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• Mississauga approves Smart City master plan to guide its digital projects

  03-07-2019 23:39 via cbc.ca
  Mississauga has approved a "Smart City" master plan to guide officials on how to proceed with digital projects, enhance online city services and use technology to improve quality of life.
  
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• Toronto police seeking missing 25-year-old father, likely in GTA - Toronto Sun

  03-07-2019 23:19 via torontosun.com
  Toronto police seeking missing 25-year-old father, likely in GTA  Toronto SunPolice are seeking the public's help to find a missing 25-year-old man from Toronto.Daniel Snow, a father of two kids, was last seen on March 31 in the Yonge ...
  
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• City hall committee recommends changes to make it easier for craft brewers to open in Toronto

  03-07-2019 23:19 via cbc.ca
  A city hall committee approved amendments to zoning bylaws Wednesday that are making it difficult for craft brewers to operate in Toronto. 
  
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• Former Scarborough tutor facing additional sex assault charges

  03-07-2019 23:07
  A former Scarborough tutor is facing additional charges after police allege he sexually assaulted a second female student.
  
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• Toronto tutor charged with sexually assaulting 2 students - CBC.ca

  03-07-2019 22:54 via cbc.ca
  Toronto tutor charged with sexually assaulting 2 students  CBC.caA Toronto tutor who worked at the Academy of New Echo Education has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference in connection with two ...
  
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• Toronto tutor charged with sexually assaulting 2 students

  03-07-2019 22:54 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto tutor who worked at the Academy of New Echo Education has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference in connection with two students.
  
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• Toronto, it’s not you — it’s Google - Toronto Star

  03-07-2019 22:41 via thestar.com
  Toronto, it’s not you — it’s Google  Toronto StarAgain and again, we have seen Google and its affiliates go to great lengths to subvert democratic practices in our cities. Sidewalk's overreach in Toronto is no ...
  
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• '#KawhiWatch' hits fever pitch in Toronto amid unconfirmed sightings of Raptors star

  03-07-2019 22:34 via cbc.ca
  A private plane owned by the group that operates the Toronto Raptors landed Wednesday afternoon at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, setting off a fever of unconfirmed speculation as fans of the team await the decision of free-agent star Kawhi Leonard.
  
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• Lockdown lifted at Toronto City Hall after man with gun arrested nearby, police say - Toronto Star

  03-07-2019 22:30 via thestar.com
  Lockdown lifted at Toronto City Hall after man with gun arrested nearby, police say  Toronto StarPolice were called when a man walking down the street near the building dropped a gun on the sidewalk, picked it up and kept walking, a police spokesperson ...
  
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• Lockdown order lifted at Toronto City Hall after man with a gun seen walking in the area

  03-07-2019 22:13
  Toronto City Hall was briefly placed under a lockdown after a man with a gun was seen walking in the area on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Measures to make Toronto apartments safer accepted by city hall committee - CBC.ca

  03-07-2019 21:57 via cbc.ca
  Measures to make Toronto apartments safer accepted by city hall committee  CBC.caA city hall committee voted Wednesday to accept recommendations on making homes safer for renters, after reviewing the city's response to an incident that left ...
  
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• Measures to make Toronto apartments safer accepted by city hall committee

  03-07-2019 21:45 via cbc.ca
  A city hall committee voted Wednesday to accept recommendations on making homes safer for renters, after reviewing the city's response to an incident that left hundreds of tenants without power at a downtown highrise earlier this year.
  
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• NHL, Leafs and Flames help settle debt of defunct CWHL

  03-07-2019 21:44 via cbc.ca
  The NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames are among contributors helping the defunct Canadian Women's Hockey League settle its debts.
  
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• Concussion rates higher than previously reported, Ont. study suggests

  03-07-2019 21:39 via cbc.ca
  An average of 150,000 Ontario residents were diagnosed with a concussion each year between 2008 and 2016, researchers find.
  
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• Man charged after a girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in Oakville

  03-07-2019 21:30
  Police have arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted an underage girl in Oakville, Ont., while she was walking on a trail near an elementary school.
  
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• Study suggests Ontario concussion rates are higher than previously reported

  03-07-2019 21:24
  A new study examining concussion rates in Ontario suggests the condition is more prevalent than previously reported.
  
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• City could have done more to prevent collapse of bridge near east-end school: city audit

  03-07-2019 20:33
  The collapse of an east-end pedestrian bridge used daily by elementary school students was a “potentially catastrophic event for the city” and municipal officials could have done more to prevent it, according to an internal audit.
  
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• Suspect arrested in Aurora sexual assault investigation

  03-07-2019 20:31 via cbc.ca
  York Regional Police say they have arrested a 22-year-old Newmarket man in connection to an alleged sexual assault last month.
  
