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• Provincial cuts hitting Toronto hard: Tory - Toronto Sun

  12-06-2019 23:50 via torontosun.com
  Provincial cuts hitting Toronto hard: Tory  Toronto SunToronto doesn't have many taxes and levies it can impose to plug the holes created by provincial funding cuts, Mayor John Tory insists.The city has received ...
  
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• Toronto’s most vulnerable residents will bear the cost of legal clinic cuts, advocates say - Toronto Star

  12-06-2019 23:44 via thestar.com
  Toronto’s most vulnerable residents will bear the cost of legal clinic cuts, advocates say  Toronto StarNeighbourhood and specialty legal clinics in the city are facing sweeping budget cuts following the province's 30-per-cent cut to Legal Aid Ontario.
  
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• Julia Munro, longest-serving female legislator in Ontario, dies

  12-06-2019 23:40
  The longest-serving female legislator in Ontario history has died.
  
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• Legal Aid Ontario to stop paying for outside lawyers at bail hearings due to funding cuts

  12-06-2019 23:33
  Due to Ford government cutbacks, Legal Aid Ontario said Wednesday will no longer pay outside lawyers to represent clients at bail hearings, a move the union representing duty counsel in Ontario says could lead to more people spending extended stints in jail before a bail hearing.
  
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• SIU searching for man who may have been shot by an officer in Mississauga

  12-06-2019 23:25
  Ontario's police watchdog is looking for an alleged car thief who may have been shot by an officer in Mississauga, Ont.
  
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• Provincial energy ministers say 'cherry-picking' 99 changes to Bill C-69 isn't enough

  12-06-2019 23:23 via cbc.ca
  Provincial energy ministers from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are in Calgary to share their reactions to what amendments the federal government has accepted to Bill C-69.
  
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• Provincial energy ministers react to Bill C-69 amendments

  12-06-2019 23:23 via cbc.ca
  Provincial energy ministers from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are in Calgary to share their reactions to what amendments the federal government has accepted to Bill C-69.
  
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• Ontario's police watchdog is looking for a man who may have been shot by an officer

  12-06-2019 22:54 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's police watchdog is looking for an alleged car thief who may have been shot by an officer in Mississauga, Ont.
  
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• True North: NFB series explores how the Toronto Raptors changed the game for young Toronto basketball players - CBC.ca

  12-06-2019 22:52 via cbc.ca
  True North: NFB series explores how the Toronto Raptors changed the game for young Toronto basketball players  CBC.caThe series explores the city's red-hot youth basketball culture, history and immigrant roots.
  
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• Legal aid cuts will clog Ontario's already crowded courts, lawyers warn

  12-06-2019 22:51 via cbc.ca
  Lawyers are warning that fresh changes to Ontario's legal aid system triggered by Ford government funding cuts will clog up the courts and reduce people's chances of getting a fair bail hearing. 
  
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• ‘Canada is sorry’: Raptors fans apologize for apparent Durant injury cheer

  12-06-2019 22:10
  In typical Canadian fashion, Raptors fans are saying they are sorry.
  
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• What Doug Ford has in common with Toronto’s LGBTQ community - Toronto Star

  12-06-2019 21:53 via thestar.com
  What Doug Ford has in common with Toronto’s LGBTQ community  Toronto StarIt's a queer tradition to skip the Pride parade while attending other events. But we've come to take for granted an event that at present is more necessary than ...
  
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• Toronto's 5 largest new or under-construction office buildings - Vancouver Sun

  12-06-2019 21:40 via vancouversun.com
  Toronto's 5 largest new or under-construction office buildings  Vancouver SunWith Toronto's office vacancy rate at about one per cent, developers have about 9.4 million square feet of new office projects under way.
  
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• Toronto’s Hosting An Open Call For ‘Harry Potter & The Cursed Child’ Cast Right Now - Narcity

  12-06-2019 21:33 via narcity.com
  Toronto’s Hosting An Open Call For ‘Harry Potter & The Cursed Child’ Cast Right Now  NarcityIf you're a millennial and you grew up in the 90s, chances are you read all of the Harry Potter novels. If so, then you'll know J.K. Rowling's newest addition, Harry ...
  
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• Police charge 22 in rash of cellphone store robberies in Greater Toronto Area - CBC.ca

  12-06-2019 21:22 via cbc.ca
  Police charge 22 in rash of cellphone store robberies in Greater Toronto Area  CBC.caToronto police say 22 males have been charged in connection with a rash of "take-over style" robberies at cellphone stores in the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• Police charge 22 in rash of cellphone store robberies in Greater Toronto Area

  12-06-2019 21:22 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police say 22 males have been charged in connection with a rash of "take-over style" robberies at cellphone stores in the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• Crystal Emmanuel targets sprint double for 2019 world championships

  12-06-2019 20:59 via cbc.ca
  Two days after clocking a world championship qualifying time in the women's 100 metres, Canada's Crystal Emmanuel will try to do the same in the 200 at the Diamond League's Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday (CBCSports.ca, 2 p.m. ET).
  
