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• Woman dies after being struck by City of Toronto truck in Scarborough - CityNews

  13-05-2020 23:57
  
  Woman dies after being struck by City of Toronto truck in Scarborough  CityNews
  
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• 'I wanted to help': Pickering boy gives back on his tenth birthday

  13-05-2020 23:53
  
  For his tenth birthday all Colton Smith really wanted was a small party with his friends, hardly extravagant by any standard.
  
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• 'We get to express ourselves': Markham teacher holds weekly art classes online

  13-05-2020 23:31
  
  Art has always been a “therapeutic” hobby for Danielle Zafirovski.
  
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• Toronto's first drive-in concert is coming this summer - NOW Magazine

  13-05-2020 23:28
  
  Toronto's first drive-in concert is coming this summer  NOW Magazine
  
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• Roughly 25% of Toronto Raptors opt for individual workouts at practice facility - TSN

  13-05-2020 23:08
  
  Roughly 25% of Toronto Raptors opt for individual workouts at practice facility  TSN
  
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• Seventeen funky, expressive face masks from Toronto designers - Toronto Life

  13-05-2020 23:03
  Seventeen funky, expressive face masks from Toronto designers  Toronto Life
  
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• Raptors' Malcolm Miller returns to training facility for 'strange' 1st workout

  13-05-2020 23:02 via cbc.ca
  
  It was unlike any NBA practice he'd ever attended. But two months to the day after the league closed shop due to COVID-19, Malcolm Miller was happy just to be back on the floor with a ball his hands.
  
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• 30 stores now open for curbside pickup in Toronto - blogTO

  13-05-2020 22:54
  
  30 stores now open for curbside pickup in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Second COVID-19 death in Toronto's shelter system confirmed by officials - CTV News

  13-05-2020 22:45
  
  Second COVID-19 death in Toronto's shelter system confirmed by officials  CTV News
  
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• Second COVID-19 death in Toronto’s shelter system confirmed by officials

  13-05-2020 22:45
  
  Health officials are reporting that a second person within Toronto’s shelter system has died after contracting COVID-19.
  
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• Ontario to ease COVID-19 restrictions on retail, construction

  13-05-2020 22:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is set to announce it will lift restrictions on construction work and will loosen restrictions on retail shops outside of malls as part of its COVID-19 reopening plan, CBC News has learned. But the exact date when the restrictions will be lifted is not known.
  
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• Drive-in digital art exhibit allows visitors to 'Gogh by car'

  13-05-2020 22:09 via cbc.ca
  
  An upcoming digital art exhibit featuring the work of Vincent van Gogh in Toronto is planning to open next month, but in light of current physical distancing guidelines, will function as a drive-in.
  
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• Family of Ontario woman who died of COVID-19 launches class-action lawsuit against long-term care operator

  13-05-2020 21:41 via cbc.ca
  
  One of Canada's largest senior living companies has been hit with a class-action lawsuit by the family of an elderly Toronto woman who died of COVID-19 at one of its facilities. The family claims the firm failed to properly respond to the pandemic leading to "preventable deaths and unnecessary suffering," according to the the firm behind the suit.
  
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• Make your own ice cream sandwich quarantine kits now available in Toronto - blogTO

  13-05-2020 21:11
  
  Make your own ice cream sandwich quarantine kits now available in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Someone is building a fruit tree orchard in the middle of Toronto - blogTO

  13-05-2020 20:32
  
  Someone is building a fruit tree orchard in the middle of Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Ontario government explains why a decision on school year hasn't been made yet

  13-05-2020 20:18
  
  Ontario's education minister has explained why a decision on whether students will head back to the classroom in June hasn't been made yet.
  
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• Buying a pooch while in quarantine? Police warn puppy scams are on the rise

  13-05-2020 19:13
  
  Police in Durham Region say they have seen an increase in puppy scams since the beginning of this year.
  
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• Canada's Wonderland still mulling over opening date - Toronto Sun

  13-05-2020 18:26
  
  Canada's Wonderland still mulling over opening date  Toronto Sun
  
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• Ontario grocery store fined for not enforcing physical distancing guidelines

  13-05-2020 18:07
  
  A large Brampton, Ont. grocery store has been fined for failing to adhere to physical distancing guidelines.
  
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• Toronto Zoo welcomes birth of endangered giraffe - CTV News

  13-05-2020 18:05
  
  Toronto Zoo welcomes birth of endangered giraffe  CTV News
  
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• Toronto Zoo welcomes birth of endangered giraffe

  13-05-2020 18:05
  
  Although the Toronto Zoo may be closed due to COVID-19, the facility’s newest family member is making its presence known by way of social media.
  
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• Toronto woman who allegedly spit, wiped saliva on ATM arrested, charged with mischief - CBC.ca

  13-05-2020 17:51
  
  Toronto woman who allegedly spit, wiped saliva on ATM arrested, charged with mischief  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto woman who allegedly spit, wiped saliva on ATM arrested, charged with mischief

  13-05-2020 17:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police have arrested a 32-year-old woman who allegedly split on and smeared her saliva on a bank machine in the city's east end last month.
  
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• Woman killed after City of Toronto pickup truck slams onto Scarborough sidewalk

  13-05-2020 17:09 via cbc.ca
  
  The city says it's co-operating with police and will launch its own internal investigation as well.
  
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• Pedestrian dead after being hit by truck in Scarborough

  13-05-2020 17:09 via cbc.ca
  
  A woman is dead after being struck by a city of Toronto truck in Scarborough Wednesday morning.
  
