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• Doug Ford accuses student unions of 'crazy Marxist nonsense' in fundraising email

  11-02-2019 23:48 via cbc.ca
  Premier Doug Ford accused student unions of getting up to "crazy Marxist nonsense" as he appealed for donations to his Progressive Conservative party in a fundraising email sent Monday.
  
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• Meet CBC Toronto's Community Champions, including the team behind a free arts program in Regent Park

  11-02-2019 23:15 via cbc.ca
  CBC Toronto and all its local shows came together to ask listeners and viewers across the GTA to nominate the individuals and groups that are making their communities better. Here's the second worthy winner.
  
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• Meet CBC Toronto's Community Champions, including the man behind a non-profit youth basketball program

  11-02-2019 23:15 via cbc.ca
  CBC Toronto and all its local shows came together to ask listeners and viewers across the GTA to nominate the individuals and groups that are making their communities better. Here's the second worthy winner.
  
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• Meet CBC Toronto's Community Champions, including shelter volunteer who acts as house parent to incoming youth

  11-02-2019 23:15 via cbc.ca
  CBC Toronto and all its local shows came together to ask listeners and viewers across the GTA to nominate the individuals and groups that are making their communities better. Here's the second worthy winner.
  
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• Meet CBC Toronto's Community Champions, including a woman who helps kids with special needs shine on stage - CBC.ca

  11-02-2019 23:15 via cbc.ca
  Meet CBC Toronto's Community Champions, including a woman who helps kids with special needs shine on stage  CBC.caCBC Toronto and all its local shows came together to ask listeners and viewers across the GTA to nominate the individuals and groups that are making their ...
  
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• Meet CBC Toronto's Community Champions, including a woman who helps kids with special needs shine on stage

  11-02-2019 23:15 via cbc.ca
  CBC Toronto and all its local shows came together to ask listeners and viewers across the GTA to nominate the individuals and groups that are making their communities better. Here's the first winner.
  
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• Meet CBC Toronto's Community Champions, including a sibling team trying to end hunger in Peel Region

  11-02-2019 23:15 via cbc.ca
  CBC Toronto and all its local shows came together to ask listeners and viewers across the GTA to nominate the individuals and groups that are making their communities better. Here's the second worthy winner.
  
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• What's open and closed on Family Day 2019 in Toronto - Toronto.com

  11-02-2019 23:12 via toronto.com
  What's open and closed on Family Day 2019 in Toronto  Toronto.comThe Family Day long weekend is here and there is plenty to do on Monday, Feb. 18 in Toronto. From visiting the city's zoos to checking out the latest exhibit at ...
  
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• Petition asks why Osgoode Hall’s cramped ‘Lady Barristers’ room has just 12 lockers, but the men get about 70

  11-02-2019 23:10
  The women’s robing room at the Ontario Court of Appeal is far from the “opulent and spacious” room for men. Female lawyers say there’s no reason for the disparity.
  
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• Lyft offers discounted rides to selected Toronto Black History exhibits - Toronto.com

  11-02-2019 23:02 via toronto.com
  Lyft offers discounted rides to selected Toronto Black History exhibits  Toronto.comDuring the month of February, Lyft is offering one free ride up to $10 to local Black history museums, memorials, and Black-owned businesses in Toronto and ...
  
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• Winter storm warning declared for Toronto. TTC and city prepare for up to 25 cm of snow and ice starting Tuesday - Toronto Star

  11-02-2019 22:43 via thestar.com
  Winter storm warning declared for Toronto. TTC and city prepare for up to 25 cm of snow and ice starting Tuesday  Toronto StarSnow and ice pellets will shower the city throughout the day into Wednesday morning, according to Environment Canada.
  
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• WINTER WARNING: High winds, 25cm of snow - Toronto Sun

  11-02-2019 22:36 via torontosun.com
  WINTER WARNING: High winds, 25cm of snow  Toronto SunPrepare for a lousy day on the roads Tuesday.A Colorado low will hit Toronto, unleashing strong winds, freezing rain and up to 25 centimetres of the white stuff, ...
  
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• A Toronto Toddler Is Going Viral After Sweeping Random Porch During Friday’s Wind Storm - Narcity

  11-02-2019 22:31 via narcity.com
  A Toronto Toddler Is Going Viral After Sweeping Random Porch During Friday’s Wind Storm  NarcityA toddler from Toronto is going viral for sweeping a random neighbour's porch last Friday.
  
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• Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet out for three weeks with thumb injury

  11-02-2019 22:20
  Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet is expected to miss at least three weeks with a partial ligament injury to his left thumb.
  
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• Finding Tino: After decades of searching, a sister pays tribute to the brother she never met

  11-02-2019 22:15
  Joanne Crivellaro finally found her birth brother, a ‘drifter’ whose remains she and her birth cousins had returned to his loving family in Canada.
  
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• Cirque du Soleil coming to Ontario Place this fall with Alegria

  11-02-2019 22:14 via cbc.ca
  Cirque du Soleil is bringing one of its shows to Ontario Place this fall.
  