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• Watch Raptors-Warriors speak to media day before of Game 6 of NBA Finals

  12-06-2019 20:54 via cbc.ca
  Watch live coverage now of the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors speaking to the media a day before Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
  
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• Raptors put Game 5 loss behind them as another close-out game looms

  12-06-2019 20:54 via cbc.ca
  Live in the moment. It's been the Toronto Raptors' mantra all season. Never get too high after wins. Never too down after losses. Two days after the Raptors were an agonizing basket away from capturing their first NBA championship, they're not sweating the loss.
  
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• 'I got a whimper:' Neighbour tries to help two women and baby found passed out in Etobicoke

  12-06-2019 20:49
  A neighbour says she was woken up by an elderly Toronto man begging for help, saying that three people, including a baby, were unconscious—and he couldn’t’ wake them up.
  
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• You can fly from Vancouver to Toronto for only $99 CAD including tax right now - Vancouver Is Awesome

  12-06-2019 20:14 via vancouverisawesome.com
  You can fly from Vancouver to Toronto for only $99 CAD including tax right now  Vancouver Is AwesomeThinking of flying directly to Toronto on the cheap this summer? Sadly, chances are fairly slim that Vancouver residents will be able to score a ticket under $400 ...
  
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• A Brand New Rooftop Patio Just Opened In Toronto And It's A Garden Oasis - Narcity

  12-06-2019 20:06 via narcity.com
  A Brand New Rooftop Patio Just Opened In Toronto And It's A Garden Oasis  NarcitySummertime is officially here and that means we can spend every waking second outside. We only have a few short months of summer here in Canada so we ...
  
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• Barrie nurse fired for using fentanyl at work gets chance at reinstatement

  12-06-2019 20:04 via cbc.ca
  A registered nurse fired for stealing opiates and shooting up fentanyl in a hospital washroom should get another crack at showing why she should get her job back, an Ontario court has ruled.
  
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• New Toronto restaurants: Hattendo - NOW Magazine

  12-06-2019 19:52 via nowtoronto.com
  New Toronto restaurants: Hattendo  NOW MagazineAwai and Through Being Cool call it quits, Ascari opens its doors on King, the Beachers gets a new cafe, and more in your weekly dose of Toronto restaurant ...
  
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• 20 of Toronto's best hot sauces - Toronto Life

  12-06-2019 19:45 via torontolife.com
  20 of Toronto's best hot sauces  Toronto LifeToronto's hot sauce scene is getting crowded, with dozens of producers entering into a full-blown arms race to see who can pack the most fire into a single ...
  
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• CRA raids 15 locations in Ontario and Quebec in alleged $8.3M tax-evasion case

  12-06-2019 19:38 via cbc.ca
  Canada Revenue Agency investigators and RCMP officers raided 15 locations across Ontario and Quebec today as part of a criminal probe into international tax evasion, the CRA said in a statement.
  
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• Catholic school teachers will soon have to pay for parking amid provincial funding cuts

  12-06-2019 18:46
  Catholic high school and elementary teachers will soon have to pay for parking, as the school board grapples with a $32.8 million funding shortfall.
  
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• Video emerges of Raptors fans heckling, swearing at Stephen Curry's parents

  12-06-2019 18:38 via cbc.ca
  In the wake of condemnation over the behaviour of Toronto Raptors fans who cheered the injury of Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant in Game 5, new video has emerged showing fans heckling the parents of Stephen Curry.
  
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• Video emerges of fans heckling, swearing at Stephen Curry's parents

  12-06-2019 18:38 via cbc.ca
  In the wake of condemnation over the behaviour of Toronto Raptors fans who cheered the injury of Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant in Game 5, new video has emerged showing fans heckling the parents of Stephen Curry
  
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• Two Canadian women who were abducted in Ghana begin journey home

  12-06-2019 18:33
  Two young Canadian women who were kidnapped while volunteering in Ghana have begun their journey home after being rescued by authorities in the West African country on Wednesday.
  
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• Ottawa 'very relieved' after two Canadians abducted in Ghana rescued

  12-06-2019 18:33
  The two Canadian women who were rescued this morning after being abducted in Ghana last week have been identified.
  
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• Ford chief-of-staff sues ousted PC caucus member Randy Hillier for defamation

  12-06-2019 18:28 via cbc.ca
  Dean French alleges that shortly after Randy Hillier was kicked off the Tory team he began a libellous and defamatory campaign against him.
  
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• NBA says Gasol should have gone to foul line late in Game 5

  12-06-2019 18:27
  The NBA says Toronto's Marc Gasol should have been given two free throws with 49 seconds left of Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto, a game that the Raptors lost to Golden State by one point.
  
