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• Toronto District School Board asked to 'take a stand' against Ford government cuts - Toronto Star

  22-05-2019 23:59 via thestar.com
  Toronto District School Board asked to 'take a stand' against Ford government cuts  Toronto StarSupport staff working in Toronto public schools are asking the board to “take a stand” and refuse to implement cuts needed to balance the budget because of ...
  
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• Low-income students to be hardest hit as TDSB trims outdoor education programs, some warn

  22-05-2019 23:54 via cbc.ca
  As the Toronto District School Board looks to trim spending amid a $67-million shortfall, some are warning low-income children stand to be some of the hardest hit when it comes to outdoor education.
  
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• Low-income students to be hardest hit as TDSB looks to trim outdoor education programs, some warn

  22-05-2019 23:54 via cbc.ca
  As the Toronto District School Board looks to trim spending amid a $67-million shortfall, some are warning low-income children stand to be some of the hardest hit when it comes to outdoor education.
  
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• 'Very troublesome' that Indigenous high school courses won't be mandatory, Ontario First Nations leaders say

  22-05-2019 23:53 via cbc.ca
  Indigenous courses will not be a mandatory part of the high school curriculum in Ontario — a decision that has angered First Nations members.
  
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• Scheer presents Conservative plan to fight 'evil scourge' of human trafficking

  22-05-2019 23:45 via cbc.ca
  Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising funding for police, survivor services and public awareness to combat human trafficking.
  
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• Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard earns NBA all-defensive team spot

  22-05-2019 23:19
  Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has been named to the 2018-19 NBA all-defensive second team.
  
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• Metrolinx says it is on track for 2021 opening of Eglinton Crosstown

  22-05-2019 22:52
  Despite delays in the delivery of three of the first six new light rail vehicles (LRV) to be used on the future Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Metrolinx says they are hopeful the line will open by 2021.
  
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• First 6 LRT vehicles being tested for Eglinton Crosstown

  22-05-2019 22:52
  Despite delays in the delivery of three of the first six new light rail vehicles (LRV) to be used on the future Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Metrolinx says they are hopeful the line will open by 2021.
  
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• Metrolinx Debuts the Crosstown Light Rail Transit Vehicles - Urban Toronto

  22-05-2019 22:42 via urbantoronto.ca
  Metrolinx Debuts the Crosstown Light Rail Transit Vehicles  Urban TorontoThe Toronto media got their first look today at the Flexity Freedom cars that Bombardier is building for Metrolinx's Crosstown LRT. The vehicle moved out under ...
  
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• Toronto cop pleads guilty to police misconduct over assault on Black man a judge called a ‘shocking violation’ - Toronto Star

  22-05-2019 22:41 via thestar.com
  Toronto cop pleads guilty to police misconduct over assault on Black man a judge called a ‘shocking violation’  Toronto StarConst. Joseph Dropuljic was earlier given a conditional discharge for criminal assault over the November 2015 incident. At Wednesday's disciplinary tribunal, ...
  
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• Windsor photographer's shot of bald eagle and its reflection goes viral

  22-05-2019 22:33 via cbc.ca
  An amateur photographer from Windsor had wanted to take this photo last year, but he wasn't able to achieve his vision until a year later.
  
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• Toronto police detonate suspicious packages at elementary school - CBC.ca

  22-05-2019 21:38 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police detonate suspicious packages at elementary school  CBC.caToronto police detonated a pair of suspicious packages found at Bennington Heights Elementary School Wednesday morning before declaring the scene safe.
  
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• 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' coming to Toronto in fall 2020

  22-05-2019 21:13
  The witches and wizards of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" are bringing their magic to a Toronto stage.
  
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• Male seriously injured after being struck by garbage truck in Fashion District

  22-05-2019 21:08
  A male victim has been seriously injured after being struck by a garbage truck in the city's Fashion District on Wednesday afternoon, police say.
  
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• Male rushed to trauma centre after being struck by vehicle in Fashion District

  22-05-2019 21:08
  A male victim has been transported to a trauma centre after being struck by a vehicle in the city's Fashion District on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Ambassador or distraction: Raptors superfan Drake walks a thin line in Game 4

  22-05-2019 20:42
  With his team pulling away in the fourth quarter of a pivotal playoff contest, Nick Nurse was standing by the broadcasters' table and applauding the previously struggling Raptors bench players that had given Toronto a 99-82 lead in Game 4 of its NBA Eastern Conference final against the Milwaukee Bucks.
  
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• Second Niagara cop charged after shooting in Pelham, Ont

  22-05-2019 20:35
  A second Niagara regional officer has been charged in an altercation between two cops in Pelham, Ont.
  
