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• From Toronto to Oakland, Raps fans gear up for Game 3 - CityNews

  05-06-2019 23:55 via toronto.citynews.ca
  From Toronto to Oakland, Raps fans gear up for Game 3  CityNewsFrom the die-hard fans who travelled to Oakland, to the viewing parties starting to form here in the GTA – Lindsay Dunn and Adrian Ghobrial have a look at how ...
  
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• New dress code at Toronto school board celebrated for its openness - Toronto Sun

  05-06-2019 23:45 via torontosun.com
  New dress code at Toronto school board celebrated for its openness  Toronto SunTORONTO — Teachers, advocates and some parents are celebrating a new dress code from Canada's largest school board that bars gender-based restrictions ...
  
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• Prominent tech investor calls for end to Sidewalk Labs development

  05-06-2019 23:01 via cbc.ca
  A prominent technology investor is adding his voice to those calling on Toronto to abandon the proposed Sidewalk Labs development on the city's waterfront. Roger McNamee said it would give too much power and control to the project's backer Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google.
  
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• Toronto's Justyn Knight wants strong finish in Diamond League debut - CBC.ca

  05-06-2019 22:57 via cbc.ca
  Toronto's Justyn Knight wants strong finish in Diamond League debut  CBC.caWorld championship-bound Justyn Knight will set out to accomplish his next goal of setting a personal-best time in the 5000 metres, starting Thursday when the ...
  
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• GO Transit to cut 3 bus routes, reduce service on 2 others to save $3.7M yearly

  05-06-2019 22:49 via cbc.ca
  GO Transit says it is cutting three "low-performing" bus routes and reducing service on two others to save $3.7 million annually.
  
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• Pastor charged after confrontation in Church-Wellesley Village released on bail

  05-06-2019 22:26
  A pastor who was charged with disturbing the peace while preaching with a loudspeaker in the Church-Wellesley Village on Tuesday night is out on bail, and says he is the victim of state discrimination against Christians.
  
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• Province's plan to allow taller towers in midtown, downtown Toronto draws blowback - CBC.ca

  05-06-2019 22:22 via cbc.ca
  Province's plan to allow taller towers in midtown, downtown Toronto draws blowback  CBC.caOntario plans to unilaterally change the city's development plans for midtown and downtown areas.
  
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• Watch Raptors, Warriors speak to media prior to Game 3

  05-06-2019 22:06 via cbc.ca
  Watch live coverage of the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors speaking to the media prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night.
  
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• Warriors' Klay Thompson not expected to play in Game 3

  05-06-2019 22:06 via cbc.ca
  Golden State Warriors star guard Klay Thompson is not expected to play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors.
  
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• Raptors cruise to 2-1 series lead over injury-depleted Warriors

  05-06-2019 22:06 via cbc.ca
  Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points, and Danny Green had six three-pointers and 18 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 123-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday.
  
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• Ontario government introduces legislation to cap public sector wage increases

  05-06-2019 21:57
  Ontario has introduced legislation to cap broader public sector wage increases to an average of one per cent a year for three years.
  
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• Girl, 13, recovering in hospital after receiving life-threatening injuries in collision

  05-06-2019 21:56 via cbc.ca
  A teen girl is recovering in hospital after she received life-threatening injuries when she was struck by a car in Scarborough earlier this week.
  
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• Get ready Toronto, spring is here… sort of - CityNews Toronto

  05-06-2019 21:51 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Get ready Toronto, spring is here… sort of  CityNews TorontoWith just two weeks and two days until summer officially begins, it's hard to believe spring is already 77 days old. It's been a cool and rainy May and with June off ...
  
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• Ontario to cap public sector wage increases

  05-06-2019 21:36 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's government has introduced legislation to cap public sector wage increases at an average of one per cent annually for the next three years.
  
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• Ford government to cap public sector wage increases at 1% annually

  05-06-2019 21:36 via cbc.ca
  The Ford government plans to cap public sector wage increases to one per cent annually for the next three years.
  
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• Kawhi Leonard's suit against Nike over 'Klaw' logo falls into grey zone

  05-06-2019 21:20 via cbc.ca
  The lawsuit filed this week by Kawhi Leonard against Nike, which centres around the Toronto Raptors star's "Klaw" logo, comes down to one key question: Does the sneaker giant's design simply build off of Leonard's or is it a new design?
  
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• Service resumes between Bloor-Yonge and Osgoode stations after fire investigation

  05-06-2019 21:17 via cbc.ca
  Subway service has resumed between Bloor-Yonge and Osgoode stations after a fire investigation near St. Andrew station stopped trains for several hours on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• No subway service between Bloor-Yonge and Osgoode due to fire investigation

  05-06-2019 21:17 via cbc.ca
  The TTC has suspended subway service between Bloor-Yonge and Osgoode stations due to a fire investigation near St. Andrew station.
  
