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• Two females killed while visiting short-term rental accommodation in Fort Erie, police say

  20-01-2021 23:58
  
  Two females who were found dead at a residence in Fort Erie, Ont. on Tuesday morning were attending a gathering at a short-term rental accommodation prior to their deaths, police confirmed.
  
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• Debunking myths: Ontario doctors explain why most people should get COVID-19 vaccines

  20-01-2021 23:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Here’s what an Ontario Medical Association panel had to say about some of the most common myths out there about COVID-19 vaccines.
  
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• Barrie long-term care home faces possible outbreak of novel coronavirus variant

  20-01-2021 23:23 via cbc.ca
  
  A Barrie, Ont. long-term care home is facing a possible outbreak of a variant strain of the novel coronavirus after laboratory testing identified it in six swabs.
  
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• Barrie long-term care home faces possible outbreak of COVID-19 variant

  20-01-2021 23:23 via cbc.ca
  
  A Barrie, Ont. long-term care home is facing a possible outbreak of a variant strain of COVID-19 after laboratory testing identified it in six swabs.
  
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• COVID-19 variant identified at Barrie, Ont., long-term care home where 19 residents have died

  20-01-2021 23:20
  
  A COVID-19 variant has been identified in six swab tests done at Roberta Place in Barrie, Ont., where an outbreak has claimed at least 19 lives.
  
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• Director out at Orangeville, Ont. hospital after vaccine queue jumped

  20-01-2021 22:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A director at the Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) in Orangeville, Ont. has retired after arranging to have a family member vaccinated during a clinic held at the hospital last week.
  
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• Ontario's police watchdog clears Peel cop who shot and killed Jamal Francique in Mississauga last year

  20-01-2021 22:33
  
  The province's police watchdog has cleared a Peel police officer who shot and killed 28-year-old Jamal Francique in Mississauga last January.
  
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• Toronto police lay charges after responding to several calls for 'noisy parties' in the city

  20-01-2021 22:22
  
  Toronto police say they have laid a number of charges after receiving “several calls for noisy parties” in the city Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Convicted gun smuggler faces ‘unprecedented’ charge after shooting death: Toronto police - CityNews Toronto

  20-01-2021 22:04
  
  Convicted gun smuggler faces ‘unprecedented’ charge after shooting death: Toronto police  CityNews Toronto
  
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• More than 100 Canada Post employees at Mississauga, Ont. facility test positive for COVID-19

  20-01-2021 21:57
  
  More than 100 employees of a Canada Post facility in Mississauga, Ont. have tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the year.
  
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• More than 100 Canada Post employees at Mississauga facility test positive for COVID-19

  20-01-2021 21:57
  
  More than 100 employees of a Canada Post facility in Mississauga have tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the year.
  
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• The Best New Restaurants in Toronto - blogTO

  20-01-2021 21:39
  
  The Best New Restaurants in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Improve working conditions in long-term care homes, COVID-19 advisory group urges

  20-01-2021 21:39
  
  Ontario should improve working conditions in long-term care homes in an effort to retain staff and prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the facilities, a new report from a group of health experts advising the province suggests.
  
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• Eight people mistakenly given COVID-19 vaccine at Toronto clinic despite not being on priority list - CTV Toronto

  20-01-2021 21:32
  
  Eight people mistakenly given COVID-19 vaccine at Toronto clinic despite not being on priority list  CTV Toronto
  
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• Eight people mistakenly given COVID-19 vaccine at Toronto clinic despite not being on priority list

  20-01-2021 21:32
  
  Eight people not on the priority list were mistakenly given a COVID-19 vaccine at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this week after an online registration link to book appointments was "erroneously shared."
  
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• No grounds to charge Peel officer in fatal shooting of Jamal Francique, SIU says

  20-01-2021 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has determined there are no grounds to charge a Peel officer in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Jamal Francique.
  
