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• 10-cent thrift shop record sends Toronto artist on a years-long reggae investigation - CBC.ca

  26-04-2019 23:24 via cbc.ca
  10-cent thrift shop record sends Toronto artist on a years-long reggae investigation  CBC.caWhen Chris Flanagan bought a 10-cent record at a Toronto thrift shop about 16 years ago, he wasn't expecting it to change his life forever. The Australian-born ...
  
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• The Toronto St. Clair transitway is no 'disaster' zone: it teems with life - The Globe and Mail

  26-04-2019 23:21 via theglobeandmail.com
  The Toronto St. Clair transitway is no 'disaster' zone: it teems with life  The Globe and MailEvery time Toronto redesigns a street to calm traffic or make transit vehicles flow better, there is the most tremendous fuss. It happened on St. Clair Avenue West.
  
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• Police arrest third man in alleged abduction of Chinese student from Markham

  26-04-2019 23:21
  Police have already arrested two men in connection to the disappearance of 22-year-old Wanzhen Lu and have a Canada-wide warrant out for the arrest of a fourth man.
  
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• ‘Everything I believed was fabricated’: Prominent lawyer pleads guilty to faking a divorce in order to marry his law clerk

  26-04-2019 23:14
  Suspended lawyer James Morton pleaded guilty to bigamy and forgery Friday. He married Jennifer Packwood despite never, in fact, having divorced his first wife, a sitting justice of the peace.
  
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• 3rd man arrested in alleged abduction of Chinese student in Markham

  26-04-2019 22:55 via cbc.ca
  Police say they've arrested a third man in the alleged abduction of an international student from China in Markham. 
  
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• Ontario librarian calls minister's suggestion service be 'more efficient' after 50% cut an 'outrage'

  26-04-2019 22:50 via cbc.ca
  Local politicians quizzed provincial cabinet ministers at the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association annual meetings Friday in Thunder Bay, with one of the most contentious topics being the government's decision to slice in half the budget of the Ontario Library Service.
  
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• Ontario's proposed alcohol policies will increase harms, researchers say

  26-04-2019 22:33 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government's proposed new changes to alcohol policy, such as wider availability and legalizing tailgate parties, will increase alcohol-related harms in the province, according to a new report.
  
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• Ford's lawyers say remarks about former OPP deputy commissioner were fair comment

  26-04-2019 22:28
  Lawyers for Doug Ford say the premier did not make defamatory comments about a former high-ranking Ontario Provincial Police officer who is suing him.
  
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• It's Vladdy time: What you should know about the Blue Jays phenom

  26-04-2019 22:24 via cbc.ca
  The top prospect in baseball (and one of the most-hyped young players ever) is finally making his major-league debut tonight. Here are some things you should know about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Like, for example, he's Canadian.
  
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• Ford defends himself against $5M defamation claim by Brad Blair, calls it an attempt to 'muzzle' him

  26-04-2019 22:21 via cbc.ca
  Premier Doug Ford is firing back after being hit with a $5M defamation lawsuit by former OPP deputy Brad Blair, denying accusations made against him in the suit filed in March over claims Blair violated the Police Services Act. 
  
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• Maple Leafs loan Trevor Moore, Michael Hutchinson to Marlies for AHL playoffs

  26-04-2019 22:19
  The Toronto Maple Leafs are sending their American Hockey League affiliate some playoff reinforcements.
  
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• Police make third arrest in abduction of international student in Markham

  26-04-2019 22:11
  A third man wanted in connection with the kidnapping of a Chinese international student in Markham last month has now been arrested, York Regional Police confirmed Friday.
  
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• Sidewalk Labs rolls out new symbols intended to make data collection in public more transparent

  26-04-2019 22:01
  But critics of the symbols say the new system works to normalizes “potentially intrusive forms of surveillance.”
  
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• Your Ward News editor guilty of promoting hate attempts to stave off jail term

  26-04-2019 21:53 via cbc.ca
  A publication found to have been filled with hatred against women and Jews was a valuable relief valve for men prone to violence, its convicted editor told his sentencing hearing on Friday.
  
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• Editor found guilty of promoting hate attempts to stave off jail term

  26-04-2019 21:53 via cbc.ca
  A publication found to have been filled with hatred against women and Jews was a valuable relief valve for men prone to violence, its convicted editor told his sentencing hearing on Friday.
  
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• Summit to examine toughest issues facing Toronto including housing affordability - Toronto Star

  26-04-2019 21:49 via thestar.com
  Summit to examine toughest issues facing Toronto including housing affordability  Toronto StarIndustry leaders are tackling the “messy, meaty” issues facing Toronto at a city-building summit Monday. The event put on by civic engagement organization ...
  
