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• WATCHING NOW Toronto students mark Pink Shirt Day to fight bullying - 680 News

  10-04-2019 23:51 via 680news.com
  WATCHING NOW Toronto students mark Pink Shirt Day to fight bullying  680 NewsToronto students marked International Pink Shirt Day Wednesday – a day dedicated to anti-bullying. Audra Brown with the emotional stories shared in an effort ...
  
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• Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveils new $28.5 billion Toronto transit plan - The Globe and Mail

  10-04-2019 23:39 via theglobeandmail.com
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveils new $28.5 billion Toronto transit plan  The Globe and MailOntario Premier Doug Ford has announced a $28.5 billion transit plan that he says will deliver key new projects in Toronto. They include an expanded ...
  
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• A judge is deciding whether this domestic abuser should be designated a dangerous offender

  10-04-2019 23:11
  The Crown is taking the unusual step of seeking a dangerous offender designation for a man whose criminal record is relatively modest when compared to other dangerous and long-term offenders.
  
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• Downtown market made of 120 shipping containers is now open for business

  10-04-2019 22:55 via cbc.ca
  Stackt founder Matt Rubinoff gathered a mix of new and used shipping containers and repurposed them into a maze of retail stores stretching a city block — selling everything from gourmet doughnuts and coffee to mattresses — alongside art exhibits and craft workshops.
  
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• Longtime Toronto Islands resident wins legal battle to remain in his childhood home

  10-04-2019 22:44
  Don Sampson’s troubles began when he got a letter that was essentially an eviction notice, based on the rules of Toronto Islands home ownership.
  
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• How Doug Ford’s $28.5-billion transit overhaul compares with Toronto’s existing plans - Toronto Star

  10-04-2019 22:23 via thestar.com
  How Doug Ford’s $28.5-billion transit overhaul compares with Toronto’s existing plans  Toronto StarThe provincial government has unveiled a $28.5-billion transit overhaul that upends many of the city's existing plans for the future of transportation in Toronto.
  
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• Toronto woman's mysterious death in Colorado probed - The Guardian

  10-04-2019 22:14 via theguardian.pe.ca
  Toronto woman's mysterious death in Colorado probed  The GuardianPolice are trying to unravel the mystery of a Canadian found dead near a Colorado lake. According to investigators, the woman has been identified as Kim Ha ...
  
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• Police search for two suspects in connection with carjackings in North York

  10-04-2019 22:11
  Police have released surveillance camera images of two men wanted after two women were attacked by knife-wielding suspects and one of them was carjacked in North York last Saturday evening.
  
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• Network outage affecting colleges, universities could spell trouble for students trying to submit assignments online

  10-04-2019 22:07
  Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network, a college internet service provider, began experiencing failures on Wednesday, affecting colleges and universities in Ontario.
  
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• Feds ask Supreme Court to weigh in on 15-day cap on prisoner isolation

  10-04-2019 21:58 via cbc.ca
  A hard limit on how long inmates can be in solitary confinement could be dangerous, the federal government argues in asking the Supreme Court of Canada to set aside the 15-day cap Ontario's top court recently imposed on administrative segregation.
  
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• Toronto woman's mysterious death in Colorado probed - The Western Star

  10-04-2019 21:46 via thewesternstar.com
  Toronto woman's mysterious death in Colorado probed  The Western StarPolice are trying to unravel the mystery of a Canadian found dead near a Colorado lake. According to investigators, the woman has been identified as Kim Ha ...
  
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• Toronto woman's mysterious death in Colorado probed - Cape Breton Post

  10-04-2019 21:44 via capebretonpost.com
  Toronto woman's mysterious death in Colorado probed  Cape Breton PostPolice are trying to unravel the mystery of a Canadian found dead near a Colorado lake. According to investigators, the woman has been identified as Kim Ha ...
  
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• Maple Leaf Square parties for the Leafs, Raptors set to begin again this week

  10-04-2019 21:39
  The MLSE’s plans are similar to recent years — the home team will get priority if both the Leafs and Raptors are playing at the same time, and they’ll have support screens up for coinciding away games.
  
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• CSIS dealing with right-wing extremism 'more and more,' says spy chief

  10-04-2019 21:10 via cbc.ca
  The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says his agency is "more and more preoccupied" with the threat of violent right-wing extremism and white supremacists.
  
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• Opioid overdoses claimed more than 3,200 lives in first nine months of 2018

  10-04-2019 21:02
  The Public Health Agency of Canada has released new data showing that 3,286 Canadians died after apparent opioid-related overdoses between January and September last year.
  
