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• Uber job posting for 'head of grocery' hints at plans in Toronto

  30-11-2018 23:38
  Uber is hiring a head of grocery product in Toronto, a sign that the company may be eyeing moves to disrupt the supermarket industry.
  
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• Former Patrick Brown aide dismissed from OPG amid allegations of Tory political meddling

  30-11-2018 22:34 via cbc.ca
  A top aide to former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown has lost his job today, weeks after a published report said Premier Doug Ford's office was meddling in the Crown corporation's staffing matters.
  
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• North York school names gym in honour of Jeremiah Perry, who drowned last year on a school trip to Algonquin Park

  30-11-2018 22:28
  Administrators at C.W. Jeffreys Collegiate Institute on Friday dedicated a plaque and named the school’s gymnasium in the 15-year-old’s memory.
  
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• Former Brown aide dismissed from OPG amid allegations of PC meddling

  30-11-2018 22:21
  A top aide to former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown has lost his job today, weeks after a published report said Premier Doug Ford's office was meddling in the Crown corporation's staffing matters.
  
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• 'We can get you to the beach the next day': Breast implant marketing plays on insecurities, minimizes risks

  30-11-2018 22:11 via cbc.ca
  Breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic surgery in the world, with 10 million women opting for breast implants during the past decade. We took hidden cameras into the offices of three Toronto plastic surgeons to review how they explain and sell the procedure.
  
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• 'It was made to seem like getting a haircut': Patient says breast implant sales pitch glossed over risks

  30-11-2018 22:11 via cbc.ca
  Breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic surgery in the world, with 10 million women opting for breast implants during the past decade. We took hidden cameras into the offices of three Toronto plastic surgeons to review how they explain and sell the procedure.
  
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• Ontario moving forward with legal challenge of federal carbon tax

  30-11-2018 22:10
  Ontario is moving forward with its legal challenge of Ottawa's planned carbon tax arguing pricing emissions is the jurisdiction of the provinces and not the federal government.
  
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• Toronto law firm seeks compensation for some Fly Jamaica passengers

  30-11-2018 22:06
  A Toronto law firm has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of some of the passengers who were aboard a Fly Jamaica airliner that crash-landed in Guyana earlier this month.
  
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• Ontario's auditor to weigh in on controversial GO Transit stops in Vaughan, Toronto

  30-11-2018 21:24 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's auditor general has some tough questions for Metrolinx surrounding its approval of two controversial GO Transit stations, and whether or not it's delivering its project in a cost-efficent and timely manner.
  
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• Watch: @rogerfpetersen has his Movember moustache shaved off live on @BTtoronto after raising money for @MovemberCA… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-11-2018 21:12 via twitter.com
  Watch: @rogerfpetersen has his Movember moustache shaved off live on @BTtoronto after raising money for @MovemberCA… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Serena Ryder says Christmas album opened doors to recording jazz music

  30-11-2018 20:21
  Serena Ryder is checking off one wish on her Christmas list -- recording a jazz album.
  
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• Making sense of Ontario’s social assistance reforms

  30-11-2018 19:37
  The province’s anxiously awaited welfare reforms have sparked more questions than answers. Here’s a breakdown on what we know.
  
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• Toronto Is Opening A Sparkling Tunnel Of Glitter Made Up Of Over 14 Million Sequins - Narcity

  30-11-2018 19:28
  Toronto Is Opening A Sparkling Tunnel Of Glitter Made Up Of Over 14 Million Sequins  NarcityToronto isn't usually at the forefront of the art scene that usually goes to cities like Paris, New York City, Berlin, and Barcelona. But this weekend Toronto is ...
  
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• The warning means tsunami waves are expected. ow.ly/ilB330mOOXP

  30-11-2018 19:14 via twitter.com
  The warning means tsunami waves are expected. ow.ly/ilB330mOOXP
  
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• 93-year-old man hit and killed while crossing the street in Hamilton

  30-11-2018 18:39
  Hamilton police say the man was hit and killed shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday. The driver remained at the scene and is co-operating with police.
  
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• A Niagara police officer shot and wounded his colleague; the mayor wants to know why

  30-11-2018 18:32 via cbc.ca
  Rumours and emotions are running high after one police officer shot another multiple times at a rural crossroads in Pelham, Ont., according to the mayor of the town.
  