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• Drake's new diamond-encrusted Raptors jacket is worth more than $700K

  22-05-2019 20:35
  Before the Raptors evened up the series on Tuesday night, their team ambassador was gifted a pricey piece of branded fashion.
  
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• How Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s arrival in Toronto will transform Canadian theatre - The Globe and Mail

  22-05-2019 20:16 via theglobeandmail.com
  How Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s arrival in Toronto will transform Canadian theatre  The Globe and MailThere's not really any question that the Toronto production of Broadway's top-grossing play of all time will break the record as the longest-running professional ...
  
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• Ford refuses to back down on funding cuts, says Toronto city hall made up of 'spendaholics'

  22-05-2019 19:44
  The city is launching a petition to protest the tens of millions of dollars in provincial funding cuts that were imposed retroactively but Premier Doug Ford is refusing to back down, telling CP24 that the administration at city hall is made up of a bunch of “spendaholics” who are unwilling to look for savings in a “bloated bureaucracy.”
  
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• Niagara officer shot by fellow officer now faces criminal charges

  22-05-2019 19:38 via cbc.ca
  A Niagara-area police officer who was shot and seriously wounded, allegedly by a fellow officer, has himself been charged in connection with the shooting.
  
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• Niagara officer shot by fellow cop now facing criminal charges

  22-05-2019 19:38 via cbc.ca
  Provincial police say Const. Nathan Parker is charged with assaulting a police officer, assault with intent to resist arrest and assault with a weapon.
  
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• Toronto police issue public safety alert following multiple robberies - Daily Hive

  22-05-2019 19:37 via dailyhive.com
  Toronto police issue public safety alert following multiple robberies  Daily HiveToronto Police have issued a public safety alert following three attempted robberies in the Mount Pleasant Road and Lawrence Avenue East area.
  
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• Ont. government spending growth slowest in 30 years under PCs: watchdog

  22-05-2019 18:53
  Ontario's fiscal watchdog says program spending under the Progressive Conservatives will drop to its lowest level in 30 years as the government tries to eliminate the deficit.
  
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• Ontario government spending growth slowest in 30 years under Tories, budget watchdog says

  22-05-2019 18:50 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's fiscal watchdog says program spending under the Progressive Conservatives will drop to its lowest level in 30 years as the government tries to eliminate the deficit.
  
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• Toronto man found guilty of dangerous driving causing death of friend in 2016 collision sentenced - Global News

  22-05-2019 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto man found guilty of dangerous driving causing death of friend in 2016 collision sentenced  Global NewsA Toronto man found guilty of dangerous driving causing death was sentenced to 17 months and 24 days in prison after the car he was driving crashed in 2016, ...
  
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• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child coming to Toronto in 2020 - Toronto Star

  22-05-2019 18:32 via thestar.com
  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child coming to Toronto in 2020  Toronto StarThe two-part play, written by Jack Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany, features a grown-up Harry, now married with three children. It will be staged at ...
  
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• Three children, three adults injured in serious multi-vehicle crash in Innisfil

  22-05-2019 18:29
  A serious multi-vehicle crash in Innisfil sent three children and three adults to hospital on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Treasury board president says new fund will 'empower' cities to lower budgets

  22-05-2019 18:17 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's treasury board president is dismissing criticism of a new fund to help municipalities and school boards find savings in their budgets, saying the $7.35 million is a "smart way" to provide assistance.
  
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• Marineland says Apollo the walrus has died of a heart attack

  22-05-2019 18:09 via cbc.ca
  The Niagara Falls amusement park and zoo says an independent necropsy shows the marine mammal died of heart attack in late April.
  
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• Marineland announces death of Apollo the walrus

  22-05-2019 18:09 via cbc.ca
  The Niagara Falls amusement park and zoo says an independent necropsy shows the marine mammal died of heart attack in late April.
  
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• Alphabet will open smart city buildings in Toronto as early as 2023, and Google will eventually move in - Yahoo Canada Finance

  22-05-2019 18:07 via ca.finance.yahoo.com
  Alphabet will open smart city buildings in Toronto as early as 2023, and Google will eventually move in  Yahoo Canada FinanceThe first buildings in Alphabet's first smart city project could open as soon as 2023, the project's lead said Wednesday at the Collision Conference in Toronto.
  
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• Suspicious package investigation prompts evacuation at East York elementary school

  22-05-2019 18:05
  Staff and students at a Moore Park elementary school are now allowed to return to the classroom after two suspicious packages were found outside the building on Wednesday morning.
  
