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• As officials work to determine the cause of a deadly blast that rocked a Caledon neighbourhood Sunday,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-02-2019 23:58 via twitter.com
  As officials work to determine the cause of a deadly blast that rocked a Caledon neighbourhood Sunday,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Male critically injured after fire at Scarborough highrise

  04-02-2019 22:59
  A male victim has been rushed to hospital with critical injuries after a fire at a highrise in the Scarborough Village area.
  
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• Sick Kids rebuilding project kicks off with 22-storey office tower

  04-02-2019 22:44
  The overall Hospital For Sick Children rejuvenation will see several decades-old buildings replaced.
  
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• Toronto Raptors: Wes Matthews could provide much needed depth scoring - Tip of the Tower

  04-02-2019 22:35
  Toronto Raptors: Wes Matthews could provide much needed depth scoring  Tip of the TowerA recent report suggests the Toronto Raptors are interested in Wes Matthews should he be bought out by the New York Knicks.
  
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• Toronto’s Design Review Panel pushes developers to think beyond the bland - Toronto Star

  04-02-2019 22:31
  Toronto’s Design Review Panel pushes developers to think beyond the bland  Toronto StarA little known but powerful group of architecture and design experts is providing advice to the city on what works — and doesn't — when it comes to buildings.
  
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• Toronto’s Design Review Panel pushes developers to think beyond the bland

  04-02-2019 22:30
  A little known but powerful group of architecture and design experts is providing advice to the city on what works — and doesn’t — when it comes to buildings.
  
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• LEVY: City 'overwhelmed' by refugee claimants - Toronto Sun

  04-02-2019 22:05
  LEVY: City 'overwhelmed' by refugee claimants  Toronto SunA briefing note to Monday's budget committee says Toronto can no longer accommodate an ongoing influx of refugees wanting to be housed in the city's shelter ...
  
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• Toronto gets break from the cold as city sees new record high - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  04-02-2019 21:54
  Toronto gets break from the cold as city sees new record high  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsWinter-weary Torontonians are getting a much-needed reprieve following a week of bone-chilling temperatures.
  
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• The record-breaking temperature in Toronto is causing the snow and ice to melt - CTV News

  04-02-2019 21:54
  The record-breaking temperature in Toronto is causing the snow and ice to melt  CTV NewsThe temperature in Toronto today hit a high not seen on this day in almost three decades, with warm and foggy conditions blanketing the city.
  
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• The record-breaking temperature in Toronto is causing the snow and ice to melt

  04-02-2019 21:54
  The temperature in Toronto today hit a high not seen on this day in almost three decades, with warm and foggy conditions blanketing the city.
  
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• Toronto Is Hosting North America’s Second Largest Fashion Week And It Starts Tomorrow - Narcity

  04-02-2019 21:42
  Toronto Is Hosting North America’s Second Largest Fashion Week And It Starts Tomorrow  NarcityToronto Fashion Week starts tomorrow and here's what events are open to the public.
  
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• What Toronto soccer fans are saying about Sebastian Giovinco's exit - Toronto Life

  04-02-2019 21:41
  What Toronto soccer fans are saying about Sebastian Giovinco's exit  Toronto LifeSebastian Giovinco was, almost without question, the best thing that ever happened to Toronto FC. His arrival in 2015 sent a jolt of energy through the club, ...
  
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• Ottawa dismissed a call from Ontario’s economic development minister Monday to drop retaliatory tariffs against the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-02-2019 21:34 via twitter.com
  Ottawa dismissed a call from Ontario’s economic development minister Monday to drop retaliatory tariffs against the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NBA trade deadline 2010: Anthony Davis prefers Bucks, Lakers, Clippers, Knicks; Toronto Raptors not on shortl… - RaptorsHQ

  04-02-2019 21:30
  NBA trade deadline 2010: Anthony Davis prefers Bucks, Lakers, Clippers, Knicks; Toronto Raptors not on shortl…  RaptorsHQIn case you missed the early Monday afternoon Twitterstorm from Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania, the latest leaks in the ongoing Anthony Davis ...
  
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• GM moving ahead with salaried job layoffs, says modest number in Canada

  04-02-2019 21:26
  General Motors says it has largely completed salaried job cuts in Canada as part of a wider restructuring announced last November.
  
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• Cold snap may mean increase in coyote sightings, Toronto Animal Services says - Toronto Star

  04-02-2019 21:22
  Cold snap may mean increase in coyote sightings, Toronto Animal Services says  Toronto StarBut don't worry, coyotes in the city are perfectly normal, the city notes.
  
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• Child sustains minor injuries after portion of ceiling falls at Toronto daycare

  04-02-2019 20:44
  One child sustained minor injuries after a portion of a ceiling fell at a daycare in the city’s Roncesvalles Village neighbourhood.
  
