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• William Nylander signs 6-year extension with Leafs at deadline

  01-12-2018 23:07 via cbc.ca
  William Nylander's contract impasse has finally come to an end. The restricted free agent signed a six-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, just before the 5 p.m. ET deadline. The Leafs announced that the extension will pay Nylander an average of $6.9 million US per year from the second to sixth years and $10.2 million this season.
  
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• William Nylander signs 6-year deal with Leafs at deadline

  01-12-2018 23:07 via cbc.ca
  William Nylander's contract impasse has finally come to an end. The restricted free agent signed a six-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, just before the 5 p.m. ET deadline.
  
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• Nylander staying with Leafs, signs six-year deal

  01-12-2018 23:06
  William Nylander's contract impasse has finally come to an end.
  
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• Freezing rain is headed for GTA Saturday night, Environment Canada warns

  01-12-2018 22:42 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Greater Toronto Area warning of periods of freezing rain on Saturday evening.
  
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• Freezing rain is headed for GTA, Environment Canada warns

  01-12-2018 22:42 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the Greater Toronto Area on Saturday evening warning of periods of freezing rain.
  
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• Unifor president says ‘F*** You’ to Premier Ford in televised speech

  01-12-2018 22:34
  The leader of Canada’s largest private sector union ratcheted up tensions with Ontario Premier Doug Ford Saturday as concerns about the future of auto manufacturing in Oshawa continue to fester, telling Ford “F*** you” in a televised speech.
  
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• Suspect ID'd in Willowdale sex attack - Toronto Sun

  01-12-2018 21:00
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  Suspect ID'd in Willowdale sex attack
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  Toronto police have identified a suspect wanted in the assault of a sex trade worker. On Tuesday evening, a 48-year-old woman made arrangements to hook-up with a client at her home in the Yonge St. and Bying Ave. area. When she opened the door, a man ...and more »
  
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• NDP questions appointment of premier’s friend to head OPP

  01-12-2018 20:37
  “With this appointment, Doug Ford is promoting a close friend and ally by several ranks, leapfrogging the OPP’s senior leadership team without an explanation,” says Kevin Yarde.
  
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• 'Proud of my culture': Thousands rally in Ottawa over French service cuts

  01-12-2018 20:12 via cbc.ca
  Thousands of people waved protest signs outside Ottawa City Hall Saturday afternoon to protest the Ontario government's cuts to French-language services.
  
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• Franco-Ontarians and their supporters are protesting Doug Ford's cuts to services for French-speakers. ow.ly/PWne30mPnij

  01-12-2018 19:57 via twitter.com
  Franco-Ontarians and their supporters are protesting Doug Ford's cuts to services for French-speakers. ow.ly/PWne30mPnij
  
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• At least 80 people were injured, including 16 police officers, as a French protest against rising taxes turned into… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-12-2018 19:43 via twitter.com
  At least 80 people were injured, including 16 police officers, as a French protest against rising taxes turned into… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Protesters outside Canada Post processing plant in Mississauga block mail, packages from entering

  01-12-2018 19:33
  The demonstration is one of more than 25 happening across the country this weekend. They are being led by Delivering Community Power, a coalition of Canadian union and advocacy groups.
  
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• SIU invokes mandate after fatal collision in Pickering

  01-12-2018 19:16
  The Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate in a fatal collision in Pickering on Saturday morning.
  
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• Toronto rapper Smoke Dawg's album has been released, 5 months after he was killed in a brazen shooting. ow.ly/VtZs30mPmxp

  01-12-2018 19:05 via twitter.com
  Toronto rapper Smoke Dawg's album has been released, 5 months after he was killed in a brazen shooting. ow.ly/VtZs30mPmxp
  
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• In protests outside MPP's offices, Franco-Ontarians resist Ford government's French-language cuts

  01-12-2018 19:05 via cbc.ca
  On Saturday afternoon, thousands of French-speakers in nearly 40 communities across Ontario are decrying Premier Doug Ford's cuts to some French-language services.
  
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• Franco-Ontarians protest outside MPPs' offices against Ford's service cuts

  01-12-2018 19:05 via cbc.ca
  On Saturday afternoon, thousands of French-speakers in nearly 40 communities across Ontario are decrying Premier Doug Ford's cuts to some French-language services.
  
