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• 'It gives permission for people to be positive and silly': silly walk spots springing up across the GTA

  12-05-2020 23:55
  
  It's a sign that you can still have some fun, even in the midst of a pandemic. On the front lawn of Cynda Fleming's Toronto home, are two small signs, welcoming those walking by, to the “jurisdiction of silly walks.”
  
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• Lower income people, new immigrants at higher COVID-19 risk in Toronto, data suggests - CBC.ca

  12-05-2020 23:43
  
  Lower income people, new immigrants at higher COVID-19 risk in Toronto, data suggests  CBC.ca
  
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• Why a Toronto restaurateur is creating an alternative to delivery apps - CBC.ca

  12-05-2020 23:35
  
  Why a Toronto restaurateur is creating an alternative to delivery apps  CBC.ca
  
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• Robert Downey Jr. adapting Sweet Tooth comic by Toronto's Jeff Lemire for Netflix - CBC.ca

  12-05-2020 23:22
  
  Robert Downey Jr. adapting Sweet Tooth comic by Toronto's Jeff Lemire for Netflix  CBC.ca
  
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• Why this Toronto restaurateur is creating an alternative to delivery apps - CBC.ca

  12-05-2020 23:08
  
  Why this Toronto restaurateur is creating an alternative to delivery apps  CBC.ca
  
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• TIFF among recipients of grants from the academy behind the Oscars

  12-05-2020 22:15
  
  Two Canadian film festivals are among the recipients of new grants from the organization behind the Oscars.
  
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• Union calls for pandemic payments for all hospital staff, not certain professions

  12-05-2020 22:10
  
  Thousands of hospital staff in Ontario are not eligible for the province's pandemic pay premium, the union that represents them said Tuesday as the government left open the possibility of expanding the program.
  
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• When a ventilator isn't enough: Toronto hospital takes over COVID-19 patients' lungs - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  12-05-2020 21:48
  
  When a ventilator isn't enough: Toronto hospital takes over COVID-19 patients' lungs  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• These Toronto breweries will be open on Victoria Day 2020 | Dished - Daily Hive

  12-05-2020 21:23
  
  These Toronto breweries will be open on Victoria Day 2020 | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• Lower income people, new immigrants at higher COVID-19 risk in Toronto, data suggests

  12-05-2020 21:16 via cbc.ca
  
  New numbers from Toronto Public Health seem to suggest the COVID-19 pandemic is more adversely affecting people with lower incomes in Toronto, alongside newcomers to the city.
  
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• Health-care workers cheer out 95-year-old Toronto woman who beat COVID-19 - CTV News

  12-05-2020 21:08
  
  Health-care workers cheer out 95-year-old Toronto woman who beat COVID-19  CTV News
  
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• Health-care workers cheer out 95-year-old Toronto woman who beat COVID-19

  12-05-2020 21:08
  
  A 95-year-old woman was discharged from an Ontario hospital on Monday to the cheers of staff and health-care workers after recovering from COVID-19.
  
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• Killer of former Hamilton Hells Angel denied bail while awaiting retrial - Toronto Sun

  12-05-2020 20:57
  
  Killer of former Hamilton Hells Angel denied bail while awaiting retrial  Toronto Sun
  
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• 'Dangerous' man missing from Toronto's Queen and Ossington area - Toronto Sun

  12-05-2020 20:49
  
  'Dangerous' man missing from Toronto's Queen and Ossington area  Toronto Sun
  
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• COVID-19 forces Canadian National Exhibition to cancel 2020 fair

  12-05-2020 20:11 via cbc.ca
  
  The cancellation of the annual summer event marks the first time since the Second World War that Canada's largest fair will not be held.
  
