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• Mississauga school staff member battling COVID-19 in hospital

  18-03-2021 23:30
  
  A staff member at a Mississauga elementary school is in hospital after contracting COVID-19.
  
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• Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on March 18 - Global News

  18-03-2021 23:22
  
  Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on March 18  Global News
  
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• Judge dismisses Toronto BBQ protester’s complaint over court order he submit to COVID-19 test - Toronto Star

  18-03-2021 22:53
  
  Judge dismisses Toronto BBQ protester’s complaint over court order he submit to COVID-19 test  Toronto Star
  
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• Ontario plans to spend $933M on increasing, improving long-term care spaces

  18-03-2021 22:42
  
  Ontario plans to spend $933 million to create more beds in long-term care and upgrade facilities in the sector.
  
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• City of Toronto, Crosslinx among workplaces with active COVID-19 outbreaks | News - Daily Hive

  18-03-2021 22:41
  
  City of Toronto, Crosslinx among workplaces with active COVID-19 outbreaks | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Could this auction-based home sale start a new trend in Toronto? - Post City

  18-03-2021 21:56
  
  Could this auction-based home sale start a new trend in Toronto?  Post City
  
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• Ontario auto insurance rates fell 3.2% in last quarter of 2020 - Toronto Sun

  18-03-2021 21:48
  
  Ontario auto insurance rates fell 3.2% in last quarter of 2020  Toronto Sun
  
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• 7-year-old in hospital following hit-and-run in midtown Toronto - CTV Toronto

  18-03-2021 21:44
  
  7-year-old in hospital following hit-and-run in midtown Toronto  CTV Toronto
  
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• 7-year-old in hospital following hit-and-run in midtown Toronto

  18-03-2021 21:44
  
  Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle who they say struck a seven-year-old in midtown Toronto and then fled the scene.
  
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• Toronto FC, Argos president Bill Manning rewarded with 5-year contract extension

  18-03-2021 21:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Bill Manning, president of both Toronto FC and the Toronto Argonauts, has been signed to a five-year contract extension that runs through the 2025 Major League Soccer and Canadian Football League seasons.
  
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• 'Lockdown isn't really the way to go,' York Region's top public health doctor says

  18-03-2021 21:07
  
  York Region's medical officer of health said a hard three-week lockdown suggested by the director of Ontario's science advisory table 'would not work' for York Region and says he is 'arguing very much against' this course of action.
  
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• Toronto could allow outdoor haircuts, but some salons say that could be tricky

  18-03-2021 20:47 via cbc.ca
  
  As Toronto approaches four months of strict pandemic measures that have kept hair salons shuttered, health officials in the city say they aren't ruling out allowing haircuts and other such services to resume outdoors.
  
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• Ontario plans to cut at least 2 stations from proposed Toronto Yonge North subway extension - blogTO

  18-03-2021 20:45
  
  Ontario plans to cut at least 2 stations from proposed Toronto Yonge North subway extension  blogTO
  
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• Ontario's top doctor confirms third COVID-19 wave but says it's unclear how big it will be

  18-03-2021 20:42
  
  Ontario’s top public health official says that we are now in the midst of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the spread of the more infectious B.1.1.7 variant.
  
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• 'Let's be very careful': Ontario's top doctor confirms province is in third wave of COVID-19 pandemic

  18-03-2021 20:42
  
  Ontario’s top doctor confirmed Thursday in the clearest terms yet that the province is in fact in the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• 'Let’s be very careful': Ontario's top doctor confirms province is in third wave of COVID-19 pandemic

  18-03-2021 20:42
  
  Ontario’s top doctor confirmed Thursday in the clearest terms yet that the province is in fact in the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Toronto won't rule out outdoor haircuts, but some salons say it would be difficult - CTV Toronto

  18-03-2021 20:24
  
  Toronto won't rule out outdoor haircuts, but some salons say it would be difficult  CTV Toronto
  
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• Toronto won't rule out outdoor haircuts, but some salons say it would be difficult

  18-03-2021 20:24
  
  As Toronto approaches four months of strict pandemic measures that have kept hair salons shuttered, health officials in the city say they aren't ruling out allowing haircuts and other such services to resume outdoors.
  
