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• ‘It’s a horrible life out there’: How frigid temperatures are impacting Toronto’s homeless - Global News

  11-01-2019 23:54
  ‘It’s a horrible life out there’: How frigid temperatures are impacting Toronto’s homeless  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: Wayne is staying at one of Toronto's respite centres. He's been homeless on and off for about 25 years and as Erica Vella reports, the cold ...
  
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• Authorities search for Ontario hiker missing on California's Lost Coast Trail

  11-01-2019 23:39
  California authorities are searching for a possibly injured Ontario man who went missing while hiking the rugged Lost Coast Trail.
  
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• Smuggler gets 8-year prison sentence for bringing guns from U.S. into Canada

  11-01-2019 23:31
  Toronto police say they’ll be trying to recover firearms that Randy Jackson smuggled across the border “for years to come.”
  
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• Man arrested after east end shootout, police release photo of remaining suspect

  11-01-2019 23:27
  Two vehicles were parked in the area of Walpole and Greenwood Aves. with “a number of occupants inside,” when an unknown man approached on foot and began shooting at both vehicles, police said in a news release Friday.
  
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• Readers have lots of ideas for Ontario Place redevelopment

  11-01-2019 23:13
  A theme park for cannabis, a penal colony and a beer garden with a retractable roof were among the ideas Star readers proposed for revitalizing the public space on Toronto’s waterfront.
  
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• Toronto man loses driver's licence for smoking marijuana | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  11-01-2019 23:00
  Toronto man loses driver's licence for smoking marijuana | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caA Toronto man had his driver's licence suspended after a medical doctor said his daily cannabis use would affect his ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
  
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• Staffer's high-paid energy board appointment criticized as one of Doug Ford's 'backroom deals'

  11-01-2019 22:53 via cbc.ca
  A top staffer to Ontario Premier Doug Ford is leaving her post for a high-paid appointment with the province's energy regulator, the latest in what the Opposition calls a series of cushy jobs for Doug Ford's friends.
  
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• Police seize drugs smuggled in cars shipped to Ontario dealerships by rail

  11-01-2019 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Police say an international joint investigation has led to the seizure of methamphetamines at auto dealerships across Ontario.
  
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• Canada grants asylum to Saudi woman Rahaf Alqunun: PM - Toronto Sun

  11-01-2019 22:26
  Canada grants asylum to Saudi woman Rahaf Alqunun: PM  Toronto SunOTTAWA — Canada granted asylum on Friday to the Saudi woman who won the world's attention on social media as she fled an abusive family after escaping ...
  
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• Justices of the peace use retirement to dodge disciplinary hearings

  11-01-2019 22:12
  Critics say there’s a public interest in continuing to investigate complaints against judicial officers even when they retire or resign.
  
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• 3 dead in bus crash at Ottawa transit station

  11-01-2019 22:08 via cbc.ca
  Three people were killed and nearly two dozen injured when an OC Transpo bus slammed into a bus shelter at Westboro station at the start of Friday afternoon rush hour.
  
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• Do the Toronto Raptors still have a shot to keep Kawhi Leonard? - Raptors Rapture

  11-01-2019 22:04
  Do the Toronto Raptors still have a shot to keep Kawhi Leonard?  Raptors RaptureThursday night's Toronto Raptors-San Antonio Spurs showdown spawned a huge number of articles by NBA writers. They weighed in on the chances of the ...
  
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• Could Santa Monica’s e-scooter mania take hold in Toronto? - Toronto Star

  11-01-2019 22:00
  Could Santa Monica’s e-scooter mania take hold in Toronto?  Toronto StarWhen first arriving in Santa Monica, the city seems like a vision of the future depicted in Sci-Fi films, with people zipping about on electric scooters in the ...
  
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• Police 'very concerned' for senior missing from Toronto's west end, ask public to search property

  11-01-2019 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are looking for senior who went missing Thursday night in the city's west end and have escalated their search to the highest level.
  
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• Police 'very concerned' for senior missing from Toronto's west end

  11-01-2019 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are looking for senior who went missing Thursday night in the city's west end and have escalated their search to the highest level.
  
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• Police locate elderly man who went missing in Toronto's west end - CBC.ca

  11-01-2019 21:45
  Police locate elderly man who went missing in Toronto's west end  CBC.caToronto police have located an elderly man who went missing Thursday night amid frigid temperatures in the city's west end.
  
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• Police locate elderly man who went missing in Toronto's west end

  11-01-2019 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have located an elderly man who went missing Thursday night amid frigid temperatures in the city's west end.
  
