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• Man furious with Air Canada after wife finds rock in meal served on flight

  21-01-2020 23:31
  
  A Toronto man was left with a bad taste in his mouth after he said his wife discovered a rock in her in-flight meal on an Air Canada flight.
  
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• Nuamah no longer executive director of Pride Toronto

  21-01-2020 23:27
  
  Pride Toronto says that Olivia Nuamah is no longer the head of the organization.
  
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• This Ontario pooch was going to be put down. Now he's sniffing out arsonists in the U.S.

  21-01-2020 22:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Hansel was just seven weeks old when police and OSPCA officers raided a compound in Tilbury, Ont., and rescued him along with 30 other dogs — all pitbulls. Now, the four-year-old pooch is believed to be the first pitbull to work as an arson detection dog in New Jersey.
  
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• Toronto police charge 15-year-old with murder, identify teen victim of fatal shooting

  21-01-2020 21:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in the fatal shooting of a fellow teen in Scarborough on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Toronto police charge 15-year-old with murder, identify 'innocent' teen victim of shooting

  21-01-2020 21:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police have charged a 15-year-old boy with murder in the shooting of a fellow teen in Scarborough on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Olivia Nuamah no longer head of Pride Toronto

  21-01-2020 21:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Olivia Nuamah is no longer the executive director of Pride Toronto, the organization announced Tuesday.
  
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• TDSB students will not receive first term report card amid labour dispute

  21-01-2020 21:47
  
  Thousands of public elementary students in Toronto will not receive a report card for their first term, the school board says, as a result of the ongoing labour dispute between teachers and the Progressive Conservative government.
  
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• Charges laid in sexual exploitation investigation in Vaughan

  21-01-2020 20:45
  
  A 32-year-old man has been charged in connection with an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation in Vaughan.
  
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• Man charged after thefts of high-end vehicles from dealerships across GTA

  21-01-2020 20:39
  
  A 28-year-old man has been charged after multiple high-end vehicles were stolen from dealerships across the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• Remains of one Canadian PS752 crash victim returned to Canada

  21-01-2020 20:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The remains of one Canadian victim of the PS752 airline disaster have been returned to Canada but details are being withheld at the family's request, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said today.
  
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• First coronavirus case confirmed in United States

  21-01-2020 20:22
  
  The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak's epicenter was hospitalized in good condition near Seattle.
  
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• Ryerson Students' Union files police report over $250k credit card bill controversy

  21-01-2020 20:11 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) has asked Toronto police to investigate alleged financial mismanagement by former union heads.
  
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• Male victim seriously injured after shooting in Mississauga

  21-01-2020 19:31
  
  A male has been transported to a trauma centre after a shooting in Mississauga Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Taxi driver charged in connection with debit card swapping scam

  21-01-2020 18:27
  
  A Toronto taxi driver has been charged in an alleged scam involving swapped debit cards.
  
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• Public health restructuring should be negotiated not forced, officials say

  21-01-2020 18:21
  
  Public health officials in Peterborough, Ont., say any government plans to restructure the province's health units should be negotiated and not forced.
  
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• Victim of deadly Scarborough shooting was 'innocent' teenager, police say

  21-01-2020 17:48
  
  A 15-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a shooting near a Scarborough gas station that left a “completely innocent” teenager dead.
  
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• Teenager killed near Scarborough gas station was 'completely innocent,' police say

  21-01-2020 17:48
  
  A 15-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a shooting near a Scarborough gas station that left a “completely innocent” teenager dead.
  
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• Investigators to provide update into deadly Scarborough shooting

  21-01-2020 17:48
  
  Investigators will be providing an update on Tuesday afternoon into a deadly shooting that took place near a Scarborough gas station a day earlier.
  
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• Ontario Securities Commission chair and CEO Maureen Jensen to step down

  21-01-2020 17:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario Securities Commission says Maureen Jensen will resign as chair and chief executive of the provincial regulator, effective April 15. The first woman to be named chair and CEO of the commission, Jensen was appointed in 2016 and reappointed to a three-year extension in 2017.
  
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• Former Toronto cop who shot Sammy Yatim to death on streetcar in 2013 granted full parole

  21-01-2020 16:55
  
  A former Toronto police officer who shot a teenager to death on a streetcar in the summer of 2013 has been granted full parole.
  
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• Cannabis companies could go bust in 2020, industry insiders predict

  21-01-2020 16:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The pot industry has been plagued with supply problems, stiff competition from the black market and a resulting loss of enthusiasm from investors.
  
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• First steps in new NAFTA ratification to begin Monday: Trudeau

  21-01-2020 16:18
  
  The first steps in the ratification of the new NAFTA will be taken Monday, CTV News has learned.
  
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• When 'math is accessible to any brain,' we can make better political, social choices, says mathematician

  21-01-2020 16:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian mathematician John Mighton, founder of the charitable organization JUMP Math, says math could be the key to solving big social and political problems.
  
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• Toronto police officer who shot teen to death on TTC streetcar granted parole

  21-01-2020 16:03 via cbc.ca
  
  James Forcillo, the former Toronto police officer who shot teenager Sammy Yatim to death on a TTC streetcar in 2013, has been granted full parole.
  
