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• King Street transit pilot working, must continue, Toronto Mayor John Tory says - The Globe and Mail

  02-04-2019 23:46 via theglobeandmail.com
  King Street transit pilot working, must continue, Toronto Mayor John Tory says  The Globe and MailAfter years of planning, study and controversy, the King Street transit pilot appears set to become permanent. Toronto Mayor John Tory has thrown his support ...
  
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• Doug Ford says changes to licence plates won't cost taxpayers

  02-04-2019 23:27
  Premier Doug Ford says the look of Ontario's licence plates will soon be changing, at no cost to taxpayers.
  
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• A flicker of Toronto's past at a pop-up neon museum - The Globe and Mail

  02-04-2019 23:02 via theglobeandmail.com
  A flicker of Toronto's past at a pop-up neon museum  The Globe and MailMark Garner, executive director of the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area, Jon Simo, owner of Neon Demon Studio and Brandon Donnelly, vice ...
  
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• Israeli president cuts short state visit to Canada due to wife's poor health

  02-04-2019 23:01 via cbc.ca
  Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has cut short his trip to Canada and is returning to Israel to be with his sick wife.
  
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• Reporter Paul Bliss was fired for repeated sexual misconduct, CTV alleges

  02-04-2019 22:49
  A veteran television reporter who left CTV after a woman accused him of lewd behaviour at the Ontario legislature was fired for repeated sexual misconduct involving young women, new court documents allege.
  
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• What the media is saying about the Toronto Raptors: Title chances and more - Raptors Rapture

  02-04-2019 22:05 via raptorsrapture.com
  What the media is saying about the Toronto Raptors: Title chances and more  Raptors RaptureThe media is feasting on potential match-ups and playoff predictions. Here's they had to say about the Toronto Raptors chances and that of their rivals.
  
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• Doug Ford wasting public money on anti-carbon tax campaign, Green Party leader says

  02-04-2019 21:56 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's only Green Party MPP is calling on the Doug Ford government to stop spending public money on a partisan campaign to fight the federal carbon tax.
  
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• Police investigating after vehicle found submerged in Humber River

  02-04-2019 21:51
  Police are investigating after a vehicle was found submerged in the Humber River Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Crown files notice of appeal in Eaton Centre shooting, alleges judge made mistakes

  02-04-2019 21:47
  Crown attorneys are seeking a third trial for a man convicted of manslaughter in a deadly shooting at Toronto's Eaton Centre nearly seven years ago.
  
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• Doug Ford links change in Ontario's licence plates to change in government

  02-04-2019 21:37 via cbc.ca
  Changing Ontario's licence plates will be a signal that a the province has a new government in charge after 15 years under the Liberals, one of Doug Ford's cabinet ministers said Tuesday.
  
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• York police charge 21 drivers with impaired-diving offences in one week

  02-04-2019 21:12
  York Regional Police said that 21 people were charged with impaired-related driving offences over the past week, including a driver who allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel at a gas station in Markham.
  
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• Toronto FC defender Jason Hernandez retires after 14 seasons

  02-04-2019 20:34
  Toronto FC defender Jason Hernandez has announced his retirement and accepted a role in the Major League Soccer club's front office.
  
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• Someone's Renting Out This Toronto Office Space As A 1-Bedroom For $1,695/ Month - HuffPost Canada

  02-04-2019 20:28 via huffingtonpost.ca
  Someone's Renting Out This Toronto Office Space As A 1-Bedroom For $1,695/ Month  HuffPost CanadaAn office space in downtown Toronto is what passing for a one-bedroom rental these days. But if the price tag isn't enough to make you raise your brows, the ...
  
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• Report: Amtrak considers bringing back Detroit-Toronto train service - Detroit Free Press

  02-04-2019 20:14 via freep.com
  Report: Amtrak considers bringing back Detroit-Toronto train service  Detroit Free PressAmtrak presented a plan and grant request for fiscal year 2020 on a rail operator to include a line called, "Restoration of the Detroit-Toronto *Service*."
  
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• Premier calls NDP comments about Rob Ford’s addiction issues 'disgusting'

  02-04-2019 20:04
  NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is facing criticism from Premier Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservative government for bringing up former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s struggles with drugs and alcohol.
  
