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• A look at the last 6 months in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic

  17-09-2020 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  It’s been six months since Ontario declared a state of emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What followed was an unprecedented series of closures, disruptions and heartbreaking loss. But the pandemic also brought communities closer together, even as we were forced to stay apart. Marivel Taruc takes a look at the last six months of life in a pandemic.
  
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• Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri not engaging in contract talks just yet

  17-09-2020 23:49
  
  Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri said he hasn't had any contract discussions with team owner Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment since the club's season ended last week.
  
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• Breakout slugger Hernandez a welcome addition for Blue Jays

  17-09-2020 23:35
  
  Teoscar Hernandez was enjoying a breakout season when he suffered an oblique strain earlier this month. The Toronto Blue Jays hope he'll pick up where he left off now that he's back in the lineup.
  
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• Toronto police arrest suspect, issue warrant for another in brazen Walmart shooting

  17-09-2020 23:29
  
  Toronto police have arrested a man and have issued an arrest warrant for another suspect in connection with a fatal daylight shooting in a Walmart parking lot last week in the city’s west end.
  
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• Toronto neighbourhoods come together to create a huge butterfly habitat - blogTO

  17-09-2020 23:17
  
  Toronto neighbourhoods come together to create a huge butterfly habitat  blogTO
  
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• Charges laid in deadly boat crash at Toronto beach - CTV Toronto

  17-09-2020 23:15
  
  Charges laid in deadly boat crash at Toronto beach  CTV Toronto
  
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• Charges laid in deadly boat crash at Toronto beach

  17-09-2020 23:15
  
  A 46-year-old man is now facing charges after a boat crash at Toronto's Woodbine Beach earlier this month left one person dead.
  
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• Fire outside Toronto hospital blasts thick black smoke into the sky - blogTO

  17-09-2020 22:55
  
  Fire outside Toronto hospital blasts thick black smoke into the sky  blogTO
  
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• Toronto police arrest suspect, issue warrant for another in brazen Walmart shooting - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  17-09-2020 22:39
  
  Toronto police arrest suspect, issue warrant for another in brazen Walmart shooting  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• 'Complete stranger' shot and killed Toronto man waiting for ride to work, police allege - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  17-09-2020 22:28
  
  'Complete stranger' shot and killed Toronto man waiting for ride to work, police allege  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Should Raptors fans be worried about Ujiri's future in Toronto? - TSN

  17-09-2020 22:21
  
  Should Raptors fans be worried about Ujiri's future in Toronto?  TSN
  
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• 'Complete stranger' shot and killed Toronto man waiting for ride to work, police allege

  17-09-2020 22:12
  
  A "complete stranger" approached a 45-year-old man from behind as he was waiting for a ride to work outside his Toronto apartment last month and killed him with a single bullet, police said while announcing a first-degree murder charge in the case.
  
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• A student in her child's kindergarten class got COVID-19. Now their family is in self-isolation

  17-09-2020 21:59
  
  Five-year-old Olivia Ristovski made it through a week of kindergarten before COVID-19 interrupted her classes. After a classmate tested positive for COVID-19, the whole family began self-isolating.
  
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• 'They were the best of me': Woman who lost husband, 3 kids in Oshawa shooting speaks at funeral

  17-09-2020 21:47 via cbc.ca
  
  The woman who lost her husband and three of her children in a shooting in Oshawa this month told mourners at their funeral Thursday that getting from one day to the next is sometimes "an impossible task."
  
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• U.S. supply firm executives 'should not have been permitted' to enter Canada: Blair

  17-09-2020 21:42
  
  Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says executives of an American supply company did not receive quarantine exemptions from the Canadian government and 'should not have been permitted' to enter the country.
  
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• Ontario tables legislation to freeze rent for 2021, extends ban on commercial evictions

  17-09-2020 20:48
  
  The Ontario government has introduced legislation that would freeze residential rent prices next year.
  
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• Ontario introduces residential rent freeze for 2021

  17-09-2020 20:48
  
  The Ontario government has introduced legislation that would freeze residential rent prices next year.
  
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• FlyGTA begins air service between Toronto and Kingston - The Kingston Whig-Standard

  17-09-2020 20:34
  
  FlyGTA begins air service between Toronto and Kingston  The Kingston Whig-Standard
  
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• TV host Marci Ien says she's running to fill Toronto Centre seat left vacant by Bill Morneau - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  17-09-2020 20:14
  
  TV host Marci Ien says she's running to fill Toronto Centre seat left vacant by Bill Morneau  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• The average price of a detached home in Toronto is now over $1.5 million - blogTO

  17-09-2020 20:00
  
  The average price of a detached home in Toronto is now over $1.5 million  blogTO
  
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• As COVID-19 cases climb to 28 students, Western University halts most non-academic activities

  17-09-2020 19:18
  
  Western University is halting many non-academic activities on campus amid word that 28 students have now been confirmed to have COVID-19.
  
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• As cases climb, Western University halts most non-academic activities

  17-09-2020 19:18
  
  Western University is halting many non-academic activities on campus amid word that 28 students have now been confirmed to have COVID-19.
  
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• Charges laid after Toronto office workers tied up, forced to withdraw money - CTV Toronto

  17-09-2020 19:08
  
  Charges laid after Toronto office workers tied up, forced to withdraw money  CTV Toronto
  
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• Charges laid after Toronto office workers tied up, forced to withdraw money

  17-09-2020 19:08
  
  Three people have been charged in connection with an armed robbery and kidnapping in Scarborough on Tuesday in which three workers were tied up and one was forcibly taken to a bank to withdraw money.
  
