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• Ontario cuts eHealth and research budgets, spending documents show

  09-05-2019 23:59
  Ontario is cutting more than $70 million from eHealth's budget ahead of a major health system merger, and millions in health research funding is drying up.
  
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• Police ask for help to identify man found wandering in downtown Toronto - Global News

  09-05-2019 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Police ask for help to identify man found wandering in downtown Toronto  Global NewsThe Toronto Police *Service* is asking for assistance from the public to identify a man found wandering in the Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue area.
  
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• Toronto paramedics facing $4M funding cut from province, says city manager - CBC.ca

  09-05-2019 23:03 via cbc.ca
  Toronto paramedics facing $4M funding cut from province, says city manager  CBC.caToronto paramedics are facing a nearly $4 million shortfall thanks to a funding cut from the provincial government, according to a memo circulating among city ...
  
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• Pediatric society calls for access to free contraceptives for everyone under 25

  09-05-2019 22:59
  The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending that everyone under 25 should get confidential access to free birth control.
  
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• Ford says he won’t reopen abortion debate amid criticism over MPPs participation in rally

  09-05-2019 22:48
  Hours after three Progressive Conservative MPPs spoke at an anti-abortion rally outside Queen’s Park on Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford released a statement saying his government will not re-open the abortion debate.
  
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• Ford says he won’t re-open abortion debate amid criticism over MPPs participation in rally

  09-05-2019 22:48
  Hours after three Progressive Conservative MPPs spoke at an anti-abortion rally outside Queen’s Park on Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford released a statement saying his government will not re-open the abortion debate.
  
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• Scarborough councillor raised $150,000 over spending limit in Toronto election - Toronto Star

  09-05-2019 22:10 via thestar.com
  Scarborough councillor raised $150,000 over spending limit in Toronto election  Toronto StarCouncillor Jim Karygiannis raised over $217,000 to win his seat last year — exceeding his campaign spending limit in the 2018 municipal election by more than ...
  
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• CFLPA instructs players not to report to training camp if new CBA isn't reached

  09-05-2019 21:46 via cbc.ca
  Canadian Football League Players Association executive director Brian Ramsay made it clear on Thursday that players will be instructed not to report to training camp if a collective bargaining agreement isn't reached on May 18.
  
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• Asbestos causing safety concerns at site of west-end school fire, officials say

  09-05-2019 21:36
  Officials say a massive six-alarm fire that ripped through a west-end high school earlier this week has disturbed asbestos inside the building, causing health and safety concerns for the workers cleaning up debris.
  
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• John Tavares returning to Toronto after injury at hockey worlds - CBC Sports

  09-05-2019 21:01 via cbc.ca
  John Tavares returning to Toronto after injury at hockey worlds  CBC SportsTeam Canada centre John Tavares sustained an oblique injury Thursday and will return to Toronto from the world championships for further evaluation, the ...
  
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• SCRUTINY | COC’s Opera For Toronto Event Spotlights Canadian Talent With La bohème - Ludwig Van

  09-05-2019 20:46 via ludwig-van.com
  SCRUTINY | COC’s Opera For Toronto Event Spotlights Canadian Talent With La bohème  Ludwig VanThe Canadian Opera Company's Opera For Toronto free community event underscores the wealth of operatic talent in Canada with Puccini's La bohème.
  
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• Dog that spent 4 years in Toronto Humane Society’s care finally finds ‘forever’ home in B.C. - Global News

  09-05-2019 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Dog that spent 4 years in Toronto Humane Society’s care finally finds ‘forever’ home in B.C.  Global NewsThe Toronto Humane Society said Odie stayed the longest at the shelter out of any adoptable dog in the organization's recent history.
  
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• 'We pledge to make abortion unthinkable in our lifetime': PC MPP Sam Oosterhoff

  09-05-2019 20:35 via cbc.ca
  Niagara West MPP, Sam Oosterhoff spoke in support of anti-abortion at rally in front of Queen's Park Thursday.
  
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• Canadian defender Kadeisha Buchanan to miss Toronto friendly with Mexico

  09-05-2019 20:09
  Canada will be without defensive linchpin Kadeisha Buchanan for its May 18 friendly with Mexico at Toronto's BMO Field.
  
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• What Kevin Durant’s injury could mean for the Toronto Raptors - Raptors Rapture

  09-05-2019 20:03 via raptorsrapture.com
  What Kevin Durant’s injury could mean for the Toronto Raptors  Raptors RaptureKevin Durant suffered an apparent calf injury on Wednesday night. What could it mean to the Toronto Raptors moving forward?
  
