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• Toronto reports 200 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  19-04-2020 23:51
  
  Toronto reports 200 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• 200 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths reported in Toronto - CTV News

  19-04-2020 23:51
  
  200 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths reported in Toronto  CTV News
  
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• 200 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths reported in Toronto

  19-04-2020 23:51
  
  Toronto has reported 200 more COVID-19 cases on Sunday as the city says by-law and police officers continue to see several physical distancing rule breakers in public green spaces.
  
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• Man charged after bylaw officer assaulted at Scarborough park

  19-04-2020 23:31 via cbc.ca
  
  A 45-year-old man has been charged after a bylaw officer out enforcing physical distancing rules was assaulted at a Scarborough park on Friday.
  
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• 'This pandemic really put a stone on our grave': Famous Toronto pizzeria closes due to COVID-19

  19-04-2020 23:07
  
  Long-time customers began lining up four hours before Vesuvio Pizzeria and Spaghetti House opened its doors for the last time; each hoping for a last meal at a Junction institution that’s given many of them lasting memories.
  
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• COVID-19 closure was 'final nail in coffin' for this famous Toronto pizzeria

  19-04-2020 23:07
  
  Long-time customers began lining up four hours before Vesuvio Pizzeria and Spaghetti House opened its doors for the last time; each hoping for a last meal at a Junction institution that’s given many of them lasting memories.
  
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• As pandemic wreaks economic havoc, two Toronto startups see a spike in demand – and raise funding - The Globe and Mail

  19-04-2020 22:59
  
  As pandemic wreaks economic havoc, two Toronto startups see a spike in demand – and raise funding  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Community clinic in Scarborough plans to open field tent for primary care this week

  19-04-2020 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  A community primary care clinic in Scarborough plans to open a field medical tent this week that will serve as a safe place for people to see doctors in person.
  
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• The Green Beanery has permanently closed after 12 years in Toronto - blogTO

  19-04-2020 22:16
  
  The Green Beanery has permanently closed after 12 years in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Remembering Vesuvio’s pizza and its connection to Toronto sports - Sportsnet.ca

  19-04-2020 21:25
  
  Remembering Vesuvio’s pizza and its connection to Toronto sports  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• Temperature checks now happening at all T&T Supermarket locations

  19-04-2020 21:18
  
  Temperature checks will be mandatory for all staff and voluntary for customers at T&T Supermarket locations across Canada beginning Monday.
  
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• Temperature checks coming to all T&T Supermarket locations

  19-04-2020 21:18
  
  Temperature checks will be mandatory for all staff and voluntary for customers at T&T Supermarket locations across Canada beginning Monday.
  
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• Charges laid after by-law officer enforcing physical distancing rules assaulted at Toronto park

  19-04-2020 20:53
  
  A 45-year-old man has been charged after a by-law officer out enforcing physical distancing rules was assaulted at a Scarborough park on Friday.
  
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• 45-year-old Toronto man charged after by-law officer assaulted at Scarborough park - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  19-04-2020 20:52
  
  45-year-old Toronto man charged after by-law officer assaulted at Scarborough park  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Tory and Saunders will honour health-care workers along Toronto's Hospital Row tonight

  19-04-2020 19:27
  
  A number of dignitaries, including Police Chief Mark Saunders and Mayor John Tory, will be travelling down Toronto's Hospital Row Sunday night to salute the health-care workers who are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.
  
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• Mayor, first responders honour health-care workers along Toronto's Hospital Row

  19-04-2020 19:27
  
  Downtown Toronto’s Hospital Row was filled with sounds of sirens and flashing lights as a cavalcade of emergency vehicles drove by hospitals on Sunday night to salute the health-care workers who are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.
  
