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• Toronto constable accused in alleged towing scheme now charged with fraud - CBC.ca

  19-02-2021 23:54
  
  Toronto constable accused in alleged towing scheme now charged with fraud  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto constable accused in alleged towing scheme now charged with fraud

  19-02-2021 23:54 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto police officer accused in an alleged corruption scheme involving the towing industry is now facing fraud charges.
  
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• Ontario extends stay-at-home order in Toronto, Peel, North Bay - Toronto Sun

  19-02-2021 23:40
  
  Ontario extends stay-at-home order in Toronto, Peel, North Bay  Toronto Sun
  
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• Toronto police officer accused in alleged towing scheme now charged with fraud - Global News

  19-02-2021 23:31
  
  Toronto police officer accused in alleged towing scheme now charged with fraud  Global News
  
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• Video shows male cyclist strike 76-year-old female jogger, throwing her into Toronto street

  19-02-2021 23:26
  
  Toronto police have released surveillance camera footage showing a male cyclist strike a 76-year-old female jogger downtown "with such force her body was thrown into the street."
  
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• 'No runway left': Retailers rattled as COVID-19 lockdowns extended in Toronto, Peel Region - The Globe and Mail

  19-02-2021 23:23
  
  'No runway left': Retailers rattled as COVID-19 lockdowns extended in Toronto, Peel Region  The Globe and Mail
  
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• FUREY: CFIB slams Doug Ford calling lockdown extension 'downright insulting' - Toronto Sun

  19-02-2021 23:06
  
  FUREY: CFIB slams Doug Ford calling lockdown extension 'downright insulting'  Toronto Sun
  
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• Ex-Saudi spy urges Canadian court to free his frozen assets; says he's victim of assassination plot

  19-02-2021 23:06 via cbc.ca
  
  A former top intelligence agent who alleges Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler sent a hit squad to Canada to kill him urged an Ontario court on Friday to free up his assets, saying the judge who froze them wasn't given all the relevant facts.
  
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• 'PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE': Air travellers find loophole, skirting COVID-19 hotel rule - Toronto Sun

  19-02-2021 22:50
  
  'PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE': Air travellers find loophole, skirting COVID-19 hotel rule  Toronto Sun
  
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• Search is on for Ontario judge to succeed Justice Rosalie Abella on Supreme Court

  19-02-2021 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The hunt is on for a new judge to sit on Canada's highest court, in preparation for the mandatory retirement of Justice Rosalie Abella. Abella, the longest-serving Supreme Court justice, will retire July 1, on her 75th birthday.
  
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• Mikhail Berdin steals the show as Toronto Marlies fall to first defeat of the season in Manitoba | Maple Leafs Hotstove - Maple Leafs Hot Stove

  19-02-2021 22:27
  
  Mikhail Berdin steals the show as Toronto Marlies fall to first defeat of the season in Manitoba | Maple Leafs Hotstove  Maple Leafs Hot Stove
  
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• Toronto seeks injunction to stop man from putting tiny shelters for the homeless in city parks

  19-02-2021 22:25 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Toronto is asking a court to order a local man to stop building small wooden shelters for the homeless.
  
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• Dog that became famous after being left in Toronto park is up for adoption again - blogTO

  19-02-2021 22:25
  
  Dog that became famous after being left in Toronto park is up for adoption again  blogTO
  
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• Toronto and Peel will remain under stay-at-home orders until at least March 8 - Toronto Star

  19-02-2021 22:14
  
  Toronto and Peel will remain under stay-at-home orders until at least March 8  Toronto Star
  
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• Toronto seeks injunction to stop man from building tiny shelters for the homeless

  19-02-2021 21:50
  
  The City of Toronto is asking a court to order a local man to stop building small wooden shelters for the homeless.
  
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• Boy, 16, charged with 1st-degree murder in fatal Scarborough strip mall shooting

  19-02-2021 21:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police have charged a 16-year-old boy  with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a 62-year-old at a Scarborough strip mall earlier this month.
  
