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• Private member's bill to overturn Ontario pit bull ban introduced in legislature

  19-11-2019 23:52
  
  A member of Ontario Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative caucus is hoping to reverse the province's ban on pit bulls.
  
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• Appeal court rules on how changes to legal process should be applied in Ontario

  19-11-2019 23:26
  
  Ontario's top court has ruled on how changes to the criminal prosecution process that were brought in as part of broader legal reforms should be applied in the province.
  
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• Trudeau shaking up his cabinet, several ministers getting new portfolios

  19-11-2019 22:52
  
  In what is shaping up to be a considerable shakeup of Prime Minster Justin Trudeau's cabinet, several key ministers are on the move, including Catherine McKenna, Chrystia Freeland, Jonathan Wilkinson and Francois-Philippe Champagne.
  
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• Toronto Star shutting down StarMetro newspapers

  19-11-2019 22:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Star is shutting down its Star Metro newspapers across Canada. The last print editions in Halifax, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto are to be published Dec. 20.
  
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• Scarborough gets unflattering image as top photo on Google search

  19-11-2019 22:35
  
  A photo showing a partially-collapsed home is appearing as the top image for users searching Scarborough on Google.
  
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• Two people injured after stabbing near Scarborough department store

  19-11-2019 22:19
  
  Two people have been transported to hospital after a stabbing near a department store in Scarborough on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Who's who: Complete list of Justin Trudeau's Liberal cabinet

  19-11-2019 22:13
  
  From veteran MPs to political newbies, CTVNews.ca has compiled some facts and biographical information about each member of cabinet.
  
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• Man facing charges after alleged sexual assault on international student

  19-11-2019 21:29 via cbc.ca
  
  A man from Brampton, Ont., is facing multiple charges after an alleged sexual assault against an international student.
  
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• Charges laid after international student sexually assaulted at Toronto hotel

  19-11-2019 20:47
  
  A 28-year-old man has been charged after an international student was lured to a Toronto hotel room and sexually assaulted.
  
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• François-Philippe Champagne to be Canada's next foreign affairs minister

  19-11-2019 20:11 via cbc.ca
  
  François-Philippe Champagne will be Canada's new Foreign Affairs minister, CBC-Radio-Canada has learned.
  
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• Champagne to foreign affairs, Wilkinson to environment as Trudeau prepares to shuffle cabinet

  19-11-2019 20:11 via cbc.ca
  
  François-Philippe Champagne will be Canada's new foreign affairs minister when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his new cabinet tomorrow, CBC-Radio-Canada has learned.
  
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• Wheels fly off UPS truck before hitting convertible on Highway 407

  19-11-2019 20:05
  
  The driver of a convertible is "lucky to be alive" after the wheels of a UPS truck flew off and bounced into oncoming traffic on Highway 407.
  
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• 'Didn't see it coming': Wheels fly off UPS truck before hitting convertible on Highway 407

  19-11-2019 20:05
  
  The driver of a convertible that was hit by a flying wheel from a UPS truck said he didn’t see it coming.
  
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• Ontario spent $231 million last year tearing up green energy deals

  19-11-2019 19:33
  
  Ontario spent $231 million last year to tear up over 750 renewable energy contracts.
  
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• Survey aims to reach LGBTQ community after Bruce McArthur conviction

  19-11-2019 19:13
  
  A review into how Toronto police handle missing persons cases that was launched following the Bruce McArthur investigation is hoping to hear from anyone in the city’s LGBTQ community who may be afraid to speak in person.
  
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• Doug Ford government spent $231M to scrap green energy projects

  19-11-2019 19:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Provincial documents show the Ford government spent millions to cancel renewable energy projects that included a partially-built wind farm in a cabinet minister's riding.
  
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• How will new rules for Airbnb and short-term rentals change Toronto?

  19-11-2019 18:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Stricter rules governing Airbnbs and other short-term rentals in Toronto are coming following a decision handed down by the Local Planning and Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) — here's what you need to know.
  
