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• Mississauga, Markham opt out of hosting retail cannabis stores

  12-12-2018 23:53 via cbc.ca
  Two Toronto-area municipalities have decided not to allow bricks-and-mortar cannabis stores within their boundaries.
  
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• Toronto Police arrest man swinging axe in TTC subway station - blogTO

  12-12-2018 23:30
  Toronto Police arrest man swinging axe in TTC subway station  blogTOCommuters in Toronto often have huge headaches during their travels, between late buses, subway closures and streetcar diversions. But commuters t...
  
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• Freeland: Our extradition partners should not seek to politicize the extradition process.

  12-12-2018 23:12 via twitter.com
  Freeland: Our extradition partners should not seek to politicize the extradition process.
  
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• 'Is it worth the risk?' OPP encouraging store owners to ditch ATMs amid rash of thefts

  12-12-2018 22:42 via cbc.ca
  Stolen vehicles are often used to bash through walls and haul out ATMs, causing far more damage than the cash machine is worth.
  
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• Man wanted for allegedly bringing gun to high school and threatening student

  12-12-2018 22:34 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Police are asking for the public's help in finding 18-year-old Joshua Hastings, who allegedly brought a gun to a high school and threatened a student.
  
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• St. Michael’s cancels basketball, football seasons amid sex assault scandal

  12-12-2018 22:33
  St. Michael’s says students, faculty, and staff have been participating in workshops throughout December that focus on the healing and well-being of all students.
  
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• St. Michael's College School cancels basketball, football seasons amid sex assault scandal

  12-12-2018 22:23 via cbc.ca
  A prestigious Toronto private school rocked by allegations of assault and sexual assault by students has cancelled several sports programs.
  
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• Eight fierce portraits of Toronto's top drag queens - Toronto Life

  12-12-2018 22:22
  Eight fierce portraits of Toronto's top drag queens  Toronto LifePhotographer Quinton Cruickshanks discusses some of his favourite drag portraits.
  
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• St. Michael's cancels some sports programs amid sex assault scandal

  12-12-2018 22:09
  A prestigious Toronto private school rocked by allegations of assault and sexual assault by students has cancelled a number of sports programs.
  
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• Brampton's downtown LRT is back on track — but part of it might now go underground

  12-12-2018 22:09 via cbc.ca
  Brampton city council has voted to revive a plan to build a downtown LRT, and the city will explore if part of the line could be tunneled underground.
  
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• Theresa May wins confidence vote - CityNews Toronto

  12-12-2018 22:08
  Theresa May wins confidence vote  CityNews TorontoBritish Prime Minister Theresa May, right, and European Council President Donald Tusk attend a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Sunday, Nov.
  
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• Mississauga, Markham say no to retail pot stores while Toronto mulls options

  12-12-2018 21:58
  It’s a no-go for retail cannabis stores in Mississauga and Markham.
  
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• $50K reward offered for information on murdered Toronto teen - CBC.ca

  12-12-2018 21:43
  $50K reward offered for information on murdered Toronto teen  CBC.caA reward of $50,000 is being offered for information in the 2017 murder of a Toronto teen in Kawartha Lakes, Ont. Bayram Abolhassani-Larki, 19, was last seen ...
  
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• 1 charged, 1 wanted in death of man gunned down in stairwell

  12-12-2018 21:39 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police say they have charged a 17-year-old boy with second degree murder in the shooting death of a man in a stairwell. An 18-year-old man is wanted in the homicide.
  
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• SIU unable to identify Toronto cop who kicked man in face - CityNews

  12-12-2018 21:35
  SIU unable to identify Toronto cop who kicked man in face  CityNewsThe SIU has evidence a Toronto officer committed a crime by kicking a man in the face during a raid, but not enough detail to identify the officer.
  
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• Mississauga, Markham ban pot shops as Toronto gets set to vote - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  12-12-2018 21:26
  Mississauga, Markham ban pot shops as Toronto gets set to vote  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsMunicipalities around the GTA are weighing whether or not to allow brick-and-mortar pot shops with just a little more than a month to go before a provincial ...
  
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• Total number of new mortgages slumped in second quarter, says CMHC

  12-12-2018 21:17 via cbc.ca
  Rising interest rates and slower income and population growth helped temper demand for new mortgages in the second quarter, according to Canada Mortgage Housing Corp.
  
