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• Loblaws says 'several team members' have tested positive for COVID-19 at west-end store

  09-05-2020 23:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Loblaws says "several team members" have tested positive for COVID-19 at one of its stores in Toronto's west end.
  
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• Loblaws closes west-end store after 'several team members' test positive for COVID-19

  09-05-2020 23:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Loblaws says "several team members" have tested positive for COVID-19 at one of its stores in Toronto's west end.
  
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• There's long lines outside Home Depot as hardware stores reopen in Toronto - blogTO

  09-05-2020 22:03
  
  There's long lines outside Home Depot as hardware stores reopen in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• COVID-19 death toll at Mississauga long-term care home reaches 50

  09-05-2020 22:02
  
  Two more residents of a Mississauga long-term care home facing one of the province’s worst outbreaks of COVID-19 have died.
  
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• Toronto Raptors: How realistic is the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talk? - Tip of the Tower

  09-05-2020 22:00
  
  Toronto Raptors: How realistic is the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talk?  Tip of the Tower
  
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• MALCOLM: Trudeau's briefings highlight a problem with journalism in Canada - Toronto Sun

  09-05-2020 22:00
  
  MALCOLM: Trudeau's briefings highlight a problem with journalism in Canada  Toronto Sun
  
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• Snow fell in Toronto in May and people are wondering if this ever happened before - blogTO

  09-05-2020 21:57
  
  Snow fell in Toronto in May and people are wondering if this ever happened before  blogTO
  
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• A hairy situation as salons get ready to reopen - Toronto Sun

  09-05-2020 21:57
  
  A hairy situation as salons get ready to reopen  Toronto Sun
  
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• COVID-19 has killed 50 residents at Mississauga long-term care home

  09-05-2020 21:49 via cbc.ca
  
  A total of 50 residents have died of COVID-19 at a long-term care home in Mississauga since the pandemic began, the facility reported on Saturday.
  
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• Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on May 9 - Global News

  09-05-2020 21:45
  
  Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on May 9  Global News
  
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• Anti-lockdown protest returns to Queen's Park in Toronto and they're claiming hospitals are empty - blogTO

  09-05-2020 21:41
  
  Anti-lockdown protest returns to Queen's Park in Toronto and they're claiming hospitals are empty  blogTO
  
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• Toronto pandemics past: polio the paralyzer - NOW Magazine

  09-05-2020 21:09
  
  Toronto pandemics past: polio the paralyzer  NOW Magazine
  
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• Together Again: Longtime friends Brissett, Adjei unite in Toronto - CFL.ca

  09-05-2020 21:00
  
  Together Again: Longtime friends Brissett, Adjei unite in Toronto  CFL.ca
  
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• Final decision on Ontario school year coming next week: Ford

  09-05-2020 20:56
  
  Premier Doug Ford says that an announcement will be made next week on whether or not Ontario students will be able to return to the classroom this school year.
  
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• Snowbirds cancel flight over Toronto due to snow and hail | News - Daily Hive

  09-05-2020 19:44
  
  Snowbirds cancel flight over Toronto due to snow and hail | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Snowbirds scrap Saturday flyover in southern Ontario due to weather

  09-05-2020 17:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Poor visibility from winter-like weather has put a halt on the Snowbirds aerobatics team's plans to fly over southern Ontario on Saturday.
  
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• Here's what retail stores in Toronto are doing to get ready for curbside pickup - blogTO

  09-05-2020 17:35
  
  Here's what retail stores in Toronto are doing to get ready for curbside pickup  blogTO
  
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• Some of Toronto's favourite restaurants continue to reopen and people are thrilled - blogTO

  09-05-2020 17:34
  
  Some of Toronto's favourite restaurants continue to reopen and people are thrilled  blogTO
  
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• 'AND THAT'S ALL FOLKS': Pandemic shuts down another Toronto eatery - Toronto Sun

  09-05-2020 17:06
  
  'AND THAT'S ALL FOLKS': Pandemic shuts down another Toronto eatery  Toronto Sun
  
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• Ontario offers support for shuttered child care centres

  09-05-2020 16:39
  
  The provincial government has announced it will support child care centres that have been closed since March with their fixed operating costs as the fight against COVID-19 continues.
  
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• Ontario government to prop-up child-care providers with financial supports

  09-05-2020 16:39
  
  The provincial government has announced it will support child care centres that have been closed since March with their fixed operating costs as the fight against COVID-19 continues.
  
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• Ontario records lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in more than a month

  09-05-2020 16:30
  
  Ontario health officials reported 346 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday morning, the lowest number of new cases since April 6.
  
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• Coronavirus updates: Ontario parks to start reopening on Monday; Canada funds Toronto-based project to collect COVID-19 data in Indigenous communities - NOW Magazine

  09-05-2020 16:23
  
  Coronavirus updates: Ontario parks to start reopening on Monday; Canada funds Toronto-based project to collect COVID-19 data in Indigenous communities  NOW Magazine
  
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• How to spend Saturday night at home in Toronto - blogTO

  09-05-2020 16:13
  
  How to spend Saturday night at home in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• A popular French restaurant in Toronto just launched an online grocery store - blogTO

  09-05-2020 16:05
  
  A popular French restaurant in Toronto just launched an online grocery store  blogTO
  
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• He cleans 'COVID rooms' in the ICU — and keeps dying patients company

  09-05-2020 15:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Most are doing their best to avoid other people's germs right now. But for cleaners and those who get rid of that trash, they're coming into contact with COVID-19 every shift.
  