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• Toronto won't rule out outdoor haircuts, but some salons say it would be difficult - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  18-03-2021 20:16
  
  Toronto won't rule out outdoor haircuts, but some salons say it would be difficult  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Toronto Just Added a Bunch of New Neighbourhoods (MAP) - Storeys

  18-03-2021 20:01
  
  Toronto Just Added a Bunch of New Neighbourhoods (MAP)  Storeys
  
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• Bike infrastructure comes to everywhere in Toronto except Scarborough in 2021 - Toronto.com

  18-03-2021 19:53
  
  Bike infrastructure comes to everywhere in Toronto except Scarborough in 2021  Toronto.com
  
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• Ford in favour of allowing outdoor dining in Ontario grey zones if doctors, mayors agree

  18-03-2021 19:37
  
  Easing restrictions to allow certain outdoor activities, including outdoor dining and fitness classes, for regions in the grey zone is something Premier Doug Ford says he would “absolutely” be in favour of doing provided the medical officers of health and mayors agree to it.
  
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• $45K rent and no fans: Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre survives Covid but for how long? - CBC.ca

  18-03-2021 19:35
  
  $45K rent and no fans: Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre survives Covid but for how long?  CBC.ca
  
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• $45K rent and no fans: Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre survives Covid but for how long?

  18-03-2021 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Lisa Zbitnew is the co-owner, operator and president of The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. Like other live performance venue owners across the country, she's spent the year trying to keep the lights on in an empty building.
  
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• Liberals name Mary Fragedakis as candidate for provincial riding of Toronto-Danforth – Beach Metro Community News - Beach Metro News

  18-03-2021 19:06
  
  Liberals name Mary Fragedakis as candidate for provincial riding of Toronto-Danforth – Beach Metro Community News  Beach Metro News
  
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• Air Canada to Increase Weekly Flights Between Deer Lake and Toronto - VOCM

  18-03-2021 18:28
  
  Air Canada to Increase Weekly Flights Between Deer Lake and Toronto  VOCM
  
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• Scott Mitchell: Depth dwindling, but Toronto Blue Jays’ early-season rotation coming into focus - TSN

  18-03-2021 18:08
  
  Scott Mitchell: Depth dwindling, but Toronto Blue Jays’ early-season rotation coming into focus  TSN
  
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• Police seize grenade launchers, drugs and guns in multi-city Ontario bust

  18-03-2021 17:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario police say they have dismantled four separate drug and weapons cartels with ties to biker gangs operating in multiple cities across the southwestern part of the province.
  
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• Toronto man warns people to take COVID-19 variants seriously after partner ends up in hospital - CTV Toronto

  18-03-2021 17:37
  
  Toronto man warns people to take COVID-19 variants seriously after partner ends up in hospital  CTV Toronto
  
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• Toronto man warns people to take COVID-19 variants seriously after partner ends up in hospital

  18-03-2021 17:37
  
  A Toronto man who said he did everything he could to protect himself from COVID-19 is warning people to take the super-contagious variants seriously after his partner ended up in hospital when they both contracted the disease.
  
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• Police recover $4.5M worth of stolen high-end vehicles after busting high-tech GTA car theft ring

  18-03-2021 17:37
  
  Police in the Greater Toronto Area say they have busted a car theft ring and seized more than $4.5 million worth of high-end vehicles stolen from GTA driveways.
  
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• Toronto’s Orbit Room closed last year after 25 years. Now its owner is calling on everyone who loved the venue to help it reopen - Toronto Star

  18-03-2021 17:33
  
  Toronto’s Orbit Room closed last year after 25 years. Now its owner is calling on everyone who loved the venue to help it reopen  Toronto Star
  
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• White House says U.S. plans to send 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada

  18-03-2021 17:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The United States plans to send roughly 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine that it is not using to Mexico and Canada through loan deals with the two countries, the White House confirmed today.
  
