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• ‘It’s unbearable:’ Jamal Francique’s family demands justice one year after he was killed in police interaction

  09-01-2021 23:06
  
  A year after Jamal Francique was fatally shot in an interaction with Peel Regional Police, his parents say they are still desperate for answers—and accountability.
  
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• LACKIE: Amid dark times, Toronto real estate remains a bright light in 2021 - Toronto Sun

  09-01-2021 22:28
  
  LACKIE: Amid dark times, Toronto real estate remains a bright light in 2021  Toronto Sun
  
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• Today’s coronavirus news: Toronto reporting 1,155 new cases, 15 more deaths; More than 100K vaccine doses administered in Ontario so far; Ontario reporting 23 more deaths in long-term care - Toronto Star

  09-01-2021 22:24
  
  Today’s coronavirus news: Toronto reporting 1,155 new cases, 15 more deaths; More than 100K vaccine doses administered in Ontario so far; Ontario reporting 23 more deaths in long-term care  Toronto Star
  
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• Raptors won't have fans at Amalie Arena due to rising COVID-19 cases in western Florida

  09-01-2021 21:14
  
  The Toronto Raptors won't have fans at home games at Tampa's Amalie Arena for now.
  
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• More Capitol rioters in viral video posts arrested - Toronto Sun

  09-01-2021 21:03
  
  More Capitol rioters in viral video posts arrested  Toronto Sun
  
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• Man has serious injuries after stabbing in North York

  09-01-2021 20:09
  
  A man is in serious condition following a stabbing in North York Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Can any Raptors 905 players help save Toronto’s season? - Raptors Rapture

  09-01-2021 20:07
  
  Can any Raptors 905 players help save Toronto’s season?  Raptors Rapture
  
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• Ontario's mandatory online learning leaves some single parents with impossible choice

  09-01-2021 20:04
  
  Every day, Jessy Duncombe has to figure out how to put food on the table, help her two school-aged kids navigate the complexities of online learning, and keep her three-year-old daughter occupied and out of trouble.
  
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• Father struggles, seeks answers, one year after son's death in police shooting

  09-01-2021 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Derek Francique's mind races all the time with thoughts of his son, who was shot dead by police a year ago. He doesn't know why police tried to arrest the young man as he sat in a car in Mississauga, Ont., nor does he know the name of the officer who fired the fatal shot at Jamal Francique.
  
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• Online learning leaves single parents in the lurch - Toronto.com

  09-01-2021 19:38
  
  Online learning leaves single parents in the lurch  Toronto.com
  
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• Vaccinations to begin Sunday at Scarborough long-term care home battling COVID-19 outbreak

  09-01-2021 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto hospital says vaccinations are set to begin on Sunday at a Scarborough long-term care home battling a COVID-19 outbreak that has left 73 people dead.
  
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• BONOKOSKI: Time for RCMP to battle cigarette criminals on First Nation reserves - Toronto Sun

  09-01-2021 18:34
  
  BONOKOSKI: Time for RCMP to battle cigarette criminals on First Nation reserves  Toronto Sun
  
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• Ontario expands list of front-line workers eligible for free emergency childcare as schools remain closed

  09-01-2021 18:31
  
  Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province will expand eligibility for its emergency childcare program to include more front-line workers as schools remain closed for in-person learning.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs place Michael Hutchinson on waivers - Pension Plan Puppets

  09-01-2021 18:28
  
  Toronto Maple Leafs place Michael Hutchinson on waivers  Pension Plan Puppets
  
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• Toronto businesses offer tasty homemade pasta via Instagram - Toronto Sun

  09-01-2021 18:05
  
  Toronto businesses offer tasty homemade pasta via Instagram  Toronto Sun
  
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• Ontario expands free child care to front-line workers as it sees 3,443 new cases of COVID-19

  09-01-2021 17:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Education Minister Stephen Lecce has announced an extension to free child care being offered to emergency workers as Ontario logged another 3,443 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 40 more deaths.
  
