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• 'There's definitely no closure': OCAD student fatally shot in North York laid to rest

  18-12-2019 23:39
  
  More than 100 people gathered at a funeral home on Wednesday to remember a 22-year-old student fatally shot in a North York community housing complex one week earlier.
  
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• Alleged feces thrower granted bail in Toronto

  18-12-2019 23:32 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto man accused of dumping buckets of feces on five people in Toronto has been granted bail.
  
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• Mayor slams Catholic school trustee, province calls for investigation into conduct

  18-12-2019 23:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto Mayor John Tory is condemning Catholic school board trustee Michael Del Grande, while the provincial Ministry of Education is now calling for an investigation into his conduct.
  
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• Man charged with murder in fatal Etobicoke house fire

  18-12-2019 23:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Joel Vassell, 24, was originally charged with arson in the case, but police now say they've laid an additional charge of first-degree murder.
  
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• Etobicoke arson victim was CAMH staff member; son charged with 1st degree murder

  18-12-2019 23:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A man accused of killing his mother and deliberately setting a house on fire in Toronto was found not criminally responsible of a violent assault on her five years ago, according to documents from the Ontario Review Board.
  
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• Toronto man accused of dumping feces on people released on bail

  18-12-2019 22:49
  
  A 23-year-old man accused of dumping buckets of fecal matter on people in three separate incidents last month was released on bail Wednesday afternoon after spending three weeks behind bars.
  
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• Ontario cancels demolition of historic Mississauga bridge, will repair it instead

  18-12-2019 22:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial government has announced it will be preserving a historic bridge in Mississauga. The bridge, which is on the QEW and runs over the Credit River, was originally to be demolished last month.
  
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• Bianca Andreescu named Tennis Canada’s female player of the year

  18-12-2019 21:03
  
  Tennis superstar Bianca Andreescu has been named female player of the year by Tennis Canada. The 19-year-old has also been named singles player of the year and most improved player by the organization.
  
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• Hamilton mayor says millions of dollars have been wasted with cancelled LRT

  18-12-2019 20:15
  
  Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger has penned an open letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford calling the cancellation of the Hamilton LRT a “personal betrayal” and suggesting that “millions of dollars” have been wasted as a result of the decision.
  
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• White Christmas for Toronto this year? Here’s what we know

  18-12-2019 20:14
  
  With one week left until the big day, Environment Canada shares the odds of snow sticking around in time for Christmas in Toronto.
  
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• Ontario principals want report cards, EQAO testing cancelled amid work-to-rule campaigns

  18-12-2019 19:18
  
  Ontario school principals are asking the Progressive Conservative government to cancel the upcoming standardized math tests for grade nine students and suspend elementary-school report cards, amid the ongoing work-to-rule campaigns in schools.
  
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• Ontario bus driver asked to remove kilt was not victim of discrimination: Tribunal

  18-12-2019 18:53
  
  A bus driver sent home to change out of the kilt he wore to work on a casual Friday was not a victim of anti-Scottish discrimination, Ontario's human rights tribunal has ruled.
  
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• First-degree murder charge laid against 24-year-old after woman dies in Etobicoke fire

  18-12-2019 18:27
  
  A 24-year-old man has been formally charged with first-degree murder after a 61-year-old woman was found without vital signs following a fire inside an Etobicoke home earlier this month.
  
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• Toronto photographer faces additional sex assault, voyeurism charges

  18-12-2019 17:57
  
  A 64-year-old Toronto photographer is now facing additional sexual assault and voyeurism charges relating to numerous incidents over the past 10 years after more female victims came forward to police.
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays sign Tanner Roark to two-year, $24M deal

  18-12-2019 17:52
  
  The Toronto Blue Jays signed pitcher Tanner Roark to a two-year, $24M contract Wednesday.
  
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• Fire engulfs auto-repair shop in Vaughan

  18-12-2019 17:03
  
  Emergency crews are responding to an auto-repair shop in Vaughan that police say is completely engulfed in flames.
  
