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• Two people taken to hospital after two-vehicle collision in Mississauga

  20-12-2019 23:42
  
  Police said that a two-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian has sent two people to hospital.
  
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• Three people taken to hospital after two-vehicle collision in Mississauga

  20-12-2019 23:42
  
  Three people were transported to the hospital, including a 15-year-old pedestrian, after a two-vehicle collision in Mississauga Friday afternoon.
  
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• Truck fire on Highway 400 near Finch Avenue closes two northbound lanes

  20-12-2019 23:13
  
  Emergency crews are responding to a truck fire on Highway 400 near Finch Avenue.
  
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• Caught on video: Eleven huge raccoons removed from Toronto porch

  20-12-2019 23:06
  
  A wildlife control worker has captured the moment 11 huge raccoons were removed from the porch of a Toronto home.
  
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• Protests against Indian citizenship law as divisive politics play out in Canada

  20-12-2019 22:49 via cbc.ca
  
  As hundreds of people gathered in Toronto on Friday to protest a controversial citizenship law in India, some members of the city's Indian community say a rise in divisive politics have created tensions here in Canada.
  
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• Ryan Reynolds uses last year’s ugly Christmas sweater prank to raise money for SickKids

  20-12-2019 22:27
  
  It’s the holiday prank that just keeps giving—Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds is using an ugly Christmas sweater he was tricked into wearing last year by fellow actors Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal to help fundraise for Toronto’s SickKids Foundation.
  
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• Some Gosford highrise residents returning home, but others may have to wait months

  20-12-2019 22:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Toronto has cleared 26 apartment units for immediate re-occupation at 235 Gosford Boulevard Friday afternoon.
  
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• Police seize $400k worth of drugs, 4 firearms in gun trafficking investigation

  20-12-2019 22:10
  
  Durham police have seized $400,000 in drugs, three handguns, one rifle and arrested three people in relation to a gun trafficking investigation.
  
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• Man who attacked military recruiting centre not a one-man terrorist group, appeal court rules

  20-12-2019 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government failed on Friday to persuade an Appeal Court that a schizophrenic man who attacked a Canadian Forces recruiting centre was a one-person terrorist group.
  
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• 'It's very rare': 11 raccoons found stuck in a Leslieville porch

  20-12-2019 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Eleven raccoons were found stuck in a Leslieville porch, something a raccoon removal organization said is very rare.
  
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• Some displaced Gosford tenants can return home for the holidays, city says

  20-12-2019 21:27
  
  Some residents of 235 Gosford Boulevard, who were displaced from their homes following a fatal fire two months ago, have been given the green light to return home.
  
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• French language teachers vote 97% in favour of strike

  20-12-2019 20:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's French language public teachers have voted 97 per cent in favour of a possible strike.
  
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• Boy, 10, helps save friend after falling into Lake Ontario

  20-12-2019 20:54
  
  A 10-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after he saved his friend, who had fallen into icy Lake Ontario on Thursday night.
  
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• Boy, 10, helps save friend after falling into icy Lake Ontario

  20-12-2019 20:54
  
  A 10-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after he saved his friend, who had fallen into icy Lake Ontario on Thursday night.
  
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• Ford believes his government is 'going in the right direction' despite facing fierce criticism

  20-12-2019 20:25
  
  Premier Doug Ford believes his government is "going in the right direction" in spite of the fierce criticism his party has faced over budget cuts in 2019.
  
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• NDP questions reason for cancelling eastern Ontario wind farm

  20-12-2019 18:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's NDP is raising questions about the government's decision to cancel a wind farm project east of Ottawa.
  
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• New Democrats raise concerns about cancelled eastern Ontario wind farm

  20-12-2019 18:07
  
  The Ontario NDP is raising questions about the government's decision to cancel a wind farm project in the eastern part of the province.
  
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• Most popular baby names in Ontario in 2018 revealed

  20-12-2019 17:56
  
  The top baby names in Ontario for 2018 have been revealed by the provincial government.
  