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• James Forcillo, ex-officer who shot and killed teen on streetcar, granted full parole

  21-01-2020 16:03 via cbc.ca
  
  James Forcillo, the former Toronto police officer who shot teenager Sammy Yatim to death on a TTC streetcar in 2013, has been granted full parole.
  
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• Prince Harry arrives in Canada to begin new chapter in life with Meghan, Archie

  21-01-2020 14:40
  
  Prince Harry has touched down in Canada to be reunited with his wife Meghan and baby Archie after a whirlwind trip to the U.K. where he finalized his family’s plans to step back from their royal duties.
  
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• 'No updates': PM still can't say who will pay to keep Harry, Meghan safe in Canada

  21-01-2020 14:40
  
  Now that Prince Harry has returned to Canada to begin his new 'financially independent' with Meghan and baby Archie, Prime Minister Trudeau still has no answer to the question: who will pay to keep them safe in the country?
  
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• Brampton pedestrian dead after being hit by motorist who fled scene

  21-01-2020 14:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Peel Regional Police are searching for a driver who took off after a man was struck and killed in Brampton on Tuesday.
  
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• Brampton pedestrian dead after being hit by motorist

  21-01-2020 14:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Peel Regional Police said a male has been struck and killed in Brampton on Tuesday.
  
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• Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run in Brampton

  21-01-2020 14:23
  
  A male pedestrian died after he was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was struck in a hit-and-run in Brampton Tuesday morning.
  
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• Man dies after being struck by truck in Brampton

  21-01-2020 14:23
  
  A man has died after he was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was struck in a hit-and-run in Brampton Tuesday morning.
  
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• Woman struck and killed by transport truck in North York

  21-01-2020 14:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The victim, who was on foot at the time of the collision, was pronounced dead at the scene, he adds. 
  
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• Woman in her 20s fatally struck by tractor trailer in North York

  21-01-2020 13:52
  
  A woman believed to be in her mid-20s was fatally struck by a tractor trailer in an industrial area of North York on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Woman, 26, fatally struck by tractor trailer in North York

  21-01-2020 13:52
  
  A 26-year-old woman was fatally struck by a tractor trailer in an industrial area of North York on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Pedestrian fatally struck by tractor trailer in North York

  21-01-2020 13:52
  
  A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a tractor trailer in North York on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Female pedestrian fatally struck by tractor trailer in North York

  21-01-2020 13:52
  
  A female pedestrian is dead after being struck by a tractor trailer in North York on Tuesday morning.
  
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• 1 dead after transport trucks collide on Highway 401 near Newcastle

  21-01-2020 13:36 via cbc.ca
  
  One person is dead after transport trucks collided on Highway 401 near Newcastle on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Teachers' strikes to close all Catholic schools, some public elementary and high schools

  21-01-2020 12:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Catholic schools across Ontario will be closed today, as will public high schools and elementary schools in several boards.
  
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• Man dies after three-truck collision on Highway 401 near Newcastle

  21-01-2020 12:38
  
  One person is dead after three trucks collided in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Newcastle early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Driver dies after three-truck collision on Highway 401 near Newcastle

  21-01-2020 12:38
  
  One person is dead after three trucks collided in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Newcastle early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Man, 26, injured in central Brampton shooting: police

  21-01-2020 11:52
  
  A 26-year-old man is in hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after he was shot in the central part of Brampton early on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Brampton shooting leaves 26-year-old man injured

  21-01-2020 11:52
  
  A 26-year-old man is in hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after he was shot in the central part of Brampton early on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Strike closes all Ontario English Catholic schools and Toronto public high schools

  21-01-2020 11:00
  
  English-language Catholic schools across Ontario will be closed today, as will public high schools and elementary schools in several boards.
  
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• Strike closes all Ontario Engligh Catholic schools and Toronto public high schools

  21-01-2020 11:00
  
  English-language Catholic schools across Ontario will be closed today, as will public high schools and elementary schools in several boards.
  
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• Strike closes all Ontario Catholic schools and Toronto public high schools

  21-01-2020 11:00
  
  Catholic schools across Ontario will be closed today, as will public high schools and elementary schools in several boards.
  
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• All Ontario Catholic schools, public high schools in Toronto shut by strike

  21-01-2020 11:00
  
  Catholic schools across Ontario will be closed today, as will public high schools and elementary schools in several boards.
  
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• City and province at odds over Ford government proposal to let developers hire own building inspectors

  21-01-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Toronto is pushing back against a provincial government proposal that could give developers the power to skirt the rules surrounding municipal building inspections.
  
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• Canadian Milos Raonic wins suspended match to begin play at Australian Open

  21-01-2020 07:09
  
  Canada's Milos Raonic won his first match since October on Tuesday, finishing off a suspended opening-round contest at the Australian Open.
  
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• Boys and young men more likely to die than girls and young women, study finds

  21-01-2020 03:39 via cbc.ca
  
  A new Canadian study shows boys and young men are more likely to die than girls and young women, and they have a greater chance of dying due to injury, particularly from age 14 onwards.
  
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• Falling in love at Zellers: Couple reminisces as Canadian retailer closes last two stores

  21-01-2020 03:17
  
  As the last two Zellers stores in Canada prepare to close permanently, one Brampton couple is feeling nostalgic about the Canadian discount retailer.
  
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