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• WATCHING NOW Dufferin bus most overcrowded in Toronto: report - CityNews

  25-07-2019 23:40 via toronto.citynews.ca
  WATCHING NOW Dufferin bus most overcrowded in Toronto: report  CityNewsA TTC riders advocacy group is calling the overcrowding on the Dufferin bus line a “crisis situation.” Richard Southern with the steps the group is calling for the ...
  
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• Dufferin bus most overcrowded in Toronto: report - CityNews

  25-07-2019 23:40 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Dufferin bus most overcrowded in Toronto: report  CityNewsA TTC riders advocacy group is calling the overcrowding on the Dufferin bus line a “crisis situation.” Richard Southern with the steps the group is calling for the ...
  
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• WITH HONOURS: TDSB celebrates top grads - Toronto Sun

  25-07-2019 23:32 via torontosun.com
  WITH HONOURS: TDSB celebrates top grads  Toronto SunHshmat Sahak is at a loss to say anything he has done wrong, at least academically.The 17-year-old Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute graduated Grade 12 this ...
  
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• Yankees shortstop, former Blue Jay Tulowitzki announces retirement from MLB

  25-07-2019 23:25 via cbc.ca
  Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki says he is retiring from Major League Baseball following injuries that limited him to 13 plate appearances since July 2017.
  
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• Former Blue Jay Troy Tulowitzki announces retirement from MLB

  25-07-2019 23:25 via cbc.ca
  Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki says he is retiring from Major League Baseball following injuries that limited him to 13 plate appearances since July 2017.
  
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• An ancient giant boulder that experts say likely travelled from Georgian Bay in an iceberg has been unearthed in the Annex. Construction crews found it while replacing a watermain along Bloor Street.pic.twitter.com/mhmZxAFT29

  25-07-2019 23:10 via twitter.com
  An ancient giant boulder that experts say likely travelled from Georgian Bay in an iceberg has been unearthed in the Annex. Construction crews found it while replacing a watermain along Bloor Street.pic.twitter.com/mhmZxAFT29
  
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• He landed his first job at Kawartha Dairy when he was 11. Now he's come back as CEO

  25-07-2019 23:08 via cbc.ca
  When he was 11, he landed his first job as an ice scooper at the now-famous ice cream company, Kawartha Dairy in Bobcaygeon, Ont. Now, 35 years later, he’s come back to run the place.
  
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• Man injured after noise complaint leads to stabbing in London

  25-07-2019 23:04
  Police say a argument over loud music led to a stabbing in London, Ont.
  
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• Shrugging off rising tensions, China's largest gold miner opens office in Toronto - Financial Post

  25-07-2019 22:34 via business.financialpost.com
  Shrugging off rising tensions, China's largest gold miner opens office in Toronto  Financial PostAt a time when Sino-Canadian diplomatic tensions run high, China's largest gold miner, Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. gathered several dozen bankers, ...
  
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• Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown set to compete in Canadian Track and Field championships

  25-07-2019 22:31
  Two of the fastest sprinters in the world are set to battle it on the track in Montreal this weekend at the Canadian Track and Field championships.
  
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• Toronto arts centre raising funds after thieves allegedly steal instruments - Global News

  25-07-2019 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto arts centre raising funds after thieves allegedly steal instruments  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre staff say dozens of instruments and pieces of equipment have been stolen. Erica Vella reports.
  
