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• Things Engraved fires retail employees at stores across Canada

  10-01-2020 22:45
  
  A Canadian retailer that specializes in engraved gifts suddenly fired all of its store associates and most head office employees on Thursday, giving them less than 24 hours' notice and leaving customers with newly-engraved items in the lurch.
  
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• Rush drummer Neil Peart dead at 67 after battle with brain cancer

  10-01-2020 22:43
  
  Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist for Canadian rock band Rush, died Tuesday at age 67, according to a representative for Geddy Lee.
  
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• City's draft budget ties property taxes to inflation, relies on $77M in anticipated federal funding

  10-01-2020 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto's proposed $12 billion tax-backed budget is keeping property taxes tied to the rate of inflation while relying on millions in anticipated, but unconfirmed, federal government funding — an approach some say doesn't go far enough to support key city services.
  
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• Ex-pastor convicted in drowning of pregnant wife gets bail pending appeal

  10-01-2020 22:27
  
  A former Toronto pastor has been granted bail days after being sentenced to 15 years in prison in the drowning death of his pregnant wife.
  
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• Rush drummer Neil Peart dead at 67

  10-01-2020 22:14
  
  Neil Peart, drummer of Canadian rock band Rush, has died at 67, according to a representative for Geddy Lee.
  
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• Neil Peart, drummer and primary lyricist for Rush, dead at 67

  10-01-2020 21:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Neil Peart, the virtuoso drummer of iconic Canadian band Rush who was revered as one of the greatest drummers of all time, has died at age 67.
  
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• Man shot by police in Mississauga has died in hospital

  10-01-2020 21:15
  
  A man who was shot by police during an incident at a Mississauga townhouse complex earlier this week has died in hospital.
  
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• OSSTF announces another 1-day school strike on Jan. 15

  10-01-2020 20:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing most of the province's public high school teachers announced Friday that it will be striking again on Jan. 15 in certain school boards across the province.
  
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• Select Ontario high school teachers holding fifth one-day strike next week

  10-01-2020 19:30
  
  Ontario's public high school teachers at select boards across the province have announced they will hold another one-day strike next week.
  
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• Ontario high school teachers holding fifth one-day strike next week

  10-01-2020 19:30
  
  Ontario's public high school teachers at select boards across the province have announced they will hold another one-day strike next week.
  
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• 'Send it to a vote': Provincial teachers' union issues challenge to Ontario Premier Doug Ford

  10-01-2020 18:32
  
  Amidst tense contract negotiations, one provincial teachers' union is issuing a challenge to Ontario Premier Doug Ford – asking the government to present its contract offer directly to educators and allow teachers to decide for themselves.
  
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• Niagara police charge 80-year-old man with child porn offences

  10-01-2020 18:20
  
  Niagara Regional police say they've charged a man with child pornography offences.
  
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• Staff-proposed budget would see average residential tax bill increase by $106 in 2020

  10-01-2020 18:07
  
  City staff are recommending a two per cent property tax hike as part of the 2020 budget, a move that will cost the average homeowner an additional $106 when coupled with a previously approved increase to Mayor John Tory’s city building levy.
  
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• Pregnant woman warned not to travel by doctors hospitalized, misses deportation flight

  10-01-2020 17:54
  
  A pregnant woman facing deportation to Bangladesh missed her flight Friday as she was taken to a Toronto hospital with ongoing cardiac issues hours before takeoff.
  
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• Durham police lay 250 charges in tow truck probe, recover 31 vehicles

  10-01-2020 17:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Police east of Toronto say an eight-week investigation into local tow truck companies has culminated in 250 charges and the recovery of 31 vehicles.
  
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• Trudeau will meet with families of Iran plane crash victims in Toronto today

  10-01-2020 16:52
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with family members of the Iran plane crash victims in Toronto today.
  
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• Man accused of 'peering through windows' of west-end home sought by police

  10-01-2020 15:32
  
  Toronto police say they are searching for an alleged prowler who targeted a west-end home on three separate occasions earlier this month.
  
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• Toronto's weekend weather: from wet and warm to potentially icy and dangerous

  10-01-2020 14:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Heavy rain, strong winds and unseasonably warm temperatures are all in the forecast. Some areas could even see freezing rain and snow.
  
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• The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open wins $100K Toronto critics prize

  10-01-2020 14:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Film Critics Association has given the Indigenous story, which was written and directed by Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, its 2019 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award.
  
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• Rainfall warning issued for Toronto ahead of weekend storm

  10-01-2020 14:09
  
  Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the city of Toronto ahead of a rare and intense weather system expected to significantly impact southern Ontario this weekend.
  
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• 'It's an intense storm': Southern Ontario braces for nasty weekend weather

  10-01-2020 14:09
  
  Heavy rain, strong winds and possible freezing rain are expected to significantly impact parts of southern Ontario this weekend, Environment Canada warns.
  
