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• Andre De Grasse spends Thanksgiving giving back to his community

  14-10-2019 23:54
  Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse spent his Thanksgiving Monday at Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park, giving back to his community.
  
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• Ontario drivers still baked behind the wheel: study - Toronto Sun

  14-10-2019 23:33 via torontosun.com
  Ontario drivers still baked behind the wheel: study  Toronto Sun
  
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• Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo named joint winners of Booker Prize

  14-10-2019 22:59
  Canadian literary star Margaret Atwood is sharing the Booker Prize with British author Bernardine Evaristo, after the prize jury tossed the rulebook out the window by naming two winners.
  
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• Canadian author Margaret Atwood co-winner of Booker Prize

  14-10-2019 22:59
  Canadian literary star Margaret Atwood has won the Booker Prize for the second time, but is sharing it this time with British author Bernardine Evaristo.
  
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• Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo jointly win Booker Prize

  14-10-2019 22:58 via cbc.ca
  Canadian writer Margaret Atwood and British author Bernardine Evaristo split the Booker Prize on Monday, after the judging panel ripped up the rule book and refused to name one winner for the prestigious fiction trophy.
  
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• LEVY: The Thunder Woman Healing Lodge: The story behind the story - Toronto Sun

  14-10-2019 22:32 via torontosun.com
  LEVY: The Thunder Woman Healing Lodge: The story behind the story  Toronto Sun
  
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• Singh downplays prospect of a coalition, saying 'vote for a New Democrat'

  14-10-2019 21:48
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh appeared to be walking back his comments on Monday, a day after he said he would “absolutely” work with the other parties to form a coalition government in the event of the Conservatives winning a minority next week.
  
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• Toronto FC's Pozuelo named finalist for MLS Newcomer of the Year award

  14-10-2019 20:56
  Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo was named a finalist Monday for the 2019 Major League Soccer Newcomer of the Year award.
  
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• After winning big at TIFF, Jojo Rabbit hits theatres amid controversy

  14-10-2019 20:43 via cbc.ca
  Jojo Rabbit is hitting the big screen weeks after winning the Toronto International Film Festival's People's Choice Award, a prize that for the last decade has corresponded with a best-picture nomination at the Academy Awards.
  
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• Andre De Grasse provides meals to Toronto families on Thanksgiving

  14-10-2019 20:39 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian sprinter discusses his efforts to feed those in need on Thanksgiving Day.
  
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• BLIZZARD: Toronto would be smart move for Harry and Meghan - Toronto Sun

  14-10-2019 20:38 via torontosun.com
  BLIZZARD: Toronto would be smart move for Harry and Meghan  Toronto Sun
  
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• Man dead after shooting in northwest Toronto, police looking for multiple shooters - Global News

  14-10-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  Man dead after shooting in northwest Toronto, police looking for multiple shooters  Global News
  
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• The commuter vote: How each party plans to improve GTA transit

  14-10-2019 19:48
  As Election Day nears, CTV News Toronto is taking a deeper look into the issues that matter most to local voters, breaking down the party promises as they apply to Battleground: GTA.
  
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• Maple Leafs recall Kevin Gravel from AHL, loan Sandin to Marlies

  14-10-2019 19:08
  The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled defenceman Kevin Gravel from the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies on Monday, while loaning defenceman Rasmus Sandin to the AHL club.
  
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• Third arrest made in deadly Scarborough assault

  14-10-2019 18:27
  A third arrest has been made in connection with an assault in Scarborough last month that left a 52-year-old man dead.
  
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• Man, 35, charged with 2nd degree murder after body found in Scarborough apartment

  14-10-2019 18:23 via cbc.ca
  A third person has been arrested and charged in connection with a death inside a Scarborough apartment in September, Toronto police say. 
  
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• Family identifies 28-year-old man fatally shot in Etobicoke

  14-10-2019 17:50
  A 28-year-old man is dead following a shooting in Etobicoke early Monday morning.
  
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• Etobicoke shooting leaves man dead

  14-10-2019 17:50
  One man is dead following a shooting in the city’s west end, early Monday morning.
  
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• Etobicoke shooting leaves 28-year-old man dead

  14-10-2019 17:50
  One man is dead following a shooting in the city’s west end, early Monday morning.
  
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• More witnesses sought in Toronto hit-and-run that badly injured toddler - CTV News

  14-10-2019 17:45 via ctvnews.ca
  More witnesses sought in Toronto hit-and-run that badly injured toddler  CTV News
  
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• Toronto under overnight frost advisory

  14-10-2019 17:40 via cbc.ca
  Get your plants inside people — Toronto is under a frost advisory. 
  
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• Turnout at advance polls up: more than 2 million Canadians have voted already

  14-10-2019 17:10
  Over the first two days of advance polling, approximately two million Canadians cast their ballot, according to Elections Canada. That's a 25 per cent increase from the number of voters who voted during the first two days of advance polls in the 2015 federal election.
  
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• The city of Toronto is under a frost advisory. Environment Canada says temperatures are expected to drop to near the freezing mark overnight tonight.

  14-10-2019 17:09 via twitter.com
  The city of Toronto is under a frost advisory. Environment Canada says temperatures are expected to drop to near the freezing mark overnight tonight.
  
