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• Toronto mayor tells Amazon to come north if it's rethinking New York for 'HQ2' - Toronto Star

  12-02-2019 23:30 via thestar.com
  Toronto mayor tells Amazon to come north if it's rethinking New York for 'HQ2'  Toronto StarIf Amazon is rethinking New York City as a second headquarters, the retail giant knows Toronto will welcome the tens of thousands of jobs with open arms, ...
  
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• Toronto Fire says Agincourt Recreation Centre blaze was accidental - CityNews Toronto

  12-02-2019 23:14 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Toronto Fire says Agincourt Recreation Centre blaze was accidental  CityNews TorontoAbout two weeks after a massive fire ripped through the Agincourt Recreation Centre, Toronto Fire tells CityNews the blaze was "accidental."
  
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• Toronto man jailed for 11 years in U.S. for trying to lure American girl into sex - CTV News

  12-02-2019 23:13 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  Toronto man jailed for 11 years in U.S. for trying to lure American girl into sex  CTV NewsTORONTO -- A Canadian man who admitted to trying to lure an American girl into sexual activity and sent her explicit images has been jailed for 11 years, court ...
  
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• Toronto man jailed for 11 years in U.S. for trying to lure American girl into sex

  12-02-2019 23:13
  A Canadian man who admitted to trying to lure an American girl into sexual activity and sent her explicit images has been jailed for 11 years, court files show.
  
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• Sask.'s constitutional court challenge of federal carbon tax begins Wednesday in Regina

  12-02-2019 22:53 via cbc.ca
  Dozens of lawyers will pack into a Regina courtroom this week to argue whether the federal government can impose a carbon tax on the provinces.
  
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• Sask.'s constitutional court challenge of federal carbon tax begins today

  12-02-2019 22:53 via cbc.ca
  Dozens of lawyers will pack into a Regina courtroom this week to argue whether the federal government can impose a carbon tax on the provinces.
  
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• Saskatchewan's constitutional court challenge of federal carbon tax begins today

  12-02-2019 22:53 via cbc.ca
  Dozens of lawyers will be in a Regina courtroom starting today to present their cases on whether the federal government can impose a carbon tax on the provinces.
  
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• Saskatchewan makes its legal case, arguing federal carbon tax is unconstitutional

  12-02-2019 22:53 via cbc.ca
  Saskatchewan's legal battle against the carbon tax is not about whether climate change is real, but whether Ottawa is violating provincial jurisdiction with its price on pollution, one of the province's lawyers said Wednesday in its constitutional challenge to the new federal policy.
  
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• Wake up with ‘Global News Morning Toronto’! - Global News

  12-02-2019 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  Wake up with ‘Global News Morning Toronto’!  Global NewsGrab your coffee and settle in! There's a new morning show in town.
  
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• Ontario considers making large emitters pay for pollution if they exceed standards

  12-02-2019 22:44
  Ontario is considering having large industrial companies pay for pollution if they exceed emissions standards that will be established in the province -- a system critics say is the same as the federal carbon tax the government has railed against for months.
  
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• Toronto man gets 11 years in U.S. for trying to lure American girl into sex - CityNews Toronto

  12-02-2019 22:04 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Toronto man gets 11 years in U.S. for trying to lure American girl into sex  CityNews TorontoA Toronto man who admitted to trying to lure an American girl into sexual activity and sent her explicit images has been jailed for 11 years, court files show.
  
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• Toronto chair-throwing prank filmed and posted online - BBC News

  12-02-2019 22:02 via bbc.com
  Toronto chair-throwing prank filmed and posted online  BBC NewsThe chair appears to hurtle towards Toronto's Gardiner Expressway, one of Canada's busiest highways.
  
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• Man pronounced dead after shooting in Scarborough

  12-02-2019 21:50 via cbc.ca
  One man is dead after a shooting in the east end, Toronto police say.
  
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• Police charge suspects in 2017 fatal shooting in Scarborough

  12-02-2019 21:48
  Two people have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the 2017 fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in Scarborough.
  
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• Male victim pronounced dead after shooting in Scarborough

  12-02-2019 21:28
  A male victim has been pronounced dead after a shooting in Scarborough on Tuesday.
  
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• Two men charged in 2017 homicide in Toronto school parking lot - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  12-02-2019 21:02 via cp24.com
  Two men charged in 2017 homicide in Toronto school parking lot  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsTwo men are facing murder charges nearly two years after a 21-year-old man was gunned down in a school parking lot in Toronto.
  
