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• Malik, a young patient from Kenya, has undergone successful cranial reconstruction surgery at Toronto's @sickkids Hospital. He is one of the many children who is getting life-changing medical treatment thanks to the Herbie Fund. FOR MORE: http://ow.ly/B

  31-07-2019 23:12 via twitter.com
  Malik, a young patient from Kenya, has undergone successful cranial reconstruction surgery at Toronto's @sickkids Hospital. He is one of the many children who is getting life-changing medical treatment thanks to the Herbie Fund.
  FOR MORE: http://ow.ly/BJW330pgjzE pic.twitter.com/p4cGOtgEG3
  
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• Canada’s internet service providers will be required to abide by a new code of conduct that will, among other things, allow customers to cancel an internet contract within 45 days, without a cancellation feehttp://ow.ly/tc9g50vj4UF 

  31-07-2019 23:05 via twitter.com
  Canada’s internet service providers will be required to abide by a new code of conduct that will, among other things, allow customers to cancel an internet contract within 45 days, without a cancellation feehttp://ow.ly/tc9g50vj4UF 
  
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• Halton police installing 'side cameras' on cruisers to nab distracted drivers

  31-07-2019 21:58 via cbc.ca
  Halton police has begun rolling out side cameras on its cruisers — a move the force says will help nab distracted drivers on the region’s roads.
  
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• ‘She is like a sister’: Friends remember victims of Markham quadruple murder

  31-07-2019 21:17
  Police have identified four family members who were found dead inside a Markham, Ont. home on Sunday night.
  
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• Police identify four people killed in Markham, Ont. home

  31-07-2019 21:17
  Police have identified four family members who were found dead inside a Markham, Ont. home on Sunday night.
  
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• St. Michael's College School reinstating football program after hazing scandal

  31-07-2019 21:16 via cbc.ca
  A prestigious Toronto private school is reinstating its football team in the wake of an investigation into systemic hazing and bullying that resulted in charges levied against some of its students.
  
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• Police identify family killed in Markham quadruple homicides

  31-07-2019 21:11 via cbc.ca
  York Regional Police have released the identities of all four people killed in a Markham home on the weekend, who friends say are all part of the same family.
  
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• "It is a crisis:" Group of concerned mothers attend Toronto Police Services Board meeting in hopes of helping find solutions to gun violence in their communitiespic.twitter.com/B4utkk3btV

  31-07-2019 21:09 via twitter.com
  "It is a crisis:" Group of concerned mothers attend Toronto Police Services Board meeting in hopes of helping find solutions to gun violence in their communitiespic.twitter.com/B4utkk3btV
  
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• Liberal MPP resigns triggering Ontario by-election

  31-07-2019 21:03
  Liberal MPP Nathalie Des Rosier resigned from the Ontario Legislature Wednesday, less than three years after first being elected, as she prepares to take over as president of Toronto’s Massey College.
  
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• 'Freedom Train' marking end of slavery in Canada departs Union Station tonight

  31-07-2019 20:46 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds of people will board a special midnight train at Union Station Wednesday night, honouring those who travelled the Underground Railroad seeking freedom from slavery.
  
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• 'Freedom Train' marking end of slavery in Canada departs Union Station

  31-07-2019 20:46 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds of people will board a special midnight train at Union Station Wednesday night, honouring those who travelled the Underground Railroad seeking freedom from slavery.
  
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• City council approves redevelopment of former industrial site in Port Credit

  31-07-2019 20:32
  A major redevelopment of a 72-acre plot of land on Port Credit’s waterfront that has sat vacant for nearly 30 years is now one step closer to getting underway.
  
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• Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski Is Coming To Toronto This Fall And Fans Are Freaking Out - Narcity

  31-07-2019 20:01
  Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski Is Coming To Toronto This Fall And Fans Are Freaking Out  NarcityYou're in luck this fall if you're a fan of "Queer Eye" - and especially the show's resident Canadian, Antoni Porowski. Toronto will host the Montreal-born ...
  
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• Blue Jays trade Daniel Hudson to Nationals for minor-league pitcher

  31-07-2019 19:57 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays are sending right-handed reliever Daniel Hudson to the Washington Nationals, getting pitching prospect Kyle Johnston in return.
  
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• Blue Jays send Aaron Sanchez, Joe Biagini to Astros

  31-07-2019 19:57 via cbc.ca
  The Toronto Blue Jays shipped out another two of their few remaining ties to their most recent playoff teams in a deal just before Wednesday's trade deadline.
  
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• Inquest will be held into death of Sammy Yatim, who was shot by police on Toronto streetcar

  31-07-2019 19:49
  An inquest will be held into the death of Sammy Yatim, who was shot by a police officer on a Toronto streetcar six years ago.
  
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• Ontario government appointments should be merit based, not 'for elite insiders,' Green leader says

  31-07-2019 19:46 via cbc.ca
  Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner says he wants to see the province move to a merit-based process for political appointments. He says this would be more transparent than the current system, which finds 'cushy jobs for elite insiders.'
  
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• You Can Get All The Books For Just $1 Each At This Massive Toronto Sale Next Month - Narcity

  31-07-2019 19:42
  You Can Get All The Books For Just $1 Each At This Massive Toronto Sale Next Month  NarcityAttention all students and book lovers! The Toronto Reference Library will be offering an unbeatable clearance sale on over 10,000 books from August 15th to ...
  
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• Coroner announces inquest into police shooting death of Sammy Yatim

  31-07-2019 19:27 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's coroner's office is launching an inquest into the death of Sammy Yatim, an 18-year-old who died after being shot eight times by Toronto police Const. James Forcillo on a streetcar in 2013.
  
