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• Watch Leigh Centurions vs. Toronto Wolfpack - CBC.ca

  20-02-2019 23:41 via cbc.ca
  Watch Leigh Centurions vs. Toronto Wolfpack  CBC.caWatch as the Toronto Wolfpack try to remain undefeated this season as they visit the Leigh Centurions.
  
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• Therapy dogs to roam Toronto's Pearson airport to relieve travellers' stress - CTV News

  20-02-2019 23:35 via ctvnews.ca
  Therapy dogs to roam Toronto's Pearson airport to relieve travellers' stress  CTV NewsTherapy dogs are coming to Canada's largest airport to help soothe stressed travellers.
  
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• Lawyers to get unisex change room at Ontario's top court following petition

  20-02-2019 23:09 via cbc.ca
  The Law Society of Ontario says it will create a unisex space where barristers appearing before the province's top court can change into their robes and network.
  
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• Toronto police put focus on Indigenous women and girls targeted by human traffickers - CBC.ca

  20-02-2019 23:07 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police put focus on Indigenous women and girls targeted by human traffickers  CBC.caToronto police have opened a first-of-its-kind conference with a focus on helping Indigenous women and girls from falling victim to human trafficking.
  
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• Toronto police put focus on Indigenous women and girls targeted by human traffickers

  20-02-2019 23:07 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have opened a first-of-its-kind conference with a focus on helping Indigenous women and girls from falling victim to human trafficking.
  
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• Images released of Tuesday double-shooting suspect - Toronto Sun

  20-02-2019 23:05 via torontosun.com
  Images released of Tuesday double-shooting suspect  Toronto SunSecurity camera images have been released of a man believed connected to Tuesday morning's double-shooting.Just after 9 a.m., emergency crews were ...
  
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• Police officer found guilty of assault after breaking cyclist's shoulder during arrest

  20-02-2019 22:25 via cbc.ca
  Justice Susan Chapman found that Const. Douglas Holmes used excessive force when he shoved Oliver Santiago to the ground face first from behind after a traffic stop in downtown Toronto on Oct. 10, 2017.
  
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• Toronto officer found guilty of assault in cyclist’s rough arrest, judge rules - CityNews

  20-02-2019 22:23 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Toronto officer found guilty of assault in cyclist’s rough arrest, judge rules  CityNewsA Toronto police officer has been found guilty of assault causing bodily harm after breaking a cyclist's shoulder during a rough arrest. Justice Susan Chapman ...
  
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• Toronto man's fundraiser for Alzheimer's gets major boost from AC/DC guitarist - CTV News

  20-02-2019 22:15 via ctvnews.ca
  Toronto man's fundraiser for Alzheimer's gets major boost from AC/DC guitarist  CTV NewsA Toronto man's skating campaign to fundraise for Alzheimer's disease charities caught the attention of rock band AC/DC, resulting in a donation of $19260 to ...
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs should put in waiver claim for Devante Smith-Pelly - Tip of the Tower

  20-02-2019 21:33 via tipofthetower.com
  Toronto Maple Leafs should put in waiver claim for Devante Smith-Pelly  Tip of the TowerThe Washington Capitals have placed Devante Smith-Pelly on waivers and the Toronto Maple Leafs should consider putting in a claim.
  
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• Toronto moves to protect sold-off Hearn waterfront site with heritage status - Toronto Star

  20-02-2019 21:17 via thestar.com
  Toronto moves to protect sold-off Hearn waterfront site with heritage status  Toronto StarThe city is moving to protect the recently sold Richard L. Hearn Generating Station — a hulking former power plant with 70-storey smokestack — as a crucial ...
  
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• Telecom customers face 'unacceptable' harm from misleading sales tactics, CRTC says

  20-02-2019 21:16 via cbc.ca
  New rules are needed to prevent telecom companies from using aggressive and misleading sales practices that harm consumers — particularly seniors and other vulnerable Canadians — to an "unacceptable degree," the CRTC says.
  
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• Service Ontario warns of delays for marriage, birth and death certificates

  20-02-2019 21:16 via cbc.ca
  Anyone requesting certificates could experience delays of up to three-and-a-half months.
  
