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• London, Ont. doctor stripped of licence for seeking sex with ‘teen’

  23-01-2019 23:55
  The “girl” was an undercover police officer, and neurologist Harvey Hyson was arrested at their planned meeting spot in April 2012.
  
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• Toronto doctor stripped of licence after panel hears she had sex with cancer patient in his hospital bed

  23-01-2019 23:54
  Dr. Theepa Sundaralingam “crossed boundaries and ultimately sexually abused an extremely vulnerable patient suffering from a life-threatening illness,” the chair of a disciplinary panel told the doctor on Wednesday.
  
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• Zeus, the walrus, has died, Marineland says — 2nd walrus death in last 19 months

  23-01-2019 23:42 via cbc.ca
  Zeus's death marks the second time a walrus at the park has died in the past 19 months, after a female walrus named Sonja's "surprise" death in May 2017.
  
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• Marineland confirms another walrus at the park has died

  23-01-2019 23:42 via cbc.ca
  Zeus's death marks the second time a walrus at the park has died in the past 19 months, after a female walrus named Sonja's "surprise" death in May 2017.
  
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• #TTC: Commuters will experience delays of up to 15 minutes on Line 1 from southbound St Clair West to northbound Ro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 23:41 via twitter.com
  #TTC: Commuters will experience delays of up to 15 minutes on Line 1 from southbound St Clair West to northbound Ro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• TTC plans to hire dozens of fare inspectors to deter people from skipping out on paying

  23-01-2019 23:32
  The transit agency says the move allows them to deploy fare inspectors on subways and buses, but critics say it could lead to increased discrimination and pushed the TTC to focus on reducing fares instead.
  
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• Toronto Pride faces cash crunch in wake of ban on uniformed police

  23-01-2019 23:31
  Executive director says annual festival will be “very much slimmed down” as members warned that funding will be hit by decision to exclude police.
  
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• His students refer to him as the rock ‘n’ roll professor — Grammy winning York University professor Rob Bowman has… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 23:28 via twitter.com
  His students refer to him as the rock ‘n’ roll professor — Grammy winning York University professor Rob Bowman has… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Authorities say five people have been killed in a shooting at a Florida bank. ow.ly/qD6530nqz0p

  23-01-2019 23:27 via twitter.com
  Authorities say five people have been killed in a shooting at a Florida bank. ow.ly/qD6530nqz0p
  
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• Ontario will not move forward with part of a proposed bill that could have opened up the protected Greenbelt to dev… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 23:25 via twitter.com
  Ontario will not move forward with part of a proposed bill that could have opened up the protected Greenbelt to dev… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police say they need help finding the family of a homeless woman killed in laneway

  23-01-2019 23:23
  Police are asking for the public’s help in locating the family of a homeless woman who was killed by a garbage truck in a downtown Toronto laneway last week.
  
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• Here's why you need to clear your roof, and not just your windshield, of snow. A CityNews viewer spotted this dange… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 23:23 via twitter.com
  Here's why you need to clear your roof, and not just your windshield, of snow. A CityNews viewer spotted this dange… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Large Ontario cities opting out of pot shops is a 'painful haircut to expectations'

  23-01-2019 23:07 via cbc.ca
  The densely populated Ontario municipalities that have said no to cannabis stores are a "painful haircut" to pot retailers' expectations, but some remain optimistic that some cities will give them the green light down the line, industry players say.
  
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• Ford government backs down on legislation that would have made it easier to build in the Greenbelt

  23-01-2019 23:04 via cbc.ca
  Ontario will not move forward with a controversial element of proposed legislation that could have opened up the province's protected Greenbelt to development.
  
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• Man, 57, charged with murder in suspected Collingwood double homicide

  23-01-2019 22:49 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police have made an arrest in what they are now treating as a double homicide in Collingwood Tuesday.
  
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• Police seek public's help finding next of kin of woman struck and killed by garbage truck

  23-01-2019 22:27 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are looking for the public’s help to find family members of a homeless woman who was struck and killed by a garbage truck last week.
  
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• Toronto police arrest man who evaded capture for over 5 years after allegedly holding woman captive

  23-01-2019 22:14 via cbc.ca
  A man who has evaded police for more than five years after allegedly holding a woman captive at an apartment near the Scarborough Bluffs has finally been arrested.
  
