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• Toronto man charged in death of 31-year-old woman in Grimsby - Toronto Star

  01-02-2019 23:55
  Toronto man charged in death of 31-year-old woman in Grimsby  Toronto StarNiagara regional police say 39-year-old Mark Burrell of Toronto is charged with second-degree murder.
  
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• City hoping to buy massive Hearn generating station on Toronto's waterfront - but can it?

  01-02-2019 23:55 via cbc.ca
  ​The city is hoping to buy the sprawling Port Lands site sold off for $16 million last year by the Ontario Power Generation, but it's not clear if there is any interest to sell.
  
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• Guitar-making class strikes a chord with TDSB students

  01-02-2019 23:44
  New ‘guitar-making’ class at TDSB — part woodworking, part music — is a hit with students
  
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• Bombardier misses deadline to deliver Eglinton Crosstown LRT vehicles

  01-02-2019 23:40 via cbc.ca
  The head of Metrolinx says it will impose financial penalties on Bombardier Inc. after the Quebec train maker delivered only half of a promised six vehicles for Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown LRT by today's deadline.
  
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• Toronto police officer to be charged with professional misconduct in connection with Bruce McArthur investigation

  01-02-2019 23:22
  Sgt. Paul Gauthier is scheduled to appear before the Toronto police tribunal Tuesday to be formally charged with neglect of duty and insubordination, the Star has learned.
  
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• Second trial opens for ex-pastor accused of drugging his pregnant wife, causing her to drown in the bathtub

  01-02-2019 23:09
  Philip Grandine, 32, claimed he found his wife in the tub after returning from a run. Investigators found evidence of computer searches including “would you die from 100mg of lorazepam,” Crown prosecutor Donna Kellway said in court Friday.
  
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• Ontario Gas Stations Are Experiencing A Fuel Shortage And The Toronto Area Is Getting Hit Hard - Narcity

  01-02-2019 22:35
  Ontario Gas Stations Are Experiencing A Fuel Shortage And The Toronto Area Is Getting Hit Hard  NarcityOntario gas stations are experiencing a fuel shortage and the Toronto area is getting hit hard for the next few days.
  
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• More beds not the sole answer to Ontario's health care woes, Health Minister Christine Elliott says

  01-02-2019 22:33 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says adding more beds will not be enough to solve the ongoing problem of hospital overcrowding.
  
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• Ford government says full-day 'learning' will stay, but it won't necessarily be kindergarten

  01-02-2019 22:18 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government is trying to quell speculation about its stance on full-day kindergarten, saying it is committed to keeping "full-day learning" in place for four and five-year-olds.
  
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• Ford government says full-day 'learning' will stay amid concerns about kindergarten cuts

  01-02-2019 22:18 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government is trying to quell speculation about its stance on full-day kindergarten, saying it is committed to keeping "full-day learning" in place for four and five-year-olds.
  
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• New home sales in GTA sank to lowest level since 2000, reports find

  01-02-2019 22:15 via cbc.ca
  New home sales sank to their lowest level in almost two decades in Toronto last year driven by a drop in new condominium sales, a pair of reports say.
  
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• Metrolinx to slap Bombardier with financial penalties over late LRT car delivery

  01-02-2019 22:04
  Metrolinx plans to impose financial penalties on Bombardier Inc. after the Quebec train maker delivered only half of a promised six vehicles for Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown LRT by the Friday deadline.
  
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• Ford government appealing decision that found OSPCA's powers unconstitutional

  01-02-2019 22:00 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government is appealing a court ruling that found the enforcement powers held by the province's private animal welfare agency were unconstitutional.
  
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• Police investigating Milton shooting, one person sent to hospital

  01-02-2019 21:53
  One person has been transported to hospital with injuries following a shooting in a residential area of Milton, Halton Regional Police say.
  
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• Police investigating after man critically injured in Milton shooting

  01-02-2019 21:53
  A man in his 20s is in critical but stable condition after he was shot in a condo complex in a residential area of Milton on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Police tell public to avoid Widmer and Adelaide Sts. area after falling ice pierces roof of vehicle

  01-02-2019 21:40
  Toronto police have closed Widmer St. between King St. W., just south of Adelaide St.
  
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• Shelter skelter: Inside Toronto's Seaton House, Canada's largest men's shelter - NOW Magazine

  01-02-2019 21:19
  Shelter skelter: Inside Toronto's Seaton House, Canada's largest men's shelter  NOW MagazineIf you can't afford a cheap room at Filmores Hotel on Toronto's rough-and-tumble Downtown East Side, the only other alternative is a block or so north at Seaton ...
  