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• Pospisil, Shapovalov engineer Canada's historic win over U.S. at Davis Cup

  19-11-2019 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada is heading to the quarter-finals at the inaugural Davis Cup Finals after sweeping a pair of singles matches against the United States on Tuesday.
  
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• Canadians Pospisil, Shapovalov engineer historic win over U.S. at Davis Cup

  19-11-2019 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada is heading to the quarter-finals at the inaugural Davis Cup Finals after sweeping a pair of singles matches against the United States on Tuesday.
  
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• 'Cheers, ladies': Andreescu and Oleksiak spotted courtside at Raptors game

  19-11-2019 17:52
  
  What happens when a tennis superstar and an Olympic swimmer sit side-by-side at a Toronto Raptors game? The two 19-year-olds clink drinks, lock arms and take a big gulp.
  
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• Family who bought mould-infested 'dream home' to receive $300K for rebuild

  19-11-2019 17:47
  
  An Ontario family who was forced to move out of their new home when they discovered it was infested with toxic black mould will be able to afford a rebuild after the province’s home warranty program stepped in.
  
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• Don Cherry addresses Sportsnet's decision to fire him in new podcast

  19-11-2019 17:05
  
  Don Cherry says Sportsnet "made it impossible" for him to address a controversy that eventually led to his firing last week.
  
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• Ontario proposes to extend water bottling moratorium by 9 months

  19-11-2019 15:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is proposing to extend a moratorium on water-taking bottling permits for nine months.
  
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• Cabinet roster just the start of key appointments for Trudeau's minority Liberals

  19-11-2019 15:00
  
  On Wednesday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil the cabinet roster he’ll take in to the new minority Parliament. Some are speculating it could have a larger number of ministers, but it’s just the first in a series of important appointment-related decisions the Liberals will make in the coming weeks.
  
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• Ontario proposes to extend water bottling moratorium by nine months

  19-11-2019 14:58
  
  Ontario is proposing to extend a moratorium on water bottling permits for nine months.
  
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• Crown seeks Supreme Court of Canada hearing in Via Rail terror case

  19-11-2019 13:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The Crown is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to review an Ontario Court of Appeal's decision to order a new trial for two men convicted of plotting to derail a Via Rail passenger train in the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• Fire in late 19th-century building near Queen and Dufferin closes intersection

  19-11-2019 13:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A historic three-storey building on Queen Street W. was evacuated early Tuesday after a blaze broke out on the first floor, Toronto Fire says. No injuries were reported.
  
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• Fire badly damages late 19th-century building near Queen and Dufferin

  19-11-2019 13:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A historic three-storey building on Queen Street W. was evacuated early Tuesday after a blaze broke out on the first floor, Toronto Fire says. No injuries were reported.
  
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• Ontario considers changes to judicial appointments process, AG says

  19-11-2019 12:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Upcoming changes to the way judges and justices of the peace are selected in Ontario have sparked concerns among opposition politicians who say the move could be an attempt to politicize the process.
  
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• Three-alarm fire breaks out at Parkdale restaurant

  19-11-2019 12:08
  
  A three-alarm fire at a popular Parkdale restaurant shut down a stretch of Queen Street West on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Firefighters battle three-alarm blaze at Parkdale restaurant

  19-11-2019 12:08
  
  No injuries have been reported as firefighters work to contain a three-alarm fire at a restaurant in Parkdale.
  
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• Crews battle three-alarm fire at Parkdale restaurant

  19-11-2019 12:08
  
  Crews are working to extinguish a three-alarm fire that broke out at a Parkdale building that houses both a popular Queen West restaurant and apartments above.
  
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• Police: 1 man injured in drive-by shooting in Agincourt

  19-11-2019 11:37
  
  Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Scarborough that left one man seriously injured.
  
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• Drive-by shooting in Scarborough leaves man injured

  19-11-2019 11:37
  
  Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Scarborough that left one man seriously injured.
  