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• Maxime Bernier decries 'leftist logic' after Ottawa praises RuPaul's Drag Race contestant

  12-02-2019 20:51 via cbc.ca
  People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier sent a tweet Tuesday attacking what he called the "leftist logic" that praises female impersonators while branding white people who wear dreadlocks or blackface as racists or perpetrators of cultural appropriation.
  
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• University of Toronto honours researcher who discovered Mesopotamian queen via books - The Globe and Mail

  12-02-2019 20:50 via theglobeandmail.com
  University of Toronto honours researcher who discovered Mesopotamian queen via books  The Globe and MailThe University of Toronto is honouring one of its researchers who discovered a long-lost Mesopotamian queen using books alone. Tracy L. Spurrier, a PhD ...
  
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• Chris Bosh on his time in Toronto and never asking for a trade - Raptors Republic

  12-02-2019 20:25 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Chris Bosh on his time in Toronto and never asking for a trade  Raptors RepublicThis ones comes from the RR forums courtesy of user, buckets. Chris Bosh was on the Bill Simmons podcast and talked about his time in Toronto. The clip is ...
  
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• By 2080, the climate in these Canadian cities will look nothing like it does today

  12-02-2019 20:14 via cbc.ca
  In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers looked at 540 cities across Canada and the U.S. to try to show what projected temperatures in 2080 will actually feel like.
  
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• Ontario, Toronto release framework for deal to upload city’s subway to Queen’s Park - Toronto Star

  12-02-2019 19:45 via thestar.com
  Ontario, Toronto release framework for deal to upload city’s subway to Queen’s Park  Toronto StarPremier Doug Ford's government on Tuesday released the terms of reference for the deal to “upload” the building and maintenance of new and existing TTC ...
  
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• Falling glass shuts down area near downtown tower

  12-02-2019 19:27 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police say a large plate of glass has fallen and another piece appears to be hanging from a building on York Street near the Gardiner Expressway.
  
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• Man in custody, police investigating after 74-year-old woman dies in home

  12-02-2019 19:03 via cbc.ca
  Police west of Toronto say a man is in custody as they begin a homicide investigation into the death of a 74-year-old woman.
  
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• Man kidnapped, robbed after entering what he thought was a ride-sharing car

  12-02-2019 18:42
  Police are searching for three suspects after a man entered what he believed was a ride-sharing vehicle in North York and was allegedly kidnapped and robbed.
  
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• Man kidnapped and robbed after entering what he thought was a ride-sharing vehicle

  12-02-2019 18:42
  Police are searching for three suspects after a man entered what he believed was a ride-sharing vehicle in North York and was allegedly kidnapped and robbed.
  
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• Police identify woman seen on video tossing chair over condo balcony

  12-02-2019 18:24
  Toronto police have identified a woman seen on a widely-circulated video throwing a chair over a downtown condo balcony.
  
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• High Tide signs letter of intent with second Ontario pot shop lottery winner

  12-02-2019 18:08
  High Tide Inc. has signed a letter of intent to assist a second lottery winner selected to apply for one of the first 25 cannabis retail licences in Ontario.
  
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• A Toronto lawyer is calling for unisex change rooms at an Ontario courthouse - CTV News

  12-02-2019 18:03 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  A Toronto lawyer is calling for unisex change rooms at an Ontario courthouse  CTV NewsA Toronto lawyer is leading the charge to scrap a small room at an Ontario courthouse where so-called "lady barristers" can change into their robes and have it ...
  
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• A Toronto lawyer is calling for unisex change rooms at an Ontario courthouse

  12-02-2019 18:03
  A Toronto lawyer is leading the charge to scrap a small room at an Ontario courthouse where so-called "lady barristers" can change into their robes and have it replaced with a unisex space.
  
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• We know who you are — turn yourself in, Toronto police tell woman videotaped tossing chair from condo

  12-02-2019 18:02 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police now know the identity of a woman caught on video throwing a chair from an upper floor of a downtown condo building, but say they don't know exactly where she is and are urging her to turn herself in.
  
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• We know who you are, turn yourself in, Toronto police tell woman filmed throwing chair from condo

  12-02-2019 18:02 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police said Tuesday they now know the identity of a woman who was caught on video throwing a chair from an upper floor of a downtown condo building.
  
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• This is how bad the snowstorm is in Toronto right now (PHOTOS) - Daily Hive

  12-02-2019 17:50 via dailyhive.com
  This is how bad the snowstorm is in Toronto right now (PHOTOS)  Daily HiveIf you want to see what the snowstorm looks like without having to go outside, a few brave souls have gone outside and captured the storm in all its glory.
  
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• PM Trudeau 'surprised and disappointed' by Wilson-Raybould’s resignation

  12-02-2019 17:38
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "surprised and disappointed" by Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation from cabinet.
  
