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• Doug Ford breaks silence on Justin Trudeau's brownface scandal

  20-09-2019 23:36
  Ontario premier Doug Ford has broken his silence about the bombshell photos of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing brownface and blackface.
  
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• Two-vehicle collision in Bradford leaves woman, son, grandson dead: police

  20-09-2019 23:13
  Three people are dead after a two-vehicle collision in Bradford, South Simcoe Police say.
  
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• Three people dead after two-vehicle collision in Bradford

  20-09-2019 23:13
  Three people are dead after a two-vehicle collision in Bradford, South Simcoe Police say.
  
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• Police investigating serious crash involving large truck in Bradford, Ont.

  20-09-2019 23:13
  Police are investigating a serious crash in Bradford that involves a large truck, South Simcoe Police say.
  
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• Police investigating serious crash in Bradford, Ont.

  20-09-2019 23:13
  Police are investigating a serious crash in Bradford, South Simcoe Police say.
  
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• Doug Ford calls for end to 'Buy America' policies

  20-09-2019 23:00
  Premier Doug Ford is calling on the United States to end its “Buy America” policies, arguing that Canada should be exempt from American protectionism.
  
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• Nearly 700 workers temporarily laid off at St. Catharines GM plant

  20-09-2019 22:48 via cbc.ca
  The workers join thousands of others in Ontario's auto industry who have been temporarily laid off after UAW members at GM's U.S. operations walked off the job Monday.
  
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• Walmart said Friday that it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its namesake stores and Sam’s Clubs following a string of mysterious illnesses and deaths related to vaping.http://ow.ly/n8ZO50wijR3 

  20-09-2019 21:35 via twitter.com
  Walmart said Friday that it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its namesake stores and Sam’s Clubs following a string of mysterious illnesses and deaths related to vaping.http://ow.ly/n8ZO50wijR3 
  
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• Man charged after victim drugged, sexually assaulted downtown

  20-09-2019 21:35
  Charges have laid against a Toronto man after a woman was allegedly drugged at a bar and then sexually assaulted at a downtown hotel, Toronto police said Friday.
  
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• Toronto concerts in fall 2019: our 15 most anticipated - NOW Magazine

  20-09-2019 21:04 via nowtoronto.com
  Toronto concerts in fall 2019: our 15 most anticipated  NOW MagazineFrom masked country crooners to gigantic raves, psych-rock to brass band poetry, here's what we're most looking forward to this season.
  
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• Catholic teachers' union files complaint against Ontario government over class sizes

  20-09-2019 20:10 via cbc.ca
  The union representing Ontario's Catholic school teachers has filed a complaint against the provincial government with the Ontario labour relations board over recent changes to class sizes.
  
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• Trudeau pledges tougher gun control as he tries to get campaign back on track

  20-09-2019 20:08
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is promising to ban all military-style assault rifles as part of a broader gun-control plan that will also take steps towards restricting and banning handguns.
  
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• Peel police are investigating reports two vehicles were firing at each other in Brampton in broad daylight on Friday.http://ow.ly/anEV50widAo 

  20-09-2019 20:05 via twitter.com
  Peel police are investigating reports two vehicles were firing at each other in Brampton in broad daylight on Friday.http://ow.ly/anEV50widAo 
  
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• A Rat Invasion Is Making Residents In A Toronto Neighbourhood Actually Afraid To Go Out - Narcity

  20-09-2019 19:50 via narcity.com
  A Rat Invasion Is Making Residents In A Toronto Neighbourhood Actually Afraid To Go Out  NarcityThe presence of rats in Toronto is hardly unheard of, but this is something else. A North York neighbourhood's residents have been left disgusted and terrified by ...
  
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• Catholic teachers accuse province of violating labour acts with changes to class sizes

  20-09-2019 19:39
  The union representing Ontario's Catholic school teachers has filed a complaint against the provincial government with the Ontario labour relations board over recent changes to class sizes.
  
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• Ontario provincial Liberal caucus dropping to five - Toronto Sun

  20-09-2019 19:37 via torontosun.com
  Ontario provincial Liberal caucus dropping to five  Toronto SunOntario's provincial Liberals have lost another legislator after one of their members won the nomination to run for an Ottawa seat in next month's federal election.
  
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• Mayor John Tory says it’s time for Toronto to declare a climate emergency - Toronto Star

  20-09-2019 19:23 via thestar.com
  Mayor John Tory says it’s time for Toronto to declare a climate emergency  Toronto StarJohn Tory's announcement comes on the same day a group of 47 organizations called on Toronto City Council to declare a climate emergency and commit to ...
  
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• Luxury car stolen at gunpoint in Brampton

  20-09-2019 19:22
  Police say a luxury SUV was stolen at gun point in an apparent carjacking in Brampton Friday afternoon.
  
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• Reviews Lizzo Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, September 19 Going to a Lizzo concert is like going - Exclaim!

  20-09-2019 19:14 via exclaim.ca
  Reviews Lizzo Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, September 19 Going to a Lizzo concert is like going  Exclaim!Going to a Lizzo concert is like going to a self-help retreat. The 31-year old singer punctuated each song during last night's (Septembe...
  
