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• How do you deal with a controversial trustee? York school board needs more time to think

  06-03-2019 23:54
  York Region school board puts off how to censure trustee over comments to Star reporter —will make decision March 18.
  
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• Innovative Toronto housing program that matches students and seniors needs $90,000 to continue - Toronto Star

  06-03-2019 23:53 via thestar.com
  Innovative Toronto housing program that matches students and seniors needs $90,000 to continue  Toronto StarA program that helps match seniors with rooms to spare and students in need of living accommodations could see up to 400 people more in more affordable ...
  
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• Jeopardy host Alex Trebek diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer

  06-03-2019 23:17 via cbc.ca
  Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
  
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• 'I'm going to fight this': Jeopardy host Alex Trebek announces Stage 4 cancer

  06-03-2019 23:17 via cbc.ca
  Sudbury, Ont.-born game-show host Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He announced the news in a video on the Jeopardy YouTube channel.
  
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• 'I'm going to fight this,' Alex Trebek says of pancreatic cancer diagnosis

  06-03-2019 23:12
  Canadian "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek announced he's been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in a YouTube video on Wednesday that had a positive tone despite the grim prognosis.
  
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• Alex Trebek says he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer

  06-03-2019 23:12
  Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.
  
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• Crews cleaning up 25,000 litres of sewage after truck leaks on Highway 400

  06-03-2019 23:09
  Ontario Provincial Police say a septic truck sprung a leak on Highway 400 near King Road shortly after 9 a.m.
  
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• Toronto’s new poet laureate A.F. Moritz gets what life is like here - Toronto Star

  06-03-2019 23:01 via thestar.com
  Toronto’s new poet laureate A.F. Moritz gets what life is like here  Toronto StarToronto would benefit from more often having people see the city through the eyes of a poet, rather than simply through spreadsheets and reports and standards ...
  
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• Sidewalk Labs could pull out of waterfront project if transit isn't built, CEO says

  06-03-2019 23:00
  The chief executive officer of an Alphabet-backed entity planning a high tech neighbourhood in Toronto says the company may pull out of the project if it can't get transit built in the neighbourhood.
  
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• U of T acquires Peter Mansbridge’s career archive

  06-03-2019 22:47
  The school calls it a “treasure trove” that depicts not just Mansbridge’s career at the CBC but also the news industry and current events throughout the decades.
  
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• University of Toronto to house Peter Mansbridge's career archive - CBC.ca

  06-03-2019 22:29 via cbc.ca
  University of Toronto to house Peter Mansbridge's career archive  CBC.caThe University of Toronto has acquired the career archive of Peter Mansbridge, who was the anchor for CBC's The National from 1988 to 2017.
  
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• Toronto police charge Scarborough youth worker with sex assault, warn there may be other victims - Toronto Star

  06-03-2019 22:18 via thestar.com
  Toronto police charge Scarborough youth worker with sex assault, warn there may be other victims  Toronto StarToronto police have charged a 37-year-old youth worker with the sexual assault of a man in Scarborough's Clairlea neighbourhood last month in connection ...
  
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• Toronto police charge Scarborough youth worker with sex assault, warn there may be other victims

  06-03-2019 22:17
  Giovanni Reyes, 37, of Toronto, is charged with one count of sexual assault over a Feb. 23 incident in Scarborough’s Clairlea neighbourhood.
  
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• Drake-affiliated Pick 6ix Toronto restaurant to reopen as a sports bar - CTV News

  06-03-2019 22:10 via ctvnews.ca
  Drake-affiliated Pick 6ix Toronto restaurant to reopen as a sports bar  CTV NewsA Toronto restaurant affiliated with hip-hop superstar Drake is set to reopen later this month with a new contemporary sports bar concept.
  
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• Sidewalk Labs could pull out of Toronto’s Quayside project if transit isn’t built, CEO says - Global News

  06-03-2019 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  Sidewalk Labs could pull out of Toronto’s Quayside project if transit isn’t built, CEO says  Global NewsSidewalk Labs chief executive officer says the Quayside project will no longer be interesting to his company if transit can't be built.
  
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• Kingston becomes latest Canadian city to declare a climate emergency

  06-03-2019 21:55
  A small eastern Ontario city has become the latest Canadian municipality to declare climate change as an emergency in need of local government attention.
  
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• University of Toronto to house Peter Mansbridge's career archive

  06-03-2019 21:52 via cbc.ca
  The University of Toronto has acquired the career archive of Peter Mansbridge, who was the anchor for CBC's The National from 1988 to 2017.
  
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• Toronto turns 185 today! Celebrate accordingly.

  06-03-2019 21:45
  Mayor John Tory announces Wednesday as ‘City of Toronto Day’ to celebrate its 185 birthday.
  
