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• Someone just made a TTC style map of trails in Toronto's Don Valley - blogTO

  21-01-2021 23:48
  
  Someone just made a TTC style map of trails in Toronto's Don Valley  blogTO
  
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• People in Toronto are debating what the city's ugliest building is - blogTO

  21-01-2021 23:47
  
  People in Toronto are debating what the city's ugliest building is  blogTO
  
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• Police identify Windsor, Toronto women murdered at Fort Erie short-term rental home - StCatharinesStandard.ca

  21-01-2021 23:41
  
  Police identify Windsor, Toronto women murdered at Fort Erie short-term rental home  StCatharinesStandard.ca
  
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• Charges laid in North York shooting that left 20-year-old dead

  21-01-2021 23:40
  
  A man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a shooting in North York that left a 20-year-old man dead.
  
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• Kitchener gym files court challenge against province's Stay-At-Home closures - Toronto Sun

  21-01-2021 23:27
  
  Kitchener gym files court challenge against province's Stay-At-Home closures  Toronto Sun
  
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• Nearly 80% of COVID-19 cases in Toronto were among racialized groups in November

  21-01-2021 23:09
  
  Nearly 80 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Toronto identified with a racialized group in November, according to the city.
  
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• Racialized groups continue to make up disproportionate share of Toronto's coronavirus cases in November - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  21-01-2021 22:59
  
  Racialized groups continue to make up disproportionate share of Toronto's coronavirus cases in November  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Halton's police chief 'remorseful' about Florida trip, but says he won't step down

  21-01-2021 22:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Halton’s police Chief Stephen Tanner on Thursday expressed remorse over his recent trip to Florida and the fallout it has caused, but said he won't step down.
  
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• Long-term care residents told commission prolonged isolation is 'inhumane'

  21-01-2021 22:48
  
  Residents of long-term care homes described the devastating impact of the prolonged isolation brought on by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as they testified before an independent commission earlier this month.
  
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• Toronto Mayor John Tory speaks to Pfizer about improving COVID-19 vaccine production - CTV Toronto

  21-01-2021 22:44
  
  Toronto Mayor John Tory speaks to Pfizer about improving COVID-19 vaccine production  CTV Toronto
  
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• Toronto Mayor John Tory speaks to Pfizer about improving COVID-19 vaccine production

  21-01-2021 22:44
  
  Toronto's mayor says he has spoken to Pfizer-Biotech executives to urge them to produce more COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Police identify Fort Erie homicide victims as women from Toronto and Windsor - Toronto.com

  21-01-2021 22:41
  
  Police identify Fort Erie homicide victims as women from Toronto and Windsor  Toronto.com
  
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• 51 businesses caught violating lockdown rules in Toronto this week - blogTO

  21-01-2021 22:34
  
  51 businesses caught violating lockdown rules in Toronto this week  blogTO
  
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• Popular Etobicoke bakery closes for two weeks after employees test positive for COVID-19

  21-01-2021 22:33
  
  A popular bakery in Etobicoke will close for two weeks after a number of employees tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Payette stepping down as governor general after blistering report on Rideau Hall work environment

  21-01-2021 21:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Gov.-Gen. Julie Payette and her secretary, Assunta di Lorenzo, are resigning after an outside workplace review of Rideau Hall found that the pair presided over a toxic work environment.
  
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• COVID-19 spread in Toronto starting to dip slightly but the 'tide has not turned' officials say - CBC.ca

  21-01-2021 21:03
  
  COVID-19 spread in Toronto starting to dip slightly but the 'tide has not turned' officials say  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto Raptors Investigation: Has the Matt Thomas experiment failed? - RaptorsHQ

  21-01-2021 21:00
  
  Toronto Raptors Investigation: Has the Matt Thomas experiment failed?  RaptorsHQ
  
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• Ten big Toronto sports signings that caught our attention, for better or for worse - Toronto Star

  21-01-2021 20:41
  
  Ten big Toronto sports signings that caught our attention, for better or for worse  Toronto Star
  
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• Toronto pilot project could remove police from mental health calls — but not in emergencies

  21-01-2021 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  After months of mounting calls to remove police from the frontlines for people in mental health distress, the city of Toronto is proposing a pilot program that would see mobile crisis support teams dispatched to non-emergency calls in four communities with some of the highest rates of calls for people in crisis.
  