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• Fire at auto-repair shop in Vaughan now under control

  18-12-2019 17:03
  
  An auto-repair shop in Vaughan that was completely engulfed in flames Wednesday morning is now under control, according to police.
  
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• Video captures moment vehicle speeds through intersection and crashes into pole

  18-12-2019 16:44
  
  Dashcam video captured the moment a vehicle sped through an intersection and crashed into a pole in Richmond Hill.
  
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• CAMH making changes after high-profile cases where patients walked away from facility

  18-12-2019 14:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) says it will take a number of steps to stop patients from walking away from its Queen West facility.
  
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• SNC-Lavalin to plead guilty to fraud, pay $280-million fine for company's past work in Libya

  18-12-2019 14:55
  
  Trading of the company's stock was halted earlier Wednesday morning as the company returned to court for a pre-trial hearing.
  
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• SNC-Lavalin to plead guilty to corruption-related charge

  18-12-2019 14:55
  
  Trading of the company's stock was halted earlier Wednesday morning as the company returned to court for a pre-trial hearing.
  
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• SNC-Lavalin pleads guilty to fraud, will pay $280-million fine for company's past work in Libya

  18-12-2019 14:55
  
  The construction division of the company will have five years to pay the fine, will be on probation for three years.
  
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• CAMH review prompted by missing patients is now complete

  18-12-2019 14:48
  
  An external review of procedures at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has now been released following community concerns about a number of patients who left the facility without authorization this past summer, including a man found not criminally responsible for the 2014 murder of his roommate.
  
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• Statistics Canada says annual pace of inflation climbs to 2.2 per cent

  18-12-2019 14:39
  
  Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation heated up in November as gasoline prices posted their first year-over-year increase since October last year.
  
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• Inflation heats up as gasoline prices post year-over-year increase

  18-12-2019 14:39
  
  The annual pace of inflation heated up in November as gasoline prices posted their first year-over-year increase since October 2018, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
  
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• Toronto under extreme cold weather alert and snow squall warning

  18-12-2019 14:23
  
  A snow squall warning and extreme cold weather alert have been issued in Toronto as bitterly cold winds are expected to hit the city throughout the day.
  
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• Toronto remains under extreme cold weather alert as snow squall warning ends

  18-12-2019 14:23
  
  A rapid snowfall on Wednesday morning has tapered off, but an extreme cold weather alert remains in effect in Toronto as bitterly cold winds are expected to hit the city throughout the late afternoon.
  
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• Toronto issues extreme cold weather alert as strong wind chill is expected

  18-12-2019 14:23
  
  An extreme cold weather alert has been issued in Toronto as bitterly cold winds are expected to hit the city throughout the day.
  
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• 'It's hard to stomach': Last pickup trucks roll down assembly line at GM Oshawa plant

  18-12-2019 13:53
  
  The last pickup trucks rolled down the line Wednesday at General Motor's Oshawa Assembly Plant as an era of vehicle production comes to a close for the Ontario motor city.
  
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• Final production at Oshawa GM plant expected today

  18-12-2019 13:53
  
  General Motors is winding down production at its Oshawa assembly plant as an era of vehicle production comes to a close for the Ontario city.
  
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• 'Hard to deal with': GM workers grieve end of production at Oshawa, Ont., plant

  18-12-2019 12:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Some of the roughly 2,600 direct employees at the GM plant in Oshawa, Ont., are expected to produce the final vehicles today, though the exact timeline could still shift.
  
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• End of an era: Final production at Oshawa GM plant expected today

  18-12-2019 12:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Some of the roughly 2,600 direct employees at the GM plant in Oshawa, Ont., are expected to produce the final vehicles today, though the exact timeline could still shift.
  
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• End of an era as final production at Oshawa GM plant expected today

  18-12-2019 12:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Some of the roughly 2,600 direct employees at the plant are expected to produce the final vehicles today, though the company cautions that the exact timeline could still shift.
  
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• Ontario high school teachers hit picket lines for third job action

  18-12-2019 12:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Public high school teachers in Ontario will hit the picket lines today for their third job action in as many weeks.
  
