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• Toronto man, 72, identified as Canadian victim of Ethiopian plane crash

  13-03-2019 23:23
  A 72-year-old Toronto man was identified Wednesday as one of the Canadian victims of the plane crash in Ethiopia.
  
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• ‘I didn’t know it was the last one,' mother of Ethiopian crash victim says of text with daughter

  13-03-2019 23:08
  The last text message Clariss Moore received from her daughter before she boarded a plane in Ethiopia on Sunday said she had landed safely from her previous flight and would arrive in Kenya two-and-a-half hours later.
  
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• ‘I didn’t know it was the last one,” mother of Ethiopian crash victim says of text with daughter

  13-03-2019 23:08
  The last text message Clariss Moore received from her daughter before she boarded a plane in Ethiopia on Sunday said she had landed safely from her previous flight and would arrive in Kenya two-and-a-half hours later.
  
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• Toronto-area lumber company fined $75,000 after worker injured unloading beams - Toronto Star

  13-03-2019 22:46 via thestar.com
  Toronto-area lumber company fined $75,000 after worker injured unloading beams  Toronto StarVAUGHAN, ONT.—A Toronto-area lumber company has been fined $75,000 after a worker was critically injured while unloading large beams from a delivery ...
  
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• Man in critical condition after being struck by TTC bus near Bay and Richmond

  13-03-2019 22:41 via cbc.ca
  A man in his 40s is in critical condition after being struck by a TTC bus, paramedics said.
  
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• Brampton to use part of budget surplus to boost parks, cycling

  13-03-2019 22:31
  Brampton council unanimously approved $1.25 million in funding to upgrade the city’s parks, with an additional $1.875 million being earmarked for an “active transportation.”
  
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• Toronto man, 72, identified as Canadian victim of Ethiopia plane crash - CTV News

  13-03-2019 22:29 via ctvnews.ca
  Toronto man, 72, identified as Canadian victim of Ethiopia plane crash  CTV NewsA 72-year-old Toronto man was identified Wednesday as one of the Canadian victims of the plane crash in Ethiopia.
  
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• Toronto homicide cops probing death of woman - Toronto Sun

  13-03-2019 22:26 via torontosun.com
  Toronto homicide cops probing death of woman  Toronto SunToronto Police have accused a suspect of murdering a woman in the city's west end on Wednesday morning.Officers responded to a 3 a.m. call for a suspicious ...
  
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• Man transported to trauma centre after being struck by TTC bus in Financial District

  13-03-2019 22:20
  A man in his 40s is in life-threatening condition after he was struck by a bus in the city’s Financial District on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Dearborn, four others Toronto-bound after record-setting regional - CFL.ca

  13-03-2019 22:18 via cfl.ca
  Dearborn, four others Toronto-bound after record-setting regional  CFL.caMONTREAL — After breaking two combine records, Carleton University defensive back Jacob Dearborn was one of five players added to the roster for the CFL ...
  
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• Jury finds Kamal Hassan not guilty of downtown double murder. He testified another man was the real killer

  13-03-2019 21:45
  Hassan testified he witnessed Kwasi Skene-Peters execute the two men in a condo unit near Liberty Village on June 28, 2015. Skene-Peters was killed two weeks later in a shootout with police.
  
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• Toronto index up slightly along with U.S. markets, loonie climbs - CTV News

  13-03-2019 21:35 via ctvnews.ca
  Toronto index up slightly along with U.S. markets, loonie climbs  CTV NewsTORONTO -- Rising commodity prices helped push Canada's main stock index to close slightly higher and push the loonie up, while U.S. markets climbed after ...
  
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• Tory MPP says he was suspended due to ‘long-standing tensions’ with premier's advisors

  13-03-2019 21:30
  Premier Doug Ford is promising to sit down with ousted Progressive Conservative MPP Randy Hillier to “run through a few things” before deciding whether he should be allowed to return to the government benches.
  
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• Tory MPP says he was suspended due to 'long-standing tensions' with premier's advisors

  13-03-2019 21:30
  Premier Doug Ford is promising to sit down with ousted Progressive Conservative MPP Randy Hillier to “run through a few things” before deciding whether he should be allowed to return to the government benches.
  
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• Tory MPP says he was suspended due to ‘long-standing tensions’ with Ford

  13-03-2019 21:30
  Premier Doug Ford is promising to sit down with ousted Progressive Conservative MPP Randy Hillier to “run through a few things” before deciding whether he should be allowed to return to the government benches.
  
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• At least 18 people died of suspected opioid overdoses in Toronto in February, paramedics say - Toronto Star

  13-03-2019 21:25 via thestar.com
  At least 18 people died of suspected opioid overdoses in Toronto in February, paramedics say  Toronto StarAt least 18 people died from suspected opioid overdoses in the city in February, up from 11 in January, according to paramedic records published by Toronto ...
  
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• At least 18 people died of suspected opioid overdoses in Toronto in February, paramedics say

  13-03-2019 21:25
  This is the highest number of suspected opioid related deaths reported by paramedics since last November, which saw 19.
  
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• Ontario to axe management-level health jobs in restructuring, Premier Doug Ford says

  13-03-2019 21:04 via cbc.ca
  Management-level jobs will be lost in the planned merger of 20 provincial health agencies, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday, as his message shifted from no job losses under his government to no front-line job losses.
  
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• Police stop woman who allegedly tried to kidnap trumpeter swan from Burlington beach

  13-03-2019 20:52
  Const. Steve Elms said there wasn’t enough evidence to prove the woman was trying to steal the swan.
  
