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• Puppe, the Toronto Zoo's Sumatran orangutan, celebrates her 52nd birthday

  21-09-2019 23:51 via cbc.ca
  One of the Toronto Zoo’s oldest and most popular animals is “celebrating” her 52nd birthday this weekend. Puppe is one of the zoo's founding residents.
  
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• Toronto Lotto Max winner slain in Ethiopia - Montreal Gazette

  21-09-2019 23:04 via montrealgazette.com
  Toronto Lotto Max winner slain in Ethiopia  Montreal GazetteMichael Gebru should have been having the time of his life. Instead, he's lying dead in a morgue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — the victim of a suspected murder.
  
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• Union blasts privatization plan amid expansion of beer and wine sales

  21-09-2019 23:02
  At LCBOs across Toronto Saturday, booze buyers were asked to put down the paper bag - and protest the privatization of alcohol sales.
  
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• Two dead, child in hospital after ending up in Niagara River - Toronto Sun

  21-09-2019 22:53 via torontosun.com
  Two dead, child in hospital after ending up in Niagara River  Toronto SunHours after resuming a search of the Niagara River in Fort Erie Saturday morning for a missing man wanted for the attempted murder of a child, a body was ...
  
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• Mixed reactions from Danforth shooting victims on Trudeau's lack of a handgun ban

  21-09-2019 22:50 via cbc.ca
  A woman who barely survived a mass shooting in Toronto's Greektown applauded Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's proposal to ban assault rifles on Friday, but said handguns such as the one that left her paralyzed should also be prohibited.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs: Ilya Mikheyev has eye-opening home debut - Tip of the Tower

  21-09-2019 22:49 via tipofthetower.com
  Toronto Maple Leafs: Ilya Mikheyev has eye-opening home debut  Tip of the TowerToronto Maple Leafs winger Ilya Mikheyev had a standout showing during his first game at Scotiabank Arena and we might have to get used to that.
  
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• Thunder Bay Police Arrest More Toronto Drug Dealers - Net Newsledger

  21-09-2019 22:42 via netnewsledger.com
  Thunder Bay Police Arrest More Toronto Drug Dealers  Net NewsledgerTHUNDER BAY – NEWS – Thunder Bay Police *Service* officers encountered another potentially very dangerous scene in Westfort on Friday. Officers with the ...
  
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• Canadian pitcher James Paxton beats Blue Jays for second time in a week

  21-09-2019 22:31 via cbc.ca
  Giancarlo Stanton launched his first homer since missing nearly three months to injury, James Paxton of Ladner, B.C., won his 10th straight start and the New York Yankees beat the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 Saturday.
  
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• 'It’s the greatest job in the world': Captain flies retirement flight with brother as co-pilot

  21-09-2019 22:26
  After 40 years and five months of flying with Air Canada, Captain Paul Albers piloted his last commercial flight Wednesday.
  
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• UPDATE: Police said the woman rescued earlier this morning from the Niagara River has died in hospital.http://ow.ly/X42e30pA6JW 

  21-09-2019 22:00 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Police said the woman rescued earlier this morning from the Niagara River has died in hospital.http://ow.ly/X42e30pA6JW 
  
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• Total ban on vaping would be 'challenging' says health expert - Toronto Sun

  21-09-2019 21:52 via torontosun.com
  Total ban on vaping would be 'challenging' says health expert  Toronto SunIt's considered an alternative to smoking cigarettes, yet it's causing more harm than good.With eight reported deaths in the United States and the number of ...
  
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• Police searching for man following downtown assault

  21-09-2019 21:41
  Toronto police are looking to the public for help in identifying a man they believe to be involved an alleged aggravated assault.
  
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• Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by bus in Scarborough

  21-09-2019 21:40 via cbc.ca
  A male pedestrian in his mid-20s was seriously injured after being hit by a bus at the intersection of Kingston Road and Overture Road.
  
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• EDITORIAL: Done right, city’s real estate plan makes sense - Toronto Sun

  21-09-2019 21:16 via torontosun.com
  EDITORIAL: Done right, city’s real estate plan makes sense  Toronto SunAs Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy said last week, it looks good on paper.That is, a plan at City Hall to reorganize the city's real estate holdings that could ...
  
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• Pedestrian struck by TTC bus in life threatening condition: police

  21-09-2019 21:08
  Police responded to reports of a collision involving a pedestrian Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres — Preseason Game #4 Preview & Projected Lines - Maple Leafs Hot Stove

  21-09-2019 20:53 via mapleleafshotstove.com
  Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres — Preseason Game #4 Preview & Projected Lines  Maple Leafs Hot StovePTO signing Michal Neuvirth will make his preseason debut in between the pipes as the Toronto Maple Leafs hit the halfway mark of exhibition season tonight in ...
  
