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• Business Report: Volatile year on markets comes to close. @fil_martino with what we might expect from Bay & Wall St… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-12-2018 23:50 via twitter.com
  Business Report: Volatile year on markets comes to close. @fil_martino with what we might expect from Bay & Wall St… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Report finds little to no proof police carding has effect on crime or arrests

  31-12-2018 23:39
  Police street checks widely known as carding have little to no value as a law enforcement tool and should be significantly limited across Ontario, a judge tasked with reviewing the practice said Monday.
  
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• At least 4 people have been killed after a gas leak caused a blast in a Russian apartment complex. @meldug with the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-12-2018 23:34 via twitter.com
  At least 4 people have been killed after a gas leak caused a blast in a Russian apartment complex. @meldug with the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto flight diverted over unruly passenger making 'odd' noises and vaping - Daily Hive

  31-12-2018 23:23
  Toronto flight diverted over unruly passenger making 'odd' noises and vaping  Daily HiveAn international flight out of Toronto had to make an emergency stop in St. John's, Newfoundland, on Sunday because of an unruly passenger.
  
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• Toronto appears to hit record for shootings in 2018 - Toronto Star

  31-12-2018 23:21
  Toronto appears to hit record for shootings in 2018  Toronto StarToronto appears to have hit another record in a year of increased violence. According to police data, the city has recorded 424 shooting in 2018, as of Monday, ...
  
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• Toronto appears to hit record for shootings in 2018

  31-12-2018 23:20
  The city saw 424 shootings last year — the highest number since at least 2005.
  
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• Police carding should be banned in Ontario, independent review says

  31-12-2018 23:17
  “A widespread program of random street checks involves considerable time and effort for a police service, with little to no verifiable results on the level of crime or even arrests,” Court of Appeal Justice Michael Tulloch said in the review released Monday.
  
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• Metrolinx still waiting for first Eglinton Crosstown vehicle

  31-12-2018 23:15
  Bombardier had said it had planned to ship the first vehicle of the $392-million order in November.
  
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• Toronto stocks end higher on final day of tough year - CTV News

  31-12-2018 22:36
  Toronto stocks end higher on final day of tough year  CTV NewsTORONTO -- Canada's main stock index closed higher along with U.S. markets on the final day of trading of what has been a difficult year for stocks.
  
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• Tuesday NBA preview: Utah Jazz at Toronto Raptors - Toronto Star

  31-12-2018 22:33
  Tuesday NBA preview: Utah Jazz at Toronto Raptors  Toronto StarUtah Jazz centre Rudy Gobert won't have to deal with the injured Jonas Valanciunas on Tuesday, and the Raptors could have their hands full with Gobert.
  
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• Twenty resolutions worth keeping for the Toronto sports fan - Toronto Star

  31-12-2018 22:32
  Twenty resolutions worth keeping for the Toronto sports fan  Toronto StarWhen it comes to the contracts of Kawhi Leonard, Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews, try to remember that business often comes first.
  
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• Taquisha McKitty, Brampton woman at centre of brain death court fight, has died, family says

  31-12-2018 22:32
  McKitty was 27 when doctors declared her “dead by neurological criteria’’ in September 2017 following a drug overdose that left her unconscious on a Brampton, Ont., sidewalk.
  
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• Dubai welcomes 2019 with spectacular fireworks display from Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-12-2018 22:25 via twitter.com
  Dubai welcomes 2019 with spectacular fireworks display from Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• New distracted driving laws come into effect on New Year’s Day

  31-12-2018 22:18
  Toronto police say there will be no grace period for distracted drivers after Ontario’s new driving rules go into effect on Jan. 1.
  
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• Brampton woman at centre of brain death court fight dies, family says

  31-12-2018 22:04
  A family that went to court to keep their daughter on life support after she was declared brain dead says the Toronto-area woman's heart stopped beating on Monday, rendering her dead in their view.
  
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• On transit and climate, Toronto is going the wrong way - Toronto Star

  31-12-2018 22:01
  On transit and climate, Toronto is going the wrong way  Toronto StarAs much as Toronto's leaders prefer the past, the future looms ominously. Climate change has seen to that. What the city will look like and how well it will ...
  
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• Lots of rain expected as Torontonians ring in the New Year

  31-12-2018 21:54 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement around 2:15 p.m. Monday warning of up to 25mm of rain in some areas of the city.
  
