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• Heat wave the latest challenge to those living in encampments in Toronto

  10-07-2020 23:16
  
  Mark Baratta sips a cold Gatorade outside his tent under the shade of a tree at a large encampment in Toronto's west end, the heat making his blue T-shirt cling to his skin.
  
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• 15 recent flights in and out of Toronto have confirmed cases of COVID-19 - blogTO

  10-07-2020 23:03
  
  15 recent flights in and out of Toronto have confirmed cases of COVID-19  blogTO
  
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• Heat wave the latest challenge to those living in encampments in Toronto - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  10-07-2020 22:29
  
  Heat wave the latest challenge to those living in encampments in Toronto  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Toronto restaurants, bars that have closed since the pandemic began | Dished - Daily Hive

  10-07-2020 22:01
  
  Toronto restaurants, bars that have closed since the pandemic began | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• 2 women from GTA charged in connection to London homicide

  10-07-2020 21:27 via cbc.ca
  
  London police have charged two more people in connection with the homicide of Bill Horrace, the former Liberian rebel leader who was shot and killed in a home invasion in east London last month.
  
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• Ontario Premier Ford confident in NHL's pandemic plan for hub cities

  10-07-2020 21:23 via cbc.ca
  
  With the NHL and NHL Players' Association reportedly on the verge of signing off on a plan to return to play in Edmonton and Toronto this summer, Ontario's premier is defending his province's decision to try to host the league in the midst of a pandemic.
  
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• Toronto-area women charged with accessory in connection with London, Ont. homicide - CTV News London

  10-07-2020 21:22
  
  Toronto-area women charged with accessory in connection with London, Ont. homicide  CTV News London
  
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• Toronto-area women charged with accessory in connection with London, Ont. homicide

  10-07-2020 21:22
  
  The London Police Service has charged two 22-year-old North York women in connection with the shooting death of Bill Horace.
  
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• Toronto authorities cracking down on illegal beach parties, restricting parking due to COVID-19 - CBC.ca

  10-07-2020 21:11
  
  Toronto authorities cracking down on illegal beach parties, restricting parking due to COVID-19  CBC.ca
  
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• SIU clears Toronto police officer for shooting man who was trying to run down cops in van

  10-07-2020 20:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has cleared a Toronto police officer of any wrongdoing after he shot a man in the hand who had rammed police cars in a stolen van, and attempted to run down cops who were trying to apprehend him.
  
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• Police investigate after 26-year-old man seriously injured in Scarborough Town Centre shooting

  10-07-2020 20:42
  
  A man has been seriously injured after a shooting at Scarborough Town Centre Friday afternoon.
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after shooting at Scarborough Town Centre

  10-07-2020 20:42
  
  A man has been seriously injured after a shooting at Scarborough Town Centre Friday afternoon.
  
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• Man, 26, seriously injured in shooting outside Scarborough Town Centre

  10-07-2020 20:42
  
  A man has been seriously injured after a shooting at Scarborough Town Centre Friday afternoon.
  
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• Man in serious condition after shooting at east-end Toronto mall - Global News

  10-07-2020 20:41
  
  Man in serious condition after shooting at east-end Toronto mall  Global News
  
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• Ontario premier fears opening border will spark second wave of COVID-19

  10-07-2020 20:34
  
  Premier Doug Ford says that he is opposed to reopening the border with the United States any time soon, especially given the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in many southern states.
  
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• 'Come and visit us when things cool down': Ford says U.S. border should stay closed past July 21

  10-07-2020 20:34
  
  Premier Doug Ford says that he is opposed to reopening the border with the United States any time soon, especially given the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in many southern states.
  
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• Ontario mobster Pat Musitano shot to death in broad daylight at Burlington plaza

  10-07-2020 20:26
  
  Convicted mobster Pasquale (Pat) Musitano was shot to death in broad daylight at a plaza in Burlington, Ont. on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Daylight shooting in Burlington, Ont. leaves one person dead

  10-07-2020 20:26
  
  A shooting in Burlington, Ont. on Friday afternoon has left one person dead.
  