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• Jody Wilson-Raybould resigns from Trudeau cabinet amid SNC-Lavalin scandal

  12-02-2019 17:38
  Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet, "with a heavy heart," and is seeking legal advice about speaking publicly about the SNC-Lavalin scandal.
  
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• Toronto lawyer launches petition to create unisex change spaces at Ontario courthouse - The Globe and Mail

  12-02-2019 17:29 via theglobeandmail.com
  Toronto lawyer launches petition to create unisex change spaces at Ontario courthouse  The Globe and MailA Toronto lawyer is leading the charge to scrap a small room at an Ontario courthouse where so-called “lady barristers” can change into their robes and replace ...
  
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• Ontario Officially Starts Talks For Possible Toronto Transit Takeover - HuffPost Canada

  12-02-2019 16:54 via huffingtonpost.ca
  Ontario Officially Starts Talks For Possible Toronto Transit Takeover  HuffPost CanadaTORONTO — Ontario and Toronto have agreed to ground rules for talks on Premier Doug Ford's plan to take over the city's subway system, with the discussions ...
  
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• Replace Lady Barristers room at Osgoode Hall with unisex space, lawyers say

  12-02-2019 16:32 via cbc.ca
  Two Toronto lawyers say it's time to retire the Lady Barristers robing room at Osgoode Hall in favour of a larger communal space that all lawyers using the Queen Street West courthouse could access.
  
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• Ontario government, Toronto, looking at multiple options for subway upload - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  12-02-2019 16:19 via cp24.com
  Ontario government, Toronto, looking at multiple options for subway upload  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsOntario and Toronto have agreed to ground rules for talks on Premier Doug Ford's plan to take over the city's subway system, with the discussions including ...
  
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• Toronto snowstorm forces delays, cancellations, school closures - Toronto.com

  12-02-2019 16:13 via toronto.com
  Toronto snowstorm forces delays, cancellations, school closures  Toronto.comToronto is in the midst of a snowstorm Tuesday, Feb. 12 that is expected to bring between 15 and 25 centimtres of snow when it's all said and done.
  
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• WINTER WALLOP: Toronto schools closed, travel snarled - Toronto Sun

  12-02-2019 16:10 via torontosun.com
  WINTER WALLOP: Toronto schools closed, travel snarled  Toronto SunIt's a lousy day on the roads.A Colorado low has hit Toronto, unleashing strong winds, freezing rain and up to 25 centimetres of snow.Schools with both the ...
  
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• Province and city nail down terms for TTC subway upload talks

  12-02-2019 16:00
  Premier Doug Ford’s government is one step closer to uploading Toronto’s subway system, after hammering out the conditions for the upcoming takeover talks with the city.
  
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• Ford government and city lay out terms for subway upload discussion

  12-02-2019 15:59 via cbc.ca
  Doug Ford's government and the City of Toronto have agreed on the terms of a discussion about the province's plan to take over the TTC subway system.
  
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• Police arrest 17, seize almost $33M in Montreal-Toronto money-laundering bust - CBC News

  12-02-2019 15:36 via cbc.ca
  Police arrest 17, seize almost $33M in Montreal-Toronto money-laundering bust  CBC NewsThe RCMP says it has cracked down on an elaborate international money-laundering network operated by organized-crime cells in Montreal and Toronto.
  
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• Police arrest 17, seize almost $33M in Montreal-Toronto money-laundering bust

  12-02-2019 15:36 via cbc.ca
  The RCMP says it has cracked down on a "vast" and "elaborate" international money-laundering network, with organized-crime cells in Montreal and Toronto.
  
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• The Toronto airport is a total nightmare as hundred of flights cancelled - blogTO

  12-02-2019 15:18 via blogto.com
  The Toronto airport is a total nightmare as hundred of flights cancelled  blogTOSnow storms are great for students, but bad for travellers. Hundreds of flights out of Toronto Pearson International Airport are being cancelled or...
  
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• Toronto Man Gets Kidnapped And Robbed After Getting Into A Ride-Share Car He Thought He Ordered - Narcity

  12-02-2019 15:08 via narcity.com
  Toronto Man Gets Kidnapped And Robbed After Getting Into A Ride-Share Car He Thought He Ordered  NarcityThe three Toronto suspects involved are now wanted in an "Robbery/Kidnapping/Forcible Confinement" investigation.
  
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• Police investigating death of 74-year-old woman in Mississauga

  12-02-2019 15:05
  Homicide detectives are investigating after a 74-year-old woman was found dead at a Mississauga home on Tuesday morning.
  
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