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• WATCHING NOW Clerical job losses at 3 Toronto hospitals: Union official - 680 News

  02-05-2019 23:51 via 680news.com
  WATCHING NOW Clerical job losses at 3 Toronto hospitals: Union official  680 NewsSome healthcare workers at St. Michael's Hospital are upset by recent news that some clerical employees will be losing their jobs. Their union says provincial ...
  
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• Toronto to get franchise in new city-based Call of Duty sports league - CityNews

  02-05-2019 23:23 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Toronto to get franchise in new city-based Call of Duty sports league  CityNewsTORONTO — OverActive Media added to its esports portfolio Thursday, acquiring the rights to a Toronto franchise in the new city-based Call of Duty League.
  
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• Mother and four children dead in fire in northern Ontario First Nation

  02-05-2019 23:21
  A mother and four children have died following a house fire in a northern Ontario First Nation, officials said Thursday.
  
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• Billionaire paid $6.5 M bribe to get daughter into university: Report - Toronto Sun

  02-05-2019 23:00 via torontosun.com
  Billionaire paid $6.5 M bribe to get daughter into university: Report  Toronto SunA Chinese billionaire who allegedly greased his daughter's way into Stanford University with a $6.5-million payoff makes the case involving Lori Loughlin look ...
  
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• WARMINGTON: Off with his head? Ford cool under fire - Toronto Sun

  02-05-2019 22:37 via torontosun.com
  WARMINGTON: Off with his head? Ford cool under fire  Toronto SunProtesters may have brought a mock guillotine to Queen's Park Wednesday, but no one should have expected Premier Doug Ford to lose his head over it.
  
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• Man arrested in connection with shooting death in Whitchurch-Stouffville

  02-05-2019 22:33 via cbc.ca
  Police have arrested the first of three men wanted in connection with the shooting death of a man in Whitchurch-Stouffville in March. 
  
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• Police search for suspect after attempted abduction at Brampton daycare

  02-05-2019 22:29
  Police have released surveillance camera images of a man wanted in connection with an attempted child abduction at a Brampton daycare on Monday.
  
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• Police arrest suspect in connection with attempted abduction at Brampton daycare

  02-05-2019 22:29
  A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with an attempted child abduction at a Brampton daycare on Monday.
  
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• New Documents Flesh Out Commerce Court 3 Height Details - Urban Toronto

  02-05-2019 22:18 via urbantoronto.ca
  New Documents Flesh Out Commerce Court 3 Height Details  Urban TorontoNew documents submitted to the City of Toronto regarding QuadReal Property Group's planned redevelopment of some of the Commerce Court site are ...
  
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• Man charged with second-degree murder after shooting in East Gwillimbury

  02-05-2019 22:06
  A Toronto man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in East Gwillimbury earlier this year.
  
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• PC government introduces Toronto subway upload bill in omnibus legislation

  02-05-2019 22:02
  New legislation has been introduced that will give the Ontario government ownership of future subway expansion projects in Toronto's transit system.
  
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• Anti-Trudeau duo of Kenney and Ford to meet in Toronto - iPolitics.ca

  02-05-2019 21:58 via ipolitics.ca
  Anti-Trudeau duo of Kenney and Ford to meet in Toronto  iPolitics.caTORONTO—Two of the most powerful political forces creating headwinds for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet in Toronto on Friday. *Fresh* off his Alberta ...
  
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• Toronto radio visionary Fitzroy Gordon’s legacy is secure - Toronto Star

  02-05-2019 21:55 via thestar.com
  Toronto radio visionary Fitzroy Gordon’s legacy is secure  Toronto StarAt the turn of the millennium it was impossible to meet one Fitzroy Gordon without being serenaded with tales of his mighty, all-consuming quest to acquire a ...
  
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• Toronto's iconic Scotiabank Theatre may be replaced by condo towers (RENDERING) - Daily Hive

  02-05-2019 21:47 via dailyhive.com
  Toronto's iconic Scotiabank Theatre may be replaced by condo towers (RENDERING)  Daily HiveAccording to a redevelopment application submitted to the City of Toronto, two new towers may be going up at the corner of John and Richmond.
  
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• Toronto man arrested in shooting death of Sunderland father - CityNews Toronto

  02-05-2019 21:39 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Toronto man arrested in shooting death of Sunderland father  CityNews TorontoPolice in York Region have made an arrest in the shooting death of a young father in Whitechurch-Stouffville in late March. The 22-year-old victim, identified as ...
  
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• Remembering the time Red Kelly came home to Toronto - Sportsnet.ca

  02-05-2019 21:23 via sportsnet.ca
  Remembering the time Red Kelly came home to Toronto  Sportsnet.caStepping inside Red Kelly's north Toronto home, it was impossible not to notice the awards lining the mahogany walls and adorning the mantels of seemingly ...
  