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• Toronto-area woman at centre of court fight over brain death has died, family says - The Globe and Mail

  31-12-2018 21:50
  Toronto-area woman at centre of court fight over brain death has died, family says  The Globe and MailA family that went to court to keep their daughter on life support after she was declared brain dead says the Toronto-area woman's heart stopped beating on ...
  
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• Little to no proof carding has effect on crime, arrests: Judge - Toronto Sun

  31-12-2018 21:48
  Little to no proof carding has effect on crime, arrests: Judge  Toronto SunTORONTO — Police street checks widely known as carding have little to no value as a law enforcement tool and should be significantly limited across Ontario, ...
  
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• Toronto homicide squad being revamped under new leader after tough year - CBC.ca

  31-12-2018 21:34
  Toronto homicide squad being revamped under new leader after tough year  CBC.caHeading into 2019 the team's new leader is revamping the unit by bringing in more members and launching a video analysis unit in an effort to solve more cases ...
  
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• Toronto homicide squad being revamped under new leader after tough year

  31-12-2018 21:34 via cbc.ca
  Heading into 2019, however, the team's new leader is revamping the unit by bringing in more members and launching a video analysis unit in an effort to solve more cases faster
  
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• Uber says the busy times tonight will be between 8pm & 11pm and again between midnight and 3am. What’s your worst s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-12-2018 21:17 via twitter.com
  Uber says the busy times tonight will be between 8pm & 11pm and again between midnight and 3am. What’s your worst s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• GTA ringing in the New Year with rain, wind gusts

  31-12-2018 21:10
  It’s going to be a wet start to 2019.
  
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• Environment Canada issues special weather statement for Toronto - Daily Hive

  31-12-2018 21:06
  Environment Canada issues special weather statement for Toronto  Daily HiveEnvironment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the City of Toronto with scattered showers and possible rainfall of up to 25 mm.
  
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• Will Toronto see fewer killings in 2019? A violent year ends with record totals — and questions - TheSpec.com

  31-12-2018 21:03
  Will Toronto see fewer killings in 2019? A violent year ends with record totals — and questions  TheSpec.comIn a year-end press conference this week, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders called 2018 a “unique” year marked by increases in gun violence and two ...
  
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• Toronto homicide squad being revamped after year of record killings, heavy criticism - National Post

  31-12-2018 20:48
  Toronto homicide squad being revamped after year of record killings, heavy criticism  National PostToronto's homicide squad has had a difficult year — the team has had to investigate a record-breaking number of killings in Canada's most populous city, ...
  
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• Peel Region officer — son of deputy police chief — docked pay for criminal conviction

  31-12-2018 20:42
  Const. Ryan Andrews pleaded guilty for his role in an assault in Pittsburgh last year that forced other cops to respond and taser him to keep him under control.
  
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• Suspects in Markham mall robbery left package at GO station as distraction: police

  31-12-2018 20:37
  York Regional Police say the same suspects responsible for an armed robbery that sent panicked shoppers fleeing at Markville Mall Sunday night are believed to have left a suspicious package at a GO station to try to create a distraction.
  
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• Go Fund Me started to help woman go to Toronto for double lung transplant - CTV News

  31-12-2018 20:29
  Go Fund Me started to help woman go to Toronto for double lung transplant  CTV NewsAn upcoming trip to Toronto is bringing mixed emotions for a Truro-area woman and her family. The 57-year-old will undergo a double lung transplant in the ...
  
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• The new laws that will affect the lives of Ontarians in 2019 ow.ly/JWvW30n9cYI

  31-12-2018 20:25 via twitter.com
  The new laws that will affect the lives of Ontarians in 2019 ow.ly/JWvW30n9cYI
  
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• Will Toronto see fewer killings in 2019? A violent year ends with record totals — and questions

  31-12-2018 20:13
  It’s a pattern Toronto has seen before. Lower homicide rates followed the previous record-high year of 1991 and another spike between 2005 and 2007 — but without knowing the causes of violence, it’s difficult to say whether we can expect that pattern to hold, criminologist Scot Wortley notes.
  