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• North York house fire sends elderly man to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries

  19-11-2019 11:21
  
  An elderly man is in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after a fire at a home in the city’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood early Tuesday morning.
  
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• North York house fire sends elderly man to hospital

  19-11-2019 11:21
  
  An elderly man is in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after a fire at a home in the city’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Road salt is so pricey, this snow remover sprays brine instead

  19-11-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The great shortage of 2018-2019 may be behind us, but the days of cheap road salt are probably over. Contractors say they're paying double what they used to — so spraying brine may be the solution.
  
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• 'Dive in with both feet': How this Toronto entrepreneur beat the 'boys' club' to win in esports

  19-11-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto entrepreneur Arwina Mogul says she had to fight a 'negative stigma around women' to create an esports platform that helps connect the gaming community. As the world marks Women's Entrepreneurship Day on Nov. 19, she hopes her story will inspire other women to start their own businesses.
  
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• Why this man's plan for an elite sports training space started a storage war in Oshawa

  19-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Hockey dad Kirk Lowe is trying to persuade Oshawa city council to let him convert storage space at a city-owned arena into a training space for elite athletes. But community groups who are using it right now say the proposal is offside.
  
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• Thrifting is losing its stigma: second-hand clothes are sustainable — and cool

  19-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Sellers of second-hand clothes are enjoying a boom in business right now in part, they say, because consumers' growing concern about the environment is leading them to turn away from the fast fashion industry, with its throwaway garments and carbon footprint.
  
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• Rape crisis centres call on attorney general to reverse cuts

  19-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A network of sexual assault and rape crisis centres across Ontario is demanding Ontario's attorney general reverse recent changes to victim compensation services.
  
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• More than 3,000 Canadian National Railway rail workers on strike, union says

  19-11-2019 06:46
  
  About 3,200 Canadian National Railway conductors, trainpersons and yard workers are on strike after the union and company failed to reach a deal by the midnight deadline.
  
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• Grain shippers worried about strike as feds urge CN and union to continue talks

  19-11-2019 06:46
  
  Grain shippers are concerned about the impact of a strike by about 3,200 Canadian National Railway Co. workers in an already tough harvest year.
  
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• Thousands of CN Rail employees on strike amid contract talks

  19-11-2019 06:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa has urged Canadian National Railway Co. and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to continue negotiating as the roughly 3,200 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers went on strike.
  
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• Thousands of CN Rail employees go on strike as talks continue

  19-11-2019 06:33 via cbc.ca
  
  About 3,200 Canadian National Railway conductors, trainpersons and yard workers are on strike after the union and company failed to reach a deal by the midnight ET deadline.
  
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• Thousands of CN Rail employees are on strike, but talks continue

  19-11-2019 06:33 via cbc.ca
  
  About 3,200 Canadian National Railway conductors, trainpersons and yard workers are on strike after the union and company failed to reach a deal by the midnight ET deadline.
  
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• East York couple warns neighbours after 2 coyotes kill pet dog in fenced backyard

  19-11-2019 05:11 via cbc.ca
  
  An East York couple says two coyotes attacked and killed their dog in their fenced backyard on the weekend and they want to get the word out to neighbours to keep their animals close.
  
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• Ian Williams wins the 2019 Scotiabank Giller prize for debut novel set in Brampton

  19-11-2019 04:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Ian Williams has won the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada's richest literary award for fiction, for his novel Reproduction. 
  
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• In front of Andreescu and Oleksiak, Raptors serve up franchise record in blowout win

  19-11-2019 04:03 via cbc.ca
  
  OG Anunoby had a strong night cut short by another eye injury on Monday. The Raptors forward scored 16 of his 24 points in Toronto's big third quarter, and the Raptors went on to rout the Charlotte Hornets 132-96.
  
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• Chick-fil-A set to open second Toronto location following controversial September launch

  19-11-2019 03:07
  
  Just over two months after protesters crashed the grand opening of Toronto’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant, the Atlanta, GA-based chain is set to open its second location in the city.
  
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