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• It's going to feel like 32 C in Toronto this weekend - blogTO

  24-09-2020 23:55
  
  It's going to feel like 32 C in Toronto this weekend  blogTO
  
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• Markham, Ont. man pleads guilty to killing four family members last summer

  24-09-2020 23:43
  
  A man has pleaded guilty to four murder charges after his mother, father, grandmother and sister were found dead inside their Markham, Ont. home last summer.
  
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• 23-year-old Markham, Ont. man pleads guilty to killing four family members last summer

  24-09-2020 23:43
  
  A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to four murder charges after his mother, father, grandmother and sister were found dead inside their Markham, Ont. home last summer.
  
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• Third suspect arrested in the murder of 16-year-old Brampton boy

  24-09-2020 23:42
  
  Halton police have arrested a third suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a 16-year-old Brampton boy in Milton in June.
  
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• Police search for suspect in shooting of Brampton boy, 16, found dead on rural road

  24-09-2020 23:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Police have said Ezekiel Agyemang — a Grade 10 student at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in Brampton, Ont. — was innocent, and was only targeted because he was friends with a man who was involved in a dispute with the suspects.
  
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• Toronto-area school board sorts online classes alphabetically, raising concerns of racial segregation - theglobeandmail.com

  24-09-2020 23:14
  
  Toronto-area school board sorts online classes alphabetically, raising concerns of racial segregation  theglobeandmail.com
  
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• Toronto-area school board sorts online classes alphabetically, raising concerns of racial segregation - The Globe and Mail

  24-09-2020 23:14
  
  Toronto-area school board sorts online classes alphabetically, raising concerns of racial segregation  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Two window washers rescued after scaffold collapses at Toronto highrise at Yonge and Eglinton - Toronto Star

  24-09-2020 23:13
  
  Two window washers rescued after scaffold collapses at Toronto highrise at Yonge and Eglinton  Toronto Star
  
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• Where should I go for COVID-19 testing in Ontario? Here's a guide

  24-09-2020 22:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Here’s your guide for where you should go to get tested for COVID-19 in Ontario.
  
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• Confused about COVID-19 testing guidelines? Find out if you should get tested

  24-09-2020 22:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Here’s your guide for where you should go to get tested for COVID-19 in Ontario.
  
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• Charges laid after rainbow crosswalk vandalized in Aurora, Ont.

  24-09-2020 22:52
  
  A 44-year-old man has been charged in connection with the vandalism of a rainbow crosswalk in Aurora last month.
  
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• University of Toronto receives $250M donation for health-care research, medical innovation - CBC.ca

  24-09-2020 22:25
  
  University of Toronto receives $250M donation for health-care research, medical innovation  CBC.ca
  
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• Firefighters battling 'challenging' 3-alarm industrial fire in North York

  24-09-2020 22:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto Fire is battling what it calls a "challenging" three-alarm blaze in an industrial building in North York. No injuries have been reported.
  
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• University of Toronto receives $250M donation for health-care research, medical innovation

  24-09-2020 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The University of Toronto has received a $250-million donation, a "transformational" gift it says will be used for health-care research and medical innovation.
  
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• Two-alarm industrial fire launches black plumes of smoke into Toronto sky - blogTO

  24-09-2020 22:02
  
  Two-alarm industrial fire launches black plumes of smoke into Toronto sky  blogTO
  
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• Someone just made a $250 million donation to the University of Toronto - CTV Toronto

  24-09-2020 21:53
  
  Someone just made a $250 million donation to the University of Toronto  CTV Toronto
  
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• Student charged after allegedly making racist comments during online learning session

  24-09-2020 21:45
  
  Police north of Toronto say an 18-year-old man has been charged after allegedly making hate-motivated comments during an online session with his school in April.
  