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• Homeless in Toronto shelters begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines in pilot program - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  20-01-2021 19:25
  
  Homeless in Toronto shelters begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines in pilot program  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Toronto police charge gun smuggler with criminal negligence for first time

  20-01-2021 19:21
  
  Toronto police are laying a negligence charge against a convicted gun smuggler after a handgun he brought to Canada was allegedly found next to a man killed by a gunshot two years ago.
  
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• Ontario hospital apologizes after staff director gets family member early COVID-19 vaccine

  20-01-2021 19:19
  
  A hospital in Orangeville, Ont., is apologizing after a staff director had a family member receive the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of schedule.
  
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• Hospital staff director in Orangeville, Ont. gets COVID-19 vaccine for family member

  20-01-2021 19:19
  
  A staff director at a hospital in Orangeville, Ont. had an elderly family member vaccinated against COVID-19.
  
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• Smuggler's guns caused death even while he was behind bars: Toronto police - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  20-01-2021 19:11
  
  Smuggler's guns caused death even while he was behind bars: Toronto police  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Toronto real estate and COVID-19: Predictions and housing trends for 2021 | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  20-01-2021 18:45
  
  Toronto real estate and COVID-19: Predictions and housing trends for 2021 | Urbanized  Daily Hive
  
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• Toronto Is Full Of Fake Houses That Look Normal On The Outside But Are Hiding Something - Narcity

  20-01-2021 18:42
  
  Toronto Is Full Of Fake Houses That Look Normal On The Outside But Are Hiding Something  Narcity
  
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• Tory says Toronto 'will be ready' to administer vaccinations following premature closure of Ontario's first major COVID-19 inoculation site

  20-01-2021 18:29
  
  Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city will be prepared to resume vaccinations against COVID-19 at Ontario’s first major inoculation site, pending supply, a day after the clinic was prematurely closed due to a shortage of doses across the country.
  
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• Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Jan. 20 - Global News

  20-01-2021 18:27
  
  Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Jan. 20  Global News
  
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• First CaféTO 2021 locations could be installed as early as May, city report says

  20-01-2021 18:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto Mayor John Tory endorsed a city report Wednesday that recommends a "bigger and better" CaféTO program this spring, which — public health orders permitting — could see the first of its locations installed by May, almost two months earlier than last year.
  
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• The Raptors Proved They Are Real 'Toronto Mans' In A Hilarious Slang Challenge (VIDEO) - Narcity Canada

  20-01-2021 17:22
  
  The Raptors Proved They Are Real 'Toronto Mans' In A Hilarious Slang Challenge (VIDEO)  Narcity Canada
  
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• Toronto staff recommend that city bring back CafeTO, first patios could be installed in May if restrictions lifted - CTV Toronto

  20-01-2021 17:17
  
  Toronto staff recommend that city bring back CafeTO, first patios could be installed in May if restrictions lifted  CTV Toronto
  
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• Toronto staff recommend that city bring back CafeTO, first patios could be installed in May if restrictions lifted

  20-01-2021 17:17
  
  Staff are recommending that the city bring back its popular CafeTO program, which saw hundreds of patios set up on sidewalks and in curb lanes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic last summer.
  
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• OPP officer charged after alleged assault

  20-01-2021 16:43 via cbc.ca
  
  An OPP officer has been charged with assault causing bodily harm linked to an incident where a woman was hurt while in a cell at the Orillia OPP detachment, the provincial Special Investigations Unit says.
  
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• Ontario reports rise in deaths and more than 2,600 new cases of COVID-19

  20-01-2021 16:20
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases as the province increases testing for the disease.
  
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• Some schools to return to in-person learning as Ontario sees 2,655 new COVID-19 cases

  20-01-2021 16:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported another 2,655 cases of COVID-19 and 89 more deaths of people with the illness on Wednesday, as the government said it is expanding its workplace enforcement effort to include farming operations and essential businesses in the service sector.
  
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• Ontario sees 2,655 new COVID-19 cases as more workplace enforcement set to begin

  20-01-2021 16:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported another 2,655 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, as the government said it is expanding its workplace enforcement effort to include farming operations and essential businesses in the service sector.
  
