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• In a few seconds of grainy video, a Toronto jury sees Tess Richey’s last public moments with an accused killer - Toronto Star

  27-02-2020 23:54
  
  In a few seconds of grainy video, a Toronto jury sees Tess Richey’s last public moments with an accused killer  Toronto Star
  
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• Ontario English Catholic teachers to hold province-wide walkout next week

  27-02-2020 23:32
  
  Ontario English Catholic teachers will take part in a one-day province-wide walkout next week after negotiations with the government fell apart.
  
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• West-end Toronto home under construction collapses - Toronto Star

  27-02-2020 23:16
  
  West-end Toronto home under construction collapses  Toronto Star
  
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• Charges laid in Oshawa hit-and-run that left 14-year-old critically injured

  27-02-2020 22:43
  
  A 56-year-old man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Oshawa that left a teenager critically injured earlier this month.
  
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• Raptors' Norman Powell cleared for practice, nearing return from fractured finger

  27-02-2020 22:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto Raptors forward Norman Powell, who fractured a finger on his non-shooting hand on Jan. 31 in Detroit, was finally cleared to practice on Thursday, and is listed as questionable for Friday's game versus the visiting Charlotte Hornets.
  
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• Experts advise Canadians to be prepared in case of coronavirus pandemic - Toronto Sun

  27-02-2020 21:43
  
  Experts advise Canadians to be prepared in case of coronavirus pandemic  Toronto Sun
  
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• 'Massive petri dish of handshakes and coughs': Toronto’s PDAC mining conference to go on, but hand sanitizer will be flowing - Financial Post

  27-02-2020 21:34
  
  'Massive petri dish of handshakes and coughs': Toronto’s PDAC mining conference to go on, but hand sanitizer will be flowing  Financial Post
  
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• 'It's terrifying': A Toronto home under construction has collapsed

  27-02-2020 21:08
  
  A home under construction in Toronto’s west end has collapsed.
  
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• City plans to remove Toronto soccer field after noise, drug complaints - Toronto Star

  27-02-2020 21:08
  
  City plans to remove Toronto soccer field after noise, drug complaints  Toronto Star
  
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• A Toronto home under construction has collapsed

  27-02-2020 21:08
  
  A home under construction in Toronto’s west end has collapsed.
  
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• Toronto house under construction collapses, falls into home next door - Global News

  27-02-2020 20:57
  
  Toronto house under construction collapses, falls into home next door  Global News
  
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• Trading halted early on Toronto Stock Exchange on technical issue as markets fall

  27-02-2020 20:47
  
  Trading abruptly ended early Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and several other TMX Group Ltd. markets after the company suspended the exchanges because of what it says were technical issues.
  
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• TMX halts trading on TSX, other indexes for rest of day on technical issues

  27-02-2020 20:47
  
  TMX Group Ltd. says it has halted trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and several of its other Canadian exchanges for the remainder of Thursday due to technical issues.
  
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• Technical issue halts trading on TSX, TSXV and TSX Alpha exchanges

  27-02-2020 20:47
  
  Several indexes owned by TMX Group Ltd. have been halted due to a technical issue.
  
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• Toronto stock exchange halts trading over technical issue, says systems ‘ready’ for Friday - Global News

  27-02-2020 20:43
  
  Toronto stock exchange halts trading over technical issue, says systems ‘ready’ for Friday  Global News
  
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• Four people charged in connection with blockade on Hamilton rail tracks

  27-02-2020 20:33
  
  Four people have been charged in connection with a blockade that erected along the rail tracks in Hamilton earlier this week.
  
