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• Underage suspect suffers possible life-threatening injury after bank robbery in Mississauga

  26-11-2019 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  A suspected bank robber has been taken to hospital with what could be a life-threatening gunshot wound in Mississauga, Peel police say.
  
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• Suspect suffers possibly life-threatening injury after bank robbery in Mississauga

  26-11-2019 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  A suspected bank robber has been taken to hospital with what could be a life-threatening gunshot wound in Mississauga, Peel police say.
  
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• Suspect suffers possible life-threatening injury after bank robbery in Mississauga

  26-11-2019 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  A suspected bank robber has been taken to hospital with what could be a life-threatening gunshot wound in Mississauga, Peel police say.
  
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• SIU probes police shooting of suspected teen bank robber in Mississauga

  26-11-2019 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is probing a Peel police shooting of a suspected bank robber in Mississauga.
  
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• Suspect in bank robbery transported to hospital with gunshot wound

  26-11-2019 22:32
  
  A person who is suspected of robbing a bank in Mississauga is being rushed to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after being shot.
  
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• SIU investigating after suspect in bank robbery sustains gunshot wound

  26-11-2019 22:32
  
  The province’s police watchdog has invoked its mandate after a male suspected of robbing a bank in Mississauga sustained a gunshot wound following an interaction with police.
  
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• 'A healing process': D'Amico family to give back to community after losing daughter in van attack

  26-11-2019 22:19
  
  In the Corso Italia home where he raised his kids, Rocco D'Amico already has his Christmas tree up—a reminder of his daughter Anne Marie, who always made sure it was decorated early.
  
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• Man on house arrest charged after picking up girlfriend at police station on stolen motorcycle

  26-11-2019 22:17 via cbc.ca
  
  A Stoney Creek who is on house arrest is now facing a host of charges after allegedly picking up his recently-released girlfriend at a police station in Oakville on a stolen motorcycle while carrying drugs.
  
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• Ontario auditor general assesses green energy cancellation costs as reasonable

  26-11-2019 21:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's auditor general says she has looked at the government's $231 million estimate of the cost of cancelling green energy contracts and deemed it reasonable.
  
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• PC MPP proposes law to ensure fair party elections amid lawsuit alleging 'rigged' race

  26-11-2019 21:35
  
  Progressive Conservative MPP Belinda Karahalios wants to create a new law that would ensure “transparency and integrity” in political party elections, as her husband battles the Ontario PC party about a 2018 race that he claims was “rigged.”
  
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• Union releases recording of 'exhausted' CN conductor saying he's too tired to operate train

  26-11-2019 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing Canadian National Railway employees has released what it says is a recording between a supervisor and a train conductor who was being asked to move a train even though he’s exhausted.
  
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• Energy minister cites climate change denial blog in defence of scrapping green energy projects

  26-11-2019 20:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Energy Minister Greg Rickford on Tuesday cited a blog that denies human-induced climate change while defending the government's decision to scrap green energy projects in the province.
  
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• AGO says new annual pass and free admission for teens are here to stay

  26-11-2019 20:41
  
  The Art Gallery of Ontario says its experiment with free admission for teens and young adults is here to stay.
  
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• Romance scammer claims prison guards violated rights with unnecessary and frequent strip searches

  26-11-2019 19:58
  
  A con man found guilty of defrauding a romantic partner of hundreds of thousands of dollars is set to argue the proceedings should be stayed because prison guards violated his rights with unnecessary and frequent strip searches.
  
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• Cops appeal for witnesses to come forward after 17-year-old girl killed in Don Mills crash

  26-11-2019 19:32
  
  One day after a crash in the city’s Don Mills neighbourhood left a 17-year-old girl dead, Toronto police made an appeal for any witnesses to come forward.
  
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• AGO to keep free entry for 25 and under, $35 annual pass

  26-11-2019 19:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Six months into a pilot project changing its admission prices, the Art Gallery of Ontario has decided to go all-in.
  