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• Police escalate search for senior missing from Toronto's west end

  11-01-2019 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are looking for senior who went missing Thursday night in the city's west end and have escalated their search to the highest level.
  
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• Why criminal lawyers say a tough new impaired driving law is 'a breach of the Charter'

  11-01-2019 21:41 via cbc.ca
  Under a tough new drunk driving law passed by the federal government, Canadians could now face criminal charges for driving with illegal amounts of alcohol in their system, even if they were stone cold sober while behind the wheel, according to criminal defence lawyers.
  
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• Why a criminal lawyer says a tough new impaired driving law is 'a breach of the charter'

  11-01-2019 21:41 via cbc.ca
  Under a tough new drunk driving law passed by Parliament, Canadians could now face criminal charges for driving with illegal amounts of alcohol in their system, even if they were stone cold sober while behind the wheel, according to criminal defence lawyers.
  
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• Six youths charged after incident that caused lockdown at Milton high school

  11-01-2019 21:39
  Six youths who were arrested after a lockdown at a Milton, Ont., high school have now been charged with robbery and a weapons offence.
  
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• CFRA's Brian Lilley leaving to join Toronto Sun as a political columnist - Ottawa Sun

  11-01-2019 21:36
  CFRA's Brian Lilley leaving to join Toronto Sun as a political columnist  Ottawa SunConservative broadcaster and journalist Brian Lilley, host of CFRA's Beyond the News, will be leaving the Ottawa radio station to join the Toronto Sun as a ...
  
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• TTC closing Line 1 from St. Clair West to Union this weekend

  11-01-2019 21:26 via cbc.ca
  The TTC's first closure of 2019 will be this weekend, January 12th-13th, as the installation of the Automated Train Control signal system will resume.
  
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• Top Doug Ford staffer appointed to high-paid energy board role

  11-01-2019 21:21
  A top staffer to Ontario Premier Doug Ford is leaving her post for a high-paid appointment on the board of the province's energy regulator.
  
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• Police set up command post to help search for missing 74-year-old man

  11-01-2019 21:21
  Toronto police have set up a command post near a park in Etobicoke as they search for a 74-year-old man from Brampton who was reported missing on Thursday.
  
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• Leafs still trying to get best of Bruins - Toronto Sun

  11-01-2019 21:12
  Leafs still trying to get best of Bruins  Toronto SunCoke vs. Pepsi, Sherlock Holmes vs. Professor Moriarty, Snoopy vs. The Red Baron.You can't move past some rivalries, and in the 21st century NHL, in these ...
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays trade Russell Martin to L.A. Dodgers for prospects - CBC.ca

  11-01-2019 20:49
  Toronto Blue Jays trade Russell Martin to L.A. Dodgers for prospects  CBC.caAn off-season of change continued for the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday as the team dealt catcher Russell Martin to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a pair of ...
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays trade Russell Martin to L.A. Dodgers for prospects

  11-01-2019 20:49 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays have traded catcher Russell Martin to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Martin, from Chelsea, Que., spent the last four seasons with the Blue Jays, batting .225 with 66 home runs and 211 runs batted in over that span.
  
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• Blue Jays trade catcher Russell Martin to Los Angeles Dodgers

  11-01-2019 20:36
  The Toronto Blue Jays have traded catcher Russell Martin to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  
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• Shots fired by Peel cops during stolen vehicle investigation in Mississauga

  11-01-2019 20:02
  A Peel Regional Police officer was injured while investigating a possible stolen vehicle in Mississauga on Friday afternoon.
  
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• The latest retail trend? Go small — it's cheaper in big expensive cities

  11-01-2019 19:58 via cbc.ca
  Customers who don't work in the building that houses Kento Kitayama's tiny cafe near Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood better be prepared to settle for takeout. He can only take orders through a little window facing the sidewalk.
  
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• Man charged and suspect sought in connection with shootout in east end

  11-01-2019 19:46
  A 25-year-old Toronto man has been charged and another suspect is being sought in connection with a shootout that occurred in the city’s east end last week.
  
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• Officer hurt, police fire shots during stolen vehicle investigation in Mississauga

  11-01-2019 19:43 via cbc.ca
  A Peel police officer was injured in an incident involving an allegedly stolen vehicle and gunfire in Mississauga.
  
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• Did the subway make you late to work this morning? TTC says to expect delays on Line 1 until Jan. 24

  11-01-2019 19:34
  Trains on Line 1 will move slower between Union and King Stations — and perhaps as far north as Eglinton West — with delays of up to 15 minutes while track work is completed.
  