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• Arrest made after teenage girl sexually assaulted while walking Aurora trail

  03-07-2019 20:30
  An arrest has been made in connection with the sexual assault of a teenage girl in Aurora last month.
  
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• Inside the Tokyo Love Hotel, Toronto's new pay-by-the-hour suites - Toronto Life

  03-07-2019 20:21 via torontolife.com
  Inside the Tokyo Love Hotel, Toronto's new pay-by-the-hour suites  Toronto LifeWhat: Tokyo Love Hotel Where: Church and Wellesley Price: $90 per hour, or $300 a night. Love hotels—rooms you rent specifically for the purpose of gettin' it ...
  
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• Kawhi Leonard turned Toronto into a paparazzi town - Toronto Star

  03-07-2019 20:11 via thestar.com
  Kawhi Leonard turned Toronto into a paparazzi town  Toronto StarWe the fans have been trying to get him to stay since the moment he arrived. And in recent weeks our attempts to retain our star player have become compulsive, ...
  
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• Inside Sidewalk Labs' master plan to remake Toronto's eastern waterfront - Financial Post

  03-07-2019 19:26 via business.financialpost.com
  Inside Sidewalk Labs' master plan to remake Toronto's eastern waterfront  Financial PostOn Toronto's eastern waterfront, on post-industrial land known as Quayside, the most ambitious and most controversial development project in Canada plans to ...
  
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• Group calls on city to turn vacant downtown properties into affordable housing

  03-07-2019 18:47
  A coalition of anti-poverty activists has put forward a proposal that calls on the city to expropriate privately held vacant lands in order to build affordable housing units in a downtown neighbourhood.
  
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• Franklin on 6-game, Bethel-Thompson starts - TSN

  03-07-2019 18:45 via tsn.ca
  Franklin on 6-game, Bethel-Thompson starts  TSNTORONTO — McLeod Bethel-Thompson has another shot at being the Toronto Argonauts No. 1 quarterback. Bethel-Thompson will start Saturday night when ...
  
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• Baker McKenzie names managing partner for Toronto - Law Times

  03-07-2019 18:34 via lawtimesnews.com
  Baker McKenzie names managing partner for Toronto  Law TimesBaker McKenzie has appointed Stephanie Vaccari, from its intellectual property practice, as managing partner of its Toronto office, effective Oct. 1.
  
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• Couple dead after car plunges into Lake Ontario in Burlington - Toronto Sun

  03-07-2019 18:28 via torontosun.com
  Couple dead after car plunges into Lake Ontario in Burlington  Toronto SunA married couple were found dead after a car plunged into Lake Ontario in Burlington on Tuesday night.Halton Regional Police are still trying to figure out why ...
  
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• Maple Leafs, Senators conflict relaunched after swap - Toronto Sun

  03-07-2019 18:25 via torontosun.com
  Maple Leafs, Senators conflict relaunched after swap  Toronto SunIn his five years amid the Battle of Ontario, there was no such thing as a home game for Cody Ceci.The defenceman would look around the Canadian Tire ...
  
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• NHL, Maple Leafs and Flames help settle debt of defunct CWHL - TSN

  03-07-2019 18:22 via tsn.ca
  NHL, Maple Leafs and Flames help settle debt of defunct CWHL  TSNThe NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames are among contributors helping the defunct Canadian Women's Hockey League settle its debts. The Ontario ...
  
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• Sweltering temperatures hit the GTA and southern Ontario this week

  03-07-2019 18:21
  It is going to be a sweltering few days across the Greater Toronto Area, with temperatures expected to soar to 30 degrees before humidex.
  
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• Expect hot, hot, hot in Toronto this week: Environment Canada - CBC.ca

  03-07-2019 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Expect hot, hot, hot in Toronto this week: Environment Canada  CBC.caExpect high daytime temperatures from Wednesday to Friday.
  
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• Expect hot, hot, hot in Toronto this week: Environment Canada

  03-07-2019 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Expect high daytime temperatures from Wednesday to Friday.
  
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• Driver charged after wheel flew off vehicle on Hwy. 400 last month

  03-07-2019 18:20 via cbc.ca
  A Barrie man is facing a Highway Traffic Act charge after a wheel came off his vehicle on Highway 400 last month and struck another vehicle, seriously injuring the driver.
  
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• Special weather statement issued for Toronto — it’ll feel like high 30s C with humidity this week - Toronto Star

  03-07-2019 18:19 via thestar.com
  Special weather statement issued for Toronto — it’ll feel like high 30s C with humidity this week  Toronto StarEnvironment Canada does have good news for the weekend, with a cold front on Friday night expected to bring cooler temperatures.
  
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• Man charged with sexual assault of girl in Oakville

  03-07-2019 18:07 via cbc.ca
  Police have arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted an underage girl in Oakville while she was walking on a trail near an elementary school.
  