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• Hotel sheltering refugees, homeless sold for redevelopment

  06-03-2019 21:33
  A Toronto hotel that served as the first home in Canada for hundreds of Syrian refugees has been sold for redevelopment.
  
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• Orangeville man handed 9 year sentence in carjackings, crashes that killed 2

  06-03-2019 21:32
  An Orangeville man has been handed a nine-year sentence for his role in a series of crashes that stretched from Brampton to Toronto and claimed the lives of two people.
  
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• Barbie announces Tessa Virtue doll as part of 'Role Models' series

  06-03-2019 21:28
  Canadian figure skating star Tessa Virtue is getting a Barbie made in her likeness.
  
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• Lawyer for former OPP deputy says Doug Ford orchestrated his client's firing

  06-03-2019 21:19 via cbc.ca
  The lawyer representing former Ontario Provincial Police deputy commissioner Brad Blair has accused Premier Doug Ford of orchestrating the firing of his client.
  
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• Toronto’s inner-city streets can be torturous in winter - Toronto Star

  06-03-2019 21:01 via thestar.com
  Toronto’s inner-city streets can be torturous in winter  Toronto StarWith icy snowbanks between on-street parking spaces, finding a place to park or even getting in or out of a spot can be an ordeal, writes Jack Lakey.
  
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• WATCH: Suddenly camera shy Morneau avoids SNC-Lavalin questions at Toronto fundraiser - The Rebel

  06-03-2019 20:30 via therebel.media
  WATCH: Suddenly camera shy Morneau avoids SNC-Lavalin questions at Toronto fundraiser  The RebelSuddenly, Liberal MPs are tongue-tied and camera shy these days. First, I asked Finance Minister Bill Morneau a few questions outside Justin Trudeau's “love ...
  
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• Durham police charge second man in Jan. 25 killing, the region’s first homicide of 2019

  06-03-2019 20:26
  Marc Anthony Thompson, 19, of Ajax, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Nicholas Samaroo, 24.
  
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• Lawyer says gov't was wrong in firing Brad Blair, did not follow proper process

  06-03-2019 20:19
  The lawyer for a former high-ranking provincial police officer alleges the Ontario government engaged in an abuse of power when it fired his client earlier this week.
  
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• As OPP controversy grows, Doug Ford dodges the Legislature

  06-03-2019 20:14 via cbc.ca
  Premier Doug Ford was absent from question period for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday as the opposition demanded answers on the firing of a senior OPP officer.
  
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• Happy Birthday Toronto! You look great for 185 - CityNews

  06-03-2019 20:08 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Happy Birthday Toronto! You look great for 185  CityNewsThe Toronto sign will shine blue on Wednesday to celebrate the city's 185th birthday. Proud to proclaim today City of Toronto Day to celebrate this day in 1834 ...
  
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• Neanderthals' paleo diet included a surprising kind of meat

  06-03-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  You might picture Neanderthals as big game hunters jabbing their spears into the flesh of a rearing woolly mammoth. But it turns out their paleo diet wasn't always that heavy on the red meat — suggesting they were more adaptable than they get credit for.
  
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• Watchdog to investigate conflicting Ontario autism budget numbers - CTV News

  06-03-2019 19:51 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  Watchdog to investigate conflicting Ontario autism budget numbers  CTV NewsOntario's budget watchdog has agreed to investigate claims by the Progressive Conservative government about the size of the autism program budget.
  
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• Watchdog to investigate conflicting Ontario autism budget numbers

  06-03-2019 19:51
  Ontario's budget watchdog has agreed to investigate claims by the Progressive Conservative government about the size of the autism program budget.
  
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• MacLeod claims she's been threatened over Ontario autism overhaul plan

  06-03-2019 19:51
  Ontario's social services minister says she won't attend a protest planned at the legislature on Thursday by parents of children with autism because she has received threats.
  
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• Orillia native joins call for handgun ban after daughter shot in Toronto - OrilliaMatters.Com

  06-03-2019 19:48 via orilliamatters.com
  Orillia native joins call for handgun ban after daughter shot in Toronto  OrilliaMatters.ComKen Price urges Orillians to support cause; 'It's not like the smaller cities are exempt from what we're talking about'
  
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• Lisa MacLeod won't attend autism rally due to 'credible threats'

  06-03-2019 19:36 via cbc.ca
  Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod says she will not attend a rally about changes to autism funding at Queen's Park Thursday because she has received "credible threats" against her.
  
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• Toronto Hydro warns customers after a spike in reported scams - Toronto Star

  06-03-2019 19:32 via thestar.com
  Toronto Hydro warns customers after a spike in reported scams  Toronto StarToronto Hydro is warning the public of a spike in scams targeting its customers, with fake threats to disconnect power immediately unless payments are made.
  
