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• Police identify victim of fatal shooting in Rexdale

  15-02-2019 23:48
  Police have identified a 28-year-old man who was fatally shot in Rexdale Wednesday evening.
  
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• Toronto police searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman on the subway near the Danforth

  15-02-2019 23:43
  The 21-year-old woman was assaulted between Woodbine and Greenwood stations.
  
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• Don’t allow cannabis edibles that look like candy, medical officer of health says

  15-02-2019 23:36
  Toronto’s board of health should also urge the federal government to ban cannabis vaping liquids that are offered in “youth-friendly” flavours that mimic candy or soft drinks, Dr. Eileen de Villa said Friday.
  
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• Woman shot in Etobicoke last weekend has died, police say

  15-02-2019 23:28 via cbc.ca
  A woman who was shot early Sunday morning in Etobicoke has died, police said Friday, marking the city’s ninth homicide of 2019.
  
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• Toronto man identified as victim of deadly shooting outside Rexdale townhouse complex - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  15-02-2019 23:13
  Toronto man identified as victim of deadly shooting outside Rexdale townhouse complex  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsA 28-year-old Toronto man has been identified as the victim of a deadly shooting outside a townhouse complex in Rexdale on Wednesday night.
  
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• Fraud, forgery charges laid against owners of shuttered money-transfer company

  15-02-2019 23:03 via cbc.ca
  York police have arrested and charged the owners of a now-defunct financial transfer company who were wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant after customers allegedly lost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  
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• Toronto needs to pay for the needs of a major metropolis - Toronto Star

  15-02-2019 23:02
  Toronto needs to pay for the needs of a major metropolis  Toronto Star'Toronto has a choice. It can keep doing just enough to patch together a balanced budget, year after year. Or it can face up to the challenges of paying for the ...
  
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• Woman pronounced dead in hospital following Etobicoke shooting

  15-02-2019 23:01
  A 24-year-old woman critically injured in an early morning shooting in Etobicoke on Sunday has succumbed to her injuries.
  
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• PEOPLE'S CANDIDATE: Our sit-down interview with Maxime Bernier - Toronto Sun

  15-02-2019 22:37
  PEOPLE'S CANDIDATE: Our sit-down interview with Maxime Bernier  Toronto SunIn our wide-ranging exclusive interview, Sun's national political columnist Anthony Furey talks with the leader of the People's Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, ...
  
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• Sidewalk wants cut of property taxes, development fees for Toronto project - Toronto Sun

  15-02-2019 22:31
  Sidewalk wants cut of property taxes, development fees for Toronto project  Toronto SunSidewalk Labs is plotting to expand its proposal for a high-tech Toronto community by funding transit and underground infrastructure and trying to snatch up a ...
  
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• Plowing complaints in Toronto pile up as the snow keeps coming - Toronto Star

  15-02-2019 22:00
  Plowing complaints in Toronto pile up as the snow keeps coming  Toronto StarCity of Toronto plowing contractors have been challenged by the volume of snow lately, leaving some people fuming, writes Jack Lakey.
  
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• Man, 65, charged in connection with three cold case homicides in Kingston

  15-02-2019 21:23
  A 65-year-old man allegedly responsible for three murders and a string of other crimes that took place years ago was arrested in eastern Ontario this week, solving a set of cases that had long gone cold, police said Friday.
  
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• Toronto Wolfpack halfback Joe Mellor faces former Widnes Vikings team - Times Colonist

  15-02-2019 21:19
  Toronto Wolfpack halfback Joe Mellor faces former Widnes Vikings team  Times ColonistJoe Mellor's lone visit to Toronto was not very special.His Widnes Vikings were relegated from the Super League in a 20-12 loss to the Wolfpack last September.
  
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• China denies role in vitriol against Tibetan student amid concern over interference at universities

  15-02-2019 21:17 via cbc.ca
  As suspicions mount about possible Chinese government influence being exerted on Canadian campuses, Chinese officials have denied involvement in a campaign of online vitriol against a Tibetan activist elected student president at the University of Toronto's Scarborough campus.
  
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• Suspect sought by police after woman sexually assaulted on subway

  15-02-2019 21:09
  Police are searching for a suspect after a woman was sexually assaulted while riding the subway in Toronto Tuesday morning.
  
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• Statistics Canada says adults living with parents are employed and single

  15-02-2019 21:05
  A Statistics Canada report is digging deeper into what kind of adults live with their parents at a time when more are doing so than ever before.
  
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• Wanted: Driver balancing tablet on steering wheel on Hwy. 401

  15-02-2019 21:04 via cbc.ca
  Stiffer penalties for distracted drivers haven't stopped scofflaws from reading tablets and watching movies while cruising down the 401, OPP say.
  
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• AGO’s Paris exhibition has a Toronto connection - Toronto Star

  15-02-2019 21:04
  AGO’s Paris exhibition has a Toronto connection  Toronto StarImpressionism in the Age of Industry” draws comparisons between Paris in the throes of the Industrial Revolution and the massive change that our city is ...
  