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• 'A matter of determination': NDP leader decries Ontario's response to GM plant closure

  30-11-2018 18:31 via cbc.ca
  NDP Leader Andrea Horwath met with city officials in Oshawa Friday, where she vowed to fight to keep GM's automotive plant open despite the provincial government's insistence that a closure is inevitable.
  
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• AGO extends crowdfunding appeal for its own Kusama mirror room

  30-11-2018 18:30 via cbc.ca
  The Art Gallery of Ontario is hoping a few more fans of Yayoi Kusama's wildly popular infinity mirror rooms will chip in to help the Toronto art museum buy its own.
  
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• TDSB unveils plaque, renames school gymnasium for drowned student Jeremiah Perry

  30-11-2018 18:24 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto school unveiled a plaque and renamed the gym at C.W. Jeffreys Collegiate Institute in honour of a former student who drowned during a field trip to Algonquin Park.
  
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• TDSB to unveil plaque, rename part of school for drowned student Jeremiah Perry

  30-11-2018 18:24 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto school will unveil a plaque and rename an area of its building in honour of a former student who drowned during a field trip to Algonquin Park.
  
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• 'It's so overwhelming': TDSB unveils plaque, renames school gymnasium for drowned student Jeremiah Perry

  30-11-2018 18:24 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto school unveiled a plaque and renamed the gym at C.W. Jeffreys Collegiate Institute in honour of a former student who drowned during a field trip to Algonquin Park.
  
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• AGO extends campaign to collect donations for Infinity Mirrors room

  30-11-2018 18:23
  A month-long bid by the Art Gallery of Ontario to raise $1.3 million for an Infinity Mirror Room is ending today well short of the goal.
  
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• Environment watchdog says Ontario's climate plan will impose a carbon tax

  30-11-2018 18:21
  Ontario's environment watchdog says the province's plan to fight climate change will impose a carbon tax on industry despite government assurances it would not use such a measure.
  
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• Separate investigations by OPP, SIU underway in shooting of Niagara cop

  30-11-2018 17:22
  Two separate investigations are underway into "an altercation" between two Niagara regional police officers that sent one of them to hospital with a gunshot wound.
  
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• Niagara officer fired weapon multiple times in altercation that left cop injured: SIU

  30-11-2018 17:22
  A weapon was discharged “multiple times” during an altercation between two Niagara police officers in Pelham, Ont., leading to one of the officers being critically injured, according to Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
  
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• Sidewalk Labs' latest pitch to win over skeptical Toronto: Help for housing gridlock - Financial Post

  30-11-2018 16:52
  Financial Post
  Sidewalk Labs' latest pitch to win over skeptical Toronto: Help for housing gridlock
  Financial Post
  Alphabet Inc.'s digital city on Toronto's waterfront will be made out of wood, heated by geothermal wells and offer a swathe of affordable housing as it seeks to win over a skeptical public concerned about privacy issues at the development. Sidewalk ...and more »
  
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• Wing of North York school to be renamed after boy who drowned on field trip

  30-11-2018 16:48
  The life of Jeremiah Perry will be memorialized on Friday with the official renaming of a wing at his North York high school.
  
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• North York school renames gymnasium in honour of boy who drowned on field trip

  30-11-2018 16:48
  The life of Jeremiah Perry has been memorialized at his North York school with the renaming of its gymnasium in his honour.
  
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• Sleep Country Canada buys Toronto-based online mattress firm Endy for $89M

  30-11-2018 16:19 via cbc.ca
  Sleep Country Canada has agreed to buy online mattress seller Endy for $89 million.
  
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• Trial of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur to begin January 2020

  30-11-2018 16:08 via cbc.ca
  The trial of accused serial killer Bruce McArthur will be begin on Jan. 6, 2020. The 67-year-old is facing eight counts of first-degree murder.
  
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• Vice reporter must give RCMP material about accused terrorist: Supreme Court

  30-11-2018 15:56
  The Supreme Court of Canada says a reporter must give the RCMP material he gathered for stories about an accused terrorist.
  
