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• You can fly from Vancouver to Toronto for $360 roundtrip this spring - Daily Hive

  09-04-2019 23:26 via dailyhive.com
  You can fly from Vancouver to Toronto for $360 roundtrip this spring  Daily HiveNow's a great time to book a cross-Canada flight. Thanks to WestJet's three-day sale, you can fly from Vancouver to Toronto for $362 roundtrip.
  
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• Hamilton police search for man in connection with 2018 fatal shooting

  09-04-2019 23:21
  Hamilton police have released security camera images of someone deemed a “person of interest” in an investigation into the murder of a 19-year-old last year.
  
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• Gunfight erupts in broad daylight after two cars collide in Toronto - blogTO

  09-04-2019 22:37 via blogto.com
  Gunfight erupts in broad daylight after two cars collide in Toronto  blogTOToronto police are on the hunt for suspects after a daylight shootout around Jane Street and Highway 400 earlier today. SHOOTING: Jane St + Hwy 4...
  
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• Leafs' Gardiner says demons of Game 7 collapse vs. Bruins are gone

  09-04-2019 22:34 via cbc.ca
  On Thursday night, defenceman Jake Gardiner and the Toronto Maple Leafs will have a chance at redemption when they open their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series in Boston.
  
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• Hidden for nearly a century, Massey Hall's stained glass windows find new life

  09-04-2019 22:22 via cbc.ca
  Massey Hall unveils stained glass windows long covered up in the concert hall that are now being restored. The windows were boarded over 30 years ago because of traffic noise.
  
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• Ernest Hemingway rented his Toronto apartment for $85/month. Now you can buy it for $730K - CBC.ca

  09-04-2019 22:19 via cbc.ca
  Ernest Hemingway rented his Toronto apartment for $85/month. Now you can buy it for $730K  CBC.caAn apartment briefly occupied by Ernest Hemingway at the end of his tenure in Toronto went up for sale Tuesday, putting a spotlight on the writer's somewhat ...
  
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• Ernest Hemingway rented his Toronto apartment for $85/month. Now you can buy it for $730K

  09-04-2019 21:58 via cbc.ca
  An apartment briefly occupied by Ernest Hemingway at the end of his tenure in Toronto went up for sale Tuesday, putting a spotlight on the writer's somewhat rocky relationship with Canada.
  
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• Maple Leafs' Jake Gardiner is looking forward to playoff rematch with Bruins

  09-04-2019 21:53
  Jake Gardiner hasn't watched the tape of the Toronto Maple Leafs' devastating Game 7 playoff loss to the Boston Bruins last year.
  
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• Police release photos showing person of interest in shooting death of Toronto teen - CBC.ca

  09-04-2019 21:31 via cbc.ca
  Police release photos showing person of interest in shooting death of Toronto teen  CBC.caHamilton police have released photos of a man they describe as a person of interest in connection with an east-end shooting at an after-hours party last summer ...
  
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• Uxbridge council gives green light to controversial grain processing mill

  09-04-2019 21:15 via cbc.ca
  After Monday's council meeting, the tiny hamlet of Goodwood, Ont. is one step closer to playing host to a new grain processing mill - despite the objections of some residents.
  
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• Retail Guide: The Hunny Pot Cannabis Co., Toronto - Leafly

  09-04-2019 21:08 via leafly.com
  Retail Guide: The Hunny Pot Cannabis Co., Toronto  LeaflyToronto's first legal cannabis store The Hunny Pot has attracted long line up since opening day. But is it worth the wait?
  
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• 7,000 jobs under threat as Toronto moves to restrict critical concrete work for high-rise construction - Canada NewsWire

  09-04-2019 20:51 via newswire.ca
  7,000 jobs under threat as Toronto moves to restrict critical concrete work for high-rise construction  Canada NewsWireVAUGHAN, ON, April 9, 2019 /CNW/ - The City of Toronto is poised to restrict concrete work for the construction of high-rise buildings through amendments to the ...
  
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• Election Promises Won't Fix the Hot Mess That Is Toronto's Housing Market - VICE

  09-04-2019 20:47 via vice.com
  Election Promises Won't Fix the Hot Mess That Is Toronto's Housing Market  VICEThere are a lot of reasons why the Toronto housing market is a hot mess. It's increasingly unaffordable both to rent or to own in Canada's biggest city and it boils ...
  
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• Team of 5-year-old Brampton basketball players hug their way to social media stardom

  09-04-2019 20:42 via cbc.ca
  A children’s basketball team in Brampton, Ont., gathered for a team huddle but couldn’t help but show a little love for each other in a moment that's making a big splash on social media.
  
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• Centre Eric Moreland returns to Toronto Raptors

  09-04-2019 20:27
  The Toronto Raptors have signed centre Eric Moreland.
  