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• Ontario's health care transformation will not include two-tier care: health minister

  01-02-2019 21:12
  Ontario's health minister says the government's transformation of health-care services in the province will not include two-tier care.
  
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• Extreme weather to blame for gas shortage at GTA stations, analyst says

  01-02-2019 21:11
  The extreme weather is being blamed for more than just cold fingers and toes.
  
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• Bombardier misses deadline for delivering Crosstown vehicles

  01-02-2019 21:02
  The company has only delivered three of the six vehicles promised by Friday, Metrolinx says.
  
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• Security video shows suspect set Vaughan law office on fire with gasoline

  01-02-2019 20:44
  Police in Vaughan are searching for a brazen arsonist captured on security video setting a law office ablaze.
  
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• Toronto man pleads guilty to trying to join Islamic State militants in Syria

  01-02-2019 19:53
  A 29-year-old Ontario man admitted Friday that he left Canada four years ago to try to join Islamic State militants in Syria after harbouring increasingly radical beliefs.
  
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• Realtor’s murder ‘smells like a power play’ in Hamilton’s Mafia underworld, ex-undercover cop says

  01-02-2019 19:48
  Cece Luppino, 44, was shot shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday at his father’s upscale Hamilton home in a killing investigators are calling “targeted.”
  
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• Gary Duke is closing Duke’s Cycle, his family-run shop of 105 years

  01-02-2019 19:47
  Keeping the heritage alive was “probably why I stuck around as long as I have,” says Gary Duke, whose grandfather Felix opened what was then a one-stop shop during the First World War.
  
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• Toronto Fire crews continue battling Agincourt Recreation Centre blaze - Toronto.com

  01-02-2019 19:39
  Toronto Fire crews continue battling Agincourt Recreation Centre blaze  Toronto.comThe cold weather along with the design of the building pose challenges for fire crews battling a stubborn blaze at Agincourt Recreation Centre in Scarborough.
  
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• McLaren Senna, classic Aston among highlights at Toronto auto show's Auto Exotica - Driving

  01-02-2019 19:29
  McLaren Senna, classic Aston among highlights at Toronto auto show's Auto Exotica  DrivingThe Canadian debuts of the McLaren Senna and Dubai's Devel Sixteen, plus an appearance by a 1957 Aston Martin DB2, will highlight a wide variety of ...
  
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• #TTC: There is no subway service on Line 1 from Lawrence to Bloor-Yonge stations due to a signal problem. Shuttle buses are operating.

  01-02-2019 19:07 via twitter.com
  #TTC: There is no subway service on Line 1 from Lawrence to Bloor-Yonge stations due to a signal problem. Shuttle buses are operating.
  
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• Bidding on Jose Bautista’s bat-flip baseball has risen from the reserve bid of US$3,500 on Jan. 4 to more than $14,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-02-2019 19:05 via twitter.com
  Bidding on Jose Bautista’s bat-flip baseball has risen from the reserve bid of US$3,500 on Jan. 4 to more than $14,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Trial underway for former Toronto pastor charged in 2011 death of pregnant wife

  01-02-2019 19:04
  Prosecutors say a former pastor charged with manslaughter in the death of his pregnant wife sedated her so that he could continue having an affair with her friend.
  
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• Why experts say we should investigate Bruce McArthur’s motive — even if we never get answers

  01-02-2019 19:01
  The search for a killer’s motive is often unsatisfying, experts say. But it can also be an important part of the grieving process and helps to “build a sense of safety back into the world.”
  
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• Ron Joyce, billionaire who brought Tim Hortons coffee to the masses, dead at 88

  01-02-2019 18:50 via cbc.ca
  Ron Joyce, a former policeman who turned Tim Hortons coffee into a billion-dollar empire, has died.
  
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• Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce dies at age 88

  01-02-2019 18:49
  Ron Joyce, who rose from a childhood marked by the Great Depression to co-found the Tim Hortons doughnut chain, has died at the age of 88.
  
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• #BREAKING: Ron Joyce, the co-founder of the @TimHortons doughnut chain, has died at age 88

  01-02-2019 18:45 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Ron Joyce, the co-founder of the @TimHortons doughnut chain, has died at age 88
  
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• York police release video of man setting fire to Vaughan law office

  01-02-2019 18:44 via cbc.ca
  York Regional Police are searching for a man who smashed the front window of a law office in Vaughan, Ont., doused the entrance in gasoline and set it on fire.
  