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• Toronto Raptors Temperature: How are the Raptors looking before the playoffs tip-off - RaptorsHQ

  10-04-2019 21:00 via raptorshq.com
  Toronto Raptors Temperature: How are the Raptors looking before the playoffs tip-off  RaptorsHQIt's hard to accurately grade the Raptors based on the last week of performances. But let's review things anyway and get a sense of the pre-playoff Toronto ...
  
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• In pre-budget letter, labour minister asks Ontario to reverse student-loan changes

  10-04-2019 20:50
  The feud between the federal Liberals and the Ontario Tories is taking another turn in the run-up to the Doug Ford government's first provincial budget.
  
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• More than 10,300 Canadians lost their lives to opioids in less than 3 years

  10-04-2019 20:45 via cbc.ca
  More than 10,300 Canadians died as a resulted of an apparent opioid-related overdose between January 2016 and September 2018, Public Health Agency of Canada says.
  
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• Matisse painting expected to fetch up to $5.8-million at Toronto auction - The Globe and Mail

  10-04-2019 20:01 via theglobeandmail.com
  Matisse painting expected to fetch up to $5.8-million at Toronto auction  The Globe and MailHenri Matisse's 1919 work Femme assise sur un balcon is headed to the auction block in Toronto next month. HO/The Canadian Press. A painting by French ...
  
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• Man, 18, charged in shooting of girl outside Toronto school - Toronto Sun

  10-04-2019 19:53 via torontosun.com
  Man, 18, charged in shooting of girl outside Toronto school  Toronto SunA young Toronto man is facing numerous charges, including four counts of attempted murder, after an alleged shooting outside a school in the city's Jane and ...
  
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• Ford says Ontario's path to a balanced budget will be responsible

  10-04-2019 19:35
  Ontario's Progressive Conservative government will lay out what it calls a responsible path to balance in its first budget Thursday, but critics are warning that shiny baubles will mask deep cuts.
  
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• Students celebrate International Day of Pink with pledges, balloons, speeches

  10-04-2019 19:34 via cbc.ca
  Students at Toronto schools are celebrating International Day of Pink on Wednesday by wearing pink clothing, displaying decorations they have made and listening to speakers talk about diversity.
  
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• What you need to know about Doug Ford's plan for transit in the GTA

  10-04-2019 18:54 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has finally unveiled his much-touted, $28.5-billion plan for new transit infrastructure in the Greater Toronto Area. There are still many questions left to be answered about funding, planning and timelines.
  
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• What you need to know about Doug Ford's contentious plan for transit in the GTA

  10-04-2019 18:54 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has finally unveiled his much-touted, $28.5-billion plan for new transit infrastructure in the Greater Toronto Area. There are still many questions left to be answered about funding, planning and timelines.
  
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• Canada's R.J. Barrett declares for NBA draft

  10-04-2019 18:49 via cbc.ca
  Canada's R.J. Barrett will leave Duke University after one season and enter the 2019 NBA draft. He made the announcement on Twitter.
  
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• Radiohead inquest recommends licensing companies that build temporary stages

  10-04-2019 18:21 via cbc.ca
  A coroner's inquest into the death of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead concert in Toronto is recommending companies that build temporary stages for events undergo licensing.
  
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• Jury to give recommendations after coroner's inquest into Radiohead stage collapse

  10-04-2019 18:21 via cbc.ca
  Less than a day after it began deliberations, the jury at a coroner's inquest into the death of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed will reconvene to give its report.
  
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• Mississauga's R.J. Barrett entering NBA draft after one year at Duke

  10-04-2019 18:17
  Canada's R.J. Barrett will leave Duke University after one season and enter the 2019 NBA draft.
  
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• Bianca Andreescu won't play for Canada in Fed Cup due to injury

  10-04-2019 18:09
  An injury to rising Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu will keep her off the country's Fed Cup team for a World Group playoff against reigning champion Czech Republic later this month.
  
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• An omnivore's take on Toronto's best vegan pizzas - Toronto Life

  10-04-2019 18:04 via torontolife.com
  An omnivore's take on Toronto's best vegan pizzas  Toronto LifeThe new crop of plant-based pizzas are far from sad, cheeseless flat breads. Toronto restaurants are now making their own nut-based cheeses—from ...
  