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• It’s a number OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt calls “completely unacceptable.” ow.ly/XI2z30n9cuD

  31-12-2018 20:09 via twitter.com
  It’s a number OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt calls “completely unacceptable.” ow.ly/XI2z30n9cuD
  
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• Her fans and supporters have responded with an outpouring of condolences. ow.ly/gmGR30n9cd4

  31-12-2018 20:01 via twitter.com
  Her fans and supporters have responded with an outpouring of condolences. ow.ly/gmGR30n9cd4
  
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• Police issue warning against impaired driving ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations

  31-12-2018 19:46 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police are warning people that extra officers will be out patrolling the streets to intercept impaired drivers during and after New Year's Eve celebrations.
  
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• Councillors share New Year's resolutions for the city, from building housing to balancing budgets

  31-12-2018 19:45 via cbc.ca
  For councillors, goals for 2019 are all about city-building — tackling transit, housing, homelessness, gun violence, you name it.
  
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• Taquisha McKitty, woman at centre of life-support battle, has died

  31-12-2018 19:20 via cbc.ca
  A woman at the centre of a legal battle in Ontario over how to define death died Monday morning of natural causes while she was on life-support.
  
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• Toronto stocks up on final day of a difficult year for the market - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  31-12-2018 18:58
  Toronto stocks up on final day of a difficult year for the market  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsCanada's main stock index edged higher on the final day of trading of what has been a difficult year for stocks.
  
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• It'll be a year before the province provides an update on the results of the consultation. ow.ly/MFRr30n9alD

  31-12-2018 18:57 via twitter.com
  It'll be a year before the province provides an update on the results of the consultation. ow.ly/MFRr30n9alD
  
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• York police looking for 5 suspects in armed robbery at Markham mall

  31-12-2018 18:56 via cbc.ca
  York Regional Police need the public’s assistance to identify five more suspects in an armed robbery at a Markham mall on Sunday evening.
  
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• ‘You have a genius raccoon!’ How Toronto’s trash pandas baffled the city in 2018 - Toronto Star

  31-12-2018 18:49
  ‘You have a genius raccoon!’ How Toronto’s trash pandas baffled the city in 2018  Toronto StarFrom an investigation into whether it has defeated the city's 'raccoon-resistant' green bin to eating a homeowner's bread in her kitchen, Raccoon Nation has ...
  
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• ‘You have a genius raccoon!’ How Toronto’s trash pandas baffled the city in 2018

  31-12-2018 18:48
  From an investigation into whether it has defeated the city’s ‘raccoon-resistant’ green bin to eating a homeowner’s bread in her kitchen, Raccoon Nation has made headlines all year long in Toronto.
  
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• TTC Metropasses to be replaced by Presto on Jan. 1

  31-12-2018 18:29
  Hello 2019, goodbye Metropasses.
  
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• #BREAKING: Taquisha McKitty was 28 and had been on life support for more than 15 months. ow.ly/CamO30n98YU

  31-12-2018 18:22 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Taquisha McKitty was 28 and had been on life support for more than 15 months.ow.ly/CamO30n98YU
  
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• Canadian cancer patients find love amid terminal prognosis

  31-12-2018 18:18
  It could have been a meet-cute in a romantic comedy between a man and a "mutant."
  
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• Provincial governments have leaned heavily on the Liberals to use whatever influence they have with the Canada Infr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-12-2018 18:17 via twitter.com
  Provincial governments have leaned heavily on the Liberals to use whatever influence they have with the Canada Infr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'It felt a little exploitative:' Musicians confront questions of ethics, quality of holograms

  31-12-2018 18:11
  Bringing back late guitarist Jeff Healey as a hologram might seem like sacrilege to many of his fans, but the possibility intrigued one of his former bandmates.
  
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• Toronto stocks up on final day of a difficult year for the market

  31-12-2018 18:04
  Canada's main stock index edged higher on the final day of trading of what has been a difficult year for stocks.
  
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• Police search for suspect in sex assault and robbery in Mississauga

  31-12-2018 18:02
  Police west of Toronto are seeking the public's help in tracking down a suspect in a sexual assault and robbery case.
  
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• Fireworks fill the night sky around the world as revelers say hello to 2019 ow.ly/AlvF30n97ZF #NYE2019… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  31-12-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Fireworks fill the night sky around the world as revelers say hello to 2019 ow.ly/AlvF30n97ZF #NYE2019… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ciman signing makes sense for win-now Toronto FC - Waking The Red

  31-12-2018 17:58
  Ciman signing makes sense for win-now Toronto FC  Waking The RedToronto FC finally have their centre-back. After the worst defensive season in club history fans and media alike clamoured for the club to bring in some depth in ...
  
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