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• 'Absolutely not': Brampton integrity commissioner won't recuse herself if Patrick Brown is investigated

  21-08-2019 23:47 via cbc.ca
  In the wake of reports that Brampton's newly-appointed integrity commissioner has ties to the city's mayor, Muneeza Sheikh says she has no plans to step down or recuse herself from any investigation involving Patrick Brown — and that any connection she might have with him is purely professional.
  
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• Woman dies after shooting at Burlington home

  21-08-2019 23:33
  A woman has died after a shooting inside a Burlington residence on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Ontario fights order to release documents outlining cabinet minister priorities

  21-08-2019 23:07
  Ontario's information and privacy commissioner says the government is going to court to prevent the release of Premier Doug Ford's mandate letters to his cabinet ministers, which outline their key priorities.
  
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• GO trains on Milton line suspended as crews battle fire in Mississauga

  21-08-2019 22:53
  Commuters using the GO Milton line should expect delays as emergency crews battle a large fire at a commercial property in Mississauga.
  
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• GO trains on Milton line resume after massive fire in Mississauga

  21-08-2019 22:53
  Service on GO Transit's Milton line has resumed after a massive fire at a commerical property in Mississauga forced trains to stop running on Wednesday.
  
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• Firefighters battling fire at commercial property in Mississauga

  21-08-2019 22:53
  Emergency crews are battling a fire on a large commercial property fire in Mississauga.
  
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• Crews battling fire at commercial property in Mississauga

  21-08-2019 22:53
  Commuters using the GO Milton line should expect delays as emergency crews battle a large fire at a commercial property in Mississauga.
  
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• Firefighters are battling a massive blaze at a business near Dixie Road and Dundas Street. Thick black smoke can be seen billowing into the sky from kilometres away. The cause of the fire is still unknown. http://ow.ly/uXQI50vEW8A pic.twitter.com/Y3H

  21-08-2019 22:48 via twitter.com
  Firefighters are battling a massive blaze at a business near Dixie Road and Dundas Street. Thick black smoke can be seen billowing into the sky from kilometres away. The cause of the fire is still unknown. http://ow.ly/uXQI50vEW8A pic.twitter.com/Y3HclCBT0C
  
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• A Toronto Woman Died After Being Hit And Abandoned By 2 Different Vehicles On Wednesday - Narcity

  21-08-2019 22:43
  A Toronto Woman Died After Being Hit And Abandoned By 2 Different Vehicles On Wednesday  NarcityToronto saw a particularly upsetting crime on Wednesday. A female Toronto pedestrian run over twice was ultimately killed this morning. The elderly woman was ...
  
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• Victim of North York shooting earlier this week dies in hospital: source

  21-08-2019 22:30
  The 61-year-old victim of a North York shooting earlier this week has died, CTV News Toronto has learned.
  
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• #BREAKING: Fire crews in Mississauga are on the scene of a massive blaze at a business near Dixie Road and Dundas Street.http://ow.ly/HOgJ50vEW68 

  21-08-2019 22:26 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Fire crews in Mississauga are on the scene of a massive blaze at a business near Dixie Road and Dundas Street.http://ow.ly/HOgJ50vEW68 
  
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• Three more charges laid against man accused in deadly Richmond Hill crash

  21-08-2019 22:12
  Three additional charges have been laid against a 19-year-old man accused of impaired driving in connection with a deadly multi-vehicle collision in Richmond Hill.
  
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• The @ROMtoronto revealed two new outdoor spaces which will host musical performances and other programming throughout the summer. @devobrownpic.twitter.com/b67w1OnMqO

  21-08-2019 22:08 via twitter.com
  The @ROMtoronto revealed two new outdoor spaces which will host musical performances and other programming throughout the summer. @devobrownpic.twitter.com/b67w1OnMqO
  
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• Liberals shut down opposition bid to hear from ethics czar on SNC-Lavalin report

  21-08-2019 20:41
  Liberal members of the House of Commons Ethics Committee have shut down an opposition bid to hear from Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion following the release of his report into the SNC-Lavalin affair.
  
