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• Toronto police begin week-long road safety blitz - CBC.ca

  11-03-2019 23:54 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police begin week-long road safety blitz  CBC.caToronto police have started a week-long road safety blitz focusing on zero tolerance enforcement and community engagement.
  
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• Toronto police begin week-long road safety blitz

  11-03-2019 23:54 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have started a week-long road safety blitz focusing on zero tolerance enforcement and community engagement. 
  
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• Portion of Kipling Avenue reopens ahead of schedule after bridge removal

  11-03-2019 23:33
  A portion of Kipling Avenue closed for construction over the weekend has reopened 12 hours earlier than planned, city officials say.
  
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• Family of 22-year-old killed in downtown fire warns against smoking indoors

  11-03-2019 23:11
  A Toronto couple is warning others about the dangers of smoking indoors after their 22-year-old son died in a massive downtown fire last week.
  
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• Dog that went missing in the area of Yonge and Eglinton has been found

  11-03-2019 23:08
  A dog that went missing after being left unattended for “less than a minute” in the Yonge and Eglinton area last month has been found in good health.
  
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• Sidewalk Labs in talks with investors for Toronto smart-city infrastructure, document shows - The Globe and Mail

  11-03-2019 23:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  Sidewalk Labs in talks with investors for Toronto smart-city infrastructure, document shows  The Globe and MailSidewalk Labs has been shopping for financing partners for infrastructure on Toronto's eastern waterfront, entering into preliminary agreements with private ...
  
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• Scorpion stings passenger on Toronto-Calgary Air Transat flight - CTV News

  11-03-2019 22:19 via ctvnews.ca
  Scorpion stings passenger on Toronto-Calgary Air Transat flight  CTV NewsA scorpion stung a passenger on an Air Transat flight from Toronto to Calgary two weeks ago, in what the airline is calling 'an extremely rare situation.'
  
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• Six members of a Brampton family are among the dead in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash

  11-03-2019 20:14
  Six members of the same Brampton family were among the 18 Canadians killed Sunday when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed mere minutes after takeoff.
  
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• Six members of Brampton family among the dead in Ethiopian Airlines crash

  11-03-2019 20:11 via cbc.ca
  Two students, their parents, and grandparents are dead following the Ethiopian Airlines crash that happened on Sunday, according to the Peel District School Board. 
  
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• Brampton family, including 2 children, dead following Ethiopian Airlines crash

  11-03-2019 20:11 via cbc.ca
  Two students, their parents, and grandparents are dead following the Ethiopian Airlines crash that happened on Sunday, according to the Peel District School Board. 
  
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• Police searching for suspect after fatal Mississauga shooting

  11-03-2019 19:48 via cbc.ca
  Police are searching for a suspect after one man was killed during a fatal shooting in Mississauga.
  
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• 'It's just very unfair': Tributes flow for Danielle Moore, Ethiopian Airlines crash victim

  11-03-2019 19:44 via cbc.ca
  Anguished messages from across the country paint Danielle Moore as a brilliant light whose smile and laugh were contagious and who care deeply about Indigenous issues, the environment, and simply making the world better.
  
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• Man charged in connection with December shooting in Oshawa

  11-03-2019 19:35
  Durham police say they have arrested a 30-year-old man from Ajax, Ont., in connection to a December 2018 shooting.
  
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• Toronto and Vancouver named Canada's best cities for public transportation - CTV News

  11-03-2019 19:29 via ctvnews.ca
  Toronto and Vancouver named Canada's best cities for public transportation  CTV NewsToronto has been named the best city for public transportation in Canada for 2019. Vancouver and Montreal finished second and third in the Redfin transit index.
  
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• Why La Limonada's Trini doubles are an essential Toronto dish - Toronto Life

  11-03-2019 19:15 via torontolife.com
  Why La Limonada's Trini doubles are an essential Toronto dish  Toronto LifeRestaurateur Roger Yang didn't always call himself a vegan. He was just a guy who decided he didn't like eating animals or things produced by animals.
  
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• Displaced residents thank neighbours for 'life-changing' support in wake of deadly Bathurst fire

  11-03-2019 18:53 via cbc.ca
  A downtown Toronto community is rallying to rebuild homes destroyed in a massive and deadly fire earlier this month.
  
