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• ‘We have 17 days’ worth of food’: COVID-19 affecting Toronto’s most vulnerable - Global News

  14-03-2020 23:45
  
  ‘We have 17 days’ worth of food’: COVID-19 affecting Toronto’s most vulnerable  Global News
  
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• Officials suspend personal visits with inmates in Ontario, federal prisons over COVID-19 concerns

  14-03-2020 22:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Personal visits with inmates at Ontario and federal prisons have been suspended over concerns about COVID-19.
  
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• Toronto Raptors' Serge Ibaka builds makeshift gym while in self-quarantine

  14-03-2020 20:59
  
  Serge Ibaka is making the most of his self-quarantine after he and a number of Raptors players and staff were exposed to an NBA player with COVID-19.
  
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• Toronto Raptors' Serge Ibaka builds makeshfit gym while in self-quarantine

  14-03-2020 20:59
  Serge Ibaka is making the most of his self-quarantine after he and a number of Raptors players and staff were exposed to an NBA player with COVID-19.
  
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• Ontario residents who are well but worried putting pressure on emergency rooms

  14-03-2020 20:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario residents are being urged to stay away from hospital emergency rooms unless they are really sick because an increase in visits from people who are well but worried is putting pressure on existing resources, says a Toronto ER doctor.
  
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• David Mirvish has finally shut down his Toronto theatres – but did he act too late for his reputation? - The Globe and Mail

  14-03-2020 19:09
  
  David Mirvish has finally shut down his Toronto theatres – but did he act too late for his reputation?  The Globe and Mail
  
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• GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau’s ‘fiscal firepower’ against COVID-19 limited - Toronto Sun

  14-03-2020 19:01
  
  GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau’s ‘fiscal firepower’ against COVID-19 limited  Toronto Sun
  
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• Mirvish Productions suspends performances to help limit spread of COVID-19

  14-03-2020 18:31
  
  Mirvish Productions has suspended performances at all of its Toronto theatres in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Ontario government encourages ‘normal’ grocery shopping habits - CityNews

  14-03-2020 18:16
  
  Ontario government encourages ‘normal’ grocery shopping habits  CityNews
  
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• Ontario health officer urges long-term care homes to allow only essential visitors

  14-03-2020 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's chief medical officer of health is urging all long-term care homes in the province to allow only essential visitors until further notice.
  
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• Long-term care homes urged to allow only essential visitors until further notice

  14-03-2020 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's chief medical officer of health is urging all long-term care homes in the province to allow only essential visitors until further notice.
  
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• Health officer urges long-term care homes to allow only essential visitors

  14-03-2020 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's chief medical officer of health is urging all long-term care homes in the province to allow only essential visitors until further notice.
  
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• Ontario reports 27 new cases of COVID-19, provincial total reaches 106

  14-03-2020 16:10
  
  Ontario's ministry of health reported 27 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday morning, bringing the provincial total to 106.
  
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• Ontario reports 24 new COVID-19 cases

  14-03-2020 16:10
  
  Ontario is reporting 24 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.
  
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• Ontario reports 22 new COVID-19 cases

  14-03-2020 16:10
  
  Ontario is reporting 22 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.
  
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• Ontario rolls out $10-million ad campaign to boost public awareness of COVID-19

  14-03-2020 15:55
  
  Ontario is rolling out a $10-million ad campaign meant to boost public awareness about COVID-19 and keep residents informed of the latest developments related to the outbreak.
  
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• Second Cup stops accepting cash amid COVID-19 pandemic

  14-03-2020 15:33 via cbc.ca
  
  "We are operating from an abundance of caution," says CEO of Canadian coffee chain.
  
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• Return home while you can, Ottawa tells Canadians as COVID-19 continues to spread

  14-03-2020 15:32
  
  The federal government urged Canadians abroad to return home while they still have a chance as countries around the world impose ever-tighter travel restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Canadians scrambling to leave Europe as borders close and flights are suspended

  14-03-2020 15:32
  
  Canadians in Europe are scrambling to make their way back home as several European countries are restricting traffic, closing borders and suspending international flights in an effort to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• The cars of the 2020 Motorama Custom Car Expo in Toronto - Driving

  14-03-2020 14:20
  
  The cars of the 2020 Motorama Custom Car Expo in Toronto  Driving
  
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• Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world Saturday

  14-03-2020 13:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Countries around the world on Saturday continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict large gatherings in efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world March 14

  14-03-2020 13:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian government says any citizen who's abroad should get back home while it's still possible. That's a step up from previous advice, which urged travellers outside the country to think about doing so.
  
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• No plan to close Toronto’s malls despite large crowds advisory — not yet anyway - Toronto Star

  14-03-2020 12:23
  
  No plan to close Toronto’s malls despite large crowds advisory — not yet anyway  Toronto Star
  
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• Toronto begins first day without major city services in effort to slow COVID-19 spread

  14-03-2020 12:16 via cbc.ca
  
  The city cancelled programs and closed several facilities as of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, on advice from Toronto's medical officer of health. The closures will last until at least April 5.
  
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• Ontario confirms 24 new COVID-19 cases, bringing provincial total to 103

  14-03-2020 12:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Saturday marks Toronto's first day without several major city services—including public libraries, city-run daycares and community centres—as officials try to slow the rate of COVID-19 infection.
  
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• Ontario confirms 22 new COVID-19 cases, bringing provincial total to 101

  14-03-2020 12:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Saturday marks Toronto's first day without several major city services—including public libraries, city-run daycares and community centres—as officials try to slow the rate of COVID-19 infection.
  
