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• It'll be months before Gosford residents can return home after fire, Mayor John Tory says

  27-11-2019 23:48 via cbc.ca
  
  It will be at least a few months before people can return home after a deadly fire at a highrise apartment building on Gosford Boulevard, according to Toronto Mayor John Tory.
  
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• Man who died in massive high-rise fire identified by family

  27-11-2019 22:52
  
  The man who died in a massive fire that broke out at a Toronto high-rise apartment building about two weeks ago has been identified by family.
  
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• Warren Kinsella's Daisy Group settles with former employee accused of Project Cactus leak

  27-11-2019 22:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Daisy Group, the consulting firm run by political strategist Warren Kinsella, has reached a settlement with a former employee it was suing for $1 million.
  
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• Mom and student charged after altercation at Hamilton high school

  27-11-2019 21:55
  
  A mother has been arrested after allegedly showing up to a Hamilton high school and holding an expandable baton during a verbal altercation with a student who had a knife,Promise To Appear in court
  
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• Doug Ford government appoints new police watchdogs for Ontario

  27-11-2019 21:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Doug Ford's cabinet has chosen the new heads of the agencies that investigate allegations against police in Ontario, CBC News has learned. 
  
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• No streetcar service on Queen Street for rush hour due to brake problems

  27-11-2019 21:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The TTC will be removing all streetcar service from routes operating on Queen Street and replacing them with buses.
  
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• Heads up commuters: TTC says streetcars won't be back on Queen for Thursday morning commute

  27-11-2019 21:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The TTC will be removing all streetcar service from routes operating on Queen Street and replacing them with buses.
  
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• No subway service on parts of Line 1 and 2 this weekend

  27-11-2019 21:34
  
  A portion of the TTC’s Line 1 and 2 will be closed this weekend, between Lawrence and St. Clair stations, Warden and Kennedy stations due to track maintenance
  
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• Video shows protesters swarming education minister’s car in protest of cuts

  27-11-2019 21:27
  
  Yelling “shame” and “no more cuts,” protestors briefly blocked Ontario’s education minister from leaving a Toronto school on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Queen streetcars being replaced by buses until further notice

  27-11-2019 21:20
  
  Buses are replacing streetcars on Queen Street until further notice after the TTC officials found damage to the brake system on seven of its vehicles.
  
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• Ontario PC government will not support MPP's election transparency bill

  27-11-2019 20:57
  
  Ontario's Progressive Conservative government says it will not support its own MPP who has tabled a private member's bill designed to bring transparency to internal political party elections.
  
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• Boy accused of sexually assaulting student at Toronto Private school

  27-11-2019 20:21
  
  A boy has been arrested and charged after he allegedly sexually assaulted a fellow student at a private school in Toronto’s Forest Hill neighbourhood, allegedly sexually assaulted a fellow student at a private school
  
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• Hamilton 'failed its citizens' by not reporting sewage spill, environment minister says

  27-11-2019 20:09
  
  Ontario's Environment Minister says the City of Hamilton failed its residents by keeping word of a massive sewage spill secret.
  
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• Senior dies after being hit by SUV near Yonge and Lawrence

  27-11-2019 19:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A 91-year-old man has died in hospital after being hit by an SUV last Friday.
  
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• Elderly man dies in hospital after being struck by car in midtown

  27-11-2019 18:38
  
  A 91-year-old man has died in hospital after he was struck by a car in midtown Toronto last week.
  
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• Hundreds of residents displaced by fire won't return home for months

  27-11-2019 18:33
  
  About 700 residents displaced by a deadly fire that broke out at a Toronto high-rise apartment building about two weeks ago have been told it will be months before they can return to their homes.
  
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• Two women charged after dead body found in advanced state of decomposition

  27-11-2019 18:23
  
  Police say they've arrested two women in the Niagara Region after a man's body was found in an advanced state of decomposition.
  
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• Scarborough MPP to advise Ontario education minister on bullying in schools

  27-11-2019 18:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says he has asked a Scarborough MPP to advise him on how to deal with bullying in schools as the province seeks new ways to keep students safe.
  
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• Ontario education minister announces new measures to fight bullying in schools

  27-11-2019 18:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced new measures on Wednesday aimed at stemming bullying in schools, including training teachers in de-escalation techniques.
  
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• Two men charged after string of taxi cab robberies

  27-11-2019 17:59
  
  Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a string of violent robberies targeting taxi drivers and one retail store worker in downtown Toronto. armed with a knife or handgun
  
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• Toronto courtroom jammed for accused feces thrower's 1st appearance

  27-11-2019 17:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A crowd of people pack a Toronto courtroom to see a man accused of throwing buckets of feces on five people in the city.
  
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• Crowd fills courtroom for accused feces thrower's 1st appearance

  27-11-2019 17:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Around 50 people packed a courtroom at Old City Wednesday morning for the 23-year-old's court appearance.
  
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• Accused feces thrower's bailing hearing in Toronto adjourned until next month

  27-11-2019 17:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The man accused of throwing buckets of feces on five people in downtown Toronto made his first appearance in court Wednesday, and the matter has been adjourned until next month. 
  
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• Accused feces thrower's bail hearing in Toronto adjourned until next month

  27-11-2019 17:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The man accused of throwing buckets of feces on five people in downtown Toronto made his first appearance in court Wednesday, and the matter has been adjourned until next month. 
  
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• Linda O'Leary had alcohol on her breath after boat crash but claims she only drank after, court docs say

  27-11-2019 17:14
  
  Linda O’Leary had alcohol on her breath and had her driver’s licence suspended for three days following a fatal boat crash on an Ontario lake this summer, newly unsealed court documents say.
  