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• ‘Lil yellow house’ for sale becomes viral rap video thanks to Toronto realtor - Global News

  09-05-2019 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  ‘Lil yellow house’ for sale becomes viral rap video thanks to Toronto realtor  Global NewsArty Basinski of Real Estate By Bike has created a rap video called "L'il Yellow House," which features a virtual tour of the home he's selling.
  
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• Mother of murdered Toronto physician reacts to sentencing - CityNews

  09-05-2019 19:40 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Mother of murdered Toronto physician reacts to sentencing  CityNewsElana Fric Shamji's mother says the time around Mother's Day is especially difficult for the couple's three children and that “instead of making cards and trinkets ...
  
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• Leafs centre John Tavares suffers oblique injury while practicing with Canada

  09-05-2019 19:37
  Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares suffered an oblique injury while practising with the Canadian team ahead of the world hockey championship, the NHL club said Thursday in a statement.
  
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• Canadian defender Buchanan to miss Toronto friendly with Mexico - Sportsnet.ca

  09-05-2019 19:31 via sportsnet.ca
  Canadian defender Buchanan to miss Toronto friendly with Mexico  Sportsnet.caTORONTO — Canada will be without defensive linchpin Kadeisha Buchanan for its May 18 friendly with Mexico at Toronto's BMO Field. The 23-year-old centre ...
  
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• You can now get these Brazilian brigadeiros in Toronto - CBC.ca

  09-05-2019 19:23 via cbc.ca
  You can now get these Brazilian brigadeiros in Toronto  CBC.caMary's Brigadeiro is a sweet shop on the Danforth where *fresh* brigadeiros, a traditional Brazilian confection, are made by owner Mary Oliveira. "Toronto is a city ...
  
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• City manager warns impact of provincial cuts will cost Toronto nearly $180-million in 2019 - The Globe and Mail

  09-05-2019 19:16 via theglobeandmail.com
  City manager warns impact of provincial cuts will cost Toronto nearly $180-million in 2019  The Globe and MailProvincial funding cuts have left Toronto with a nearly $180-million hole in its budget this year, the city's top bureaucrat said Thursday. The figure is considerably ...
  
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• John Tavares returning to Toronto after injury at hockey worlds

  09-05-2019 18:14 via cbc.ca
  Team Canada centre John Tavares sustained an oblique injury Thursday and will return to Toronto from the world championships for further evaluation, the Maple Leafs announced.
  
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• Joker cosplayer is robbing Toronto restaurants - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  09-05-2019 18:11 via thestarphoenix.com
  Joker cosplayer is robbing Toronto restaurants  Saskatoon StarPhoenixA man dressed up as Joker is on the loose, filching tips from hardworking restaurant staff in Toronto restaurants.
  
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• Toronto paramedics facing $4M funding cut from province, says city manager

  09-05-2019 17:35 via cbc.ca
  Toronto paramedics are among the city services being hit by a funding cut from the provincial government, according to a memo circulating among city officials. But ministry of health stresses there's "stable" overall funding for 2019.
  
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• Toronto teen wanted in shooting death at after-prom party has turned himself in, police say - Toronto Star

  09-05-2019 17:34 via thestar.com
  Toronto teen wanted in shooting death at after-prom party has turned himself in, police say  Toronto StarThe Toronto teen wanted in the shooting death of another teen at a crowded after-prom party in Whitchurch-Stouffville last week has turned himself in, police ...
  
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• LEVY: Lots of fat at Toronto Public Health, former board member says - Toronto Sun

  09-05-2019 17:21 via torontosun.com
  LEVY: Lots of fat at Toronto Public Health, former board member says  Toronto SunFormer Councillor Christin Greb describes Toronto Public Health (TPH) as a “left-wing cash cow” where pet projects are rampant and accountability is ...
  
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• ‘Hatred, I hate him’: Daughters of Mohammed Shamji describe confusion and heartache

  09-05-2019 17:18
  For the first time since Mohammed Shamji was arrested for the murder of his wife, the couple’s eldest daughter laid eyes on her father as he sat in a prisoners box.
  
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• Husband of murdered Toronto physician Elana Fric-Shamji sentenced to life in prison - The Globe and Mail

  09-05-2019 16:58 via theglobeandmail.com
  Husband of murdered Toronto physician Elana Fric-Shamji sentenced to life in prison  The Globe and MailThe husband of slain Toronto physician Elana Fric-Shamji was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years, after pleading guilty ...
  
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• Three people charged in fatal shooting at Whitchurch-Stouffville after-prom party

  09-05-2019 16:52
  An 18-year-old Toronto man accused in the shooting death of Rizwaan Aboobakar Wadee at an after-prom party in a rented Whitchurch-Stouffville mansion last week surrendered to police on Wednesday night.
  
