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• Raptors' VanVleet, Powell speak out against Blake shooting, consider boycotting games

  25-08-2020 23:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Their raw emotion evident, their frustration palpable, Fred VanVleet and Norman Powell found themselves once again addressing the media in the aftermath of another shooting of a Black man by police.
  
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• University of Toronto receives D grade on reopening plan from one of its leading scientists - CBC.ca

  25-08-2020 23:33
  
  University of Toronto receives D grade on reopening plan from one of its leading scientists  CBC.ca
  
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• University of Toronto receives D grade on reopening plan from one of its leading scientists

  25-08-2020 23:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The University of Toronto received a 'D' grade on their current reopening plan by one of their top epidemiologists at a virtual union meeting Monday night. 
  
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• University of Toronto receives D grade on reopening plan from its own scientists

  25-08-2020 23:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The University of Toronto received a 'D' grade on their current reopening plan by one of their top epidemiologists at a virtual union meeting Monday night. 
  
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• University of Toronto research to explore racism in health care during pandemic

  25-08-2020 23:18
  
  A new research project will look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racialized communities as well as existing biases in the health-care system.
  
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• Toronto requiring anyone renting out their home for 28 days or less to register with city - CBC.ca

  25-08-2020 22:57
  
  Toronto requiring anyone renting out their home for 28 days or less to register with city  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto requiring anyone renting out their home for 28 days or less to register with city

  25-08-2020 22:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Short-term rental operators in Toronto who rent out properties for periods of less than 28 days will have to formally register with the city starting Sept.10 to keep running, the city says.
  
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• Its theatre season cancelled, Shaw Festival to host live, outdoor musical shows this fall

  25-08-2020 22:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Shaw Festival has announced that that it will put on outdoor musical performances a month after it decided to cancel most of its 2020 season.
  
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• Ontario woman wins lottery after playing numbers that came to her in a dream

  25-08-2020 22:53
  
  An Ontario retiree has won the lottery after playing with numbers that she says came to her in a dream.
  
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• Ontario teachers' unions ask province for workplace safety orders as schools reopen

  25-08-2020 22:53
  
  Ontario's four major teachers' unions say a meeting with the labour minister has resulted in no commitment to address concerns about safety standards in the province's school reopening plan.
  
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• GOLDSTEIN: Ford, Freeland alliance helping Trudeau in Ontario - Toronto Sun

  25-08-2020 22:23
  
  GOLDSTEIN: Ford, Freeland alliance helping Trudeau in Ontario  Toronto Sun
  
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• This is how adult sports leagues in Toronto are evolving to be safe during COVID-19 - blogTO

  25-08-2020 22:19
  
  This is how adult sports leagues in Toronto are evolving to be safe during COVID-19  blogTO
  
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• Police officers in Toronto begin wearing body-worn cameras

  25-08-2020 22:03
  
  Police began patrolling the streets of Toronto’s Rexdale neighbourhood on Monday night wearing body-worn cameras.
  
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• Ontario has failed to keep mentally ill people out of segregation in jail: human rights commission

  25-08-2020 21:55 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario Human Rights Commission filed a motion with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario seeking an order to  hold the province accountable for violating a two-year-old agreement on the use of solitary confinement in the province's jails for the mentally disabled.
  
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• Toronto rent prices declined for 8th straight month and are down big since last year - blogTO

  25-08-2020 21:29
  
  Toronto rent prices declined for 8th straight month and are down big since last year  blogTO
  
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• Toronto bars and restaurants lost to COVID are reappearing in new forms - NOW Magazine

  25-08-2020 20:47
  
  Toronto bars and restaurants lost to COVID are reappearing in new forms  NOW Magazine
  
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• Violent home invasion may be connected to shooting in May: police - Toronto Sun

  25-08-2020 20:46
  
  Violent home invasion may be connected to shooting in May: police  Toronto Sun
  
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• Toronto film festival adds more titles, events, including Planet Africa program

  25-08-2020 20:46 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto International Film Festival has added more titles, special events and virtual conversations to next month's pandemic-tailored movie marathon.
  
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• Hurricane Laura expected to spawn severe thunderstorms in Toronto this weekend - blogTO

  25-08-2020 20:07
  
  Hurricane Laura expected to spawn severe thunderstorms in Toronto this weekend  blogTO
  
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• Ford says COVID-19 back-to-school ad campaign will continue despite criticism

  25-08-2020 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The advertisements, with both print and 30-second radio versions, tout the government's efforts to consult widely with health and education professionals to create their strategy.
  
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• Ford defends back-to-school ad campaign, says it will continue despite criticism

  25-08-2020 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The advertisements, with both print and 30-second radio versions, tout the government's efforts to consult widely with health and education professionals to create their strategy.
  
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• Toronto to begin enforcing short-term rental bylaw more than two years after it was first passed - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  25-08-2020 19:09
  
  Toronto to begin enforcing short-term rental bylaw more than two years after it was first passed  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Maple Leafs send Kapanen to Penguins, get first-round pick in multi-player deal

  25-08-2020 18:33
  
  The Maple Leafs have traded winger Kasperi Kapanen to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a multi-player deal that also lands Toronto a first-round draft pick.
  
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• Maple Leafs trade Kasperi Kapanen to Penguins for 1st-round pick in multi-player deal

  25-08-2020 18:18 via cbc.ca
  
  The Maple Leafs have traded winger Kasperi Kapanen to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a multi-player deal that also lands Toronto a first-round draft pick.
  
