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• What's the plan for Toronto's subway? - CityNews Toronto

  27-03-2019 23:47
  What's the plan for Toronto's subway?  CityNews TorontoOntario's transportation minister says when it comes to the TTC, the province will build more transit, more quickly. But the details on how the province will do it ...
  
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• WATCHING NOW What's the plan for Toronto's subway? - CityNews Toronto

  27-03-2019 23:47
  WATCHING NOW What's the plan for Toronto's subway?  CityNews TorontoOntario's transportation minister says when it comes to the TTC, the province will build more transit, more quickly. But the details on how the province will do it ...
  
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• Toronto stock market drops again on angst about global economy and Brexit risks - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  27-03-2019 23:42
  Toronto stock market drops again on angst about global economy and Brexit risks  TheChronicleHerald.caTORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell again Wednesday as it continued to bob up and down on investor angst about the global economy and the ...
  
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• Blue Jays manager set for MLB debut as regular season opens

  27-03-2019 23:41
  When the Toronto Blue Jays open the 2019 season against the Detroit Tigers Thursday afternoon, it will mark not only a new beginning for a team trending towards a more youthful core, but a fresh start for its rookie manager too.
  
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• What an ‘alternative’ Downtown Relief Line could look like under the province’s subway upload plan

  27-03-2019 23:39
  The province is proposing to build the line using “alternative delivery methods” and create a “free-standing project.” We took a look at transit systems around the world to surmise what that could mean.
  
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• Richmond Hill won't open council meetings with Indigenous land acknowledgment

  27-03-2019 23:37
  An Ontario town has rejected a motion to open all its council meetings with an acknowledgment that the proceedings are taking place on lands held by Canada's Indigenous people.
  
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• Police looking for three suspects in fatal shooting north of Toronto - The Province

  27-03-2019 23:37
  Police looking for three suspects in fatal shooting north of Toronto  The ProvinceWHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE, Ont. — Police are looking for three suspects after a 22-year-old man was gunned down north of Toronto.York regional police say ...
  
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• Homelessness study gives insight into the city’s most vulnerable

  27-03-2019 23:27
  The study comes as the Out of the Cold program winds down for spring.
  
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• Council expropriates two condo units for Dawes Road library rebuild - Toronto.com

  27-03-2019 23:06
  Council expropriates two condo units for Dawes Road library rebuild  Toronto.comToronto council has approved the expropriation of two Dawes Road condominium units, to make way for the rebuilding and expansion of the Toronto Public ...
  
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• Jury finds Toronto man guilty in double murder outside busy east-end LCBO - Toronto Star

  27-03-2019 22:35
  Jury finds Toronto man guilty in double murder outside busy east-end LCBO  Toronto StarA jury took less than 24 hours to find a Toronto man guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for a brazen April 2016 double shooting outside a busy east-end ...
  
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• Jury finds Toronto man guilty in double murder outside busy east-end LCBO

  27-03-2019 22:34
  Harris Nnane showed little reaction Wednesday after a jury found him guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the April 2016 killings of Joseph Anzolona, 26, and Cynthia Mullapudi, 24.
  
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• York Regional Police investigating after man found dead in Whitchurch-Stouffville

  27-03-2019 22:31 via cbc.ca
  York Regional Police are investigating after a man was found dead in Whitchurch-Stouffville on Wednesday.
  
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• Police searching for 3 suspects after man gunned down in Whitchurch-Stouffville

  27-03-2019 22:31 via cbc.ca
  York Regional Police are investigating after a man was found dead in Whitchurch-Stouffville on Wednesday.
  
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• 16 Free Things To Do In Toronto This April - Narcity

  27-03-2019 22:27
  16 Free Things To Do In Toronto This April  NarcityJust because you are feeling broke, doesn't mean you can't have a fantastic time. This April in Toronto there are a variety of fun-filled events and activities to do ...
  
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• Police investigating death of man in Whitchurch-Stouffville as homicide

  27-03-2019 22:13
  A 22-year-old man has died after a daylight shooting in Whitchurch-Stoufville Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Premier Doug Ford hit with $5M defamation lawsuit by ex-OPP deputy Brad Blair

  27-03-2019 21:53 via cbc.ca
  A former high-ranking Ontario Provincial Police officer is suing Premier Doug Ford for defamation. 
  
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• Two Brick-Faced Rental Towers with Affordable Component Proposed for Downtown Toronto - Urban Toronto

  27-03-2019 21:42
  Two Brick-Faced Rental Towers with Affordable Component Proposed for Downtown Toronto  Urban TorontoTowers of 35 and 50 storeys would bring 844 new rental apartments near Bay and College in Downtown Toronto, 257 of which would be affordable units.
  