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• Daylight shooting in Burlington, Ont. leaves one male dead

  10-07-2020 20:26
  
  A double shooting at a plaza in Burlington, Ont. on Friday afternoon has left one male dead.
  
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• Notorious Hamilton mobster Pat Musitano gunned down in Burlington, sources say

  10-07-2020 20:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Sources familiar with the family tell the CBC that the man killed in a shooting Friday afternoon in Burlington is notorious Hamilton mobster Pat Musitano.
  
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• Health-care unions considering political action over Ontario's emergency act

  10-07-2020 20:18
  
  Unions representing Ontario's health-care workers are consulting with their memberships about taking political action in response to the province potentially extending its emergency act.
  
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• New affordable housing project opens in Toronto's Kensington Market - Toronto.com

  10-07-2020 19:37
  
  New affordable housing project opens in Toronto's Kensington Market  Toronto.com
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays schedule pair of exhibition games in Boston versus Red Sox

  10-07-2020 18:55
  
  The Toronto Blue Jays will travel to Boston to face the Red Sox in pre-season games July 21 and 22.
  
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• Blue Jays' Shaw blasts reported season-long quarantine if team allowed to play at home

  10-07-2020 18:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Blue Jays infielder Travis Shaw voiced concern Friday about the length of time players may need to stay in their quarantine bubble of Rogers Centre and its adjoining hotel after TSN reported Jays players could be in for a steep fine if they leave the area.
  
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• Second Cup parent company opens first cannabis dispensary in Toronto - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  10-07-2020 18:49
  
  Second Cup parent company opens first cannabis dispensary in Toronto  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Security having protesters remove tents at Nathan Phillips Square

  10-07-2020 18:45 via cbc.ca
  
  A week after the city issued a trespassing order to anti-racism protesters who had set up an encampment at Nathan Phillips Square, security officers began having people remove their tents Friday.
  
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• Former Toronto police officer says he was racially profiled by McMaster security - CBC.ca

  10-07-2020 18:39
  
  Former Toronto police officer says he was racially profiled by McMaster security  CBC.ca
  
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• Scorching temperatures to continue in Toronto despite weekend rain in forecast - Toronto Star

  10-07-2020 18:27
  Scorching temperatures to continue in Toronto despite weekend rain in forecast  Toronto Star
  
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• Face masks now mandatory in public indoor spaces in Peel and Durham regions

  10-07-2020 18:09
  
  Face coverings are now mandatory across most of the GTA after new bylaws went into effect in Peel and Durham regions on Friday.
  
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• Man's body pulled from water near Ontario Place Marina

  10-07-2020 17:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A man's body was pulled from Lake Ontario near Ontario Place Marina early Friday morning, Toronto police say. 
  
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• Toronto cop accused of netting $800Gs after submitting fraudulent will - Toronto Sun

  10-07-2020 17:49
  
  Toronto cop accused of netting $800Gs after submitting fraudulent will  Toronto Sun
  
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• Prime minister weighs in on video of racist, anti-mask rant at Toronto supermarket

  10-07-2020 17:45
  
  Canada’s Prime Minister took to social media on Friday to thank the employees of a Mississauga supermarket after they were confronted by an angry customer who refused to wear a mask and proceeded to make racist comments towards staff, calling the incident “hard to watch.”
  
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• More coronavirus cases identified on Toronto flights | News - Daily Hive

  10-07-2020 17:37
  
  More coronavirus cases identified on Toronto flights | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Ontario sees 116 new COVID-19 cases as downward trend continues

  10-07-2020 16:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The new cases are concentrated in Toronto and the Peel, York and Windsor-Essex regions, with 23, 35, 14 and 10, respectively. Seventeen public health units reported no new cases at all. 
  
