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• 86% fewer illegal pot shops in T.O. since legalization - Toronto Sun

  28-06-2019 23:57 via torontosun.com
  86% fewer illegal pot shops in T.O. since legalization  Toronto SunIt's been three months since Ontario opened its first legal pot shop and illegal stores continue to pop up like weeds.Overall, the number of illegal pot stores in ...
  
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• Two people charged in connection with fatal stabbing in Parkwoods apartment

  28-06-2019 23:54
  Two people have been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 61-year-old man in the city’s Parkwoods neighbourhood on Wednesday.
  
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• Kiefer Sutherland says tweet to Doug Ford to stop using grandfather's name 'not about policy'

  28-06-2019 23:52 via cbc.ca
  Toronto-raised actor-musician Kiefer Sutherland says it wasn't his intention to stir the political pot with a recent tweet directed at Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
  
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• Toronto Mayor John Tory takes dip in pool – in his clothes - Global News

  28-06-2019 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto Mayor John Tory takes dip in pool – in his clothes  Global NewsA normally strait-laced Toronto Mayor John Tory beat the heat on Friday by taking a dip in a public outdoor swimming pool - in his clothes.
  
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• The stage is set for Rolling Stones concert on Saturday

  28-06-2019 23:38
  The stage is set in Oro-Medonte, Ont. to welcome the Rolling Stones on Saturday.
  
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• All aboard! Go Train options between Barrie, Toronto increasing - OrilliaMatters.Com

  28-06-2019 23:30 via orilliamatters.com
  All aboard! Go Train options between Barrie, Toronto increasing  OrilliaMatters.Com'We need to get more people moving, get them connected to families, work and things they like to do on weekends,' said local MPP.
  
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• 7 arrested as Sudbury police nab fentanyl shipments from Toronto - CBC.ca

  28-06-2019 23:16 via cbc.ca
  7 arrested as Sudbury police nab fentanyl shipments from Toronto  CBC.caTwo month's worth of drug busts by the Greater Sudbury Police Services has kept approximately $250000 worth of fentanyl off Sudbury streets.
  
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• Toronto esports team make Campbell their first Canadian signing - TSN

  28-06-2019 23:15 via tsn.ca
  Toronto esports team make Campbell their first Canadian signing  TSNTORONTO — The Toronto Defiant, one of two Canadian esports teams in the Overwatch League, have signed their first Canadian player. Liam (Mangachu) ...
  
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• Toronto Defiant esports team make Liam Campbell their first Canadian signing - TimminsToday

  28-06-2019 23:15 via timminstoday.com
  Toronto Defiant esports team make Liam Campbell their first Canadian signing  TimminsTodayTORONTO — The Toronto Defiant, one of two Canadian esports teams in the Overwatch League, have signed their first Canadian player. Liam (Mangachu) ...
  
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• Man on trial for manslaughter denies providing lethal heroin to Toronto nightclub hostess - Toronto Star

  28-06-2019 23:06 via thestar.com
  Man on trial for manslaughter denies providing lethal heroin to Toronto nightclub hostess  Toronto StarA man on trial for manslaughter admits he was a pot dealer who supplied cocaine to two young women who overdosed — one of them fatally. But Maxwell ...
  
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• Here are the Ontario drivers' fees going up between now and next year

  28-06-2019 23:05 via cbc.ca
  Some driver and vehicle fees such as those for written and road tests are going up next month, but the Progressive Conservative government has backed off a proposal to raise all fees this year.
  
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• Waiting for a public school at CityPlace? You'll have to wait a little bit longer, the TDSB says

  28-06-2019 23:02 via cbc.ca
  Parents eagerly awaiting the opening of an elementary school on their doorstep of their CityPlace condominium will have to wait a little longer because of construction delays, the Toronto District School Board says.
  
