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• Toronto paramedic joins Nepal expedition to provide health care to nomads - Toronto Sun

  11-05-2019 23:17 via torontosun.com
  Toronto paramedic joins Nepal expedition to provide health care to nomads  Toronto SunToronto paramedic James Hinds is gearing up for a medical expedition to help the nomadic people of Nepal with the hopes the trek will widen his own senses.
  
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• Toronto Mayor John Tory urges Tories to reverse child-care cuts - The Globe and Mail

  11-05-2019 22:59 via theglobeandmail.com
  Toronto Mayor John Tory urges Tories to reverse child-care cuts  The Globe and MailToronto Mayor John Tory is urging Ontario's government to reverse what he calls “unilateral, retroactive” cuts to child-care funding, which he says will hurt ...
  
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• Blue Jays address banged-up rotation, acquire veteran Edwin Jackson

  11-05-2019 22:47 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays have shored up their injury-riddled starting rotation by acquiring right-hander Edwin Jackson from the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations.
  
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• Ford government housing bill could leave developers paying less, Toronto communities with fewer benefits - Toronto Star

  11-05-2019 22:33 via thestar.com
  Ford government housing bill could leave developers paying less, Toronto communities with fewer benefits  Toronto StarProvincial changes to the development process could mean communities experiencing growth and the new residents moving in will have fewer resources like ...
  
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• EDITORIAL: More hot air on climate change - Toronto Sun

  11-05-2019 21:54 via torontosun.com
  EDITORIAL: More hot air on climate change  Toronto SunOn Monday, NDP leader Andrea Horwath will introduce a motion in the legislature “to declare a climate emergency in Ontario.”She says it will provide Premier ...
  
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• Raptors set for Game 7 against Sixers at home

  11-05-2019 21:49
  Kyle Lowry had a massive Game 7 against the Miami Heat in 2016, scoring 35 points and flirting with a triple-double to carry the Raptors to their first appearance in the Eastern Conference finals.
  
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• High Park's cherry blossoms bring beautiful colours to a dreary spring

  11-05-2019 21:36 via cbc.ca
  Saturday finally saw some much-welcomed sunshine bath the city and residents came out in droves to check out the blossoms.
  
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• Toronto, Philadelphia set for game 7 matchup - Global News

  11-05-2019 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto, Philadelphia set for game 7 matchup  Global NewsPhiladelphia 76ers (51-31, third in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Toronto Raptors (58-24, second in the Eastern Conference during the ...
  
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• Bidding wars spring up for Midtown Toronto condo - The Globe and Mail

  11-05-2019 20:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  Bidding wars spring up for Midtown Toronto condo  The Globe and MailThis south-facing residence has 619 square feet of living space inside, with about a 40 square foot balcony off the bedroom and living room.
  
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• WARMINGTON: Veteran T.O. cop accused of shakedown - Toronto Sun

  11-05-2019 18:32 via torontosun.com
  WARMINGTON: Veteran T.O. cop accused of shakedown  Toronto SunIt's not every day that a Toronto Police officer ends up behind bars for the weekend, let alone being put their by his or her own peers.But that is Const.
  
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• Provincial child-care cuts will hurt families, Tory says in letters to Toronto PC MPPs

  11-05-2019 17:28 via cbc.ca
  Mayor John Tory sent letters to Toronto's 11 Progressive Conservative MPPs outlining how the province's cuts to child-care funding could hurt families in their ridings.
  
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• Gas leak briefly shuts down stretch of Queen Street W.

  11-05-2019 16:35 via cbc.ca
  About 20 were displaced, according to Toronto police Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook and other residents in the area were asked to stay in their homes. 
  
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• Portion of Queen Street West reopens after gas leak capped

  11-05-2019 15:48
  A number of buildings on Queen Street West were briefly evacuated on Saturday morning after a worker struck a gas line in the area, resulting in a significant leak.
  
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• Portion of Queen Street West closed for large gas leak

  11-05-2019 15:48
  A number of buildings on Queen Street West have been evacuated after a worker struck a gas line in the area, resulting in a significant leak.
  
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• Man in hospital with gunshot wound after drive-by shooting, crash in east end

  11-05-2019 14:23 via cbc.ca
  A man believed to be in his 30s is recovering in hospital from a gunshot wound after a drive-by shooting in the city's east end that ended in a crash on Friday night, Toronto police say.
  
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• Man in hospital with facial injuries after drive-by shooting, crash in east end

  11-05-2019 14:23 via cbc.ca
  A man in his 30s is recovering in hospital from gunshot wounds to his face after a drive-by shooting in the city's east end that ended in a crash on Friday night, Toronto police say.
  
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• Toronto police arrest man in child pornography investigation - Toronto Star

  11-05-2019 14:22 via thestar.com
  Toronto police arrest man in child pornography investigation  Toronto StarToronto police arrested a man Friday as part of an investigation into the possession of child sex abuse material. On Thursday, the Toronto Police *Service* Child ...
  
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• Tory advises PC MPPs of impact of child care cuts on their ridings

  11-05-2019 13:29
  Mayor John Tory has written letters to nearly a dozen Progressive Conservative MPP’s to warn them about the impact that provincial child care cuts will have on families in their ridings.
  