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• #BREAKING: Bruce McArthur trial scheduled for January 2020 ow.ly/NqHX30mOzFV

  30-11-2018 15:44 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Bruce McArthur trial scheduled for January 2020 ow.ly/NqHX30mOzFV
  
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• If you've stayed at a Marriott-owned hotel since 2014, your data may have been stolen

  30-11-2018 15:41 via cbc.ca
  The information of as many as 500 million guests at Starwood hotels has been compromised, and Marriott said it discovered that unauthorized access within its Starwood network has been taking place since 2014.
  
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• Ontario ready to fire latest volley in federal carbon tax battle, environment minister says

  30-11-2018 15:39 via cbc.ca
  The move comes one day after the Progressive Conservative government released its new climate change plan.
  
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• Ontario argues federal carbon tax is unconstitutional in new legal filing

  30-11-2018 15:39 via cbc.ca
  The move comes one day after the Progressive Conservative government released its new climate change plan.
  
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• It's sobering reason not to drink and drive this holiday season ow.ly/rSNk30mOzq1

  30-11-2018 15:39 via twitter.com
  It's sobering reason not to drink and drive this holiday season ow.ly/rSNk30mOzq1
  
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• Gay Village killings show there's still tension between Toronto cops, LGBTQ community - National Post

  30-11-2018 15:19
  Toronto Sun
  Gay Village killings show there's still tension between Toronto cops, LGBTQ community
  National Post
  This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ——. Author: Carolyn Strange, Professor of ...
  Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur to stand trial in January 2020Toronto Sunall 55 news articles »
  
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• Global data breach at Marriott's Starwood hotels, up to 500M impacted

  30-11-2018 15:10
  Hackers stole information on as many as 500 million guests of the Marriott hotel empire over four years, obtaining credit card and passport numbers and other personal data, the company said Friday as it acknowledged one of the largest security breaches in history.
  
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• Global data breach at Marriott's Starwood hotels, up to 500M guests impacted

  30-11-2018 15:10
  The information of as many as 500 million guests at Starwood hotels has been compromised and Marriott said that it's discovered that unauthorized access within its Starwood network has been taking place since 2014.
  
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• Meanwhile, the growth in household spending slowed to 0.3 per cent in the quarter compared with 0.6 per cent in the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-11-2018 14:58 via twitter.com
  Meanwhile, the growth in household spending slowed to 0.3 per cent in the quarter compared with 0.6 per cent in the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hamilton police investigating overnight homicide at apartment

  30-11-2018 14:41
  Police in Hamilton say they are investigating a homicide that occurred overnight in the city.
  
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• Canada signs onto new NAFTA on sidelines of G20 summit

  30-11-2018 14:11
  After much anticipation, Canada signed the revamped NAFTA in Buenos Aires on the sidelines of the high-profile G20 summit Friday.
  
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• Townhouses remain a big missing piece in Toronto's affordability puzzle - The Globe and Mail

  30-11-2018 14:02
  The Globe and Mail
  Townhouses remain a big missing piece in Toronto's affordability puzzle
  The Globe and Mail
  This rendering shows townhouses planned for Lawrence Heights in Toronto. When researchers talk about the area's 'missing middle,' odds are they are talking about townhouses. Metropia. In most of the country, townhouses are an in-between option for ...and more »
  
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• The signing of the trade agreement is largely ceremonial, because it will still need to be ratified by all three co… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-11-2018 13:41 via twitter.com
  The signing of the trade agreement is largely ceremonial, because it will still need to be ratified by all three co… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• A Massive data breach for Marriott and the latest from the G20. @richard680news has the latest business news ow.ly/AdP530mOrpj

  30-11-2018 13:14 via twitter.com
  A Massive data breach for Marriott and the latest from the G20. @richard680news has the latest business news ow.ly/AdP530mOrpj
  
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• Blue Jays: Why the no-trade clause works against Toronto - Jays Journal

  30-11-2018 13:04
  Jays Journal
  Blue Jays: Why the no-trade clause works against Toronto
  Jays Journal
  I couldn't help but chuckle when I came across a tweet from Ken Rosenthal that said that Jay Bruce has the Toronto Blue Jays on his five team, no-trade list. Bruce negotiated that clause into his last free agent contract, and he has the right to keep ...and more »
  
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