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• Danforth shooting victim Reese Fallon honoured through new scholarship

  28-06-2019 22:55 via cbc.ca
  A year after Danforth shooting victim Reese Fallon graduated from Malvern Collegiate, a student has received a scholarship in her name. The 18-year-old was killed on July 22, 2018, just months before she was set to start a nursing program at McMaster University.
  
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• Woman facing charges after demonstrators gather outside home of Hamilton mayor

  28-06-2019 22:54
  A 33-year-old woman has been charged with criminal harassment after a group of about 20 individuals showed up outside the home of Hamilton’s mayor and started to pound on his door and place signs that said he “doesn’t care about Queer people” on his property.
  
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• Police investigating after demonstrators gather outside home of Hamilton mayor

  28-06-2019 22:54
  Hamilton’s mayor said that his family is “rattled” after a group of people showed up at his home Friday morning and started to pound on his door and place signs that said he “doesn’t care about Queer people” on his property.
  
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• This Toronto costume designer is taking The Handmaid’s Tale to new, disturbing fashion heights - Toronto Star

  28-06-2019 22:30 via thestar.com
  This Toronto costume designer is taking The Handmaid’s Tale to new, disturbing fashion heights  Toronto StarLeanne Delap meets the Canadian costume designer behind The Handmaid's Tale.
  
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• Special weather statement issued for Toronto and parts of GTA - CBC.ca

  28-06-2019 22:01 via cbc.ca
  Special weather statement issued for Toronto and parts of GTA  CBC.caEnvironment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Toronto, as well as parts of Peel, Halton, York and Durham regions, calling for between 20 and ...
  
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• Toronto Mayor John Tory takes dip in kids' pool - in his clothes - National Post

  28-06-2019 21:55 via nationalpost.com
  Toronto Mayor John Tory takes dip in kids' pool - in his clothes  National PostTORONTO — A normally strait-laced Toronto Mayor John Tory beat the heat on Friday by taking a dip in a public outdoor swimming pool — in his clothes.
  
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• Roads closed after the roof of a building partially collapses in York

  28-06-2019 21:42
  Officers are responding to a partial roof collapse at a building in York.
  
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• TTC riders will have to endure botched pronunciation of 'avenue' until August

  28-06-2019 21:09
  Toronto commuters will have to endure a few weeks of a botched pronunciation of the word "avenue" after the city's transit commission failed to correct the communication system's already poor delivery of the word.
  
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• Toronto swimming pools officially open for the season - CityNews Toronto

  28-06-2019 21:05 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Toronto swimming pools officially open for the season  CityNews TorontoThe Canada Day long weekend is going to be sunny for most of the weekend long so what better way to cool off than taking a dip in one of the city's outdoors ...
  
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• Toronto’s mayor marks the start of summer with a splash - CTV News Toronto

  28-06-2019 21:04 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  Toronto’s mayor marks the start of summer with a splash  CTV News TorontoToronto's mayor kicked off the start of summer with a cannonball. On Friday at a pool in the city's west end, John Tory announced that 56 outdoor pools, more ...
  
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• Toronto’s mayor marks the start of summer with a splash

  28-06-2019 21:04
  Toronto’s mayor kicked off the start of summer with a cannonball.
  
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• Harbourfront summer camp turns downtown Toronto into a portal to the great Canadian outdoors - Toronto Star

  28-06-2019 21:01 via thestar.com
  Harbourfront summer camp turns downtown Toronto into a portal to the great Canadian outdoors  Toronto StarThis summer is the 40th anniversary of campers descending on downtown Toronto. Day campers, that is, all attending Harbourfront Centre's camp programs that ...
  
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• All aboard! Go Train options between Barrie, Toronto increasing - BarrieToday

  28-06-2019 21:00 via barrietoday.com
  All aboard! Go Train options between Barrie, Toronto increasing  BarrieToday'We need to get more people moving, get them connected to families, work and things they like to do on weekends,' said local MPP.
  