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• York Region shares list of box stores fined over violations of COVID-19 rules

  20-01-2021 14:42
  
  Enforcement of COVID-19 rules is ramping up in the Greater Toronto Area, with several big box retailers facing fines over alleged violations.
  
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• Ontario discovers 76 violations during safety blitz of big-box stores, expands list of workplaces to be targeted

  20-01-2021 14:42
  
  The Ontario government is expanding its workplace inspection campaign after a weekend blitz of big-box stores found that 76 businesses were violating safety measures.
  
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• Canadians tune in to Joe Biden inauguration amid pandemic threat, violence concerns

  20-01-2021 14:16
  
  Canadians tuned in Wednesday with a mixture of relief and optimism to watch the swearing in of Joe Biden as U.S. president amid concerns about potential violence south of the border and the omnipresent threat of COVID-19.
  
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• All eyes on the United States as Canadians tune in to Joe Biden's inauguration

  20-01-2021 14:16
  
  Canadians will be watching with bated breath as a new U.S. president takes office today.
  
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• Toronto's downtown condo market hit by 'seller fatigue' - The Globe and Mail

  20-01-2021 14:00
  
  Toronto's downtown condo market hit by 'seller fatigue'  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Trump bids farewell to Washington, hints of comeback

  20-01-2021 13:38
  
  His presidency over, Donald Trump said farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted about a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bitter divisions in the country he led for four years.
  
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• Donald's departure: President Trump leaves the White House today

  20-01-2021 13:38
  
  Donald Trump will walk out of the White House and board Marine One for the last time as president Wednesday morning, leaving behind a legacy of chaos and tumult and a nation bitterly divided.
  
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• Donald's departure: President Trump is in Florida now

  20-01-2021 13:38
  
  His presidency over, Donald Trump said farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted about a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bitter divisions in the country he led for four years.
  
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• Donald's departure: President Trump has left the White House

  20-01-2021 13:38
  
  Donald Trump walked out of the White House and board Marine One for the last time as president Wednesday morning, leaving behind a legacy of chaos and tumult and a nation bitterly divided.
  
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• Donald's departure: Former president Trump is in Florida now

  20-01-2021 13:38
  
  His presidency over, Donald Trump said farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted about a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bitter divisions in the country he led for four years.
  
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• Students, parents in parts of Ontario to learn when kids will return to school

  20-01-2021 13:36
  
  Students and parents in Durham and Halton Region, along with much of southern Ontario will learn today when schools will be able to return to in-person learning.
  
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• Students, parents in parts of Ontario to learn when in-person learning will return

  20-01-2021 13:36
  
  Students and parents in Durham and Halton Region, along with much of southern Ontario will learn today when schools will be able to return to in-person learning.
  
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• Some southern Ontario schools are reopening Monday, but many still closed

  20-01-2021 13:36
  
  The Ontario government has announced that students in seven public health units will be returning to the classroom on Monday, but online learning will remain in place for the rest of southern Ontario schools until further notice.
  
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• Schools in 7 southern Ontario regions will reopen Monday, rest will remain closed

  20-01-2021 13:36
  
  The Ontario government has announced that students in seven public health units will be returning to the classroom on Monday, but online learning will remain in place for the rest of southern Ontario schools until further notice.
  
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• Ontario to announce today when students in parts of province will return to in-person learning

  20-01-2021 13:36
  
  Students and parents in Durham and Halton Region, along with much of southern Ontario will learn today when schools will be able to return to in-person learning.
  
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• This York Region inspector has been trying to enforce COVID-19 orders. Here's what she's seen

  20-01-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Enforcement is ramping up across the province during the second state of emergency. In York Region over the weekend, public health inspected more than 70 businesses, focusing its COVID-19 enforcement on big box retail and grocery stores.
  
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• 'I never wanted to leave Canada': COVID-19 delaying permanent resident applications

  20-01-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The pandemic is delaying permanent resident applications in Canada. Katherine Scott says she has to leave the country because her work permit expired before she was apply to apply while awaiting necessary documents.
  
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