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• Sidewalk Labs is already collecting data on Torontonians in Thorncliffe Park - Financial Post

  12-12-2018 21:17
  Sidewalk Labs is already collecting data on Torontonians in Thorncliffe Park  Financial PostSidewalk Labs built a smartphone app and partnered with the Thorncliffe Park Women's Committee to track how people are using a park in the neighbourhood.
  
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• Toronto Raptors Temperature: No Kawhi Leonard? No Problem - RaptorsHQ

  12-12-2018 21:05
  Toronto Raptors Temperature: No Kawhi Leonard? No Problem  RaptorsHQKyle Lowry finds form in the absence of Kawi Leonard. The Raptors have gone 2-2 since last week. How's everyone doing?
  
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• What should be the top priorities be for City Councillor Jaye Robinson, the TTC's new chair? @CityAdrian will explo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 21:03 via twitter.com
  What should be the top priorities be for City Councillor Jaye Robinson, the TTC's new chair? @CityAdrian will explo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• #BREAKING: Mississauga is opting out of privately-operated cannabis stores

  12-12-2018 20:51 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Mississauga is opting out of privately-operated cannabis stores
  
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• There's still time to donate! CBC Toronto's Sounds of the Season campaign runs until Dec. 31

  12-12-2018 20:45 via cbc.ca
  You still have time to donate and support GTA food banks through CBC Toronto's Sounds of the Season fundraiser.
  
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• andreas angelidakis installs 74 reconfigurable foam modules at toronto's MOCA - Designboom

  12-12-2018 20:35
  andreas angelidakis installs 74 reconfigurable foam modules at toronto's MOCA  Designboomandreas angelidakis' DEMOS – a reconstruction is an installation of 74 foam modules created for visitors of toronto's museum of contemporary art (MOCA) to ...
  
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• Your Ward News editor not guilty of uttering death threats

  12-12-2018 20:27 via cbc.ca
  James Sears, the editor-in-chief of the controversial publication Your Ward News, was acquitted in the Ontario Court of Justice for threatening political strategists Warren and Lisa Kinsella.
  
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• Whitby family held hostage while thieves ransacked home, police say

  12-12-2018 19:55
  A Whitby family is shaken but unharmed after thieves broke into their home and held them hostage while they ransacked the place.
  
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• SIU won’t lay charges after it can’t determine which police officer kicked suspect in the face

  12-12-2018 19:51
  Ontario’s police civilian watchdog said it was unable to identify the officer who fractured a university student’s nose after the suspect was arrested in an alleged drug deal.
  
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• Mississauga council says no to cannabis shops

  12-12-2018 19:32
  City council chose at its Wednesday meeting to opt-out on allowing private retail shops to sell cannabis in Mississauga.
  
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• Sidewalk Labs is already involved in a data collection experiment in Toronto - Financial Post

  12-12-2018 19:28
  Sidewalk Labs is already involved in a data collection experiment in Toronto  Financial PostSidewalk Labs is still in the midst of public consultations for its data-driven smart city project on Toronto's waterfront, but documents show that the company has ...
  
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• Tavares chose Toronto, but had Tampa in mind as well - Toronto Sun

  12-12-2018 19:20
  Tavares chose Toronto, but had Tampa in mind as well  Toronto SunTAMPA — John Tavares stuck to his heart and headed home on July 1, but just as easily could have been on the other side on Thursday night.The Tampa Bay ...
  
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• Canada's first pizza vending machine flagship is coming to Toronto on Friday - Daily Hive

  12-12-2018 19:15
  Canada's first pizza vending machine flagship is coming to Toronto on Friday  Daily HiveThe first robot pizza-oven flagship in Canada is launching in Toronto on Friday. PizzaForno will open for business at Bay and Cumberland Street.
  
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• New rules require more rest time for Canadian pilots, crew members

  12-12-2018 19:04
  The federal government is enacting strict new measures to address mounting concerns about tired flight crews on commercial planes -- big and small.
  
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• Teen arrested, another wanted in murder of Ajax man

  12-12-2018 19:01
  A Toronto teenager has been arrested and another remains outstanding in connection with the shooting death of a 23-year-old in Scarborough last month.
  
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• Toronto doctor among 4 new senators appointed by Trudeau

  12-12-2018 18:59 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named four more people to the Senate, filling all its remaining vacancies.
  