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• Man facing 35 charges after knife-point robberies reported at Scarborough ATMs

  20-02-2019 21:11
  A 20-year-old man allegedly responsible for a series of knife-point robberies at ATMs and fast-food restaurants in Scarborough has been arrested and charged.
  
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• This Toronto museum is offering free admission on weekends - Daily Hive

  20-02-2019 21:09 via dailyhive.com
  This Toronto museum is offering free admission on weekends  Daily HiveStarting February 24, in alignment with the release of new winter exhibitions, MOCA will offer free admission to all visitors on one Sunday each month.
  
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• Ontario courts should tell journalists when a jury is returning a verdict, transparency advocates say

  20-02-2019 21:05
  When a jury reaches verdict in Ontario, there is a standard notification process for everyone — except journalists. It’s a gap that makes the courts less transparent and accessible, advocates say.
  
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• Toronto officer found guilty of assault in cyclist’s rough arrest, judge rules

  20-02-2019 20:58
  Justice Susan Chapman found that Const. Douglas Holmes used excessive force when he shoved Oliver Santiago to the ground face first from behind after a traffic stop in downtown Toronto on Oct. 10, 2017.
  
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• Toronto police arrest man following string of knifepoint robberies at east end ATMs

  20-02-2019 20:57
  Shah Safiyyullah Hussaini Syed, a 20-year-old from Toronto, allegedly targeted women using bank ATMs, Toronto police said.
  
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• Judge finds Toronto officer guilty of assault in cyclist's rough arrest

  20-02-2019 20:53
  A Toronto police officer has been found guilty of assault causing bodily harm after breaking a cyclist's shoulder during a rough arrest.
  
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• DeRozan's bond with Toronto runs much deeper than basketball - TSN

  20-02-2019 20:50 via tsn.ca
  DeRozan's bond with Toronto runs much deeper than basketball  TSN“My whole mindset has always been Toronto since I've been here. My goal when I first got here was to make this whole city and this whole country be known.
  
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• Toronto's Domee Shi brings her love of food to the screen with Oscar-nominated 'Bao'

  20-02-2019 20:35
  It's a film scene that would mesmerize any foodie: A close-up shot of a woman's hands as she deftly folds a pocket of dough filled with pork and vegetables into a perfectly pleated dumpling.
  
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• Education minister defends $140K EQAO job for failed PC candidate

  20-02-2019 20:28
  Ontario's education minister is defending the $140,000 salary for a failed Tory candidate to lead a standardized testing organization -- a job that was previously a part-time appointment.
  
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• Images released of suspected gunman in double shooting at west-end building

  20-02-2019 20:15
  Images have been released of a suspect accused of shooting two people at a west-end Toronto apartment building on Tuesday.
  
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• Toronto police release images of suspect in Glen Park double shooting

  20-02-2019 20:09
  The shooting, which left a man and woman injured, is believed to have been targeted, police said.
  
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• MPP Randy Hillier suspended from Ontario PC caucus after autism debate

  20-02-2019 19:53 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Randy Hillier has been suspended indefinitely from the Ontario PC caucus after making "disrespectful comments to parents of children with autism," Leader Doug Ford said Wednesday.
  
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• Ontario unveils mandatory retail pot training certificate

  20-02-2019 19:49 via cbc.ca
  The CannSell certificate will be mandatory for all managers, employees and licence holders planning to work in one of the province's 25 brick-and-mortar pot shops when they open their doors on April 1.
  
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• Like Smart Serve, but for cannabis: Ontario unveils mandatory retail pot training certificate

  20-02-2019 19:49 via cbc.ca
  The CannSell certificate will be mandatory for all managers, employees and licence holders planning to work in one of the province's 25 brick-and-mortar pot shops when they open their doors on April 1.
  
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• Ford suspends MPP from caucus over 'disrespectful' comments to parents of kids with autism

  20-02-2019 19:39
  Premier Doug Ford kicked out a member of his Progressive Conservative caucus over “disrespectful comments” made to the parents of children with autism.
  