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• #BREAKING: Ontario coroner's office has announced that an inquest will be held into the death of Sammy Yatim. The date of the inquest has not yet been announced.

  31-07-2019 19:13 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Ontario coroner's office has announced that an inquest will be held into the death of Sammy Yatim. The date of the inquest has not yet been announced.
  
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• New Toronto restaurants: by CHLOE. - NOW Magazine

  31-07-2019 19:10
  New Toronto restaurants: by CHLOE.  NOW MagazineNew York-based vegan chain by CHLOE. is set to open its first Canadian location in Yorkdale (3401 Dufferin, at Highway 401) this September, with a Financial ...
  
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• Man faces attempted murder charge after random stabbing at Beaches Jazz Festival

  31-07-2019 19:05 via cbc.ca
  A 19-year-old Toronto man is facing several charges — including attempted murder — in connection with a stabbing at the Beaches Jazz Festival last week, Toronto police say.
  
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• Toronto home prices could be in for a big fall according to housing bubble watch - blogTO

  31-07-2019 19:04
  Toronto home prices could be in for a big fall according to housing bubble watch  blogTOYou've heard it before, and you'll (likely) hear it again before home prices actually plummet: Analysts say the local real estate bubble is about t...
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays' Ryan Borucki placed on injured list

  31-07-2019 18:58
  The Toronto Blue Jays have placed left-hander Ryan Borucki on the 10-day injured list with left elbow inflammation, retroactive to Sunday.
  
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• In wake of Markham quadruple murder, experts weigh in on intersection of violence and video games

  31-07-2019 18:46
  A spate of recent high-profile crimes allegedly perpetrated by young men with a passion for video games is prompting industry watchers to raise cautions against reading too much into their hobbies.
  
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• This Saturday Morning Cartoon Brunch In Toronto Will Whisk You Back To Childhood - Narcity

  31-07-2019 18:41
  This Saturday Morning Cartoon Brunch In Toronto Will Whisk You Back To Childhood  NarcityRemember those long-ago days when we would roll out of bed early on a Saturday morning and scurry downstairs to catch our favourite cartoons? Childhood ...
  
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• Systemic failures in long-term care allowed Wettlaufer's murders - CTV News

  31-07-2019 18:31
  Systemic failures in long-term care allowed Wettlaufer's murders  CTV NewsSystemic failures in long-term care allowed Canada's "first known health-care serial killer" to murder eight elderly patients without raising suspicion, a public ...
  
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• You Can Now Play Glow-In-The-Dark Soccer Near Toronto And It's Lit! - Narcity

  31-07-2019 18:25
  You Can Now Play Glow-In-The-Dark Soccer Near Toronto And It's Lit!  NarcityIf you love playing sports but can't stand the scorching Toronto heat then this brand new indoor soccer facility is about to light up your world. Soccer Glow ...
  
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• Ford government urged to overhaul appointments process amid cronyism scandal

  31-07-2019 18:16
  Ontario's Green Party is calling on the Progressive Conservative government to overhaul the province’s public appointments process to avoid repeating a scandal that has rocked Premier Doug Ford’s office.
  
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• 'Systemic vulnerabilities' let killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer keep on killing — report

  31-07-2019 18:02 via cbc.ca
  Ontario must increase funding and staffing at the province’s nursing homes to help prevent future health-care serial killers from harming the most vulnerable, the final report into former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer’s crimes recommends.
  
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• 'Systemic vulnerabilities' let killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer keep killing, report says

  31-07-2019 18:02 via cbc.ca
  Ontario must increase funding and staffing at the province’s nursing homes to help prevent future health-care serial killers from harming the most vulnerable, the final report into former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer’s crimes recommends.
  
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• Mother of boy who died after being swept down Grand River ordered to stand trial

  31-07-2019 17:33 via cbc.ca
  Michelle Hanson has been ordered to stand trial on two charges related to her son's death. Kaden Young, 3, died in February 2018 after he was swept down the Grand River west of Orangeville during flooding.
  
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• Longtime Ford adviser promoted to key role in premier's office

  31-07-2019 17:32 via cbc.ca
  An adviser to Doug Ford and his late brother has been promoted to a key role in the premier's office.
  
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• The next new bin: City eyes cost-savings through automation of yard waste pickup

  31-07-2019 17:31
  A thousand of the new brown bins are in use across Toronto, as part of a city pilot project to test a new means of collecting yard waste.
  
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• This LA-Based Vegan Chain Is Opening In Toronto & Their Menu Is Over-The-Top Delicious - Narcity

  31-07-2019 17:14
  This LA-Based Vegan Chain Is Opening In Toronto & Their Menu Is Over-The-Top Delicious  NarcityBy CHLOE., a popular plant-based restaurant, just announced they are opening their first location in Canada! The new restaurant is set to open at the Yorkdale ...
  
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• Montreal man facing 71 charges for dozens of high-end auto thefts in Toronto

  31-07-2019 17:05 via cbc.ca
  In total, 36 separate vehicles were stolen, often in the early morning hours. Police suggest the total value of the stolen vehicles to be about $1,260,000.
  
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• 32 FREE events worth checking out in Toronto this August | Listed - Daily Hive

  31-07-2019 17:05
  32 FREE events worth checking out in Toronto this August | Listed  Daily HiveTake advantage of the remaining warm days of summer this month without breaking the bank. From family-friendly activities to outdoor movie screenings and ...
  
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• The Toronto Blue Jays' New Pitcher Has No Clue How Canada Works - Narcity

  31-07-2019 16:49
  The Toronto Blue Jays' New Pitcher Has No Clue How Canada Works  NarcityThe Blue Jays' new pitcher has a lot to learn about how we do things here in the north. Anthony Kay, who the Mets traded alongside Simeon Woods Richardson ...
  
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