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• FROM THE HEART: Mike Sloan thanks Toronto Sun readers - Toronto Sun

  21-09-2019 20:15 via torontosun.com
  FROM THE HEART: Mike Sloan thanks Toronto Sun readers  Toronto SunBY MIKE SLOAN, SPECIAL TO TORONTO SUNJust a few weeks ago, The Toronto Sun asked if I wanted to write about my experience as I die of cancer and I ...
  
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• MARIN: Trudeau's transgressions should cost him at the polls - Toronto Sun

  21-09-2019 20:06 via torontosun.com
  MARIN: Trudeau's transgressions should cost him at the polls  Toronto SunThat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a hypocrite came into clear focus last week as three blackface pictures and videos of him surfaced.Trudeau has no ...
  
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• Bo Bichette trying to 'be smart' in recovery from head injury

  21-09-2019 20:04 via cbc.ca
  Blue Jays rookie Bo Bichette says he's feeling better but trying to "be smart" about his recovery from a head injury. The 21-year-old shortstop was hit by a pitch during Thursday night's game at Baltimore.
  
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• Toronto FC Prediction League: Round 37 (at LAFC) - Waking The Red

  21-09-2019 19:38 via wakingthered.com
  Toronto FC Prediction League: Round 37 (at LAFC)  Waking The RedToronto FC take their seven-game unbeaten run in league play to Los Angeles and put it on the line when they take on first-place LAFC at Banc of California ...
  
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• Boy, 9, among three killed in head-on crash in Bradford - Toronto Sun

  21-09-2019 19:35 via torontosun.com
  Boy, 9, among three killed in head-on crash in Bradford  Toronto SunThree people were killed, including a child, when a heavy truck collided head-on with an SUV in Bradford Friday afternoon.South Simcoe Police say the crash ...
  
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• Man killed by car in rural Pickering - Toronto Sun

  21-09-2019 19:34 via torontosun.com
  Man killed by car in rural Pickering  Toronto SunA man in his early twenties was killed when he was struck by a car in Pickering early Saturday.Durham Regional Police say officers were called to the rural area ...
  
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• GOLDSTEIN: It’s time to call Trudeau to account - Toronto Sun

  21-09-2019 18:53 via torontosun.com
  GOLDSTEIN: It’s time to call Trudeau to account  Toronto SunCan we not now, at long last, simply admit it?That four years ago we elected a shallow, not overly bright, temperamental child of privilege, who would have had ...
  
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• Fundraisers take on 17,000kg plane in support of ALS patients

  21-09-2019 18:50 via cbc.ca
  A long-running charity event in support of patients with ALS is aiming for a record donations haul.
  
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• Appeal court rules 3-2 in favour of law that slashed Toronto city council - paNOW

  21-09-2019 17:40 via panow.com
  Appeal court rules 3-2 in favour of law that slashed Toronto city council  paNOWTORONTO — Ontario's top court has upheld a provincial law that slashed the size of Toronto's city council nearly in half last year, saying the unexpected move ...
  
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• Appeal court rules 3-2 in favour of law that slashed Toronto city council - Lethbridge News Now

  21-09-2019 17:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Appeal court rules 3-2 in favour of law that slashed Toronto city council  Lethbridge News NowTORONTO — Ontario's top court has upheld a provincial law that slashed the size of Toronto's city council nearly in half last year, saying the unexpected move ...
  
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• Man wanted after woman sexually assaulted on downtown Toronto street: police - Global News

  21-09-2019 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  Man wanted after woman sexually assaulted on downtown Toronto street: police  Global NewsIn a news release Saturday, police said officers responded to a call shortly after 2 p.m. on Sept. 5 for a sex assault in the area of Bay Street and Queens Quay ...
  
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• Toronto police have released a photo of a man wanted in a sexual assault in the Harbourfront area.http://ow.ly/GUlw50wjEAL 

  21-09-2019 16:52 via twitter.com
  Toronto police have released a photo of a man wanted in a sexual assault in the Harbourfront area.http://ow.ly/GUlw50wjEAL 
  
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• Singh campaigns in Toronto, May in Winnipeg, as Liberal and Tory leaders pause - Smithers Interior News

  21-09-2019 16:30 via interior-news.com
  Singh campaigns in Toronto, May in Winnipeg, as Liberal and Tory leaders pause  Smithers Interior NewsAll parties expected to be back on the campaign trail Sunday.
  
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• Suspect sought after Harbourfront sexual assault

  21-09-2019 16:27
  Police have released an image of a suspect wanted after a woman was sexually assaulted in the city’s Harbourfront area earlier this month.
  
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• The St. John's Harbour Symphony is floating to Toronto - CBC.ca

  21-09-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The St. John's Harbour Symphony is floating to Toronto  CBC.caThe Harbour Symphony is a staple in downtown St. John's, but Torontonians will finally be able to experience it live on Saturday.
  
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• Ontario considers bill to protect farmers from animal rights activists

  21-09-2019 15:42 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario government said it will consider all options to shield farmers from animal rights activists as livestock producers press for action to prosecute those who trespass on their properties and aggressively protest at processing plants.
  