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• Toronto seeks injunction to stop man from building tiny shelters for the homeless - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  19-02-2021 21:49
  
  Toronto seeks injunction to stop man from building tiny shelters for the homeless  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• 16-year-old boy charged in shooting death of 62-year-old Toronto man

  19-02-2021 21:34
  
  Toronto police have charged a 16-year-old boy in connection with a shooting in Scarborough last week that left a 62-year-old man dead.
  
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• Advocacy group wins fight for strippers’ anonymity in Ontario court challenge over COVID-19 restrictions

  19-02-2021 21:22
  
  Strippers have won the right to present their case against the Ontario government anonymously in a court challenge over pandemic restrictions on strip clubs, an Ontario judge ruled.
  
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• Toronto police now treating case of missing Etobicoke man as homicide - Global News

  19-02-2021 21:02
  
  Toronto police now treating case of missing Etobicoke man as homicide  Global News
  
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• The best fried chicken sandwiches in Toronto - NOW Magazine

  19-02-2021 20:38
  
  The best fried chicken sandwiches in Toronto  NOW Magazine
  
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• Death of baby in Stratford under investigation by police watchdog

  19-02-2021 20:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The death of an 18-month-old child in Stratford this week is under investigation by Ontario’s police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
  
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• Here are the government-approved quarantine hotels in Toronto - blogTO

  19-02-2021 19:58
  
  Here are the government-approved quarantine hotels in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Video appears to show person sneak into garage of Georgetown home where 2 people found dead

  19-02-2021 19:55
  
  New surveillance footage obtained by CP24 appears to show an unknown individual sneaking into the open garage of a Georgetown home where two people were later found dead following a fire.
  
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• Video appears to show individual sneak into garage of Georgetown home where 2 people found dead

  19-02-2021 19:55
  
  New surveillance footage obtained by CP24 appears to show an unknown individual sneaking into the open garage of a Georgetown home where two people were later found dead following a fire.
  
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• Police deem deaths of two people after fire in Georgetown, Ont. suspicious

  19-02-2021 19:55
  
  Police now say that the deaths of two people following a residential fire in Georgetown, Ont. on Wednesday is being deemed suspicious.
  
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• Deaths of two people found at scene of Georgetown house fire deemed suspicious

  19-02-2021 19:55
  
  The deaths of two people found at the scene of a house fire in Georgetown, Ont. on Wednesday have been deemed suspicious.
  
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• Police instigated actions of York Region officer charged in corruption probe: lawyers

  19-02-2021 19:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Lawyers representing a Toronto-area constable charged in a corruption investigation say he didn't intend to act dishonestly and simply lacked training on certain police procedures.
  
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• Ontario officially extends lockdown in Toronto for two more weeks - blogTO

  19-02-2021 19:51
  
  Ontario officially extends lockdown in Toronto for two more weeks  blogTO
  
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• Missing man now considered a homicide victim, Toronto police say - CBC.ca

  19-02-2021 19:50
  
  Missing man now considered a homicide victim, Toronto police say  CBC.ca
  
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• Missing man now considered a homicide victim, Toronto police say

  19-02-2021 19:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police say they believe a man missing since late January was killed — even though they haven't found his body.
  
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• 'Nothing changed': Teachers and parents left frustrated by lack of promised safety measures at Toronto schools

  19-02-2021 19:46
  
  Some teachers say they are left horrified after walking into their reopened classrooms this week to find the Ontario government had not brought in any of its promised COVID-19 safety measures.
  
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• Missing man cops were looking for when 2 officers were attacked is believed to be dead

  19-02-2021 19:45
  
  Police say that they now believe that a missing 57-year-old man who disappeared last month was murdered.
  