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• The mail hasn’t come to this North York street in nearly a month. Canada Post says it’s investigating

  11-02-2019 22:07
  “This is ridiculous,” said Jeff Berg, a frustrated resident of Sultana Ave., west of Bathurst St. He and his neighbours say they haven’t received mail since early January.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs: Could Anaheim Ducks become trade partners? - Tip of the Tower

  11-02-2019 22:00 via tipofthetower.com
  Toronto Maple Leafs: Could Anaheim Ducks become trade partners?  Tip of the TowerThe Anaheim Ducks could be open for business and the Toronto Maple Leafs might be the ideal trade partners ahead of the deadline.
  
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• Sting brings The Last Ship to Oshawa to support workers facing GM plant closure

  11-02-2019 21:57 via cbc.ca
  Sting is bringing his musical about labour strife to Oshawa, Ont., in a show of support for those affected by the planned shutdown of the city's General Motors plant.
  
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• Sting wasn’t supposed to star in his musical ‘The Last Ship’

  11-02-2019 21:54
  Sting said he felt compelled to write the musical ‘The Last Ship,’ a story about a community of shipbuilders in Newcastle upon Tyne, but he never intended to star in the production.
  
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• Chair for GTA conservation authority elected after behind-the-scenes lobbying

  11-02-2019 21:29
  Caledon regional councillor Jennifer Innis won the TRCA chair position in an 11-10 vote.
  
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• Toronto Eaton Centre shooter knew what he was doing, Crown argues at trial

  11-02-2019 21:23 via cbc.ca
  A man who killed two people and injured several others when he opened fire at Toronto's Eaton Centre may have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, but prosecutors said Monday that doesn't mean he had no control over his actions.
  
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• Cirque du Soleil is coming to Ontario Place in the fall

  11-02-2019 21:23
  Cirque du Soleil is bringing one of its shows to Ontario Place this fall.
  
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• Joe Schlesinger, one of Canada's foremost journalists, has died at 90

  11-02-2019 20:57 via cbc.ca
  Joe Schlesinger, who narrowly escaped the Nazis as a young boy growing up in the former Czechoslovakia and ended up becoming one of Canada's most beloved and respected journalists, has died at the age of 90.
  
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• Joe Schlesinger, one of Canada's foremost journalists, has died

  11-02-2019 20:57 via cbc.ca
  Joe Schlesinger, who narrowly escaped the Nazis as a young boy growing up in the former Czechoslovakia and ended up becoming one of Canada's most beloved and respected journalists, has died.
  
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• Lise Ravary: What if SNC-Lavalin were based in Toronto? - Montreal Gazette

  11-02-2019 20:47 via montrealgazette.com
  Lise Ravary: What if SNC-Lavalin were based in Toronto?  Montreal Gazetteif the company were to go out of business, more than 50000 employees worldwide, including 9000 in Canada, would lose their employment.
  
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• Woman Caught On Video Throwing Chair From Balcony Surrenders To Toronto Police - HuffPost Canada

  11-02-2019 20:33 via huffingtonpost.ca
  Woman Caught On Video Throwing Chair From Balcony Surrenders To Toronto Police  HuffPost CanadaToronto police have charged 19-year-old Marcella Zoia with mischief after she turned herself on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Investigators allege that Zoia threw chairs ...
  
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• Marc Gasol says high post-season hopes made move to Toronto easier - CTV News

  11-02-2019 20:24 via ctvnews.ca
  Marc Gasol says high post-season hopes made move to Toronto easier  CTV NewsA single-minded focus on winning, and positive reviews from a few fellow Spaniards, helped smooth the path to Toronto for Marc Gasol.
  
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• A little more quiet would do Toronto some good - Toronto Star

  11-02-2019 20:24 via thestar.com
  A little more quiet would do Toronto some good  Toronto StarAs long as we conflate loud noise with social and economic vitality, city-dwellers will have no choice but to suffer in silence, Christopher Hume writes.
  
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• Raptors win 127-125 against Nets; Gasol greeted with standing ovation

  11-02-2019 20:21
  Raptors fans welcomed newcomer Marc Gasol to Toronto with a standing ovation on Monday.
  
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• ‘This is modern-day slavery’: Police describe rescue of foreign workers in Simcoe County

  11-02-2019 20:20
  Mexican men paid fees to human traffickers to come to Canada to work as cleaners, police say
  
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• Toronto Raptors: Jeremy Lin brings much needed experience, depth off bench - Tip of the Tower

  11-02-2019 20:18 via tipofthetower.com
  Toronto Raptors: Jeremy Lin brings much needed experience, depth off bench  Tip of the TowerThe Toronto Raptors are expected to sign Jeremy Lin once he finalizes a buyout with the Atlanta Hawks according to a new report.
  
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• Police say 43 'modern day slaves' from Mexico forced to clean Ontario resorts

  11-02-2019 20:16
  Police say they have freed 43 "modern day slaves" from Mexico who were allegedly forced to work as cleaners at a hotel and vacation properties in central and eastern Ontario.
  