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• Two people critically injured after collision involving City of Toronto truck

  13-05-2020 16:40
  
  A pedestrian struck following a two-vehicle collision in Scarborough this morning has suffered critical injuries, Toronto police confirm.
  
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• One woman dead after collision involving City of Toronto truck

  13-05-2020 16:40
  
  A pedestrian struck following a multi-vehicle collision in Scarborough this morning has died, paramedics confirm.
  
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• Ontario's number of new COVID-19 cases remains relatively static with 329 more patients

  13-05-2020 16:31
  
  In Ontario, the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day remains relatively static with health officials confirming 329 more cases and 40 additional deaths on Wednesday.
  
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• Ontario's number of new COVID-19 cases remains relatively stagnant with 329 more patients

  13-05-2020 16:31
  
  In Ontario, the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day remains relatively stagnant with health officials confirming 329 more cases and 40 additional deaths on Wednesday.
  
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• Woman, 75, struck and killed by City of Toronto truck that lost control, mounted curb in Scarborough - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  13-05-2020 16:26
  
  Woman, 75, struck and killed by City of Toronto truck that lost control, mounted curb in Scarborough  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Girlfriend of Brampton hit-and-run victim pleads for driver to contact police

  13-05-2020 16:14
  
  The girlfriend of a Brampton, Ont. man who was killed in a hit-and-run earlier this month says that she still says goodbye to her best friend almost every night.
  
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• Ontario taking 'immediate action' after uptick in mysterious illness in kids that could be linked to COVID-19

  13-05-2020 16:10
  
  The Ontario government said it’s taking immediate action after an increase in a mysterious inflammatory illness in children that could be connected to COVID-19.
  
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• Toronto reports 2nd COVID-19-related death in its shelter system

  13-05-2020 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  A man in his 70s is the second person in the city's shelter system to die of COVID-19.
  
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• COVID-19 in Toronto: prime minister, premier mum on possible TTC bailout

  13-05-2020 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  There have been 7,775 confirmed cases in the city, but 5,449 people who were sick have recovered, public health data shows.
  
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• COVID-19 in Toronto: Death toll at 622 as clearer picture emerges of who's getting sick

  13-05-2020 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  There have been 7,775 confirmed cases in the city, but 5,449 people who were sick have recovered, public health data shows.
  
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• City reports 2nd death due to COVID-19 in its shelter system

  13-05-2020 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  A man in his 70s is the second person in the city's shelter system to die of COVID-19.
  
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• Vincent van Gogh exhibition opens in Toronto next month and people can drive in to see it - blogTO

  13-05-2020 15:09
  
  Vincent van Gogh exhibition opens in Toronto next month and people can drive in to see it  blogTO
  
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• Ontario premier wants U.S. border to stay shut for time being

  13-05-2020 15:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he doesn't think the time is right to look at reopening the border between Canada and the United States.
  
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• Ontario confirms 329 new COVID-19 cases as total number of infections top 21,000

  13-05-2020 15:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly three quarters, or some 15,845, of the cumulative cases are now resolved, according to the Ministry of Health.
  
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• New emergency order allows Ontario to control management of long-term care homes

  13-05-2020 15:09 via cbc.ca
  
  The order allows the province to step in if a facility has a high number of infections or deaths, or if it's facing a staffing shortage. The province said the appointed manager could be any person, including a corporation or hospital.
  
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• When 'spoiled' Torontonians lost twice-a-week garbage pickup

  13-05-2020 14:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The complaints were piling up as quickly as the garbage bags were.
  
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• Toronto preparing to reopening off-leash dog areas, mayor says

  13-05-2020 14:27
  
  The city is preparing for the reopening of off-leash dog areas in parks across Toronto, Mayor John Tory says.
  
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• Toronto is preparing to reopen off-leash dog parks

  13-05-2020 14:27
  
  The city is preparing for the reopening of off-leash dog areas in parks across Toronto, Mayor John Tory says.
  
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• Ontario premier will be joined by education minister for today's COVID-19-related announcement

  13-05-2020 14:00
  
  Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is expected to join Premier Doug Ford for a COVID-19-related announcement this afternoon.
  
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• Ontario premier will be joined by education minister for COVID-19-related announcement

  13-05-2020 14:00
  
  Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is expected to join Premier Doug Ford for a COVID-19-related announcement today.
  
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• Ontario premier and education minister make COVID-19-related announcement

  13-05-2020 14:00
  
  Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is expected to join Premier Doug Ford for a COVID-19-related announcement today.
  
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• Ontario asks education workers to fill staffing positions at hospitals and long-term care homes

  13-05-2020 14:00
  
  Ontario government is asking education workers to voluntarily step up and fill staffing gaps in hospitals, long-term care homes, shelters and other congregate settings as those facilities grapple with slowly the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Luxury Casa condo in Toronto sells swiftly in early March - The Globe and Mail

  13-05-2020 14:00
  
  Luxury Casa condo in Toronto sells swiftly in early March  The Globe and Mail
  
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• City preparing for reopening of off-leash dog areas in Toronto parks, mayor says - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  13-05-2020 13:56
  
  City preparing for reopening of off-leash dog areas in Toronto parks, mayor says  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Ontario adopts emergency order allowing control of COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care homes

  13-05-2020 13:43
  
  The Ontario government has adopted an emergency order that will allow it to appoint a manager to oversee the response to COVID-19 at long-term care homes struggling to deal with an outbreak.
  
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