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• Off Topic: What to do with a free day in Toronto? - Bluebird Banter

  09-05-2019 16:31 via bluebirdbanter.com
  Off Topic: What to do with a free day in Toronto?  Bluebird BanterThe Blue Jays are playing terrible and I really don't want to talk about them right now, although there is a contract somewhere that says I have to, but let's not at ...
  
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• Impact of provincial cuts on the City of Toronto pegged at $177M in 2019: report

  09-05-2019 16:10
  A series of provincial funding cuts could leave the city with a shortfall of more than $177 million in its already approved budget for 2019, according to Toronto’s top bureaucrat.
  
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• Impact of provincial cuts on the City of Toronto pegged at $177 M in 2019: report

  09-05-2019 16:10
  A series of provincial funding cuts could leave the city with a shortfall of more than $177 million in its already approved budget for 2019, according to Toronto’s top bureaucrat.
  
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• Mystery of Toronto-area woman's murder in Mexico - Toronto Sun

  09-05-2019 15:33 via torontosun.com
  Mystery of Toronto-area woman's murder in Mexico  Toronto SunThey found Victoria “Tori” Marsbergen's body in a dusty cemetery near the airport in the lawless Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez.It was reportedly her first visit to ...
  
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• 3 teens charged in connection with fatal shooting at prom after-party

  09-05-2019 15:33 via cbc.ca
  York police have charged an 18-year-old male and two youths in connection with a fatal shooting at an after-prom party in Whitchurch-Stouffville last week.
  
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• Toronto police to lay out details of major drug probe in four cities

  09-05-2019 15:31 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are set to announce details this morning of a series of drug busts in four cities in southern Ontario.
  
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• 'Project Dos' raids nab $17M in drugs from 'high-level' southern Ontario trafficking ring

  09-05-2019 15:31 via cbc.ca
  The drugs were seized during the execution of 29 search warrants carried out as part of a Toronto police drug squad investigation dubbed Project Dos.
  
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• Vaccine hesitancy 'very concerning and upsetting,' says doctor heading new U of T centre

  09-05-2019 15:27 via cbc.ca
  As vaccine hesitancy poses a growing threat to public health, the University of Toronto is opening a new centre aimed at challenging misinformation about vaccines and ensuring Canada is ready for the next outbreak of a highly infectious disease.
  
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• Fire grounds Toronto flight to Sudbury - CTV News

  09-05-2019 15:19 via northernontario.ctvnews.ca
  Fire grounds Toronto flight to Sudbury  CTV NewsThere were some tense moments at Pearson Airport in Toronto Wednesday night for passengers aboard an Air Canada Express plane headed to Sudbury.
  
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• GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau was Teflon, now he’s Velcro - Toronto Sun

  09-05-2019 14:29 via torontosun.com
  GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau was Teflon, now he’s Velcro  Toronto SunPeter Worthington, the late founding editor of the Toronto Sun, had a saying about how the media cover politicians.“They're either at their feet, or at their throat.
  
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• H&R sells Toronto's The Atrium to KingSett for $640M | RENX - Real Estate News EXchange

  09-05-2019 14:22 via renx.ca
  H&R sells Toronto's The Atrium to KingSett for $640M | RENX  Real Estate News EXchangeH&R Real Estate Investment Trust (HR-UN-T) says it will capitalize on strong pricing for downtown Toronto office assets and sell its 1.1-million-square-foot The ...
  
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• Canadians more uncertain about cannabis in wake of legalization, survey suggests

  09-05-2019 14:11
  A new survey suggests Canadians have become less accepting of recreational cannabis since 2017, despite legalization last October.
  
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• AGO offers free entry to those 25 and under, launches $35 annual pass

  09-05-2019 14:07
  The Art Gallery of Ontario is reaching out to its young audience with free admission to those aged 25 and under, and hoping to broaden its reach with a $35 annual pass.
  
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• Ontario's remaining red-and-white health cards will be getting cancellation date

  09-05-2019 14:05
  More than two decades after Ontario started phasing out its red-and-white health cards, the government is setting a firm end date to cancel all remaining ones.
  
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• Toronto listings jump dramatically in April - The Globe and Mail

  09-05-2019 14:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  Toronto listings jump dramatically in April  The Globe and MailThe sluggish spring housing market in the Greater Toronto Area has suddenly come to life. May looks set to be a spirited month in real estate after sales in the ...
  
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• How one Toronto man's mini-empire of Airbnb 'ghost hotels' exacerbates the city's long-term rental market - The Globe and Mail

  09-05-2019 14:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  How one Toronto man's mini-empire of Airbnb 'ghost hotels' exacerbates the city's long-term rental market  The Globe and MailActivist group Fairbnb estimates that within Toronto there are more than 6500 homes and apartments operated by commercial hosts, who often have multiple ...
  
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