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• Hold-and-secure of several Brampton schools lifted following stabbing in the area

  20-09-2019 18:42
  Hold-and-secure of several Brampton schools has been lifted following a stabbing in the area.
  
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• North York neighbourhood complains of ‘rat infestation’

  20-09-2019 18:40
  Some North York residents say they are worried about rats entering their homes after recent construction in their neighbourhood spurred a rodent problem.
  
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• Detached Housing Sales Keeping Toronto's Real Estate Market Hot - Toronto Storeys

  20-09-2019 18:17 via torontostoreys.com
  Detached Housing Sales Keeping Toronto's Real Estate Market Hot  Toronto StoreysThis summer, Toronto's so-called real estate bubble was predicted to pop. With the Government of Canada introducing a tax on foreign buyers and the high ...
  
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• Toronto to join 800 other governments in declaring climate emergency

  20-09-2019 18:16
  The city of Toronto will join 800 other governments around the world in declaring a climate emergency. Mayor John Tory said he would lead the charge in “naming, framing and deepening Toronto’s commitment” to protecting the city’s community, economy and ecosystems from climate change.
  
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• "I have pledged to work with all Canadians in the fight against Islamophobia, antisemitism, anti-black racism, racism and intolerance in all its shapes and form ... I'm certainly in deep agreement with Mr. Singh and I look forward to having a good convers

  20-09-2019 18:08 via twitter.com
  "I have pledged to work with all Canadians in the fight against Islamophobia, antisemitism, anti-black racism, racism and intolerance in all its shapes and form ... I'm certainly in deep agreement with Mr. Singh and I look forward to having a good conversation with him," he says.
  
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• Trudeau's campaign manager has reached out to NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's campaign manager to organize a meeting. Trudeau says he would like to apologize to Singh personally as a racialized Canadian.

  20-09-2019 18:05 via twitter.com
  Trudeau's campaign manager has reached out to NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's campaign manager to organize a meeting. Trudeau says he would like to apologize to Singh personally as a racialized Canadian.
  
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• Trudeau asked about how him appearing in blackface might affect his credibility as a world leader, Trudeau says "My focus in on Canadians who face discrimination every day. Canadians who are racialized, who live with intolerance and marginalization..., wh

  20-09-2019 17:59 via twitter.com
  Trudeau asked about how him appearing in blackface might affect his credibility as a world leader, Trudeau says "My focus in on Canadians who face discrimination every day. Canadians who are racialized, who live with intolerance and marginalization..., who I hurt."
  
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• 'Sad he had to leave this way': 25-year-old fatally shot in Scarborough identified by loved ones

  20-09-2019 17:59
  25-year-old Charankan Chandrakanthan had just finished playing volleyball and was hanging out with a group of people Thursday night when he was shot dead in a Scarborough parking lot, according to friends.
  
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• 25-year-old fatally shot in Scarborough identified by loved ones

  20-09-2019 17:59
  Family and friends have identified the man shot and killed in Scarborough Thursday night as 25 year-old Charankan Chandrakanthan.
  
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• Toronto cop found guilty of sexually assaulting two women in cruiser

  20-09-2019 17:58
  A Toronto police officer has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women in his cruiser.
  
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• Trudeau addresses the video in which he appears in blackface and says it happened during a costume day for river guides in the whitewater rafting operation that he worked at in the summers between '92 and '94.

  20-09-2019 17:55 via twitter.com
  Trudeau addresses the video in which he appears in blackface and says it happened during a costume day for river guides in the whitewater rafting operation that he worked at in the summers between '92 and '94.
  
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• "It's time to end gun violence in Canada and that's what a re-elected Liberal government will strive to do," says Trudeau. "People are dying, families are grieving and communities are suffering ... Thoughts and prayers are just not going to cut it."

  20-09-2019 17:50 via twitter.com
  "It's time to end gun violence in Canada and that's what a re-elected Liberal government will strive to do," says Trudeau. "People are dying, families are grieving and communities are suffering ... Thoughts and prayers are just not going to cut it."
  
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• They also will let municipalities restrict handguns. He adds they will continue to respect farmers and hunters, "but we know you do not need a military grade assault weapon, one designed to kill the largest amount of people in the shortest amount of time,

  20-09-2019 17:48 via twitter.com
  They also will let municipalities restrict handguns. He adds they will continue to respect farmers and hunters, "but we know you do not need a military grade assault weapon, one designed to kill the largest amount of people in the shortest amount of time, to kill a deer."
  
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• Man sought after camera affixed in downtown washroom - Toronto Sun

  20-09-2019 17:48 via torontosun.com
  Man sought after camera affixed in downtown washroom  Toronto SunToronto Police are searching for a man after a recording device was placed in a public washroom downtown.Police were called on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. to a ...
  
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• Toronto is planning to declare a climate emergency - blogTO

  20-09-2019 17:45 via blogto.com
  Toronto is planning to declare a climate emergency  blogTOWe already know climate change is a major threat to our society and world as a whole, and we've undoubtedly begun to feel its impacts in Toronto wi...
  