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• Position-by-position look at Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day roster - Times Colonist

  27-03-2019 21:39
  Position-by-position look at Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day roster  Times ColonistTORONTO — The Blue Jays begin the regular season Thursday at home against the Detroit Tigers. While a couple of roster spots have yet to be announced, ...
  
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• Fired OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair sues Doug Ford for defamation

  27-03-2019 21:39
  A former high-ranking Ontario Provincial Police officer is suing Doug Ford for defamation, alleging the premier smeared his reputation for political gain.
  
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• 12 awesome Toronto companies hiring over 120 positions this April - Daily Hive

  27-03-2019 21:37
  12 awesome Toronto companies hiring over 120 positions this April  Daily HiveIf you're looking for a change of scenery career-wise, we've rounded up 12 Toronto companies that are currently hiring over 120 positions.
  
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• Toronto And Vancouver’s Lowest Earners Are Canada’s Most Indebted People By Far: StatCan - HuffPost Canada

  27-03-2019 21:26
  Toronto And Vancouver’s Lowest Earners Are Canada’s Most Indebted People By Far: StatCan  HuffPost CanadaThe risks associated with Canada's long-running consumer debt binge are falling most heavily on the shoulders of the people who can least afford it, new data ...
  
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• City of Toronto considers heaters for some bus shelters - The Weather Network

  27-03-2019 21:22
  City of Toronto considers heaters for some bus shelters  The Weather NetworkWednesday, March 27th 2019, 4:22 pm - The cost of installing heating technology at one bus shelter is approximately $19,000. Waiting for a bus in the freezing ...
  
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• Toronto stock market drops again on angst about global economy and Brexit risks - Toronto Star

  27-03-2019 21:21
  Toronto stock market drops again on angst about global economy and Brexit risks  Toronto StarTORONTO - Canada's main stock index fell again Wednesday as it continued to bob up and down on investor angst about the global economy and the outcome ...
  
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• OSPCA says it will enforce cruelty laws for three more months

  27-03-2019 21:10
  Ontario's animal welfare watchdog, whose contract with the province expires next week, says it will continue to enforce cruelty laws for the next three months.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Philadelphia Flyers – Game #77 Preview & Projected Lines - Maple Leafs Hot Stove

  27-03-2019 21:01
  Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Philadelphia Flyers – Game #77 Preview & Projected Lines  Maple Leafs Hot StoveAfter scoring seven goals and conceding six last time around against Philadelphia, the Toronto Maple Leafs will look for a more complete performance this time ...
  
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• Lakeshore East GO line to get more coaches: Phillips - Toronto Sun

  27-03-2019 20:46
  Lakeshore East GO line to get more coaches: Phillips  Toronto SunMore coaches will be added to the Lakeshore East GO line after local MPPs complained about the crowded *service*, Environment Minister Rod Phillips says.
  
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• More than 120 cats discovered at Toronto home - Toronto Sun

  27-03-2019 20:38
  More than 120 cats discovered at Toronto home  Toronto SunAre you “feline” good about adopting a cat in Toronto?Well, there are over 120 recent rescues, including at least 27 kittens, in need of good permanent homes ...
  
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• Video shows suspect firing gun in parking lot of Pickering plaza

  27-03-2019 20:17
  Investigators have released surveillance video of a suspect and a vehicle wanted in connection with two shootings that took place in Pickering last week.
  
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• State of Ontario's climate policy is 'frightening,' environmental commissioner says

  27-03-2019 20:14 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's environmental commissioner says the state of climate policy in the province is inadequate and frightening.
  
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• Ontario 'causing great damage' around reducing climate pollution, environmental commissioner says

  27-03-2019 20:14 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's environmental commissioner says the state of climate policy in the province is inadequate and frightening.
  
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• Children’s aid society was told months ago its lawyer had argued a 14-year-old girl is a ‘sexually mature young woman’ on its behalf

  27-03-2019 20:14
  Bill Leonard, executive director of Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services, acknowledged the plaintiff in an ongoing sex abuse case had contacted him over the statement, made by the group’s lawyer last October.
  
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• Toronto Raptors Temperature: OG Anunoby still searching for his playoff form - RaptorsHQ

  27-03-2019 20:00
  Toronto Raptors Temperature: OG Anunoby still searching for his playoff form  RaptorsHQThere isn't much left for Raptors to accomplish in the regular season. They are 52-23 and all but locked into the second seed. If the minute distribution last night ...
  
