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• A new report sheds light on the number of extremist fighters returning to Canada after fighting overseas.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-12-2018 23:53 via twitter.com
  A new report sheds light on the number of extremist fighters returning to Canada after fighting overseas.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Star reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh awarded Travers Fellowship with photographer Melissa Renwick

  11-12-2018 23:45
  Journalists will use fellowship to shed light on hidden side of Canada’s migrant worker program.
  
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• Woman who fainted on train tracks 'owes her life' to GO customers, Metrolinx says

  11-12-2018 23:30 via cbc.ca
  A woman who fell onto the track bed at Union Station Monday night was saved by a handful of GO customers Monday night, Metrolinx says.
  
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• Kingston man charged with a series of Greater Toronto bank robberies - The Kingston Whig-Standard

  11-12-2018 23:26 via thewhig.com
  Kingston man charged with a series of Greater Toronto bank robberies  The Kingston Whig-StandardA Kingston man previously reported missing in Kingston has been charged by the Toronto Police *Service* in connection to five bank robberies that they say ...
  
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• New council asked to support free menstrual product pilot expansion

  11-12-2018 23:25
  The first newspaper-style box was installed last April and has seen “steady” use, according to Shoppers Drug Mart, which is running the pilot program. The previous council OK’d two additional boxes.
  
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• Toronto's 'first-ever' cannabis hotel is more complicated than it seems - Daily Hive

  11-12-2018 23:23 via dailyhive.com
  Toronto's 'first-ever' cannabis hotel is more complicated than it seems  Daily HiveA new cannabis hotel seems to have opened up for the discerning toking traveller, right in the heart of Toronto. But it's a shade sketchier than it seems.
  
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• Ontario Proud's pro-PC election spending was funded by corporate donors

  11-12-2018 23:23 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Proud, a group credited with helping Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives win the provincial election, received more than $400,000 in corporate donations to fund its campaign efforts, new documents reveal.
  
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• Young woman who orchestrated murder of teen showed genuine remorse: parole board. ow.ly/ghka30mX3e1

  11-12-2018 23:22 via twitter.com
  Young woman who orchestrated murder of teen showed genuine remorse: parole board. ow.ly/ghka30mX3e1
  
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• Why the Toronto Blue Jays released Troy Tulowitzki - Sportsnet.ca

  11-12-2018 23:15 via sportsnet.ca
  Why the Toronto Blue Jays released Troy Tulowitzki  Sportsnet.caThe Toronto Blue Jays' decision to trade for Troy Tulowitzki in 2015 remains polarizing, especially now that the mortgage has come due.
  
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• Land transfer tax shortfall signals trouble ahead — unless Toronto council changes course - Toronto Star

  11-12-2018 23:02 via thestar.com
  Land transfer tax shortfall signals trouble ahead — unless Toronto council changes course  Toronto StarReading Monday that the city is projecting revenue from the land transfer tax to come in a whopping $99.2 million short of what city council budgeted for, ...
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays: Releasing Troy Tulowitzki shows commitment to youth movement - Tip of the Tower

  11-12-2018 22:42 via tipofthetower.com
  Toronto Blue Jays: Releasing Troy Tulowitzki shows commitment to youth movement  Tip of the TowerToronto Blue Jays General manager Ross Atkins announced that Troy Tulowitzki will not be returning after the team decided to release him from his contract.
  
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• Raptors Game Preview: Toronto at L.A. Clippers - December 11, 2018 - Raptors.com

  11-12-2018 22:42 via nba.com
  Raptors Game Preview: Toronto at L.A. Clippers - December 11, 2018  Raptors.comThe Raptors kick off a four-game road trip starting tonight against the Clippers. Paul Jones and Sherman Hamilton have the latest from shootaround in the ...
  
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• TTC, Metrolinx phaseout of tokens raises worries, anti-poverty advocates warn

  11-12-2018 22:05 via cbc.ca
  Anti-poverty advocates in Toronto plan to raise concerns at a public meeting Tuesday night that a phaseout of TTC tokens will make access to transit more difficult for the homeless, low income people and seniors.
  
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• Correctional Service Canada examining transfer of child-killer Rafferty to medium security

  11-12-2018 21:56 via cbc.ca
  Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Canada's prison system is reviewing the controversial transfer of child-killer Michael Rafferty from a maximum security institution to a minimum security one this past March.
  
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• An Ontario judge erred in ruling the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not apply to a Brampton woman because she… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-12-2018 21:43 via twitter.com
  An Ontario judge erred in ruling the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not apply to a Brampton woman because she… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Blue Jays release veteran shortstop Troy Tulowitzki

  11-12-2018 21:34
  The Toronto Blue Jays released veteran shortstop Troy Tulowitzki on Tuesday.
  