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• Passengers forced to walk subway tracks after power failure on train headed to Union Station

  05-06-2019 21:07
  Power shut off on a moving subway train early Wednesday afternoon, forcing 54 passengers to evacuate at track level between Union and St. Andrews stations.
  
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• Peel officer engaged in serious misconduct during 2018 arrest, Ontario police watchdog says

  05-06-2019 21:01 via cbc.ca
  A Peel police officer engaged in serious misconduct by making xenophobic comments while arresting a food delivery person, according to Ontario's Office of the Independent Police Review Director(OIPRD).
  
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• New gender categories for Toronto races - Canadian Running Magazine

  05-06-2019 20:59 via runningmagazine.ca
  New gender categories for Toronto races  Canadian Running MagazineIf you ran this year's Sporting Life 10K in Toronto, and you stuck around for the awards ceremony in the rain after many people had gone home, you would have ...
  
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• Prominent technology investor calls for end to Sidewalk Labs development on Toronto's waterfront

  05-06-2019 20:56
  A prominent technology investor is adding his voice to those calling on Toronto to abandon the Sidewalk Labs development on the city's waterfront.
  
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• U.S. business group warns Ford about Beer Store plan - Toronto Sun

  05-06-2019 20:54 via torontosun.com
  U.S. business group warns Ford about Beer Store plan  Toronto SunThe Doug Ford government's plan to break the province's contract with The Beer Store without compensation has drawn a rare rebuke from the U.S. Chamber of ...
  
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• Health, education, environment: A look at where Ontario's PC government has made cuts so far

  05-06-2019 20:28
  Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government has made a dizzying array of changes in its first year in power, including a host of cuts, as it tries to eliminate an $11.7-billion deficit.
  
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• U.S. Chamber of Commerce advises Ontario not to break contract with The Beer Store

  05-06-2019 20:22
  large business advocacy group in the United States is criticizing Ontario's move to break a contract with the Beer Store, saying it sends a "negative signal" to international businesses and investors.
  
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• 'They listened to what we were saying': New dress code at TDSB schools praised by students

  05-06-2019 20:18
  Teachers, advocates and some parents are celebrating a new dress code from Canada's largest school board that bars gender-based restrictions and aims to level the playing field for students.
  
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• Suspects accused of spreading anti-Semitic messages across Burlington sought by police

  05-06-2019 19:44
  Police are investigating a series of suspected hate crimes that took place across Burlington, Ont., in recent weeks.
  
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• 'Restored faith': Neighbours deem wheelchair ramp unsafe for senior, build him new one

  05-06-2019 19:11
  A group of neighbours in Toronto joined forces to build a new wheelchair ramp for a 95-year-old man in a heartwarming display of kindness.
  
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• Toronto seems outgunned on the handgun ban debate - The Post Millennial

  05-06-2019 19:08 via thepostmillennial.com
  Toronto seems outgunned on the handgun ban debate  The Post MillennialWhile Ottawa may be debating on whether to let municipalities ban firearms, Toronto can't do much alone. According to the Toronto Star, the Toronto City ...
  
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• Unlicensed retirement home in Toronto forced to shut down as operator faces jail - CTV News Toronto

  05-06-2019 19:01 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  Unlicensed retirement home in Toronto forced to shut down as operator faces jail  CTV News TorontoTORONTO -- An unlicensed retirement home run by a woman facing a possible jail term must shut down and its residents moved to licensed facilities, an Ontario ...
  
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• Unlicensed retirement home in Toronto forced to shut down as operator faces jail

  05-06-2019 19:01
  An unlicensed retirement home run by a woman facing a possible jail term must shut down and its residents moved to licensed facilities, an Ontario court has ruled.
  
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• Toronto home sales surge back to highest levels since 2017 — that's pre-stress test - Financial Post

  05-06-2019 18:52 via business.financialpost.com
  Toronto home sales surge back to highest levels since 2017 — that's pre-stress test  Financial PostThat is just before new mortgage stress test came into place.
  
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• Police investigate anti-Semitic, racist messages in Burlington

  05-06-2019 18:52 via cbc.ca
  After racist and anti-Semitic messages were found around Burlington, Halton Police are treating the incidents as hate crimes and want help identifying the suspects.
  
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• U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls on Ford to honour contract with The Beer Store

  05-06-2019 18:39 via cbc.ca
  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling on Doug Ford to maintain Ontario's contract with The Beer Store. The organization says legislation to end the deal will send a dangerous message to investors.
  
