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• It’s so cold in Chicago, rail crews have started lighting tracks on fire in an effort to keep trains moving https://t.co/r32Yp2BR3I

  30-01-2019 23:42 via twitter.com
  
  It’s so cold in Chicago, rail crews have started lighting tracks on fire in an effort to keep trains moving https://t.co/r32Yp2BR3I
  
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• It feels almost 40°C colder in Toronto than Vancouver right now (PHOTOS) - Daily Hive

  30-01-2019 23:36
  It feels almost 40°C colder in Toronto than Vancouver right now (PHOTOS)  Daily HiveThere's a reason why the rest of Canada doesn't / can't take Vancouver seriously when we talk about winter weather here on the West Coast.
  
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• The head of an independent investigation into how Toronto police handle missing persons reports has called for an e… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 23:06 via twitter.com
  The head of an independent investigation into how Toronto police handle missing persons reports has called for an e… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• These Are The Best 25 Restaurants You Need To Discover In Toronto For 2019 - Narcity

  30-01-2019 22:40
  These Are The Best 25 Restaurants You Need To Discover In Toronto For 2019  NarcityInsta-famous foodie shares her favourite restaurants in the city that everyone needs to try this year!
  
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• Political dirty tricks and the police: Toronto detective faces discipline charges for leaking private arrest records - National Post

  30-01-2019 22:32
  Political dirty tricks and the police: Toronto detective faces discipline charges for leaking private arrest records  National PostA Toronto fraud detective illegally dug out confidential arrest records that were later used in a political smear campaign, and lied repeatedly about his actions, ...
  
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• Ontario overdose prevention sites waiting to find out if they'll be funded under new model

  30-01-2019 22:08 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's health ministry says it is reviewing applications for funding from overdose prevention sites under a new model planned by the province.
  
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• Hazel McCallion won't take a salary as adviser to Ontario government, Ford says

  30-01-2019 21:48 via cbc.ca
  Premier Doug Ford says former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion will consult for him on a range of municipal issues, but without pay.
  
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• Hazel McCallion turns down Ontario government's job offer

  30-01-2019 21:48 via cbc.ca
  Former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion has turned down an appointment to serve as a special adviser to Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark, according to a statement from the former's office.
  
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• Scarborough golf dome appears to have collapsed in GTA snowstorm

  30-01-2019 21:37
  A snowstorm that slammed Toronto and much of the GTA earlier this week appears to have caused an indoor golf dome in Scarborough to collapse.
  
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• #TTC: Service is suspended on Line 3, SRT, due to a mechanical problem

  30-01-2019 21:33 via twitter.com
  #TTC: Service is suspended on Line 3, SRT, due to a mechanical problem
  
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• Hazel McCallion turns down appointment as adviser to Doug Ford

  30-01-2019 20:35
  Former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion says she's turning down an appointment as a special adviser to the provincial government because she's too busy.
  
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• Doug Ford says Hazel McCallion will serve as unpaid adviser on municipal issues

  30-01-2019 20:35
  Premier Doug Ford says former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion will consult for him on a range of municipal issues, but without pay.
  
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• Toronto 'shack' on sale for $2.5 million — but there's more to the story - Yahoo News

  30-01-2019 20:27
  Toronto 'shack' on sale for $2.5 million — but there's more to the story  Yahoo NewsWhat's basically a shack, listed for $2.5 million dollars, is getting a lot of attention. Some are wondering if the crazy days of Toronto's real estate market are back.
  
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• Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Hazel McCallion has accepted his offer to be a special adviser but she has refused t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 20:13 via twitter.com
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Hazel McCallion has accepted his offer to be a special adviser but she has refused t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Doug Ford won't commit to following integrity commissioner's recommendations on Taverner

  30-01-2019 20:12 via cbc.ca
  Doug Ford says he will listen to the integrity commissioner's findings on the appointment of his friend as Ontario Provincial Police commissioner, but he isn't committing to abiding by them.
  
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• Mayor will 'speak up' for a 'broader inquiry' into police handling of Bruce McArthur case

  30-01-2019 20:09 via cbc.ca
  Mayor John Tory says he supports a "broader inquiry" into the police handling of the Bruce McArthur case that "delves much more deeply into everything that happened."
  
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• Premier won't commit to acting on integrity findings on Taverner

  30-01-2019 20:01
  Premier Doug Ford says he will listen to the integrity commissioner's findings on the appointment of his friend as Ontario Provincial Police commissioner, but he isn't committing to abiding by them.
  
