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• NLL's Top Teams Meet in Toronto on Friday - National Lacrosse League

  14-02-2019 23:44 via nll.com
  NLL's Top Teams Meet in Toronto on Friday  National Lacrosse LeagueThe Toronto Rock are about to enter the unknown. Friday night, Scotiabank Arena welcomes the San Diego Seals for the first time ever. The Seals, one of the ...
  
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• 'China is your daddy': Backlash against Tibetan student's election prompts questions about foreign influence

  14-02-2019 23:42 via cbc.ca
  What might otherwise be the usual mudslinging around a student election has turned into a political firestorm on a Toronto university campus, where a newly-elected student president is raising questions about the source of pro-China attacks against her.
  
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• Police release new photos of man wanted in several knifepoint robberies at Scarborough ATMs

  14-02-2019 23:33
  Investigators believe he is responsible for five other similar robberies at ATMs in the area bounded by Victoria Park Ave., Markham Rd., Sheppard Ave. E. and Lawrence Ave. E., police said in a news release Thursday.
  
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• Gas prices are expected to rise at midnight, analysts say

  14-02-2019 23:15
  Drivers may want to fill up their tanks on Thursday, as the average price of gas in Ontario is expected to soar at the stroke of midnight.
  
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• Newest Toronto Argo answers to ‘Poop’ - Toronto Star

  14-02-2019 23:14 via thestar.com
  Newest Toronto Argo answers to ‘Poop’  Toronto StarCory Johnson earned his unusual nickname from an interview he gave in 2014 while playing football for the University of Kentucky.
  
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• Police warn public following violent ATM robbery in Toronto - Daily Hive

  14-02-2019 23:12 via dailyhive.com
  Police warn public following violent ATM robbery in Toronto  Daily HiveThe Toronto Police have requested the public's assistance identifying a man wanted for a number of ATM robberies throughout the city.
  
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• Auditor General says city saved $35M in 2018, some employees dismissed amid complaints

  14-02-2019 22:29
  The city saved more than $35 million in 2018 as a result of investigations undertaken by the office of Auditor General Beverly Romeo-Beehler.
  
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• Watch the price of Rolling Stones tickets rise $60 each before your very eyes

  14-02-2019 22:07 via cbc.ca
  A fan of the Rolling Stones is accusing Ticketmaster of pulling a "bait and switch" while he was buying tickets for the band's Canada Day weekend concert north of Toronto, raising the price by $60 within seconds.
  
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• Rolling Stones fan calls out Ticketmaster for 'bait and switch' after mid-sale price jump

  14-02-2019 22:07 via cbc.ca
  A fan of the Rolling Stones is accusing Ticketmaster of pulling a "bait and switch" while he was buying tickets for the band's Canada Day weekend concert north of Toronto, raising the price by $60 within seconds. He says Ticketmaster is now refunding the extra costs.
  
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• Was the Eaton Centre gunman in a ‘dissociative state’? Nearly seven years and two trials later, a jury is set to decide

  14-02-2019 21:55
  The jury at Husbands’ second trial was told he had been tried once before for opening fire in the landmark mall’s food court in 2012 — but it wasn’t told he was convicted, nor that a judge’s mistake led to a retrial.
  
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• Woman who stabbed stranger to death in PATH drugstore ruled eligible for supervised community visits

  14-02-2019 21:34
  Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has been granted the discretion to permit Bisesar, 43, to enter the community either escorted or accompanied by staff when she’s deemed medically fit.
  
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• The best events in Toronto on Family Day Weekend 2019 - NOW Magazine

  14-02-2019 21:30 via nowtoronto.com
  The best events in Toronto on Family Day Weekend 2019  NOW MagazineIncluding Rhubarb Festival, a talk by #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, Chantal Akerman at the MOCA, Impressionism at the AGO and Wavelength Winter Festival.
  
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• Court dismisses bid to save basic income pilot project

  14-02-2019 21:30
  Three-judge panel rules decision to kill anti-poverty measure was a government funding matter and not subject to judicial review.
  