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• Yorkdale Shopping Centre opens gender-neutral bathroom

  11-12-2018 21:22
  Shoppers at one of Canada's biggest and busiest malls can now use the same bathroom regardless of whether they identify as male or female as Yorkdale Shopping Centre opened its first gender-neutral bathroom.
  
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• Ontario Government Considers Uploading TTC Subways - Urban Toronto

  11-12-2018 21:22 via urbantoronto.ca
  Ontario Government Considers Uploading TTC Subways  Urban TorontoThe government of Ontario is musing about uploading Toronto's subways as a way to potentially bring down the cost of construction. We take a look at how this ...
  
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• #BREAKING: @BlueJays have released shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. He was traded to Toronto in the 2015 season. Tulowitz… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-12-2018 21:05 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: @BlueJays have released shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. He was traded to Toronto in the 2015 season. Tulowitz… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Canadian government considering increasing risk level for travel to China

  11-12-2018 21:03
  Government officials in Ottawa are considering raising the risk level for Canadians travelling to China, CTV News has learned.
  
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• Guest Column: Sobering Thoughts for the Holidays - Urban Toronto

  11-12-2018 21:00 via urbantoronto.ca
  Guest Column: Sobering Thoughts for the Holidays  Urban TorontoDean Macaskill of Lennard Commercial Realty muses about where the Greater Toronto Area real estate market is at the end of 2018.
  
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• Toronto police chief acknowledges racial profiling challenges in wake of human rights report - CBC News

  11-12-2018 20:59 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police chief acknowledges racial profiling challenges in wake of human rights report  CBC NewsToronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said his officers must be "extra cautious" to ensure that bias does not influence their behaviour in the wake of a report on ...
  
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• Attack near French holiday market kills 3; suspect at large - CityNews Toronto

  11-12-2018 20:57 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Attack near French holiday market kills 3; suspect at large  CityNews TorontoShots have been fired in the French city of Strasbourg, several media outlets are reporting.
  
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• Etobicoke man gives away free Christmas trees - Toronto Sun

  11-12-2018 20:45 via torontosun.com
  Etobicoke man gives away free Christmas trees  Toronto SunJessey Njau is spreading his own version of holiday cheer by giving out free Christmas trees.This is the third year Njau, a 42-year-old father of two, has offered ...
  
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• Ontario offers alternate municipal oath of office for Indigenous people

  11-12-2018 20:44 via cbc.ca
  Indigenous people will no longer have to swear allegiance to the Queen when they're elected to civic office after the Ontario government created a new municipal oath.
  
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• There are unconfirmed reports of gunfire at the Christmas market in Strasbourg, France.

  11-12-2018 20:37 via twitter.com
  There are unconfirmed reports of gunfire at the Christmas market in Strasbourg, France.
  
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• Woman saved by GO passengers after fainting into path of oncoming train

  11-12-2018 20:14
  Riders held the woman up against the platform until the train came to a stop, leaving her with only minor injuries.
  
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• Toronto man charged with sexual assault in North York - Toronto Star

  11-12-2018 19:54 via thestar.com
  Toronto man charged with sexual assault in North York  Toronto StarToronto police have arrested a 50-year-old man in connection with a sexual assault of a sex worker in late November.
  
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• Yorkdale has opened its first gender-neutral bathroom, joining schools, restaurants and other institutions aiming t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-12-2018 19:48 via twitter.com
  Yorkdale has opened its first gender-neutral bathroom, joining schools, restaurants and other institutions aiming t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Documents show accused in Mississauga teen's murder was ordered to not contact brother

  11-12-2018 19:47
  One of the two brothers accused in the killing of 14-year-old Riley Driver-Martin in Mississauga last week was under an order not to contact his co-accused brother at the time of the incident, court documents reveal.
  
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• Clarification: St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary is in lockdown and John Fraser Secondary School is in hold and secure.

  11-12-2018 19:43 via twitter.com
  Clarification: St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary is in lockdown and John Fraser Secondary School is in hold and secure.
  
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• FILIPOWICZ: New reports underscore renter woes in Toronto and beyond - Toronto Sun

  11-12-2018 19:40 via torontosun.com
  FILIPOWICZ: New reports underscore renter woes in Toronto and beyond  Toronto SunThe Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation (CMHC) recently published its annual Rental Market Reports for major cities and provinces. Unfortunately, the ...
  
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• Canadians who stayed at Marriott and Starwood hotels are taking legal action against the companies following a secu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-12-2018 19:38 via twitter.com
  Canadians who stayed at Marriott and Starwood hotels are taking legal action against the companies following a secu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Marie, Joseph most popular names in Ontario over past century

  11-12-2018 19:25 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's government says Marie and Joseph were the most popular baby names in the province over the past century.
  