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• Posthumous debut album from slain Toronto rapper Smoke Dawg released - CityNews

  01-12-2018 19:02
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  Posthumous debut album from slain Toronto rapper Smoke Dawg released
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  Toronto rapper Smoke Dawg's posthumous album arrived on Friday, exactly five months after he was killed in a brazen shooting. Struggle Before Glory marks the debut full-length record from the performer, born Jahvante Smart, who was considered one of ...and more »
  
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• #BREAKING: The SIU is investigating after a fatal head-on crash near Brock Road and Concession Road 5 in Pickering. ow.ly/OSbm30mPm6G

  01-12-2018 18:38 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: The SIU is investigating after a fatal head-on crash near Brock Road and Concession Road 5 in Pickering. ow.ly/OSbm30mPm6G
  
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• Union members warned not to disrupt Canada Post operations in Mississauga

  01-12-2018 18:17 via cbc.ca
  Union members at a rally in support of postal workers are being warned not to disrupt operations at a Canada Post sorting facility in Mississauga on Saturday.
  
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• Union groups disrupt operations at Canada Post facility in Mississauga

  01-12-2018 18:17 via cbc.ca
  Union groups disrupted operations at a Canada Post sorting facility in Mississauga on Saturday, but were told to remove barricades at entrances after the company obtained an injunction.
  
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• EDITORIAL: Provincial ownership of Toronto subways makes sense - Toronto Sun

  01-12-2018 18:14
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  EDITORIAL: Provincial ownership of Toronto subways makes sense
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  Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives are gearing up to assume ownership of Toronto's subway system from the Toronto Transit Commission, starting next year. It's not a sneak attack. It's been PC party policy since Patrick Brown ...and more »
  
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• SIU investigating fatal collision in Pickering, Ont

  01-12-2018 17:59 via cbc.ca
  Durham police are also investigating after the fatal collision near Brock Rd and Highway 407.
  
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• 1 dead, 1 taken to hospital after Pickering, Ont. crash

  01-12-2018 17:59 via cbc.ca
  Durham police are investigating after the fatal collision near Brock Rd and Highway 407.
  
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• ICYMI: Canadian singer-songwriter Corey Hart is heading out on tour for the first time in twenty years.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-12-2018 17:45 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: Canadian singer-songwriter Corey Hart is heading out on tour for the first time in twenty years.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Fly Jamaica facing proposed class-action lawsuit after Nov 9 crash

  01-12-2018 17:33 via cbc.ca
  The proposed class-action seeks compensation for passengers and their families who have been harmed in the Nov. 9 crash.
  
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• Man found dead on Mississauga sidewalk was victim of hit and run, police say

  01-12-2018 17:19 via cbc.ca
  Peel police say the body of a man, 54, found on a Mississauga sidewalk on Friday night was a victim of a hit and run.
  
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• A Toronto-based law firm has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit on behalf of passengers who say they were harmed… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-12-2018 17:03 via twitter.com
  A Toronto-based law firm has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit on behalf of passengers who say they were harmed… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto law firm proposes class-action lawsuit against Fly Jamaica after crash landing - Toronto Star

  01-12-2018 16:56
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  Toronto law firm proposes class-action lawsuit against Fly Jamaica after crash landing
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  Lawyers have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit on behalf of passengers who say they were harmed when a Fly Jamaica aircraft skidded off runway at Guyana's main international airport last month. According to a statement from the Toronto-based Rochon ...and more »
  
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• Toronto law firm proposes class-action lawsuit against Fly Jamaica after crash landing

  01-12-2018 16:51
  Lawyers have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit on behalf of passengers who say they were harmed when a Fly Jamaica aircraft skidded off runway at Guyana's main international airport last month.
  
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• Rumour Mill: Claybrooks, LaPolice to interview in Toronto? - CFL.ca

  01-12-2018 15:28
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  Rumour Mill: Claybrooks, LaPolice to interview in Toronto?
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  TORONTO — With the Grey Cup trophy now handed out, the search for head coaches to fill vacant spots has now begun, most notably in BC and Toronto. Below is a look at some of the latest rumours and buzz surrounding who could end up patrolling a ...and more »
  
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• Members of several unions block entrances to Canada Post facility in Mississauga

  01-12-2018 14:40
  Demonstrators from a number of unions are blocking the entrances to a massive mail sorting facility in Mississauga today as part of a show of support for Canada Post employees who were legislated back to work earlier this week.
  
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• Demonstrators blocking access to Canada Post facility told they are violating court order

  01-12-2018 14:40
  Enforcement officers with the Ministry of the Attorney General have given formal notice to demonstrators outside a massive mail sorting facility in Mississauga that they are in violation of a court order and must stop blocking the entrances to the facility.
  