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• Case against 2 St. Michael's College School students wraps up

  21-08-2019 20:28 via cbc.ca
  The cases against two students accused in alleged sex assaults at a private Toronto school have concluded, but won't be released due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
  
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• There are currently more than 66,000 empty houses in Toronto: report | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  21-08-2019 20:26
  There are currently more than 66,000 empty houses in Toronto: report | Urbanized  Daily HiveYou can blame it on foreign buyers jacking up prices and unaffordability all you want, but Canada's housing problems extend well beyond that. Investor ...
  
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• New Toronto restaurants: Harry's closing in Parkdale - NOW Magazine

  21-08-2019 20:19
  New Toronto restaurants: Harry's closing in Parkdale  NOW MagazineTwo veteran pizza joints shut down, Queen and Dovercourt gets two new bars, The Good Son's chef moves uptown, and more in your weekly dose of Toronto ...
  
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• Cases against two St. Michael's students accused in alleged sex assaults concluded

  21-08-2019 20:08
  The cases against two students accused in alleged sex assaults at a private Toronto school have concluded.
  
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• Police said there is an investigation underway in the Fort York Blvd and Garrison Road area. There are no reports of injuries.

  21-08-2019 19:49 via twitter.com
  Police said there is an investigation underway in the Fort York Blvd and Garrison Road area. There are no reports of injuries.
  
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• UPDATE: Address linked to illegal CAFE dispensary wins government lotteryhttp://ow.ly/EBfN30powo5 

  21-08-2019 19:08 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Address linked to illegal CAFE dispensary wins government lotteryhttp://ow.ly/EBfN30powo5 
  
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• Margaret Trudeau to bring one-woman show to Toronto comedy festival

  21-08-2019 18:55
  Margaret Trudeau is bringing her one-woman show to the JFL42 comedy festival.
  
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• Margaret Trudeau to bring one-woman show to JFL42 in Toronto - The Globe and Mail

  21-08-2019 18:01
  Margaret Trudeau to bring one-woman show to JFL42 in Toronto  The Globe and MailMargaret Trudeau is bringing her one-woman show to the JFL42 comedy festival. The Toronto laugh marathon has revealed a full lineup that includes a ...
  
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• Woman pronounced dead at 'gruesome' hit-and-run scene in Scarborough

  21-08-2019 17:59
  A woman believed to be in her 70s has been pronounced dead at the "gruesome" scene of a hit-and-run collision in Scarborough that involved two vehicles, police said.
  
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• Woman fatally struck by vehicle in Scarborough

  21-08-2019 17:59
  A female pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in Scarborough on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Woman who died in Scarborough hit-and-run was struck by 2 vehicles, dragged

  21-08-2019 17:56 via cbc.ca
  A woman is dead after being struck by two different vehicles at the intersection of Midland and Sheppard avenues in Scarborough on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Man arrested over alleged investment fraud may have been targeting Iranian community

  21-08-2019 17:55
  A Richmond Hill man is facing fraud charges after he allegedly scammed two people out of $80,000 in a scheme that police say may have targeted the Iranian community.
  
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• Margaret Trudeau to bring one-woman show to Toronto comedy festival - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  21-08-2019 17:30
  Margaret Trudeau to bring one-woman show to Toronto comedy festival  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsMargaret Trudeau is bringing her one-woman show to the JFL42 comedy festival.
  
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• Proposed locations for 13 new legal pot shops in Toronto - CTV News

  21-08-2019 17:16
  Proposed locations for 13 new legal pot shops in Toronto  CTV NewsThirteen more legal pot shops are coming to Toronto.
  
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• Proposed locations for 13 new legal pot shops in Toronto

  21-08-2019 17:16
  Thirteen more legal pot shops are coming to Toronto.
  
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• Ontario announces winners of 2nd pot store licence lottery

  21-08-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  The province has selected 42 operators who can apply to run cannabis shops.
  
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• Company with same address as illegal pot shop CAFE wins provincial go-ahead to open legal store

  21-08-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  A numbered company with the same Toronto address as the illegal cannabis dispensary CAFE, which has repeatedly shut down by police, was a winner in Ontario's latest cannabis store lottery. 
  
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• Company wins provincial cannabis lottery proposing pot shop at same address as illegal CAFE store

  21-08-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  A numbered company that's a winner in Ontario's latest cannabis store lottery is proposing to open up at the same Toronto address as the illegal cannabis dispensary CAFE, which has repeatedly been shut down by police. 
  