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• U of T prof Geoffrey Hinton shares $1-million ‘Nobel Prize of computing’ for pioneering artificial intelligence work

  27-03-2019 19:19
  Hinton shares this year’s Turing Award, the most prestigious prize in tech, with Yann LeCun, a professor at New York University, and Yoshua Bengio at the University of Montreal.
  
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• Ontario Power Generation CEO tops province's annual Sunshine List

  27-03-2019 19:14
  The CEO of Ontario Power Generation was the highest paid public sector employee in the province last year, topping a growing list of those earning $100,000 or more.
  
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• Brampton trucker charged with stunt driving on Highway 401 near London, Ont.

  27-03-2019 19:12
  Police said aerial enforcement officers reported a transport truck following another transport truck at a distance of less than 10 metres, while travelling ‘in excess of 100 km/h,’ according to an OPP news release.
  
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• Transportation minister defends province's new transit plans for Toronto - 680 News

  27-03-2019 19:03
  Transportation minister defends province's new transit plans for Toronto  680 NewsOntario's Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek is defending the province's new transit plans for Toronto, which includes the transfer of control of several major ...
  
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• Ford government’s transit plans would delay projects, Toronto’s city manager says - Toronto Star

  27-03-2019 19:00
  Ford government’s transit plans would delay projects, Toronto’s city manager says  Toronto StarAgreeing to the Ford government's desired changes in Toronto transit projects would almost certainly delay the completion of some projects, the city manager ...
  
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• ‘Drug manufacturing’ suspected in fire that killed four in Oshawa: Prosecutor

  27-03-2019 18:35
  Owner of building fined $40,000 for failing to test and keep smoke alarm records
  
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• Ontario Sunshine List: Search the list of 2018 public sector salaries over $100K here

  27-03-2019 18:03 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's annual Sunshine List, which names the highest-paid public sector employees of 2018, is out. Search the whole list with CBC Toronto's database.
  
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• Residents angered after Richmond Hill council replaces motion to start meetings with Indigenous land acknowledgement

  27-03-2019 17:51
  Councillors instead voted unanimously to adopt a motion that directs staff to create a course to provide education and training on the history of Indigenous peoples to city employees.
  
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• Province's proposed transit changes spark fierce debate at Toronto city hall - CBC.ca

  27-03-2019 17:51
  Province's proposed transit changes spark fierce debate at Toronto city hall  CBC.caPremier Doug Ford's plans to make sweeping changes to major Toronto transit projects as part of the Ontario government's planned subway upload are already ...
  
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• Councillors 'terribly alarmed' about province's transit changes, but mayor wants talks to continue

  27-03-2019 17:51 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Mayor John Tory struck a placatory tone in his initial assessment of the province's intentions on Wednesday morning, while other councillors are already pushing for the city to walk away from negotiations. 
  
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• Council alarmed by province's transit changes, but votes against cutting off talks

  27-03-2019 17:51 via cbc.ca
  Premier Doug Ford's plans to make sweeping changes to major Toronto transit projects as part of the Ontario government's planned subway upload highlighted deep divisions at city hall on Wednesday.
  
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• Ontario Power Generation executives dominate 2018 Sunshine List top 10

  27-03-2019 17:50 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government has released its annual Sunshine List, naming all public sector employees who made $100,000 or more in the previous year.
  
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• What to expect from the Blue Jays this season (if it were still 1977)

  27-03-2019 17:26 via cbc.ca
  Forty-two years ago, the Blue Jays were getting set to start their first-ever season in Major League Baseball.
  
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• Ontario man tried four times in 1981 murder appeals conviction, seeks stay

  27-03-2019 17:18
  An Ontario man who was tried four times in the killing of a Hamilton nursing assistant is asking the province's highest court to overturn his murder conviction and put the case on hold indefinitely.
  
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• Loss of 1 teacher in a high school equals loss of 6 courses, TDSB education director says

  27-03-2019 17:10 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's plan to increase average class sizes in high schools will mean fewer choices for secondary students when it comes to courses, says the director of the province's largest school board.
  
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• Crane at Renzo Piano-Designed Ontario Court of Justice Erected - Urban Toronto

  27-03-2019 17:02
  Crane at Renzo Piano-Designed Ontario Court of Justice Erected  Urban TorontoA crane has now been erected at the site of the Ontario Court of Justice near Toronto City Hall. Courts currently scattered across the city will move in 2022 to the ...
  
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• You Can Fly From Toronto To Italy For Only $534 Round Trip - Narcity

  27-03-2019 16:44
  You Can Fly From Toronto To Italy For Only $534 Round Trip  NarcityHave you been dreaming about travelling to Europe? Now is your chance, as flights between Toronto and Italy are currently on sale for $534 round trip!
  
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