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• Province allows for denser housing in Toronto's downtown core, Yonge and Eglinton area

  05-06-2019 18:16
  The Ontario government has finalized its plan to allow for denser housing near transit hubs in Toronto’s downtown core and the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area.
  
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• Google critic Roger McNamee urges Toronto to abandon ‘surveillance capitalism’ project Sidewalk Labs - Financial Post

  05-06-2019 18:11 via business.financialpost.com
  Google critic Roger McNamee urges Toronto to abandon ‘surveillance capitalism’ project Sidewalk Labs  Financial PostRoger McNamee, an early investor in Apple, Facebook, and Google who has become a critic of these companies, has urged Toronto City Council to abandon ...
  
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• Toronto home sales up 18.9 per cent in May from last year, TREB report says

  05-06-2019 17:45 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Real Estate Board says the market is shifting to favour sellers as the number of home sales jumped in May and the number of listings barely budged.
  
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• Toronto home sales up 18.9% in May from last year, TREB report says

  05-06-2019 17:45 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Real Estate Board says the market is shifting to favour sellers as the number of home sales jumped in May and the number of listings barely budged.
  
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• Ontario marks whirlwind, 'lightning speed' year since Premier Doug Ford's election

  05-06-2019 17:34 via cbc.ca
  Ontario has seen a whirlwind of a year since Doug Ford was swept to power, leaving in his wake a path of dismantled environmental and social programs, a bounty of beer and a swath of cuts.
  
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• Expect Warriors fans to be 'extra loud,' maybe emotional too, Oakland mayor says

  05-06-2019 17:19 via cbc.ca
  Raptors fans should expect Golden State Warriors fans to be "extra loud" on Wednesday night because Game 3 of the NBA Finals could be one of the last that the Warriors play in Oracle Arena, says Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf.
  
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• Interlibrary loans restored in Ontario, but cost concerns remain

  05-06-2019 17:06 via cbc.ca
  Interlibrary loans are returning to parts of Ontario after a provincial funding cut, but some librarians warn celebrations may be "premature." 
  
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• Province's plan to allow taller towers in midtown, downtown Toronto draws blowback

  05-06-2019 17:04 via cbc.ca
  Ontario plans to unilaterally change the city's development plans for midtown and downtown areas.
  
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• Toronto Mayor John Tory condemns Ontario move to rewrite city’s development plans - The Globe and Mail

  05-06-2019 17:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  Toronto Mayor John Tory condemns Ontario move to rewrite city’s development plans  The Globe and MailToronto Mayor John Tory is condemning what he calls a fiat from Queen's Park that rewrites his city's own plans for its midtown and downtown areas and will ...
  
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• What will become of Toronto's Chinatown? Activists worry gentrification will erase a unique piece of history - CBC.ca

  05-06-2019 16:46 via cbc.ca
  What will become of Toronto's Chinatown? Activists worry gentrification will erase a unique piece of history  CBC.caIt was once a fixture of Toronto's Chinatown neighbourhood, complete with a signature bright yellow facade and emerald green roof, guarded by two ...
  
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• 'It’s once in a lifetime, this is the bucket list': Raptors fans follow team south for NBA Finals

  05-06-2019 16:40
  As Toronto Raptors fans have taken to the street in celebrations nationwide, it should come as no surprise they are also willing to take to the skies.
  
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• Don't fret, production has resumed at the world's largest Nutella plant

  05-06-2019 16:08
  Workers at the world's biggest Nutella factory have removed picket lines and are back at work after production was brought to a near standstill for more than a week over a dispute on salaries.
  
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• NBA Finals have moved to California, but Toronto will still bring excitement from Jurassic Park

  05-06-2019 15:46
  Despite poor weather conditions in the city, Toronto Raptors fans are expected to line up outside for hours to fill Jurassic Park ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
  
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• ‘The Raptors are amazing': Support for Canada’s team grows as they win Game 3 of NBA finals

  05-06-2019 15:46
  Canadians from coast to coast came together to cheer the Toronto Raptors to a 123-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
  
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• ‘The Raptors are amazing': Support for Canada’s team grows as they enter Game 3 of NBA finals

  05-06-2019 15:46
  Canadians from coast to coast are coming together to watch and cheer on the Toronto Raptors as they take on the Golden State Warriors on the road in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
  
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• Feds pledge to spend $15 million on saving Ontario's tree-planting program

  05-06-2019 14:50
  The federal government is pledging to spend $15 million to save a tree-planting program in Ontario.
  
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