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• 31 things to do in Toronto this weekend: May 3 to 5 - Daily Hive

  02-05-2019 21:20 via dailyhive.com
  31 things to do in Toronto this weekend: May 3 to 5  Daily HiveKeep your calendars free Toronto, because we've rounded up 31 awesome events happening in throughout the city this weekend.
  
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• Immune system plays role in tooth and filling decay, Toronto researchers say - CTV News

  02-05-2019 20:52 via ctvnews.ca
  Immune system plays role in tooth and filling decay, Toronto researchers say  CTV NewsToronto researchers say they've shown for the first time that the body's own immune system likely plays a role in both the decay of teeth and the breakdown of ...
  
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• Hockey Hall of Famer Red Kelly dies at age 91

  02-05-2019 20:51
  Hockey Hall of Famer Red Kelly packed several careers into his lifetime -- sometimes at the same time.
  
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• These are all the road closures happening in Toronto on Sunday - Daily Hive

  02-05-2019 20:47 via dailyhive.com
  These are all the road closures happening in Toronto on Sunday  Daily HiveWith the Toronto Marathon, a Raptor's tailgate party, the Khalsa Day parade and more running, there will be multiple road closures across town.
  
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• Health Canada warns victims of spring flooding about mould dangers

  02-05-2019 20:43
  Health Canada is warning of the dangers of mould in homes and cottages hit by this year's spring flooding.
  
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• Water levels starting to recede in one flood-hit Ontario community

  02-05-2019 20:41
  A community in central Ontario's cottage country says water levels are starting to decline following what its mayor has called historical flooding.
  
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• Province's Housing Supply Action Plan Shakes Up Planning Act - Urban Toronto

  02-05-2019 20:40 via urbantoronto.ca
  Province's Housing Supply Action Plan Shakes Up Planning Act  Urban TorontoEarlier today, Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced the provincial government's new Housing Supply Action Plan, which includes ...
  
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• Red Wings, Maple Leafs legend Red Kelly dead at 91

  02-05-2019 20:26 via cbc.ca
  Hockey legend Leonard "Red" Kelly, who starred for the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, has died at age 91.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs: Is Jake Gardiner’s Tenure Over? - Editor In Leaf

  02-05-2019 20:20 via editorinleaf.com
  Toronto Maple Leafs: Is Jake Gardiner’s Tenure Over?  Editor In LeafThe season is over, which makes way for a big question for the offseason: has Jake Gardiner played his last game for the Toronto Maple Leafs?
  
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• Mansions languish, some condos pop as Toronto home sales face spring test - Financial Post

  02-05-2019 20:18 via business.financialpost.com
  Mansions languish, some condos pop as Toronto home sales face spring test  Financial PostA one-bedroom condo plus den listed at $648,000 (US$483,600) in Toronto's east end has been sitting on the market for weeks. A similar unit in the same ...
  
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• Ford calls OPP to investigate protest where an effigy of Premier was decapitated

  02-05-2019 20:13
  Premier Doug Ford has called in the OPP to investigate a protest outside Queen’s Park that involved an effigy of Ford being decapitated by a guillotine.
  
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• Major recovery effort looms as Muskoka water levels begin slow drop

  02-05-2019 20:04 via cbc.ca
  Water levels in Ontario's flooded regions is stabilizing, leading municipal leaders to look forward to a long, slow recovery.
  
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• This Toronto Jack Astor's has closed, 'exciting' changes coming - Daily Hive

  02-05-2019 19:58 via dailyhive.com
  This Toronto Jack Astor's has closed, 'exciting' changes coming  Daily HiveAccording to a spokesperson from *Service* Inspired Restaurants, parent company to Jack Astor's, what's coming to the space is worthy of anticipation.
  
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• Toronto weekend includes cherry blossoms and the Toronto Marathon - CityNews Toronto

  02-05-2019 19:56 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Toronto weekend includes cherry blossoms and the Toronto Marathon  CityNews TorontoSpringtime would not be complete without the beloved cherry blossoms that grace Toronto each year. The festival at High Park starts this weekend, but leave ...
  
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• Clerical job losses at 3 Toronto hospitals, including St. Mike’s: union official - CityNews Toronto

  02-05-2019 19:53 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Clerical job losses at 3 Toronto hospitals, including St. Mike’s: union official  CityNews TorontoDozens of clerical staff at Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital have lost their jobs thanks to Premier Doug Ford's cuts to health care, union officials say. At a press ...
  
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• 'Prolific ticket scammer' Shaun Nixon arrested again, this time in Vancouver

  02-05-2019 19:06 via cbc.ca
  A man who has had several run-ins with law enforcement officers for allegedly defrauding people with fake tickets has been arrested yet again, Peel Regional Police say.
  
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• Antique guns turned in to #GunBuyBackTO - CityNews

  02-05-2019 18:57 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Antique guns turned in to #GunBuyBackTO  CityNewsInspector Paul MacIntyre with 41 Division tweeted photos of some of the guns that have been turned in to police so far on Thursday. While the haul is no doubt ...
  
