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• Could "the cramper" be a temporary solution for Toronto's homeless? - Toronto Sun

  09-03-2019 23:49 via torontosun.com
  Could "the cramper" be a temporary solution for Toronto's homeless?  Toronto SunThere's camping, glamping and now “cramping.”The “cramper,” instead of a camper, was built by 62-year-old homeless Torontonian Dan, who can just barely ...
  
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• 'Enchanting orb' as part of new exhibit on moon draws visitors to Toronto museum

  09-03-2019 23:12 via cbc.ca
  A giant sculpture of the "enchanting orb" known as the moon is drawing visitors to the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.
  
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• Woman, 84, struck and killed by bus driver at Hamilton GO Centre

  09-03-2019 22:52 via cbc.ca
  Police are investigating a fatal collision between a GO bus and an 84-year-old woman near Hamilton GO Centre on Saturday.
  
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• Elderly woman struck and killed by bus driver at Hamilton GO Centre

  09-03-2019 22:52 via cbc.ca
  Police are investigating a fatal collision between a GO bus and a pedestrian near Hamilton GO Centre on Saturday.
  
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• Person struck and killed by GO bus in Hamilton

  09-03-2019 22:43
  Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a GO bus in Hamilton this afternoon.
  
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• Target return date for displaced 650 Parliament residents pushed back again

  09-03-2019 19:52 via cbc.ca
  More than 1,500 people were forced to leave their units in the highrise at 650 Parliament Street on Aug. 21, 2018, when a electrical fire tore through the building.
  
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• Man in critical condition after ATV accident in Township of Scugog

  09-03-2019 19:52
  A 49-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital after being thrown from an ATV in the Township of Scugog early Saturday morning.
  
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• PMO denies 'hostility' in Trudeau's interactions with Liberal MP

  09-03-2019 18:34 via cbc.ca
  The Prime Minister's Office says there was "absolutely no hostility" from Justin Trudeau towards Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, despite allegations she's made against him.
  
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• 'Severe' pollution levels over parts of Toronto prompts air quality warning

  09-03-2019 18:02 via cbc.ca
  Higher than usual pollution levels in Toronto have prompted Environment Canada to issue a 'rare' special air quality alert for the city.
  
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• Risk of freezing rain in forecast for Toronto on Saturday night

  09-03-2019 18:02 via cbc.ca
  Winter is not over yet and Environment Canada says there is a risk of freezing rain for Toronto on Saturday night. The city remains under a special weather statement because of that risk.
  
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• Wolfpack get lit up in 1st loss of the season

  09-03-2019 17:59 via cbc.ca
  ​​Trailing by 10 at the break, Toulouse Olympique reeled off 40 unanswered points in the second half Saturday as the visiting Toronto Wolfpack suffered a rare loss in a 46-16 setback in Betfred Championship rugby league play in France.
  
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• Residents of 650 Parliament won't be able to return until at least late August

  09-03-2019 17:55
  The target date for residents to be able to return to a St. James Town highrise that was devastated by fire last summer has been pushed back again.
  
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• March Break kicks off in Toronto with air quality warning, risk of freezing rain and heavy rainfall - Toronto Star

  09-03-2019 17:30 via thestar.com
  March Break kicks off in Toronto with air quality warning, risk of freezing rain and heavy rainfall  Toronto StarIt's not the most promising start to March Break in Toronto, with Environment Canada warning of a risk of freezing rain beginning Saturday night followed by 15 to ...
  
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• Air quality statement issued for Toronto warning of ‘high levels’ of pollution Saturday - Global News

  09-03-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  Air quality statement issued for Toronto warning of ‘high levels’ of pollution Saturday  Global NewsEnvironment Canada issued a special air quality statement for Toronto on Saturday morning, warning that parts of the city are seeing high levels of air pollution.
  
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• Meet Toronto's 'time master': John Scott adjusts city's clocks every spring and fall - CBC.ca

  09-03-2019 16:36 via cbc.ca
  Meet Toronto's 'time master': John Scott adjusts city's clocks every spring and fall  CBC.caEvery spring and fall, John Scott climbs up clock towers across Toronto to change time. "The keymaster, the time master — I've been called a lot of titles," says ...
  