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• Gun found in car of alleged impaired driver in Rexdale: police

  14-03-2020 11:42
  
  Toronto police say they seized a gun from a man suspect of impaired driving after a single-car crash in Etobicoke’s Rexdale area early Saturday morning.
  
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• City and inside workers reach tentative deal, averting strike during COVID-19 outbreak

  14-03-2020 11:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Toronto says in a statement released just after midnight Friday — the strike/lockout deadline — that it has reached a tentative agreement with CUPE Local 79.
  
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• ASK AMY: Finding the courage to reveal secret of past abuse - Toronto Sun

  14-03-2020 11:00
  
  ASK AMY: Finding the courage to reveal secret of past abuse  Toronto Sun
  
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• COVID-19 forces workers at sports bars, Scotiabank Arena to pay the price as pro leagues shut down

  14-03-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Workers at sports bars, Scotiabank Arena and BMO Field are facing fewer hours and even layoffs as COVID-19 forces the NHL, NBA and Major League Soccer to pause their seasons.
  
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• Stay home, save lives: How Canada could avoid the worst of COVID-19

  14-03-2020 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The flurry of cancellations and closures is evidence that Canadians are using the lessons learned in other countries to get ahead of COVID-19 and slow the spread.
  
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• Everything happens at once: how one week of the COVID-19 crisis went for the Trudeau government

  14-03-2020 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  To date, the Trudeau government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis seems to be striking the right notes of seriousness and calm resolve. But this crisis is just beginning - and there will be plenty of opportunities for second-guessing and blame-tossing down the road.
  
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• City of Toronto and inside workers union reach tentative deal, avoid possibly disastrous work stoppage - Toronto Star

  14-03-2020 05:59
  
  City of Toronto and inside workers union reach tentative deal, avoid possibly disastrous work stoppage  Toronto Star
  
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• City of Toronto, unionized inside workers reach tentative deal to avert strike - Global News

  14-03-2020 05:58
  
  City of Toronto, unionized inside workers reach tentative deal to avert strike  Global News
  
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• City reaches tentative agreement with its inside workers

  14-03-2020 05:33
  
  The city of Toronto and the union representing its more than 20,000 inside workers have reached a tentative agreement, averting a potential work stoppage.
  
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• Raptors say players, staff test negative for COVID-19 after contact with Jazz

  14-03-2020 04:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto Raptors players and staff who underwent testing for COVID-19 earlier this week are "all currently negative" for the virus, with one result pending, the team said Friday.
  
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• Coronavirus: Toronto Raptors team members cleared of COVID-19 after recent tests - Global News

  14-03-2020 04:00
  
  Coronavirus: Toronto Raptors team members cleared of COVID-19 after recent tests  Global News
  
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• Raptors "travel party" tests negative for coronavirus after contact with Jazz

  14-03-2020 03:56
  
  Toronto Raptors players and staff who underwent testing for COVID-19 earlier this week are “all currently negative” for the virus, with one result pending, the team said Friday.
  
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• Gun drawn in fight at Toronto grocery store amid coronavirus panic shopping - blogTO

  14-03-2020 03:03
  
  Gun drawn in fight at Toronto grocery store amid coronavirus panic shopping  blogTO
  
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• Witnesses sought in three shootings that took place in Mississauga

  14-03-2020 02:49
  
  Police are looking for witnesses in three separate shootings that occurred in the same area in Mississauga two months ago.
  
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• Metrolinx reducing GO Transit service due to low ridership amid COVID-19 pandemic

  14-03-2020 02:45
  
  The province's transit agency is reducing service on GO trains and buses and the UP Express starting next week as ridership continues to decline as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Man in serious condition after stabbing at east-end Toronto building, sword found - Global News

  14-03-2020 02:43
  
  Man in serious condition after stabbing at east-end Toronto building, sword found  Global News
  
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• Man seriously injured after stabbing in Scarborough

  14-03-2020 02:30
  
  A man has serious injuries and another is in custody after a stabbing in Scarborough Friday evening.
  
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• I'm a Toronto sex worker: Here's why I find my job empowering - CBC.ca

  14-03-2020 02:24
  
  I'm a Toronto sex worker: Here's why I find my job empowering  CBC.ca
  
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• What to know before showing up at a COVID-19 assessment centre in the GTA

  14-03-2020 02:03
  
  Here’s what you need to know before you go to one of the assessment centres.
  
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• Capturing the coronavirus mood through one Toronto grocery store - The Globe and Mail

  14-03-2020 01:33
  
  Capturing the coronavirus mood through one Toronto grocery store  The Globe and Mail
  
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• 'We're not feeling very safe': Employees, passengers question COVID-19 screening at Pearson

  14-03-2020 01:09 via cbc.ca
  
  There are questions at Toronto's Pearson International Airport about whether the screening process for new arrivals is thorough enough amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  
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• COVID-19 disrupts courts, stalls ongoing Toronto murder trial until June - Toronto Sun

  14-03-2020 00:44
  
  COVID-19 disrupts courts, stalls ongoing Toronto murder trial until June  Toronto Sun
  
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• Should I let my teen go to the mall? Two Toronto epidemiologists help you navigate March break at home with your kids - Toronto.com

  14-03-2020 00:37
  
  Should I let my teen go to the mall? Two Toronto epidemiologists help you navigate March break at home with your kids  Toronto.com
  
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• TTC driver caught playing games on phone while behind wheel fired - Toronto Sun

  14-03-2020 00:26
  
  TTC driver caught playing games on phone while behind wheel fired  Toronto Sun
  
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