly/teG330mFoW9 twitter.com/citytammie/sta…

  19-11-2018 13:35 via twitter.com
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• Rush hour update: #TTC now says the delays on Line 1 northbound are from Union to Eglinton stations, up to 20 minut… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-11-2018 13:21 via twitter.com
  Rush hour update: #TTC now says the delays on Line 1 northbound are from Union to Eglinton stations, up to 20 minut… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Canada Post workers continue rotating strikes, await word on request for mediator ow.ly/1Yds30mFu0G

  19-11-2018 13:17 via twitter.com
  Canada Post workers continue rotating strikes, await word on request for mediator ow.ly/1Yds30mFu0G
  
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• One person has been taken to a trauma centre, unknown how serious the injuries are, police say. twitter.com/TPSOperations/…

  19-11-2018 13:04 via twitter.com
  One person has been taken to a trauma centre, unknown how serious the injuries are, police say. twitter.com/TPSOperations/…
  
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• The two-vehicle crash happened last night at Main and Church streets in Brampton. ow.ly/t3fJ30mFsVv

  19-11-2018 12:57 via twitter.com
  The two-vehicle crash happened last night at Main and Church streets in Brampton. ow.ly/t3fJ30mFsVv
  
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• Police chief wants to address 'problem with gunplay' as Toronto exceeds homicide record

  19-11-2018 12:44 via cbc.ca
  oronto has a "problem with gunplay," the city's police chief says, but the "vast majority" of people are safe.
  
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• NDP could be the biggest worry for federal Tories as House returns ow.ly/qkod30mFrsc

  19-11-2018 12:28 via twitter.com
  NDP could be the biggest worry for federal Tories as House returns ow.ly/qkod30mFrsc
  
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• Man, 50, killed in suspected drunk-driving crash near Highway 401 in Ajax

  19-11-2018 11:34 via cbc.ca
  A woman has been charged with impaired driving causing death following a T-bone collision near Highway 401 in Ajax, Ont., early Monday.
  
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• Fatal Ajax crash closes stretch of Salem Road near Highway 401

  19-11-2018 11:34 via cbc.ca
  A male driver is dead and another person is injured following a T-bone collision near Highway 401 in Ajax, Ont., early Monday.
  
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• Woman charged with impaired driving in connection with deadly Ajax crash

  19-11-2018 11:12
  A 50-year-old man is dead following a two-vehicle collision in Ajax early Monday morning.
  
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• Woman charged with impaired driving after deadly Ajax crash

  19-11-2018 11:12
  A 50-year-old man is dead following a two-vehicle collision in Ajax early Monday morning.
  
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• Police investigate fatal crash in Ajax

  19-11-2018 11:12
  One male is dead following a two-vehicle collision in Ajax early Monday morning.
  
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• Alcohol believed to be factor in deadly Ajax crash

  19-11-2018 11:12
  One man is dead following a two-vehicle collision in Ajax early Monday morning.
  
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• Quebec, Ontario premiers to meet as controversy over Francophone service cuts grows

  19-11-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  "I want French in Ontario to be protected as much as possible," Quebec Premier François Legault said.
  
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