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• Ford won't commit to act on integrity commissioner recommendations on Taverner ow.ly/vEIv30nw4Fp

  30-01-2019 19:56 via twitter.com
  Ford won't commit to act on integrity commissioner recommendations on Taverner ow.ly/vEIv30nw4Fp
  
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• Family of man who died in Ontario jail launches lawsuit against province, guards ow.ly/i5hc30nw32U https://t.co/0VwX77gWP3

  30-01-2019 19:18 via twitter.com
  
  Family of man who died in Ontario jail launches lawsuit against province, guards ow.ly/i5hc30nw32U https://t.co/0VwX77gWP3
  
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• Transit Alert: GO Transit says it is experiencing a track switch problem east of Guildwood affecting Lakeshore East… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 19:11 via twitter.com
  Transit Alert: GO Transit says it is experiencing a track switch problem east of Guildwood affecting Lakeshore East… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Toronto city council set to vote on affordable housing plan

  30-01-2019 18:53
  A plan to make 11 city-owned parcels of land available for the development of affordable housing will be up for debate at city hall today amid criticism from some councillors who say that the initiative doesn’t go far enough.
  
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• Toronto city council approves affordable housing plan - CTV News

  30-01-2019 18:53
  Toronto city council approves affordable housing plan  CTV NewsCity council has voted in favour of a plan to make 11 surplus parcels of land available for the development of affordable housing despite criticism from some ...
  
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• Toronto city council approves affordable housing plan

  30-01-2019 18:53
  City council has voted in favour of a plan to make 11 surplus parcels of land available for the development of affordable housing despite criticism from some councillors who say the initiative doesn’t go far enough.
  
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• Pride Toronto co-chair resigns amid fallout from police ban - CBC.ca

  30-01-2019 18:53
  Pride Toronto co-chair resigns amid fallout from police ban  CBC.caA co-chair of Pride Toronto resigned at a boisterous gathering of the group's voting members on Tuesday night, as the organization continues to struggle with ...
  
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• Pride Toronto co-chair resigns amid fallout from police ban

  30-01-2019 18:53 via cbc.ca
  Erin Edghill stepped down at the end of Pride Toronto's annual general meeting, after a motion of non-confidence in four board members passed by a margin of 42 to 28.
  
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• Canadian diver Imbeau-Dulac battled eating disorder ahead of London Olympics

  30-01-2019 18:46
  It might have seemed like an innocuous gesture. But it was part of a much bigger problem that saw Canadian Francois Imbeau-Dulac lay down some of the best dives of his life at the 2012 London Olympics -- and then completely fall apart.
  
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• Raptors forward OG Anunoby named to Rising Stars for NBA all-star weekend

  30-01-2019 18:39
  Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby was named to the Rising Stars world team on Tuesday for the upcoming NBA all-star weekend.
  
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• Why this Toronto firefighter may never know what happened on his puzzling journey across the U.S.

  30-01-2019 18:37 via cbc.ca
  One year ago, Danny Filippidis disappeared during a ski trip in New York and resurfaced days later in California — with little to no memory of how he got there. According to medical experts and the reporter who interviewed him, Filippidis may never regain his memories to piece together exactly what happened.
  
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• Justice looks to have missing persons inquiry expanded to include McArthur

  30-01-2019 18:37
  The scope of a review into the way police handle missing persons cases, which was launched in the wake of Bruce McArthur’s arrest, should be widened to allow for a closer look at the investigation into the now-convicted serial killer, a lawyer speaking on behalf of Justice Gloria Epstein says.
  
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• "A further inquiry" will likely be needed in McArthur murders: Tory

  30-01-2019 18:37
  Mayor John Tory says that he supports a “broader inquiry” into the Bruce McArthur case that “delves much more deeply into everything that happened.”
  
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• Labour complaint against Amazon Canada alleges workers who tried to unionize were fired

  30-01-2019 18:32 via cbc.ca
  A union representing Ontario couriers delivering packages for Amazon.com Inc., are alleging the e-commerce giant engaged in unfair labour practices that resulted in the termination of employees, the closure of one courier company's Mississauga operations and the bankruptcy of another.
  
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• Driver wearing ski mask who had word 'kill' spray painted on back windshield arrested on QEW, is undergoing mental… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 18:28 via twitter.com
  Driver wearing ski mask who had word 'kill' spray painted on back windshield arrested on QEW, is undergoing mental… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 'You'll hear from us,' Ford says about future of full-day kindergarten

  30-01-2019 18:22
  Premier Doug Ford isn't making any promises about full-day kindergarten beyond the next school year, throwing the future of the program in doubt.
  