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• Toronto considers pilot to remove police from frontlines for mental health calls — but not in emergencies

  21-01-2021 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  After months of mounting calls to remove police from the frontlines for people in mental health distress, the city of Toronto is proposing a pilot program that would see mobile crisis support teams dispatched to non-emergency calls in four communities with some of the highest rates of calls for people in crisis.
  
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• Ontario minister says COVID-19 pandemic messaging to stay home is 'falling on deaf ears'

  21-01-2021 20:13
  
  An Ontario cabinet minister is acknowledging that the government's pandemic pleas are "falling on deaf ears" due to COVID-19 fatigue and cautioned that the length of the lockdown will depend on adherence to the public health protocols.
  
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• Ontario barbershop reopens despite provincial lockdown using loophole

  21-01-2021 20:08
  
  An Ontario barber shop has reopened during the provincial lockdown using a loophole that the owner claims allows them to operate legally.
  
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• Scott Stinson: The Toronto Blue Jays take a big swing, and finally show they are trying to win now, again - National Post

  21-01-2021 19:47
  
  Scott Stinson: The Toronto Blue Jays take a big swing, and finally show they are trying to win now, again  National Post
  
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• Toronto’s SickKids hospital report urges more masking, distancing for schools planning to reopen - Global News

  21-01-2021 19:46
  
  Toronto’s SickKids hospital report urges more masking, distancing for schools planning to reopen  Global News
  
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• Gov. Gen. Julie Payette resigns, says 'I am sorry' after 'tensions have arisen at Rideau Hall'

  21-01-2021 19:38
  
  Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has resigned from her post following reports of a "damaging" workplace harassment investigation.
  
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• Gov. Gen. Julie Payette resigns following 'damaging' harassment investigation

  21-01-2021 19:38
  CTV News has learned that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has resigned from her post following reports of a “damaging” workplace harassment investigation.
  
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• 'Damaging' report after review into harassment claims against Governor General: sources

  21-01-2021 19:38
  
  CTV News has learned an independent review into harassment allegations against Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has now been completed. Sources tell CTV News the report is damaging to the Governor General.
  
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• Farm Boy opening its newest Toronto location next week | Dished - Daily Hive

  21-01-2021 19:26
  
  Farm Boy opening its newest Toronto location next week | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• Metrolinx to replace some GO trains with buses and reducing UP service as ridership plummets

  21-01-2021 19:19
  
  Metrolinx says it is making some service adjustments to respond to plummeting ridership numbers amid a stay-at-home order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Oxycodone and cocaine seized, bus passenger from Toronto arrested in Manitoba: RCMP - CTV News Winnipeg

  21-01-2021 19:10
  
  Oxycodone and cocaine seized, bus passenger from Toronto arrested in Manitoba: RCMP  CTV News Winnipeg
  
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• Oxycodone and cocaine seized, bus passenger from Toronto arrested in Manitoba: RCMP

  21-01-2021 19:10
  
  A 29-year-old Toronto man was arrested and charged after he was allegedly found with a significant quantity of drugs on a bus travelling to Thompson, Man.
  
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• Toronto officials hold 2 p.m. COVID-19 update

  21-01-2021 19:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor John Tory and other Toronto officials are set to hold a 2 p.m. ET news conference to provide an update on the COVID-19 situation in the city.
  
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• COVID-19 spread in Toronto starting to dip slightly but the 'tide has not turned' officials say

  21-01-2021 19:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor John Tory and other Toronto officials are set to hold a 2 p.m. ET news conference to provide an update on the COVID-19 situation in the city.
  