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• Toronto is getting a brand new park with outdoor seating and a playground - blogTO

  18-03-2021 17:23
  
  Toronto is getting a brand new park with outdoor seating and a playground  blogTO
  
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• U.S. plans to send 1.5M doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada: Reuters

  18-03-2021 17:21
  
  The United States plans to send roughly 4 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine that it is not using to Mexico and Canada in loan deals with the two countries, an administration official told Reuters on Thursday.
  
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• U.S. plans to send 1.5M doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada

  18-03-2021 17:21
  
  The United States plans to send roughly 4 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine that it is not using to Mexico and Canada in loan deals with the two countries, bowing to pressure to share vaccine with its allies.
  
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• Ontario taxpayers will spend $15.2B by 2040 to subsidize hydro rates for large businesses: watchdog

  18-03-2021 17:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province will spend an estimated $15.2 billion to subsidize hydro rates for industrial and large commercial businesses by 2040.
  
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• Hydro subsidies for businesses to cost Ontario an estimated $15.2B by 2040

  18-03-2021 17:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province will spend an estimated $15.2 billion to subsidize hydro rates for industrial and large commercial businesses by 2040.
  
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• York police seize 73 stolen vehicles worth $4.5M set to be shipped and sold overseas

  18-03-2021 17:05 via cbc.ca
  
  York Regional Police have charged 18 people with more than 170 offences during a raid on Tuesday that recovered 73 high-end, stolen vehicles worth $4.5 million.
  
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• Ontario government scaling back Yonge subway extension into Richmond Hill to cut costs

  18-03-2021 16:51
  
  The Ford government is reducing the number of stations for the planned extension of the Yonge subway line and moving part of the route above ground in attempt to cut costs.
  
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• Toronto van attack: Alek Minassian’s sentencing hearing delayed - Global News

  18-03-2021 16:48
  
  Toronto van attack: Alek Minassian’s sentencing hearing delayed  Global News
  
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• Former 2nd overall pick defender Joshua Yaro is on trial with Toronto FC - Waking The Red

  18-03-2021 16:40
  
  Former 2nd overall pick defender Joshua Yaro is on trial with Toronto FC  Waking The Red
  
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• Premier's office won't say what Ford told Niagara MPP Oosterhoff before anti-abortion event

  18-03-2021 16:32 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario premier’s office remains silent about a promised conversation between Doug Ford and MPP Sam Oosterhoff, who was the featured speaker at an anti-abortion event Wednesday night where an organizer compared abortions to the Holocaust, in which 6 million Jewish people were murdered by Nazis.
  
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• Genetic genealogy pushes Toronto detectives close to identifying killer in 2 cold cases from 1983 - CBC.ca

  18-03-2021 16:25
  
  Genetic genealogy pushes Toronto detectives close to identifying killer in 2 cold cases from 1983  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto fine dining restaurant closes just over a year after opening - blogTO

  18-03-2021 16:24
  
  Toronto fine dining restaurant closes just over a year after opening  blogTO
  
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• Ontario business hydro subsidy to cost province an estimated $15.2 billion by 2040

  18-03-2021 16:14
  
  Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province will spend an estimated $15.2 billion to subsidize hydro rates for industrial and large commercial businesses by 2040.
  
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• Toronto Arrows settle in Atlanta area for start of Major League Rugby season - TSN

  18-03-2021 16:04
  
  Toronto Arrows settle in Atlanta area for start of Major League Rugby season  TSN
  
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• Sunwing to Resume Flights Between Newfoundland and Toronto - VOCM

  18-03-2021 15:57
  
  Sunwing to Resume Flights Between Newfoundland and Toronto  VOCM
  
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• The best new breweries in Toronto - NOW Magazine

  18-03-2021 15:51
  
  The best new breweries in Toronto  NOW Magazine
  
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• Peel District School Board says teachers must now wear face shields or goggles

  18-03-2021 15:35
  
  Teachers at schools in the Peel District School Board will now be required to wear a face shield or goggles while inside the building.
  
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