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• Ontario expands emergency child care for more frontline workers - CityNews Toronto

  09-01-2021 17:22
  
  Ontario expands emergency child care for more frontline workers  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Report: Toronto FC linked with French defender Loïck Landre - Waking The Red

  09-01-2021 17:05
  
  Report: Toronto FC linked with French defender Loïck Landre  Waking The Red
  
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• Man stabbed outside Etobicoke laundromat - Toronto.com

  09-01-2021 16:38
  
  Man stabbed outside Etobicoke laundromat  Toronto.com
  
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• Toronto Raptors won’t have fans at Amalie Arena due to rising coronavirus cases in west Florida - Global News

  09-01-2021 16:35
  
  Toronto Raptors won’t have fans at Amalie Arena due to rising coronavirus cases in west Florida  Global News
  
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• Amalie Arena presses pause on allowing fans for Raptors, Lightning

  09-01-2021 16:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Vinik Sports Group, which owns Amalie Arena, announced Saturday that the organization will no longer admit fans to Toronto Raptors games in Tampa as "COVID-19 numbers across west central Florida have risen sharply in recent days."
  
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• Education minister speaks as Ontario sees another 3,443 cases of COVID-19

  09-01-2021 16:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is reporting 3,443 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 40 more deaths.
  
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• Education minister scheduled to speak as Ontario sees another 3,443 cases of COVID-19

  09-01-2021 16:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is reporting 3,443 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 40 more deaths.
  
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• Number of ICU patients in Ontario soars as province records more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases

  09-01-2021 16:10
  
  As a new report confirmed that Ontario now has 400 patients battling COVID-19 in its intensive care units, the province logged more than 3,000 new cases for the fifth straight day.
  
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• Ontario reports drop in new COVID-19 cases, over 1,000 in Toronto - CityNews Toronto

  09-01-2021 16:01
  
  Ontario reports drop in new COVID-19 cases, over 1,000 in Toronto  CityNews Toronto
  
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• UPDATE: Missing 74-year-old woman found after 4 days - Toronto.com

  09-01-2021 15:38
  
  UPDATE: Missing 74-year-old woman found after 4 days  Toronto.com
  
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• Raptors set franchise scoring record, win 144-123 over Kings

  09-01-2021 15:29
  
  Pascal Siakam had 17 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, Toronto made 20 3-pointers and the Raptors set a franchise record for scoring while winning for the second time this season, 144-123 over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays: Players to upgrade through trade - Jays Journal

  09-01-2021 15:24
  
  Toronto Blue Jays: Players to upgrade through trade  Jays Journal
  
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• Police searching for elopee in Toronto - durhamradionews.com

  09-01-2021 14:52
  
  Police searching for elopee in Toronto  durhamradionews.com
  
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• Belle Grove brand mushrooms recalled due to possible contamination

  09-01-2021 14:11
  
  Monaghan Mushrooms Ltd. is recalling its Belle Grove brand Whole White Mushrooms, sold in Ontario. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the product may be contaminated with the bacteria that causes botulism.
  
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• Indonesian plane feared to have crashed with 62 aboard

  09-01-2021 13:23
  
  A Sriwijaya Air plane with 62 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesia's capital Jakarta on a domestic flight on Saturday and rescuers said suspected debris had been found in the sea off the city.
  
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• Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight

  09-01-2021 13:23
  
  A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Saturday on a domestic flight, officials said.
  
