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• Portland Timbers beat Toronto FC 2-1

  27-04-2019 23:44
  The Portland Timbers scored two highlight-reel goals in a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on a windswept BMO Field on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Toronto police safely detonate and destroy 'suspicious' suitcase near Rogers Centre - CBC.ca

  27-04-2019 23:11 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police safely detonate and destroy 'suspicious' suitcase near Rogers Centre  CBC.caToronto police remotely detonated a suitcase that was left unattended outside the entrance to a hotel connected to the Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Philadelphia 76ers Co-Owner Slams Judge for Preventing Meek Mill From Attending Toronto Game - Rolling Stone

  27-04-2019 22:36 via rollingstone.com
  Philadelphia 76ers Co-Owner Slams Judge for Preventing Meek Mill From Attending Toronto Game  Rolling StonePhiladelphia 76ers' co-owner Michael Rubin called out the judge who prevented Meek Mill from traveling to Toronto for Saturday's Game 1. Getty Images.
  
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• UP FOR GRABS: A piece of Toronto Transit history - Toronto Sun

  27-04-2019 22:11 via torontosun.com
  UP FOR GRABS: A piece of Toronto Transit history  Toronto SunIf you've ever wanted to Ride the Rocket in the privacy of your own backyard, here's your chance.Listed Thursday on the Government of Canada surplus auction ...
  
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• Toronto police detonate suspicious package found in Rogers Centre hotel ‘as a precaution’ - Global News

  27-04-2019 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto police detonate suspicious package found in Rogers Centre hotel ‘as a precaution’  Global NewsToronto police say they have detonated a suspicious package after they located an "unattended suitcase" in the front lobby of the hotel attached to the Rogers ...
  
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• Four charges by police in connection with 2016 homicide

  27-04-2019 21:15
  Monique Ibrahim, also known as Rose Carter, was arrested Saturday after police charged three men and identified her as a suspect.
  
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• Estimated 1,000 volunteers pick up trash in Don Valley as part of ravine cleanup

  27-04-2019 21:06 via cbc.ca
  An estimated 1,000 volunteers are picking up trash in Toronto's Don Valley on Saturday as part of the city's annual spring cleanup.
  
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• Toronto police safely detonate and destroy 'suspicious' suitcase near Rogers Centre

  27-04-2019 20:45 via cbc.ca
  The force's chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear explosives (CBRNE) team and bomb technicians safely detonated the bag shortly before 4 p.m.
  
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• Snow helps slow flooding in Ontario cottage country as water levels beat record

  27-04-2019 19:50
  The mayor of a small town in central Ontario's cottage country says the late-season snow is a welcome sight as it acts as a "sponge" for rising floodwaters that now mark a "historical event."
  
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• Man seriously injured after car crashes into pole in Toronto’s east end - Global News

  27-04-2019 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  Man seriously injured after car crashes into pole in Toronto’s east end  Global NewsToronto paramedics say a man sustained serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in the city's east end early Saturday.
  
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• 'River is higher, water is flowing faster': Ontario cottage country flooding worsens

  27-04-2019 19:09 via cbc.ca
  "The main concern is that the water is going up and nobody is able to say when it will stop going up," said Graydon Smith, mayor of Bracebridge, Ont.
  
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• Woman sought in connection with 2016 homicide, 3 men charged

  27-04-2019 19:06 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police say they are seeking a woman in connection with a 2016 homicide in which three other suspects, all men, have been charged.
  
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• 'You sound like a whiny little b****' – my Toronto joke fell really flat - Burnaby Now

  27-04-2019 18:28 via burnabynow.com
  'You sound like a whiny little b****' – my Toronto joke fell really flat  Burnaby NowA week ago, I wrote a short blog post about somebody in Ontario winning $13.4 million in the 649 lottery. (You can read it here.) Included in this post was this ...
  
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• Cuts to Toronto Public Health put every program 'at risk,' Crawford warns

  27-04-2019 17:46
  The province’s decision to retroactively reduce funding to public health agencies will put virtually every program provided by or funded by Toronto Public Health “at risk,” Budget Chief Gary Crawford warns.
  
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• Air Canada drops Abbotsford-Toronto flight amid Boeing trouble - Abbotsford News

  27-04-2019 17:00 via abbynews.com
  Air Canada drops Abbotsford-Toronto flight amid Boeing trouble  Abbotsford NewsAir Canada's regular flight between Abbotsford and Toronto is being dropped for the summer as it works out scheduling shortfalls during the Boeing 737 Max ...
  
