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• Police looking for woman who crashed stolen truck with baby inside

  03-12-2019 23:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police say they are trying to find a 27-year-old woman who ended up crashing a stolen truck with her baby inside last week.
  
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• Police looking for woman who crashed stolen car with baby inside

  03-12-2019 23:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police say they are trying to find a 27-year-old woman who ended up crashing a stolen car with her baby inside last week.
  
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• Residents displaced by deadly fire say landlord is shirking duties

  03-12-2019 23:34 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of tenants who were forced from their homes when a fire ripped through a 15-storey apartment building on Gosford Boulevard last month say they are being ignored by the building’s property management company.
  
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• Police release image of vehicle believed to be involved in fatal North York hit-and-run

  03-12-2019 22:50
  
  Investigators have released an image of a vehicle similar to the one believed to have been involved in a North York hit-and-run that left a 77-year-old woman dead.
  
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• Akim Aliu believes change coming after meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman

  03-12-2019 22:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Former NHL forward Akim Aliu expects "big change" in the league after a meeting with the league's top two executives on Tuesday.
  
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• Ontario coroner gathering data for massive analysis of child and youth deaths

  03-12-2019 22:06
  
  An Ontario youth court judge has granted the coroner's office access to justice records that will be reviewed as part of a pilot project looking into thousands of deaths of children and young adults in the province.
  
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• What you need to know about the one-day Ontario’s teacher strike

  03-12-2019 22:03
  
  The clock is ticking for students and parents as Ontario public high school teachers continue to negotiate with the provincial government ahead of a one-day strike on Wednesday.
  
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• What you need to know about the one-day Ontario teacher strike

  03-12-2019 22:03
  
  The clock is ticking for students and parents as Ontario public high school teachers continue to negotiate with the provincial government ahead of a one-day strike on Wednesday.
  
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• Video appears to show Toronto cop asleep in cruiser while parked in accessible spot

  03-12-2019 22:01
  
  A video has emerged online that appears to show a Toronto police officer asleep in his cruiser while parked in two accessible spots.
  
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• Video appears to show Toronto cop asleep in cruiser while double parked in handicap spot

  03-12-2019 22:01
  
  A video has emerged online that appears to show a Toronto police officer asleep in his cruiser while parked in two handicap spots.
  
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• Video appears to show Toronto cop asleep in cruiser while double parked in accessible spot

  03-12-2019 22:01
  
  A video has emerged online that appears to show a Toronto police officer asleep in his cruiser while parked in two accessible spots.
  
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• Short-term rental operators seek to appeal Toronto ruling on bylaws

  03-12-2019 21:52
  
  A group is seeking to appeal a November ruling that upheld the City of Toronto's rules for the Airbnb-type rentals.
  
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• Teen victim of fatal Brampton shooting identified by police

  03-12-2019 20:47
  
  Investigators have identified an 18-year-old male shot to death on a residential street in Brampton last weekend.
  
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• Masai Ujiri on winning, changing the Raptors culture, and why he doesn't feel pressure

  03-12-2019 20:45 via cbc.ca
  
  "If we don't win for the next hundred years, we always think we can win. You always believe that you can. That's what a championship does and that's what it does for the city," Raptors president tells CBC Radio's Metro Morning.
  
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• What parents need to know about the 1-day strike on Wednesday

  03-12-2019 20:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Here’s a quick guide to help you plan for the one-day strike on Wednesday.
  
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• What GTA parents need to know if public high school teachers strike on Wednesday

  03-12-2019 20:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Here’s a quick guide to help you plan for a possible strike on Wednesday, if the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) and the provincial government fail to reach a deal by late Tuesday.
  
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• Two GTA men charged in 'high value fraud' involving bogus bakery purchase

  03-12-2019 19:43
  
  Two men listed as a director and the CEO of a small Toronto pharmaceutical company allegedly attempted to buy a large Etobicoke bakery worth millions without paying a dime.
  