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• Linda O'Leary had alcohol on breath on night of fatal boat crash, warrant documents say

  26-11-2019 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Linda O'Leary, wife of entrepreneur and media personality Kevin O'Leary, had alcohol on her breath following a fatal crash involving a boat she was driving in cottage country north of Toronto last summer, according to recently unsealed search warrant documents obtained by CBC News.
  
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• Illness could sideline RJ Barrett for Toronto homecoming

  26-11-2019 18:48
  
  New York Knicks rookie forward RJ Barrett is questionable for his homecoming on Wednesday in Toronto against the Raptors because of an illness.
  
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• Young Ontarians launch lawsuit against province after Ford government scales back emissions targets

  26-11-2019 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of young Ontarians is suing the province over what they say is climate change inaction, arguing that the Ford government has violated their charter rights by softening emission reduction targets.
  
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• Charges laid after teen taken from Toronto to Hamilton and forced into sex trade

  26-11-2019 17:46
  
  Four suspects are facing numerous charges after a 17-year-old girl was taken from downtown Toronto to Hamilton in December 2018, forced into the sex trade, physically assaulted and deprived of food and sleep for four days.
  
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• What we know so far about the feces dumping assaults in Toronto

  26-11-2019 17:29
  
  A bucket of feces poured on a woman outside a University of Toronto building is the third assault in four days involving fecal matter.
  
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• What we know about the feces dumping assaults in Toronto

  26-11-2019 17:29
  
  A 23-year-old man has been charged in connection with three incidents in which liquefied fecal matter was poured on unsuspecting individuals on Toronto university campuses.
  
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• Tory says he received many messages of support for Karygiannis

  26-11-2019 16:43
  
  In the wake of a provincial court reinstating Jim Karygiannis as the city councillor for Scarborough-Agincourt, Toronto Mayor John Tory said he received many messages of support from constituents.
  
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• Tory says he received many messages of support for Karygiannas

  26-11-2019 16:43
  
  In the wake of a provincial court reinstating Jim Karygiannas as the city councillor for Scarborough-Agincourt, Toronto Mayor John Tory said he received many messages of support from constituents.
  
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• Warm, sunny day expected for Toronto

  26-11-2019 15:19
  
  Torontonians are in for a sunny treat as temperatures warm up Tuesday.
  
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• Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott gets new five-year contract: source

  26-11-2019 14:44
  
  Fresh from signing All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams, the Toronto Wolfpack have given head coach Brian McDermott a new five-year contract, a person familiar with the decision told The Canadian Press.
  
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• Police investigate carjacking outside Pizza Hut in Scarborough

  26-11-2019 14:24
  
  Police are investigating after a woman’s car was stolen at a Pizza Hut parking lot in Scarborough.
  
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• Sidewalk Labs and Plaza Ventures launch fund focused on urban tech

  26-11-2019 13:55
  
  Google sister company Sidewalk Labs has partnered with Plaza Ventures to launch a venture capital fund focused on urban technology.
  
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• Toronto police report 3rd incident of man throwing bucket of feces

  26-11-2019 12:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Toronto are searching for a suspect who they say tossed feces at a woman near a University of Toronto building before running away. 
  
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• Toronto police investigating after another person hit by tossed feces

  26-11-2019 12:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police are searching for a suspect who they say tossed feces at a woman near a University of Toronto building before running away. 
  
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• Police investigate 3rd incident of feces hurled at person near Toronto university

  26-11-2019 12:23 via cbc.ca
  
  There have been three incidents of feces hurled near Toronto universities in the last five days.
  
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• Auditor general declined request to review green energy contracts

  26-11-2019 12:03
  
  Ontario’s Auditor General will not open a stand-alone investigation into the cancellation of wind farm contracts, despite a request from the NDP to probe the $231 million cost.
  
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• 'We are disappointedly far from reaching a deal': Ontario teachers begin work-to-rule campaigns

  26-11-2019 12:00
  
  Thousands of Ontario teachers are launching job action in public elementary and secondary schools today, as unions try to apply pressure on the Progressive Conservative government amid tense contract negotiations.
  
