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• Highlights of Ontario's 2020 budget

  05-11-2020 23:46 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario government unveiled its new budget on Thursday, amid a backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic fallout.
  
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• Ontario unveils new tax breaks, subsidized hydro plan to spur economic recovery from COVID-19

  05-11-2020 22:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario government’s latest plan to help businesses survive and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic includes a suite of new tax breaks for small businesses and $1.3 billion to subsidize electricity bills for industrial and commercial operations.
  
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• Toronto says it won't be clearing snow from downtown sidewalks this winter - blogTO

  05-11-2020 22:36
  
  Toronto says it won't be clearing snow from downtown sidewalks this winter  blogTO
  
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• Ontario's COVID-19 budget comes with record spending and deficit, breaks for business

  05-11-2020 22:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario government rolled out its latest budget on Thursday, a plan that includes a record deficit as the province battles a second wave of COVID-19 and tries to lay the groundwork for an economic recovery.
  
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• Ontario finance minister unveils 2020 budget

  05-11-2020 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Minister of Finance Rod Phillips is introducing the Ford government's three-year budget plan. The province says it will build on its $30-billion response to COVID-19.
  
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• Ontario parents will get another $200 payout to help with education costs

  05-11-2020 21:51
  
  Ontario families with young children will soon be getting another COVID-19 cheque from the provincial government, designed to help offset the costs of the pandemic.
  
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• Ontario parents can get another $200 payout to help with education costs

  05-11-2020 21:51
  
  Ontario families with young children will soon be getting another COVID-19 cheque from the provincial government, designed to help offset the costs of the pandemic.
  
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• Police looking to identify next of kin of deceased Toronto man

  05-11-2020 21:44
  
  Police are asking the public for help in identifying family members of a Toronto man who died last month.
  
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• As Biden gains ground, Trump again accuses Democrats, without evidence, of trying to 'steal' election

  05-11-2020 21:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite the fact votes are still being counted and there has been no winner declared in the election, U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his unfounded claim Thursday evening that Democrats are trying to "steal" the election from him. He did not back up his allegation with any evidence.
  
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• A Toronto couple wanted more space during lockdown. They bought this Grimsby bungalow for $690,000 - Toronto Life

  05-11-2020 21:37
  A Toronto couple wanted more space during lockdown. They bought this Grimsby bungalow for $690,000  Toronto Life
  
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• Toronto constable who assaulted Dafonte Miller sentenced to 9 months in jail

  05-11-2020 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto police officer convicted of beating a young Black man while off-duty has been sentenced to nine months in jail. Const. Michael Theriault was found guilty of assault for an attack on Dafonte Miller that took place in 2016.
  
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• Jury trials are set to resume in several Ontario cities

  05-11-2020 21:06
  
  Jury trials are set to resume in several Ontario cities.
  
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• Man who allegedly killed volunteer outside mosque has case put over to late January

  05-11-2020 20:58
  
  A man accused of killing a 58-year-old Muslim man outside a Toronto mosque has had his case remanded until late January.
  
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• Toronto Pickle Barrel that closed is now having a massive liquidation sale - blogTO

  05-11-2020 20:49
  
  Toronto Pickle Barrel that closed is now having a massive liquidation sale  blogTO
  
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• Someone created a map comparing Toronto to New York and people have feelings - blogTO

  05-11-2020 20:49
  
  Someone created a map comparing Toronto to New York and people have feelings  blogTO
  
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• Cineplex won't be reopening theatres in Toronto due to new COVID-19 restrictions - blogTO

  05-11-2020 20:16
  
  Cineplex won't be reopening theatres in Toronto due to new COVID-19 restrictions  blogTO
  
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• Toronto committee says no to downtown sidewalk snow clearing in face of COVID - Toronto.com

  05-11-2020 20:14
  
  Toronto committee says no to downtown sidewalk snow clearing in face of COVID  Toronto.com
  
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• Markham, Ont. man who killed his entire family to be sentenced Friday afternoon

  05-11-2020 19:28
  
  A 24-year-old Markham, Ont. man who killed his mother, father, sister and grandmother inside their family home last summer is set to be sentenced Friday afternoon.
  