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• Hong Kong police say homemade bomb targeted officershttps://bddy.me/31bBPCb 

  14-10-2019 14:08 via twitter.com
  Hong Kong police say homemade bomb targeted officershttps://bddy.me/31bBPCb 
  
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• 1 dead after early morning shooting in north Etobicokehttps://bddy.me/2oJh1oq 

  14-10-2019 13:33 via twitter.com
  1 dead after early morning shooting in north Etobicokehttps://bddy.me/2oJh1oq 
  
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• Man shot in Etobicoke died in front of his mother outside family home, father says

  14-10-2019 13:29 via cbc.ca
  A man fatally shot in Etobicoke died in front of his mother early Monday, family members say.
  
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• Man killed in north Etobicoke shooting

  14-10-2019 13:29 via cbc.ca
  A man is dead after a shooting in north Etobicoke overnight, police say.
  
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• Family identifies man shot dead in Etobicoke

  14-10-2019 13:29 via cbc.ca
  Family members have identified a man shot dead in Etobicoke early Monday.
  
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• Confessions of Toronto street nurse Cathy Crowe: Sometimes you have to break rules to get action - Toronto Star

  14-10-2019 13:04 via thestar.com
  Confessions of Toronto street nurse Cathy Crowe: Sometimes you have to break rules to get action  Toronto Star
  
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• Scarborough parking project could reshape enforcement across Toronto - Toronto.com

  14-10-2019 12:54 via toronto.com
  Scarborough parking project could reshape enforcement across Toronto  Toronto.com
  
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• Don’t stick Toronto with Ford’s transit bills - Toronto Star

  14-10-2019 12:02 via thestar.com
  Don’t stick Toronto with Ford’s transit bills  Toronto Star
  
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• ASK AMY: Military spouse details home front struggles - Toronto Sun

  14-10-2019 12:00 via torontosun.com
  ASK AMY: Military spouse details home front struggles  Toronto Sun
  
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• This cranberry farm promotes ecotourism and invites guests to take the plunge

  14-10-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  At Murray Johnston’s farm in Bala, about three hours north of Toronto, two of the fields are flooded and in one, a tractor combs the vines plucking the red and white berries. It will take workers several weeks to finish harvesting about 200 kilograms of fruit. 
  
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• 'We stand with you': Choir!Choir!Choir! performs at U.S.-Mexico border

  14-10-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Choir!Choir!Choir!, a viral Toronto-based singing group, staged a performance at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the decision was based on a desire to foster community rather than on politics alone.
  
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• Malton residents picking up the pieces a month after 'brazen' deadly shooting

  14-10-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  A month after the shooting that killed 17-year-old Jonathan Davis, Malton residents say they are leaning on each other for support while they try to understand such a senseless act.
  
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• 'Definite uptick': Global wave of ransomware attacks hitting Canadian organizations

  14-10-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto dental clinic has become one of the latest targets in a series of ransomware attacks hitting Canadian networks, particularly in the health-care field. One hacker told CBC that unlocking those files would cost about $165,000.
  
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• Chinese social media giant flouting Canadian election law

  14-10-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Chinese social media giant WeChat is flouting Canada's new elections rules, allowing election ads to run without setting up a digital ad registry as required by law, CBC News has learned.
  
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• After the Bloc's gains in Quebec, Liberals now have another worry: a climbing NDP

  14-10-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Jagmeet Singh's NDP is gaining in the polls after last week's English-language debate.
  
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• Toronto-based group aims to boost Muslim-Canadian participation in federal election - Global News

  14-10-2019 03:45 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto-based group aims to boost Muslim-Canadian participation in federal election  Global News
  
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• #MORE: Police are asking for help in locating the following three persons of interest: Cory Munroe, 49, Derek Desousa, 34, and Amanda Rioux, 30, all of Toronto. Police are also looking for a grey Dodge Journey believed to be involved in the crash. http://

  14-10-2019 02:54 via twitter.com
  #MORE: Police are asking for help in locating the following three persons of interest: Cory Munroe, 49, Derek Desousa, 34, and Amanda Rioux, 30, all of Toronto. Police are also looking for a grey Dodge Journey believed to be involved in the crash. http://bddy.me/317JSA4 pic.twitter.com/PjEr2fW3lG
  
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• 'We will be their family': Refugees arrive in time for 1st Thanksgiving dinner

  14-10-2019 02:49 via cbc.ca
  The non-profit Refugees 4 Refugees, which helps sponsor families to come to Canada, helped one family get to Toronto in time to celebrate their first Thanksgiving.
  
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• #UPDATE: Police have named three persons of interest in connection with a hit-and-run that left a 20-month-old baby with very serious injuries. They have also released the license plate number, as the front license plate fell off following the crash. MORE

  14-10-2019 02:39 via twitter.com
  #UPDATE: Police have named three persons of interest in connection with a hit-and-run that left a 20-month-old baby with very serious injuries. They have also released the license plate number, as the front license plate fell off following the crash. MORE:https://bddy.me/317JSA4 
  
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• Bianca Andreescu courtside for Raptors' 1st game in Toronto since NBA Finals - CBC.ca

  14-10-2019 02:27 via cbc.ca
  Bianca Andreescu courtside for Raptors' 1st game in Toronto since NBA Finals  CBC.ca
  
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