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• Police are looking for a suspect who was caught on video setting fire to a law office in Vaughan. WATCH: ow.ly/hX1t30nxSXB

  01-02-2019 18:38 via twitter.com
  Police are looking for a suspect who was caught on video setting fire to a law office in Vaughan. WATCH: ow.ly/hX1t30nxSXB
  
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• Trial underway for former pastor charged with manslaughter of pregnant wife

  01-02-2019 18:36 via cbc.ca
  Crown attorneys say Philip Grandine did not stop his wife from getting into a bathtub while under the influence of a sedative on the night she died.
  
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• Pamir Hakimzadah of Toronto pleads guilty to trying to join ISIS militants in Syria

  01-02-2019 18:35 via cbc.ca
  A 29-year-old Ontario man has pleaded guilty to leaving Canada to try to join Islamic State militants in Syria.
  
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• GTA man pleads guilty to trying to join ISIS militants in Syria

  01-02-2019 18:35 via cbc.ca
  A 29-year-old Ontario man has pleaded guilty to leaving Canada to try to join Islamic State militants in Syria.
  
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• Mississauga man pleads guilty to trying to join Islamic State militants in Syria ow.ly/7uTf30nxSDz

  01-02-2019 18:30 via twitter.com
  Mississauga man pleads guilty to trying to join Islamic State militants in Syria ow.ly/7uTf30nxSDz
  
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• Plan to build self-storage facility in North York being reviewed - Toronto.com

  01-02-2019 18:25
  Plan to build self-storage facility in North York being reviewed  Toronto.comThe City of Toronto is reviewing a plan to permit the construction of a self-storage facility at 101 Gordon Baker Rd. in the Finch Avenue and Highway 404 area.
  
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• Can the Raptors Sell Kawhi Leonard On A Future In Toronto? - Forbes

  01-02-2019 18:03
  Can the Raptors Sell Kawhi Leonard On A Future In Toronto?  ForbesKawhi Leonard has been leading the charge for the Toronto Raptors, who have become legitimate championship contenders. But how hard will the Raptors sell ...
  
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• Feelosophy is yoga with a special touch — and Toronto instructor says it promotes healing - Toronto Star

  01-02-2019 18:01
  Feelosophy is yoga with a special touch — and Toronto instructor says it promotes healing  Toronto StarWith the advent of informed consent and the MeToo movement, touch can be a grey area, but touch can be relaxing and therapeutic, especially when ...
  
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• Toronto gas stations running low on fuel thanks to nasty winter weather - CBC.ca

  01-02-2019 17:45
  Toronto gas stations running low on fuel thanks to nasty winter weather  CBC.caAfter a week of snow, wind and bitter cold, Old Man Winter is now making life hard for Torontonians at the gas pumps. Dozens of stations around the city have ...
  
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• Toronto gas stations running low on fuel thanks to nasty winter weather

  01-02-2019 17:45 via cbc.ca
  After a week of snow, wind and bitter cold, Old Man Winter is now making life hard for Torontonians at the gas pumps.
  
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• Materials sector weighs on Toronto stocks, while U.S. markets mixed - Cape Breton Post

  01-02-2019 17:41
  Materials sector weighs on Toronto stocks, while U.S. markets mixed  Cape Breton PostTORONTO — The materials sector led Canada's main stock index lower in late-morning trading as U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite ...
  
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• SIU charges three Peel Region officers with assault

  01-02-2019 17:28
  Ontario’s police watchdog said an “interaction ensued” between the officers and a suspect in the backyard of a home. The suspect was arrested and sent to hospital for treatment of his injuries.
  
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• Trial underway for former Toronto pastor charged in death of pregnant wife - Global News

  01-02-2019 17:26
  Trial underway for former Toronto pastor charged in death of pregnant wife  Global NewsTORONTO – Prosecutors say a former pastor charged with manslaughter in the death of his pregnant wife sedated her so that he could continue having an affair ...
  
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• Toronto fraud suspect believed to be in Sarnia - Sarnia Observer

  01-02-2019 17:23
  Toronto fraud suspect believed to be in Sarnia  Sarnia ObserverToronto police say a suspect in a fraud investigation is believed to be in the Sarnia area.Police released a photo of a woman and have asked for the public's ...
  
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• Police hope new video of Durham pedestrian hit and run will help ID the driver

  01-02-2019 17:19 via cbc.ca
  According to police, the driver stayed at the scene for several minutes but left once paramedics arrived to treat the woman.
  
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• Toronto officially asks Airbnb to take down ghost hotels - blogTO

  01-02-2019 17:15
  Toronto officially asks Airbnb to take down ghost hotels  blogTOToronto is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis unlike anything city officials have seen before, and many think that Airbnb can help to sol...
  
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