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• Summit to examine toughest issues facing Toronto including housing affordability

  26-04-2019 21:48
  Canvas, CivicAction’s 2019 summit, addresses some of the most severe challenges facing Toronto.
  
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• Toronto police release video of man wanted in series of break-ins since 2016 - Toronto Star

  26-04-2019 21:12 via thestar.com
  Toronto police release video of man wanted in series of break-ins since 2016  Toronto StarThe man is known to target stores in the downtown core, midtown area and Toronto's west-end that use Apple products, usually in older buildings, Toronto police ...
  
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• Toronto police release video of man wanted in series of break-ins since 2016

  26-04-2019 21:11
  The man is known to target stores in the downtown core, midtown area and Toronto’s west-end that use Apple products, usually in older buildings, Toronto police said in a Friday news release.
  
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• Blue Jays introduce Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ahead of major league debut

  26-04-2019 21:07
  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is officially a Toronto Blue Jay.
  
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• Toronto bar wants people to stop filling up water bottles in the bathroom - blogTO

  26-04-2019 21:00 via blogto.com
  Toronto bar wants people to stop filling up water bottles in the bathroom  blogTOAt least one bar in Toronto is fed up with customers refilling their water bottles in the bathroom, and wants them to purchase water from the bar i...
  
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• Researchers say Ontario's proposed alcohol policies will increase harms

  26-04-2019 20:56
  A group of researchers is sounding the alarm over the Ontario government's planned changes to alcohol policy, saying the relaxed rules will lead to more consumption that can bring an increase in crime, hospitalizations and even death.
  
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• Ontario pharmacists required to complete course in cannabis education

  26-04-2019 20:49
  Ontario pharmacists have a little less than a year to get up to speed on weed if they want to practice in the province.
  
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• Ontario becomes 1st province to demand pharmacists complete a cannabis education course

  26-04-2019 20:49 via cbc.ca
  Ontario pharmacists have a little less than a year to get up to speed on weed if they want to practice in the province.
  
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• 19-year-old Toronto woman accused of tossing chair from highrise balcony ‘hoping for a discharge,’ lawyer says - Toronto Star

  26-04-2019 19:07 via thestar.com
  19-year-old Toronto woman accused of tossing chair from highrise balcony ‘hoping for a discharge,’ lawyer says  Toronto StarThe lawyer for the 19-year-old woman accused of tossing a chair from a downtown highrise balcony earlier this year is “hoping for a discharge,” he said after a ...
  
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• 19-year-old Toronto woman accused of tossing chair from highrise balcony ‘hoping for a discharge,’ lawyer says

  26-04-2019 19:05
  However, the Crown and the defence are “still a long ways apart,” lawyer Greg Lelise told reporters on Friday after a brief hearing.
  
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• Northbound DVP reopens following investigation into death of 56-year-old man

  26-04-2019 18:50 via cbc.ca
  Northbound lanes of the Don Valley Parkway have now reopened following a police investigation into the death of a man on the road Friday afternoon.
  
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• Northbound DVP closed for investigation into death of 56-year-old man

  26-04-2019 18:50 via cbc.ca
  Closures are in place from the Gardiner Expressway in the south to Don Mills Road in the north.
  
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• Toronto, Philadelphia gear up for another big sporting battle - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  26-04-2019 18:43 via cp24.com
  Toronto, Philadelphia gear up for another big sporting battle  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsPhiladelphia may be known as The City of Brotherly Love, but it also is part of many fierce sporting rivalries.
  
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• Portion of northbound DVP reopens after police investigation

  26-04-2019 18:35
  A significant portion of the northbound Don Valley Parkway has reopened after a police investigation on Friday.
  
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• Portion of northbound DVP closed due to police investigation

  26-04-2019 18:35
  A significant portion of the northbound Don Valley Parkway has been closed due to a police investigation.
  
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• Water levels set to peak in Bracebridge, Ont., amid flooding emergency

  26-04-2019 18:18 via cbc.ca
  The mayor of a small Muskoka town warned Friday that rising water levels in a river that edges through the community are set to peak, threatening to flood several properties and force more residents from their homes. 
  
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• We took a Philly cheesesteak and subbed in Toronto flavour. Now that’s a slam dunk - Toronto Star

  26-04-2019 18:05 via thestar.com
  We took a Philly cheesesteak and subbed in Toronto flavour. Now that’s a slam dunk  Toronto StarIn the spirit of the Toronto Raptors facing off against the Philadelphia 76ers this weekend, we took the Philly cheesesteak and gave it a Canadian twist.
  
