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• Amber Alert cancelled after missing girl, 5, found safe in Toronto area - CTV News

  19-03-2019 23:08 via ctvnews.ca
  Amber Alert cancelled after missing girl, 5, found safe in Toronto area  CTV NewsPolice in the Greater Toronto Area say a five-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe.
  
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• 19 bucket list worthy things to enjoy in Toronto this spring - Daily Hive

  19-03-2019 22:49 via dailyhive.com
  19 bucket list worthy things to enjoy in Toronto this spring  Daily HiveWe've rounded up 19 bucket list spring activities and events that will have you falling in love with our city all over again.
  
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• Wettlaufer inquiry will not seek information about more victims

  19-03-2019 22:30 via cbc.ca
  The commissioner for the inquiry looking into the actions at Elizabeth Wettlaufer will not be seeking further information from local police forces. 
  
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• Two Bold, Ambitious Plans Set to Transform Scarborough Centre - Urban Toronto

  19-03-2019 22:00 via urbantoronto.ca
  Two Bold, Ambitious Plans Set to Transform Scarborough Centre  Urban TorontoToronto's Design Review Panel was recently treated to presentations of two concurrent master plans for Scarborough Centre, both of which propose a significant ...
  
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• 5-year-old Markham girl found safe after Amber Alert called, no charges laid against father

  19-03-2019 22:00
  York Region police arrested 25-year-old man, who they say was not supposed to be in contact with his daughter.
  
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• Five-year-old girl subject of Amber Alert north of Toronto found safe - The Globe and Mail

  19-03-2019 21:51 via theglobeandmail.com
  Five-year-old girl subject of Amber Alert north of Toronto found safe  The Globe and MailA five-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert north of Toronto on Tuesday was found safe after a few hours. York regional police said the girl's father ...
  
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• Toronto Is Getting a Garfield-Themed Pizza Restaurant - Exclaim!

  19-03-2019 21:47 via exclaim.ca
  Toronto Is Getting a Garfield-Themed Pizza Restaurant  Exclaim!It's been a big week for cat-related *content*, and the streak continues with news that Toronto is getting its very own Garfield-themed pizzer...
  
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• Tennis teen Bianca Andreescu is waking up to a new world

  19-03-2019 21:42 via cbc.ca
  People will be looking to see if Mississauga teenager Bianca Andreescu can build off her surprise result at Indian Wells. And whether she can deal with the pressure that comes with winning.
  
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• Five things to know about the 2019 federal budget

  19-03-2019 21:40
  The Liberals' last budget of this mandate sets the stage for the October federal election and includes a sprinkling of money for voters across a wide spectrum. But there are also gaps in spending for some groups.
  
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• Doug Ford can't be trusted with uploading Toronto's subway - Toronto Star

  19-03-2019 21:39 via thestar.com
  Doug Ford can't be trusted with uploading Toronto's subway  Toronto StarThe Doug Ford Conservative government is planning to pull off one of the most ambitious power grabs in recent memory — taking the entire subway system ...
  
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• Girl, 5, found safe after alleged abduction by father from Markham school

  19-03-2019 21:35 via cbc.ca
  Police in York Region say they have located a five-year-old girl whose alleged abduction by her father prompted an Amber Alert on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Father of Ontario girl found safe after Amber Alert won't be charged, police say

  19-03-2019 21:35 via cbc.ca
  No charges will be laid against the father of a five-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert on Tuesday, but was found safe in Markham, Ont., according to York Regional Police.
  
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• Five-year-old girl found safe after Amber Alert issued in Markham

  19-03-2019 21:29
  A five-year-old girl, who was the subject of an Amber Alert after she was taken from her school in Markham Tuesday afternoon, has been found safe.
  
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• Five-year-old girl found safe after allegedly being abducted from Markham school

  19-03-2019 21:29
  Police say that a five-year-old girl allegedly abducted from her school in Markham on Tuesday afternoon has been found safe.
  
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• Amber Alert issued after five-year-old girl allegedly abducted from Markham school

  19-03-2019 21:29
  An Amber Alert has been issued after a five-year-old girl was allegedly abducted from her school in Markham on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• The budget and you: What Morneau's spending plan means to households' bottom lines

  19-03-2019 21:26 via cbc.ca
  The Trudeau government’s new budget targets the first-time homebuyer who wants an electric car in the driveway, some job-training and a subscription to a digital news website.
  
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• Buying a home? CMHC could soon kick in 10% of the cost — for a price

  19-03-2019 21:25 via cbc.ca
  The 2019 federal budget includes a tantalizing pitch for prospective first-time home buyers — one that could see Canada's housing agency contribute up to 10 per cent of the purchase price of a home and bring down the mortgage load for borrowers.
  