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• GTA Condo Construction Hits Record High in Q1 2019 - Urban Toronto

  02-05-2019 18:23 via urbantoronto.ca
  GTA Condo Construction Hits Record High in Q1 2019  Urban TorontoA report issued yesterday by market analysis experts Urbanation shows a continued decline in Greater Toronto Area (GTA) new development launches and ...
  
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• Police search for suspects after anti-Semitic graffiti left on Vaughan home

  02-05-2019 18:04
  Police have released surveillance camera footage of two suspects who allegedly sprayed “hateful, anti-Semitic graffiti” on the garage of a home in Vaughan last week.
  
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• Mississauga tennis star Bianca Andreescu resumes on-court activity

  02-05-2019 17:44
  Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu, who has rocketed up the WTA Tour rankings after a breakout start to the season, has resumed on-court activity after a five-week break to rest a shoulder injury.
  
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• Ford government to review Ontario's cycling policy amid surge in e-bikes, scooters

  02-05-2019 17:35 via cbc.ca
  The Progressive Conservative government plans to review the rules of the road for cyclists and a host of electronic vehicles in Ontario, but the transportation minister says he "doesn't see a reason" to re-instate bicycle licences. 
  
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• Ontario to make it cheaper to build secondary suites and rental housing

  02-05-2019 17:33
  Ontario is planning to make it cheaper to build secondary suites and rental housing as part of the government's plan to increase housing supply.
  
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• Ontario to make it cheaper to build secondary suites, rental housing

  02-05-2019 17:14 via cbc.ca
  The Local Planning and Appeal Tribunal, which replaced the Ontario Municipal Board, would also be given more powers to manage and decide cases in order to reduce delays.
  
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• The battle over backyard chickens that hatched in 1980s Toronto - CBC.ca

  02-05-2019 16:57 via cbc.ca
  The battle over backyard chickens that hatched in 1980s Toronto  CBC.caIn 1983, The National was reporting on an issue that left some Torontonians "crying fowl," as anchor Knowlton Nash put it.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Is Being RIDICULOUS Over Mitch Marner - Editor In Leaf

  02-05-2019 16:54 via editorinleaf.com
  Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Is Being RIDICULOUS Over Mitch Marner  Editor In LeafThe Toronto Maple Leafs also have some cap problems. Put the two together, mix them together with a 24/7 hype machine like the Toronto Media, and you have ...
  
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• Pickering man who killed pregnant wife handed life sentence, to serve at least 17 years

  02-05-2019 16:47 via cbc.ca
  A Pickering man convicted in the 2017 killing of his pregnant wife has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years.
  
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• You can get FREE admission to all of Toronto's historic museums this month - Daily Hive

  02-05-2019 16:46 via dailyhive.com
  You can get FREE admission to all of Toronto's historic museums this month  Daily HiveTo celebrate Museum Month, the City of Toronto if offering Walk-Up Weekdays, where your library card gives you free admission to Toronto History Museums.
  
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• Pickering man who killed pregnant wife sentenced to life in prison

  02-05-2019 16:41
  A Pickering man convicted in the 2017 murder of his pregnant wife has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for 17 years.
  
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• On this day last year it felt like 31°C in Toronto - Daily Hive

  02-05-2019 16:37 via dailyhive.com
  On this day last year it felt like 31°C in Toronto  Daily HiveExactly one year ago today on May 2, it felt more like 31°C with the humidex in Toronto, which is basically beach weather.
  
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• The battle over backyard chickens that hatched in 1980s Toronto

  02-05-2019 16:30 via cbc.ca
  In 1983, The National was reporting on an issue that left some Torontonians "crying fowl," as anchor Knowlton Nash put it.
  
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• Toronto's top chefs reveal their go-to neighbourhood restaurants and all-time favourite dishes - Toronto Life

  02-05-2019 15:58 via torontolife.com
  Toronto's top chefs reveal their go-to neighbourhood restaurants and all-time favourite dishes  Toronto LifeWe asked some of the 20 Toronto chefs and restaurateurs taking part in this year's Tastemaker festival—happening May 10 to 12 at the Evergreen Brick ...
  
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• LILLEY UNLEASHED: SNC-Lavalin scandal may have more twist & turns - Toronto Sun

  02-05-2019 15:25 via torontosun.com
  LILLEY UNLEASHED: SNC-Lavalin scandal may have more twist & turns  Toronto SunWATCH ABOVE as Toronto Sun political columnist Brian Lilley looks ahead at how the SNC-Lavalin scandal was infused with more life thanks to a Prime ...
  
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• Mansions languish, condos pop as Toronto homes sales face spring test - BNNBloomberg.ca

  02-05-2019 15:15 via bnnbloomberg.ca
  Mansions languish, condos pop as Toronto homes sales face spring test  BNNBloomberg.caA one-bedroom condo plus den listed at $648,000 in Toronto's east end has been sitting on the market for weeks. A similar unit in the same building priced ...
  
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