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• Ontario's air ambulance service appoints former military surgeon as president

  03-12-2019 19:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Ornge says Dr. Homer Tien, who previously worked at a busy Toronto trauma centre, will take over the top job in January.
  
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• Toronto launches 10-year, multi-billion-dollar plan to address housing issues

  03-12-2019 19:04
  
  Toronto is launching a plan to address a shortage of both rental and social housing as well as homelessness.
  
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• Alleged feces thrower expected to appear in court today

  03-12-2019 18:53
  
  The man accused of throwing liquefied feces on strangers in Toronto is back in court.
  
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• City unveils new $24B plan to help Toronto handle housing issues

  03-12-2019 18:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor John Tory is throwing his support behind a decade-long action plan that would see all three levels of government spend $23.4 billion to help more than 300,000 people deal with housing issues.
  
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• City unveils new $24 billion plan to help Toronto handle housing issues

  03-12-2019 18:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor John Tory is throwing his support behind a decade-long action plan that would see all three levels of government spend $23.4 billion to help more than 300,000 people deal with housing issues.
  
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• Drake is Spotify's most streamed artist of the decade

  03-12-2019 18:01
  
  Drake is the king of streaming: the rapper has been named Spotify's most-streamed artist of the decade.
  
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• Teacher contract talks continue as deadline for 1-day strike looms

  03-12-2019 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's education minister says the government wants to reach a deal with the province's high school teachers to avoid a one-day strike.
  
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• Province says new offer made to teachers' union as deadline for 1-day strike looms

  03-12-2019 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial government says it has tabled a new offer to the high school teachers' union a day before a planned one-day strike across the province, but head of the union says this is not the case. 
  
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• Province makes new offer to teachers' union as deadline for 1-day strike looms

  03-12-2019 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial government says it has tabled a new offer to the high school teachers' union a day before a planned one-day strike across the province.
  
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• Family furious with popular resort after sick son taken to hospital 35 minutes away instead of one closer

  03-12-2019 17:41
  
  A father whose son was rushed to hospital after becoming unresponsive on holiday said he felt taken advantage of when the popular resort’s medical clinic in Punta Cana took his child to a hospital 35 minutes away instead of one much closer.
  
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• Family angry with popular resort after sick son taken to hospital 35 minutes away instead of one closer

  03-12-2019 17:41
  
  A father whose son was rushed to hospital after becoming unresponsive on a vacation said he felt taken advantage of when the popular resort's medical clinic took his child to a hospital 35 minutes away.
  
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• Talks to avert Ontario high school strike 'not looking good' hours before deadline

  03-12-2019 17:02
  
  Ontario's public high school teachers have begun preparations for a one-day province-wide strike, even as the negotiators work to carve out a new contract to avert the job action.
  
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• Talks to avert Ontario high school strike 'not looking good'

  03-12-2019 17:02
  
  Ontario's public high school teachers have begun preparations for a one-day province-wide strike, even as the negotiators work to carve out a new contract to avert the job action.
  
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• Talks to avert high school strike 'not looking good'

  03-12-2019 17:02
  
  Ontario's public high school teachers have begun preparations for a one-day province-wide strike, even as the negotiators work to carve out a new contract to avert the job action.
  
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• Police warning of falling ice from tall buildings in Financial District

  03-12-2019 16:50
  
  Ice falling from tall buildings downtown has forced the closure of a portion of Bay Street.
  
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• Bay Street reopens after falling ice closes portion of busy downtown street

  03-12-2019 16:50
  
  A portion of Bay Street has been reopened after falling ice forced authorities to close it Tuesday morning.
  
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• Bail hearing for man accused of dumping feces on 5 people set for Dec. 18

  03-12-2019 14:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A bail hearing for a Toronto man accused of dumping buckets of feces on five people is set for Dec. 18.
  