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• 'A soaker on tap': Rainfall warning issued for Toronto ahead of weekend storm

  10-01-2020 14:09
  
  Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the city of Toronto ahead of a rare and intense weather system expected to significantly impact southern Ontario this weekend.
  
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• 'Sleepless in Toronto': Non-stop Gardiner construction keeping neighbours up at night

  10-01-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  People who live near the east end of the Gardiner Expressway say they haven't been able to get to sleep for months because of jackhammers, drills and other construction noise overnight — and ear plugs just aren't cutting it anymore.
  
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• City looks at denying condo developers permits to block sidewalks, traffic lanes

  10-01-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A city hall committee has asked staff to look at the implications of stopping developers from blocking sidewalks and other rights of way by denying occupancy permit requests - except when the developer proves no other options are available.
  
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• Will Toronto be getting new streetcars? The battle begins today with the city's draft budget

  10-01-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Long-suffering commuters on Toronto's overcrowded streetcar lines and bus routes will get some idea of how much money the city will spend on transit in 2020 when the draft budget is released at city hall Friday morning. But it will be several weeks before they know if they're getting new streetcars and buses.
  
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• Councillor vows 'one hell of a battle' if Toronto budget doesn't have cash for 60 more new streetcars

  10-01-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Long-suffering commuters on Toronto's overcrowded streetcar lines and bus routes will get some idea of how much money the city will spend on transit in 2020 when the draft budget is released at city hall Friday morning. But it will be several weeks before they know if they're getting new streetcars and buses.
  
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• Canadian economy added 35,200 jobs in December, unemployment rate falls

  10-01-2020 10:22
  
  The Canadian economy added 35,200 jobs in December, fuelled by a gain in full-time jobs, to post the first monthly increase in jobs since September.
  
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• Toronto's Iranian community is 'bleeding' from Wednesday's plane crash, imam says

  10-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Scores of people gathered at the Islamic Iranian Centre in North York Thursday evening for a vigil to remember victims of Wednesday’s plane crash in Iran, which claimed 176 lives.
  
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• 'Something scuzzy': Marketplace investigation uncovers fake locksmith listings and reviews on Google

  10-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Marketplace investigation into the locksmith industry uncovered a sprawling network of fake locations and fake five-star reviews cluttering local Google Maps in the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• How Flight PS752's black boxes may piece together details around the downed plane

  10-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  While Iran continues to deny evidence cited by the U.S. and Canada that a surface-to-air missile downed Flight PS752, the Ukrainian aircraft's black boxes could still provide some crucial clues around the cause of the crash.
  
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• How Flight PS752's black boxes may piece together details around downed plane

  10-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  While Iran continues to deny evidence cited by the U.S. and Canada that a surface-to-air missile downed Flight PS752, the Ukrainian aircraft's black boxes could still provide some crucial clues around the cause of the crash.
  
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• How Flight PS752's black boxes may help piece together details of Iran plane crash

  10-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  While Iran continues to deny evidence cited by the U.S. and Canada that a surface-to-air missile downed Flight PS752, the Ukrainian aircraft's black boxes could still provide some crucial clues around the cause of the crash.
  
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• Google reviewing Canadian locksmith listings after investigation reveals fake addresses, reviews

  10-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Marketplace investigation into the locksmith industry uncovered a sprawling network of fake locations and fake five-star reviews cluttering local Google Maps in the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• Families of Iran plane crash victims facing uphill battle to recover remains

  10-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The families of the victims of the Iran plane crash are now starting to navigate what is certain to be a logistical nightmare: recovering their loved one’s bodies and bringing them home for funerals.
  
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• Canadians need answers about Flight PS752 — and Iran ought to understand why

  10-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chose his words carefully when confirming that an aircraft with 63 Canadians aboard was likely shot down by an Iranian missile. Canada needs answers more than it needs payback - but Iran owes us those answers.
  
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• U.S. blames Iran for Ukrainian jetliner downing, pledges probe

  10-01-2020 09:11
  
  The U.S. promised 'appropriate action' Friday in response to its assessment that an Iranian missile was responsible for downing a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran, as the Iranian government denied playing a role in the killing of all 176 people on board.
  
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• Iran denies missile downed plane, demands U.S., Canada release data

  10-01-2020 09:11
  
  Iran on Friday denied Western allegations a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran was brought down by an Iranian missile and called on the U.S. and Canada to share any information they have on the crash, which killed all 176 people on board.
  
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• Student scammed $8,000 won't be reimbursed because she used phone number digits as PIN

  10-01-2020 00:32
  
  A Toronto student says her bank is refusing to reimburse the thousands of dollars stolen from her debit card’s overdraft account because her PIN was the last four digits of her phone number.
  
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