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• Ontario to allow e-scooters on roadways in five-year trial period

  27-11-2019 16:56
  
  Ontario is starting a five-year pilot project beginning Jan. 1 to allow e-scooters on roads.
  
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• Ontario announces new measures to combat bullying in schools

  27-11-2019 16:52
  
  Ontario is introducing new measures to combat bullying in schools, including more training for teachers and a review of how incidents are reported.
  
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• Suspect sought after Canada Post worker attacked at downtown condo

  27-11-2019 16:41
  
  Toronto police say they are looking for a male suspect after a Canada Post worker was robbed and attacked in downtown Toronto on Friday.
  
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• Google Canada shares love for Scarborough after unflattering photo controversy

  27-11-2019 16:35
  
  Google Canada has taken to Twitter to list all the reasons why it loves Scarborough a week after an unflattering photo appeared at the top of the search results.
  
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• Crews fight fire at Oshawa tire shop

  27-11-2019 16:19 via cbc.ca
  
  The fire broke out Wednesday morning at Durham Tires on 491 Ritson Road.
  
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• Toronto man accused in feces attacks to appear in court today

  27-11-2019 13:18
  
  A man accused of tossing liquid feces on people in three separate incidents across Toronto over the past week is scheduled to appear in court this morning.
  
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• Toronto man accused in feces attacks appears briefly in court

  27-11-2019 13:18
  
  A man accused of tossing liquid feces on people in three separate incidents across Toronto over the past week has been remanded into custody until a court appearance scheduled for next week.
  
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• Victim seriously hurt in Ajax hit and run: police

  27-11-2019 13:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The female victim was "possibly in her early 20s," Durham police said in a tweet.
  
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• Pedestrian thrown through air, seriously hurt in Ajax hit and run

  27-11-2019 13:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The female victim was "possibly in her early 20s," Durham police said in a tweet.
  
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• Family of van attack victim turns tragedy into 'positive story' through women's shelter

  27-11-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Relatives of Anne Marie D'Amico, a victim of last year's deadly van attack, are using a new space to change her death into a "positive story" — one that helps other women. 
  
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• Man critically hurt after stabbing near York and Lake Shore condo

  27-11-2019 12:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The victim was rushed to hospital around 1:30 a.m., Toronto paramedics say.
  
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• Male critically hurt after stabbing near York and Lake Shore

  27-11-2019 12:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The victim was rushed to hospital around 1:30 a.m., Toronto paramedics say.
  
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• As Toronto Tamils honour war dead, some fear Sri Lankan election could spark more violence

  27-11-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Maveerar Naal, or Tamil Remembrance Day, is marked by Sri Lankan Tamils around the world on Nov. 27 to commemorate the lives lost during Sri Lanka's civil war. But this year, the election of a new president is sparking concerns that more violence could be coming.
  
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• One person critically injured in downtown stabbing

  27-11-2019 11:15
  
  One male has been rushed to hospital in critical condition after a stabbing in the city’s downtown core.
  
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• One person critically injured after stabbing downtown: paramedics

  27-11-2019 11:15
  
  One person has been rushed to hospital in critical condition after a stabbing in the city’s downtown core.
  
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• Here's where you were most likely to get a parking ticket in Toronto last year

  27-11-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  If you played fast and loose with Toronto’s bylaws at these addresses last year, there's a good chance you got a parking ticket.
  
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• Cellphones, radio, TV stations to broadcast emergency alert system test today

  27-11-2019 10:09
  
  Wireless devices, radio and TV stations will issue emergency messages today, but there isn't anything to be alarmed about.
  
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• 'I was slowly dying. Now I'm going to live': This 73-year-old fitness guru has 119,000 Instagram followers

  27-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Three years ago, Joan MacDonald weighed 198 pounds and was on daily medication. Today, she is pill-free and turning heads in the fitness world.
  
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• 'I was slowly dying. Now I'm going to live': Fitness guru, 73, has 119,000 Instagram followers

  27-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Three years ago, Joan MacDonald weighed 198 pounds and was on daily medication. Today, the 73-year-old from Cobourg, Ont., is pill free and turning heads in the fitness world.
  
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• How to stop a thief from driving away with your luxury vehicle

  27-11-2019 04:30
  
  Luxury vehicle owners are spending hundreds of dollars on new technology that can stop crafty would-be thieves from stealing their cars.
  
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• Canadian fertility supplements among dozens 'selling false hope' according to U.S. watchdog

  27-11-2019 04:17
  
  Two Canadian fertility supplements are among dozens “selling false hope” to women trying to conceive, according to a U.S. consumer watchdog.
  
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• Toronto police arrest man who allegedly threw feces in bucket

  27-11-2019 03:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police have arrested a man believed to be responsible for throwing feces at five people in three incidents.
  
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• Toronto police arrest man who allegedly threw feces at 5 people

  27-11-2019 03:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police have arrested a man believed to be responsible for throwing feces at five people in three incidents.
  
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• Slip and fall accidents leave snow plow operators out in the cold

  27-11-2019 02:14
  
  Contractors in the snow removal business say an increase in “slip and fall” accidents is causing insurance premiums for their business to skyrocket.
  
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• Durham police chief disgusted by 'repulsive' Facebook post shared by ex-officers

  27-11-2019 00:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Durham's police chief fought back tears Tuesday as he condemned what he calls a "repulsive" image that was shared on a closed Facebook group of retired officers from the force.
  
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