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• U.S. art installation representing plight of refugees now in Toronto harbour - Toronto Star

  17-07-2019 23:50 via thestar.com
  U.S. art installation representing plight of refugees now in Toronto harbour  Toronto StarThere's something bright floating in the water south of Toronto's Harbour Square: 25 orange figures clinging to tubes. The two artists behind “SOS (Safety ...
  
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• York police video shows 911 call and arrest of man asleep behind the wheel

  17-07-2019 23:26
  A 19-year-old is facing charges after he allegedly passed out while behind the wheel of his vehicle in King Township earlier this month.
  
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• City set to build 120 kilometres of new bike lanes despite concerns network goes 'nowhere'

  17-07-2019 23:25 via cbc.ca
  Toronto city council voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to build at least 120 kilometres of new bike lanes — roughly the driving distance from here to Niagara Falls — over the next three years. But some worry the shorter timeline is leaving behind the forward-thinking nature of the previous 10-year plan approved in 2016.
  
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• Mass flooding sweeps through Toronto - Toronto Sun

  17-07-2019 23:19 via torontosun.com
  Mass flooding sweeps through Toronto  Toronto SunToronto was up to its neck in water.The torrential downpour that swept across Toronto and the GTA Wednesday led to several traffic delays and produced ...
  
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• WNBA Toronto bid co-founder owes esports team over $36K, former player says - CBC.ca

  17-07-2019 23:03 via cbc.ca
  WNBA Toronto bid co-founder owes esports team over $36K, former player says  CBC.caOne of the men behind a bid to bring a WNBA team to Toronto owes more money to a group of esports players than previously disclosed.
  
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• Viral photo editor behind all those aging celeb photos is raising privacy concerns

  17-07-2019 22:46 via cbc.ca
  A flood of pictures on social media of computer-aged celebrities, including Drake and Stephen Colbert, has boosted the popularity of the "FaceApp Challenge," but also has privacy experts raising concerns about the image-altering service's expansive terms of use.
  
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• #BREAKING: Prosecutors have dropped a case accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a Massachusetts resort island bar in 2016.http://ow.ly/FMzL50v3o5L 

  17-07-2019 22:44 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Prosecutors have dropped a case accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a Massachusetts resort island bar in 2016.http://ow.ly/FMzL50v3o5L 
  
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• Advocate calls on Toronto parents to speak up about lack of affordable child care spots - CBC.ca

  17-07-2019 22:43 via cbc.ca
  Advocate calls on Toronto parents to speak up about lack of affordable child care spots  CBC.caHundreds of parents scrambling to find child care should speak up about the lack of affordable spaces in Toronto, an advocate says, as the city continues to ...
  
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• Advocate calls on Toronto parents to speak up about lack of affordable child care spots

  17-07-2019 22:43 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds of parents scrambling to find child care should speak up about the lack of affordable spaces in Toronto, an advocate says, as the city continues to grapple with how to fund new spots in schools amid provincial funding cuts.
  
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• WNBA Toronto bid co-founder owes esports team over $36K, former player says

  17-07-2019 22:30 via cbc.ca
  One of the men behind a bid to bring a WNBA team to Toronto owes more money to a group of esports players than previously disclosed.
  
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• Toronto art community mourns death of Katharine Mulherin - The Globe and Mail

  17-07-2019 22:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  Toronto art community mourns death of Katharine Mulherin  The Globe and MailToronto art lovers gathered on the sidewalk at Queen Street West and Dovercourt Road on Tuesday night with flowers and tears. They had come to pay their ...
  
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• Ontario writes off $445M in Chrysler debt from 2009 bailout

  17-07-2019 21:59
  Ontario has written off $445 million as uncollectable debt from Chrysler, following the 2009 automaker bailout.
  
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• ‘Eyes fully open’: Waterfront Toronto executive says agency keeping tabs on Sidewalk parent's missteps - Financial Post

  17-07-2019 21:51 via business.financialpost.com
  ‘Eyes fully open’: Waterfront Toronto executive says agency keeping tabs on Sidewalk parent's missteps  Financial PostThe agency tasked with overseeing development of Toronto's waterfront has been tracking Alphabet Inc.'s corporate missteps, one of the agency's senior ...
  