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• Kawhi Life in Toronto: Taking a hike through Toronto’s parks - RaptorsHQ

  14-02-2019 21:00 via raptorshq.com
  Kawhi Life in Toronto: Taking a hike through Toronto’s parks  RaptorsHQIt's the long weekend for us here in Toronto, and All-Star Weekend for the NBA. Who wouldn't want to take advantage of some extra time off with a nice long ...
  
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• Why Toronto could be back in the game after Amazon drops HQ2 plans for New York - Yahoo News

  14-02-2019 20:46 via ca.finance.yahoo.com
  Why Toronto could be back in the game after Amazon drops HQ2 plans for New York  Yahoo NewsAmazon says it's backing out of plans to build its HQ2 headquarters in New York — possibly leaving the door open for Toronto.
  
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• Watch out for falling ice, Toronto police warn

  14-02-2019 20:22 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police say they've had a number of calls about falling ice on Thursday, including one dangerous situation that forced them to shut a section of Bloor Street near an ultra-tall tower to keep pedestrians safe.
  
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• Doug Ford announces $40M for Ontario auto sector plan

  14-02-2019 20:16 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced $40 million over three years for a new plan for the auto sector.
  
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• Crown appeals privileges granted to Toronto military centre stabber

  14-02-2019 20:12
  Prosecutors say a man found not criminally responsible in a knife attack at a Toronto military recruitment centre should not be allowed to take college classes on his own.
  
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• Toronto 2019: Canadian debut of the 2020 Hyundai Palisade | Car News - Auto123.com

  14-02-2019 20:03 via auto123.com
  Toronto 2019: Canadian debut of the 2020 Hyundai Palisade | Car News  Auto123.comHyundai presented its new 2020 Palisade SUV in a Canadian premiere presentation at the Toronto Auto Show today. Auto123.com has the details.
  
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• Toronto woman in chair-throwing case faced ‘peer pressure,’ lawyer says. Will this fly in court? - Global News

  14-02-2019 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto woman in chair-throwing case faced ‘peer pressure,’ lawyer says. Will this fly in court?  Global NewsThe lawyer of the woman charged with throwing a chair off a Toronto highrise said she was under peer pressure and is now traumatized by the event.
  
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• Port Perry woman dies of injuries sustained in crash last month

  14-02-2019 19:47
  Sharlene Lucyk, 43, sustained critical injuries in the Jan. 24 crash on Simcoe St. N. near Raglan Rd., Durham police said.
  
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• Crown appeals privileges for Toronto military centre stabber - CityNews

  14-02-2019 19:30 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Crown appeals privileges for Toronto military centre stabber  CityNewsProsecutors say a man found not criminally responsible in a knife attack at a Toronto military recruitment centre should not be allowed to take college classes on ...
  
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• Charge laid in crash that killed student in Oshawa

  14-02-2019 18:42
  Rhyss Glenfield, 19, of Mitchell, Ont., died after a southbound Toyota Rav4 ran into a median and struck him on the afternoon of Nov. 14, at Simcoe St. and Conlin Rd., police said.
  
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• Limited chances to reduce Ontario government spending and cut deficit: watchdog

  14-02-2019 18:21
  Ontario's fiscal watchdog says opportunities for the Progressive Conservative government to cut spending in order to reduce the deficit may be limited.
  
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• Need to fill up? Best do it today, gas prices are set to jump 7 cents at midnight

  14-02-2019 18:15 via cbc.ca
  You'll be able to find the best deal at the pumps between 5 p.m and 10 p.m. tonight, says a petroleum analyst.
  
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• Police Are In Multiple Areas Of Downtown Toronto Right Now Due To Falling Ice From Buildings - Narcity

  14-02-2019 18:12 via narcity.com
  Police Are In Multiple Areas Of Downtown Toronto Right Now Due To Falling Ice From Buildings  NarcityTorontonians are being warned to keep their heads up today after multiple reports of large pieces of ice falling from buildings in downtown Toronto were posted ...
  
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• Lisa MacLeod tweets apology, after calls to resign over autism controversy

  14-02-2019 18:01 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's social services minister said Thursday that she was sorry if she made anyone feel threatened, after behaviour analysts said she warned them of consequences if they didn't support her new autism program.
  