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• All hail Olivia: Name again tops list of popular baby names, alongside Liam

  20-12-2019 17:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Olivia has spent nine years at or near the top of the list of most popular baby names in the province.
  
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• Suspects sought after woman seriously injured in violent Vaughan home invasion

  20-12-2019 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  York Regional Police are looking for two suspects after a woman was seriously injured in a "violent" home invasion in Vaughan. 
  
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• Pearson expecting busiest travel day of the holiday season

  20-12-2019 16:18
  
  Travellers flying in and out of Toronto Pearson International Airport on Friday are being warned to give themselves extra time on what is expected to be the busiest day of the holiday season.
  
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• Toronto police chief's year-end news conference LIVE

  20-12-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Chief Mark Saunders looks ahead to 2020 challenges and takes questions
  
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• Police release images of victim's serious injuries after 'appalling' home invasion north of Toronto

  20-12-2019 15:05
  
  Investigators have taken the rare step of releasing photographs of a woman’s significant injuries sustained during an "appalling" and "unusual" home invasion in Thornhill as they appeal for anyone with information to come forward.
  
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• Police release images of victim's serious injuries after 'appalling' home invasion in Thornhill

  20-12-2019 15:05
  
  Investigators have taken the rare step of releasing photographs of a woman’s significant injuries sustained during an "appalling" and "unusual" home invasion in Thornhill as they appeal for anyone with information to come forward.
  
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• New documents shed light on McLeod, Schmegelsky manhunt and 3 northern B.C. deaths

  20-12-2019 15:01
  For weeks over the summer, Canada was gripped by three chilling murders in northern B.C. and a nationwide manhunt for two B.C. teenagers who police say confessed to all three killings on video before dying by suicide.
  
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• 'Introverted, loners and gamers': Docs shed new light on B.C. manhunt suspects

  20-12-2019 15:01
  
  For weeks over the summer, Canada was gripped by three chilling murders in northern B.C. and a nationwide manhunt for two B.C. teenagers who police say confessed to all three killings on video before dying by suicide.
  
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• Toronto Police Chief to hold year-end news conference today

  20-12-2019 14:31
  
  Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders is holding a year-end news conference on Friday morning where he is expected to address the issue of gun violence in the city.
  
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• 'Doesn't happen overnight': Toronto Police Chief speaks to curbing gun violence in 2020

  20-12-2019 14:31
  
  While reflecting on a year that saw a significant spike in shootings across the city, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said despite plans for modernization in 2020, a solution will not come easy.
  
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• These Canadian sisters are making a name for themselves with the Rockettes

  20-12-2019 12:50
  
  There are six Canadians dancers in the world-famous Rockettes chorus line this season performing in New York's Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
  
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• 'It doesn't feel real': Canadian dancers among world-famous Radio City Rockettes

  20-12-2019 12:50
  
  There are six Canadians dancers in the world-famous Rockettes chorus line this season performing in New York's Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
  
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• Growing delays at Ontario rental tribunal have tenants fearing what Ford government will do next

  20-12-2019 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Delays at the provincial tribunal that hears rental disputes mean some landlords are out thousands of dollars in unpaid rent. Tenant advocates are worried the Ford government will use the delays to change the rules and make evictions easier.
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses in shooting that closed Highway 401 in Pickering

  20-12-2019 11:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Provincial police are appealing for witnesses to a shooting that left three people hurt on Highway 401 in Pickering Friday morning.
  
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• Highway 401 westbound collector lanes closed near Pickering for police investigation

  20-12-2019 11:53 via cbc.ca
  
  The westbound collector lanes of Highway 401 near Whites Road in Pickering are closed for an investigation, provincial police say.
  
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• 3 people hurt in shooting on Highway 401 in Pickering

  20-12-2019 11:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Three people were hurt in a shooting on Highway 401 in Pickering Friday morning, prompting police to close the westbound collector lanes near Whites Road for an investigation.
  
