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• Teen says he held down friend's arm during sex assault at Toronto school out of fear - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  22-04-2021 23:05
  
  Teen says he held down friend's arm during sex assault at Toronto school out of fear  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Toronto surgeons give Winnipeg baby another shot at life after removing nearly 3-pound tumour - CBC.ca

  22-04-2021 23:02
  
  Toronto surgeons give Winnipeg baby another shot at life after removing nearly 3-pound tumour  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto surgeons give Winnipeg baby another shot at life after removing nearly 3-pound tumour

  22-04-2021 23:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Hope dwindled for Julie and Paul Devigne as a treatment-resistant tumour in their baby's belly swelled so large it restricted his ability to eat, sleep and breathe. Then, in a surgical feat, doctors at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children gave little Felix another shot at life.
  
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• Jays' Springer could return this weekend - TSN

  22-04-2021 22:48
  
  Jays' Springer could return this weekend  TSN
  
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• Toronto mobilizes parks ambassadors to clear encampments - NOW Toronto

  22-04-2021 22:41
  
  Toronto mobilizes parks ambassadors to clear encampments  NOW Toronto
  
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• Toronto van attack victim Betty Forsyth remembered fondly three years after tragedy - CTV Toronto

  22-04-2021 21:34
  
  Toronto van attack victim Betty Forsyth remembered fondly three years after tragedy  CTV Toronto
  
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• Toronto van attack victim Betty Forsyth remembered fondly three years after tragedy

  22-04-2021 21:34
  
  Late April gives Robert Forsyth the blues. Memories of his beloved aunt, Betty Forsyth, flood his mind every year around this time as the anniversary of her death approaches.
  
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• Baby boomers are bailing out Toronto's condo market with huge gifts for their kids - blogTO

  22-04-2021 21:16
  
  Baby boomers are bailing out Toronto's condo market with huge gifts for their kids  blogTO
  
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• 'The situation's just getting so dire': Families anxious as Canada bans flights from India, Pakistan

  22-04-2021 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  As the federal government introduces a 30-day ban on flights from India and Pakistan amid surging rates of COVID-19 and the threat of variants of concern, there are worries about what the measure will mean for Canadians already abroad. 
  
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• Ford, Legault send joint letter to Trudeau as anxieties grow over COVID-19 variants arriving through travel

  22-04-2021 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  "Whole families are getting infected by one traveler," warns one GTA doctor as calls grow to crack down on non-essential travel.
  
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• Canadians anxious as feds temporarily ban flights from India, Pakistan amid soaring COVID-19 case counts

  22-04-2021 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  "Whole families are getting infected by one traveller," warns one GTA doctor as calls grow to crack down on non-essential travel.
  
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• Anxiety mounts as feds temporarily ban flights from India, Pakistan amid soaring COVID-19 case counts

  22-04-2021 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  "Whole families are getting infected by one traveller," warns one GTA doctor as calls grow to crack down on non-essential travel.
  
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• Anxiety mounts as Canada temporarily bans flights from India, Pakistan amid soaring COVID-19 case counts

  22-04-2021 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  "Whole families are getting infected by one traveller," warns one GTA doctor as calls grow to crack down on non-essential travel.
  
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• I turned detective to discover the history of my old Toronto home - The Globe and Mail

  22-04-2021 21:00
  
  I turned detective to discover the history of my old Toronto home  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Ontario emergency orders pave the way for more workers to help hospitals

  22-04-2021 20:19
  
  Ontario has issued two new emergency orders that will help bring more health-care workers into hospitals overburdened by COVID-19.
  
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• Ontario needs paid sick days that are easily accessible and have 'no strings attached,' NDP says

  22-04-2021 18:48
  
  The leader of the Ontario NDP says she is “troubled” by the premier’s repeated attempts to blame the federal government for the province’s lack of action on paid sick days as Doug Ford tells reporters that his government will soon release details of its long-awaited program.
  
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• Canada to ban flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days: sources

  22-04-2021 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government will ban passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days starting tonight, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Canada to ban flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days

  22-04-2021 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government will ban passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days in response to rising COVID case counts in India and mutations of the coronavirus.
  