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• New market constructed out of shipping containers opens in downtown Toronto - Global News

  10-04-2019 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  New market constructed out of shipping containers opens in downtown Toronto  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: A retail space made out of shipping containers has opened its doors in Toronto. “Stackt” market runs the length of a city block and contains over ...
  
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• Coroner's inquest into deadly stage collapse at Radiohead concert reconvenes

  10-04-2019 17:14
  A coroner's inquest into the death of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead concert is reconvening roughly a day after the jury began its deliberations.
  
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• Bianca Andreescu's shoulder injury keeps her off Canada's Fed Cup team

  10-04-2019 17:04 via cbc.ca
  An injury to rising Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu will keep her off the country's Fed Cup team for a World Group playoff against reigning champion Czech Republic later this month.
  
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• Ontario unveils $28.5-billion transit plan, vows to double length of Toronto’s downtown relief line - The Globe and Mail

  10-04-2019 16:53 via theglobeandmail.com
  Ontario unveils $28.5-billion transit plan, vows to double length of Toronto’s downtown relief line  The Globe and MailThe provincial government is promising to double the length of Toronto's downtown relief line, turning it into a $10.9-billion subway connection between Ontario ...
  
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• Some suspects in Weston plaza shootout and crash have been identified, police say

  10-04-2019 16:43
  One day after a wild shootout at a Weston plaza ended in a head-on crash, investigators say they have narrowed in on the identities of some of the suspects.
  
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• Police charge 18-year-old with attempted murder after shots fired near school

  10-04-2019 16:37
  An 18-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after gunshots were fired into a vehicle parked at a school in Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood last week.
  
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• Teen charged with attempted murder in shooting outside Toronto school - CBC.ca

  10-04-2019 16:28 via cbc.ca
  Teen charged with attempted murder in shooting outside Toronto school  CBC.caA Toronto teen is facing numerous charges, including four counts of attempted murder, after an alleged shooting outside a school in the city's Jane and Finch ...
  
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• Teen charged with attempted murder in shooting outside Toronto school

  10-04-2019 16:28 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto teen is facing numerous charges, including four counts of attempted murder, after an alleged shooting outside a school in the city's Jane and Finch area.
  
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• Newly revealed map shows Toronto's ambitious plans for transit expansion - Daily Hive

  10-04-2019 16:24 via dailyhive.com
  Newly revealed map shows Toronto's ambitious plans for transit expansion  Daily HiveThe transit expansion map highlights four-key projects, that would require $4.9 billion of federal funding to complete, according to the City.
  
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• Rogers to open new Toronto flagship retail store at Yonge-Dundas square - MobileSyrup

  10-04-2019 16:22 via mobilesyrup.com
  Rogers to open new Toronto flagship retail store at Yonge-Dundas square  MobileSyrupRogers is upgrading the in-store customer experience by completely redesigning its Toronto flagship store.
  
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• The Weeknd signs on as part owner, global ambassador of esports firm

  10-04-2019 15:46 via cbc.ca
  The Weeknd has joined the OverActive Media Group ownership and will serve as global ambassador for the Canadian esports company.
  
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• Legalization pushed up price of pot by 17%, StatsCan says

  10-04-2019 15:46 via cbc.ca
  The legalization of marijuana in Canada has caused the price of the drug overall to increase by about 17 per cent, but people who are buying it legally are paying about 57 per cent more than black market buyers.
  
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• Retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op scales up at a new Toronto hub for active living - The Globe and Mail

  10-04-2019 14:49 via theglobeandmail.com
  Retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op scales up at a new Toronto hub for active living  The Globe and MailAfter 34 years in Toronto, and more than 20 on King Street West, Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) will now be outfitting the city's outdoorsy types from a new ...
  
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• Getting past Chara a long story for Leafs - Toronto Sun

  10-04-2019 14:47 via torontosun.com
  Getting past Chara a long story for Leafs  Toronto SunLength and longevity.Zdeno Chara brings both to the Boston Bruins as he suits up for his 160th NHL playoff game on Thursday.Just because his birth certificate ...
  
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• Ontario researcher among global team unveiling first image of a black hole

  10-04-2019 14:46 via cbc.ca
  An international team of researchers are set to unveil the first captured image of a black hole. The picture was compiled by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, that includes an Ontario scientist.
  
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• K-W researcher among global team unveiling first image of a black hole

  10-04-2019 14:46 via cbc.ca
  An international team of researchers are set to unveil the first captured image of a black hole. The picture was compiled by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, a team that includes a scientist from K-W.
  
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