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• Toronto Fashion Week cancels spring run 'in order to rethink the platform'

  15-01-2020 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Organizers with the biannual showcase said by email they've decided "to pause" the event "in order to rethink the platform."
  
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• 'It’s definitely creepy': Toronto woman's neighbours build deck that faces directly into her bedroom

  15-01-2020 22:09
  
  A Toronto woman said she feels uncomfortable after her neighbours installed a deck that faces directly into her High Park apartment.
  
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• 'It’s definitely creepy': Toronto woman’s neighbours build deck that looks directly into her bedroom

  15-01-2020 22:09
  
  A Toronto woman said she feels uncomfortable after her neighbours installed a deck that looks directly into her High Park apartment.
  
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• 'It’s definitely creepy': Toronto woman’s neighbours build deck that faces directly into her bedroom

  15-01-2020 22:09
  
  A Toronto woman said she feels uncomfortable after her neighbours installed a deck that faces directly into her High Park apartment.
  
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• Toronto Fashion Week cancels spring run

  15-01-2020 21:52
  
  Toronto Fashion Week won't hit the runway this spring.
  
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• Gassy smell across city traced to grease manufacturing plant, Toronto Fire says

  15-01-2020 21:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto Fire says it's gotten to the bottom of a mysterious odour that prompted over 80 calls from residents complaining about a gas-like smell.
  
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• Man charged with 1st-degree murder in Scarborough shooting

  15-01-2020 21:18 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto man is facing a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the death of a man who was shot outside a residential building in Scarborough in late December.
  
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• Student pressure 'really is there': Task force calls on U of T to simplify mental health services

  15-01-2020 21:16 via cbc.ca
  
  A task force is recommending that the school simplify the way it delivers mental health services to students in the wake of several suicides by students in recent months.
  
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• 'It was really complicated': Task force calls on U of T to simplify mental health services

  15-01-2020 21:16 via cbc.ca
  
  A task force is recommending that the school simplify the way it delivers mental health services to students in the wake of several suicides by students in recent months.
  
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• Portion of TTC’s Line 1 shutting down again this weekend

  15-01-2020 20:28
  
  A portion of the TTC’s Line 1 will be closed Saturday and Sunday for the second weekend in a row.
  
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• Hockey player checked from behind in rec game awarded $700K

  15-01-2020 19:34 via cbc.ca
  
  A beer league hockey player who suffered a head injury almost eight years ago should get more than $700,000 from the player who crashed into him, an Ontario court has ruled.
  
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• Man charged with murder after shooting at Scarborough apartment building

  15-01-2020 19:27
  
  A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with a December shooting in Scarborough that left another man dead.
  
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• Select Ontario high school teachers holding sixth one-day strike next week

  15-01-2020 19:15
  
  Ontario's public high school teacher’s at select boards, including Toronto, have announced they will hold another one-day strike next week.
  
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• Garneau says compensation for Flight PS752 victims' families is a 'priority'

  15-01-2020 19:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Transport Minister Marc Garneau said today that pushing for compensation for the families of Canadians killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down a week ago in Iran is a priority for the federal government.
  
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• Maple Leaf Gardens sex offender Gordon Stuckless now out on parole

  15-01-2020 19:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Convicted sex offender Gordon Stuckless, infamous for the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal, is now out on day parole.
  
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• Peter MacKay running for Conservative leadership

  15-01-2020 18:16
  
  Prominent Conservative Peter MacKay is running for Conservative party leadership.
  
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• Peter MacKay expected to announce Conservative leadership bid

  15-01-2020 18:16
  
  CTV News has learned that prominent Conservative Peter MacKay is expected to announce a party leadership bid Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Ontario parents enter lottery for 'world's most expensive drug' to save daughter's life

  15-01-2020 18:04
  
  The Ontario parents of a five-month-old girl with spinal muscular atrophy have entered a lottery for the $2.8 million Zolgensma gene therapy, considered the world’s most expensive drug, in hopes of saving her life.
  
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• Canadian woman credits dramatic weight loss for breast cancer discovery

  15-01-2020 17:55
  
  A Canadian woman credits her incredible weight-loss journey for saving her life after she discovered a malignant lump in her breast she says she never would have found otherwise.
  
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• Universities across Canada plan moment of silence for plane crash victims

  15-01-2020 17:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Universities across Canada are coming together today to honour the victims of a plane crash in Iran that left no survivors a week ago.
  
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• Universities across Canada hold moment of silence for plane crash victims

  15-01-2020 17:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Universities across Canada came together on Wednesday to honour the victims of a plane crash in Iran that left no survivors a week ago.
  
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• Ontario to give up to $60 a day to parents affected by ongoing school strikes

  15-01-2020 15:19
  
  A planned one-day strike on Monday will affect public elementary schools in Toronto, York Region and Ottawa.
  
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• One-day strike Monday will affect Toronto, York and Ottawa elementary schools

  15-01-2020 15:19
  
  A planned one-day strike on Monday will affect public elementary schools in Toronto, York Region and Ottawa.
  
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• One-day strike Monday will affect Toronto and York elementary schools

  15-01-2020 15:19
  
  A planned one-day strike on Monday will affect public elementary schools in Toronto, York Region and Ottawa.
  
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• Ontario toddler reunited with mother after wandering streets in just a diaper

  15-01-2020 14:38
  
  A two-year-old boy has been reunited with his mother after police say he was found wandering the streets in Oshawa, Ont., wearing only a diaper.
  
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• Truck driver involved in bizarre collision tells police he wasn't aware of crash

  15-01-2020 14:24
  
  The driver of a truck involved in a bizarre collision on Highway 401 that was caught on camera told police he wasn’t aware he struck another vehicle.
  