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• Downtown Toronto is getting a new Farm Boy location next week - blogTO

  21-01-2021 18:52
  
  Downtown Toronto is getting a new Farm Boy location next week  blogTO
  
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• School closures should be 'last resort for pandemic control,' updated SickKids report says

  21-01-2021 18:47
  
  A group of medical experts that have been advising the Ford government on the safe operation of schools say that the suspension of in-person learning should be "a last resort for pandemic control" given the "significant negative impact" that last year's prolonged closure had on children.
  
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• Siakam misses practice, uncertain for Friday - TSN

  21-01-2021 18:44
  
  Siakam misses practice, uncertain for Friday  TSN
  
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• Two sought in December stabbing of woman in Toronto - Toronto Sun

  21-01-2021 18:43
  
  Two sought in December stabbing of woman in Toronto  Toronto Sun
  
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• 'We need the vaccine now': COVID-19 variant found in Barrie, Ont., long-term care home may be in community

  21-01-2021 18:35
  
  The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit believes it's possible that a COVID-19 variant found in several swab tests at a Barrie, Ont., long-term care home, where at least 19 residents have died, may be in the community.
  
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• A parking space in downtown Toronto just sold for $123K - blogTO

  21-01-2021 18:25
  
  A parking space in downtown Toronto just sold for $123K  blogTO
  
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• These are some of Toronto's takes on the viral Bernie Sanders mittens meme - blogTO

  21-01-2021 18:23
  
  These are some of Toronto's takes on the viral Bernie Sanders mittens meme  blogTO
  
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• One trade the Toronto Raptors need to make ASAP - Raptors Rapture

  21-01-2021 18:22
  
  One trade the Toronto Raptors need to make ASAP  Raptors Rapture
  
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• NWHL 2021 Season Preview: Boston seeks title, Toronto expansion arrives - Sportsnet.ca

  21-01-2021 17:34
  
  NWHL 2021 Season Preview: Boston seeks title, Toronto expansion arrives  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• Orangeville hospital executive retires early after helping family member jump the vaccine queue

  21-01-2021 17:32 via cbc.ca
  
  A director at the Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville, Ont. has retired after having a family member vaccinated during a clinic intended for hospital staff, physicians and local healthcare workers. Lorenda Reddekkop has the details.
  
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• Doug Ford releases video urging people to stay home in 22 languages

  21-01-2021 17:23
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has released a video message where he speaks in 22 different languages asking people to stay home.
  
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• Halton Police Board holds special meeting to discuss Chief Steve Tanner's trip to Florida

  21-01-2021 17:12
  
  The Halton Police Board will meet behind closed doors again today to discuss a decision by Chief Steve Tanner to go to Florida over the holidays despite public health officials warning against non-essential travel.
  
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• Ontario reports 2,632 new COVID-19 cases as 7-day average continues to fall

  21-01-2021 16:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The seven-day average of daily cases — which helps clarify long-term trends in the data — fell to 2,751, marking 10 straight days of decreases in that figure.
  
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• Ontario reports more than 2,600 new COVID-19 cases, cites technical issue in Toronto

  21-01-2021 16:17
  
  Ontario reported more than 2,600 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, but health officials say that number includes infections from previous days due to a technical issue.
  
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• Ontario reports more 2,600 new COVID-19 cases, cites technical issue in Toronto

  21-01-2021 16:17
  
  Ontario reported more than 2,600 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, but health officials say that number includes infections from previous days due to a technical issue.
  
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• OMG it's back again: Toronto to hit -10°C for the first time this winter | News - Daily Hive

  21-01-2021 16:15
  
  OMG it's back again: Toronto to hit -10°C for the first time this winter | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Medic on trial didn't see bloody shoes of teen who died from gunshot, court hears

  21-01-2021 16:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Steven Snively, who faces a criminal charge in connection with the death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi, says he didn't see the teen's bloody shoes, even when he kneed him in the chest.
  
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