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• Are expired Ontario identification and licence plate stickers still valid in 2021?

  03-02-2021 23:37
  
  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Ontario government has urged people to stay away from Service Ontario to renew expired health cards, driver's licences and licence plate stickers.
  
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• Toronto unveils plan to lower COVID-19 rates, encourage vaccination among Black residents - CBC.ca

  03-02-2021 22:54
  
  Toronto unveils plan to lower COVID-19 rates, encourage vaccination among Black residents  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto unveils plan to lower COVID-19 rates, encourage vaccination among Black residents

  03-02-2021 22:54 via cbc.ca
  The City of Toronto is taking additional steps to drive down COVID-19 infection rates and encourage vaccination among Black residents, a group that has disproportionately suffered during the pandemic.
  
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• Ontario MPPs ask for virtual meetings at Queen's Park amid COVID-19 pandemic

  03-02-2021 22:21
  
  Less than two weeks before politicians are scheduled to return to the Ontario legislature, the Progressive Conservative government is being urged to hold virtual sittings – a move the government has avoided during the entire pandemic, even as office towers and schools sat empty with work from home and remote-learning policies.
  
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• Coronavirus: Schools in Toronto, Peel and York Regions last for return to in-person learning - Globalnews.ca

  03-02-2021 22:04
  
  Coronavirus: Schools in Toronto, Peel and York Regions last for return to in-person learning  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Toronto is officially extending all COVID-19 bylaws until June - blogTO

  03-02-2021 21:33
  
  Toronto is officially extending all COVID-19 bylaws until June  blogTO
  
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• Ford hints announcement could be coming next week on eventual reopening of the economy

  03-02-2021 21:00
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that there could be an announcement next week regarding the eventual reopening of the economy.
  
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• Hamilton trustees made racist comments against Black and Muslim people, silenced student: report

  03-02-2021 20:32 via cbc.ca
  
  A review of allegations of racism raised by former student trustee Ahona Mehdi at Hamilton's public school board has found she was, at times, silenced and singled out. It also found trustees made racist comments toward Black and Muslim people and didn't understand the concept of equity.
  
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• Hamilton trustees made racist comments about Black and Muslim people, silenced student: review finds

  03-02-2021 20:32 via cbc.ca
  
  A review of allegations of racism raised by former student trustee Ahona Mehdi at Hamilton's public school board has found she was, at times, silenced and singled out. It also found trustees made racist comments about Black and Muslim people and didn't understand the concept of equity.
  
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• Wayne Simmonds earns shot on Toronto Maple Leafs’ second line - TSN

  03-02-2021 20:23
  
  Wayne Simmonds earns shot on Toronto Maple Leafs’ second line  TSN
  
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• Popular brewpub opening a huge second Toronto location with two patios - blogTO

  03-02-2021 20:21
  
  Popular brewpub opening a huge second Toronto location with two patios  blogTO
  
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• Toronto to pilot non-police led safety and crisis support service - Radio Canada International - English Section

  03-02-2021 20:20
  
  Toronto to pilot non-police led safety and crisis support service  Radio Canada International - English Section
  
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• Raptors: Chris Bosh releasing book detailing life leading up to Toronto stardom - Raptors Rapture

  03-02-2021 20:17
  
  Raptors: Chris Bosh releasing book detailing life leading up to Toronto stardom  Raptors Rapture
  
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• Handgun, drugs, stolen licence plates found during traffic stop: Toronto police - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  03-02-2021 20:12
  
  Handgun, drugs, stolen licence plates found during traffic stop: Toronto police  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Toronto to send crisis workers to some cop calls - Toronto.com

  03-02-2021 20:05
  
  Toronto to send crisis workers to some cop calls  Toronto.com
  
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• Teen tried to rip pants down, trial hears - Toronto.com

  03-02-2021 20:05
  
  Teen tried to rip pants down, trial hears  Toronto.com
  
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• Winter Safety Message: Ice Safety Reminder - TRCA

  03-02-2021 19:55
  
  Winter Safety Message: Ice Safety Reminder  TRCA
  
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• Handgun, drugs, stolen licence plates found during traffic stop: Toronto police - CTV Toronto

  03-02-2021 19:51
  
  Handgun, drugs, stolen licence plates found during traffic stop: Toronto police  CTV Toronto
  
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• Handgun, drugs, stolen licence plates found during traffic stop: Toronto police

  03-02-2021 19:51
  
  A 23-year-old Toronto man is facing a number of charges after police say they found a handgun, drugs and stolen licence plates during a traffic stop last week.
  
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• Family members and lawyers alike in the dark as COVID-19 outbreak rages at Milton jail

  03-02-2021 19:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Maplehurst Correctional Complex remains under lockdown because of the virus. As of Monday, 116 inmates and 52 staff had tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Teen tried to rip other teen’s pants down, Toronto school’s sex assault trial hears - Global News

  03-02-2021 19:29
  
  Teen tried to rip other teen’s pants down, Toronto school’s sex assault trial hears  Global News
  
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• Toronto is in for more snow and a big temperature drop this week - blogTO

  03-02-2021 19:19
  
  Toronto is in for more snow and a big temperature drop this week  blogTO
  
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• Toronto bars and restaurants making Super Bowl Sunday snack platters for takeout and delivery - Toronto Life

  03-02-2021 18:59
  Toronto bars and restaurants making Super Bowl Sunday snack platters for takeout and delivery  Toronto Life
  
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• Toronto launches initiative to support Black community disproportionately impacted by COVID-19

  03-02-2021 18:57
  
  Toronto has unveiled a new COVID-19 Response Plan to provide enhanced support for Black Torontontians amid the pandemic.
  