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• Police release photograph of woman killed by garbage truck in downtown alley

  23-01-2019 22:06
  Police are searching for any information about Hang Vo, 58, who the woman who was killed by a reversing garbage truck in downtown Toronto last week, in a bid to locate her next of kin.
  
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• The TTC says starting next week, cameras aboard its surface vehicles will begin recording vehicle-vehicle and vehic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 22:05 via twitter.com
  The TTC says starting next week, cameras aboard its surface vehicles will begin recording vehicle-vehicle and vehic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Man facing charges in connection with human trafficking investigation

  23-01-2019 21:52
  A 22-year-old man is facing a slew of charges after a 19-year-old woman told police she was forced into the sex trade in Ontario and Quebec.
  
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• Unifor president Jerry Dias says the union will never call for an outright boycott of GM products. ow.ly/EhSQ30nquD4

  23-01-2019 21:29 via twitter.com
  Unifor president Jerry Dias says the union will never call for an outright boycott of GM products. ow.ly/EhSQ30nquD4
  
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• Police nab 2 people in connection with LCBO thefts

  23-01-2019 21:28 via cbc.ca
  Police in Toronto and Mississauga, Ont., have made two arrests in connection with alleged thefts from the LCBO.
  
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• Toronto's Field Trip music festival to skip 2019 edition - CBC News

  23-01-2019 21:24
  Toronto's Field Trip music festival to skip 2019 edition  CBC NewsThe organizers of Toronto's Field Trip Music & Arts Festival say the event is going on a temporary hiatus with the goal of returning in 2020, but the reason for the ...
  
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• Toronto's Field Trip music festival to skip 2019 edition

  23-01-2019 21:24 via cbc.ca
  The organizers of Toronto's Field Trip Music & Arts Festival say the event is going on a temporary hiatus with the goal of returning in 2020, but the reason for the hiatus is still something of a mystery.
  
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• 2 men were arrested after separate incidents at LCBO stores in Toronto and Mississauga earlier this week. ow.ly/zHhg30nqtJv

  23-01-2019 21:10 via twitter.com
  2 men were arrested after separate incidents at LCBO stores in Toronto and Mississauga earlier this week. ow.ly/zHhg30nqtJv
  
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• Unifor will never call for an outright boycott of GM products, Dias says

  23-01-2019 21:09
  The head of Unifor has ruled out a potential boycott of General Motors in the campaign to save the Oshawa Assembly Plant.
  
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• Arrests made in alleged thefts at LCBO in Toronto, Mississauga - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  23-01-2019 20:56
  Arrests made in alleged thefts at LCBO in Toronto, Mississauga  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsPolice in Toronto and Mississauga, Ont., have made two arrests in connection with alleged thefts from the LCBO.
  
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• Two arrested after LCBO thefts in Mississauga, Toronto - Toronto Star

  23-01-2019 20:54
  Two arrested after LCBO thefts in Mississauga, Toronto  Toronto StarIn two separate incidents, police allege that a man placed several bottles of alcohol in a duffel bag and immediately left without any attempts to pay. A Toronto ...
  
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• Toronto Is In For Another Blizzard Early Next Week And Could See Up To 20 Cm Of Snow - Narcity

  23-01-2019 20:47
  Toronto Is In For Another Blizzard Early Next Week And Could See Up To 20 Cm Of Snow  NarcityToronto expecting snowfall up to 20 cm next week on Monday, January 28 2019.
  
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• New food guide highlights dangers of alcohol as 'leading global health concern'

  23-01-2019 20:47
  A move by Ottawa to use Canada's food guide to drill home the dangers of chronic alcohol use caught some nutrition and addiction experts by surprise, but they welcomed the tougher stance on an issue they say demands a co-ordinated strategy.
  
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• Pot shops in Ontario: 77 out of 414 municipalities opt out

  23-01-2019 20:43
  Fewer than 20 per cent of Ontario's municipalities have declared themselves unwilling to have cannabis stores within their boundaries, at least for now.
  
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• 5 Predictions For Toronto's Housing Market In 2019 - HuffPost Canada

  23-01-2019 20:42
  5 Predictions For Toronto's Housing Market In 2019  HuffPost CanadaWe are almost a month into 2019, and it feels like the Toronto real estate market is getting a *fresh* start. Gone are the days of double-digit price increases, dozens ...
  
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• Judge dismisses request to help sheriff evict paralyzed man from Richmond Hill facility

  23-01-2019 18:48
  Rohan Salmon, 49, has lived in the third floor of an assisted living facility ever since the car he was a passenger in rolled over three times on a Muskoka highway and left him paralyzed.
  