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• Man seriously hurt in single vehicle crash on Eastern Avenue

  27-04-2019 15:48 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are investigating a single vehicle crash in the east end that seriously injured a man early Saturday.
  
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• Three arrested in 2016 shooting death of Toronto man - CityNews

  27-04-2019 15:41 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Three arrested in 2016 shooting death of Toronto man  CityNewsShooting unfolds as cops break up noisy Etobicoke house party  Toronto SunMan shot during house party in Etobicoke, 2 teens arrested: Toronto police  Global NewsToronto police say charges laid in 2016 death of Faysal Mohamed Hees, 26  National PostPolice arrest suspects in 2016 Etobicoke murder  CTV NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 4 arrested in 2016 shooting death of Toronto man - CityNews

  27-04-2019 15:41 via toronto.citynews.ca
  4 arrested in 2016 shooting death of Toronto man  CityNewsFour people have been arrested connection with the shooting death of a Toronto man three years ago. Police say 26-year-old Faysal Mohamed Hees was found ...
  
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• Police arrest suspects in 2016 Etobicoke murder

  27-04-2019 15:27
  Police have charged two individuals with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting in Etobicoke back in 2016.
  
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• Police arrest suspect in 2016 homicide, issue arrest warrant for woman

  27-04-2019 15:27
  Police have arrested one person in connection with a fatal shooting in Etobicoke back in 2016 and have issued an arrest warrant for another suspect who is believed to have fled the city.
  
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• 2 arrested, 2 weapons seized after shooting injures male at Etobicoke house party

  27-04-2019 14:55 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have arrested two people and seized two firearms after a shooting at a house party in Etobicoke wounded a male on Friday night.
  
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• 2 arrested, 2 weapons seized after shooting at Etobicoke house party

  27-04-2019 14:55 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police have arrested two people and seized two firearms after a shooting at a house party in Etobicoke wounded a male on Friday night.
  
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• Numerous road closures in downtown Toronto Sunday for Khalsa Day Parade - Global News

  27-04-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Numerous road closures in downtown Toronto Sunday for Khalsa Day Parade  Global NewsThousands of Sikhs will be participating in the Khalsa Day Parade in downtown Toronto on Sunday, and with that comes numerous road closures.
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition after reported shooting at Etobicoke home

  27-04-2019 13:18
  A man was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition after a reported shooting at a home in Etobicoke overnight, paramedics say.
  
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• Male shot in lower body after gunfire breaks out at Etobicoke house party

  27-04-2019 13:18
  A man is in hospital after gunfire broke out at an Etobicoke house party, just as police responded to a noise complaint at the address.
  
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• George Smitherman knew he couldn’t prevent his husband’s suicide. But the final email warning didn’t stop him from trying

  27-04-2019 13:00
  In an excerpt from the former Ontario cabinet minister’s new memoir, Smitherman says his husband, Christopher Peloso, ‘asked us not to sound the alarm.’
  
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• OHIP+ changes leave students struggling to pay for medication

  27-04-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Post-secondary students like Kayla Ward are under pressure to find a way to pay for their medications now that the Ontario government has changed its youth prescription drug program, OHIP+.
  
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• Toronto trail running tips - Canadian Running Magazine

  27-04-2019 07:21 via runningmagazine.ca
  Toronto trail running tips  Canadian Running MagazineAdam Takacs shares his creative secrets for trail running in Toronto.
  
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• WATCHING NOW Toronto vigil for Sri Lanka bombing victims - 680 News

  27-04-2019 05:27 via 680news.com
  WATCHING NOW Toronto vigil for Sri Lanka bombing victims  680 NewsCityNews reporter Faiza Amin attended the somber vigil and spoke to attendees about how they're coping with their grief. Apr 26, 2019, 11:27 PM. AddThis ...
  
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• Toronto vigil for Sri Lanka bombing victims - 680 News

  27-04-2019 05:27 via 680news.com
  Toronto vigil for Sri Lanka bombing victims  680 NewsCityNews reporter Faiza Amin attended the somber vigil and spoke to attendees about how they're coping with their grief. Apr 26, 2019, 11:27 PM.
  
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• Up to 5,000 customers in the dark in Dundas, Ossington area amid high winds, Toronto Hydro says

  27-04-2019 05:06 via cbc.ca
  Up to 5,000 customers may be without power after a tree fell on wires in the Dundas Street West and Ossington Avenue area Friday night.
  