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• Toronto just had its rainiest July day in over half a decade - The Weather Network

  17-07-2019 21:47 via theweathernetwork.com
  Toronto just had its rainiest July day in over half a decade  The Weather NetworkIt wasn't the rainiest day ever, but it definitely moved the needle.
  
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• Scarborough basketball camp offers young athletes elite experience

  17-07-2019 21:34
  A Scarborough private school is offering what could be the shot of a lifetime for young basketball players who have their eye on a career playing professional ball.
  
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• Extra GO trains added this weekend for Jehovah's Witness convention in Toronto - BarrieToday

  17-07-2019 21:30 via barrietoday.com
  Extra GO trains added this weekend for Jehovah's Witness convention in Toronto  BarrieTodayMetrolinx *service* plan includes extra Lakeshore West and Niagara GO train *service*, extra weekend trips on the Barrie, Kitchener and Milton lines, as well as ...
  
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• Danny Green Is Doing A Live Show In Toronto This Weekend For His Final Podcast Episode - Narcity

  17-07-2019 21:23 via narcity.com
  Danny Green Is Doing A Live Show In Toronto This Weekend For His Final Podcast Episode  NarcityFormer Raptors all-star Danny Green and Harrison Sanford are bringing their podcast 'Inside The Green Room' to Toronto this Saturday. The duo will be ...
  
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• Major reforms of Ontario's class-action law needed, new report says

  17-07-2019 21:22 via cbc.ca
  The law governing class-action lawsuits in Ontario needs far-reaching reforms to ensure they are a fair, efficient and effective way for plaintiffs to get justice, a report released on Wednesday concludes.
  
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• Sleeping driver at intersection now facing impaired driving charges

  17-07-2019 21:07 via cbc.ca
  A 19-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after police allegedly found him asleep behind the wheel with rum and pot in his car.
  
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• Nine dogs dead after fire at kennel north of Toronto - Toronto Star

  17-07-2019 21:03 via thestar.com
  Nine dogs dead after fire at kennel north of Toronto  Toronto StarKing township fire chief says no foul play suspected in overnight blaze.
  
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• New report says major reforms of Ontario's class action law are needed

  17-07-2019 21:01
  The law governing class-action lawsuits in Ontario needs far-reaching reforms to ensure they are a fair, efficient and effective way for plaintiffs to get justice, a report released on Wednesday concludes.
  
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• 'It never leaves me': Toronto man testifies on Boeing crash that killed entire family - CTV News

  17-07-2019 20:53 via ctvnews.ca
  'It never leaves me': Toronto man testifies on Boeing crash that killed entire family  CTV NewsA Toronto man whose entire family was killed when a Boeing 737 Max 8 jet crashed in Ethiopia earlier this year accused the airplane manufacturer of shameful ...
  
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• Massive tree in Mount Pleasant and St. Clair area comes down during torrential rainspic.twitter.com/6x9ezv2E3N

  17-07-2019 20:32 via twitter.com
  Massive tree in Mount Pleasant and St. Clair area comes down during torrential rainspic.twitter.com/6x9ezv2E3N
  
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• 'Secret Path' to return with 'recreation' concert telling Chanie Wenjack's story

  17-07-2019 20:28 via cbc.ca
  Gord Downie's "Secret Path" concert is returning to the stage as part of a live "re-creation" project at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall in October.
  
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• Police 'gravely concerned' after DNA links suspect to 3 unsolved child sex assaults over 6 years

  17-07-2019 20:21 via cbc.ca
  Police believe the same suspect is behind a series of child-sexual assaults dating back to 2013, all of which have disturbing similarities.
  
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• Doug Ford cancels cellphone after too many calls from 'special interest groups'

  17-07-2019 20:06 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has cancelled his cellphone after his office says he was inundated with calls from special interest groups.
  
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• Ford cancels personal cell phone after receiving hate mail and inappropriate images

  17-07-2019 19:52
  The decision to disconnect Premier Doug Ford’s personal cell phone number came after Ford received “hundreds” of text messages from a single Montreal-based phone number, according to the Premier’s Office, making the phone unusable.
  
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• Ford cancels cell phone saying he was inundated with calls from special interest groups

  17-07-2019 19:52
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has cancelled his cell phone after his office says he was inundated with calls from special interest groups.
  