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• Toronto Was Gripped By A Dramatic Cat Rescue On Thursday Morning (VIDEOS) - Narcity

  27-02-2020 20:21
  
  Toronto Was Gripped By A Dramatic Cat Rescue On Thursday Morning (VIDEOS)  Narcity
  
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• Alphabet faces new questions over data privacy for proposed Toronto smart city project - CBC.ca

  27-02-2020 20:16
  
  Alphabet faces new questions over data privacy for proposed Toronto smart city project  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto Hydro rescues cat stuck on top of pole overnight - CityNews

  27-02-2020 20:00
  
  Toronto Hydro rescues cat stuck on top of pole overnight  CityNews
  
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• Alphabet faces new questions over data privacy for proposed Toronto smart city project

  27-02-2020 19:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Alphabet's proposed "smart" city development in Toronto is facing fresh questions over the project's data-gathering technology from a panel advising the Canadian government-mandated body in charge of getting it built.
  
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• 'Tainted local drug supply' leads to 14 people overdosing at Toronto safe injection site

  27-02-2020 19:47
  
  A spike in overdoses at a supervised injection facility in downtown Toronto on Wednesday is believed to be the result of a "tainted local drug supply," officials say.
  
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• Arrest made after 'tainted' drugs lead to 14 people overdosing at Toronto safe injection site

  27-02-2020 19:47
  
  A spike in overdoses at a supervised injection facility in downtown Toronto on Wednesday is believed to be the result of a "tainted local drug supply," officials say.
  
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• Arrest made after 'tainted' drugs cause 14 people to overdose at Toronto safe injection site

  27-02-2020 19:47
  
  Police have arrested an alleged drug dealer who they believe was responsible for the distribution of a "potentially lethal batch of fentanyl" that caused more than a dozen overdoses on Wednesday.
  
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• Toronto safe consumption site reversed 16 overdoses from suspected tainted drug supply, city says

  27-02-2020 19:20 via cbc.ca
  
  A supervised injection site managed to reverse 16 overdoses within the space of just hours after a suspected case of tainted drugs left several people ill.
  
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• Alleged dealer arrested but tainted supply may still be on streets after overdoses, police say

  27-02-2020 19:20 via cbc.ca
  
  One person has been arrested after a suspected supply of tainted drugs led to more than a dozen overdoses in the city, but Toronto police say they can't guarantee the substance is off the streets. 
  
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• Man arrested after 12 people suffer overdoses at Toronto supervised injection site - Globalnews.ca

  27-02-2020 19:05
  
  Man arrested after 12 people suffer overdoses at Toronto supervised injection site  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Man arrested after 12 people suffer overdoses at Toronto supervised injection site - Global News

  27-02-2020 19:05
  
  Man arrested after 12 people suffer overdoses at Toronto supervised injection site  Global News
  
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• Ornge sounds alarm after helicopter pilot hit in the eye with laser

  27-02-2020 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Provincial air ambulance service Ornge is pleading with Ontarians to stop shining lasers at its helicopters, after a pilot was struck in the eye with beam of light earlier this month.
  
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• Ontario is changing the way judges and justices of the peace are appointed

  27-02-2020 18:35
  
  Ontario's attorney general says the government is moving ahead with changes to the way judges and justices of the peace are appointed.
  
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• Small cat rescued from Toronto hydro pole amidst winter storm - CTV News

  27-02-2020 18:25
  
  Small cat rescued from Toronto hydro pole amidst winter storm  CTV News
  
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• Small cat rescued from Toronto hydro pole amidst winter storm

  27-02-2020 18:25
  
  A small cat found trapped on top of a hydro pole following a winter storm in the city’s east end was rescued by Toronto Hydro Thursday morning.
  
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• Crews rescue cat trapped on top of Toronto hydro pole - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  27-02-2020 18:24
  
  Crews rescue cat trapped on top of Toronto hydro pole  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Raptors coach prepping for music performance in Toronto - CityNews

  27-02-2020 18:15
  
  Raptors coach prepping for music performance in Toronto  CityNews
  
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• Snow continues to fall across GTA as cleanup efforts get underway

  27-02-2020 18:06
  
  Cleanup efforts are ongoing throughout the day across the GTA as snow continues to fall following a messy morning commute.
  