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• Toronto's Most Immersive Pop-Up Will Make You Super Nostalgic For Your Childhood - Narcity

  11-03-2019 17:57 via narcity.com
  Toronto's Most Immersive Pop-Up Will Make You Super Nostalgic For Your Childhood  NarcityDo you ever wish you could take a break from adulting, if only for an afternoon? Do you long for the carefree days of childhood when all you had to worry about ...
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Canada House for Commonwealth Day

  11-03-2019 17:49
  Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, marked Commonwealth Day by meeting with Canadians in London.
  
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• Big changes are coming to Ontario's autism program — here's what you should know

  11-03-2019 17:45 via cbc.ca
  On April 1, major changes are coming to Ontario's autism program. CBC Toronto answers some common questions about what it will look like moving forward.
  
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• Here are Toronto's most expensive condos - Yahoo News

  11-03-2019 17:14 via ca.finance.yahoo.com
  Here are Toronto's most expensive condos  Yahoo NewsCounting down Toronto's 10 most expensive condos as the rest of the real estate market cools.
  
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• OECD 'concerned' by allegations Trudeau interfered in SNC-Lavalin case

  11-03-2019 17:12 via cbc.ca
  The international economic group that oversees a global anti-bribery convention says it's monitoring allegations that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau interfered in a criminal prosecution against SNC-Lavalin.
  
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• Man dies after daytime shooting in Mississauga

  11-03-2019 17:12
  A 32-year-old man has been pronounced dead after a daytime shooting in Mississauga.
  
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• Daytime shooting in Mississauga sends one male to hospital

  11-03-2019 17:12
  One person has been taken to a trauma centre after a daytime shooting in Mississauga.
  
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• Canadian airlines try to reassure flyers of Boeing 737 safety after Ethiopia crash

  11-03-2019 16:59
  Canada's two largest airlines say they are confident in the safety of the Boeing 737 aircraft after a fatal crash on Sunday involving an Ethiopian Airlines flight.
  
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• Justin Bieber says he's 'been struggling a lot' and feels 'disconnected'

  11-03-2019 16:43
  Justin Bieber is asking his fans for emotional support as he works to face his personal struggles "head on."
  
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• Toronto's missing person unit dusts off decades-old cold cases

  11-03-2019 15:48 via cbc.ca
  The new missing person unit was launched in July in the wake of the Bruce McArthur investigation. Now, they're looking for new information on cases that stretch back 40 years.
  
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• CBA talks underway in downtown Toronto - 3downnation.com

  11-03-2019 15:47 via 3downnation.com
  CBA talks underway in downtown Toronto  3downnation.comInitial @cfl @cflpa negotiations begin today and continues Tuesday in Toronto. Meetings began at 10am ET. Don't expect major developments;hearing sides will ...
  
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• New autism supports for Ontario schools to come due to therapy funding changes

  11-03-2019 15:42
  Ontario has announced new supports for children with autism in schools, after parents raised concerns about kids entering school for the first time because they will get less funding for therapy.
  
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• More Canadians identified as victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash

  11-03-2019 15:13
  A senior UN official and a New Brunswick forester were among the 18 Canadians who died Sunday when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 aboard.
  
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• More about the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash

  11-03-2019 15:13
  Six members of an Ontario family, including two teenage sisters, were among the 18 Canadians killed in a plane crash in Ethiopia.
  
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• PCs to provide training, funding for schools taking on new students with autism

  11-03-2019 14:29 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's education minister is giving money to school boards to handle the students on the autism spectrum who will be transitioning into the school system as part of the PC's policy changes.
  
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• PC government to provide funding for schools taking on new students with autism

  11-03-2019 14:29 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's education minister is giving money to school boards to handle the students on the autism spectrum who will be transitioning into the school system as part of the PC's policy changes.
  
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• Province names Thomas Carrique as next OPP commissioner

  11-03-2019 14:20
  The deputy chief of York Regional Police has been tapped to take over as OPP commissioner, the Progressive Conservative government announced today, putting an end to a process that’s been mired in controversy.
  
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• Ontario names Thomas Carrique new OPP commissioner

  11-03-2019 14:12 via cbc.ca
  The government of Ontario has named Thomas Carrique as the new commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police.
  