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• This $1.4 million loft in Toronto has a hammock floor you can sleep on - blogTO

  09-01-2021 12:54
  
  This $1.4 million loft in Toronto has a hammock floor you can sleep on  blogTO
  
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• Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight - CityNews Toronto

  09-01-2021 12:22
  
  Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight  CityNews Toronto
  
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• The history of the Forest Hill neighbourhood in Toronto - blogTO

  09-01-2021 12:15
  
  The history of the Forest Hill neighbourhood in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Toronto's newest bakeshop keeps selling out of their cheesecake-stuffed cookies - blogTO

  09-01-2021 12:08
  
  Toronto's newest bakeshop keeps selling out of their cheesecake-stuffed cookies  blogTO
  
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• Toronto juice bar closes after 5 years and is now up for sale - blogTO

  09-01-2021 12:07
  
  Toronto juice bar closes after 5 years and is now up for sale  blogTO
  
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• ASK AMY: Wisdom from readers starts the year off right - Toronto Sun

  09-01-2021 12:05
  
  ASK AMY: Wisdom from readers starts the year off right  Toronto Sun
  
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• Toronto choir spent 100 hours on this tribute highlighting the city's food banks and shelters - blogTO

  09-01-2021 12:04
  
  Toronto choir spent 100 hours on this tribute highlighting the city's food banks and shelters  blogTO
  
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• Rep your neighbourhood with Toronto-made custom hoodies popular with hip hop artists - blogTO

  09-01-2021 12:04
  
  Rep your neighbourhood with Toronto-made custom hoodies popular with hip hop artists  blogTO
  
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• Unionville sushi bar accuses DoorDash of keeping its cash, rejects app's allegations of 'fraudulent activity'

  09-01-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Unionville sushi bar is denying allegations of "fraudulent activity" from DoorDash, after the company that runs the food delivery app suspended the restaurant's account and withheld $67,000. The company says it detected what it considers a suspiciously sharp rise in orders over a short period of time -- many exceeding $400.
  
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• Métis actor wins ACTRA Toronto Award of Excellence - Toronto Star

  09-01-2021 10:54
  
  Métis actor wins ACTRA Toronto Award of Excellence  Toronto Star
  
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• Toronto Fire, busy and understaffed during COVID-19, eyes growth in 2021 - CBC.ca

  09-01-2021 10:00
  
  Toronto Fire, busy and understaffed during COVID-19, eyes growth in 2021  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto Fire, busy and understaffed during COVID-19, eyes growth in 2021

  09-01-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto Fire Services, hampered by an ongoing staffing shortage and an unusually busy year, is said to be in urgent need of additional funding as the city begins its budget process for 2021.
  
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• New coronavirus variant could dominate in Ontario by next month, model shows

  09-01-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  There's a race underway by public health officials across Ontario to assess how much of the highly transmissible variant first reported in the United Kingdom is now in the community, in order to keep it at bay until widespread COVID-19 vaccinations get underway.
  
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• 'Lockdown light' failed in Canada's hardest-hit regions. Here's what experts say should happen now

  09-01-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario and Quebec have consistently failed to contain the spread of COVID-19 with inadequate, poorly timed lockdowns, leaving little choice but for much more draconian measures to be put in place, health experts tell CBC News.
  
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• Raptors, minus Lowry, beat Kings by 21 - Toronto Sun

  09-01-2021 06:52
  
  Raptors, minus Lowry, beat Kings by 21  Toronto Sun
  
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• Toronto nurses upset over COVID-19 vaccine access, allege frontline medical staff not being prioritized - Global News

  09-01-2021 04:44
  
  Toronto nurses upset over COVID-19 vaccine access, allege frontline medical staff not being prioritized  Global News
  
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• Blair 'has no time' for partisan outrage over immunizing inmates

  09-01-2021 04:01
  
  Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is accusing the Conservatives of inflaming the debate around prisoners who’ve received the COVID-19 vaccines, saying he has 'no time' for such rhetoric.
  
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• As ICU beds fill due to COVID-19, Canada’s largest air ambulance fleet sees more transfers

  09-01-2021 04:00
  
  As COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ontario continue to rise in tandem with record numbers of daily new cases, hospitals in the hardest hit regions are facing increasingly full ICUs, with Ornge, Canada’s largest air ambulance fleet, transferring more patients than ever from one busy ICU to a less busy one to ease the strain on overburdened facilities.
  
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