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• LILLEY: Trudeau's Liberals spinning tales of missing PPE stockpile - Toronto Sun

  23-04-2020 23:56
  
  LILLEY: Trudeau's Liberals spinning tales of missing PPE stockpile  Toronto Sun
  
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• Parents of teen girls killed by Paul Bernardo seek to obtain his file

  23-04-2020 23:49
  
  The parents of two teen girls who were murdered by Paul Bernardo are seeking to obtain his entire file with the parole board, arguing public interest in the case outweighs the convicted killer and serial rapist's privacy rights.
  
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• Artscape commissioning Toronto artists for massive mixed-use condo development - NOW Magazine

  23-04-2020 23:46
  
  Artscape commissioning Toronto artists for massive mixed-use condo development  NOW Magazine
  
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• University of Toronto joins race to find COVID-19 vaccine

  23-04-2020 23:35 via cbc.ca
  
  The search for a COVID 19 vaccine is already well underway and the University of Toronto joined the race thanks to a $10 million dollar donation. Ali Chiasson spoke to the research lead for this new lab that will be running 24/7.
  
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• Famous Montreal bagel shop is now doing delivery to Toronto homes - blogTO

  23-04-2020 23:23
  
  Famous Montreal bagel shop is now doing delivery to Toronto homes  blogTO
  
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• RJ Barrett providing 200,000 meals through Mississauga Food Bank

  23-04-2020 23:19 via cbc.ca
  
  The Mississauga Food Bank says a $100,000 donation made earlier this week by New York Knicks rookie RJ Barrett will provide 200,000 meals as part of the community's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Rick Zamperin: Could Toronto and Edmonton host the entire 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs? - Global News

  23-04-2020 23:13
  Rick Zamperin: Could Toronto and Edmonton host the entire 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs?  Global News
  
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• Toronto market dips despite energy, materials - Brampton Guardian

  23-04-2020 23:11
  
  Toronto market dips despite energy, materials  Brampton Guardian
  
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• Free online 'threat blocker' launched in Canada as successful COVID-19 scams multiply

  23-04-2020 22:50 via cbc.ca
  
  As the number of successful pandemic-related scams continues to grow online, Canada's cyber spy agency is helping to launch a new — and free — threat-blocking tool for all Canadians to use. This first-of-its-kind initiative is getting tentative applause in cyber security circles.
  
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• As COVID-19 scams multiply, Canada's cyber spy agency launches free 'threat blocker'

  23-04-2020 22:50 via cbc.ca
  
  As the number of successful pandemic-related scams continues to grow online, Canada's cyber spy agency is helping to launch a new — and free — threat-blocking tool for all Canadians to use. This first-of-its-kind initiative is getting tentative applause in cyber security circles.
  
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• As COVID-19 scams multiply, Canada's cyber spy agency, CIRA launch free 'threat blocker'

  23-04-2020 22:50 via cbc.ca
  
  As the number of successful pandemic-related scams continues to grow online, Canada's cyber spy agency is helping to launch a new — and free — threat-blocking tool for all Canadians to use. This first-of-its-kind initiative is getting tentative applause in cyber security circles.
  
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• 'Quarantine Ramadan': Muslims across Canada prepare for virtual holy month

  23-04-2020 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Forty-five minutes before sunset, Akber Ali and his family will settle in front of their computer screen hoping to recreate the warm feeling they would have at the mosque for nightly prayers during the Muslim holy month. But this will be no ordinary Ramadan.
  
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• 'Quarantine Ramadan': Muslims across Canada prepare for unprecedented virtual holy month

  23-04-2020 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Forty-five minutes before sunset, Akber Ali and his family will settle in front of their computer screen hoping to recreate the warm feeling they would have at the mosque for nightly prayers during the Muslim holy month. But this will be no ordinary Ramadan.
  