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• Suspect arrested after feces dumped on people near Toronto university libraries

  26-11-2019 11:30
  
  Toronto police have arrested a suspect in connection with a string of incidents in which victims have been assaulted with liquid feces.
  
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• Police investigating 3rd incident of feces being dumped on person in Toronto

  26-11-2019 11:30
  
  Toronto police are investigating another case of feces being dumped on a person near a university campus late Monday night.
  
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• Toronto stuck in 'vicious cycle' without enough supportive housing, councillor says

  26-11-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Amid what they are calling an ongoing homelessness "crisis," two councillors are calling on Toronto's city council to kick in funding to build 1,800 supportive housing units each year for the next decade. Their motion comes before council at its meeting this week.
  
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• End assault-style gun sales now, Polytechnique survivors group tells Liberals

  26-11-2019 10:38
  
  A leading voice for stricter gun control is calling on the Liberal government to place an immediate moratorium on new sales of assault-style firearms as well as a permanent ban on the importation and manufacture of handguns.
  
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• Tentative deal reached to end CN Rail strike

  26-11-2019 10:20
  
  Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers.
  
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• Tentative deal reached, ending CN strike

  26-11-2019 10:20
  
  CN Rail and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement ending a strike by 2,000 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers.
  
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• CN, Teamsters reach tentative deal, with economic fallout still top of mind

  26-11-2019 10:20
  
  Canada's largest railway and Teamsters Canada have reached a tentative deal to renew a collective agreement for more than 3,000 workers, ending a strike that triggered layoffs, disrupted industries and halted bulk and container shipments.
  
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• CN, Teamsters reach tentative deal, but shipping backlog to linger

  26-11-2019 10:20
  
  Canada's largest railway and Teamsters Canada have reached a tentative deal to renew a collective agreement for more than 3,000 workers, ending a strike that triggered layoffs, disrupted industries and halted bulk and container shipments.
  
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• Why E. coli linked to romaine lettuce remains 'an extremely difficult problem'

  26-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Food safety experts suggest ways to improve the safety of romaine lettuce.
  
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• Video key as jurors about to start deliberations at gang sex assault trial

  26-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  For weeks, jurors in a Toronto courtroom have been pouring over grainy security camera video in a contentious sexual assault trial — but with the jury about to start deliberations, just what that video proves is still very much in question.
  
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• Most Canadians who switch careers are happier for it, survey finds

  26-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly nine out of 10 Canadians who have made a career change say they're happier since making the switch, a new survey has found.
  
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• How we talk about China - and why it matters

  26-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The West still hasn't come to a consensus on how to talk about China. Friendly trading partner? Aggressive economic rival? Geopolitical adversary? The confusion over terms matters, because the words countries use to describe China indicate how they intend to approach the burgeoning superpower going forward.
  
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• Earth set to warm 3.2 C by 2100 unless efforts to cut emissions are tripled, new UN report finds

  26-11-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Without drastic action, our planet is headed toward warming of 3.2 C in less than 100 years, according to a new report. The United Nations Environment Programme's annual Emissions Gap Report calls for urgent action to limit global warming to 1.5 C or 2 C by 2100.
  
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• Earth set to warm 3.2 C by 2100 unless efforts are tripled, new UN report finds

  26-11-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Without drastic action, our planet is headed toward warming of 3.2 C in less than 100 years, according to a new report. The United Nations Environment Programme's annual Emissions Gap Report calls for urgent action to limit global warming to 1.5 C or 2 C by 2100.
  
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• Person dies after 2 vehicles collide in Whitby

  26-11-2019 05:31 via cbc.ca
  
  A person is dead after two vehicles collided in Whitby on Monday night, Durham police say.
  
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• 24-year-old man killed in 2-vehicle crash in Whitby

  26-11-2019 05:31 via cbc.ca
  
  A 24-year-old man has died and another driver has minor injuries after a two-vehicle collision in Whitby overnight, police say.
  
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• One person dead after collision in Whitby

  26-11-2019 04:47
  
  One person is dead and one other person has been taken to hospital following a collision in Whitby Monday night.
  
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