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• U.S. women's hockey league expanding to Toronto, Montreal - CBC.ca

  02-04-2019 19:58 via cbc.ca
  U.S. women's hockey league expanding to Toronto, Montreal  CBC.caThe National Women's Hockey League's board has approved an investment plan to expand into Toronto and Montreal next season. NWHL spokesman Chris ...
  
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• Your first look at Toronto's giant shipping container market (PHOTOS) - Daily Hive

  02-04-2019 19:53 via dailyhive.com
  Your first look at Toronto's giant shipping container market (PHOTOS)  Daily HiveAt Bathurst and Front Streets in 100000-sq-ft of space, countless shipping containers are serving as restaurants, bars and stores.
  
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• Doctor calls service cuts to Birchmount hospital in Scarborough 'unsafe'

  02-04-2019 19:17 via cbc.ca
  A Scarborough Health Network decision to cut women's and children's health services at its Birchmount hospital will shortchange thousands of people, says a doctor opposed to the move.
  
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• Toronto’s iconic Park Hyatt is getting a makeover - CityNews

  02-04-2019 19:09 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Toronto’s iconic Park Hyatt is getting a makeover  CityNewsToronto's iconic Park Hyatt hotel is getting a makeover. The project is already under construction and the renovations aim to fully modernize the landmark.
  
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• Butts releases text conversations with Wilson-Raybould

  02-04-2019 18:53
  The prime minister's former principal secretary, Gerald Butts, has submitted text conversations he had with Jody Wilson-Raybould that show the tensions between the PMO and the former justice minister as she was being shuffled into a different portfolio.
  
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• Wiarton-Toronto flight to cost $175, take 40 minutes - Owen Sound Sun Times

  02-04-2019 18:47 via owensoundsuntimes.com
  Wiarton-Toronto flight to cost $175, take 40 minutes  Owen Sound Sun TimesA new flight *service* this summer will allow passengers to travel between Toronto to Wiarton in 40 minutes at a cost of $175.FlyGTA Airlines and the Township of ...
  
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• MP Tony Clement says he will not seek re-election in October

  02-04-2019 18:44
  MP Tony Clement says he will not seek re-election, citing a desire to continue a "better lived life."
  
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• Tony Clement confirms he's quitting federal politics

  02-04-2019 18:43 via cbc.ca
  Months after he was removed from the Conservative caucus over a sexting scandal, longtime MP Tony Clement confirmed today he will not be running in the coming federal election.
  
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• Ariana Grande's Toronto fans will have to use clear bags, as Scotiabank Arena ups security - CBC News

  02-04-2019 18:40 via cbc.ca
  Ariana Grande's Toronto fans will have to use clear bags, as Scotiabank Arena ups security  CBC NewsScotiabank Arena has announced special security requirements for fans attending Ariana Grande's concert in Toronto on Wednesday night.
  
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• Ariana Grande's Toronto fans will have to use clear bags, as Scotiabank Arena ups security

  02-04-2019 18:38 via cbc.ca
  Scotiabank Arena has announced special security requirements for fans attending Ariana Grande's concert in Toronto on Wednesday night.
  
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• Mayor says he will support making the King Street Pilot permanent

  02-04-2019 18:16
  Mayor John Tory says he will support a staff recommendation to make the King Street Pilot permanent, likening it to a “surface subway” that was created “in the span of a weekend” at little cost to taxpayers.
  
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• 'Superman' is flying away: Jays trade fan favourite Kevin Pillar to Giants

  02-04-2019 18:12 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays have traded popular centre-fielder Kevin Pillar to the San Francisco Giants for right-handed pitchers Juan De Paula and Derek Law and infielder Alen Hanson.
  
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• Blue Jays trade veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar to the San Francisco Giants

  02-04-2019 18:08
  The Toronto Blue Jays have traded centre-fielder Kevin Pillar to the San Francisco Giants for right-handed pitchers Juan De Paula and Derek Law and infielder Alen Hanson.
  
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• Pro-BDS stickers found on Passover items at Toronto supermarket - Canadian Jewish News

  02-04-2019 17:44 via cjnews.com
  Pro-BDS stickers found on Passover items at Toronto supermarket  Canadian Jewish NewsOn March 27, a customer at the No Frills at Centerpoint Mall near Yonge and Steeles in Toronto noticed stickers promoting the BDS movement placed over the ...
  