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• The occupants in the vehicles began shooting back at the male suspect and followed him as he ran away. ow.ly/5NDz30nhoXP

  11-01-2019 19:04 via twitter.com
  The occupants in the vehicles began shooting back at the male suspect and followed him as he ran away. ow.ly/5NDz30nhoXP
  
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• Kevin Pillar on staying with the Toronto Blue Jays: ‘It’s all I ever want to know’ - Toronto Star

  11-01-2019 18:44
  Kevin Pillar on staying with the Toronto Blue Jays: ‘It’s all I ever want to know’  Toronto StarThe veteran centre-fielder expects to be in the opening day roster for Toronto and manning centre field like he has the past several seasons. He is also ready to ...
  
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• Jury didn’t hear accused killer in Spadina Ave. shooting is reputed head of HOK gang

  11-01-2019 18:32
  The jury is considering whether Jahmal Richardson and Kyle Sparks MacKinnon fired the shots that killed two men and injured others.
  
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• Whitby dad charged with stabbing teen son ow.ly/cGj330nhm8D

  11-01-2019 18:12 via twitter.com
  Whitby dad charged with stabbing teen son ow.ly/cGj330nhm8D
  
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• Delays at Ontario human rights tribunal could undermine cases: lawyers

  11-01-2019 18:12
  A shortage of adjudicators at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario is causing widespread delays that some lawyers say could undermine cases, prolong conflicts and discourage vulnerable people from seeking relief.
  
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• Farm Boy Is Opening Another Location In Toronto This Month - Narcity

  11-01-2019 18:10
  Farm Boy Is Opening Another Location In Toronto This Month  NarcityFarm Boy is opening another Toronto location this month and it's essentially the Canadian version of Trader Joes.
  
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• Whitby dad charged with stabbing teen son - CityNews

  11-01-2019 18:00
  Whitby dad charged with stabbing teen son  CityNewsA 48-year-old Whitby man is facing charges after allegedly stabbing his teenage son in Whitby early Friday morning. Durham regional police were called to a ...
  
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• Toronto condo prices jumped 10% in the last quarter - Daily Hive

  11-01-2019 18:00
  Toronto condo prices jumped 10% in the last quarter  Daily HiveAccording to a house price survey released by Royal LePage, condo prices in Toronto jumped 10.1% year-over-year to $569812 in the fourth quarter of 2018.
  
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• A third of Toronto’s young adults live with their parents. Here’s how Bloor West compares to the Bridle Path, and more - Toronto Star

  11-01-2019 18:00
  A third of Toronto’s young adults live with their parents. Here’s how Bloor West compares to the Bridle Path, and more  Toronto StarA new divide is being noted among the younger generation: those who can live with their parents and save for a house — and those who can't.
  
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• A third of Toronto’s young adults live with their parents. Here’s how Bloor West compares to the Bridle Path, and more

  11-01-2019 17:59
  A new divide is being noted among the younger generation: those who can live with their parents and save for a house — and those who can’t.
  
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• Ontario lawyers warn delays at provincial human rights tribunal could undermine cases

  11-01-2019 17:35 via cbc.ca
  A shortage of adjudicators at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario is causing widespread delays that some lawyers say could undermine cases, prolong conflicts and discourage vulnerable people from seeking relief.
  
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• Weapon, robbery charges filed against 6 youths after Milton school lockdown

  11-01-2019 17:28 via cbc.ca
  Six male youths are facing charges after a series of lockdowns and increased security measures at three schools in Halton region this week, police said.
  
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• One-tank Trips: Boat show sails into Toronto for 61st year - Canada.com

  11-01-2019 17:23
  One-tank Trips: Boat show sails into Toronto for 61st year  Canada.comHere's how to put a little summer in your winter without leaving the country.Head to the Toronto International Boat Show — North America's largest indoor show, ...
  
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• City admits Seaton House 'inadequate' after guest shares photos taken inside facility

  11-01-2019 17:19 via cbc.ca
  The City of Toronto has acknowledged that its largest men's shelter is failing to meet acceptable standards after a guest shared photos from inside the facility with CBC Toronto.
  
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• “Jenni has been an invaluable resource not only to me and the staff in the Premier’s Office, but indeed to all memb… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  11-01-2019 17:11 via twitter.com
  “Jenni has been an invaluable resource not only to me and the staff in the Premier’s Office, but indeed to all memb… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Premier Ford recommends principal secretary for OEB - CityNews Toronto

  11-01-2019 17:06
  Premier Ford recommends principal secretary for OEB  CityNews TorontoOntario Premier Doug Ford is recommending his principal secretary for a full-time position at the Ontario Energy Board. In a statement on Friday, Ford said he is ...
  
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