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• Power restored to Dundas, Ossington area after up to 5,000 in dark

  27-04-2019 05:06 via cbc.ca
  Power was restored to the Dundas Street West and Ossington Avenue area early Saturday after up to 5,000 customers were left in the dark on Friday night.
  
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• Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 1st MLB hit ignites Jays' walk-off win

  27-04-2019 04:15 via cbc.ca
  Brandon Drury hit a two-run walk-off homer to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night in the big-league debut of top-ranked prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  
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• Drury hits two-run walkoff homer to give Jays a 4-2 win in Guerrero's debut

  27-04-2019 04:15
  Brandon Drury hit a two-run walkoff homer to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night in the big-league debut of top-ranked prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  
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• Toronto pulls trigger on 'gun buyback program' - Toronto Sun

  27-04-2019 02:09 via torontosun.com
  Toronto pulls trigger on 'gun buyback program'  Toronto SunThe City of Toronto has launched a gun buyback program, offering residents money and protection from illegal weapon possession charges in exchange for ...
  
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• Toronto editor convicted of hate crime continued publishing after sentencing, court hears - The Globe and Mail

  27-04-2019 01:35 via theglobeandmail.com
  Toronto editor convicted of hate crime continued publishing after sentencing, court hears  The Globe and MailThe editor of an extremist Toronto newspaper continued distributing the paper even after his criminal trial, a court heard on Friday. James Sears produced a ...
  
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• Appeal Court slams feds for inaction on inmate segregation, grants brief stay

  27-04-2019 01:34 via cbc.ca
  A clearly unhappy Ontario Court of Appeal has granted the federal government another reprieve from an earlier ruling that found parts of its solitary-confinement regime to be unconstitutional.
  
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• Flooding fears on Toronto Island - CityNews

  27-04-2019 01:32 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Flooding fears on Toronto Island  CityNewsToronto Island residents and business owners who were hit hard by flooding two years ago say they are noticing signs of high water again. Erica Natividad with ...
  
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• Local Weston Scottish butcher shop closes its doors after 55 years in business

  27-04-2019 01:04 via cbc.ca
  After 55 years in business, Allen’s Scottish Butchers, located near Weston Road and Church Street in Weston, has announced it's closing its doors on Saturday — for good. 
  
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• Weekend forecast? It's gonna suck - Toronto Sun

  27-04-2019 00:55 via torontosun.com
  Weekend forecast? It's gonna suck  Toronto SunKeep the umbrellas handy as Friday's rain has a chance of turning to messy snow on Saturday.Environment Canada says Saturday has a 60% chance of rain ...
  
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• Nearly a fifth of city's light-duty fleet collecting dust: Auditor General

  27-04-2019 00:55
  The City of Toronto has spent millions buying and maintaining light-duty fleet vehicles that are not used enough to justify their cost, according to the Auditor General.
  
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• The 5 Toronto neighbourhoods everyone should explore during Collision - Daily Hive

  27-04-2019 00:40 via dailyhive.com
  The 5 Toronto neighbourhoods everyone should explore during Collision  Daily HiveSo when you've got time to kill before or after Collision, we recommend checking out these five Toronto neighbourhoods first.
  
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• False vaccine claims spread online by bots and trolls, top public-health doctor says

  27-04-2019 00:16
  Canada's chief public health officer says the fight against vaccine-related misinformation on social media is being further complicated by the emergence of online bots designed to sow mistrust.
  
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• Man who took plea deal testifies Pizza Pizza killing left him ‘drinking viciously’ and contemplating suicide

  27-04-2019 00:11
  Winston Poyser, the Crown’s star witness in the murder trials of Lenneil and Shakiyl Shaw and Mohamed Ali-Nur, turned himself in to police a little more than two months after the Oct. 16, 2019, killing of Jarryl Hagley at a Weston Rd. Pizza Pizza.
  
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• Toronto chair girl Marcella Zoia wants all charges to be dropped - blogTO

  27-04-2019 00:07 via blogto.com
  Toronto chair girl Marcella Zoia wants all charges to be dropped  blogTOGuess who's back? Back again? Chair girl's back... and you care. Yes you do, yes you do, yes you do, yes you do, yes you do, yes you do, yes you do (why?
  
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• Toronto school boards to warn parents that public health cuts could hit student meal programs - Toronto Star

  27-04-2019 00:04 via thestar.com
  Toronto school boards to warn parents that public health cuts could hit student meal programs  Toronto StarBoth of Toronto's school boards will soon be warning parents about the risk of cuts to public health programming negatively impacting their students. With the ...
  
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