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• From mourning a beloved public figure to digging up gossip about a celeb, Canadians started their search engines fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 18:52 via twitter.com
  From mourning a beloved public figure to digging up gossip about a celeb, Canadians started their search engines fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• PM @JustinTrudeau will be sitting down Friday w/ @BTtoronto for his FIRST live year-end interview. Watch the 15-min… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 18:50 via twitter.com
  PM @JustinTrudeau will be sitting down Friday w/ @BTtoronto for his FIRST live year-end interview. Watch the 15-min… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto restaurants with Christmas 2018 menus - NOW Magazine

  12-12-2018 18:43
  Toronto restaurants with Christmas 2018 menus  NOW MagazineBosk's Christmas Day lunch buffet features items like turkey, beef Wellington, a seafood bar and a dim sum station ($115); kids can enjoy the “Santa's Little ...
  
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• Suspect, 17, arrested in fatal Scarborough shooting that marked Toronto homicide record - Toronto Star

  12-12-2018 18:38
  Suspect, 17, arrested in fatal Scarborough shooting that marked Toronto homicide record  Toronto StarToronto police have arrested a teen in a fatal shooting that was the scene of a record-setting homicide in November. The shooting of Cardinal Licorish, 23, was ...
  
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• Cohen, standing alone at the defence table, shook his head slightly and closed his eyes briefly as the sentence was… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 18:34 via twitter.com
  Cohen, standing alone at the defence table, shook his head slightly and closed his eyes briefly as the sentence was… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• $50K reward offered for information on murdered Toronto teen

  12-12-2018 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Two years ago today, Bayram Abolhassano-Larki, 19, was seen for the last time. He was found murdered in a vehicle on May 16, 2017. A reward of $50,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his murder.
  
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• A 'Vertical Forest' in Toronto - U.S. News & World Report

  12-12-2018 18:00
  A 'Vertical Forest' in Toronto  U.S. News & World ReportToronto's skyline could soon include a tree-covered condominium – the world's latest 'vertical forest.'
  
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• One arrest made in Toronto’s 90th record-breaking homicide, second suspect sought: police - Global News

  12-12-2018 17:55
  One arrest made in Toronto’s 90th record-breaking homicide, second suspect sought: police  Global NewsIn a press release sent out Wednesday, police say a 17-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 23-year-old ...
  
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• NDP wants RCMP to probe allegation Ford's office asked OPP for 'camper-type vehicle'

  12-12-2018 17:49 via cbc.ca
  NDP Leader Andrea Horwath calls on the RCMP to investigate an allegation that Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office asked the provincial police force to buy him a "camper-type vehicle."
  
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• NDP Leader Andrea Horwath calls for probe into appointment of next OPP chief

  12-12-2018 17:49 via cbc.ca
  NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is demanding that the Ontario government create a new committee to look into what role Premier Doug Ford played in the appointment of the next provincial police chief.
  
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• Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon charged with sex crimes

  12-12-2018 17:46
  Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon has been charged with rape and indecent assault.
  
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• The province says it stands by the appointment of Premier Doug Ford's family friend Ron Taverner as OPP commissione… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  12-12-2018 17:45 via twitter.com
  The province says it stands by the appointment of Premier Doug Ford's family friend Ron Taverner as OPP commissione… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Report finds 'systemic racism' at police service in Thunder Bay

  12-12-2018 17:44
  Police investigations into the deaths of nine Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont., were so problematic that they should be reinvestigated, an independent review released Wednesday recommends.
  
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• SIU unable to identify Toronto cop who kicked man in face, can't lay charges

  12-12-2018 17:39
  The director of Ontario's police watchdog says he cannot lay charges because he is unable to identify a Toronto police officer who allegedly kicked a man in the face.
  
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• Province stands by appointment of new police commissioner - CityNews

  12-12-2018 17:36
  Province stands by appointment of new police commissioner  CityNewsThe Ontario government says it stands by the process that saw Premier Doug Ford's family friend named as the provincial police commissioner — an ...
  
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• Ontario gov't stands by Taverner as OPP commissioner, Horwath wants probe

  12-12-2018 17:36
  The man about to become Ontario's top cop should step aside while a probe is conducted into allegations of political interference from Premier Doug Ford's office in his hiring, the leader of the Opposition said Wednesday as the government stood firm on the appointment.
  
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• Ontario gov't stands by appointment of Taverner as OPP commissioner

  12-12-2018 17:36
  The Ontario government says it stands by the process that saw Premier Doug Ford's family friend named as the provincial police commissioner -- an appointment that has triggered a complaint from the current acting head of the force.
  
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