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• Toronto Councillor Jim Karygiannis faces campaign spending audit - Toronto Star

  03-07-2019 17:48 via thestar.com
  Toronto Councillor Jim Karygiannis faces campaign spending audit  Toronto StarThe Scarborough-Agincourt city councillors faces allegations including that his campaign misclassified parts of its spending.
  
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• Toronto makes opening craft breweries a bit easier - CTV News Toronto

  03-07-2019 17:32 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  Toronto makes opening craft breweries a bit easier  CTV News TorontoIt will soon be a bit easier to grab a local brew in Toronto.
  
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• Toronto makes opening craft breweries a bit easier

  03-07-2019 17:32
  It will soon be a bit easier to grab a local brew in Toronto.
  
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• Financials help boost Toronto stock market, U.S. stocks also move higher - Alaska Highway News

  03-07-2019 17:23 via alaskahighwaynews.ca
  Financials help boost Toronto stock market, U.S. stocks also move higher  Alaska Highway NewsTORONTO — The financial sector helped lead Canada's main stock index higher in late-morning trading as U.S. stock markets also pushed higher.The S&P/TSX ...
  
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• 3,200 more affordable housing units to be funded in Toronto - CityNews Toronto

  03-07-2019 17:14 via toronto.citynews.ca
  3,200 more affordable housing units to be funded in Toronto  CityNews TorontoAnother 3,200 affordable housing units are expected to be funded in Toronto. The Planning and Housing Committee is expected approve a funding plan for the ...
  
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• 3,200 more affordable housing subsidies to be funded in Toronto - CityNews Toronto

  03-07-2019 17:14 via toronto.citynews.ca
  3,200 more affordable housing subsidies to be funded in Toronto  CityNews TorontoAnother 3,200 affordable housing subsidies are expected to be funded in Toronto. The Planning and Housing Committee is expected to approve a funding plan ...
  
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• TREB Supports Changes to Allow For Laneway Suites Across City of Toronto - GlobeNewswire

  03-07-2019 17:10 via globenewswire.com
  TREB Supports Changes to Allow For Laneway Suites Across City of Toronto  GlobeNewswireTORONTO, July 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) is giving its support to recommendations being considered by the City ...
  
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• Raonic, Auger-Aliassime reach 3rd round with impressive wins

  03-07-2019 17:09 via cbc.ca
  Canadians Milos Raonic and Felix Auger-Aliassime both are off to the third round at Wimbledon. Raonic, the No. 15 seed from Thornhill, Ont., beat Robin Haase of the Netherlands 7-6 (1), 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime, the No. 19 seed from Montreal, beat French qualifier Corentin Moutet 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the ensuing match.
  
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• Milos Raonic reaches 3rd round with straight-sets win

  03-07-2019 17:09 via cbc.ca
  Canada's Milos Raonic is off to the third round at Wimbledon. The No. 15 seed from Thornhill, Ont., beat Robin Haase of the Netherlands 7-6 (1), 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday, marking the Canadian's second straight-sets win in a row.
  
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• New Toronto restaurants: Avling - NOW Magazine

  03-07-2019 16:18 via nowtoronto.com
  New Toronto restaurants: Avling  NOW MagazineIsland Foods shuts down in Parkdale, Five Points Hot Chicken moves, Queen West gets a replacement arepa cafe and more in your weekly dose of Toronto ...
  
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• New lottery will add 13 more pot shops in Toronto, six more in the GTA - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  03-07-2019 15:49 via cp24.com
  New lottery will add 13 more pot shops in Toronto, six more in the GTA  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsTORONTO - Ontario is set to get 50 more cannabis retail stores starting in October. The finance minister and attorney general say the Alcohol and Gaming ...
  
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• Ontario set to get 50 new cannabis stores

  03-07-2019 15:44 via cbc.ca
  The province is set to triple its number of cannabis stores starting in October. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will hold a lottery for 42 retail store authorizations, while another eight stores will be on First Nations reserves through a separate process.
  
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• Ontario is set to get 50 more cannabis stores this fall

  03-07-2019 15:44 via cbc.ca
  The province is set to triple its number of cannabis stores starting in October. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will hold a lottery for 42 retail store authorizations, while another eight stores will be on First Nations reserves through a separate process.
  
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• Ontario will get 50 more legal pot shops starting in fall

  03-07-2019 15:33
  Ontario is set to get 50 more cannabis retail stores starting in October.
  
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• Ontario will get 50 more legal pot shops in October

  03-07-2019 15:33
  Ontario is set to triple the number of provincially licensed pot shops with 50 new cannabis retail stores set to open beginning in October.
  
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• Ontario to issue 50 new cannabis store licences, 13 in Toronto - CityNews

  03-07-2019 15:31 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Ontario to issue 50 new cannabis store licences, 13 in Toronto  CityNewsOntario is set to get 50 more cannabis stores starting in October, and applicants will have to first show they have their finances and retail space ready to go.
  
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