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• Accused Toronto feces flinger set to appear in court

  03-12-2019 14:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Samuel Opoku, the 23-year-old facing five charges of assault with a weapon, is scheduled to appear at Toronto's Old City Hall courthouse on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Toddler's death prompts TCHC to change policy on window AC units

  03-12-2019 13:47
  
  The Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) will no longer allow tenants to install window air conditioners after a toddler was killed by an AC unit that fell from an apartment window in Scarborough last month.
  
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• Trudeau to hold first post-election meeting with Trump on NATO sidelines

  03-12-2019 11:40
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday on the sidelines of a major gathering of NATO leaders.
  
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• Ontarians with full and part-time jobs increasingly using food banks, report finds

  03-12-2019 11:15
  
  The organization overseeing Ontario's food banks says residents with full and part-time jobs are increasingly reaching out for help to put food on their tables.
  
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• New report finds Ontarians with full and part-time jobs increasingly using food banks

  03-12-2019 11:15
  
  The organization overseeing Ontario's food banks says residents with full and part-time jobs are increasingly reaching out for help to put food on their tables.
  
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• Toronto woman mourns zombie Santa, who was stolen amid neighbourhood feud

  03-12-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto woman is embracing the absurdity of the holiday season after a spat over her zombie Santa lawn ornament ended with the shambling corpse of Saint Nick being stolen from her front yard over the weekend.
  
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• Students, parents reeling as TDSB introduces $3K fee for IB programs

  03-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto District School Board is introducing thousands of dollars in fees for students enrolling in specialized International Baccalaureate programs.
  
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• Secretive RCMP training facility suspected in illnesses, deaths

  03-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  For nearly 20 years, members of a covert unit trained at a building in Kemptville, Ont., that was known to be riddled with contaminants. Some have died while others became seriously ill. Now, they're asking if there was a link.
  
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• Pope Francis does a better job of LGBTQ outreach than Andrew Scheer, says activist

  03-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of Canada's leading advocacy organization for LGBTQ Canadians says Pope Francis has shown more interest in reaching out to her community than Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has so far.
  
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• 'Are they safe to inhale?': Vaping liquids in Canada contain potentially harmful chemicals, tests show

  03-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  We had several e-cigarette liquids currently on the Canadian market tested at a New York lab and found they contain potentially harmful chemicals, including a suspected carcinogen banned in food in the U.S.
  
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• Brampton family appeals for return of much loved vintage Christmas ornaments

  03-12-2019 04:44 via cbc.ca
  
  A Brampton family is hoping for a Christmas miracle. Anneliese Wiesener says her father accidentally donated several boxes of vintage Christmas ornaments to Value Village on the weekend and she is hoping that anyone who bought the much loved ornaments will return them.
  
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• Toronto's medical officer of health wants to change rules on vaping

  03-12-2019 03:47
  
  Toronto’s medical officer of health wants both the city and the federal government to change their regulations on vaping.
  
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• Inside a human trafficking bust

  03-12-2019 03:38 via cbc.ca
  
  An overnight human trafficking bust in Toronto led to the arrest of a female pimp and The National’s Ioanna Roumeliotis got a first-hand look at how it all happened.
  
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• Tenants not allowed to install window AC units after toddler's death, TCHC says

  03-12-2019 02:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Tenants in Toronto Community Housing Corporation buildings will no longer be allowed to install window air conditioners after a unit fell from an eighth floor balcony in November and killed a toddler.
  
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• 'She changed my life': Giving Tuesday push to fund one $25K dog guide

  03-12-2019 02:29
  
  Last week it was Black Friday, then it was Cyber Monday, but the Lions Foundation of Canada is hoping to benefit from the generosity around “Giving Tuesday.”
  
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• Construction hub pilot project aims to make Yonge-Eglinton safer for pedestrians

  03-12-2019 01:41 via cbc.ca
  
  City officials have launched a new pilot project in the hopes of making the Yonge-Eglinton area "less dangerous" for pedestrians, but residents who work and live near the busy intersection say they remain skeptical.
  
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