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• Ford speaks as Ontario sees 116 new COVID-19 cases in continuing downward trend

  10-07-2020 16:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The new cases are concentrated in Toronto and the Peel, York and Windsor-Essex regions, with 23, 35, 14 and 10, respectively. Seventeen public health units reported no new cases at all. 
  
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• TDSB asks province to reassess plans for school in the fall amid COVID-19

  10-07-2020 16:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto District School Board is asking the province to reassess its plans for school in the fall — especially when it comes to the government’s “hybrid” model, which the board says would force parents to choose between their jobs and educating their kids.
  
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• Ontario reports decrease in new COVID-19 cases while deaths slightly increase

  10-07-2020 16:08
  
  Ontario health officials have reported a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases.
  
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• Ontario reports decrease in new COVID-19 cases

  10-07-2020 16:08
  
  Ontario health officials have reported a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases.
  
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• Ontario adds jobs in June for first time since COVID-19 pandemic is declared

  10-07-2020 15:55
  
  Canada’s national statistics agency has reported an increase in Ontario’s employment for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared.
  
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• This Toronto police officer says he was racially profiled by McMaster University's security

  10-07-2020 15:51 via cbc.ca
  
  A former Toronto police officer says McMaster University Security Services special constables and head of the unit, Glenn De Caire, harassed and racially profiled him two-and-a-half years ago. Now, they are embroiled in a human rights complaint.
  
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• Former Toronto police officer says he was racially profiled by McMaster security

  10-07-2020 15:51 via cbc.ca
  
  A former Toronto police officer says McMaster University Security Services special constables and head of the unit, Glenn De Caire, harassed and racially profiled him two-and-a-half years ago. Now, they are embroiled in a human rights complaint.
  
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• Protesters occupying Nathan Phillips Square dismantle encampment

  10-07-2020 15:32
  
  Protesters at Nathan Phillips Square have been told that they must pack up their tents today after they were issued a trespassing notice last week.
  
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• City of Toronto says protesters occupying Nathan Phillips Square must pack up tents today

  10-07-2020 15:32
  
  Protesters at Nathan Phillips Square have been told that they must pack up their tents today after they were issued a trespassing notice last week.
  
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• Province launches 'Ontario Made' program to promote locally-produced products

  10-07-2020 14:28
  
  The province has launched a new program aimed at promoting locally-made products as Ontario begins its journey towards economic recovery.
  
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• Man dies after drowning in lake near Ontario Place - Globalnews.ca

  10-07-2020 14:15
  
  Man dies after drowning in lake near Ontario Place  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Crackdown on late-night partying at Toronto beaches necessary to move to Stage 3: mayor

  10-07-2020 13:50
  
  Mayor John Tory says putting a stop to late-night partying at city beaches is necessary to ensure that Toronto can advance to Stage 3 of the province's reopening plan.
  
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• Cracking down on late-night beach parties necessary to ensure Toronto can move to Stage 3: Tory - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  10-07-2020 13:31
  
  Cracking down on late-night beach parties necessary to ensure Toronto can move to Stage 3: Tory  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Defund the police? This is how much Canadian cities spend

  10-07-2020 13:30
  
  Amid calls to defund the police in protests sparked by the May killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, an analysis of 18 of Canada's largest cities, regions and provincial capitals found more than half allocate at least 15 per cent of their operating budget to police, with cities in Western Canada budgeting 20 per cent or more.
  
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• Toronto school board trustees ask province to reconsider back-to-school plan - CTV News

  10-07-2020 13:20
  
  Toronto school board trustees ask province to reconsider back-to-school plan  CTV News
  
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• Toronto school board trustees ask province to reconsider back-to-school plan

  10-07-2020 13:20
  
  Toronto District School Board trustees are asking for the province to reconsider its back-to-school plan, which they say will leave many families to choose between educating their children and their jobs.
  
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