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• Markham, Ont. man who killed his entire family gets life in prison with no chance of parole for 40 years

  05-11-2020 19:28
  
  A 24-year-old Markham, Ont. man who killed his mother, father, sister, and grandmother inside their family home last summer has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 40 years.
  
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• Cineplex won't reopen some Ontario movie theatres under new COVID-19 restrictions

  05-11-2020 19:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Cineplex Inc. says it will not reopen some of its Ontario movie theatres after the province introduced new COVID-19 capacity restrictions that would limit the number of people in the building to 50.
  
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• Cineplex won't reopen movie theatres in parts of Ontario under new restrictions

  05-11-2020 19:14
  
  Cineplex Inc. says it will not reopen some of its Ontario movie theatres after the province introduced new COVID-19 capacity restrictions.
  
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• New home renovation tax credit announced for Ontario seniors

  05-11-2020 19:07
  
  Ontario seniors are getting a new home renovation tax credit next year in order to stay in their homes for a longer period of time and avoid entering a long-term care home which has been hard-hit by COVID-19.
  
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• Credit unions can soon sell auto insurance policies to Ontario drivers

  05-11-2020 19:03
  
  Ontario drivers will soon be able to turn to credit unions for an auto insurance policy, a move the government claims will increase convenience.
  
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• Alleged Toronto mosque killer's case put over to late January

  05-11-2020 19:03 via cbc.ca
  
  A man accused of killing a 58-year-old Muslim man outside a Toronto mosque has had his case remanded until late January.
  
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• Get ready for the warmest stretch of November weather in Toronto history - blogTO

  05-11-2020 17:54
  
  Get ready for the warmest stretch of November weather in Toronto history  blogTO
  
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• 10 heated patios for outdoor brunch in Toronto - blogTO

  05-11-2020 17:45
  
  10 heated patios for outdoor brunch in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• London-area auto sector scores, too, as union saves Toronto-area GM plant - London Free Press (Blogs)

  05-11-2020 17:37
  
  London-area auto sector scores, too, as union saves Toronto-area GM plant  London Free Press (Blogs)
  
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• Oshawa GM plant to resume vehicle assembly as part of $1.3B deal: Unifor

  05-11-2020 17:36
  
  Unifor says it has struck a tentative deal with General Motors that will see vehicle production return to Oshawa.
  
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• $1.3B GM deal will return vehicle production to Oshawa plant, Unifor says

  05-11-2020 17:36
  
  Unifor says it has struck a tentative deal with General Motors that will see vehicle production return to Oshawa.
  
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• Toronto is getting a drive-thru Winter Wonderland with reindeer and a light tunnel - blogTO

  05-11-2020 17:28
  
  Toronto is getting a drive-thru Winter Wonderland with reindeer and a light tunnel  blogTO
  
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• Woman, 27, charged after Markham, Ont. man found dead in luxury townhouse

  05-11-2020 16:35
  
  A 27-year-old Toronto woman is in custody in connection with the death of a man found dead in a Markham townhouse last month.
  
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• Ontario reports 998 new COVID-19 cases, nearly 35,800 tests completed

  05-11-2020 16:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto continues to lead the province in new cases, recording 350 more on Thursday.
  
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• Ontario reports 998 new COVID-19 cases, concerns over hospitalizations mount

  05-11-2020 16:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Of those new cases, 350 were found in Toronto, 269 in Peel and 71 in York Region. The seven-day average for cases is now up to 982.
  
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• Ontario's seven-day COVID-19 average climbs higher as province records nearly 1,000 new infections

  05-11-2020 16:13
  
  For the second day in a row, health officials are reporting close to 1,000 new cases of COVID-19, pushing the province’s seven-day average higher than ever before.
  