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• The CNE in Toronto is officially cancelled for 2020 - blogTO

  12-05-2020 20:04
  
  The CNE in Toronto is officially cancelled for 2020  blogTO
  
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• The Shot Revisited: It was the most Toronto Raptors thing ever, except for the outcome - RaptorsHQ

  12-05-2020 20:00
  
  The Shot Revisited: It was the most Toronto Raptors thing ever, except for the outcome  RaptorsHQ
  
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• Schulich Partners with City Of Toronto and E-Commerce Leaders To Launch Digital Main Street Online Store Initiative - Yahoo Finance

  12-05-2020 20:00
  
  Schulich Partners with City Of Toronto and E-Commerce Leaders To Launch Digital Main Street Online Store Initiative  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Canadian National Exhibition cancelled over COVID-19 crisis

  12-05-2020 19:52
  
  The Canadian National Exhibition, known locally as the CNE, has announced the cancellation of this year’s event amid the COVID-19 crisis.
  
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• Canadian National Exhibition cancelled for just second time in 142 years

  12-05-2020 19:52
  
  The Canadian National Exhibition, known locally as the CNE, has announced the cancellation of this year’s event amid the COVID-19 crisis.
  
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• Toronto neighbourhood is giving out free bottles of hand sanitizer - blogTO

  12-05-2020 19:43
  
  Toronto neighbourhood is giving out free bottles of hand sanitizer  blogTO
  
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• How the pandemic squashed a Toronto restaurant owner's dream before it officially began - blogTO

  12-05-2020 18:41
  
  How the pandemic squashed a Toronto restaurant owner's dream before it officially began  blogTO
  
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• Toronto teen charged with Stunt Driving after sneaking out in mother's car | News - Daily Hive

  12-05-2020 18:29
  
  Toronto teen charged with Stunt Driving after sneaking out in mother's car | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Toronto's bread-loving bakers share their sourdough-starter origin stories - Toronto Life

  12-05-2020 18:16
  Toronto's bread-loving bakers share their sourdough-starter origin stories  Toronto Life
  
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• The Shot Revisited: Toronto remembers the long journey of Game 7 - RaptorsHQ

  12-05-2020 18:00
  
  The Shot Revisited: Toronto remembers the long journey of Game 7  RaptorsHQ
  
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• Majority of Main Street businesses in Toronto can't pay June rent: survey - Toronto.com

  12-05-2020 18:00
  
  Majority of Main Street businesses in Toronto can't pay June rent: survey  Toronto.com
  
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• 'A CARING PERSON': American doctor killed by pack of wild dogs - Toronto Sun

  12-05-2020 17:52
  
  'A CARING PERSON': American doctor killed by pack of wild dogs  Toronto Sun
  
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• York police impound 9 vehicles for stunt driving, call 16-year-old driver's mom during arrest

  12-05-2020 17:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in York Region impounded nine vehicles overnight after a rash of stunt driving incidents that officers say is linked to COVID-19 restrictions.
  
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• Toronto's newest escape room has you trying to get out of quarantine - blogTO

  12-05-2020 17:39
  
  Toronto's newest escape room has you trying to get out of quarantine  blogTO
  
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• Teen caught stunt driving in mother’s car one of more than 300 such charges laid this month in York

  12-05-2020 17:33
  
  A teenager caught stunt driving in his mother’s car without her knowledge is one of more than 300 such charges police in York Region say they have laid since the beginning of the month,
  
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• Who Should Fill Toronto Maple Leafs’ Assistant Coach Vacancy? - Forbes

  12-05-2020 17:06
  Who Should Fill Toronto Maple Leafs’ Assistant Coach Vacancy?  Forbes
  
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• Ontario's nurses say COVID-19 pandemic highlights need for sweeping reforms

  12-05-2020 16:52
  
  The organization representing Ontario's nurses says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for sweeping reforms to the province's health-care system.
  
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• Stay in your own 'household bubble,' Toronto medical officer of health says - CBC.ca

  12-05-2020 16:41
  
  Stay in your own 'household bubble,' Toronto medical officer of health says  CBC.ca
  
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• Stay in your own 'household bubble,' Toronto medical officer of health says

  12-05-2020 16:41 via cbc.ca
  
  A day after Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced his daughters had visited his home over the Mother’s Day weekend, Toronto’s medical officer of health is advising people to keep interactions within their own households.
  