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• Toronto International Film Festival organizers formulating pandemic plan - CNN

  23-04-2020 22:14
  
  Toronto International Film Festival organizers formulating pandemic plan  CNN
  
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• Ontario government and jail guards' union reach deal allowing officers to wear masks

  23-04-2020 22:12
  
  Correctional officers in Ontario have resolved a weeks-long dispute with the government over permission to wear face masks inside provincial jails during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• From 'risk is low' to calling in the army: 2 months of Ontario's COVID-19 response in long-term care

  23-04-2020 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Two months ago, Ontario had just four confirmed cases of COVID-19. Now there are more than 12,000, and at least 759 people have died. This timeline shows what steps Ontario took — and failed to take — to protect the residents and staff of nursing homes. 
  
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• 'We have no other choice': Toronto Transit Commission to temporarily lay off 1,200 staff - National Post

  23-04-2020 21:57
  
  'We have no other choice': Toronto Transit Commission to temporarily lay off 1,200 staff  National Post
  
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• Ford says some good news could be coming for closed garden centres

  23-04-2020 21:39
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that there will be some good news coming in the next "day or two" for garden centres that have been forced to close during their busiest season.
  
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• A month into COVID-19 crisis, city officials say lockdown measures saved lives

  23-04-2020 21:35 via cbc.ca
  
  A month into the COVID-19 outbreak in Toronto, city officials say the number of cases in Toronto is lower than expected because people took public-health measures seriously.
  
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• Third death confirmed at facility for vulnerable adults dealing with major COVID-19 outbreak

  23-04-2020 21:16
  
  A third resident of an Ontario facility that supports adults with developmental and physical disabilities has died after a major COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Fire at downtown Toronto condo prompts evacuation - Toronto Sun

  23-04-2020 20:39
  
  Fire at downtown Toronto condo prompts evacuation  Toronto Sun
  
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• Ontario premier's mother-in-law, 95, tests positive for COVID-19 in long-term care home

  23-04-2020 20:38
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s 95-year-old mother-in-law has tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Ontario premier fights back tears after revealing elderly mother-in-law tested positive for COVID-19

  23-04-2020 20:38
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s 95-year-old mother-in-law has tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Ford fights back tears after revealing elderly mother-in-law tested positive for COVID-19

  23-04-2020 20:38
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s 95-year-old mother-in-law has tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 23 - Global News

  23-04-2020 20:37
  
  Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 23  Global News
  
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• Highrise fire sent thick smoke over east-end of downtown Toronto - CTV News

  23-04-2020 19:59
  
  Highrise fire sent thick smoke over east-end of downtown Toronto  CTV News
  
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• Citizens to hold rally to protest shutdown measures in Toronto - The Post Millennial

  23-04-2020 19:49
  
  Citizens to hold rally to protest shutdown measures in Toronto  The Post Millennial
  
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• Federal government approves premier Ford's request for military aid

  23-04-2020 19:46
  
  Ontario's hard hit long-term care homes will be getting military support, after the federal government approved a request for back-up from Premier Doug Ford.
  
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• Someone has officially started a Toronto Little Free Pantries Project - blogTO

  23-04-2020 19:43
  
  Someone has officially started a Toronto Little Free Pantries Project  blogTO
  
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• COVID-19 Could Kill Over 60% of Toronto Small Businesses in 3 Months - Toronto Storeys

  23-04-2020 18:27
  COVID-19 Could Kill Over 60% of Toronto Small Businesses in 3 Months  Toronto Storeys
  
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• TTC will temporarily layoff 1,200 workers, citing dramatic decline in ridership

  23-04-2020 17:51
  
  The TTC says that it will temporarily layoff 1,200 employees over the coming weeks in response to a dramatic decline in ridership and a loss of $90 million in monthly revenue.
  