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• Premier Ford's chief of staff is suing ousted caucus member Randy Hillier for defamation

  12-06-2019 18:14
  Premier Doug Ford's chief of staff is suing a former Progressive Conservative caucus member for defamation.
  
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• New study shows dramatic rise in Ontario teens visiting ER for self-harm

  12-06-2019 18:10
  A new study shows the number of Ontario teens visiting a hospital emergency department for self-harm has more than doubled between 2009 and 2017.
  
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• David Suzuki, prominent environmentalists launch cross-country tour warnings of global crisis

  12-06-2019 18:07
  Some of Canada’s leading environmentalists are trekking across the country to illustrate what they are calling global climate crisis.
  
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• Province to cut red tape in the auto sector

  12-06-2019 17:17 via cbc.ca
  The Ford government plans to cut red tape and remove regulatory roadblocks in the auto sector. According to the province, it'll pave the way to more auto jobs. “Every piece of red tape we get rid of is another dollar saved and another job created,” said Todd Smith, Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.
  
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• They paid what??: $805,000 home in posh Toronto 'hood is downright scary inside - Yahoo News

  12-06-2019 17:08 via ca.finance.yahoo.com
  They paid what??: $805,000 home in posh Toronto 'hood is downright scary inside  Yahoo NewsRosedale is one of Toronto's most prestigious neighbourhoods, with a reputation for well-heeled, “old money” residents living in suitably opulent homes.
  
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• Tim Hortons strikes deal with Beyond Meat to offer plant-based breakfast sandwiches

  12-06-2019 16:37 via cbc.ca
  One of the most high profile companies in the fast-growing business of plant-based meat alternatives has struck a deal with one of Canada's biggest coffee chains to sell meat-free breakfast sandwiches across the country.
  
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• Police thought 2 Milton teens overdosed on opioids. Turns out it was synthetic cannabinoids

  12-06-2019 16:36 via cbc.ca
  Two Milton teens who police speculated may have suffered opioid overdoses last month actually ingested synthetic cannabis unknowingly, investigators said Wednesday.
  
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• Milton teens found in medical distress didn't overdose on opioids, police say

  12-06-2019 16:36 via cbc.ca
  Two Milton teens who police speculated may have suffered opioid overdoses last month actually ingested synthetic cannabinoids unknowingly.
  
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• Police search for suspects after man who intervened in fight on busy Toronto bus shot

  12-06-2019 15:33 via cbc.ca
  About 20 people were on the bus when the shootings occurred following a verbal dispute.
  
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• Toronto city councillors want to make housing even less affordable. Ontario’s stopping them - Financial Post

  12-06-2019 15:28 via business.financialpost.com
  Toronto city councillors want to make housing even less affordable. Ontario’s stopping them  Financial PostOpinion: Whose side are Toronto's councillors really on?
  
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• Driver critically injured after vehicle hit by flying tire on Hwy. 400

  12-06-2019 15:28
  A female driver was airlifted to hospital with critical injuries after a wheel flew off a moving vehicle on Highway 400 near Innisfil and smashed through her windshield.
  
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• Driver airlifted to hospital after vehicle hit by flying tire on Hwy. 400

  12-06-2019 15:28
  A female driver is being airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a tire flew off a moving vehicle on Highway 400 near Innisfil and smashed through her windshield.
  
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• MANDEL: Motorist who mowed down woman gets seven years - Toronto Sun

  12-06-2019 15:23 via torontosun.com
  MANDEL: Motorist who mowed down woman gets seven years  Toronto SunWhat a horrible waste of two young lives.Brilliant University of Toronto student Emma Leckey is dead and Rylan Balappa-Lawes, the young drunk driver who ...
  
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• Wheel flies from off-duty police officer's vehicle, seriously injuring woman on Hwy. 400

  12-06-2019 15:22 via cbc.ca
  A 29-year-old Barrie, Ont. woman is seriously injured after a wheel came off a car and smashed through the windshield of the car she was driving on Highway 400 near Innisfil on Wednesday.
  
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• Barrie woman seriously injured after flying wheel hits vehicle on Highway 400

  12-06-2019 15:22 via cbc.ca
  A 29-year-old Barrie, Ont. woman is seriously injured after a wheel came off a car and smashed through the windshield of the car she was driving on Highway 400 near Innisfil on Wednesday.
  
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• Advisory council calls for universal, single-payer pharmacare plan

  12-06-2019 15:19 via cbc.ca
  An advisory council appointed by the Liberal government is recommending the establishment of a universal, single-payer public pharmacare system.
  
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• Advisory council calls for $15B universal, single-payer pharmacare plan

  12-06-2019 15:19 via cbc.ca
  An advisory council appointed by the Liberal government is recommending the establishment of a universal, single-payer public pharmacare system.
  
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