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• 'Council was not aware' of decision to halt ice testing at Grenadier Pond, councillor says

  14-01-2020 23:41
  
  The City of Toronto will no longer test the ice at Grenadier Pond in High Park after staff reported no “safe” skating days in the past two years—a decision that appears to have shocked the city councillor representing the area.
  
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• 'It's tough': Drivers weigh options as Metrolinx considers paid parking for GO station lots

  14-01-2020 23:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Commuters are weighing their options after Metrolinx announced Tuesday it is considering charging for parking at its GO Transit station lots.
  
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• Video showing truck pushing car across Highway 401 puzzles cops

  14-01-2020 23:19
  
  A video showing a construction truck pushing a car across Highway 401 in north-end Toronto has left police scratching their heads.
  
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• Brampton, Ont., man feeling 'very, very blessed' after winning $70M Lotto Max jackpot

  14-01-2020 22:52 via cbc.ca
  
  A Brampton, Ont., man picked up his cheque for a cool $70 million on Monday after winning the largest lottery prize in Canadian history. And now he is all smiles.
  
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• Juul to stop selling most flavoured vaping pods in Canada

  14-01-2020 22:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Juul Labs will stop selling most of its flavoured vaping pods in Canada, CBC News has confirmed.
  
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• Two men arrested in fatal stabbing in St. Catharines, Ont.

  14-01-2020 22:11
  
  Police say two suspects are in custody in connection with a fatal stabbing in St. Catharines, Ont.
  
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• Ontario inmates will soon be able to call cellphones

  14-01-2020 21:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario says it's working toward a new telephone system for provincial jails that would allow inmates to call cellphones.
  
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• Brampton credit risk manager wins $70 million Lotto Max

  14-01-2020 21:31
  
  A Brampton man is $70 million richer after winning a record-breaking Lotto Max lottery ticket in the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• E-bikes could be coming to Bike Share station near you this spring

  14-01-2020 21:16 via cbc.ca
  
  E-bikes may soon be coming to Bike Share Toronto stations around the city, as part of a major expansion planned for 2020.
  
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• Toronto pho restaurant closed after failing health inspection

  14-01-2020 21:03
  
  Popular pho restaurant Pho Linh in the city’s west end was forced to close its doors Monday after health inspectors said they found bugs.
  
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• Police searching for drivers after truck pushes car down highway

  14-01-2020 20:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Provincial Police are asking for two drivers and any witnesses to come forward after a video surfaced on social media that appears to show a large truck pushing a car sideways down an Ontario highway.
  
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• One person injured after collision involving taxi and police cruiser

  14-01-2020 20:20
  
  One person has been injured after a collision involving a police cruiser and a taxi in North York Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Officer taken to hospital after collision involving taxi and police cruiser

  14-01-2020 20:20
  A police officer was taken to hospital in stable condition after a collision involving a police cruiser and a taxi in North York Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Andy Warhol exhibit set to debut at Art Gallery of Ontario in 2021

  14-01-2020 20:15 via cbc.ca
  
  A new Andy Warhol exhibit partly focused on his personal life and sexuality is heading to Toronto.
  
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• RCMP releases facial reconstruction images after partnership with New York art school

  14-01-2020 20:12
  
  A unique partnership between the RCMP and the New York Academy of Art has put faces to the unidentified remains of 15 people.
  
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• RCMP partners with New York art school to reconstruct faces of 15 unidentified remains

  14-01-2020 20:12
  
  A unique partnership between the RCMP and the New York Academy of Art has put faces to the unidentified remains of 15 people.
  
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• Andy Warhol exhibit heading to Art Gallery of Ontario in 2021

  14-01-2020 19:34
  
  A new Andy Warhol exhibit partly focused on his personal life and sexuality is heading to Toronto.
  
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• Timeline to mothball Pickering nuclear plant could shift under new plan from OPG

  14-01-2020 19:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The timetable for decommissioning the half-century old Pickering nuclear generating station stands to shift if a new plan from Ontario Power Generation gets approved by Canada's nuclear regulator.
  
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• Deaf and blind Ontario woman suing government over student loan debt inequality

  14-01-2020 19:23 via cbc.ca
  
  A disabled woman is in an Ontario court this week seeking changes to Canada's student loan program that she argues would level the playing field for people with disabilities.
  
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• Deaf-blind Ontario woman suing governments over student loan debt inequality

  14-01-2020 18:37
  
  A disabled woman is in an Ontario court this week seeking changes to Canada's student loan program that she argues would level the playing field for people with disabilities.
  
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• Sentencing delayed for woman who threw chair from Toronto highrise balcony

  14-01-2020 18:21 via cbc.ca
  
  A young woman who threw a chair from a highrise balcony in downtown Toronto has had her sentencing hearing delayed.
  
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• Man charged after police dog assaulted in Oshawa

  14-01-2020 17:29
  
  A 41-year-old man has been charged after allegedly assaulting a police dog in Oshawa on Monday.
  
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• Teachers in Ontario's French system to start work-to-rule campaign

  14-01-2020 16:49
  
  Teachers in Ontario's French system will start a work-to-rule campaign on Thursday, which means all of the major teachers' unions in the province are now engaged in job actions.
  
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• Girl struck by vehicle walking to school taken to hospital with serious injuries

  14-01-2020 16:47
  
  An 11-year-old girl struck by a vehicle while walking to school has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
  
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• Toronto Raptors receive first-ever NBA Team of the Year Award

  14-01-2020 16:22
  
  The NBA champion Toronto Raptors have received the league's first-ever NBA Team of the Year Award.
  
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• Over 32,000 potassium iodide pills ordered in 2 days following false alarm at Pickering nuclear power plant

  14-01-2020 16:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Between Sunday morning and Monday afternoon, 32,388 orders have been placed for potassium iodide tablets through Durham Region's preparetobesafe website.
  