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• Officer who arrested, released Bruce McArthur to have disciplinary hearing in October

  02-04-2019 17:34 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto police officer facing disciplinary charges related to the 2016 arrest and release of serial killer Bruce McArthur will have his case heard in October.
  
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• Air Canada revises schedule for May as Boeing 737 Max remains grounded

  02-04-2019 17:33
  Air Canada has revised its schedule through to the end of May due to the continued grounding of its Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
  
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• Cop who arrested and released Bruce McArthur to have disciplinary hearing in October

  02-04-2019 17:24
  A Toronto police officer facing disciplinary charges related to the 2016 arrest and release of serial killer Bruce McArthur will have his case heard in October.
  
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• Toronto cop who arrested, released Bruce McArthur to have disciplinary hearing in October - The Globe and Mail

  02-04-2019 17:23 via theglobeandmail.com
  Toronto cop who arrested, released Bruce McArthur to have disciplinary hearing in October  The Globe and MailA Toronto police officer facing disciplinary charges related to the 2016 arrest and release of serial killer Bruce McArthur will have his case heard in October.
  
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• Toronto officer who arrested, released Bruce McArthur to have disciplinary hearing in October - Global News

  02-04-2019 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto officer who arrested, released Bruce McArthur to have disciplinary hearing in October  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: Sgt. Paul Gauthier, facing misconduct charges relating to an arrest and release of Bruce McArthur in 2016, has called out Toronto Police ...
  
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• Ontario government to launch new consultations on autism program amid backlash

  02-04-2019 17:18
  Ontario’s controversial autism program will be revamped once again, as the Progressive Conservative government looks to repair the rift with parents furious over the funding model.
  
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• FAO says increasing minimum wage is more beneficial than low-income tax credit

  02-04-2019 17:14
  Ontario’s financial watchdog is slamming the Ford government’s new low-income tax credit saying it would provide “fewer benefits” for minimum wage employees than an actual increase in their hourly wages.
  
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• DHX Media selling $12M Toronto property to focus on debt repayment - BNNBloomberg.ca

  02-04-2019 16:46 via bnnbloomberg.ca
  DHX Media selling $12M Toronto property to focus on debt repayment  BNNBloomberg.caHALIFAX -- DHX Media Ltd. (DHX.TO) has signed a deal to sell a building in Toronto for $12 million. Proceeds from the deal will be used to pay down debt.
  
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• PM removes Jody Wilson-Raybould, Jane Philpott from Liberal caucus

  02-04-2019 16:37
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has removed Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the federal Liberal caucus, with the backing of his MPs.
  
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• Jody Wilson-Raybould, Jane Philpott out of Liberal caucus

  02-04-2019 16:37
  Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott have been removed from the federal Liberal caucus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just announced.
  
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• Would you sleep in someone's office for $1695 a month? This Toronto listing shows it's a 'landlord's market,' advocates say - TheSpec.com

  02-04-2019 16:27 via thespec.com
  Would you sleep in someone's office for $1695 a month? This Toronto listing shows it's a 'landlord's market,' advocates say  TheSpec.comA decent price for a one bedroom at King and Yonge — with a catch. The listing agent says it's ideal for a downtown professional who occasionally needs a ...
  
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• Doug Ford's tax break for minimum wage workers falls short, study reveals

  02-04-2019 16:19 via cbc.ca
  The Ford government left Ontario’s lowest-paid workers with less money in their pockets by giving them a tax break instead of boosting the minimum wage, says Ontario’s non-partisan number-cruncher. 
  
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• DHX Media selling building in Toronto for $12 million, proceeds to pay down debt - Toronto Star

  02-04-2019 16:12 via thestar.com
  DHX Media selling building in Toronto for $12 million, proceeds to pay down debt  Toronto StarHALIFAX - DHX Media Ltd. has signed a deal to sell a building in Toronto for $12 million.
  
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• Ontario to consult parents of children with autism following months of controversy

  02-04-2019 15:58 via cbc.ca
  Ontario will consult parents of children with autism starting on May 1 after months of controversy over changes to the government's original program.
  
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• Trudeau ejects Wilson-Raybould, Philpott from Liberal caucus

  02-04-2019 15:57 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expelled Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the Liberal caucus, saying trust with the two former cabinet members has been broken.
  
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