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• Three people injured in Hwy. 401 shooting, WB collector lanes closed at Whites Road

  20-12-2019 11:25
  
  A shooting on Highway 401 in Pickering has left at least three people with gunshot wounds.
  
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• Shooting on Highway 401 that injured three people possibly linked to dispute at nearby bar

  20-12-2019 11:25
  
  A shooting on Highway 401 in Pickering has left at least three people with gunshot wounds.
  
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• Shooting on Highway 401 leaves three people with gunshot wounds

  20-12-2019 11:25
  
  A shooting on Highway 401 in Pickering has left three people with gunshot wounds.
  
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• Shooting on Highway 401 in Pickering leaves three people injured

  20-12-2019 11:25
  
  A shooting on Highway 401 in Pickering has left at least three people with gunshot wounds.
  
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• Could suing over 'smart guns' curb Canadian gun violence?

  20-12-2019 11:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Today on Front Burner, the father of a survivor of Toronto’s 2018 Danforth shooting rampage on the class-action lawsuit he’s helped launch against gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson.
  
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• How phone scammers caused weeks of abuse for this Toronto funeral director

  20-12-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  David Bishay, a Toronto funeral director, recently became a victim of spoofing. Scammers used his number to disguise theirs, resulting in thousands of angry phone calls, voicemails and text messages.
  
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• Jail officials fired after mentally ill man's jail death break silence, laying blame at Ontario's feet

  20-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Three years after a mentally ill man was found lifeless on the floor of an Ontario jail cell, the province has broken its silence about the day Soleiman Faqiri died. But so have two former jail managers, who say they've become scapegoats for the ministry's failure.
  
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• Jail officials, fired after death of mentally-ill man Soleiman Faqiri, lay blame with province

  20-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Three years after a mentally ill man was found lifeless on the floor of an Ontario jail cell, the province has broken its silence about the day Soleiman Faqiri died. But so have two former jail managers, who say they've become scapegoats for the ministry's failure.
  
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• Guards fired after mentally ill man's jail death break silence, laying blame at Ontario's feet

  20-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Three years after a mentally ill man was found lifeless on the floor of an Ontario jail cell, the province has broken its silence about the day Soleiman Faqiri died. But so have two former jail managers, who say they've become scapegoats for the ministry's failure.
  
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• Families share their 'no-fly list' ordeals with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair

  20-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Families including a mother and her 8-year-old son who was recently denied boarding a plane because he was flagged as a potential security threat, met with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair yesterday to explain the toll Canada's no-fly list is taking on their lives. 
  
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• 'We're down to weeks': Some residents may soon be able to return to fire-damaged Gosford highrise

  20-12-2019 05:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Tenants displaced by a massive fire last month gathered at Christian Centre Church, a few metres away from their apartment, for a holiday party Thursday night.
  
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• Most of displaced Gosford tenants may be able to return home in weeks, mayor says

  20-12-2019 03:58
  
  Some of the residents of 235 Gosford Boulevard, who have been displaced by a five-alarm fire in November, may be able to return home in a few weeks, Toronto Mayor John Tory says.
  
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• Toronto Raptors say Siakam, Gasol, Powell 'out indefinitely with injuries'

  20-12-2019 03:25
  
  The Toronto Raptors will be missing three of their key players, including scoring leader Pascal Siakam, for the foreseeable future.
  
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• Single mom loses thousands in call display 'spoofing' scam days before Christmas

  20-12-2019 03:15
  
  A Toronto woman was scammed of $3,000 just days before Christmas after receiving phone calls from people identifying themselves as officials with Service Canada and Toronto police.
  
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• Single mom loses thousands after ‘call display spoofing’ days before Christmas

  20-12-2019 03:15
  
  A Toronto woman was scammed of about $3,000 just days before Christmas after receiving phone calls from people identifying themselves as officials with Service Canada and Toronto police.
  
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• Raptors ravaged by injury as Siakam, Gasol, Powell all ruled out indefinitely

  20-12-2019 02:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Raptors will be missing three of their key players, including scoring leader Pascal Siakam, for the foreseeable future.
  
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