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• Toronto Will Finally Have Nice Weather This Week - Narcity

  11-03-2019 13:48 via narcity.com
  Toronto Will Finally Have Nice Weather This Week  NarcityToronto will enjoy spring-like weather this week, with temperatures soaring to double-digit levels by Thursday.
  
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• Man sought in alleged assault on Toronto cop - Toronto Sun

  11-03-2019 13:29 via torontosun.com
  Man sought in alleged assault on Toronto cop  Toronto SunA man is wanted for allegedly attacking a Toronto Police officer during a traffic stop over the weekend.Police say the female officer stopped a vehicle around ...
  
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• A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash

  11-03-2019 12:51
  Details are emerging about the 18 Canadian victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in Addis Ababa that left 157 people dead. Here is what we know so far:
  
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• 'Oh, my God, something bit me': Scorpion stings student on Toronto to Calgary flight

  11-03-2019 12:30 via cbc.ca
  A woman on a flight from Toronto to Calgary said the lights had just dimmed for landing when she felt a piercing pain on her back and began "freaking out," forced to wear her seatbelt for minutes before leaping up to find a 10-centimetre-long scorpion.
  
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• Police launching campaign aimed at pedestrian safety - CTV News

  11-03-2019 12:15 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  Police launching campaign aimed at pedestrian safety  CTV NewsToronto police will be out on the roads to crack down on unsafe driving this week as part of a campaign to promote pedestrian safety.
  
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• Police launching campaign aimed at pedestrian safety

  11-03-2019 12:15
  Toronto police will be out on the roads to crack down on unsafe driving this week as part of a campaign to promote pedestrian safety.
  
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• Police target drivers in March break pedestrian safety blitz - Breakfast Television Toronto

  11-03-2019 11:58 via bttoronto.ca
  Police target drivers in March break pedestrian safety blitz  Breakfast Television TorontoToronto police are cracking down on speeders as well as distracted, impaired and aggressive drivers as part of a March break blitz.
  
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• Toronto police search for man who punched officer during traffic stop - CBC.ca

  11-03-2019 11:49 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police search for man who punched officer during traffic stop  CBC.caPolice are looking for a man who they say hit a female officer several times in the head during a traffic stop on Saturday.
  
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• Toronto police search for man who allegedly punched officer during traffic stop

  11-03-2019 11:49 via cbc.ca
  Police are looking for a man who they say hit a female officer several times in the head during a traffic stop on Saturday.
  
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• TTC closing stretch of Line 1 early this week

  11-03-2019 11:21
  The TTC will be shutting down a busy stretch of Line 1 a few hours earlier for several nights this week as it looks to carry out maintenance.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs: Victims of a Broken Playoff Format - Editor In Leaf

  11-03-2019 11:00 via editorinleaf.com
  Toronto Maple Leafs: Victims of a Broken Playoff Format  Editor In LeafThe Toronto Maple Leafs are in the midst of an exceptional season, but the broken NHL playoff format is threatening their Stanley Cup...
  
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• Toronto’s weather this week should be — knock on wood — pretty okay - Toronto Star

  11-03-2019 10:27 via thestar.com
  Toronto’s weather this week should be — knock on wood — pretty okay  Toronto StarNot to jinx it, but this week should be more moderate than previous stretches, with a few patches of rain and the occasional flurry.
  
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• Toronto’s weather this week should be — knock on wood — pretty OK - Toronto Star

  11-03-2019 10:27 via thestar.com
  Toronto’s weather this week should be — knock on wood — pretty OK  Toronto StarNot to jinx it, but this week should be more moderate than previous stretches, with a few patches of rain and the occasional flurry.
  
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• Lawyers demand police hand over evidence of more alleged crimes by Elizabeth Wettlaufer

  11-03-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Lawyers representing Ontario nursing home patients are demanding police hand over everything they know about two more crimes serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer allegedly committed. The former nurse is serving a life sentence for murdering eight patients in her care, and trying to harm or kill six others.
  
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• 'It makes me nervous': Concern grows over Vaughan Sports Village development plan

  11-03-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  A developer wants to purchase 33 acres of public parkland from the City of Vaughan and use it to expand a sports facility that will include a private high school and an outdoor concert space.
  
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