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• People Are Abandoning Toronto For Cheap Houses & Smaller Cities Are Feeling The Impact - Narcity Canada

  24-09-2020 21:30
  
  People Are Abandoning Toronto For Cheap Houses & Smaller Cities Are Feeling The Impact  Narcity Canada
  
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• TTC bus operator tests positive for COVID-19 on same day he came into work for an hour

  24-09-2020 21:07
  
  A Toronto bus operator came into work for one hour on Wednesday and tested positive for COVID-19 the same day.
  
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• TTC bus operator learns of positive COVID-19 test one hour into shift

  24-09-2020 21:07
  
  A Toronto bus operator received a positive COVID-19 test result one hour into his shift on Wednesday.
  
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• Toronto bus operator learned of postive COVID-19 result while on the job - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  24-09-2020 21:07
  
  Toronto bus operator learned of postive COVID-19 result while on the job  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Three TTC employees test positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday

  24-09-2020 21:07
  
  Three TTC employees all working out of different divisions received positive COVID-19 tests on Wednesday.
  
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• Victim in Hamilton's 11th homicide was suspect's girlfriend

  24-09-2020 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Hamilton police say the victim in the city's 11th homicide was the suspect's 20-year-old girlfriend.
  
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• 20-year-old woman killed in Hamilton, Ont. identified by police after boyfriend charged with murder

  24-09-2020 21:02
  
  A 20-year-old woman found dead inside the Hamilton, Ont. apartment she shared with her 39-year-old boyfriend has been identified by police two days after a second-degree murder charge was laid against him in the case.
  
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• Will Ontario pharmacies be ready for COVID-19 testing Friday? We asked each one

  24-09-2020 19:53
  The Ontario government announced this week that 53 pharmacies across the province will be ready for COVID-19 testing starting on Friday but will they all be ready?
  
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• Window washers rescued from Toronto skyscraper ledge after platform falls hundreds of feet

  24-09-2020 19:41
  
  Two workers are stuck on a ledge atop a high-rise in midtown Toronto after the window washing platform they were on collapsed.
  
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• Window washers rescued at Toronto skyscraper after platform falls hundreds of feet

  24-09-2020 19:41
  
  Two workers had to be rescued from a ledge near the top of a high-rise in midtown Toronto on Thursday afternoon after the window washing platform they were on collapsed.
  
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• Student charged after anti-Black comments made during online learning session

  24-09-2020 19:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in York Region have laid charges against an 18-year-old Markham student after he allegedly made anti-Black comments during a Grade 12 online learning session.
  
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• Two window washers rescued from ledge atop Toronto skyscraper, after platform fell hundreds of feet - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  24-09-2020 19:22
  
  Two window washers rescued from ledge atop Toronto skyscraper, after platform fell hundreds of feet  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Ontario needs immediate restrictions on non-essential businesses, health-care leaders warn

  24-09-2020 18:18
  
  Ontario health-care leaders are urgently calling on the provincial government to place, once again, immediate restrictions on non-essential businesses where people can gather.
  
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• LIVE Q&A | What are your concerns over the surge of COVID-19 cases in Ontario?

  24-09-2020 18:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Metro Morning's Ismaila Alfa hosts a live Q&A with TDSB's Ryan Bird and Dr. Susy Hota, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at the University Health Network, on your concerns as the cases of COVID-19 rise in Ontario.
  
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• Airbnbs in Toronto were still operating during ban because of course they were - blogTO

  24-09-2020 18:06
  
  Airbnbs in Toronto were still operating during ban because of course they were  blogTO
  
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• Someone just made a $250 million donation to the University of Toronto

  24-09-2020 17:59
  
  The University of Toronto has received a $250-million donation it says will be used for health-care research and innovation.
  