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• What’s open and closed in Toronto on Canada Day 2019 - Global News

  28-06-2019 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  What’s open and closed in Toronto on Canada Day 2019  Global NewsHere is your guide for what services, attractions, major businesses and institutions are open and closed in Toronto on Canada Day (Monday).
  
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• Special weather statement issued for Toronto and parts of GTA

  28-06-2019 20:39 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Toronto, as well as parts of Peel, Halton, York and Durham regions, calling for between 20 and 40 mm of rain.
  
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• Pronunciation of 'avenue' baffles Toronto transit users - CTV News

  28-06-2019 20:39 via ctvnews.ca
  Pronunciation of 'avenue' baffles Toronto transit users  CTV NewsToronto commuters will have to endure a few weeks of a botched pronunciation of the word 'avenue' after the city's transit commission failed to correct the ...
  
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• Full parole for woman serving life sentence for boy’s 1980s murder - Toronto Sun

  28-06-2019 20:33 via torontosun.com
  Full parole for woman serving life sentence for boy’s 1980s murder  Toronto SunAn Ontario woman serving a life sentence for the murder of an eight-year-old boy in the 1980s has been granted full parole after officials found she had taken ...
  
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• Run It Back Odds: What are the chances the Toronto Raptors will be the same next year? - RaptorsHQ

  28-06-2019 20:30 via raptorshq.com
  Run It Back Odds: What are the chances the Toronto Raptors will be the same next year?  RaptorsHQThe Raptors had a total of 22 players appear for the team across 82 regular season games, plus an additional 24 playoff contests. After various transactions ...
  
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• Toronto condo prices see weakest growth in 5 years as tight lending rules bite - Financial Post

  28-06-2019 20:25 via business.financialpost.com
  Toronto condo prices see weakest growth in 5 years as tight lending rules bite  Financial PostToronto condo prices continue to level off amid tighter lending rules and a surge in new supply. The average price per square foot of a resale condo in Canada's ...
  
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• Toronto, D.C. United seek momentum in clash - National Post

  28-06-2019 20:23 via nationalpost.com
  Toronto, D.C. United seek momentum in clash  National PostAfter Toronto FC and D.C. United each snapped winless droughts on Wednesday, the two clubs are hunting for another three points when Toronto visits the ...
  
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• 17-year-old boy killed at Danzig St. housing complex - Toronto Sun

  28-06-2019 20:18 via torontosun.com
  17-year-old boy killed at Danzig St. housing complex  Toronto SunFriends and family are mourning a 17-year-old boy shot to death on his last day of high school.The victim of Thursday's late-night shooting in the Danzig housing ...
  
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• Mandarin's free Canada Day buffet for citizens panned as discrimination

  28-06-2019 20:10 via cbc.ca
  Canadian citizens are invited to eat for free at an Ontario-based Chinese-Canadian restaurant chain this Canada Day, but legal experts say the offer may come with a side of discrimination.
  
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• Clippers guard Lou Williams on playing in Toronto: 'You feel like you're overseas' - The Guardian

  28-06-2019 20:03 via theguardian.pe.ca
  Clippers guard Lou Williams on playing in Toronto: 'You feel like you're overseas'  The GuardianThere is nothing more fun than being champions of the world. Lou Williams, L.A. Clippers guard and former Toronto Raptor, spoke on The No Chill Podcast ...
  
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• The Eastern Conference is wide open for the Toronto Raptors - Raptors Rapture

  28-06-2019 20:01 via raptorsrapture.com
  The Eastern Conference is wide open for the Toronto Raptors  Raptors RaptureThe Toronto Raptors will enter next season as the defending champions after their historic ascent to winning their first ever NBA title. On the way to achieving ...
  
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• Maple Leafs announce new contracts with Kapanen and Johnsson

  28-06-2019 20:00
  Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas said last week he was close to getting new contracts signed with pending restricted free agent forwards Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson.
  