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• Crown argues Eaton Centre shooter Christopher Husbands knew what he was doing

  11-02-2019 20:12
  Defence lawyers told the court Friday that Husbands was in a disassociative state as a result of his post-traumatic stress disorder.
  
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• Ontario PCs attack student unions in fundraising email - CTV News

  11-02-2019 20:11 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  Ontario PCs attack student unions in fundraising email  CTV NewsPremier Doug Ford accused student unions of getting up to "crazy Marxist nonsense" as he appealed for donations to his Progressive Conservative party in a ...
  
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• Ontario PCs attack student unions in fundraising email

  11-02-2019 20:11
  Ontario's Progressive Conservatives are attacking student unions in a fundraising email, saying the groups get up to "crazy Marxist nonsense."
  
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• 5 things to see at 2019 Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto - Toronto.com

  11-02-2019 20:07 via toronto.com
  5 things to see at 2019 Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto  Toronto.comThe 2019 Canadian International AutoShow, also known as the Toronto AutoShow, is taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Feb. 15 to 24.
  
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• Gasol says high playoff hopes made move to Toronto easier - TSN

  11-02-2019 19:58 via tsn.ca
  Gasol says high playoff hopes made move to Toronto easier  TSNTORONTO — Raptors fans welcomed newcomer Marc Gasol to Toronto with a standing ovation on Monday. The player affectionately known as "Big Spain" ...
  
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• Veteran point guard Jeremy Lin to sign with Toronto Raptors

  11-02-2019 19:56
  Jeremy Lin is about to be on the move again, with the veteran guard in the process of getting bought out by the Atlanta Hawks so he can sign with the playoff-contending Toronto Raptors.
  
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• Report: Toronto Raptors to sign veteran point guard Jeremy Lin

  11-02-2019 19:56
  The Toronto Raptors are reportedly getting one of the top targets on the buyout market.
  
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• Woman sought after allegedly throwing chair off high balcony in Toronto - CHCH News

  11-02-2019 19:55 via chch.com
  Woman sought after allegedly throwing chair off high balcony in Toronto  CHCH NewsWoman wanted after chair tossed off Toronto condo balcony  Toronto SunViral video shows woman tossing chair from balcony onto Toronto highway  blogTOWoman throws chair off Toronto balcony, police investigating  The Weather NetworkToronto police investigating video of woman tossing chair off condo balcony  CTV NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 'A big mess': Double blizzard to slam Toronto in next 24 hours - Yahoo News

  11-02-2019 19:51 via ca.news.yahoo.com
  'A big mess': Double blizzard to slam Toronto in next 24 hours  Yahoo NewsAfter a relatively calm and mild start to 2019, Western Canada has now been hit with significant snowfall. While residents in British Columbia continue to dig out ...
  
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• 2 GTA police officers charged with impaired driving

  11-02-2019 19:48 via cbc.ca
  Two police officers, including the President of the Peel Regional Police Association, were charged with impaired driving last weekend.
  
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• Traditional African scars are helping researches tell the stories of the slave trade

  11-02-2019 19:29 via cbc.ca
  When people from Africa were shipped across the ocean during the transatlantic slave trade, homelands, languages, religions and names were ripped away - but traditional markings endured.
  
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• Trudeau 'welcomes' ethics commissioner probe of alleged PMO interference in SNC-Lavalin case

  11-02-2019 19:27
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he "welcomes" the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner's newly-announced investigation into whether he or anyone in his office tried to have former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould abandon the prosecution of a case against SNC-Lavalin.
  
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• Ethics czar launches investigation into SNC-Lavalin and alleged PMO interference

  11-02-2019 19:27
  The Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner is launching an investigation into whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or anyone in his office tried to have former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould abandon the prosecution of a case against SNC-Lavalin.
  
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• Staples Canada jumps on the co-working trend, heralding a new era of shared workspaces

  11-02-2019 19:22 via cbc.ca
  The future of co-working might not be in minimalist loft spaces with bottomless espresso bars. It might be in big box stores.
  
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• Raptors Former Player Jonas Valančiūnas Caught Leaving Toronto Airport And He Actually Looks So Sad - Narcity

  11-02-2019 19:20 via narcity.com
  Raptors Former Player Jonas Valančiūnas Caught Leaving Toronto Airport And He Actually Looks So Sad  NarcityJonas Valančiūnas spotted leaving Toronto airport and fans are devastated about it.
  
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• Police in Ontario free 43 Mexicans brought to Canada by alleged human traffickers

  11-02-2019 18:44 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police say they have freed 43 "modern-day slaves" brought to Canada from Mexico by alleged human traffickers and forced to work as cleaners at hotels.
  
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• Peel police union head one of two GTA cops charged in weekend impaired driving incidents

  11-02-2019 18:40
  The head of the Peel Regional Police Association is one of two officers charged with impaired driving-related offences over the weekend.
  
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