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• Man charged for alleged sex assault of woman after Toronto concert - CityNews Toronto

  25-07-2019 22:17 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Man charged for alleged sex assault of woman after Toronto concert  CityNews TorontoToronto police have arrested a man allegedly responsible for a sexual assault almost a year ago. They say a 20-year-old woman was leaving a music event at ...
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Manitoba RCMP providing update on manhunt for 2 teens tied to 3 northern B.C. murdershttp://ow.ly/1AHm30pdhS5 

  25-07-2019 21:57 via twitter.com
  WATCH LIVE: Manitoba RCMP providing update on manhunt for 2 teens tied to 3 northern B.C. murdershttp://ow.ly/1AHm30pdhS5 
  
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• Toronto-born Youtube star Lilly Singh to make late-night U.S. talk debut Sept. 16 - CBC News

  25-07-2019 21:52 via cbc.ca
  Toronto-born Youtube star Lilly Singh to make late-night U.S. talk debut Sept. 16  CBC NewsToronto-raised YouTube sensation Lilly Singh has revealed the premiere date for her trailblazing late-night talk show. In a new YouTube video, the 30-year-old ...
  
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• Toronto-born Youtube star Lilly Singh to make late-night U.S. talk debut Sept. 16

  25-07-2019 21:52 via cbc.ca
  Lilly Singh, otherwise known as Superwoman, will be debut her late-night talk show on Sept. 16 on NBC.
  
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• YYZ Why? One of Toronto’s most architecturally acclaimed buildings built in east Beaches - Global News

  25-07-2019 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  YYZ Why? One of Toronto’s most architecturally acclaimed buildings built in east Beaches  Global NewsLocated at the most eastern side of Queen Street, the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant is one of Toronto's most intriguing and impressive structures. Melanie ...
  
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• More than just a coffee shop: Hillcrest neighbourhood fights to save its Starbucks

  25-07-2019 21:49
  In a push to preserve the character of its community, a grassroots group in Toronto’s Hillcrest neighbourhood is fighting to save a corporate coffee shop.
  
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• Whitby girl meets favourite Blue Jay after baseball skills go viral

  25-07-2019 21:15
  Eight-year-old Ashlynn Jolicoeur, who is the only girl on the first-place Whitby Chiefs Senior Rookie baseball team, got to meet her favourite Toronto Blue Jays player after a video showcasing her skills went viral earlier this week.
  
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• Late-night talk show hosted by Scarborough-born Lilly Singh to premiere mid-September

  25-07-2019 21:10
  Toronto-raised YouTube sensation Lilly Singh has revealed the premiere date for her trailblazing late-night talk show.
  
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• What a buzz: How to help save the bees with your smartphone

  25-07-2019 21:08 via cbc.ca
  In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at citizen-science apps that allow you to do your part for the preservation of bees, as well as the steps cities are taking to green the urban landscape.
  
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• Top of the class: Four highest achieving students from TDSB honoured

  25-07-2019 21:06
  Four students have been recognized by the Toronto District School Board as “top schoolars” after achieving averages of at least 99 per cent.
  
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• Toronto's Officially Getting 50 Speed Cameras By The End Of This Year - Narcity

  25-07-2019 20:56 via narcity.com
  Toronto's Officially Getting 50 Speed Cameras By The End Of This Year  NarcityAutomated Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras are set to occupy Toronto school zones in the near future in a bid to slow down speeding drivers. The necessary ...
  
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• The best weekend events in Toronto: July 26-28 - NOW Magazine

  25-07-2019 20:30 via nowtoronto.com
  The best weekend events in Toronto: July 26-28  NOW MagazineIncluding Beaches Jazz Fest, Toronto Festival of Beer, Tame Impala, Momo Crawl T.O., Fred Armisen, OssFest and The Queen.
  
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• Toronto police trying to find alleged dog thieves

  25-07-2019 20:25 via cbc.ca
  On Friday July 12, a man and woman were seen leaving the Carlton street area with a dog that did not belong to them
  
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• Gucci the husky puppy returned to owners after 'misunderstanding,' police say - CBC.ca

  25-07-2019 20:25 via cbc.ca
  Gucci the husky puppy returned to owners after 'misunderstanding,' police say  CBC.caOn Friday July 12, a man and woman were seen leaving the Carlton street area with a dog that did not belong to them.
  