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• Donald Trump asked if he thinks Justin Trudeau can survive the blackface, brownface controversy. Says he was hoping he wouldn’t be asked that question. Says he was very surprised. http://ow.ly/OHYS30pzIwY  #cdnpoli #eLXN43 #CityVote2019pic.twi

  20-09-2019 17:45 via twitter.com
  Donald Trump asked if he thinks Justin Trudeau can survive the blackface, brownface controversy. Says he was hoping he wouldn’t be asked that question. Says he was very surprised.http://ow.ly/OHYS30pzIwY  #cdnpoli #eLXN43 #CityVote2019pic.twitter.com/REjBfCWE0b
  
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• Toronto cop guilty of sexually assaulting two women in cruiser - Toronto Sun

  20-09-2019 17:44 via torontosun.com
  Toronto cop guilty of sexually assaulting two women in cruiser  Toronto SunA Toronto Police officer has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women in his cruiser.It was the second trial for Sgt. Christopher Heard, ...
  
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• At the Toronto Biennial's opening weekend, these Cape Dorset youth will finish what they started up north - CBC.ca

  20-09-2019 17:31 via cbc.ca
  At the Toronto Biennial's opening weekend, these Cape Dorset youth will finish what they started up north  CBC.caIt's a performance 2300 km in the making, and it starts Saturday at The Bentway.
  
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• At the Toronto Biennial's opening weekend, these Cape Dorset youth will finish what they started up north

  20-09-2019 17:31 via cbc.ca
  It's a performance 2,300 km in the making, and it starts Saturday at The Bentway.
  
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• John Tory says it's time for Toronto to declare a climate emergency - CBC.ca

  20-09-2019 17:30 via cbc.ca
  John Tory says it's time for Toronto to declare a climate emergency  CBC.caToronto is set to join more than 800 local governments around the world in declaring a climate emergency. Mayor John Tory announced the plan Friday morning ...
  
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• John Tory says it's time for Toronto to declare a climate emergency

  20-09-2019 17:30 via cbc.ca
  Toronto is set to join more than 800 local governments around the world in declaring a climate emergency. Environmental groups say it's a good start, but clear commitments are still needed.
  
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• GM stops vehicle production in Oshawa due to U.S. strike disruption

  20-09-2019 16:57
  General Motors has halted all vehicle production at its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., as a result of a strike by the United Auto Workers union in the United States
  
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• This is last weekend of summer, so make the best of it. Fall officially arrives on Monday morning.http://ow.ly/qUyO50whTca 

  20-09-2019 16:09 via twitter.com
  This is last weekend of summer, so make the best of it. Fall officially arrives on Monday morning.http://ow.ly/qUyO50whTca 
  
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• All GM's vehicle assembly workers in Oshawa laid off because of U.S. strike

  20-09-2019 15:37 via cbc.ca
  The strike by 49,000 United Auto Workers against General Motors in the U.S. has led to more temporary job losses at GM's assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont.
  
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• Liberals to unveil details of plan to restrict assault rifles, handguns

  20-09-2019 15:25 via cbc.ca
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will unveil his party's plan to restrict assault rifles and handguns in Toronto today.
  
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• Liberals promise to prohibit semi-automatic assault rifles, allow cities to ban handguns

  20-09-2019 15:25 via cbc.ca
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says a re-elected government would ban semi-automatic assault weapons and allow municipalities to restrict, or prohibit, handguns.
  
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• 'I saw bright lights heading towards me': Dump truck crashes into cars and building in Caledon

  20-09-2019 15:22
  Police are investigating, and residents are citing safety concerns, after a dump truck crashed into multiple cars and a building in Caledon on Friday morning.g.
  
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• Dump truck crashes into cars and building in Caledon

  20-09-2019 15:22
  Police are investigating after a dump truck crashed into multiple cars and a building in Caledon on Friday morning.
  
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• Toronto Just Got Invaded By A Gigantic Five-Storey Pumpkin For An Upcoming Festival - Narcity

  20-09-2019 14:48 via narcity.com
  Toronto Just Got Invaded By A Gigantic Five-Storey Pumpkin For An Upcoming Festival  NarcityIt's a well-known fact that Canadians are obsessed with fall. From specially flavoured autumn foods to harvest festivals at every corner and, of course, pumpkins, ...
  
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• Reptile expert Bry Loyst told CityNews the snake was likely a Ball Python.http://ow.ly/trCF50whLLI 

  20-09-2019 14:40 via twitter.com
  Reptile expert Bry Loyst told CityNews the snake was likely a Ball Python.http://ow.ly/trCF50whLLI 
  
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• Toronto Raptors paying for DeMarre Carroll mistake one last season - Raptors Rapture

  20-09-2019 14:22 via raptorsrapture.com
  Toronto Raptors paying for DeMarre Carroll mistake one last season  Raptors RaptureThe Toronto Raptors signed DeMarre Carroll l in 2015. Four years later, Justin Hamilton's contract represents the last residuals of that mistake.
  
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