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• Batay-Csorba Architects expands Arts and Crafts-style house in Toronto - Dezeen

  19-04-2020 19:00
  
  Batay-Csorba Architects expands Arts and Crafts-style house in Toronto  Dezeen
  
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• Toronto music venue The Hideout closes after 13 years - NOW Magazine

  19-04-2020 18:54
  
  Toronto music venue The Hideout closes after 13 years  NOW Magazine
  
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• More Toronto grocery stores are now requiring customers to wear face masks - blogTO

  19-04-2020 18:46
  
  More Toronto grocery stores are now requiring customers to wear face masks  blogTO
  
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• Watch: With humans away, Toronto’s wildlife comes out to play - Toronto Star

  19-04-2020 18:36
  
  Watch: With humans away, Toronto’s wildlife comes out to play  Toronto Star
  
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• This food box delivery service in Toronto is also a tour of local restaurants - blogTO

  19-04-2020 17:47
  
  This food box delivery service in Toronto is also a tour of local restaurants  blogTO
  
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• Toronto begins mapping out phased reopening plan; Ontario's COVID-19 cases go up by 568 - NOW Magazine

  19-04-2020 16:58
  
  Toronto begins mapping out phased reopening plan; Ontario's COVID-19 cases go up by 568  NOW Magazine
  
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• Ontario records 568 more cases of COVID-19 and 39 new deaths

  19-04-2020 16:30
  
  Ontario health officials have confirmed 568 more cases of COVID-19 and 39 additional deaths.
  
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• Toronto restaurants that initially closed are reopening to try to survive the pandemic - blogTO

  19-04-2020 16:29
  
  Toronto restaurants that initially closed are reopening to try to survive the pandemic  blogTO
  
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• Ontario reports 568 new COVID-19 cases, bringing provincial total to 10,578

  19-04-2020 15:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported 568 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday morning, bringing the provincial total to 10,578.
  
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• 8 people dead from COVID-19 at retirement home in Halton

  19-04-2020 15:35 via cbc.ca
  
  There are now 63 residents and 18 staff with the coronavirus at Mountainview Retirement Residence, while some are still waiting for test results, said Halton Region Public Health.
  
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• Toronto Raptors: Five drafted players who had great careers elsewhere - Raptors Rapture

  19-04-2020 14:36
  
  Toronto Raptors: Five drafted players who had great careers elsewhere  Raptors Rapture
  
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• Behind-the-scenes planning for Toronto's reopening a 'sign of hope,' Tory says

  19-04-2020 14:15
  
  Residents should view the work taking places behind the scenes to plan for the eventual reopening of Toronto as a “sign of hope” even if the hundreds of new cases of COVID-19 still being confirmed each day mean that they will have to wait a little longer for a return to normalcy, Mayor John Tory says.
  
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• Behind-the-scenes planning for city's reopening a 'sign of hope:' Tory

  19-04-2020 14:15
  
  Residents should view the work taking places behind the scenes to plan for the eventual reopening of Toronto as a “sign of hope” even if the hundreds of new cases of COVID-19 still being confirmed each day mean that they will have to wait a little longer for a return to normalcy, Mayor John Tory says.
  
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• 2 men injured in separate stabbings in Toronto early Sunday - CBC.ca

  19-04-2020 14:11
  
  2 men injured in separate stabbings in Toronto early Sunday  CBC.ca
  
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• 2 men injured in separate stabbings in Toronto early Sunday

  19-04-2020 14:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Police say they returned from an investigation to find one man chasing another around a police cruiser.
  
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• Stage set for resumption of Parliament as Tories reject virtual Commons sittings

  19-04-2020 13:19
  
  Barring a last-minute deal, the stage appeared set for members of Parliament to return to the House of Commons on Monday after the Conservatives rejected a Liberal government proposal to hold one in-person session and up to two virtual sessions per week.
  
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• Negotiations around re-opening House of Commons going down to the wire

  19-04-2020 13:19
  
  COVID-19 claimed another 160 lives across Canada Saturday as politicians in Ottawa continued to argue over how to conduct business in the House of Commons during the pandemic.
  