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• Toronto teen shot and killed hours after high school graduation - Toronto Star

  28-06-2019 19:59 via thestar.com
  Toronto teen shot and killed hours after high school graduation  Toronto StarThe victim, identified as Jayden Simpson by a family friend, had dreams of playing college basketball.
  
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• Special weather statement issued for Toronto - CityNews

  28-06-2019 19:49 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Special weather statement issued for Toronto  CityNewsA special weather statement has been issued for the City of Toronto due to wet weather in the forecast for tonight. Environment Canada said areas of showers ...
  
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• Employee accused of stealing $2.4 million from Ontario Minor Hockey Association

  28-06-2019 19:39
  Following a seven-month long investigation, a 45-year-old woman has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $2.4 million from her place of work, the Ontario Minor Hockey Association.
  
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• 'It was traumatizing': Guelph woman, 69, says she was forgotten on Air Canada flight

  28-06-2019 19:36 via cbc.ca
  A 69-year-old woman from Guelph, Ont., says she was forgotten on an Air Canada flight for roughly an hour.
  
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• Ah-ven-Oh no: Commuters endure botched pronunciation of 'avenue' on TTC

  28-06-2019 19:31 via cbc.ca
  Toronto commuters will have to endure a few weeks of a botched pronunciation of the word "avenue" after the city's transit commission failed to correct the communication system's already poor delivery of the word.
  
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• Toronto man arrested, cash seized - Tbnewswatch.com

  28-06-2019 19:04 via tbnewswatch.com
  Toronto man arrested, cash seized  Tbnewswatch.comTHUNDER BAY – A Toronto man is under arrest and facing charges of possession of property obtained by crime. Police say they received a call for *service* at a ...
  
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• Toronto Man Arrested by Thunder Bay Police over Violation of Release Condition - Net Newsledger

  28-06-2019 19:04 via netnewsledger.com
  Toronto Man Arrested by Thunder Bay Police over Violation of Release Condition  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – Officers with the Thunder Bay Police *Service's* Uniform Patrol division responded to a call for *service* at a Limbrick Place home just before 4:30 ...
  
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• Americans head to London, Ont. to buy cheap insulin; some worry about supply

  28-06-2019 18:58
  The soaring cost of insulin in the United States prompted a group of American diabetics to head to Canada on Friday to buy the non-prescription drug at a fraction of the price.
  
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• Raptors fans lineup overnight for OVO gear being sold for one day only

  28-06-2019 18:56
  Toronto Raptors fans are continuing to prove they will go to great lengths to support the championship-winning team.
  
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• Maple Leafs re-sign Johnsson, Kapanen - TSN

  28-06-2019 18:34 via tsn.ca
  Maple Leafs re-sign Johnsson, Kapanen  TSNToronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas said last week he was close to getting new contracts signed with pending restricted free agent forwards ...
  
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• Giovinco, Manning not ruling out Toronto FC return - Waking The Red

  28-06-2019 18:29 via wakingthered.com
  Giovinco, Manning not ruling out Toronto FC return  Waking The RedWhether you like it or not, whether you are still hurt or you have moved on, Sebastian Giovinco has re-emerged as a hot topic in Toronto in the past few days.
  
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• Full-time hours at Toronto outdoor pools to begin as hot, long weekend approaches - Toronto Star

  28-06-2019 18:16 via thestar.com
  Full-time hours at Toronto outdoor pools to begin as hot, long weekend approaches  Toronto StarThe City of Toronto's outdoor pools will be open on a full-time basis starting Saturday, just in time for the Canada Day long weekend with temperatures expected ...
  
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• New 24-hour animal-cruelty hotline launched in Ontario - CTV News Toronto

  28-06-2019 17:26 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  New 24-hour animal-cruelty hotline launched in Ontario  CTV News TorontoOntario's solicitor general has launched a new 24-hour animal-cruelty hotline.
  
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