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• University of Toronto to use $250-million donation for new building, research - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  24-09-2020 17:44
  
  University of Toronto to use $250-million donation for new building, research  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Jim Karygiannis leaving politics after being removed from Toronto city council for 3rd time - CBC.ca

  24-09-2020 17:37
  
  Jim Karygiannis leaving politics after being removed from Toronto city council for 3rd time  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto mayor touts slow return of film industry that was 'ground to a halt' earlier in pandemic

  24-09-2020 17:25
  
  Mayor John Tory says that the city’s film industry is “slowly getting back on its feet” after being brought to a virtual standstill earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic with the ongoing construction of three new sound stages in the city’s east end providing the latest cause for optimism.
  
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• Entire kindergarten class self-isolating after staff member at Toronto school contracts COVID-19 - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  24-09-2020 17:22
  
  Entire kindergarten class self-isolating after staff member at Toronto school contracts COVID-19  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Ten Toronto authors to check out as part of this weekend's Word on the Street festival - Post City

  24-09-2020 16:55
  
  Ten Toronto authors to check out as part of this weekend's Word on the Street festival  Post City
  
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• Toronto city councillor Jim Karygiannis out after losing bid to keep seat

  24-09-2020 16:48
  
  Jim Karygiannis is no longer a Toronto city councillor after the Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday that it would not hear an appeal to a lower court ruling that found he exceeded his campaign spending limits.
  
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• Entire kindergarten class self-isolating after staff member at Toronto school contracts COVID-19

  24-09-2020 16:37
  
  An entire kindergarten class at a Toronto school has been forced to self-isolate after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Ontario reports 409 new coronavirus cases with most in Toronto-area, Ottawa - Global News

  24-09-2020 16:29
  
  Ontario reports 409 new coronavirus cases with most in Toronto-area, Ottawa  Global News
  
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• ‘There's so much fear’: Toronto renters worried about eviction during COVID-19 - TVO

  24-09-2020 16:29
  
  ‘There's so much fear’: Toronto renters worried about eviction during COVID-19  TVO
  
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• New COVID-19 cases in Ontario spike back above 400 after one-day drop

  24-09-2020 16:23
  
  Ontario is reporting more than 400 new cases of COVID-19 after a significant drop in the daily case count just the day before.
  
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• Jim Karygiannis to be removed from Toronto city council for 3rd time after Supreme Court decision

  24-09-2020 16:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto city councillor Jim Karygiannis has been removed from office for a third time over campaign spending violation from the 2018 municipal election.
  
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• Jim Karygiannis leaving politics after being removed from Toronto city council for 3rd time

  24-09-2020 16:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Former Toronto city councillor Jim Karygiannis says he will be retiring from politics after being removed from office for a third time over a campaign spending violation from the 2018 municipal election.
  
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• Staffer in Premier Ford's office tests positive for COVID-19

  24-09-2020 15:46 via cbc.ca
  
  "The premier did not have any close contact or prolonged exposure with this staff member. All staff that had contact with their teammate will self-isolate and monitor for symptoms," wrote Ivana Yelich, spokesperson for the premier's office, in an email to media.
  
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• Premier Ford speaks as Ontario sees 409 new COVID-19 cases, rolls out updated testing plan

  24-09-2020 15:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported an additional 409 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as a spokesperson for the premier confirmed that a junior staffer on his office's tour team tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 
  
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• Ontario sees 409 new COVID-19 cases, rolls out updated testing plan

  24-09-2020 15:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported an additional 409 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday as the province announced it would shift back toward testing only symptomatic people, and those in high-risk groups, in part to relieve publicly-funded testing sites and clear a severe backlog of samples.
  
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• Ontario sees 409 new COVID-19 cases, rolls out $1B updated testing and contact-tracing plan

  24-09-2020 15:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported an additional 409 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday as the province announced it would shift back toward testing only symptomatic people, and those in high-risk groups, in part to relieve publicly funded testing sites and clear a severe backlog of samples.
  
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• Ontario sees 409 new COVID-19 cases as staffer in premier's office tests positive

  24-09-2020 15:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported an additional 409 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as a spokesperson for the premier confirmed that a junior staffer on his office's tour team tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 
  
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