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• Toronto FC: Post-Giovinco era off to an embarrassing start - Tip of the Tower

  20-02-2019 19:34 via tipofthetower.com
  Toronto FC: Post-Giovinco era off to an embarrassing start  Tip of the TowerLast season, Toronto FC were on the verge of becoming the first ever MLS club to win the CONCACAF Champions League. On the evidence of Tuesday night, ...
  
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• Some are calling Ontario's latest salt shortage unprecedented

  20-02-2019 19:20 via cbc.ca
  Ontario homeowners and contractors are struggling with what some call an unprecedented province-wide shortage of salt, leaving them with few options as another encore of freezing rain bears down on a large swathe of the province.
  
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• Boy, 14, faces first-degree murder charge in death of teen in Barrie, Ont

  20-02-2019 18:35 via cbc.ca
  A 14-year-old boy is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a teen with whom he shared a home, police in central Ontario said Wednesday.
  
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• TTC Musician Gets Reunited With His Stolen Instrument And Toronto Is So Happy For Him - Narcity

  20-02-2019 18:28 via narcity.com
  TTC Musician Gets Reunited With His Stolen Instrument And Toronto Is So Happy For Him  NarcityToronto busker Jeff Burke found out that happy endings really do exist last night after the TTC musician was reunited with his prized bassoon six weeks after it ...
  
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• Every Toronto location that shows up in the first season of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy - Toronto Life

  20-02-2019 18:26 via torontolife.com
  Every Toronto location that shows up in the first season of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy  Toronto LifeWhere better to raise a troupe of superheroes than Toronto?
  
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• Sidewalk Labs defends plan for company to be compensated for waterfront project

  20-02-2019 18:10 via cbc.ca
  The CEO of Sidewalk Labs is defending a proposal by the company that would see it compensated in return for work on creating a high-tech community on Toronto's waterfront.
  
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• Sidewalk Labs defends compensation plan for waterfront project

  20-02-2019 18:10 via cbc.ca
  The CEO of Sidewalk Labs is defending a proposal by the company that would see it compensated in return for work on creating a high-tech community on Toronto's waterfront.
  
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• Province promises regulations, potential competition for new home warranty provider

  20-02-2019 18:06
  A consumer group says the government of stalling the removal of Tarion’s monopoly.
  
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• Water main break floods Etobicoke street, impacts nearby homes

  20-02-2019 17:57
  A water main break in Etobicoke’s Eatonville neighbourhood is causing a headache for some homeowners this morning.
  
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• 'Minimal' damage after water main break floods Etobicoke street, officials say

  20-02-2019 17:57
  A water main break in Etobicoke’s Eatonville neighbourhood caused a headache for some homeowners on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Toronto's first zero-waste shop is officially open (PHOTOS) - Daily Hive

  20-02-2019 17:47 via dailyhive.com
  Toronto's first zero-waste shop is officially open (PHOTOS)  Daily HiveUnboxed Market, Toronto's first brick-and-mortar zero-waste shop and cafe, has officially opened at Dundas and Dovercourt.
  
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• Unacceptable sales practices used by telecom industry, CRTC report confirms

  20-02-2019 17:44
  The Canadian Television-Radio and Telecommunications Commission confirmed Wednesday what has been widely alleged for years -- that Canada's telecommunications industry uses unacceptable sales practices that mislead consumers and harm vulnerable members of the public.
  
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• Ontario announces home warranty changes to address conflict of interest

  20-02-2019 17:40
  Ontario has announced changes for new home warranties, including moving oversight for new home builders and vendors away from the corporation that provides the warranties.
  
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• Ontario to create new home warranty regulator to crack down on conflicts of interest

  20-02-2019 17:38 via cbc.ca
  Ontario has announced changes for new home warranties, including moving oversight for new home builders and vendors away from the corporation that provides the warranties.
  
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• Materials sector helps lift Toronto stock market, loonie moves higher - CTV News

  20-02-2019 17:38 via ctvnews.ca
  Materials sector helps lift Toronto stock market, loonie moves higher  CTV NewsThe materials sector led the way on the Toronto stock market in late-morning trading as Canada's main stock index climbed higher.
  
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