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• Peel mayors at odds after release of Deloitte financial analysis on regional governance

  09-04-2019 20:11
  The Deloitte analysis concluded keeping the Peel Region as is would be the cheapest option for taxpayers.
  
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• Toronto police appealing for footage of fatal collision involving wrong-way driver

  09-04-2019 20:10
  Police are investigating why a 59-year-old man was driving north in the southbound lane of Victoria Park Ave. before colliding into two cars, near Finch Ave. E.
  
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• Toronto left in dark ahead of Premier Doug Ford’s $28.5-billion transit announcement - Toronto Star

  09-04-2019 19:50 via thestar.com
  Toronto left in dark ahead of Premier Doug Ford’s $28.5-billion transit announcement  Toronto StarPremier Doug Ford is rolling out a $28.5-billion public transit expansion plan for the Greater Toronto Area that seems long on ambition, but is so far short on ...
  
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• Premier Doug Ford to make $28.5-billion transit announcement Wednesday - Toronto Star

  09-04-2019 19:50 via thestar.com
  Premier Doug Ford to make $28.5-billion transit announcement Wednesday  Toronto StarPremier Doug Ford is rolling out a $28.5-billion public transit expansion plan for the Greater Toronto Area that seems long on ambition, but is so far short on ...
  
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• Equifax fell short of privacy obligations to Canadians, says privacy commissioner

  09-04-2019 19:45
  Canada's privacy commissioner says Equifax fell short of its privacy obligations to Canadians during and after a global data breach in 2017.
  
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• Ontario holding Toronto 'hostage' through 'mystery' transit plan, councillor says - CBC.ca

  09-04-2019 19:42 via cbc.ca
  Ontario holding Toronto 'hostage' through 'mystery' transit plan, councillor says  CBC.caThe Ontario government is set to announce details of a $28.5 billion transit plan on Wednesday, but city officials are out of the loop and one councillor says the ...
  
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• Ontario holding Toronto 'hostage' through 'mystery' transit plan, councillor says

  09-04-2019 19:42 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government is set to announce details of a $28.5 billion transit plan on Wednesday, but city officials are out of the loop and one councillor says the province is holding Toronto "hostage."
  
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• Gunfire exchanged after 2-vehicle collision in north-end Toronto: police - Global News

  09-04-2019 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  Gunfire exchanged after 2-vehicle collision in north-end Toronto: police  Global NewsToronto police said officers were called to Jane Street south of Highway 400 at around 11:15 a.m. for reports of shots fired.
  
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• Nova Scotia looks to poach teachers from Ontario as province plans layoffs

  09-04-2019 19:38 via cbc.ca
  Nova Scotia plans to put a hiring push on for teachers in Ontario in light of news about pending cuts to the profession in that province.
  
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• Two-car crash turns into shooting, Toronto police seeking suspects - CTV News

  09-04-2019 19:36 via ctvnews.ca
  Two-car crash turns into shooting, Toronto police seeking suspects  CTV NewsToronto police are searching for suspects following a two-vehicle collision near a busy highway that escalated into a shooting.
  
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• Ford government to announce $28.5B in transit funding for GTA

  09-04-2019 19:30
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is set to announce $28.5 billion in funding to build transit in the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• Police say driver involved in fatal east-end collision was involved in second crash

  09-04-2019 19:08
  Investigators say that a driver involved in a fatal crash in the city’s east end over the weekend was also involved in another collision beforehand and they are looking for video footage from either incident.
  
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• Toronto police looking for suspects after gunfight erupts in plaza parking lot

  09-04-2019 18:44
  Police said they received a call for a shooting at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday on Jane St., near Highway 400.
  
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• Police hunt for suspects in Highway 400 shooting that injured 1 person

  09-04-2019 18:43 via cbc.ca
  One person has been located with injuries as police investigate a shooting in the area of Jane Street and Highway 400, Toronto police say.
  
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• Chaminade College School in 'hold and secure' as police hunt for suspects in Highway 400 shooting

  09-04-2019 18:43 via cbc.ca
  One person has been located with injuries as police investigate a shooting in the area of Jane Street and Highway 400, Toronto police say.
  
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• Ontario's new licence plate slogan will be 'A Place To Grow'

  09-04-2019 18:34 via cbc.ca
  The Ford government will announce that "A Place to Grow" will be the new slogan on the licence plates of Ontario drivers, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Shootout between groups of males spilled onto Jane Street, causing crash: police

  09-04-2019 18:11
  Toronto police are searching for multiple suspects after a shootout at a plaza near Highway 400 turned into a head-on crash on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Police investigating shootout after two-vehicle crash south of Highway 400

  09-04-2019 18:11
  Toronto police are investigating a head-on crash turned shootout near Highway 400.
  