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• HSBC to open 50-person AI lab in Toronto - The Globe and Mail

  22-05-2019 17:55 via theglobeandmail.com
  HSBC to open 50-person AI lab in Toronto  The Globe and MailHSBC Holdings PLC is opening a new 50-person data lab in Toronto that will harness the city's artificial-intelligence talent. The London-based global bank ...
  
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• Toronto police detonate suspicious packages at elementary school

  22-05-2019 17:52 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police detonated a pair of packages found at Bennington Heights Elementary School Wednesday morning before declaring the area safe. Police said one package had a note with a bomb threat.
  
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• Toronto police detonate suspicious package near elementary school

  22-05-2019 17:52 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are investigating a pair of suspicious packages found at Bennington Heights Elementary School.
  
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• Police seek footage of Scarborough collision that left boy with life-threatening injuries

  22-05-2019 17:51 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police are seeking dash-cam or security camera footage of a serious collision in Scarborough on Monday that left a child with life-threatening injuries.
  
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• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to make Canadian premiere in 2020

  22-05-2019 17:48 via cbc.ca
  The two-part play is the eighth story in the Harry Potter universe and is based on a screenplay by Jack Thorne.
  
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• Five downtown Toronto restaurants that serve duck, with varying success - Toronto Star

  22-05-2019 17:01 via thestar.com
  Five downtown Toronto restaurants that serve duck, with varying success  Toronto StarDuck is starting to flock onto Toronto menus after decades of being relegated to Chinese barbecue restaurants and Continental dining rooms.
  
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• Canadians debt levels hit record highs at end of last year, CMHC reports

  22-05-2019 17:00
  Canadian household debt reached a record high at the end of last year even as mortgage activity slowed, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said in a report out Wednesday.
  
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• City of Toronto launches petition against Ford government’s cuts - CityNews

  22-05-2019 16:57 via toronto.citynews.ca
  City of Toronto launches petition against Ford government’s cuts  CityNewsThe City of Toronto is fighting back against the cuts made by the Ford government by launching an online petition. Mayor John Tory made the announcement on ...
  
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• Let’s not be dazzled by Google’s master plan for Toronto - Toronto Star

  22-05-2019 16:47 via thestar.com
  Let’s not be dazzled by Google’s master plan for Toronto  Toronto Star'What appears to be “smart” is nothing else but an attempt to sell us technology to predict human interaction, to direct human action and to remove the ...
  
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• Toronto launches petition demanding Ford government reverse funding cuts - CBC News

  22-05-2019 16:15 via cbc.ca
  Toronto launches petition demanding Ford government reverse funding cuts  CBC NewsThe city of Toronto has launched a petition demanding that the Doug Ford government reverse its funding cuts. According to Toronto's calculations, the funding ...
  
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• Toronto launches petition demanding Ford government reverse funding cuts

  22-05-2019 16:15 via cbc.ca
  The city of Toronto has launched a petition demanding that the Doug Ford government reverse its funding cuts. According to Toronto’s calculations, the funding cuts revealed in Ontario’s spring budget will amount to $177 million in 2019.
  
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• Minimal progress made in Canadian Forces fight against sexual misconduct: survey

  22-05-2019 15:52
  Statistics Canada has offered a sobering assessment of the Canadian Forces' four-year war on sexual misconduct, suggesting in a new report Wednesday that the military has made only minimal progress on several fronts.
  
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• Brampton council votes to stay in Peel region with no change in government

  22-05-2019 15:22 via cbc.ca
  Councillors in Brampton, Ont., have voted unanimously to maintain the city's two-tiered governance structure amid a provincial review of dozens of municipalities.
  
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• Canopy Growth to acquire U.K. skin-care company This Works

  22-05-2019 14:24 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario-based cannabis company says This Works will be part of its entry into the natural wellness industry and boost its international presence.
  
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• Doug Ford and Blaine Higgs to meet in Toronto, discuss carbon tax today

  22-05-2019 13:47
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to meet with his New Brunswick counterpart today to discuss a number of issues, including their shared opposition to the federal carbon tax.
  
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• Man charged with second-degree murder after another man found dead in west-end home

  22-05-2019 13:04 via cbc.ca
  A 50-year-old Toronto man has been charged with second-degree murder after another man was found dead at a west-end home Tuesday night.
  
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• Doug Ford and New Brunswick counterpart to discuss carbon tax in Toronto today

  22-05-2019 12:11 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to meet with his New Brunswick counterpart today to discuss a number of issues, including their shared opposition to the federal carbon tax.
  
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