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• Toronto Catholic diocese ordered to pay $530K for priest abuse of altar boy

  19-03-2019 21:12 via cbc.ca
  A Roman Catholic priest's sexual abuse of an 11-year-old altar boy more than 50 years ago warranted an award of more than half a million dollars in compensation, Ontario's highest court ruled on Tuesday.
  
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• Toronto Catholic diocese ordered to pay $350K for priest abuse of altar boy

  19-03-2019 21:12 via cbc.ca
  A Roman Catholic priest's sexual abuse of an 11-year-old altar boy more than 50 years ago warranted an award of more than half a million dollars in compensation, Ontario's highest court ruled on Tuesday.
  
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• Toronto Catholic diocese on hook for $530K for priest abuse of altar boy - Toronto Star

  19-03-2019 21:09 via thestar.com
  Toronto Catholic diocese on hook for $530K for priest abuse of altar boy  Toronto StarTORONTO—A Roman Catholic priest's sexual abuse of an 11-year-old altar boy more than 50 years ago warranted an award of more than half a million dollars ...
  
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• Toronto Catholic diocese on hook for $530K for priest abuse of altar boy

  19-03-2019 21:09
  According to agreed facts, Father Alphonse Robert arranged to spend a night in a motel room in Cornwall, Ont. with an altar boy where the priest fondled the boy sexually and performed a sex act on him.
  
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• Liberals table a pre-election budget designed to ease Canadians' anxieties

  19-03-2019 21:06 via cbc.ca
  Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled a pre-election budget today designed to calm Canadians worried about retiring with financial security, getting the skills they need to land new jobs, or being able to afford a first home.
  
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• Man pronounced dead after daylight shooting in Junction Triangle

  19-03-2019 20:59
  A man shot in the Junction Triangle on Tuesday afternoon has been pronounced dead.
  
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• Male victim sustains life-threatening injuries after shooting in Junction Triangle

  19-03-2019 20:59
  A male victim has suffered life-threatening injuries after a daylight shooting in the city’s Junction Triangle neighbourhood on Tuesday.
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries after being shot in Junction area

  19-03-2019 20:55 via cbc.ca
  A man has life-threatening injuries after a shooting in the Junction area, Toronto paramedics say.
  
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• Man in 20s dead after shooting in Toronto's Junction area

  19-03-2019 20:55 via cbc.ca
  A man is dead after a daylight shooting in Toronto's Junction area Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Jerome Belle, 22, identified as victim in daylight Junction shooting

  19-03-2019 20:55 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police say the shooting happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Randolph Avenue, in the Bloor Street W. and Perth Avenue area.
  
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• Quick-thinking students save school bus after driver collapses

  19-03-2019 20:54 via cbc.ca
  A group of students from St. Mary Catholic Secondary School are being heralded as heroes for safely bringing their school bus to a stop and offering first aid after their driver collapsed from a medical emergency.
  
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• Homan, Silvernagle set to start Players' Championship in Toronto - Sportsnet.ca

  19-03-2019 20:36 via sportsnet.ca
  Homan, Silvernagle set to start Players' Championship in Toronto  Sportsnet.caTORONTO — Ottawa's Team Rachel Homan and Team Robyn Silvernagle of North Battleford, Sask., will square off to begin the prestigious Players' ...
  
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• Kaden Young’s mother had OxyContin, cocaine, alcohol in her system on the night toddler drowned, court documents allege

  19-03-2019 20:31
  Police allege Kaden’s mother — who was rescued by emergency responders near Dufferin County Road 109 — drove past a road closure sign marked by orange pylons during a flood on Feb. 21, 2018.
  
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• Ford defends 'totally innocent' staffers, says 'absolutely no truth' to Hillier claims

  19-03-2019 20:31
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls the allegations levelled against his party by ousted MPP Randy Hillier “absolutely ridiculous,” telling legislature on Tuesday that his high-level staffers and advisors are “totally innocent.”
  
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• 63% report experiencing sexual harassment on campus, Ontario survey shows

  19-03-2019 20:21 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government says 63 per cent of students who took a survey on campus sexual violence reported they have experienced some type of sexual harassment.
  
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• Mississauga woman running 'fictitious travel agency' bilked customers out of $108K, police allege

  19-03-2019 19:59 via cbc.ca
  A Mississauga woman who had been posing as a travel agent operating a "fictitious travel agency" has been charged with defrauding the public of more than $108,000, Peel Regional Police say.
  
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• Mississauga woman ran fake travel agency that scammed 22 people out of more than $100,000 total, Peel police say

  19-03-2019 19:58
  Libia Guerra Paez, 40, of Mississauga, turned herself in to police on March 14. She has been charged with defrauding the public.
  