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• Left to decay, the Toronto Coach Terminal offers a fading glimmer of the glory days of travel - Toronto Star

  04-02-2019 20:33
  Left to decay, the Toronto Coach Terminal offers a fading glimmer of the glory days of travel  Toronto StarTransportation in the city was once something to be celebrated, even glamourized, writes Christopher Hume. But now, getting around is something merely to be ...
  
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• Business Report: Company that won ‘POT’ stock ticker label sees shares triple + General Motors to start laying off… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-02-2019 20:26 via twitter.com
  Business Report: Company that won ‘POT’ stock ticker label sees shares triple + General Motors to start laying off… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 3 children hurt after daycare ceiling partially collapses

  04-02-2019 20:11 via cbc.ca
  Three children were slightly injured at a west end daycare on Monday when part of ceiling fell onto them, Toronto police say.
  
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• 3 children injured after ceiling collapse at Toronto daycare - Global News

  04-02-2019 20:07
  3 children injured after ceiling collapse at Toronto daycare  Global NewsPolice said they responded to reports of the ceiling collapse at a daycare in the area of Dundas Street West and Boustead Avenue at around 1 p.m..
  
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• Three children suffered minor injuries after a portion of a ceiling fell on them at a Roncesvalles daycare centre. ow.ly/wh7w30nzOS4

  04-02-2019 20:04 via twitter.com
  Three children suffered minor injuries after a portion of a ceiling fell on them at a Roncesvalles daycare centre. ow.ly/wh7w30nzOS4
  
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• Toronto production of 'The Father' delayed after star gets flu - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  04-02-2019 19:55
  Toronto production of 'The Father' delayed after star gets flu  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsToronto's Coal Mine Theatre says the opening of "The Father" will be delayed a week after star Nicholas Campbell was forced to step down due to health ...
  
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• Canadian Sci-Tech Oscar winners on the science behind blockbuster films

  04-02-2019 18:21
  Martin Scorsese has nothing on Toronto-based graphics researcher Jos Stam.
  
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• Sinkhole near Church and King partially swallows car in downtown Toronto - Toronto Star

  04-02-2019 18:15
  Sinkhole near Church and King partially swallows car in downtown Toronto  Toronto StarBystanders were able to help the man out of his vehicle safely and he was not injured, Toronto police spokesperson Katrina Arrogante said — but she noted that ...
  
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• Toronto police issued 4,352 parking tickets during ‘zero tolerance’ traffic blitz - Toronto Star

  04-02-2019 17:59
  Toronto police issued 4,352 parking tickets during ‘zero tolerance’ traffic blitz  Toronto StarTraffic blitz took place over a two-week period that ended Friday. On average, police issue 70000 tickets per year during rush hour, or roughly 275 per day.
  
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• Large sinkhole closes downtown Toronto street - Global News

  04-02-2019 17:59
  Large sinkhole closes downtown Toronto street  Global NewsToronto police said a vehicle was partially in the sinkhole. It has since been removed.
  
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• On today's @thebigstoryfpn former prime minister Kim Campbell speaks out about the double standard women in politic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-02-2019 17:40 via twitter.com
  On today's @thebigstoryfpn former prime minister Kim Campbell speaks out about the double standard women in politic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NDP says leaked documents show Ford government will privatize Ornge, other aspects of health care ow.ly/OWFB30nzGep #onpoli

  04-02-2019 17:39 via twitter.com
  NDP says leaked documents show Ford government will privatize Ornge, other aspects of health care ow.ly/OWFB30nzGep #onpoli
  
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• Source of document leaks fired, matter referred to OPP

  04-02-2019 17:35
  The person at the centre of an investigation into the leak of draft documents to the NDP has been fired by the Ontario Public Service, according to a memo circulated to staff.
  
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• Ottawa says Ontario's call to drop retaliatory tariffs would mean 'surrender'

  04-02-2019 17:20 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa dismissed a call from Ontario's economic development minister Monday to drop retaliatory tariffs against the United States, saying doing so would mean "unilateral surrender" to the Americans.
  
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• Ontario, Quebec want retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods removed

  04-02-2019 17:20 via cbc.ca
  The federal government should consider dropping retaliatory tariffs against the United States, Ontario's economic development minister said Monday, as he and his Quebec counterpart pressed Ottawa for action on American levies on steel and aluminum.
  
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• Grisly portrait of McArthur's crimes emerges from sentencing hearing

  04-02-2019 16:58 via cbc.ca
  Bruce McArthur kept souvenirs and photographs from his victims — eight men with ties to Toronto's gay community, the Crown attorney tells court on the first day of the serial killer's sentencing hearing.
  