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• Meet Toronto's 'time master': John Scott adjusts city's clocks every spring and fall

  09-03-2019 16:36 via cbc.ca
  Every spring and fall, John Scott climbs up clock towers across Toronto to change time. "The keymaster, the time master — I've been called a lot of titles," says the 61-year-old.
  
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• Air quality statement ends for Toronto - CityNews

  09-03-2019 15:59 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Air quality statement ends for Toronto  CityNewsA special air quality statement issued by Environment Canada due to higher levels of pollution has ended for Toronto. The air quality health index remains in the ...
  
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• In downtown Toronto, $1100 a month gets you a toilet, a hot plate and 'crushing sadness' - TheSpec.com

  09-03-2019 15:33 via thespec.com
  In downtown Toronto, $1100 a month gets you a toilet, a hot plate and 'crushing sadness'  TheSpec.comA small, bare-bones apartment near Cabbagetown that garnered gasps over social media on Thursday may pass as an acceptable rental unit under government ...
  
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• Flooding conditions possible ahead of mild temperatures and 15-25 mm of rain

  09-03-2019 14:46
  The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority is warning about “potential flooding and hazardous conditions” that are expected following a significant rainfall overnight.
  
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• Air quality statement in effect amid increased levels of air pollution in parts of Toronto

  09-03-2019 14:46
  Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Toronto, warning of high levels of air pollution that have developed over the northern and eastern parts of the city.
  
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• Tory to give keynote about Toronto's tech sector at South by Southwest conference

  09-03-2019 13:50
  Mayor John Tory is travelling to Texas this weekend where he will be attending the annual South By South West conference in Austin and giving a keynote speech about Toronto’s tech sector.
  
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• Male victim dies after stabbing in Mississauga

  09-03-2019 13:17
  Peel Regional Police say a male victim died as a result of his injuries after a stabbing in the Hurontario St. and Lakeshore Rd. area Friday night.
  
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• Mighty oak tree that once stood in a farmer’s field lives on in the homes and hearts of Bolton residents

  09-03-2019 13:00
  When the oak that Don Chapman admired for decades succumbed to a windstorm, he had a frame made from one of its branches that now displays a treasured photo of the tree his granddaughter gave him for his 65th birthday. So many of his Facebook friends loved it, they had to have a copy for themselves.
  
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• Woman charged with murder after man stabbed to death in Mississauga highrise

  09-03-2019 12:47 via cbc.ca
  A woman has been charged with second degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of a man in Mississauga on Friday night, Peel police say.
  
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• Woman charged with 2nd-degree murder in stabbing death of man in Mississauga

  09-03-2019 12:47 via cbc.ca
  A woman has been charged with second degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of a man in Mississauga on Friday night, Peel police say.
  
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• Woman arrested in fatal stabbing of man in Mississauga highrise

  09-03-2019 12:47 via cbc.ca
  A woman has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a man in Mississauga on Friday night, Peel police say.
  
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• Woman in custody in connection with fatal Mississauga stabbing

  09-03-2019 12:26
  A man who was stabbed in Mississauga late Friday night has succumbed to his injuries in hospital, police say.
  
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• Woman charged with second-degree murder in fatal Mississauga stabbing

  09-03-2019 12:26
  A 54-year-old man who was stabbed in Mississauga late Friday night has succumbed to his injuries in hospital, police say.
  
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• What to do with the kids during March Break in Toronto - CBC.ca

  09-03-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  What to do with the kids during March Break in Toronto  CBC.caMarch Break is next week, but if you're a parent, it's anything but a break when your children are complaining that they're bored.
  
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• What to do with the kids during March Break in Toronto

  09-03-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  March Break is next week, but if you're a parent, it's anything but a break when your children are complaining that they're bored.
  
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• Doug Ford hedges on promise that 'no one' will lose their job

  09-03-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Premier Doug Ford and his PCs are backing away from his campaign promise that no one in the public sector will lose their job under his government.
  