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• Toronto Is Getting A Multi-Level Wonderland For Italian Food, Drinks & Shopping This Fall - Narcity

  21-08-2019 16:45
  Toronto Is Getting A Multi-Level Wonderland For Italian Food, Drinks & Shopping This Fall  NarcityYou no longer need to hop on a plane to enjoy these delicious foods, you can soon get them right here in Toronto! Toronto's Italian grocery store Eataly is ...
  
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• 9 Things To Do In Toronto This Weekend, August 23-25 - Narcity

  21-08-2019 16:44
  9 Things To Do In Toronto This Weekend, August 23-25  NarcityThe weekend is almost here! The summer's flying by quick, but there's still time to get some of those summer night memories in before coat check is a thing again ...
  
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• Family concerned for well-being of missing pregnant woman in Brampton

  21-08-2019 16:11
  The family of an eight-month pregnant woman, who went missing in Brampton on Monday, said they are concerned for her well-being.
  
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• 'Instability and frustration': One year since massive fire forced 1,500 residents out

  21-08-2019 15:22
  Residents of a St. James Town highrise displaced by a six-alarm fire one year ago today are still waiting for the green light to return to their homes.
  
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• What parents need to know about the new Ontario sex-ed curriculum

  21-08-2019 15:18
  The new Ontario sex-ed curriculum has been released. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• That time Evel Knievel jumped 13 Mack trucks in Toronto - CBC.ca

  21-08-2019 14:30
  That time Evel Knievel jumped 13 Mack trucks in Toronto  CBC.caForty-five years ago, daredevil motorcyclist Evel Knievel was finalizing his plan to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho. But there was the matter of 13 Mack ...
  
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• That time Evel Knievel jumped 13 Mack trucks in Toronto

  21-08-2019 14:30 via cbc.ca
  The next jump for the daredevil motorcyclist would be Idaho's Snake River Canyon.
  
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• Ontario government releases new sexual-education curriculum

  21-08-2019 12:36
  The Ontario government has released the new sexual-education curriculum, replacing a much-criticized teaching plan brought in after the Progressive Conservatives took power last year.
  
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• Ontario government releases new sex-ed curriculum

  21-08-2019 12:36
  The Ontario government has released the new sexual-education curriculum, replacing a much-criticized teaching plan brought in after the Progressive Conservatives took power last year.
  
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• Parents will be able to exempt children from some of Ontario's new sex-ed curriculum

  21-08-2019 12:16 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government's revised sex-education curriculum for elementary schools includes instruction on health, cyber safety and consent, like the 2015 curriculum the PCs opposed, and requires school boards to allow parents to exempt children from teachings on human development and sexual health though it's not clear how that policy will play out.
  
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• Ontario's new sex-ed curriculum similar to plan PC government scrapped

  21-08-2019 12:16 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government's revised sex-education curriculum for elementary schools was released Wednesday, and includes a focus on instruction on health and cybersafety, while requiring school boards to allow parents to exempt children from teachings on human development and sexual health.
  
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• Ontario PCs release revised elementary sex-ed curriculum

  21-08-2019 12:16 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government's revised sex-education curriculum for elementary schools was released Wednesday, and includes a focus on instruction on health and cybersafety, while requiring school boards to allow parents to exempt children from teachings on human development and sexual health.
  
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• Tim Hortons announces delivery now available in Greater Toronto Area - Canada NewsWire

  21-08-2019 12:00
  Tim Hortons announces delivery now available in Greater Toronto Area  Canada NewsWireDelivery is available through partnership with SkipTheDishes at participating restaurants TORONTO, Aug. 21, 2019 /CNW/ - Today, Tim Hortons announced its...
  
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• Cause of 650 Parliament St. fire could be released as early as this week

  21-08-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  It’s been exactly a year since 1,500 people were forced out of their apartments at 650 Parliament St. and now we could learn what caused the electrical fire in the next few days. 
  
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• 'Catastrophic electrical failure' led to 650 Parliament St. fire, more details expected soon

  21-08-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  It's been exactly a year since 1,500 people were forced out of their apartments at 650 Parliament St. and we will soon learn what caused the electrical fire.
  
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