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• Doug Ford government changing system for appointing judges

  27-02-2020 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Doug Ford government is changing the rules that control how provincial court judges get appointed, a move expected to bring controversy within legal circles.
  
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• Canada has been paying for Harry and Meghan's security, but that will stop soon

  27-02-2020 17:51
  
  Public Safety Canada has confirmed that the Canadian government has been footing the bill for Prince Harry and Meghan’s security costs 'intermittently' over the past three months.
  
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• Bell times to change at 131 Toronto public schools in September

  27-02-2020 17:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Start and end times for the day will be different at nearly a quarter of Toronto public schools this September.
  
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• GTA From Above: A relic industry left behind to be rejuvenated

  27-02-2020 17:45
  
  The Canada Linseed Oil Mills building has stood for over a hundred years and will become a new community centre in 2023.
  
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• TSX shuts itself down via 'technical halt' as stock markets sell off

  27-02-2020 17:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The company that owns and operates the Toronto Stock Exchange says it has ordered a "technical halt" to all trading on Canada's largest stock exchange, on a day when stock markets around the world are seeing heavy losses.
  
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• TSX shut down for 'technical halt' as stock markets sell off

  27-02-2020 17:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The company that owns and operates the Toronto Stock Exchange says it has ordered a "technical halt" to all trading on Canada's largest stock exchange, on a day when stock markets around the world are seeing heavy losses.
  
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• Douglas Todd: Toronto and Vancouver breaking North American records for immigration growth - Vancouver Sun

  27-02-2020 17:00
  
  Douglas Todd: Toronto and Vancouver breaking North American records for immigration growth  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Pilot, paramedic injured after Ornge helicopter struck by green laser in Toronto - CityNews

  27-02-2020 16:59
  
  Pilot, paramedic injured after Ornge helicopter struck by green laser in Toronto  CityNews
  
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• 'Human error' caused false Pickering, Ont. nuclear alert, investigation reveals

  27-02-2020 16:33
  
  The false emergency alert that triggered a province-wide wave of panic about an incident at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station was due to “human error,” according to an Ontario government-led investigation that also revealed a breakdown in communication exacerbated the problem.
  
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• 'Human error' caused false Pickering nuclear alert, investigation reveals

  27-02-2020 16:33
  
  The false emergency alert that triggered a province-wide wave of panic about an incident at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station was due to “human error,” according to a government-led investigation that also revealed a breakdown in communication exacerbated the problem.
  
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• Video shows green laser strike air ambulance in downtown Toronto - CTV News

  27-02-2020 16:18
  
  Video shows green laser strike air ambulance in downtown Toronto  CTV News
  
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• Video shows green laser strike air ambulance in downtown Toronto

  27-02-2020 16:18
  
  A green laser struck an Ornge air ambulance in downtown Toronto resulting in a pilot and a paramedic sustaining injuries.
  
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• Start and end times at more than 100 Toronto schools will be staggered to cut costs - CTV News

  27-02-2020 14:54
  
  Start and end times at more than 100 Toronto schools will be staggered to cut costs  CTV News
  
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• Start and end times at more than 100 Toronto schools will be staggered to cut costs

  27-02-2020 14:54
  
  The Toronto District School Board says it will be staggering start and end times at more than 100 elementary schools across the city in an effort to save money.
  
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• Tantoo Cardinal, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine O'Hara win Governor General's Performing Arts Awards

  27-02-2020 14:48 via cbc.ca
  
  This year's Governor General's Performing Arts Awards will be a star-studded affair, with internationally renowned actors Ryan Reynolds, Catherine O'Hara and Tantoo Cardinal among the laureates.
  
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• Husband of Ontario's 5th COVID-19 case also tests positive for coronavirus

  27-02-2020 14:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The husband of a woman confirmed as Ontario's fifth case of COVID-19 has also tested positive for coronavirus, health officials said Thursday.
  
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