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• Grisly portrait of McArthur's crimes emerges at sentencing hearing

  04-02-2019 16:58 via cbc.ca
  Bruce McArthur posed the bodies of his victims for photos and kept souvenirs from them — eight men with ties to Toronto's gay community, the Crown attorney told court on the first day of the serial killer's sentencing hearing.
  
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• NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will speak at 11:00 about the Ford government's health-care plan - WATCH LIVE: ow.ly/MxOZ30nzCAh #ONpoli

  04-02-2019 16:56 via twitter.com
  NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will speak at 11:00 about the Ford government's health-care plan - WATCH LIVE: ow.ly/MxOZ30nzCAh #ONpoli
  
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• Newly leaked documents show PC health care changes 'done deal', NDP says

  04-02-2019 16:54 via cbc.ca
  Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath reveal new documents that she says show the province had already signed off on leaked health-care legislation the Progressive Conservatives dismissed as "just a draft" last week.
  
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• Ottawa says Ontario's call to drop retaliatory U.S. tariffs would mean 'surrender'

  04-02-2019 16:19
  Ottawa is dismissing a call from Ontario's economic development minister to drop retaliatory tariffs against the United States, saying doing so would mean "unilateral surrender" to the Americans.
  
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• Ontario, Quebec want feds to do more to have U.S. back down on tariffs

  04-02-2019 16:19
  Ontario and Quebec are calling on the federal government to take further steps to press the United States to back down on steel and aluminum tariffs, including removing Canada's retaliatory tariffs.
  
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• Crews begin meticulous investigation into deadly Caledon home explosion

  04-02-2019 16:17
  An investigation is underway in Caledon where an explosion rocked a quiet neighbourhood early Sunday morning, killing one man and completely levelling a home.
  
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• Ontario Fire Marshal surveys extent of damage after house explosion in Caledon

  04-02-2019 16:14 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's Office of the Fire Marshal is investigating the extent of the damage to homes after a weekend house explosion in the town of Caledon left one man dead and up to 35 residents displaced.
  
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• Fire Marshal documents damage to homes in evacuation zone of Caledon explosion

  04-02-2019 16:14 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's Office of the Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a weekend house explosion in the town of Caledon that left one man dead and up to 35 residents displaced.
  
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• Pedestrian critically injured after being hit by car in Bloor West Village

  04-02-2019 16:11 via cbc.ca
  An adult pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Monday morning.
  
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• Toronto Wolfpack open season with difficult win against York City Knights - Toronto Star

  04-02-2019 16:04
  Toronto Wolfpack open season with difficult win against York City Knights  Toronto StarYORK, ENGLAND—The Toronto Wolfpack made Brian McDermott's debut as coach a winning one Sunday in an 14-0 victory over York City Knights in Betfred ...
  
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• Big retailer will test reusable packaging to replace throwaway plastic in Canada

  04-02-2019 15:52 via cbc.ca
  You will soon be able to buy juice, shampoo, laundry detergent, ice cream and toothbrushes in reusable, returnable, refillable metal and glass containers instead of single-use plastic, with a major retailer planning test in Toronto of the Loop reusable packaging system.
  
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• Equipment issues cause significant delays on Kitchener GO line

  04-02-2019 14:06
  Commuters who rely on the Kitchener GO can expect “significant delays” on the line this morning after service was impacted by an equipment issue.
  
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• The NDP is expected to release a second set of leaked files today

  04-02-2019 13:59
  NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is expected to release a second set of leaked documents Monday that could shed more light on Premier Doug Ford's plans for Ontario's health-care system.
  
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• New leaked files from NDP show planning underway for health changes

  04-02-2019 13:59
  An overhaul of Ontario’s health-care system is far beyond the draft stages, the NDP says, as the party released more leaked documents detailing the Progressive Conservative’s plans.
  
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• UPDATE: A 31-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving following a head-on collision early Sunday morning ow.ly/ARqx30nzqY2

  04-02-2019 13:50 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: A 31-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving following a head-on collision early Sunday morning ow.ly/ARqx30nzqY2
  
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• Toronto-born plane crash victim was 'Prince Will,' a gentleman from a family of pilots

  04-02-2019 13:30 via cbc.ca
  A friend who grew up with Will Hayworth, an Air Tindi pilot who died in a plane crash in the N.W.T. last week, says Hayworth was 'the most genuine, caring soul that you would meet.'
  
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• Sluggish start to the markets, and other top business news ow.ly/y1Iq30nzpIl @eppman

  04-02-2019 13:22 via twitter.com
  Sluggish start to the markets, and other top business news ow.ly/y1Iq30nzpIl @eppman
  
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