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• Ford makes no assurances on full-day kindergarten

  30-01-2019 18:22
  Premier Doug Ford isn't making any promises about full-day kindergarten beyond the next school year, throwing the future of the program in doubt.
  
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• A woman or girl was killed every 2.5 days in Canada in 2018, report finds

  30-01-2019 18:16
  A woman or girl was killed every 2.5 days on average in Canada last year, according to an inaugural report on femicide that argues the issue must be better understood in order to reduce the number of slayings.
  
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• Woman charged with assault after snow fight in Guelph

  30-01-2019 17:57 via cbc.ca
  Police in Guelph say an argument over snow clearing escalated and became physical after one woman threw snow at another.
  
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• Ford won't guarantee future of full-day kindergarten after next year

  30-01-2019 17:55 via cbc.ca
  Premier Doug Ford isn't guaranteeing that full-day kindergarten will continue beyond the next school year.
  
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• Police identify second victim as probe of Vaughan shooting continues

  30-01-2019 17:37 via cbc.ca
  Police have identified the second of two men killed in a shooting at a banquet hall north of Toronto early Saturday.
  
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• Police charge 61-year-old woman after snow-shovelling fight in Guelph

  30-01-2019 17:34
  Guelph police say they've arrested a 61-year-old woman who allegedly injured a 71-year-old woman in a snow-shovelling fight.
  
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• The federal government is creating a new mechanism to warn Canadians if malicious actors try to manipulate the outc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 17:27 via twitter.com
  The federal government is creating a new mechanism to warn Canadians if malicious actors try to manipulate the outc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Non-confidence vote at Pride Toronto AGM leads to top resignation

  30-01-2019 17:23
  The co-chair of Pride Toronto has resigned following a no-confidence vote at the organization’s annual general meeting on Tuesday.
  
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• On today's @thebigstoryfpn: After Bruce McArthur pleads guilty, Toronto is left grappling with how to move on ow.ly/wKLo30nvT59

  30-01-2019 17:16 via twitter.com
  On today's @thebigstoryfpn: After Bruce McArthur pleads guilty, Toronto is left grappling with how to move on ow.ly/wKLo30nvT59
  
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• Family of Soleiman Faqiri files $14M lawsuit over 'excessive force' they say killed him

  30-01-2019 17:10 via cbc.ca
  More than two years after Soleiman Faqiri was found lifeless on the floor of an Ontario jail cell, the family of the 30-year-old man, who suffered from mental illness, files a lawsuit against the province over the “excessive use of force” they believe killed him.
  
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• Police ID second man killed in shooting at Vaughan banquet hall

  30-01-2019 16:30
  York Regional Police have now identified the second man killed in a shooting at a Vaughan banquet hall last weekend.
  
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• Line 3 running after shutdown due to snow and ice, but buses supplement service

  30-01-2019 14:32 via cbc.ca
  The TTC says Line 3 in Scarborough is up and running on Wednesday after it was shut down due to snow and ice, but shuttle buses are currently supplementing train service.
  
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• Brampton man accused of assaulting woman, forcing her into sex trade

  30-01-2019 13:56
  A Brampton man accused of violently assaulting a woman and forcing her into the sex trade has been arrested, Toronto police confirm.
  
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• Extreme cold weather alert extended in Toronto - Toronto Star

  30-01-2019 13:45
  Extreme cold weather alert extended in Toronto  Toronto StarToronto is experiencing extreme cold temperatures, Environment Canada warns, with the agency extending its extreme cold warning until Friday morning.
  
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• Today is ninth annual Bell Let's Talk Day

  30-01-2019 13:42
  Today marks the ninth annual Bell Let’s Talk Day and several politicians, well-known Canadians, and stars have taken to social media to get the message out about mental health.
  
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• 'Bitterly cold' few days in store for Toronto

  30-01-2019 13:28 via cbc.ca
  Wednesday's high is expected to be –14 C, though it will feel more like –29. The mercury will fall to –21 C by this evening, with wind chill values around –34 through the night.
  
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• 'Bitterly cold' air descends on Toronto, throwing a wrench into some commutes - CBC.ca

  30-01-2019 13:28
  'Bitterly cold' air descends on Toronto, throwing a wrench into some commutes  CBC.caA "bitterly cold" arctic air mass is forecast to grip most of southern Ontario until at least Thursday night, Environment Canada says. The system moved in over ...
  
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