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• Ontario records nearly 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations on the rise

  05-11-2020 16:13
  
  For the second day in a row, Ontario is reporting close to 1,000 new cases of COVID-19, pushing the province’s seven-day average higher than ever before.
  
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• GM will once again build pickup trucks in Oshawa if tentative deal with union is ratified

  05-11-2020 16:02 via cbc.ca
  
  GM Canada says it will bring back pickup truck assembly work to its plant in Oshawa, Ont., if a new labour deal with its largest union is ratified.
  
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• GM plans to bring pickup truck assembly back to Oshawa after tentative deal with union

  05-11-2020 16:02 via cbc.ca
  
  GM Canada says it will bring back pickup truck assembly work to its plant in Oshawa, Ont., if a new labour deal with its largest union is ratified.
  
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• GM deal with Unifor would see pickup truck assembly come back to Oshawa plant

  05-11-2020 16:02 via cbc.ca
  
  GM Canada says it will bring back pickup truck assembly work to its plant in Oshawa, Ont. if a new labour deal with its largest union is ratified.
  
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• Woman charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of Iranian activist Mehdi Amin

  05-11-2020 16:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A woman has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 58-year-old Mehdi Amin, York Regional Police say.
  
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• Toronto cop who assaulted Dafonte Miller sentenced to 9 months in jail

  05-11-2020 15:16 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto police officer convicted of beating a young Black man while off-duty has been sentenced to nine months in jail. Const. Michael Theriault was found guilty of assault for an attack on Dafonte Miller that took place in 2016.
  
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• Sentence coming today for Toronto cop who assaulted Dafonte Miller

  05-11-2020 15:16 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto police officer convicted of assault in the brutal beating of a young Black man is expected to learn his sentence today. Prosecutors are seeking a jail term of 12 to 15 months and several other restrictions for Const. Michael Theriault.
  
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• Cop who assaulted Dafonte Miller sentenced to 9 months in jail, 12 months probation

  05-11-2020 15:16 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto police officer convicted of beating a young Black man while off-duty has been sentenced to nine months in jail. Const. Michael Theriault was found guilty of assault in connection with an attack on Dafonte Miller that took place in 2016.
  
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• Man critically injured after stabbing in Toronto

  05-11-2020 15:00
  
  One man was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition after a stabbing in the city’s Church-Wellesley Village neighbourhood early Thursday morning.
  
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• Tractor-trailer collision spills beer across Ontario highway

  05-11-2020 14:56
  
  Look away beer lovers, a collision involving three tractor-trailers has left beer spilled all over Highway 3 in Windsor, Ont. as hundreds of cans were scattered in the crash.
  
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• This apartment in Toronto is listed for only $330,000 but there's a catch - blogTO

  05-11-2020 14:30
  
  This apartment in Toronto is listed for only $330,000 but there's a catch  blogTO
  
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• Man critically injured after stabbing in Church and Wellesley area

  05-11-2020 14:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police are searching for a group of five or six people seen leaving the area.
  
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• Man, 20, charged with attempted murder following stabbing in Church and Wellesley area

  05-11-2020 14:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police are searching for a group of five or six people seen leaving the area.
  
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• Toronto police investigating suspicious death of man found in parked car

  05-11-2020 14:20
  
  Police are investigating after the body of an Oshawa, Ont., man was found in a vehicle that had been parked outside a residential building for more than a week.
  
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• McDonald's 'immediately' shuts Toronto restaurant after employee tests positive for COVID-19 - CTV Toronto

  05-11-2020 14:07
  
  McDonald's 'immediately' shuts Toronto restaurant after employee tests positive for COVID-19  CTV Toronto
  
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• McDonald's 'immediately' shuts Toronto restaurant after employee tests positive for COVID-19

  05-11-2020 14:07
  
  McDonald's has closed one of their restaurants in Toronto after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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