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• 'They're taking away our hope': Ontario autism program changes leave families anxious about how they'll cope

  09-03-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Families of children with autism in Ontario say the changes to the province's autism program will leave them unable to pay for intensive therapies that can cost up to $100,000 a year while the provincial government says the new program is a much fairer system.
  
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• Inferno in must-win situation after dropping playoff opener to Furies - Calgary Herald

  09-03-2019 08:33 via calgaryherald.com
  Inferno in must-win situation after dropping playoff opener to Furies  Calgary HeraldThe Calgary Inferno must regroup quickly or their season could be over.The Inferno, who finished atop the Canadian Women's Hockey League regular-season ...
  
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• One victim in life-threatening condition following stabbing in Mississauga

  09-03-2019 05:10 via cbc.ca
  One victim was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition following a reported stabbing in Mississauga late Friday evening.
  
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• 'They want to make things happen': Award for female community leader honours late councillor Pam McConnell

  09-03-2019 05:03 via cbc.ca
  Late Toronto city councillor Pam McConnell spent three decades in public service, fighting not only for marginalized members of the community, but also for women to get more opportunities to make a difference.
  
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• Toronto school boards urge province for ‘additional and urgent’ autism funding - Toronto Star

  09-03-2019 04:59 via thestar.com
  Toronto school boards urge province for ‘additional and urgent’ autism funding  Toronto StarToronto's Catholic board is urging the province to “reconsider” changes to the autism program given the lack of information for schools that are expected to take ...
  
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• Toronto school boards urge province for ‘additional and urgent’ autism funding

  09-03-2019 04:57
  Public, Catholic boards ask Ford government for more resources before April 1 changes to the system.
  
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• One person rushed to hospital in critical condition after stabbing in Mississauga

  09-03-2019 04:51
  One person has been rushed to hospital in critical condition after a stabbing in Mississauga on Friday night.
  
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• Leonard's 31 lead Raptors past Pelicans, 127-104 - CTV News

  09-03-2019 04:35 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  Leonard's 31 lead Raptors past Pelicans, 127-104  CTV NewsKawhi Leonard scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game skid with a 127-104 victory over the undermanned New Orleans Pelicans on ...
  
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• Kawhi Leonard's 31points lead Raptors past Pelicans, 127-104

  09-03-2019 04:35
  Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game skid with a 127-104 victory over the undermanned New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
  
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• Kawhi Leonard's 31 points lead Raptors past Pelicans, 127-104

  09-03-2019 04:35
  Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game skid with a 127-104 victory over the undermanned New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
  
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• Leonard leads the way against Pelicans as Raptors snap 2-game skid

  09-03-2019 04:30 via cbc.ca
  Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game skid with a 127-104 victory over the undermanned New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
  
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• U of Toronto students approve motion, make BDS committee permanent - The Jerusalem Post

  09-03-2019 03:44 via jpost.com
  U of Toronto students approve motion, make BDS committee permanent  The Jerusalem PostThe union passed the motion on Feb. 26 during a special general meeting following a “long and heated discussion,” the university's student newspaper The ...
  
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• Traveller with measles prompts warning for Toronto airport - CTV News

  09-03-2019 03:34 via ctvnews.ca
  Traveller with measles prompts warning for Toronto airport  CTV NewsAn adult from Ontario who recently travelled across Asia has been diagnosed with measles, and authorities are concerned that other travellers passing through ...
  
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• World taekwondo champion and naval reservist says training ‘does not feel like work’

  09-03-2019 02:16
  One of the world’s best taekwondo athletes is sharing her message of perseverance and is encouraging everyone to “go for your dreams.”
  
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• CRIME SCENE: Cannabis edibles seized look like kids candy - Toronto Sun

  09-03-2019 02:06 via torontosun.com
  CRIME SCENE: Cannabis edibles seized look like kids candy  Toronto SunResidents north of Toronto are being warned by York Regional Police following a $1.7 million bust of illegal cannabis and cannabis edibles that could be ...
  
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• Man critically injured in Midtown gas station shooting - Toronto Sun

  09-03-2019 01:51 via torontosun.com
  Man critically injured in Midtown gas station shooting  Toronto SunA man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times early Friday at a gas station in Toronto.Police say the man was at a Petro Canada gas station on ...
  
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