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• Bizzaro burglary as Toronto man loses collection of oddities in Vancouver - CBC.ca

  26-04-2019 18:05 via cbc.ca
  Bizzaro burglary as Toronto man loses collection of oddities in Vancouver  CBC.caIt's very unique stuff. How many people are going to have a two-headed crow taxidermy kicking around?”
  
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• Bizzaro burglary as Toronto man loses collection of oddities in Vancouver

  26-04-2019 18:05 via cbc.ca
  “It's very unique stuff. How many people are going to have a two-headed crow taxidermy kicking around?”
  
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• Ontario slightly increases school board funding, but per-student amount drops

  26-04-2019 17:37 via cbc.ca
  Premier Doug Ford's government is slightly increasing overall funding to Ontario school boards, but rising enrolment means the amount boards will get per student is dropping.
  
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• Ontario marginally increases school board funding, but per-pupil amount drops

  26-04-2019 17:27
  Ontario is marginally increasing overall funding to school boards, but rising enrollment means the amount boards will get per student is dropping.
  
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• Ontario government decreases per-pupil funding for school boards

  26-04-2019 17:27
  Ontario is cutting the amount of money school boards receive per student, which advocates say will mean fewer services and supports for kids.
  
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• Editor found guilty of promoting hate seeks to stave off jail term

  26-04-2019 17:25
  A prosecutor told Ontario court that James Sears deserves the maximum custodial sentence of one year and three years probation for his role in the publication.
  
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• $350 per handgun, $200 per rifle: City and Toronto police announce gun buyback program

  26-04-2019 17:11
  The program will run until May 17, and will pay out for each firearm handed over to police for destruction, regardless of whether they are legally registered.
  
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• Crown seeks one-year jail term against editor of Your Ward News

  26-04-2019 17:10
  The Crown is seeking a one-year jail term for a Toronto editor convicted of promoting hatred against women and Jews.
  
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• Nadeem Mahmood defeats Charline Grant in Vaughan trustee byelection

  26-04-2019 16:48
  Charline Grant, an outspoken critic of the scandal-plagued York Region District School Board, came in second with 267 votes or 15 per cent of the vote.
  
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• Hoarding on the rise in Canada's largest city, not-for-profit agency says - CTV News

  26-04-2019 16:35 via ctvnews.ca
  Hoarding on the rise in Canada's largest city, not-for-profit agency says  CTV NewsHoarding is on the rise in Canada's largest city, particularly among female seniors, and there aren't enough resources to support them, according to an agency ...
  
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• Hoarding on the rise in Canada's largest city, not-for-profit agency says

  26-04-2019 16:35
  Hoarding is on the rise in Canada’s largest city, particularly among female seniors, and there aren’t enough resources to support them, according to an agency that has launched a new website to address the growing problem.
  
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• Toronto Raptors hosting Philadelphia 76ers to open second-round series

  26-04-2019 16:28
  Once again, Marc Gasol can expect to be a key figure for the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the NBA playoffs.
  
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• Toronto police launch gun buyback program in effort to combat firearm violence

  26-04-2019 16:22 via cbc.ca
  The buyback program offers $200 for a long gun and $350 for a handgun. The firearms will be picked up by police and participants will not face a charge for possessing or unsafely storing a firearm.
  
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• Toronto police chief, mayor set to announce gun buyback plan

  26-04-2019 16:22 via cbc.ca
  Toronto Mayor John Tory has repeatedly called for a handgun ban in the city, particularly in the wake of a mass shooting in the Greektown neighbourhood that left two people dead.
  
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• The most hilarious tweets from the Toronto Police Twitter account - Toronto Life

  26-04-2019 15:45 via torontolife.com
  The most hilarious tweets from the Toronto Police Twitter account  Toronto LifeUNKNOWN TROUBLE: Scarborough Bluffs **8:18 am** -Man trapped on bluffs -Treacherous conditions -3 tiered response -Crews o/s -Man was not stuck on ...
  
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• 3 teens charged in string of alleged robberies in Toronto’s east end - Global News

  26-04-2019 15:38 via globalnews.ca
  3 teens charged in string of alleged robberies in Toronto’s east end  Global NewsThe boys face charges including robbery with a weapon, disguise with intent and possession of a weapon.
  
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• This Toronto-founded tech unicorn just went public, but it doesn't need the money - Financial Post

  26-04-2019 15:35 via business.financialpost.com
  This Toronto-founded tech unicorn just went public, but it doesn't need the money  Financial PostA big part of the reason PagerDuty went public on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this month was to raise its profile.
  
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