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• Over 32,000 potassium iodide pills ordered in 2 days after Pickering nuclear power plant alert error

  14-01-2020 16:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Orders totalling 32,388 were placed for potassium iodide tablets through the Prepare To Be Safe website between Sunday morning and Monday afternoon, after people awoke to an Ontario alert about an incident at the Pickering nuclear power plant that had been sent in error.
  
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• Paid parking at GO train stations may get significant expansion

  14-01-2020 16:16
  
  Metrolinx has confirmed that it is studying whether to undertake a significant expansion of paid parking at GO train stations.
  
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• Getting on GO Transit could mean digging deeper into your wallet

  14-01-2020 16:16
  
  GO Transit riders could be forced to dig deeper into their wallets before they get onboard each day as Metrolinx considers more paid parking.
  
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• What we know so far about Prince Harry, Meghan's move to Canada

  14-01-2020 15:59
  
  Now that it’s confirmed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be spending some of their time in Canada, here’s what we know so far about the royal couple’s future plans.
  
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• Starbucks to open first pickup-only store in downtown Toronto

  14-01-2020 15:48
  
  The world’s second Starbucks pickup-only store will open in downtown Toronto in February to offer services solely for people ordering on their mobile phones.
  
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• Sex assault case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard returns to court today

  14-01-2020 15:42
  
  The sexual assault case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard is due back in a Toronto court Tuesday morning.
  
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• Nuclear scare prompts thousands of orders for potassium iodide pills

  14-01-2020 14:36
  
  More than 30,000orders were placed online for potassium iodide pills after an emergency message was sent across Ontario warning residents about an incident at a Toronto-area nuclear power plant early Sunday morning.
  
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• Laneway home advocates hope for more approvals amid city's 'housing crisis'

  14-01-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  While the city has pushed laneway housing as one way to boost housing stock — and there's optimism that more approvals are coming down the pipe — some proponents of the approach say prospective builders are often confused by murky regulations, leading many to have their building requests denied. 
  
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• Sentencing for 'chair girl' put over until next month

  14-01-2020 11:57
  
  The sentencing hearing for a 20-year-old woman who threw a chair off a downtown Toronto highrise balcony over a busy highway last year has been put over.
  
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• 'Chair Girl' to be sentenced today — Crown wants jail time

  14-01-2020 11:57
  
  A young woman convicted of hurling chairs and other objects off the balcony of a downtown high rise last year will learn her fate in a Toronto courtroom on Tuesday.
  
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• 'Chair girl' to be sentenced today; Crown seeks jail time

  14-01-2020 11:57
  
  A 19-year-old woman who threw a chair off a downtown Toronto highrise balcony over a busy highway last year is expected to learn her fate today.
  
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• 'Chair Girl' to be sentenced; Crown seeks jail time

  14-01-2020 11:57
  
  A woman convicted of hurling chairs and other objects off the balcony of a downtown high rise last year will learn her fate in a Toronto courtroom on Tuesday.
  
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• People affected by dyslexia to speak at Human Rights Commission hearings starting today

  14-01-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario Human Rights Commission will begin hearing stories Tuesday from parents and students as it launches a series of public hearings to determine if students with dyslexia, and other learning disabilities involving reading, are receiving the education they need to succeed.
  
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• 'If you're dyslexic, you feel stupid,' advocate says. Now, Ontario wants to change that

  14-01-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario Human Rights Commission begins hearing stories Tuesday from parents and students in Brampton as it launches a series of public hearings to determine if students with dyslexia, and other learning disabilities involving reading, are receiving the education they need to succeed.
  
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• Why a 'curious interest' and questions of money loom over Harry and Meghan coming to Canada

  14-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan clearly want to come to Canada — and senior members of the Royal Family gave their wish their blessing at their Sandringham summit on Monday. But how Canadians feel about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spending part of their time here as they step back from their senior roles in the Royal Family is more nuanced.
  
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• Gulf widens in 'standoff' between province, teachers' unions

  14-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After weeks of rotating strikes and the promise of more on the horizon, Ontario’s largest teachers’ unions remain deadlocked in a labour impasse with the province that just keeps escalating.
  
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• Iran announces arrests over downing of Ukrainian plane

  14-01-2020 09:50
  
  Iran's judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board just after takeoff from Tehran.
  
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• Iran announces arrests over downing of plane

  14-01-2020 09:50
  
  Iran's judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board just after takeoff from Tehran.
  
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• Homicide detectives called in after body found in Brampton

  14-01-2020 05:09
  
  Peel Regional Police say they are investigating a homicide after a body was found in Brampton Monday evening.
  
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• Families, friends mourn loss of GTA families killed in Iran plane crash

  14-01-2020 04:36
  
  Vigils continue to be held across the Greater Toronto Area for those who died after a plane was shot down by the Iranian military last week.
  
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• Community shows support for co-working space in east end Toronto after break-in

  14-01-2020 04:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents of Toronto's east end are rallying behind a local small business that was broken into only days before it was set to reopen with expanded child care.
  
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• Burlington couple discovers treasure trove of old family memories in attic

  14-01-2020 03:07
  
  A couple was shocked to find a small golden chest tucked away in the attic of their new home in Burlington, but what they found inside was even more surprising.
  
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• Man frustrated at additional Nexus card renewal fees after using third-party representative

  14-01-2020 02:42
  
  A Mississauga man said he was surprised to learn the additional fees he paid to renew Nexus cards for himself and his wife could have been avoided if he had not used a third-party representative.
  
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• Peel police investigating after body found outside in Brampton

  14-01-2020 02:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Peel police are investigating after a body was found outside in Brampton on Monday evening.
  
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