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• Truck driver in 'shocking' on Ontario highway says he didn't know he was pushing a car

  15-01-2020 13:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The video, which has been circulating online this week, shows a large truck pushing a car sideways down the highway. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt confirmed it happened on Monday.
  
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• Truck driver in 'shocking' highway crash says he didn't know he was pushing a car, police say

  15-01-2020 13:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The video, which has been circulating online this week, shows a large truck pushing a car sideways down the highway. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt confirmed it happened on Monday.
  
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• Police speak to drivers after video surfaces of 'wild crash' on Hwy. 401

  15-01-2020 13:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The video, which has been circulating online this week, shows a large truck pushing a car sideways down the highway. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt confirmed it happened on Monday.
  
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• Police ID drivers after video surfaces of 'wild crash' on Hwy. 401

  15-01-2020 13:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The video, which has been circulating online this week, shows a large truck pushing a car sideways down the highway. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt confirmed it happened on Monday.
  
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• Public high school teachers hold job action today as contract talks stall

  15-01-2020 12:35
  
  Schools in 16 boards across Ontario will be closed today, as the union representing public high school teachers holds another one-day strike.
  
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• Ontario public high school teachers hold job action today as contract talks stall

  15-01-2020 12:35
  
  Schools in 16 boards across Ontario will be closed today, as the union representing public high school teachers holds another one-day strike.
  
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• Toddler safe after being found wandering the streets in Oshawa

  15-01-2020 12:11 via cbc.ca
  
  A toddler is now safe after being found wandering along a street alone in Oshawa early Wednesday morning.
  
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• 2-year-old boy safe after being found wandering Oshawa streets in diaper

  15-01-2020 12:11 via cbc.ca
  
  A toddler is now safe after being found wandering along an Oshawa street alone wearing nothing but a diaper early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Alkanater-brand Tahina recalled due to possible salmonella contamination

  15-01-2020 11:44 via cbc.ca
  
  There have been no reported illnesses related to the product but the Canadian Food Inspection agency said any recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store it was purchased.
  
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• Thousands of students in the northeast stay home with latest OSSTF one-day strike

  15-01-2020 11:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Schools in 16 boards across Ontario will be closed today, as the union representing public high school teachers holds another one-day strike.
  
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• Public elementary school teachers in Toronto, York and Ottawa announce 1-day strike Monday

  15-01-2020 11:42 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing public elementary school teachers has given notice that its members will begin rotating, one-day strikes next Monday unless a deal is reached with the province by the end of this week.
  
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• Ontario to subsidize child care up to $60/day amid teachers' strikes

  15-01-2020 11:42 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing public elementary school teachers has given notice that its members will begin rotating one-day strikes on Monday unless a deal is reached with the province by the end of this week.
  
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• Ontario public high school teachers hold 5th one-day strike as contract talks stall

  15-01-2020 11:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Schools in 16 boards across Ontario will be closed today, as the union representing public high school teachers holds another one-day strike.
  
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• Suspects shot up man's car in Richmond Hill, chased him when he fled

  15-01-2020 11:37
  
  No one was injured when a pair of male suspects opened fire on a man sitting in his car in Richmond Hill early Wednesday morning, York Regional Police say.
  
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• 'The entire sky is grieving': 5 tributes paid to the victims of the Iran air disaster

  15-01-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  From dozens of candles and photos, handwritten notes and poetry to Persian desserts, and a tiny pair of Minnie Mouse shoes, the ever growing memorial at Mel Lastman Square is emotional, touching, and devastating.
  
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• Toronto neurosurgeon marks 1,000th operation treating 'excruciating' facial pain syndrome

  15-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto neurosurgeon has emerged as one of the world's leading experts in a rare, debilitating condition sometimes known as "the suicide disease."
  
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• Toronto-based fact-checking site tries to loosen Iranian regime's grip on the truth

  15-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In Iran, where authorities are known to restrict access to information, a Toronto-based online fact-checking site is trying to provide the uncensored truth - a commodity that Iranian are particularly hungry for in the wake of the government's disinformation about the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752.
  
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• McDonald's still rejects reusable mugs — but promises change following customer outrage

  15-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  While other coffee chains have accepted reusable mugs for decades, McDonald's normally rejects them because of hygiene concerns. Following customer outrage, the restaurant chain said it hopes to start accepting personal mugs nationally by the end of February.
  
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• Sex offender Gordon Stuckless released on parole

  15-01-2020 04:52
  
  Convicted Maple Leaf Garden sex offender Gordon Stuckless has been released from jail and is currently out on parole, CP24 has learned.
  
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• Maple Leaf Gardens sex offender Gordon Stuckless released from jail

  15-01-2020 04:52
  
  Convicted Maple Leaf Gardens sex offender Gordon Stuckless has been released from jail and is currently out on parole.
  
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• Maple Leaf Garden sex offender Gordon Stuckless released from jail

  15-01-2020 04:52
  
  Convicted Maple Leaf Garden sex offender Gordon Stuckless has been released from jail and is currently out on parole.
  
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• Marc Gasol expects to return from hamstring injury for Raptors' next game

  15-01-2020 03:21
  
  Marc Gasol's return to health has been an around-the-clock group effort.
  
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• Ontario lawyer accused of withholding more than $3M from clients

  15-01-2020 03:09 via cbc.ca
  
  A family lawyer practising in Brampton, Ont., is facing a fraud charge after allegedly stealing more than $3 million from 13 clients.
  
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• Could the new coronavirus in China spread to Canada?

  15-01-2020 02:53
  
  A Chinese woman in Thailand has become the first person outside China diagnosed with a coronavirus that has affected more than 40 people in the country—raising concerns about whether the illness can be spread to other parts of the world.
  
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