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• Calls mount for school board action after vice chair links LGBTQ debate and cannibalism

  20-11-2019 23:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Even after an avalanche of angry emails in recent days, the chair of the Toronto Catholic District School Board says no one has yet made an “official complaint” about Michael Del Grande's — leaving questions about next steps for a nebulous review process at the board.
  
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• Maple Leafs fire head coach Mike Babcock amid 6-game losing streak

  20-11-2019 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday afternoon that Mike Babcock has been relieved of his duties as head coach. Sheldon Keefe has been named as Babcock's replacement.
  
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• Mike Babcock out as coach of Toronto Maple Leafs

  20-11-2019 22:35
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Mike Babcock.
  
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• Mike Babcock fired as coach of Toronto Maple Leafs

  20-11-2019 22:35
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Mike Babcock.
  
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• Looking for the TTC's worst bus route? Riders and data say 70 O'Connor's the clear choice

  20-11-2019 22:22 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto transit advocate has identified the TTC’s 70 O’Connor as the slowest and most poorly managed bus route in the city — an analysis that comes as little surprise to riders who depend on the service.
  
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• Unflattering image of Scarborough removed from top photo on Google

  20-11-2019 22:11
  
  An unflattering image showing a partially-collapsed home has been removed after Internet users complained about it being the top image when “Scarborough” was searched on Google
  
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• Canada-wide warrant issued for federal offender known to frequent parts of Ontario

  20-11-2019 21:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police say the provincial parole-enforcement squad has issued a Canada-wide warrant for 34-year-old Chibuike Nwagwu.  
  
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• NDP wants auditor general to investigate Ontario's cancellation of renewable energy contracts

  20-11-2019 21:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's auditor general should look into the cancellation of hundreds of renewable energy contracts by the Doug Ford government so the public knows how much that decision will end up costing taxpayers, the leader of the Opposition said Wednesday.
  
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• Police looking for federal offender after issuing Canada-wide warrant

  20-11-2019 20:37
  
  Police are asking for the public's help to locate a federal offender.
  
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• Three homes damaged after fire breaks out on Richmond Hill street

  20-11-2019 19:47
  
  Three homes have sustained damage after a fire broke out on a residential street in Richmond Hill, Ont. on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Crews battle fire on Richmond Hill street

  20-11-2019 19:47
  
  A fire broke out on a residential street in Richmond Hill on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• 4-year program aims to keep Toronto kids out of foster care

  20-11-2019 19:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Child welfare organizations in Toronto have launched a new four-year program aimed at supporting at-risk families so children can stay home instead of going into foster care.
  
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• CBC Toronto Sounds of the Season

  20-11-2019 19:19 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC Toronto's annual fundraiser to support GTA food bank.
  
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• Etobicoke tech firm pitches plan to help curb school bus emissions

  20-11-2019 19:06
  
  As students hopped off the buses outside Thornhill's Bakersfield Public School Wednesday, the idling engines rumbled in the background – the exhaust wafting through the air.
  
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• Attempted murder charges laid against 18-year-old after stabbing at Markham Tim Hortons

  20-11-2019 17:57
  
  Attempted murder charges have been laid against an 18-year-old man after two people were stabbed during an altercation at a Markham Tim Hortons on Sunday evening.
  
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• NDP asks for auditor general to investigate cancelled green energy contracts

  20-11-2019 17:41
  
  Ontario's New Democrats is calling on the auditor general to investigate the Ford government's cancellation of more than 750 green energy contracts that could leave taxpayers with a $231-million bill.
  
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• Union representing Ontario Catholic teachers say negotiations are in 'complete chaos'

  20-11-2019 17:18
  
  Ontario's Catholic teachers' union has penned an open letter to Education Minister Stephen Lecce calling on the government to "get serious" about negotiations.
  
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• Canadians Shawn Mendes, Drake, Jessie Reyez earn Grammy nods

  20-11-2019 17:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Shawn Mendes, Drake, Jessie Reyez, Michael Bublé and Northern Cree are among the Canadians headed to the Grammy Awards.
  
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• Freeland tasked with resolving Canada's 'big challenges' on unity, economy as deputy PM

  20-11-2019 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's most powerful cabinet minister says she will work to bring Canadians together at a time of profound global challenges and deep divisions at home over economic disparity.
  
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• 7 new faces at cabinet table as Trudeau unveils his inner circle

  20-11-2019 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his new cabinet today, bringing seven new faces to the table and tweaking the machinery of government to tackle western alienation and Liberal policy priorities such as fighting climate change, boosting the middle class and Indigenous reconciliation.
  
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• A new Etobicoke street will not be named after late Toronto mayor Rob Ford

  20-11-2019 17:02
  
  One of three new Etobicoke streets will not be named after the late Rob Ford at the request of the former Toronto mayor’s family.
  
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• Cop who arrested, released McArthur pleads not guilty to disciplinary charges

  20-11-2019 16:42 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto police officer involved in the 2016 arrest and release of serial killer Bruce McArthur has pleaded not guilty to disciplinary charges.
  
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• Trudeau expands cabinet, promotes several rookies and shakes up existing ministers

  20-11-2019 16:30
  
  The swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet is underway and the Liberal front bench is being expanded to include seven rookie ministers, two of whom were elected for the first time in 2019, and more than a dozen current ministers who are taking on new portfolios.
  
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• Trudeau expands cabinet, promotes seven rookies and shakes up existing ministers

  20-11-2019 16:30
  
  The swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet has concluded and the Liberal front bench is being expanded to include seven rookie ministers, two of whom were elected for the first time in 2019, and more than a dozen current ministers who are taking on new portfolios.
  