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• 9 dogs dead after fire breaks out in King Township

  17-07-2019 19:41 via cbc.ca
  The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating after nine dogs died in a fire in a King Township kennel.
  
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• The @backstreetboys are back with a vengeance and their first number one album in two decades. @LindsayDunnTV talks to @howied about their sold-out concert at Scotiabank Arena and the thousands of fans coming to see them. #DNAWorldTour #BSBhttp://ow.ly/N2

  17-07-2019 19:39 via twitter.com
  The @backstreetboys are back with a vengeance and their first number one album in two decades. @LindsayDunnTV talks to @howied about their sold-out concert at Scotiabank Arena and the thousands of fans coming to see them. #DNAWorldTour #BSBhttp://ow.ly/N2TK50v3fv5 
  
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• After losing wife and kids in Ethiopian plane crash, Toronto man testifies at US Congress

  17-07-2019 19:28
  A Toronto man who lost his family in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia called Wednesday for a stronger aircraft approval process in the U.S. and said more people would die if that type of plane was allowed to fly again.
  
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• Police searching for serial child predator after DNA links 3 unsolved sex assaults

  17-07-2019 19:26
  A sexual assault on a Kitchener girl earlier this month has been linked to at least two other unsolved incidents in the region.
  
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• Cars underwater as torrential downpour floods Toronto streets - blogTO

  17-07-2019 19:26 via blogto.com
  Cars underwater as torrential downpour floods Toronto streets  blogTOToronto's heavy rain has resulted in flooding on roads in the west end. Since around 10 a.m., Kipling Avenue has been closed from Bethridge to Belf...
  
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• You're Going To Want A Golden Ticket To The Chocolate Ball Happening In Toronto This Fall - Narcity

  17-07-2019 19:23 via narcity.com
  You're Going To Want A Golden Ticket To The Chocolate Ball Happening In Toronto This Fall  NarcityFairytales really do come true! A magical evening is about to take place in Toronto, and I'm already calling up my fairy godmother to make arrangements.
  
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• York Region police say a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen led to the arrest of a 19-year-old man on impaired driving charges earlier this month. http://ow.ly/lD5Z50v3dXN pic.twitter.com/I7lY7cTlD8

  17-07-2019 19:07 via twitter.com
  York Region police say a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen led to the arrest of a 19-year-old man on impaired driving charges earlier this month. http://ow.ly/lD5Z50v3dXN pic.twitter.com/I7lY7cTlD8
  
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• Halton police charge man, 58, in child luring investigation

  17-07-2019 19:07 via cbc.ca
  Police west of Toronto have charged a man with attempting to lure a child using social media platforms.
  
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• Flooding causes major delays on Toronto roads - CTV News

  17-07-2019 19:03 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  Flooding causes major delays on Toronto roads  CTV NewsFlooding is causing traffic delays on a number of roads across Toronto as heavy rain continues to fall.
  
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• WATCHING NOW Backstreet Boys back in Toronto and on top of the music charts - CityNews

  17-07-2019 18:47 via toronto.citynews.ca
  WATCHING NOW Backstreet Boys back in Toronto and on top of the music charts  CityNewsThe Backstreet Boys are back with a vengeance and their first number one album in two decades. Lindsay Dunn talks to Howie D about their sold-out concert ...
  
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• Nine dogs killed as fire breaks out at King Township training facility

  17-07-2019 18:35
  Nine dogs have died after a fire broke out at a training facility in King Township Wednesday morning.
  
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• Man who fled country after disappearing from CAMH was ‘threat to public safety’: review board

  17-07-2019 18:30
  A man who fled the country after disappearing from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) earlier this month posed “a significant threat to the safety of the public,” according to the Ontario Review Board.
  
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• Case of man who fled country after reportedly disappearing from CAMH is 'very troubling'

  17-07-2019 18:30
  Toronto Mayor John Tory said he has “many questions” surrounding the “troubling” case of a man who fled the country after reportedly disappearing from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) earlier this month.
  
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• BREAKING: Torrential rain wreaks havoc on Toronto streets - The Post Millennial

  17-07-2019 18:22 via thepostmillennial.com
  BREAKING: Torrential rain wreaks havoc on Toronto streets  The Post MillennialRainy days aren't fun when they go this way. Hard torrential rains have caused flooding across the Greater Toronto Area, forcing the TTC to close at least one ...
  
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