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• Maple Leafs trade Kasperi Kapanen to Penguins

  25-08-2020 18:18 via cbc.ca
  
  The Maple Leafs have traded winger Kasperi Kapanen to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a multi-player deal that also lands Toronto a first-round draft pick.
  
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• Ontario has failed to follow segregation rules, human rights commission says

  25-08-2020 18:12
  
  The Ontario Human Rights Commission says the province has failed to keep inmates with mental health disabilities out of segregation.
  
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• Ontario's credit rating remains stable despite COVID-19: financial watchdog

  25-08-2020 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Financial Accountability Office says in a report today that all four major international rating agencies have reaffirmed the province's credit at either AA- or A+, the fifth and sixth highest ratings.
  
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• Video of East York shooting suspects released to drum up leads

  25-08-2020 17:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Police are looking for a group of suspects they believe were involved in two connected shootings in May and July this year.
  
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• Former Foodora workers reach $3.46M settlement with app's parent company

  25-08-2020 17:29
  
  Foodora Inc.'s parent company has reached a $3.46-million settlement with its former Canadian couriers after shutting down its delivery service in the country.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs trade Kasperi Kapanen to Pittsburgh Penguins in deal for first-round pick - TSN

  25-08-2020 17:24
  
  Toronto Maple Leafs trade Kasperi Kapanen to Pittsburgh Penguins in deal for first-round pick  TSN
  
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• Toronto Chair Girl sparks controversy with pictures from Tahiti vacation - blogTO

  25-08-2020 17:22
  
  Toronto Chair Girl sparks controversy with pictures from Tahiti vacation  blogTO
  
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• Toronto Chair Girl appears to violate mandatory quarantine orders after trip to Tahiti - blogTO

  25-08-2020 17:22
  
  Toronto Chair Girl appears to violate mandatory quarantine orders after trip to Tahiti  blogTO
  
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• The dates and staggered starts for all GTA schools - CityNews Toronto

  25-08-2020 17:15
  
  The dates and staggered starts for all GTA schools  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Toronto confirms 1st human case of West Nile virus in 2020

  25-08-2020 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Health authorities in Toronto have recorded the first case of the West Nile virus in a resident so far this year, the city says.
  
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• Toronto FC unveils app to help spot a soccer hidden gem - CBC.ca

  25-08-2020 16:57
  
  Toronto FC unveils app to help spot a soccer hidden gem  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto FC unveils app to help spot a soccer hidden gem

  25-08-2020 16:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto FC is hoping your phone will help unearth a soccer diamond in the rough with TFC Widenet, an app that evaluates young athletes six and up based on their speed and skills.
  
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• Toronto confirms first human case of West Nile virus this year - CTV Toronto

  25-08-2020 16:55
  
  Toronto confirms first human case of West Nile virus this year  CTV Toronto
  
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• Toronto confirms first human case of West Nile virus this year

  25-08-2020 16:55
  
  Toronto has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year.
  
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• 5-year-old boy bikes 100km to raise money for kids cancer research

  25-08-2020 16:48
  
  A five-year-old boy from Peterborough, Ont. is on a mission to help other children in Canada by riding his bicycle.
  
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• 5-year-old boy bikes 100km to raise money for kids cancer

  25-08-2020 16:48
  
  A five-year-old boy from Peterborough, Ont. is on a mission to help other children in Canada by riding his bicycle.
  
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• Ontario records fifth day in a row with new COVID-19 cases in triple digits

  25-08-2020 16:28
  
  Ontario is reporting 100 new cases of COVID-19, marking the fifth day in which the daily number of infections has been in the triple digits.
  
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• Ontario marks fifth day in a row with new COVID-19 cases in triple digits

  25-08-2020 16:28
  
  Ontario is reporting 100 new cases of COVID-19, marking the fifth day in which the daily number of infections has been in the triple digits.
  
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• National survey finds domestic violence during pandemic was more frequent and severe

  25-08-2020 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Almost as soon as the pandemic began, agencies helping survivors of domestic violence warned that victims would suffer as a result of quarantine rules. Their warnings have now been validated in a national survey that captures the experience of people coast-to-coast who are trying to cope with an abusive partner. 
  
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• Toronto dress rental business has closed for good - blogTO

  25-08-2020 16:20
  
  Toronto dress rental business has closed for good  blogTO
  
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• Durham board releases plan for staggered start to school year

  25-08-2020 16:09
  
  Elementary school students in the Durham District School Board (DDSB) will only attend classes for a total of four days over the first two weeks of instruction as part of a staggered start to the academic year.
  
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• Toronto seeks to save oak tree older than Canada - CTV News

  25-08-2020 14:50
  
  Toronto seeks to save oak tree older than Canada  CTV News
  
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• Toronto seeks to save oak tree older than Canada

  25-08-2020 14:50
  
  In the shadow of Canada's largest cluster of skyscrapers, Toronto is looking to preserve a majestic, centuries-old oak tree -- but efforts have been complicated by the pandemic.
  
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• Posthaste: It’s getting cheaper to rent a condo in Toronto, as listings grow and leases fall - Financial Post

  25-08-2020 14:42
  
  Posthaste: It’s getting cheaper to rent a condo in Toronto, as listings grow and leases fall  Financial Post
  
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• COVID-19 infections are on the rise in Toronto, as they are in B.C. - News 1130

  25-08-2020 14:42
  
  COVID-19 infections are on the rise in Toronto, as they are in B.C.  News 1130
  
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• How a sudden crisis at Air Canada left travellers scrambling

  25-08-2020 14:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The workers on the ground were suddenly on strike in 1978, and that meant Air Canada's planes were stuck there too.
  
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