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• Long-term care home in Hagersville, Ont. battling COVID-19 outbreak reports 23rd death

  19-04-2020 12:57
  
  Another death has been reported at a Hagersville long-term care facility that is the site of one of the province’s biggest COVID-19 outbreaks.
  
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• Anson Place Care Centre in Hagersville reports 23rd resident death amid COVID-19 outbreak

  19-04-2020 12:57
  
  Another death has been reported at a Hagersville long-term care facility that is the site of one of the province’s biggest COVID-19 outbreaks.
  
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• 'Pure negligence': Health union calls on province to take over 3 long-term care homes

  19-04-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some long-term care homes in Ontario are facing harsh criticism from healthcare unions on how they're handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Three homes have been taken to court by one union, while another is calling on the province to take over their operations.
  
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• Amid COVID-19, city spending $300K to outsource street-sweeping work

  19-04-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The city is contracting out $300,000 worth of spring street-sweeping work to companies running vehicles that likely violate Toronto’s own environmental standards, while also relying on 17 of its own sweepers that were expected to be scrapped by now.
  
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• From pipe dream to prospect: the pandemic is making a case for a universal basic income

  19-04-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Before the pandemic hit, the idea of a universal basic income was fringe policy in much of the developed world. But now that the economy is on life support and Canadians are being paid to stay away from work, the idea is looking more like common sense to many.
  
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• 'Are we nuts?' Meet Canadians who started businesses during the pandemic

  19-04-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Even with the country in lockdown, a number of Canadian entrepreneurs are plunging ahead with new ventures. Here's just a few of those who are giving it a shot.
  
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• Toronto wants people to snitch on each other for not social distancing but not everyone is on board - blogTO

  19-04-2020 09:00
  
  Toronto wants people to snitch on each other for not social distancing but not everyone is on board  blogTO
  
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• Toronto puzzles are all the rage in quarantine right now - blogTO

  19-04-2020 09:00
  
  Toronto puzzles are all the rage in quarantine right now  blogTO
  
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• Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

  19-04-2020 06:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Some countries hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, including South Korea, Spain, Italy and Iran, are planning to relax some restrictions on movement. Canadian officials acknowledged some regions of the country could be closer to reopening parts of the economy than others.
  
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• Eight TTC maintenance workers walk off job as union demands more COVID-19 testing

  19-04-2020 04:49
  
  The union representing transit workers is urging Toronto Public Health (TPH) to conduct COVID-19 tests on employees in one of TTC’s bus garages, citing that there could be possible outbreak at the site.
  
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• Celine Dion, Lady Gaga offer hope at 'One World: Together At Home'

  19-04-2020 04:00
  
  Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, and Jennifer Lopez were just among the famous singers to perform from their home for the two-hour COVID-10 aid TV special “One World: Together At Home."
  
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• Woman dead after stabbing in Brampton

  19-04-2020 03:09
  
  A woman is dead after a stabbing in Brampton on Saturday night.
  
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• Police investigating fatal stabbing in Brampton

  19-04-2020 03:09
  
  Peel police are investigating a stabbing in Brampton on Saturday that left a woman dead.
  
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• Fearing 'outbreak' of COVID-19 at TTC's Queensway bus garage, union calls for mass testing

  19-04-2020 03:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing TTC workers on Saturday called on Toronto Public Health (TPH) to conduct COVID-19 tests on employees at the commission’s Queensway Division where it said four people have contracted the virus, and four more have been exhibiting symptoms.
  
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• Toronto begins mapping out how it can return to a more regular state but no end to quiet life yet

  19-04-2020 00:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor John Tory says he has begun talks with senior officials about how to "restart" the city safely, but he warned the time has not yet arrived for Toronto to return to more regular state.
  
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• 10 bars and restaurants in Toronto where you can buy merch to help support them - blogTO

  19-04-2020 00:42
  
  10 bars and restaurants in Toronto where you can buy merch to help support them  blogTO
  
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