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• Broadcast journalist Marci Ien to run as Liberal candidate in Morneau's former riding

  17-09-2020 18:53
  
  Marci Ien, co-host of CTV's The Social, will be appointed the Liberal candidate in the riding of Toronto Centre — which, until recently, was the seat held by former finance minister Bill Morneau.
  
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• Broadcast journalist Marci Ien seeks Liberal nomination in Morneau's former riding

  17-09-2020 18:53
  
  Marci Ien plans to run to be the Liberal candidate in the riding of Toronto Centre. That seat was previously occupied by former finance minister Bill Morneau.
  
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• Toronto man faces 1st-degree murder charge in death of Brampton teen - Global News

  17-09-2020 18:43
  
  Toronto man faces 1st-degree murder charge in death of Brampton teen  Global News
  
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• 'This is torture': Ontario mom waits 6.5 hours for COVID-19 test

  17-09-2020 18:32
  
  People seeking COVID-19 tests in the Toronto area this week are reporting hours-long waits at assessment centres, with one mom in Mississauga, Ont. sitting in her car for six and a half hours before getting a test.
  
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• Woman critically injured after hit-and-run in Brampton parking garage

  17-09-2020 17:54
  
  A woman in her 50s has been transported to a trauma centre after being struck in a Brampton parking garage by a vehicle that fled the scene.
  
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• Police make arrests in 'senseless' murder of innocent 16-year-old Brampton boy

  17-09-2020 17:54
  
  Halton police have arrested two people and have issued warrants for two others in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an innocent 16-year-old Brampton boy who they say was targeted solely because of his friendship with a man that was involved in an “ongoing dispute” with the suspects.
  
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• Police make arrests in 'senseless' murder of 16-year-old Brampton boy

  17-09-2020 17:54
  
  Halton police have arrested two people and have issued warrants for two others in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an innocent 16-year-old Brampton boy who they say was targeted solely because of his friendship with a man that was involved in an “ongoing dispute” with the suspects.
  
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• Toronto family shocked by anonymous letter calling their garage ghetto - blogTO

  17-09-2020 17:51
  
  Toronto family shocked by anonymous letter calling their garage ghetto  blogTO
  
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• All TTC employees must wear masks on the job starting today, transit agency says

  17-09-2020 17:14
  
  Starting today, all TTC employees will be required to wear a mask or face covering while on the job, including drivers working behind protective barriers, the transit agency announced this week.
  
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• How will going back to school during COVID-19 affect your kid's mental health? Your questions, answered

  17-09-2020 17:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Lisa Robinson is a registered social worker and children's therapist who will answer your questions.
  
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• A social worker takes your mental health questions on kids returning to class

  17-09-2020 17:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Lisa Robinson is a registered social worker and children's therapist who will answer your questions.
  
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• The gathering limit in Toronto is being lowered - blogTO

  17-09-2020 16:52
  
  The gathering limit in Toronto is being lowered  blogTO
  
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• Toronto police ramp up search for two missing seniors in Rexdale

  17-09-2020 16:50
  
  Police have stepped up their search for two seniors who went missing in the city’s Rexdale neighbouhood earlier this week.
  
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• Ontario records nearly 300 new COVID-19 cases, upward trend continues

  17-09-2020 16:29
  
  Ontario is reporting nearly 300 new COVID-19 cases as the seven-day trend continues to increase in the province.
  
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• Ontario records nearly 300 new COVID-19 cases, continues upward trend

  17-09-2020 16:29
  
  Ontario is reporting nearly 300 new COVID-19 cases as the seven-day trend continues to increase in the province.
  
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• Premier Ford to speak as Ontario reports 293 new COVID-19 cases

  17-09-2020 16:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is reporting 293 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with over 35,000 tests completed in the previous day.
  
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• Premier Ford speaks as Ontario reports 293 new COVID-19 cases

  17-09-2020 16:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is reporting 293 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with over 35,000 tests completed in the previous day.
  
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• Ontario rolls back gathering limits in some areas as 293 new COVID-19 cases reported

  17-09-2020 16:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is rolling back gathering limits in some areas of the province, and also implementing new fines for people who host and attend large gatherings during the pandemic, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday.
  
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• Ontario reports 293 new COVID-19 cases, with 70% affecting those under 40

  17-09-2020 16:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is reporting 293 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with over 35,000 tests completed in the previous day.
  
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• Police locate one of two missing seniors in Rexdale after escalating search to highest possible level - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  17-09-2020 16:08
  
  Police locate one of two missing seniors in Rexdale after escalating search to highest possible level  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Ontario tightens private gathering restrictions to 10 indoors, 25 outdoors in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa - Global News

  17-09-2020 15:47
  
  Ontario tightens private gathering restrictions to 10 indoors, 25 outdoors in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa  Global News
  
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• Toronto may never recover from COVID-19 - TVO

  17-09-2020 15:41
  
  Toronto may never recover from COVID-19  TVO
  
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• Police still searching for two missing seniors in Toronto's west end

  17-09-2020 15:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto Police say they are continuing the search for two seniors who went missing in 23 Division this week.
  
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• Police locate one of two missing seniors in Toronto's west end

  17-09-2020 15:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto Police say they have found a 98-year-old who went missing earlier this week in 23 Division, but are still looking for an 83-year-old who also disappeared.
  
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• What a second shutdown might look like in Canada

  17-09-2020 14:50
  
  As countries around the world start re-imposing coronavirus restrictions amid spikes in new cases, Canadian politicians and health officials are warning that parts of the country may soon enter a second shutdown.
  
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• COVID-19 in Canada: What a second shutdown might look like

  17-09-2020 14:50
  
  As countries around the world start re-imposing coronavirus restrictions amid spikes in new cases, Canadian politicians and health officials are warning that parts of the country may soon enter a second shutdown.
  
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