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• Ontario to reopen provincial parks for limited use, as COVID-19 cases near 20,000

  09-05-2020 15:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Camping is not permitted and all facilities, playgrounds and beaches will remain closed, said Premier Doug Ford on Saturday. People are urged to practice physical distancing and stay two metres apart.
  
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• Ontario to reopen provincial parks, conservation reserves for limited use starting Monday

  09-05-2020 15:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Camping is not permitted and all facilities, playgrounds and beaches will remain closed, said Premier Doug Ford on Saturday. People are urged to practice physical distancing and stay two metres apart.
  
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• Ontario to reopen provincial parks, conservation reserves for day use starting Monday

  09-05-2020 15:55 via cbc.ca
  
  A total of 520 Ontario parks will open on Monday and the remaining 115 will open on Friday.
  
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• Ontario says school board employees can be redeployed to hospitals, long-term care homes

  09-05-2020 15:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Watch live as Minister Stephen Lecce speaks at Queen's Park at 10 A.M.
  
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• Ontario reports lowest new COVID-19 case count of week at 346

  09-05-2020 15:55 via cbc.ca
  
  The government has issued an emergency order allowing school board employees to be redeployed voluntarily to hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes and women's shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Ontario allows school staff to work in hospitals as province confirms 346 new COVID-19 cases

  09-05-2020 15:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported its lowest new COVID-19 case count of the week on Saturday with 346 new confirmed cases of the virus. Meanwhile, the government has issued an emergency order allowing school board employees to be voluntarily redeployed to hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes and women's shelters.
  
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• Trudeau says Canada will not pay full price for 8 million sub-standard masks

  09-05-2020 15:48
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will not pay the full price for medical masks that do not live up to medical standards.
  
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• Plant store transforms into garden centre so it can reopen in Toronto - blogTO

  09-05-2020 15:45
  
  Plant store transforms into garden centre so it can reopen in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs: How realistic is Toronto as a hub city for NHL return? - Tip of the Tower

  09-05-2020 15:00
  
  Toronto Maple Leafs: How realistic is Toronto as a hub city for NHL return?  Tip of the Tower
  
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• Raptors coach lifts spirits of COVID-19 victim's grieving family - Toronto Sun

  09-05-2020 14:51
  
  Raptors coach lifts spirits of COVID-19 victim's grieving family  Toronto Sun
  
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• Provincial parks will reopen but for day-use only

  09-05-2020 13:43
  
  Premier Doug Ford will make an announcement at Queen’s Park today amid a recent loosening of some restrictions that were put into place to limit the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Premier Ford makes announcement at Queen's Park amid COVID-19 pandemic

  09-05-2020 13:43
  
  Premier Doug Ford will make an announcement at Queen’s Park today amid a recent loosening of some restrictions that were put into place to limit the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Ontario provincial parks will reopen but for day-use only

  09-05-2020 13:43
  
  Ontario’s provincial parks and conservation areas will reopen this week but campgrounds and beaches will continue to be off-limits for now.
  
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• Ford to make announcement at Queen's Park as many hardware stores reopen

  09-05-2020 13:43
  
  Premier Doug Ford will make an announcement at Queen’s Park today amid a recent loosening of some restrictions that were put into place to limit the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75

  09-05-2020 13:33
  
  Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers, has died. He was 75.
  
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• Fire involving four vehicles outside Etobicoke home likely deliberately set: police

  09-05-2020 12:32
  
  An investigation is underway after firefighters responded to a blaze outside an Etobicoke home involving four different vehicles.
  
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• Read the stories of this week's CBC Toronto 'Front-line Heroes' - CBC.ca

  09-05-2020 12:00
  
  Read the stories of this week's CBC Toronto 'Front-line Heroes'  CBC.ca
  
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• Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs scraps its ambitious Toronto project - Ars Technica

  09-05-2020 11:50
  Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs scraps its ambitious Toronto project  Ars Technica
  
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• Scammers taking advantage of rising demand for pandemic puppies

  09-05-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has meant a spike in demand for puppies and an opportunity for scammers who are charging inflated prices for dogs not ready to be adopted out or with missing or bogus papers.
  
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• What it's like to wait for a lung transplant during the COVID-19 pandemic

  09-05-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Lindsay Forsyth Brochu thought by now she'd have the double-lung transplant she's been waiting for. But she had the misfortune being put on the waitlist the day before most surgeries were suspended in Ontario due to COVID-19.
  
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• Telco customer sees internet bill more than triple during pandemic — and she's not alone

  09-05-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Customers who rely on cellular connections to access the internet say they're being hit with unfair overage fees when many are required to work and study from home. They want better price breaks and say promises to beef up high-speed access outside major cities haven’t resulted in action.
  
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• Pandemic-inspired street art in Toronto and around the world

  09-05-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Around the world, street artists, including world-renowned ones such as Banksy and Kobra, are creating pandemic-inspired street art.
  
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• These are the things that Toronto misses the most while the city is in lockdown - blogTO

  09-05-2020 09:00
  
  These are the things that Toronto misses the most while the city is in lockdown  blogTO
  
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• I was totally prepared to quarantine for COVID-19 — and my family got it anyway

  09-05-2020 06:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Living on a 10-acre plot of land 100 kilometres outside Toronto, David Stevens thought he and his family were well prepared to ride out the COVID-19 quarantine. But after a call from his mother, he learned that even the best laid plans can go wrong.
  
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