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• Plenty of road closures on Sunday for Sporting Life 10K

  11-05-2019 13:06
  About 22,000 runners are expected to pound the pavement on Sunday for the 23rd annual Sporting Life 10K Run, resulting in dozens of road closures throughout the downtown core.
  
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• Cell service is expanding on the TTC. Here's why you may not be able to use it

  11-05-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  A system to provide uninterrupted cellular and Wi-Fi service for those riding on TTC trains is coming, but major cellphone companies don't want to sign on.
  
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• Uncovering the story of John Nzipo, the Zulu man who spent 3 years at a residential school

  11-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  John Nzipo, a 22-year-old student from Africa in 1892, was likely the only non-North American Indigenous person ever enrolled at a residential school in Canada, according to the researcher who has been trying to piece together his story.
  
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• Pot users still turning to black market, stats show

  11-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Nearly six months after legalization, one in every three Canadian cannabis users is still buying their weed on the street, according to new statistics.
  
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• OPP officers get pay hike while Ford government cuts provincial police budget

  11-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police officers and civilian staff are getting new wage increases, just as the Ford government revealed it is cutting provincial funding to the force by nearly four per cent.
  
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• 'Makes me angry': Big telcos' $10 service fees concern wireless customers and the CRTC

  11-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada's telecom regulator has joined angry customers in questioning the growing number of fees that wireless providers charge when people call customer service to make changes to their account.
  
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• Police investigate pair of shootings minutes apart, one leaving a man seriously injured

  11-05-2019 04:58 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are investigating multiple shootings that took place minutes apart Friday night, one of which sent a man to hospital with serious injuries.
  
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• Male victim critically injured in reported drive-by shooting in east end

  11-05-2019 04:27
  One male has been critically injured following a reported drive-by shooting in the city’s east end.
  
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• TALE OF THE TAPE: How Norman stacks up to Khadr - Toronto Sun

  11-05-2019 03:41 via torontosun.com
  TALE OF THE TAPE: How Norman stacks up to Khadr  Toronto SunNAME: Mark NormanAGE: 55KNOWN FOR: Serving his country honourably for 35 years.411: He comes from a military family. His dad was a major-general in ...
  
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• Stephen A.: 'If Toronto doesn't win this game, I think Kawhi Leonard is definitely gone' - TSN

  11-05-2019 03:38 via tsn.ca
  Stephen A.: 'If Toronto doesn't win this game, I think Kawhi Leonard is definitely gone'  TSNESPN's Stephen A. Smith says he strongly believes that Kawhi Leonard will leave in free agency if the Raptors don't win Game 7 against the 76ers Sunday ...
  
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• 911 operator honoured for role in rescue of men from flooded elevator

  11-05-2019 03:22
  A 911 communications operator has been honoured for her part in the rescue of two men from a flooded elevator in the city’s west-end last summer.
  
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• How the Wilson Yard subway shuffle can make or break the morning commute

  11-05-2019 02:34
  While the city sleeps, overnight crews at the TTC’s Wilson Yard work to secure a smooth morning commute for tens of thousands of Torontonians
  
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• GO train riders who skip out on paying fares are costing Metrolinx $15M

  11-05-2019 02:26 via cbc.ca
  Fare evasion is a much larger problem on GO Trains than previously thought, the provincial transit agency Metrolinx says. That's up from the 1.1 per cent in previous counts and adds up to almost $15 million per year in lost revenue.
  
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• Toronto cop facing charges after allegedly threatening civilian over unpaid debt

  11-05-2019 02:14
  A Toronto police constable is facing a number of criminal charges, including extortion, after he allegedly threatened a civilian over an unpaid debt.
  
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• Toronto police officer charged with extortion after allegedly threatening person while in uniform

  11-05-2019 01:30 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto police officer with nearly 20 years on the job has been charged after allegedly showing up to a home in uniform while off duty and threatening someone over a debt owed to a third party. 
  
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• Doug Ford’s misguided war on Toronto - The Globe and Mail

  11-05-2019 01:05 via theglobeandmail.com
  Doug Ford’s misguided war on Toronto  The Globe and MailOntario Premier Doug Ford, two-time candidate for mayor of Toronto, made his feelings known about his home city very quickly after his election in 2018. Without ...
  
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• Fare evasion costing Metrolinx about $15M in lost revenue: report

  11-05-2019 00:59
  Metrolinx will be increasing the number of their fare inspectors in an attempt to help curb fare evasion.
  
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• Ontario's funding cuts to tech could hit women and young people hardest, some warn

  11-05-2019 00:48 via cbc.ca
  Ontario may be the winner when it comes to Canada's single biggest job increase in recorded history, but a funding cutback to its innovation companies could mean jobs once designated for the province will be forced to move elsewhere.
  
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• It may be the winner in Canada's job surge, but Ontario's tech funding cuts will mean losses, some warn

  11-05-2019 00:48 via cbc.ca
  Ontario may be the winner when it comes to Canada's single biggest job increase in recorded history, but a funding cutback to its innovation companies could mean jobs once designated for the province will be forced to move elsewhere.
  
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• 'Thank you isn’t enough,' firefighter says of colleague who is donating liver to his son

  11-05-2019 00:24
  It will be a life-saving gift—a portion of an Ajax firefighter's liver to the son of a colleague in desperate need of a transplant.
  
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