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• Toulouse to present stark philosophical differences against Toronto Wolfpack - Yahoo Sports

  21-09-2019 15:40 via ca.sports.yahoo.com
  Toulouse to present stark philosophical differences against Toronto Wolfpack  Yahoo SportsThe Toronto Wolfpack and Toulouse Olympique are rivals for reasons that extend beyond the field.
  
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• Man in his 20s dead after hit and run in Pickering, police say

  21-09-2019 15:04 via cbc.ca
  Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit and run that killed a man in his 20s in Pickering early Saturday.
  
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• A man in his 20s has died after being struck by a vehicle in Pickering overnight.http://ow.ly/xZKh50wjyYO 

  21-09-2019 14:20 via twitter.com
  A man in his 20s has died after being struck by a vehicle in Pickering overnight.http://ow.ly/xZKh50wjyYO 
  
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• Will the Toronto Raptors be buyers at the trade deadline? - Raptors Rapture

  21-09-2019 14:07 via raptorsrapture.com
  Will the Toronto Raptors be buyers at the trade deadline?  Raptors RaptureThe defending champions are earmarked for another playoff berth this season, but what are the odds the Toronto Raptors are buyers at the trade deadline?
  
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• Niagara police are searching the Niagara River in Fort Erie for a man wanted for attempted murder of a child.http://ow.ly/lVdm50wjvMV 

  21-09-2019 13:39 via twitter.com
  Niagara police are searching the Niagara River in Fort Erie for a man wanted for attempted murder of a child.http://ow.ly/lVdm50wjvMV 
  
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• Toronto man struck and killed in rural Pickering: police - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  21-09-2019 13:31 via cp24.com
  Toronto man struck and killed in rural Pickering: police  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsA man in his 20s is dead after he was struck by a car in rural Pickering early on Saturday morning.
  
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• Man struck and killed in rural Pickering: police

  21-09-2019 13:31
  A man in his 20s is dead after he was struck by a car in rural Pickering early on Saturday morning.
  
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• Woman dies after being rescued from Niagara River

  21-09-2019 12:58 via cbc.ca
  A 29-year-old woman, who was rescued from the Niagara River in Fort Erie, Ont., died Saturday police say.
  
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• Police searching Niagara River for man wanted on attempted murder charge

  21-09-2019 12:58 via cbc.ca
  Niagara Regional Police say they will resume a search this morning for a man who went missing yesterday in the Niagara River in Fort Erie, Ont. Police say the man is wanted on an attempted murder charge in relation to the child, as well as breach of probation.
  
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• Man and woman dead after attempted murder on Niagara River

  21-09-2019 12:58 via cbc.ca
  Two people have died after an attempted murder on the Niagara River that local police say also sent a child to hospital on Friday evening.
  
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• Toronto is a growing city. Making cycling safer can help us all get around - Toronto Star

  21-09-2019 12:52 via thestar.com
  Toronto is a growing city. Making cycling safer can help us all get around  Toronto StarCyclists are often loud in their call for cycling infrastructure because there's so little of it and their lives are on the line, writes Shawn Micallef. But drivers also ...
  
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• Man missing in Niagara River accused of attempted murder of child

  21-09-2019 12:18
  Niagara Regional Police say they will resume a search this morning for a man who went missing yesterday in the Niagara River in Fort Erie, Ont.
  
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• Body of missing 28-year-old man recovered from Niagara River

  21-09-2019 12:18
  The body of a 28-year-old man who went missing following an incident in the Niagara River Friday evening has been located, according to police.
  
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• 29-year-old woman dead following incident in the Niagara River

  21-09-2019 12:18
  A 29-year-old woman has died following an incident in the Niagara River in Fort Erie, Ont. Friday evening.
  
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• ASK AMY: Water view creates neighbourly obstruction - Toronto Sun

  21-09-2019 12:00 via torontosun.com
  ASK AMY: Water view creates neighbourly obstruction  Toronto SunDear Amy: I live near a lovely bay. My neighbours on the bay side have unobstructed views.I live across the street, so I only have a pocket view, which gives me ...
  
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• How hi-tech sensors on buildings, cars and in the sky could help keep Toronto's air clean

  21-09-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Academics and industry came together at the University of Toronto this week to talk about better ways to monitor air quality and odours.
  
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• From YouTube to mainstream TV: Lilly Singh and Issa Rae's unconventional paths to success

  21-09-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Lilly Singh, Issa Rae both got their start on YouTube, carving out an unconventional path to mainstream success on their own.
  
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• Eco-anxiety spurs youth to take action on climate change

  21-09-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  With fires, floods, and pollution growing faster and more serious every year, children and young people are scared that they'll be bearing the brunt of this crisis. It's spawning a condition called eco-anxiety, a fear of environmental catastrophe. And while it's not officially recognized as a medical diagnosis, experts say it's real.
  
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