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• Ontario high school teachers hit picket lines for 3rd job action

  18-12-2019 12:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Public high school teachers in Ontario will hit the picket lines Wednesday for their third job action in as many weeks.
  
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• High school teachers across Ontario hit picket lines for third job action

  18-12-2019 11:36
  
  Public high school teachers in Ontario will hit the picket lines today for their third job action in as many weeks.
  
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• Lost in translation: Why the city's 2020 waste management calendar is creating lots of confusion

  18-12-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The city’s 2020 waste management calendar, which was mailed out to hundreds of thousands of homes, attempts to be inclusive by providing information in English, French, Tamil, Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese. Instead it’s creating a lot of confusion, particularly for members of Toronto’s Tamil community. 
  
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• Ontario's dream of a bullet train may have died a quiet death

  18-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Eight months after the Ontario government hit 'pause' on the possibility of a high speed rail link between Toronto, Kitchener, London and Windsor, it looks like the project probably won't move forward.
  
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• Ontario woman feels abandoned by pet insurer she's paid $30K after coverage on elderly dog drops 30%

  18-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Vaughan, Ont. woman says she feels abandoned by a pet insurance company she’s paid more than $30,000 in premiums for her two dogs, after the insurer told her that it’s lowering its coverage on claims for her 13-year-old Shih-poo next year.
  
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• U.S. House nears nighttime impeachment vote as Trump cries foul

  18-12-2019 09:21
  
  The U.S. House marched on Wednesday toward historic nighttime votes to impeach President Donald Trump, split as severely as the nation over the conduct of the 45th American president but all but certain to approve the charges against him and send them to the Senate for trial.
  
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• U.S. House begins voting on whether to impeach Trump

  18-12-2019 09:21
  
  The U.S. House marched on Wednesday toward historic nighttime votes to impeach President Donald Trump, split as severely as the nation over the conduct of the 45th American president but all but certain to approve the charges against him and send them to the Senate for trial.
  
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• Trump impeached by U.S. House on two charges

  18-12-2019 09:21
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution's ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanours.
  
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• Majority of U.S. House votes to impeach Trump; vote still ongoing

  18-12-2019 09:21
  
  A majority in U.S. House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump on the charge of abuse of power for enlisting a foreign ally to investigate a political rival ahead of the 2020 election.
  
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• House marches toward Trump impeachment; he claims 'assault'

  18-12-2019 09:21
  
  The U.S. House marched toward a historic evening vote to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday, with Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisting Congress must 'defend democracy' by evicting him from the White House.
  
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• Teen gunned down at Kitchener house party was recent TCDSB grad

  18-12-2019 05:45
  
  A 19-year-old man who was fatally shot at a house party in Kitchener over the weekend has been identified as a former Toronto resident.
  
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• Brampton man shot to death in North York parking lot on weekend, 1 arrested

  18-12-2019 05:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police have identified a man shot to death in a shopping plaza parking lot in North York on the weekend.
  
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• Toronto city council approves 'comprehensive' plan on housing

  18-12-2019 04:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto city council has approved a housing plan that commits the city over 10 years to building affordable rental homes, preventing evictions, helping seniors remain in their homes, and that acknowledges that housing is a right.
  
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• Auston Matthews scores twice as Maple Leafs hang on to beat Sabres

  18-12-2019 04:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Auston Matthews scored twice as the Toronto Maple Leafs hung on to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Tuesday.
  
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• Charges laid after man found fatally shot inside parked car in North York

  18-12-2019 03:14
  
  A Toronto man has been charged in connection with a shooting that left a 38-year-old man dead inside a parked car in North York on Sunday.
  
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• Painting a brighter future: How a retired executive is trying to fight ageism in the workplace

  18-12-2019 02:38 via cbc.ca
  
  In October 2018, Cliff Randall launched The Senior Touch, a spray painting business aimed at beautifying kitchens as well as giving seniors meaningful work and access to an income.
  
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