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• Police say they’ve busted a gun-manufacturing ring in the Toronto area - Toronto Star

  11-12-2018 19:21 via thestar.com
  Police say they’ve busted a gun-manufacturing ring in the Toronto area  Toronto StarOntario Provincial Police say they have busted an organized crime group that was manufacturing illegal handguns and selling them to street gangs in the ...
  
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• Yorkdale Shopping Centre joins other malls by adding gender-neutral washroom

  11-12-2018 19:16
  The 10-stall washroom has been open to the public for just under two weeks.
  
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• Police say they've busted gun-manufacturing ring in the Toronto area - CTV News

  11-12-2018 18:55 via ctvnews.ca
  Police say they've busted gun-manufacturing ring in the Toronto area  CTV NewsA group making and selling illegal handguns using legal parts has been busted in the Toronto area after an eight-month investigation that culminated in a ...
  
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• Canadian malls add gender-neutral bathrooms to promote inclusivity

  11-12-2018 18:43 via cbc.ca
  Shoppers at one of Canada's biggest and busiest malls can now use the same bathroom regardless of whether they identify as male or female as Yorkdale Shopping Centre opened its first gender-neutral bathroom.
  
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• Toronto doctor’s licence revoked after years-long sex abuse saga - Toronto Star

  11-12-2018 18:18 via thestar.com
  Toronto doctor’s licence revoked after years-long sex abuse saga  Toronto StarToronto doctor Suganthan Kayilasanathan has been stripped of his licence to practise medicine for sexually abusing a patient, marking the end of one of the ...
  
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• Toronto doctor’s licence revoked after years-long sex abuse saga

  11-12-2018 18:17
  Besides losing his licence to practise medicine, Suganthan Kayilasanathan must also pay the medical regulator costs in the amount of $46,220 within 30 days.
  
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• How the Greek community shaped Toronto's diner culture - Toronto Star

  11-12-2018 18:05 via thestar.com
  How the Greek community shaped Toronto's diner culture  Toronto StarEver wonder why so many Toronto diners offer Greek salads?
  
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• Toronto stock market ends lower amid mixed geopolitical trade messages - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  11-12-2018 18:00 via thechronicleherald.ca
  Toronto stock market ends lower amid mixed geopolitical trade messages  TheChronicleHerald.caTORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed lower Tuesday despite a rise in oil prices as mixed geopolitical messages over trade fostered uncertainty about ...
  
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• Union challenging back-to-work bill that ended rotating Canada Post strikes

  11-12-2018 17:58
  The union representing Canada Post employees is taking the Trudeau government to court over the legislation that ended rotating strikes by its members.
  
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• Canadians taking legal action against Marriott, Starwood after data breach

  11-12-2018 17:54
  Canadians who stayed at Marriott International Inc. and Starwood Canada ULC hotels are taking legal action against the companies following a security breach.
  
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• Car thefts on rise in Canada with trucks, SUVs major targets: report

  11-12-2018 17:53
  A new report says choosy car thieves are setting their sights on Ford trucks and high-end SUVs as the number of automotive thefts continues to rise across the country.
  
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• Toronto's Choir! Choir! Choir! sinks its musical hooks into the masses

  11-12-2018 17:50
  With Choir! Choir! Choir! rehearsals almost ready to begin, the excitement among the pop collective's members is rising by the minute.
  
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• OPP disrupt alleged gun smuggling ring accused of building untraceable handguns

  11-12-2018 17:44
  The OPP and several GTA police services say they have disrupted a pair of weapons smugglers who allegedly built 120 untraceable handguns and sold them to criminal gangs for as much as $2,500 each.
  
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• Man, 23, accused of drunk driving in crash that killed Toronto girl - CityNews Toronto

  11-12-2018 17:44 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Man, 23, accused of drunk driving in crash that killed Toronto girl  CityNews TorontoPolice say a 23-year-old man has been charged with drunk driving in a crash that left a five-year-old girl dead in August.
  
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• Police say they’ve busted a gun-manufacturing ring in the Toronto area

  11-12-2018 17:13
  The operation allegedly involved making firearms from existing parts.
  
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• GTAA, Metrolinx Working Together on Pearson Transit Plan - Urban Toronto

  11-12-2018 17:00 via urbantoronto.ca
  GTAA, Metrolinx Working Together on Pearson Transit Plan  Urban TorontoThe Greater Toronto Airports Authority and Metrolinx are working together to bring better public transit to the Pearson International Airport area, Canada's ...
  
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