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• Mother charged in Grand River death of toddler had drugs, alochol in her system, court docs show

  19-03-2019 19:52
  The mother charged in the death of her three-year-old son, Kaden Young, allegedly had both drugs and alcohol in her system when their minivan was swept into the Grand River last year, according to court documents.
  
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• Mother charged in Grand River death of toddler had drugs, alcohol in her system, court docs show

  19-03-2019 19:52
  The mother charged in the death of her three-year-old son, Kaden Young, allegedly had both drugs and alcohol in her system when their minivan was swept into the Grand River last year, according to court documents.
  
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• Survey says 63 per cent of Ont. students experienced sexual harassment on campus

  19-03-2019 19:38
  The Ontario government says 63 per cent of university students who took a province-wide survey on campus sexual violence reported they have experienced some type of sexual harassment.
  
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• Canopy Growth lands a cannabis store in Toronto opening under its Tokyo Smoke brand name - Ottawa Citizen

  19-03-2019 19:22 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canopy Growth lands a cannabis store in Toronto opening under its Tokyo Smoke brand name  Ottawa CitizenCanopy Growth Corp. in Smiths Falls has nabbed another Ontario cannabis store that will carry the name of one of its brands.
  
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• Documentary on Colten Boushie case to open Toronto's Hot Docs festival - CBC.ca

  19-03-2019 19:20 via cbc.ca
  Documentary on Colten Boushie case to open Toronto's Hot Docs festival  CBC.caA film examining the case of a young Cree man who was killed on a farm in rural Saskatchewan will open this year's Hot Docs festival in Toronto.
  
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• Toronto murder suspect arrested in B.C. while riding bike without a helmet

  19-03-2019 19:07 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police say they will be going to B.C. this week to pick up a murder suspect who was arrested in Nanaimo on Friday when police stopped him while he was riding a bicycle without a helmet.
  
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• Where to celebrate Macaron Day in Toronto this year - Daily Hive

  19-03-2019 18:57 via dailyhive.com
  Where to celebrate Macaron Day in Toronto this year  Daily HiveIt's Macaron Day today and Toronto bakeries, cafes, and patisseries are celebrating with special flavours and charitable donations!
  
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• City approves demolition of home where Honey and Barry Sherman were killed

  19-03-2019 18:23 via cbc.ca
  The family of Honey and Barry Sherman say the home where they were killed has been vacant since they died and no one would buy the residence.
  
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• Fire at Toronto Community Housing building in Etobicoke now under control

  19-03-2019 18:22
  A two-alarm fire at a Toronto Community Housing building in Etobicoke is now under control.
  
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• Suspect in Toronto murder arrested in British Columbia - CityNews

  19-03-2019 18:18 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Suspect in Toronto murder arrested in British Columbia  CityNewsThe RCMP says a man wanted for murder in Toronto was arrested last week in British Columbia. Police say they stopped a man who was riding a bicycle without ...
  
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• City approves request from Sherman family to demolish Toronto home - The Globe and Mail

  19-03-2019 18:04 via theglobeandmail.com
  City approves request from Sherman family to demolish Toronto home  The Globe and MailThe City of Toronto has approved a request from the family of Barry and Honey Sherman to demolish the home where billionaire philanthropists were killed.
  
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• Mississauga woman, 65, dies in hospital after she was struck by vehicle on weekend

  19-03-2019 17:23 via cbc.ca
  A 65-year-old Mississauga woman has died in hospital after she was struck by a vehicle on Sunday afternoon, according to Peel police.
  
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• Study finds Canadian women earn significantly less in pay and bonuses

  19-03-2019 17:16
  Canadian women are paid 25 per cent less than men and the gap widens further when it comes to bonuses and profit sharing, according to a new study.
  
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• Tax the rich and give us more services, Canadians say in OECD survey

  19-03-2019 16:55 via cbc.ca
  A strong majority of people in wealthy countries, including Canada, want to tax the rich more and get better services from government, a survey by the OECD released Tuesday suggests.
  
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• Documentary on Colten Boushie case to open Toronto's Hot Docs festival

  19-03-2019 16:55
  A film examining the case of a young Indigenous man who was killed on a farm in rural Saskatchewan will open this year's Hot Docs festival in Toronto.
  
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• Arkells, Ja Rule, Dylan Moran and more announce Toronto shows - Toronto Star

  19-03-2019 16:40 via thestar.com
  Arkells, Ja Rule, Dylan Moran and more announce Toronto shows  Toronto StarWhen you hear “Ja Rule” and “outdoor festival” these days, you inevitably think of a Bahamian nightmare so awful that it spurred not one but two documentaries.
  
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