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• Young fan whose moves went viral meets NBA's Stephen Curry ahead of Raptors game

  01-12-2018 14:22 via cbc.ca
  Zachary Walker went viral after he showed off his handles during a halftime exhibition at a Toronto Raptors game.
  
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• One person seriously injured in apartment fire near Junction Triangle

  01-12-2018 14:02
  Toronto fire services said it was a two-alarm fire that was quickly put out.
  
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• Liberal MP Raj Grewal says after repaying his sizeable gambling debts he is rethinking his "unadvised and irrationa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-12-2018 13:46 via twitter.com
  Liberal MP Raj Grewal says after repaying his sizeable gambling debts he is rethinking his "unadvised and irrationa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ICYMI: George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, has died at the age of 94 - nearly eigh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-12-2018 13:42 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, has died at the age of 94 - nearly eigh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 1 injured in apartment fire in Toronto's Junction Triangle - CBC.ca

  01-12-2018 13:31
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  1 injured in apartment fire in Toronto's Junction Triangle
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  One person was taken to hospital in serious condition after a fire in an apartment in Toronto's Junction Triangle neighbourhood early Saturday, paramedics say. The fire led to an evacuation of an entire floor, but residents have already been allowed to ...and more »
  
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• 1 injured in apartment fire in Toronto's Junction Triangle

  01-12-2018 13:31 via cbc.ca
  One person was taken to hospital in serious condition after a fire in an apartment in Toronto's Junction Triangle neighbourhood early Saturday, officials say.
  
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• #TTC: There is no service on Line 1 today between Finch West and St George stations due to signal upgrades. Shuttle… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-12-2018 13:23 via twitter.com
  #TTC: There is no service on Line 1 today between Finch West and St George stations due to signal upgrades. Shuttle… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• There was no winning ticket for Friday's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot. However, 11 of the 35 Maxmillions prizes of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-12-2018 13:11 via twitter.com
  There was no winning ticket for Friday's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot. However, 11 of the 35 Maxmillions prizes of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• White oak in Forest Hill towers above neighbourhood homes

  01-12-2018 13:00
  Overwhelming response from readers drives new weekly feature showcasing the GTA’s biggest, most beautiful trees.
  
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• Ryerson University's first Indigenous designer in residence hopes to inspire fashion students

  01-12-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Angela DeMontigny's clothing has been on runways in places like South Africa and London. Now she's using her experience to inspire young designers and encourage them to incorporate their own heritage into the things they create.
  
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• One person seriously injured in fire at Junction Triangle apartment building

  01-12-2018 12:32
  One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being pulled from a fire at an apartment building in the city’s Junction Triangle neighbourhood.
  
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• Why this billboard in rural Ontario is calling for the release of a Honduran prisoner

  01-12-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Some people in rural Ontario have come together in support of a Honduran man imprisoned there for almost a year, even putting up a billboard along an Ontario highway demanding his release.
  
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• How Ontario's francophones are teaching Doug Ford a French lesson

  01-12-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  French-speaking Ontarians are preparing to protest against the PC government in nearly 40 communities across the province on Saturday, including a demonstration at Premier Doug Ford's constituency office in Etobicoke.
  
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• Doug Ford gets a French lesson from francophone voters

  01-12-2018 11:00 via cbc.ca
  French-speaking Ontarians are preparing to protest against the PC government in nearly 40 communities across the province on Saturday, including a demonstration at Premier Doug Ford's constituency office in Etobicoke.
  
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• #BREAKING: The 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush has passed away at the age of 94.

  01-12-2018 06:01 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: The 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush has passed away at the age of 94.
  
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• An inspiring movie based on an Ontario Sikh boxer who was barred from competing for refusing to shave his beard has… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-12-2018 05:37 via twitter.com
  An inspiring movie based on an Ontario Sikh boxer who was barred from competing for refusing to shave his beard has… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Brampton MP Raj Grewal rethinking decision to resign, says he repaid gambling debts

  01-12-2018 04:59
  Eight days after he posted on Facebook that he would resign his seat, Grewal said he had changed his mind and would leave the Liberal caucus, but wouldn’t decide whether to leave politics until Parliament resumes after the winter break in January.
  
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• Police investigating possible hit-and-run in Mississauga after body found

  01-12-2018 04:37
  Peel Regional Police said they are investigating the discovery of a 54-year-old man’s body in Mississauga as a possible hit-and-run collision.
  
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