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• Ford won't ask Lisa MacLeod to resign after group says it was pressured to support revised autism program

  14-02-2019 18:01 via cbc.ca
  Calls are mounting for Ontario's minister of children, community and social services to resign after an association of behaviour analysts said she pressured the group to support changes to the province's autism program.
  
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• Calls for Lisa MacLeod to resign grow after group says it was pressured to support autism program

  14-02-2019 18:01 via cbc.ca
  Calls are mounting for Ontario's children, community and social services minister to resign after an association of behaviour analysts said she pressured the group to support changes to the province's autism program.
  
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• Premier Ford announces $40M plan for Ontario's auto sector

  14-02-2019 17:53
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced $40 million over three years for a new plan for the auto sector.
  
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• Falling ice from buildings across Toronto shutting down some streets

  14-02-2019 17:52
  Warmer weather has led to large chunks of ice falling onto the sidewalk and roadway and police don’t know when the roads can reopen.
  
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• Stocks rally on Toronto market while U.S. stocks markets move lower - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  14-02-2019 17:34 via thechronicleherald.ca
  Stocks rally on Toronto market while U.S. stocks markets move lower  TheChronicleHerald.caTORONTO — A broad-based rally in Toronto helped Canada's main stock index gain ground in late-morning trading while U.S. stock markets pulled back.
  
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• London, Ont. teacher who secretly recorded female students guilty of voyeurism

  14-02-2019 17:16
  The Supreme Court of Canada says an Ontario high-school teacher who used a pen camera to surreptitiously take videos of female students is guilty of voyeurism.
  
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• Large pothole near Bloor and Sherbourne causes flat tires during morning commute

  14-02-2019 17:09
  The right westbound lane on Bloor St. E. is blocked by a police cruiser while city crews are on scene. Police said the pothole is roughly 1.8 metres wide.
  
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• MacLeod apologizes after claims she pressured group to support autism plan

  14-02-2019 17:05
  Ontario's social services minister said Thursday that she was sorry if she made anyone feel threatened, after behaviour analysts said she warned them of consequences if they didn't support her new autism program.
  
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• Ford won't ask MacLeod to resign after claims she pressured group to support autism plan

  14-02-2019 17:05
  Calls are mounting for Ontario's children, community and social services minister to resign after an association of behaviour analysts said she pressured the group to support changes to the province's autism program.
  
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• Sting staging special performance for Oshawa GM workers facing layoffs

  14-02-2019 16:50 via cbc.ca
  In a show of solidarity, Sting is set to perform songs from his new musical for General Motors workers in Oshawa.
  
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• Sting performs at special event for Oshawa GM workers facing layoffs

  14-02-2019 16:50 via cbc.ca
  In a show of solidarity, Sting performed songs from his new musical for General Motors workers in Oshawa.
  
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• Rural residents may face higher stroke risk, Ontario study suggests

  14-02-2019 16:43 via cbc.ca
  A new Ontario study suggests people living in rural communities may face a higher risk of stroke than people in urban centres, and their strokes may be fatal more often, new research at medical data reveals.
  
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• Toronto cop involved in East York crash while responding to call - CTV News

  14-02-2019 16:22 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  Toronto cop involved in East York crash while responding to call  CTV NewsA Toronto police officer suffered minor injuries after becoming involved in a collision near Michael Garron Hospital on Thursday while responding to a call.
  
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• Toronto cop involved in East York crash while responding to call

  14-02-2019 16:22
  A Toronto police officer suffered minor injuries after becoming involved in a collision near Michael Garron Hospital on Thursday while responding to a call.
  
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• Toronto police will not be using new gunshot detection technology, chief confirms

  14-02-2019 16:07
  The Toronto Police Service will not be moving forward with implementing new gunshot-detection technology ShotSpotter due to legal concerns, Police Chief Mark Saunders confirms.
  
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• Toronto police abandon plan for gunshot detection technology, chief confirms

  14-02-2019 16:07
  The Toronto Police Service will not be moving forward with implementing new gunshot-detection technology ShotSpotter due to legal concerns, Police Chief Mark Saunders confirms.
  
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• Cannabis retail shops are scrambling to open on time across Ontario

  14-02-2019 15:54
  With just a month and a half to go, only eight proposed shops across the province have submitted their retail store applications.
  
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