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• New Liberal cabinet being unveiled today, big changes coming

  20-11-2019 16:30
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is unveiling the roster of ministers he's selected to comprise cabinet in his minority government, and already it's shaping up to be a considerable reconfiguration.
  
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• Ontario to spend $90M yearly on free dental care for low-income seniors

  20-11-2019 16:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The Doug Ford government says it will spend $90 million annually to provide free routine dental care to low-income seniors in Ontario.
  
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• Ontario to spend $90M yearly on dental care for low-income seniors

  20-11-2019 16:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The Doug Ford government says it will spend $90 million annually to provide routine dental care to low-income seniors in Ontario.
  
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• Cop who arrested, released Bruce McArthur pleads not guilty to disciplinary charges

  20-11-2019 15:45
  
  A Toronto police officer involved in the 2016 arrest and release of serial killer Bruce McArthur has pleaded not guilty to disciplinary charges.
  
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• Toronto's Daniel Caesar and Pickering's Shawn Mendes pick up Grammy noms

  20-11-2019 15:13
  
  Shawn Mendes is among the Canadian nominees at this year's Grammy Awards.
  
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• Shawn Mendes, Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Drake pick up Grammy noms

  20-11-2019 15:13
  
  Shawn Mendes, Jessie Reyez and Drake are among the Canadians who will be competing at the 2020 Grammy Awards.
  
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• Toxic algae, climate change, bad policy: Scientists say fresh water under threat

  20-11-2019 14:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada will be up a creek without a paddle if it doesn't acknowledge threats to its fresh water, says a report from some of the country's top water scientists.
  
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• Lowe's says they will close 34 underperforming stores across six provinces

  20-11-2019 13:31
  
  Lowe's Companies Inc. says it will close 34 underperforming stores across six provinces as part of a restructuring of its Canadian business.
  
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• Police investigating fatal wrong-way crash on Hwy. 406 near St. Catharines

  20-11-2019 12:44
  
  A 54-year-old Welland man is dead following a collision on Highway 406 near St. Catharines overnight.
  
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• Police investigating fatal wrong-way crash near St. Catharines

  20-11-2019 12:44
  
  A 54-year-old Welland man is dead following a collision on Highway 406 near St. Catharines overnight.
  
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• Man Tasered by police in Mississauga, Ont., dies in hospital

  20-11-2019 12:03 via cbc.ca
  
  A man who was Tasered by police in the Greater Toronto Area overnight has died in hospital.
  
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• Man Tasered by Peel police dies in hospital

  20-11-2019 12:03 via cbc.ca
  
  A man who was Tasered by officers in Peel overnight Wednesday has died in hospital, police say.
  
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• 30-year-old man Tasered by police in Mississauga, Ont., dies in hospital

  20-11-2019 12:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 30-year-old man who was Tasered by police died in a Greater Toronto Area hospital.
  
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• Pablo Picasso canvas expected to fetch up to $8M at Toronto auction

  20-11-2019 11:58
  
  A canvas by Pablo Picasso will hit the Toronto auction block tonight alongside offerings from some of Canada's most treasured artists.
  
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• Police watchdog investigating death of man Tasered by police in Mississauga

  20-11-2019 11:37
  
  A man who was Tasered by police in Mississauga early this morning has died in hospital, Peel Regional Police confirm.
  
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• Woman feels 'violated' after bank cancels her debit card number, gives it to a stranger

  20-11-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto woman says she feels "violated" out after TD Canada Trust mistakenly assigned her debit card number to someone else and cancelled her card. Mila Mayall says she was worried her personal information had been compromised.  
  
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• Why did a major bank give away a Toronto woman's debit number? It won't say

  20-11-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto woman says she feels "violated" out after TD Canada Trust mistakenly assigned her debit card number to someone else and cancelled her card. Mila Mayall says she was worried her personal information had been compromised.  
  
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• TD customer fuming after bank cancels debit card without alerting her

  20-11-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto woman is speaking out after TD Canada Trust cancelled her debit card without notifying her. Why? The bank mailed a new card to someone else.
  
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• What to watch for as Trudeau unveils his new cabinet today

  20-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil his new cabinet today — an expanded team of ministers to steer the minority Liberal government's legislative priorities and work to calm regional tensions.
  
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• Only governments can solve the Canadian illicit pot crisis: Don Pittis

  20-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Thriving black markets mean kids have easy access to pot. Governments could do more to squeeze out the crooks.
  
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• 'It's literally life or death': Students say University of Toronto dragging feet on mental health services

  20-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite several deaths, the administration at the University of Toronto won't say how long its waiting list is for therapy when students reach out for help with mental health issues.
  
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• 'It's literally life or death': Students say university dragging feet on mental health services

  20-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite several deaths, the administration at the University of Toronto won't say how long its waiting list is for therapy when students reach out for help with mental health issues.
  
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• Emily Carr, Joan Mitchell artworks take the auction spotlight

  20-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Artwork by Emily Carr, Joan Mitchell and a solid contingent of female artists takes the spotlight at auction in Toronto Wednesday, at a time when the art world is making greater efforts at inclusion.
  
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• Details scarce on Tarion's successor

  20-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of the new organization tasked with replacing Tarion says he plans to take the auditor general's scathing criticism into account as he overhauls the province's home-building industry, but critics still have their doubts anything will change.
  
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• Same story for Leafs as they allow 1st goal, drop 6th straight to Golden Knights

  20-11-2019 07:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves in his 450th win and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Tuesday night.
  
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• Marc-Andre Fleury, Golden Knights hand Leafs 6th straight loss

  20-11-2019 07:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves for his 450th win, including an incredible diving stop late in the game, and the Vegas Golden Knights held off the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Tuesday night.
  
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