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• Crews respond to CP train derailment in Ajax

  23-01-2019 18:39
  Crews are on the scene of a CP Rail freight train derailment in Ajax.
  
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• Toronto-based illustrator teams up with Paul McCartney on children's book

  23-01-2019 18:29
  Toronto-based illustrator Kathryn Durst says she's found a true collaborator in Paul McCartney after working closely with the rock legend to bring his bedtime tale for grandchildren to the page.
  
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• Self-driving cars allowed on Ontario roads, minister says - CTV News

  23-01-2019 18:20
  Self-driving cars allowed on Ontario roads, minister says  CTV NewsTORONTO -- Driverless cars are now allowed on Ontario roads. Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek has announced that, as of Jan. 1, participants in Ontario's ...
  
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• Self-driving cars allowed on Ontario roads, minister says

  23-01-2019 18:20
  Driverless cars are now allowed on Ontario roads.
  
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• Driverless cars now allowed on Ontario roads - CityNews

  23-01-2019 18:03
  Driverless cars now allowed on Ontario roads  CityNewsDriverless cars are now allowed on Ontario roads. Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek has announced that, as of Jan. 1, participants in Ontario's automated ...
  
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• ‘It’s emotionally distressing.’ First a fire, now a burst pipe is making these tenants homeless again

  23-01-2019 17:59
  Tenants of the 33-storey apartment building will find out by the end of the day whether they can stay in their units, Mayor John Tory says.
  
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• World's Least Affordable Cities: Rural B.C. Makes The List As Vancouver, Toronto Rise - HuffPost Canada

  23-01-2019 17:49
  World's Least Affordable Cities: Rural B.C. Makes The List As Vancouver, Toronto Rise  HuffPost CanadaWe've all heard about unaffordable housing in Toronto and Vancouver, but a few smaller cities and rural areas in B.C. have now joined the ranks of the world's ...
  
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• Plan to use surplus land for affordable housing up for debate today

  23-01-2019 17:41
  A plan to make 11 city-owned parcels of land available for the development of affordable housing is up for debate today as Mayor John Tory’s new executive committee holds their first meeting since October’s election.
  
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• Library and Archives Canada says the research was carried out for German authorities and hints at what might have h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-01-2019 17:39 via twitter.com
  Library and Archives Canada says the research was carried out for German authorities and hints at what might have h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• A year before cannabis legalization, people in Ontario smoked up more

  23-01-2019 17:37 via cbc.ca
  Cannabis use increased significantly in the year leading up to legalization among women and people over 50, a long-running survey in Ontario found.
  
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• Fewer than 20 per cent of Ontario municipalities opt out of hosting pot shops ow.ly/4ZA330nqhKC

  23-01-2019 17:31 via twitter.com
  Fewer than 20 per cent of Ontario municipalities opt out of hosting pot shops ow.ly/4ZA330nqhKC
  
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• Police search for Stanley Cup championship rings stolen in Etobicoke

  23-01-2019 17:27 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are on the hunt for a pair of Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup championship rings that were stolen on Monday. The rings appear to belong to former Pens defenceman Cameron Gaunce.
  
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• Wild day of weather in store for Toronto on Wednesday - CTV News

  23-01-2019 17:14
  Wild day of weather in store for Toronto on Wednesday  CTV NewsA dramatic change in weather will keep Torontonians on their toes on Wednesday.
  
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• Snow, freezing rain: Dramatic weather change in store for Toronto

  23-01-2019 17:14
  A dramatic change in weather will keep Torontonians on their toes on Wednesday.
  
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• Pay gap between women, men in Canadian tech jobs nearly $20K per year: study

  23-01-2019 17:07
  A new study says women in Canadian tech jobs, with a bachelor's degree or higher, earn nearly 20-thousand dollars less a year than their male counterparts.
  
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• Pride Toronto head won't resign, defends controversial vote on police participation in parade

  23-01-2019 17:03 via cbc.ca
  In an interview with CBC Radio's Metro Morning on Wednesday, Olivia Nuamah pushed back against criticism that she has mishandled the issue of uniformed police officers marching in the event.
  
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• ‘Priceless’ Stanley Cup championship rings stolen from Etobicoke home

  23-01-2019 17:01
  Two Stanley Cup commemorative rings belonging to a former Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman and his wife were allegedly stolen from an Etobicoke home earlier this week.
  
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