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• To fill in rural transit gaps, a Kawartha Lakes man created his own bus service

  09-04-2019 18:08 via cbc.ca
  Hoping to bring the sprawling municipality a little closer, Kawartha Lakes residents have started their own bus service that will run once a week between the area's far-flung communities.
  
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• Mississauga residents at town hall voice strong support for splitting from Peel Region

  09-04-2019 18:00
  The supporters of separation from Peel Region included one resident who led the crowd in chants.
  
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• Why tailgating won't work in Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa but might in smaller cities - CBC.ca

  09-04-2019 17:54 via cbc.ca
  Why tailgating won't work in Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa but might in smaller cities  CBC.caJust a day after thousands of teachers in Ontario and their supporters protested major cuts to education, the government of Premier Doug Ford had another ...
  
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• No decision yet on whether Ontario will scrap front licence plates, province says

  09-04-2019 17:51
  Ontario is considering eliminating front licence plates on vehicles across the province.
  
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• Sunwing ordered to compensate thousands of passengers after 2018 ice storm problems

  09-04-2019 17:41
  The Canadian Transportation Agency has ordered Sunwing Airlines Inc. to compensate more than 16,000 passengers and pay a $694,500 fine due to widespread service problems sparked by an ice storm that hit Toronto one year ago.
  
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• Incompetence 'clearly staggering,' father of man killed in Radiohead stage collapse tells inquest

  09-04-2019 17:40 via cbc.ca
  The father of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead show in Toronto, has described as “clearly staggering” what he called the “the levels of incompetence” displayed in building the stage.
  
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• Incompetence 'clearly staggering,' father of man killed by Radiohead stage tells inquest

  09-04-2019 17:40 via cbc.ca
  The father of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead show in Toronto, has described as “clearly staggering” what he called the “the levels of incompetence” displayed in building the stage.
  
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• Closing arguments underway at inquest into Radiohead stage collapse

  09-04-2019 17:40 via cbc.ca
  Closing arguments have begun at a coroner's inquest into the death of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead show in Toronto.
  
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• Mississauga mayor defends council plan to seek 'independence' from Peel Region

  09-04-2019 17:36 via cbc.ca
  Mayor Bonnie Crombie is defending a Mississauga council plan to seek "independence" from Peel Region, saying some municipal services would still be shared if the city goes its own way.
  
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• Most of Jane Philpott's Liberal riding association leadership quits

  09-04-2019 17:27 via cbc.ca
  Most board members of the federal Liberal riding association for Markham-Stouffville, represented by Jane Philpott, have stepped down in solidarity with the well-liked former cabinet minister, because they "have no longer got the heart," CBC News has learned. 
  
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• Why tailgating won't work in Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa but might in smaller cities

  09-04-2019 17:20 via cbc.ca
  Just a day after thousands of teachers in Ontario and their supporters protested major cuts to education, the government of Premier Doug Ford had another announcement. Tailgate parties will be legal soon in the province.
  
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• Free dental care for low-income seniors to be announced in budget

  09-04-2019 17:13 via cbc.ca
  The Ford government will be announcing free dental care for low-income seniors in Thursday's budget, the Canadian Press has learned.
  
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• Working group needed to examine live performance industry, lawyer tells inquest

  09-04-2019 17:11
  The Ontario government should form a working group to examine the processes involved in the live performance industry, including the construction of temporary stages like the one that fatally crushed a drum technician before a Radiohead show nearly seven years ago, a lawyer told a coroner's inquest Tuesday.
  
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• Closing arguments at inquest into death of drum tech killed in Radiohead stage collapse

  09-04-2019 17:11
  Closing arguments have begun at a coroner's inquest into the death of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead show in Toronto.
  
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• Free dental care for low-income seniors to be announced in Ontario budget this week

  09-04-2019 17:02
  The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario will be announcing free dental care for low-income seniors in Thursday's budget.
  
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• In a slowing Toronto housing market, realtors feeling the pinch - The Globe and Mail

  09-04-2019 16:57 via theglobeandmail.com
  In a slowing Toronto housing market, realtors feeling the pinch  The Globe and MailAs the deals dry up, some agents are quitting, getting rid of the fancy cars, or turning to side-hustles like driving for Lyft.
  
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• Collision, City of Toronto teaming up to attract international talent to Canada - BetaKit

  09-04-2019 16:54 via betakit.com
  Collision, City of Toronto teaming up to attract international talent to Canada  BetaKitTo help showcase opportunities for international talent in Toronto and Canada, Collision is hosting the City of Toronto's StartUp HERE Innovation Showcase.
  
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