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• This adored Montreal restaurant is opening in Toronto this spring - Daily Hive

  15-02-2019 21:01
  This adored Montreal restaurant is opening in Toronto this spring  Daily HiveFor those who love the flavours of Italy and the vibe of Montreal, but aren't keen to leave the downtown core, there's about to be a new option in town.
  
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• Behaviour analyst group notes Lisa MacLeod's apology, questions why her office criticized it

  15-02-2019 20:47 via cbc.ca
  Lisa MacLeod tweeted Thursday evening that she apologizes if her comments made anyone feel threatened.
  
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• Toronto's approach to Amazon is a model of how to deal with Google - Toronto Star

  15-02-2019 20:38
  Toronto's approach to Amazon is a model of how to deal with Google  Toronto StarThe revelation that Google's Sidewalk Labs has much bigger plans for Toronto's waterfront than it originally disclosed is a reminder that our city needs to make ...
  
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• Toronto 2019: My 10 picks of the AutoShow | Car News - Auto123.com

  15-02-2019 20:29
  Toronto 2019: My 10 picks of the AutoShow | Car News  Auto123.comAuto123.com checks out the 2019 Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto. Our intrepid Benoit Charette gives you his 10 favourites.
  
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• A Massive 50000 Square Foot Miniature Replica Of Toronto Is Opening In The GTA (PHOTOS) - Narcity

  15-02-2019 20:00
  A Massive 50000 Square Foot Miniature Replica Of Toronto Is Opening In The GTA (PHOTOS)  NarcityToronto is getting a new miniature museum and it is going to be super lifelike.
  
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• On display at the Toronto auto show: The most 'utterly preposterous two-passenger car ever built' - The Globe and Mail

  15-02-2019 19:54
  On display at the Toronto auto show: The most 'utterly preposterous two-passenger car ever built'  The Globe and MailPhilippe Barraud wanted the biggest, boldest sports car on the Swiss Riviera, and the proof of his success in securing that vehicle dwarfs everything else at the ...
  
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• Toronto Raptors: Jeremy Lin explains why he chose the Raptors - Tip of the Tower

  15-02-2019 19:14
  Toronto Raptors: Jeremy Lin explains why he chose the Raptors  Tip of the TowerJeremy Lin spoke to the local media, to discuss why he decided to join the Toronto Raptors after being waived by the Atlanta Hawks.
  
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• Police received 911 complaints after issuing Amber Alert for missing girl

  15-02-2019 19:09
  Peel Regional Police say issuing an Amber Alert on Thursday for a missing girl directly contributed to the capture of a suspect, despite a flood of 911 calls and social media complaints about the late-night bulletin.
  
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• Tanya Sam talks Real Housewives: what's a nice Toronto girl doing on a show like this? - Toronto Star

  15-02-2019 19:00
  Tanya Sam talks Real Housewives: what's a nice Toronto girl doing on a show like this?  Toronto StarA new addition to the cast had a memorable spat with Nene Leakes but it was a long and eventful road that brought Toronto nurse to long-running reality series.
  
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• Group acknowledges Lisa MacLeod's apology over autism plan claims - CTV News

  15-02-2019 18:34
  Group acknowledges Lisa MacLeod's apology over autism plan claims  CTV NewsA group of behaviour analysts acknowledged an apology Friday from Ontario's social services minister for warning them of consequences if they didn't support ...
  
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• Group acknowledges Lisa MacLeod's apology over autism plan claims

  15-02-2019 18:34
  A group of behaviour analysts is acknowledging an apology from Ontario's social services minister for warning them of consequences if they didn't support her new autism program.
  
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• Ontarians flooded 911 with complaints that Amber Alert woke them up, police say

  15-02-2019 18:25 via cbc.ca
  Within an hour of an Amber Alert being issued for an 11-year-old Brampton girl on Friday, an Ontario 911 centre was deluged with calls from people complaining it woke them up, says Const. Akhil Mooken.
  
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• Beat the Winter Blues at the 2019 Toronto Motorcycle Show - autoTRADER.ca

  15-02-2019 18:15
  Beat the Winter Blues at the 2019 Toronto Motorcycle Show  autoTRADER.caSpring can't arrive soon enough for those who ride motorcycles. The Motorcycle Show in Toronto provides a great mid-winter reprieve to plan trips, invest in ...
  
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• 'This is not a negotiation,' says Ontario energy minister on Hydro One CEO pay

  15-02-2019 18:05
  Ontario's energy minister is asking Hydro One to come up with a revised executive compensation framework that slashes proposed CEO pay, warning that the government is not going to negotiate on the issue.
  
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• Man charged in Scarborough homicide had previous shooting conviction, is brother of Danzig shooter

  15-02-2019 17:54 via cbc.ca
  One of two men arrested and charged after a fatal daylight shooting in Scarborough earlier this week was previously convicted in a shooting more than six years ago, and is the brother of a man who pled guilty to numerous charges in the city’s infamous Danzig shooting.
  