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• Toronto Could Remove Parking Minimums for New Developments - Toronto Storeys

  03-02-2021 18:56
  
  Toronto Could Remove Parking Minimums for New Developments  Toronto Storeys
  
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• Toronto Arrows move south of the border to start MLR season in Atlanta area - ThePeterboroughExaminer.com

  03-02-2021 18:50
  
  Toronto Arrows move south of the border to start MLR season in Atlanta area  ThePeterboroughExaminer.com
  
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• Toronto launches initiative to support Black community who is disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  03-02-2021 18:46
  
  Toronto launches initiative to support Black community who is disproportionately impacted by COVID-19  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Canada adds Proud Boys to terror list

  03-02-2021 18:42
  
  The federal government is adding 13 new extremist groups, including the Proud Boys, to the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities, freezing their assets and opening up people who are affiliated with them to criminal sanctions.
  
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• Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario case counts continue to be lower as Toronto changes reporting system; Ford to announce whether schools in regions hardest hit by COVID-19 can reopen next week - Toronto Star

  03-02-2021 18:37
  
  Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario case counts continue to be lower as Toronto changes reporting system; Ford to announce whether schools in regions hardest hit by COVID-19 can reopen next week  Toronto Star
  
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• COVAX vaccine deliveries may be smaller - Toronto.com

  03-02-2021 18:37
  
  COVAX vaccine deliveries may be smaller  Toronto.com
  
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• New map tracks mass evictions happening across Toronto - blogTO

  03-02-2021 18:23
  
  New map tracks mass evictions happening across Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Ontario launching autism program in March with initial enrolment of 600 children

  03-02-2021 18:16
  
  Ontario will launch its new autism services program in March, starting with 600 children.
  
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• Report: Jays interested in veteran C Molina - TSN

  03-02-2021 18:12
  
  Report: Jays interested in veteran C Molina  TSN
  
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• Ontario considering reopening all schools next week except those in Toronto and Peel Region, sources say - CTV Toronto

  03-02-2021 18:06
  
  Ontario considering reopening all schools next week except those in Toronto and Peel Region, sources say  CTV TorontoProvince considering reopening all schools outside of Toronto, Peel Region next week: sources  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsCoronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Feb. 3  Global NewsOntario expected to announce its school reopening plan Wednesday  CityNews TorontoView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Canada labels the Proud Boys, other neo-Nazi groups as terrorists

  03-02-2021 18:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced today that the federal government will designate 13 groups as terrorist entities, adding some white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups to a list already populated with militant Islamist organizations.
  
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• Canada labels the Proud Boys, neo-Nazi groups as terrorists

  03-02-2021 18:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced today that the federal government will designate 13 groups as terrorist entities, adding some white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups to a list already populated with militant Islamist organizations.
  
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• Sherman son hires ex-Toronto police inspector for ongoing probe into billionaire couple's deaths - CBC.ca

  03-02-2021 17:51
  
  Sherman son hires ex-Toronto police inspector for ongoing probe into billionaire couple's deaths  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto's first student-run Black hackathon goes global - News@UofT

  03-02-2021 17:46
  
  Toronto's first student-run Black hackathon goes global  News@UofT
  
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• Toronto company keeps selling out of these alphabetical letter donuts - blogTO

  03-02-2021 17:23
  
  Toronto company keeps selling out of these alphabetical letter donuts  blogTO
  
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• U.S. technology company Clearview AI violated Canadian privacy law: report

  03-02-2021 16:59 via cbc.ca
  
  American technology firm Clearview AI violated Canadian privacy laws by collecting photos of Canadians without their knowledge or consent, an investigation by four of Canada's privacy commissioners have found.
  
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• Three men seriously injured in Toronto shooting - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  03-02-2021 16:53
  
  Three men seriously injured in Toronto shooting  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Ice Chips: Sandin leaves practice early - TSN

  03-02-2021 16:46
  
  Ice Chips: Sandin leaves practice early  TSN
  
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• Nova Scotia issues exposure warning for WestJet flight from Toronto to Halifax - Global News

  03-02-2021 16:37
  
  Nova Scotia issues exposure warning for WestJet flight from Toronto to Halifax  Global News
  
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• Ontario reports 1,172 new COVID-19 cases, 67 more deaths linked to illness

  03-02-2021 16:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported 1,172 new cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of 67 more people with the illness on Wednesday. 
  
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• Fewer than 1,200 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Ontario, another 67 deaths logged

  03-02-2021 16:16
  
  Ontario is reporting fewer than 1,200 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday and 67 more deaths related to the disease.
  
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• Telus International goes public with IPO in Toronto and New York - BNN

  03-02-2021 15:52
  
  Telus International goes public with IPO in Toronto and New York  BNN
  
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• Trial set to resume for teen accused of sex assault at St. Mike's

  03-02-2021 15:18
  
  A former teammate of a teen accused of sexually assaulting two students in a locker room at a private all-boys Catholic school is set to resume testifying today.
  
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• Teen tried to rip other teen's pants down, St. Mike's sex assault trial hears

  03-02-2021 15:18
  
  A teenage boy is testifying that his former teammate, who is accused of sexually assaulting two students in the locker room of a private Catholic school in Toronto, tried to rip his pants down.
  
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• Knife-wielding suspect taken to hospital after confrontation with Toronto police east of downtown - CTV Toronto

  03-02-2021 14:47
  
  Knife-wielding suspect taken to hospital after confrontation with Toronto police east of downtown  CTV Toronto
  
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• Knife-wielding suspect taken to hospital after confrontation with Toronto police east of downtown

  03-02-2021 14:47
  
  Police fired stun guns and a bean-bag round at a man who allegedly drew a knife to confront them while stealing valuables from cars parked in a downtown Toronto parking garage early on Wednesday morning.
  
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