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• Toronto doctor says provincial medical regulator won't investigate complaints on gun control - CBC.ca

  13-03-2019 20:49 via cbc.ca
  Toronto doctor says provincial medical regulator won't investigate complaints on gun control  CBC.caA Toronto doctor says Ontario's medical regulator has decided not to investigate dozens of complaints made about her push for stricter gun laws. Dr. Najma ...
  
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• Toronto doctor says provincial medical regulator won't investigate complaints on gun control

  13-03-2019 20:49 via cbc.ca
  The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario will not be investigating complaints made against Dr. Najma Ahmed after an organization she is a part of, called for a national ban on privately owned guns and rifles.
  
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• Toronto cop charged with professional misconduct over pepper-spray incident judge called ‘obvious police brutality’ - Toronto Star

  13-03-2019 20:00 via thestar.com
  Toronto cop charged with professional misconduct over pepper-spray incident judge called ‘obvious police brutality’  Toronto StarThe Toronto police officer who was captured on video pepper-spraying a man handcuffed in the back seat of a police car has been charged with professional ...
  
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• Passed over, bullied, mistaken for janitorial staff. Black women sue Ontario public service alleging systemic racism

  13-03-2019 20:00
  Two long-term government employees say they endured years of abuse and that their complaints were ignored or met with reprisals.
  
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• Toronto cop charged with professional misconduct over pepper-spray incident judge called ‘obvious police brutality’

  13-03-2019 19:58
  Const. Matthew Brewer is also facing misconduct charges in a recent unrelated incident involving a senior officer and a women he allegedly threatened inside a Whitby gym.
  
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• City crews demolish homeless encampment under Gardiner Expressway

  13-03-2019 19:58 via cbc.ca
  City crews cleared out a homeless encampment on Wednesday under the Gardiner Expressway downtown following a fire in a tent in the area on the weekend.
  
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• Dash camera captures plane narrowly missing traffic north of Toronto - CTV News

  13-03-2019 19:50 via ctvnews.ca
  Dash camera captures plane narrowly missing traffic north of Toronto  CTV NewsDash camera footage captured the terrifying moment when a small plane narrowly misses the vehicle's front hood as it careens across a busy road north of ...
  
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• Police identify 32-year-old man gunned down at Mississauga plaza

  13-03-2019 19:46
  Police in Mississauga have identified the man who was gunned down in a busy plaza before lunchtime on Monday.
  
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• $5 beer is coming to Blue Jays home games, but it probably won't be easy to score

  13-03-2019 19:33 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays are introducing $5 beer and hot dogs at the Rogers Centre, but you'll probably have to brave some long lines to score those kinds of deals.
  
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• Premier Ford says management-level health jobs will be axed

  13-03-2019 19:25
  Premier Doug Ford says there will be management-level job losses as a result of the planned merger of 20 provincial health agencies into one.
  
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• $5 beer is coming to Blue Jays games at the Rogers Centre this season

  13-03-2019 18:28
  The Blue Jays might have a tough time keeping up with their rivals in the American League East this season but when it comes to the cost of an ice cold beer, they should at least be competitive.
  
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• Toronto ranked 2nd best city in North America for quality of living - Daily Hive

  13-03-2019 18:16 via dailyhive.com
  Toronto ranked 2nd best city in North America for quality of living  Daily HiveIn case you needed another reminder that Toronto is a pretty sweet place to call home, our fine city has just been recognized as the second-best city in North ...
  
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• Toronto Officials Tear Down A Homeless Camp Under The Gardiner Expressway - Narcity

  13-03-2019 18:16 via narcity.com
  Toronto Officials Tear Down A Homeless Camp Under The Gardiner Expressway  NarcityA makeshift homeless camp that was set up under the Gardiner Expressway in downtown Toronto has been torn down by city officials, according to reports by ...
  
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• Poll finds more than three-quarters of Canadians bank online

  13-03-2019 17:39
  A new survey shows that more than three-quarters of Canadians now do their banking through digital channels, up from 68 per cent two years ago.
  
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• Ontario contractors say shortage of skilled labour slowing growth of companies

  13-03-2019 17:29 via cbc.ca
  A skilled labour shortage in Ontario in the past three years has slowed the growth of construction companies, prompting some to turn down work and others to decline to bid on projects, according to a survey of contractors at non-residential sites.
  
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• Durham homicide unit probing 'suspicious death' after man's body found on Oshawa road

  13-03-2019 17:29 via cbc.ca
  According to police, a city employee discovered the body around 8 :10 a.m. on the west shoulder of Stevenson Road, just south of Raglan Road W. 
  
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• This Toronto photographer makes ordinary pets look like superheroes - Toronto Life

  13-03-2019 17:17 via torontolife.com
  This Toronto photographer makes ordinary pets look like superheroes  Toronto LifeJess Bell is a dog trainer by trade, but after a few years of photographing her own pets—an Australian shepherd named Cohen and an elderly Chihuahua called ...
  
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• Watch a small plane crash across a GTA road, narrowly missing traffic

  13-03-2019 17:10 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto-area tow truck driver says he’s lucky to be alive after a small plane slammed across a road and just missed him near Buttonville Airport in Markham, Ont. on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• TSB investigates small plane that narrowly missed traffic in crash at Buttonville airport

  13-03-2019 17:10 via cbc.ca
  The Cirrus SR20 went down around 2 p.m., crashing into an embankment on the north side of 16th Avenue near Highway 404.
  
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• Ontario asking for public input into regional government review

  13-03-2019 17:01 via cbc.ca
  The province is setting up an online form for people who live in the 82 upper and lower municipalities currently involved in a regional government review.
  
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