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• Man arrested in Toronto faces murder charge in death of Halifax man - CTV News

  23-04-2020 17:51
  
  Man arrested in Toronto faces murder charge in death of Halifax man  CTV News
  
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• TTC plans to temporarily lay off 1,200 workers amid COVID-19 pandemic

  23-04-2020 17:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The TTC says it will temporarily lay off about 1,200 employees over the coming weeks as ridership has dropped amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Longo's to begin daily temperature checks of employees, advises customers to wear masks

  23-04-2020 17:20
  
  A Greater Toronto Area grocery chain will now require that all its employees wear face coverings and submit to regular temperature checks, becoming the latest retailer to take the drastic step.
  
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• Highrise fire sent thick smoke over east-end of downtown Toronto

  23-04-2020 16:58
  
  There were some scary moments for residents, but no injuries, after a three-alarm fire broke out a downtown Toronto highrise Thursday morning.
  
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• Highrise fire sends thick smoke over east-end of downtown Toronto

  23-04-2020 16:58
  
  Crews are currently responding to a two-alarm fire at a downtown highrise building in the city’s east end.
  
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• Crews respond to two-alarm fire at downtown highrise

  23-04-2020 16:58
  
  Crews are currently responding to a two-alarm fire at a downtown highrise building in the city’s east end.
  
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• Ontario confirms 634 new cases of coronavirus, 54 more deaths - CityNews

  23-04-2020 16:44
  
  Ontario confirms 634 new cases of coronavirus, 54 more deaths  CityNews
  
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• Ontario confirms 634 new COVID-19 cases as long-term care death toll rises

  23-04-2020 16:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's official death toll now sits at 713, though regional public health units have reported at least 759 deaths.
  
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• COVID-19 in Ontario: hospitalizations steady, premier's mother-in-law tests positive

  23-04-2020 16:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s mother-in-law, a resident of a Toronto long-term care home, has tested positive for COVID-19. The provincial death toll now sits at 713, though regional public health units have reported at least 771 deaths.
  
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• COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ontario stay steady as long-term care deaths rise

  23-04-2020 16:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's official death toll now sits at 713, though regional public health units have reported at least 759 deaths.
  
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• Ontario confirms 54 more COVID-19 deaths and 634 new cases

  23-04-2020 16:32
  
  Ontario health officials logged 54 new COVID-19 deaths and recorded a new single-day high by confirming 634 more cases on Thursday, as the province continues to ramp up testing for the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Ontario extends emergency measures until May 6

  23-04-2020 15:36
  
  The Ontario government is extending all of its emergency measures enacted due to COVID-19 for an additional two weeks in its bid to slow the spread of the disease.
  
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• Ontario extends emergency measures in province until May 6

  23-04-2020 15:36
  
  The Ontario government is extending all of its emergency measures enacted due to COVID-19 for an additional two weeks in its bid to slow the spread of the disease.
  
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• Ontario extends coronavirus emergency orders until May 6 - CityNews

  23-04-2020 15:36
  
  Ontario extends coronavirus emergency orders until May 6  CityNews
  
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• Parole board reverses decision on victim participation following Jennifer Neville-Lake's pleas

  23-04-2020 15:18
  
  Following weeks of advocacy from Jennifer Neville-Lake, whose three children and father were killed by drunk driver Marco Muzzo in 2015, the Parole Board of Canada has reversed its decision of not allowing victims’ voices to be heard at hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• 'We will not be broken,' mayor says on deadly van attack anniversary

  23-04-2020 15:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city is asking residents to follow physical distancing orders and avoid gathering or placing flowers and other items near the site of the attack.
  
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• Toronto to mark 2nd anniversay of van attack with virtual remembrance

  23-04-2020 15:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city is asking residents to follow physical distancing orders and avoid gathering or placing flowers and other items near the site of the attack.
  
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• When two street weeklies went to war in Toronto - CBC.ca

  23-04-2020 14:30
  
  When two street weeklies went to war in Toronto  CBC.ca
  
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• When two street weeklies went to war in Toronto

  23-04-2020 14:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The entry of a new entertainment newspaper called Metropolis into the street weekly market had the more established Now determined to protect its turf in 1990.
  
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