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• Gucci the husky puppy returned to owners after 'misunderstanding,' police say

  25-07-2019 20:25 via cbc.ca
  A dog that had been reported missing in downtown Toronto has been returned, with its owner now saying what appeared to be a theft was in fact a "misunderstanding."
  
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• Cabbagetown arts centre devastated after musical instruments stolen

  25-07-2019 20:19 via cbc.ca
  Members of an arts centre in Cabbagetown are devastated after thousands of dollars of musical instruments were stolen.
  
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• 'Stop harassing citizens': Brantford police receive angry response to Amber Alert

  25-07-2019 20:04 via cbc.ca
  The child was ultimately found safe in Hamilton and returned to her mother, but police say complaints from the public have continued to roll in by email and through calls to 911, and dispatch.
  
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• Maple Leafs' Alexander Kerfoot bracing for step into Toronto spotlight

  25-07-2019 20:03 via cbc.ca
  Alexander Kerfoot has an idea of what's coming. He grew up alongside Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly, and his father owns a professional soccer team. But actually living in the spotlight that comes with playing hockey in Toronto is something entirely different.
  
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• Maple Leafs forward Alex Kerfoot preparing for Toronto’s spotlight - The Globe and Mail

  25-07-2019 19:56 via theglobeandmail.com
  Maple Leafs forward Alex Kerfoot preparing for Toronto’s spotlight  The Globe and MailAlexander Kerfoot has an idea of what's coming. He grew up alongside Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly, and his father owns a professional soccer team.
  
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• New Maple Leafs C Kerfoot preparing for Toronto's spotlight - TSN

  25-07-2019 19:41 via tsn.ca
  New Maple Leafs C Kerfoot preparing for Toronto's spotlight  TSNTORONTO — Alexander Kerfoot has an idea of what's coming. He grew up alongside Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly, and his father owns a ...
  
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• Hong Kongers are looking to buy properties in Toronto and Vancouver as protests rage - Financial Post

  25-07-2019 19:21 via business.financialpost.com
  Hong Kongers are looking to buy properties in Toronto and Vancouver as protests rage  Financial PostAs protests continue to rock Hong Kong, real estate brokers in Canada and the U.K. are fielding a flood of inquiries from investors in the former British colony ...
  
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• MOB MUDDLING: 'Incompetent hit team' fails to ice Musitano again - Toronto Sun

  25-07-2019 18:58 via torontosun.com
  MOB MUDDLING: 'Incompetent hit team' fails to ice Musitano again  Toronto SunReputed underworld kingpin Pasquale “Fat Pat” Musitano appears to be the beneficiary of outsourcing.Since gangland began contracting out its dirtiest and ...
  
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• Suspects sought after four-month-old Husky stolen outside downtown grocery store

  25-07-2019 18:56
  A four-month-old puppy tied up outside of a grocery store in downtown Toronto was stolen and police are searching for those allegedly responsible.
  
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• An 18-year-old U.S. citizen says he lost 26 pounds because he wasn't given enough food during the more than three weeks he was wrongfully held by U.S. border agents. http://ow.ly/DyVt50vbETB pic.twitter.com/ybNmlEcT0D

  25-07-2019 18:56 via twitter.com
  An 18-year-old U.S. citizen says he lost 26 pounds because he wasn't given enough food during the more than three weeks he was wrongfully held by U.S. border agents. http://ow.ly/DyVt50vbETB pic.twitter.com/ybNmlEcT0D
  
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• Union says teachers' contract talks stalled over dispute with school boards

  25-07-2019 18:45
  The union representing Ontario's high school teachers says contract talks with the province and its public school boards have stalled.
  
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• The dispute will head to the provincial labour board on Aug. 22 and Bischof says a ruling on the dispute could come in September.http://ow.ly/E1bK50vbE8V 

  25-07-2019 18:40 via twitter.com
  The dispute will head to the provincial labour board on Aug. 22 and Bischof says a ruling on the dispute could come in September.http://ow.ly/E1bK50vbE8V 
  
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• Canadians with chronic pain to test app to manage symptoms

  25-07-2019 18:36 via cbc.ca
  A total of 250 patients across Ontario's rural and urban areas are taking part in a clinical trial testing whether an app can help manage chronic pain.
  