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• USD/CAD - Canadian Dollar Climbs in Early Toronto Trading - Baystreet.ca

  12-05-2020 16:30
  USD/CAD - Canadian Dollar Climbs in Early Toronto Trading  Baystreet.ca
  
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• Ontario sees slight uptick with 361 new COVID-19 cases, 56 more deaths

  12-05-2020 16:30
  
  Ontario health officials logged 361 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and confirmed 56 more deaths.
  
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• Premier Ford holds COVID-19 update as Ontario deaths near 1,800, testing drops

  12-05-2020 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The additional cases mean the province has now seen 20,907 infections since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus began in late January. Nearly 74 per cent of those cases are now resolved.
  
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• Ontario's top doctor not confident about reopening, despite Ford saying 1st stage coming Thursday

  12-05-2020 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The additional cases mean the province has now seen 20,907 infections since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus began in late January. Nearly 74 per cent of those cases are now resolved.
  
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• Ontario's top doctor not confident about reopening, after Ford says details of Stage 1 coming Thursday

  12-05-2020 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The additional cases mean the province has now seen 20,907 infections since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus began in late January. Nearly 74 per cent of those cases are now resolved.
  
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• Ontario to embark on 1st phase of reopening, even as it fails to meet testing target

  12-05-2020 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The additional cases mean the province has now seen 20,907 infections since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus began in late January. Nearly 74 per cent of those cases are now resolved.
  
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• Ontario to embark on 1st phase of reopening, even as it fails to meet COVID-19 testing target

  12-05-2020 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The additional cases mean the province has now seen 20,907 infections since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus began in late January. Nearly 74 per cent of those cases are now resolved.
  
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• Ontario to embark on 1st phase of reopening as province fails to meet testing target

  12-05-2020 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The additional cases mean the province has now seen 20,907 infections since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus began in late January. Nearly 74 per cent of those cases are now resolved.
  
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• 361 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario as death toll nears 1,800

  12-05-2020 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The additional cases mean the province has now seen 20,907 infections since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus began in late January. Nearly 74 per cent of those cases are now resolved.
  
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• Crocodile Rock closes after 30 years in Toronto's Entertainment District - CTV News

  12-05-2020 16:05
  
  Crocodile Rock closes after 30 years in Toronto's Entertainment District  CTV News
  
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• Crocodile Rock closes after 30 years in Toronto's Entertainment District

  12-05-2020 16:05
  
  A bar in Toronto's Entertainment District that has been in business for nearly three decades is thanking its customers for "all the crockin' good times" after announcing it is closing its doors for good.
  
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• Toronto Library Workers Ratify New Collective Agreement - Business Wire

  12-05-2020 16:02
  
  Toronto Library Workers Ratify New Collective Agreement  Business Wire
  
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• Will the Raptors Be Forced Into a Rebuild? - Sports Illustrated

  12-05-2020 15:47
  
  Will the Raptors Be Forced Into a Rebuild?  Sports Illustrated
  
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• "One little boy played the violin on his stoop": These Toronto teachers biked around their neighbourhood for an epic series of porch parties - Toronto Life

  12-05-2020 15:30
  "One little boy played the violin on his stoop": These Toronto teachers biked around their neighbourhood for an epic series of porch parties  Toronto Life
  
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• Ontario's state of emergency extended until June 2

  12-05-2020 15:18
  
  For the first time since COVID-19 shut down the Ontario economy and shuttered the provincial legislature, MPPs challenged Premier Doug Ford on his government's pandemic response.
  
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• Ontario's state of emergency expected to be extended at special Queen's Park sitting

  12-05-2020 15:18
  
  For the first time since COVID-19 shut down the Ontario economy and shuttered the provincial legislature, MPPs will have the chance to challenge Premier Doug Ford on his government's pandemic response.
  
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