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• This Ontario city is trying to lure Toronto residents away with high-paying jobs - blogTO

  19-02-2021 19:18
  
  This Ontario city is trying to lure Toronto residents away with high-paying jobs  blogTO
  
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• Stay-at-Home Order Extended in Toronto and Peel Public Health Regions Along with North Bay-Parry Sound | Ontario Newsroom - Government of Ontario News

  19-02-2021 19:12
  Stay-at-Home Order Extended in Toronto and Peel Public Health Regions Along with North Bay-Parry Sound | Ontario Newsroom  Government of Ontario News
  
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• Stay-at-home order remains in effect for Toronto and Peel but restaurants, gyms will reopen in York Region - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  19-02-2021 19:09
  
  Stay-at-home order remains in effect for Toronto and Peel but restaurants, gyms will reopen in York Region  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Seniors may be notified by doctors, advertisements on when they could get the COVID-19 vaccine

  19-02-2021 19:01
  
  The Ontario government says that it will be up to each local public health unit to determine how people over the age of 80 will be notified of their turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine, adding that some options discussed include going through a family physician’s office or a local advertising campaign.
  
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• Domestic assault charges against Raptors guard Terence Davis dismissed

  19-02-2021 18:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The New York District Attorney's Office dismissed domestic assault charges against Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis on Friday.
  
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• Most charges dropped against Toronto Raptor Terence Davis

  19-02-2021 18:22
  
  The New York District Attorney's office has dropped assault charges against Toronto Raptor Terence Davis, while agreeing to dismiss two other charges in one year’s time provided that he abides by the terms of a court order.
  
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• Multiple reports of dating app 'sextortion' scams in York Region, police issue warning

  19-02-2021 18:09
  
  Police in York Region have issued a warning following multiple reports of people being roped into a sexual extortion scam while using a dating app.
  
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• Mandatory hotel quarantine rates far lower than $2,000 figure offered by government

  19-02-2021 17:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The cost of the mandatory three-day hotel quarantine that goes into effect on Monday appears to be well below the $2,000-per-person price tag cited by officials when they announced the new program.
  
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• Government releases list of approved quarantine hotels for returning travellers

  19-02-2021 17:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government has released a list of approved hotels where air travellers arriving in Canada can complete a mandatory quarantine period of three days.
  
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• COVID-19 variants will drive resurgence without stronger health measures, modelling warns

  19-02-2021 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  New modelling released by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) warns that COVID-19 variants could drive a resurgence in coronavirus cases across the country without stronger public health measures to prevent their spread.
  
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• COVID-19 variants to drive resurgence without stronger health measures: modelling

  19-02-2021 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  New modelling released by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) projects that COVID-19 variants of concern could drive a resurgence of coronavirus cases across the country without stronger public health measures in place to prevent their spread.
  
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• This is what the Toronto skyline could look like in 2030 - blogTO

  19-02-2021 16:46
  
  This is what the Toronto skyline could look like in 2030  blogTO
  
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• Ontario reports more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 as province grapples with increase in deaths

  19-02-2021 16:16
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the second straight day as the province continues to grapple with an increase in deaths related to the disease.
  
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• Ontario reports more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 as it grapples with increase in deaths

  19-02-2021 16:16
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the second straight day as the province continues to grapple with an increase in deaths related to the disease.
  
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• With variants, current health measures not enough to stop pandemic resurgence: modelling

  19-02-2021 15:52
  
  With COVID-19 variants of concern continuing to spread across Canada, new national modelling shows that even the current level of public health measures will not be enough to prevent a resurgence of the virus nationwide.
  
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• Variants could spark resurgence even under current health measures: modelling

  19-02-2021 15:52
  
  With COVID-19 variants of concern continuing to spread across Canada, new national modelling shows that even the current level of public health measures will not be enough to prevent a resurgence of the virus nationwide.
  
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• An American woman's pandemic parking bill in Toronto: almost $3K - CBC.ca

  19-02-2021 15:16
  
  An American woman's pandemic parking bill in Toronto: almost $3K  CBC.ca
  
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