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• Two men charged after deadly daylight shooting in stairwell of Scarborough building

  15-02-2019 17:52
  Three days after a man was gunned down in Scarborough, police have arrested a pair of suspects in connection with the case.
  
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• Google sister company wants a cut of Toronto's property taxes for developing smart city - Yahoo Style

  15-02-2019 17:41
  Google sister company wants a cut of Toronto's property taxes for developing smart city  Yahoo StyleAlphabet's Sidewalk Labs, a sister company of Google, wants a cut of Toronto's property taxes to build out its vision of a futuristic data-driven smart city.
  
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• Toronto police charge 2 men in connection with fatal east-end shooting - Global News

  15-02-2019 16:53
  Toronto police charge 2 men in connection with fatal east-end shooting  Global NewsPolice said officers responded to sound of gunshots at 4111 Lawrence Avenue East on Tuesday, just before 3 p.m..
  
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• Alexisonfire is back with new song and Toronto concert date - Toronto Star

  15-02-2019 16:45
  Alexisonfire is back with new song and Toronto concert date  Toronto StarPopular St. Catharines, Ont., punk band Alexisonfire, which announced its breakup in 2011, is flickering back to life, releasing a new song Friday and ...
  
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• First Look: 5,000-horsepower Devel Sixteen debuts at Toronto auto show - Driving

  15-02-2019 16:23
  First Look: 5,000-horsepower Devel Sixteen debuts at Toronto auto show  DrivingThe Devel Sixteen is proof you don't have to be smart — or, at least, self-aware — to be rich.
  
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• Surveillance video shows suspects opening fire at Markham home, slowly driving away

  15-02-2019 16:14 via cbc.ca
  York police are on the hunt for three suspects who fired multiple gunshots at a home in Markham. Investigators have released video of the shooting in hopes of identifying the shooters.
  
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• Police issue warning after series of knife-point robberies at Scarborough ATMs

  15-02-2019 15:58
  Toronto police are warning Scarborough residents to be vigilant after a spate of knife-point robberies at ATMs.
  
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• Security video captures gunmen firing rounds at Markham home - CTV News

  15-02-2019 15:53
  Security video captures gunmen firing rounds at Markham home  CTV NewsPolice are searching for a pair of armed gunmen who were caught on surveillance video firing rounds at a home in Markham last month.
  
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• Security video captures gunmen firing rounds at Markham home

  15-02-2019 15:53
  Police are searching for a pair of armed gunmen who were caught on surveillance video firing rounds at a home in Markham last month.
  
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• Sidewalk Labs wants cut of Toronto property taxes for Quayside project

  15-02-2019 15:31
  Sidewalk Labs is plotting to expand its proposal for a high-tech Toronto community by funding transit and underground infrastructure and trying to snatch up a portion of development fees and property taxes typically funnelled towards the city.
  
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• Sidewalk Labs wants cut of Toronto property taxes, development fees for Quayside project

  15-02-2019 15:31
  The Alphabet Inc.-backed entity behind plans to build a high tech community in Toronto is proposing it receive a cut of developer fees and incremental property taxes associated with the project.
  
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• Sidewalk Labs CEO responds to criticism around tax and transit plans

  15-02-2019 15:31
  Sidewalk Labs's chief executive officer says it's too "premature" to abandon any ideas it unveiled Thursday for a high-tech Toronto community it hopes to build, despite the concepts being met with fierce criticism.
  
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• Woman Shows Up At Toronto's Pearson Airport In A Massive Native Headdress (PHOTO) - Narcity

  15-02-2019 15:20
  Woman Shows Up At Toronto's Pearson Airport In A Massive Native Headdress (PHOTO)  NarcityWoman in native headdress spotted at Toronto's Pearson Airport and the photo is getting quite the amount of attention.
  
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• Sidewalk wants cut of property taxes and development fees for Quayside project

  15-02-2019 15:20 via cbc.ca
  The Alphabet Inc.-backed entity behind plans to build a high tech community in Toronto is proposing it receive a cut of developer fees and incremental property taxes associated with the project.
  
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• New info in old homicides expected from Kingston Police

  15-02-2019 15:14 via cbc.ca
  News conference with updates on old cases happening at 11 a.m. ET.
  
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• Kingston, Ont., man charged with 3 homicides, bombing in 1990s and 2000s

  15-02-2019 15:14 via cbc.ca
  Police have charged a Kingston, Ont., man with three homicides between 1995 and 2001, as well as a bombing in Toronto in 2000.
  
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• Kingston, Ont., man charged with 3 cold-case homicides, Toronto bombing - CBC News

  15-02-2019 15:14
  Kingston, Ont., man charged with 3 cold-case homicides, Toronto bombing  CBC NewsPolice have charged a Kingston, Ont., man with three cold-case homicides between 1995 and 2001, as well as a bombing in Toronto in 2000. Michael ...
  
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