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• Thornhill man accused of sexually assaulting woman leaving music festival at Downsview Park

  25-07-2019 18:24
  A 41-year-old Thornhill man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was leaving a music festival in north Toronto last summer.
  
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• Toronto area cops bust $100-million luxury vehicle theft ring - Driving

  25-07-2019 18:10 via driving.ca
  Toronto area cops bust $100-million luxury vehicle theft ring  Driving"Project Baijin" has intercepted an organized crime syndicate that may have sent up to 400 cars to Europe and China.
  
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• Expect Queen Street East closures during Beaches jazz fest this weekend

  25-07-2019 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Queen Street East will be closed from Woodbine Avenue to Beech Avenue from 6 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
  
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• Ford's proposed Ontario Line finds favour with transportation engineer

  25-07-2019 17:50 via cbc.ca
  Transportation engineer Ed Levy has given the nod to Premier Doug Ford’s proposed Ontario Line.
  
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• Business case for Ford's proposed Ontario Line released; transportation engineer gives it a nod

  25-07-2019 17:50 via cbc.ca
  Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario on Thursday released the initial business case for Premier Doug Ford's proposed Ontario Line, which has also gotten the nod from transportation engineer Ed Levy.
  
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• You'll Be Able To Play Golf And Break Things At Toronto's New Mini-Putt Pop-Up Bar - Narcity

  25-07-2019 17:45 via narcity.com
  You'll Be Able To Play Golf And Break Things At Toronto's New Mini-Putt Pop-Up Bar  NarcityIf you've ever felt the desire to smash a TV or break some glass while you're playing mini-golf, Toronto has got something for you! This January, the city is getting ...
  
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• People in Toronto are turning off Amber Alerts after last night's investigation in Brantford - blogTO

  25-07-2019 17:45 via blogto.com
  People in Toronto are turning off Amber Alerts after last night's investigation in Brantford  blogTOA two-year-old girl is safe and her father is in police custody this morning after an alleged abduction attempt that triggered an Amber Alert aroun...
  
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• Stroman solid in potential Jays' finale as Toronto shut out by Indians - Toronto Sun

  25-07-2019 17:37 via torontosun.com
  Stroman solid in potential Jays' finale as Toronto shut out by Indians  Toronto SunThis is his bleepin' house, apparently.Marcus Stroman confirmed after what was likely his final start in a Blue Jays uniform that he did, indeed, shout “this is my ...
  
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• Man drowned in Severn River during midnight swim with co-workers, police say

  25-07-2019 17:27 via cbc.ca
  Provincial police say a body has been pulled from the Severn River in central Ontario. The 48-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• 11 Incredible Caribana 2019 Events That You Absolutely Can't Miss - Narcity

  25-07-2019 17:18 via narcity.com
  11 Incredible Caribana 2019 Events That You Absolutely Can't Miss  NarcityIt's that time of year again! Toronto's Caribbean festival will soon be live in the streets of Toronto, and the city can't wait to celebrate. Whether you go to try some ...
  
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• City of Toronto hosting numerous job fairs this summer | Venture - Daily Hive

  25-07-2019 16:52 via dailyhive.com
  City of Toronto hosting numerous job fairs this summer | Venture  Daily HiveIf you're on the hunt for employment or a job that will carry you well into the winter months, look no further. The City of Toronto is gearing up to host a number of ...
  
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• Chronic underfunding to blame for TTC overcrowding: advocacy group

  25-07-2019 16:47
  An advocacy organization for TTC riders says that “chronic underfunding” is to blame for the overcrowding, long wait times and regular delays that are keeping many residents from utilizing public transit.
  
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