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• Mississauga man, 50, faces 100 firearm and drug charges

  06-03-2019 18:54 via cbc.ca
  A Mississauga man is facing 100 firearm and drug charges after a police investigation and search of his home and vehicle, Toronto police announced on Wednesday.
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays sign reliever Bud Norris to minor-league deal

  06-03-2019 18:16
  The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-hander Bud Norris to a minor-league contract with an invitation to major-league spring training.
  
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• Maple Leafs sign defenceman Andreas Borgman to contract extension

  06-03-2019 18:14
  The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Andreas Borgman to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
  
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• New poet laureate, A.F. Moritz, calls Toronto an ‘outstanding little city-state’ - Toronto Star

  06-03-2019 18:12 via thestar.com
  New poet laureate, A.F. Moritz, calls Toronto an ‘outstanding little city-state’  Toronto StarLike a lot of Canadians I love Canada but I love it through my little corner of it,” Moritz says.
  
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• Police lay 100 charges against Mississauga man in gun and drugs investigation

  06-03-2019 18:06
  A Mississauga man is facing 100 charges after a pair of search warrants by Toronto police allegedly yielded $400,000 worth of heroin and more than a dozen illegal firearms.
  
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• Toronto police lay 100 charges against Mississauga man, 50, in guns and drugs investigation - The Globe and Mail

  06-03-2019 18:01 via theglobeandmail.com
  Toronto police lay 100 charges against Mississauga man, 50, in guns and drugs investigation  The Globe and MailToronto police say they've laid 100 charges against a 50-year-old Mississauga, Ont., man following a guns and drugs investigation. They say investigators ...
  
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• Raptors HQ Roundtable: On Jeremy Lin, Toronto’s roster moves, taking a break, and more - RaptorsHQ

  06-03-2019 18:00 via raptorshq.com
  Raptors HQ Roundtable: On Jeremy Lin, Toronto’s roster moves, taking a break, and more  RaptorsHQToronto keeps plugging away as we head towards the dog days of the regular season. With the return of the HQ Roundtable, we're talking about what the ...
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Can fading hosts find re-Leaf tonight against surging Toronto? - The Province

  06-03-2019 17:55 via theprovince.com
  Canucks Game Day: Can fading hosts find re-Leaf tonight against surging Toronto?  The ProvinceIt's look-in-the-mirror time for the Canucks who are all but mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season.
  
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• Toronto police lay 100 charges against Mississauga man in guns and drugs probe - National Post

  06-03-2019 17:53 via nationalpost.com
  Toronto police lay 100 charges against Mississauga man in guns and drugs probe  National PostTORONTO — A 50-year-old Mississauga, Ont., man is facing 100 charges after police alleged they found multiple guns and several kilograms of drugs in his ...
  
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• Second man charged in murder of Pickering man - Toronto Sun

  06-03-2019 17:48 via torontosun.com
  Second man charged in murder of Pickering man  Toronto SunA second man faces murder charges in Durham Region's first homicide of 2019 back in January.Marc Anthony Thompson, 19, of Gillett Dr., was arrested ...
  
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• Financial sector helps boost stocks in Toronto, U.S. stocks in the red - The Telegram

  06-03-2019 17:45 via thetelegram.com
  Financial sector helps boost stocks in Toronto, U.S. stocks in the red  The TelegramTORONTO — Gains in the financial sector led Canada's main stock index higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were stuck in the red as they ...
  
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• Financial sector helps boost stocks in Toronto, U.S. stocks in the red - Cape Breton Post

  06-03-2019 17:45 via capebretonpost.com
  Financial sector helps boost stocks in Toronto, U.S. stocks in the red  Cape Breton PostTORONTO — Gains in the financial sector led Canada's main stock index higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were stuck in the red as they ...
  
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• University of Toronto to house Peter Mansbridge's career archive - National Post

  06-03-2019 17:40 via nationalpost.com
  University of Toronto to house Peter Mansbridge's career archive  National PostTORONTO — The University of Toronto has acquired the career archive of Peter Mansbridge.The U of T Libraries' Media Commons says the meticulous ...
  
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• University of Toronto to house Peter Mansbridge’s career archive - CityNews

  06-03-2019 17:40 via toronto.citynews.ca
  University of Toronto to house Peter Mansbridge’s career archive  CityNewsTORONTO — The University of Toronto has acquired the career archive of Peter Mansbridge. The U of T Libraries' Media Commons says the meticulous ...
  
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• Ontario to build new GO station at Woodbine Racetrack with private company

  06-03-2019 17:25
  The Ontario government will partner with a private company to build a new GO Transit station at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.
  
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