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• Canada bans flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days

  22-04-2021 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government will suspend passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days in response to rising COVID case counts in India and concerns over mutations of the coronavirus.
  
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• 'As stories get older, they die:' Brampton, Ont. man helps keep memory of hockey legend Bill Barilko alive

  22-04-2021 18:27
  
  The iconic image of 24-year-old Toronto Maple Leaf Bill Barilko shows him falling forward as he lifts a backhand over Gerry McNeil of the Montreal Canadiens in overtime to win the 1951 Stanley Cup. It was the team's fourth cup in five years.
  
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• 'There's not a lot of give left in the system': ORNGE patient transfers surge to keep GTA hospitals afloat

  22-04-2021 18:25
  
  Ontario’s patient transfer service is moving more than double the number of COVID-19 patients than even during the second wave of the disease earlier this year — a crucial measure that is keeping intensive care units in the Greater Toronto Area from becoming overwhelmed.
  
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• Toronto sees 1,131 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths

  22-04-2021 18:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto saw 1,131 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, down from 1,300 the day before.
  
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• Toronto reports 1,035 COVID-19 hospitalizations in another record-setting day

  22-04-2021 18:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto saw 203 patients in the intensive care unit Thursday, topping records set only the day before. 
  
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• The best things to do in Toronto this weekend: April 22-25 Including Eugene Levy at - NOW Toronto

  22-04-2021 17:30
  
  The best things to do in Toronto this weekend: April 22-25 Including Eugene Levy at  NOW Toronto
  
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• What could Toronto FC do with their new-found salary cap space? - Waking The Red

  22-04-2021 17:22
  
  What could Toronto FC do with their new-found salary cap space?  Waking The Red
  
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• WARMINGTON: Toronto's COVID-19 policing squads loaded with land mines - Toronto Sun

  22-04-2021 17:04
  
  WARMINGTON: Toronto's COVID-19 policing squads loaded with land mines  Toronto Sun
  
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• Top doctor hints Ontario may have started bending the curve as fewer than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases reported

  22-04-2021 16:16
  
  Ontario’s top doctor is hinting that the province may have started bending the curve as the province logged fewer than 4,000 new infections on Thursday.
  
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• Ontario reports drop in new COVID-19 cases with fewer than 4,000 infections logged

  22-04-2021 16:16
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting a drop in new COVID-19 cases as they log fewer than 4,000 infections for the second time this week.
  
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• Ontario may have started to bend the COVID-19 curve, top doctor hints

  22-04-2021 16:16
  
  Ontario’s top doctor is hinting the province may have started bending the curve as the province logged fewer than 4,000 new infections on Thursday.
  
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• Ontario sees 3,682 new COVID-19 cases as ICU admissions climb to pandemic high

  22-04-2021 16:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported another 3,682 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 40 more deaths linked to the illness on Thursday, as overall admissions to intensive care units topped 800.
  
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• MPs unanimously agree: Feds should suspend non-essential flights from variant hotspots

  22-04-2021 16:12
  
  Federal MPs showed unanimous support on Thursday for a Bloc Quebecois motion to have the government immediately suspend non-essential passenger flights from countries with high rates of COVID-19 variants.
  
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• MPs unanimously agree: Feds should suspend non-essential flights from variant hot spots

  22-04-2021 16:12
  
  Federal MPs showed unanimous support on Thursday for a Bloc Quebecois motion to have the government immediately suspend non-essential passenger flights from countries with high rates of COVID-19 variants.
  
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• Ford, Legault call on feds to limit arrival of international flights, impose stricter controls at land border

  22-04-2021 16:12
  
  As COVID-19 variants continue to spread across Canada, the premiers of Ontario and Quebec are calling on Ottawa to reduce the number of international flights arriving in Canada and impose greater restrictions at the Canada-U.S. land border.
  
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• Canada to impose ban on passenger flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days

  22-04-2021 16:12
  
  The federal government will impose a 30-day ban on passenger flights from India and Pakistan starting tonight, as COVID-19 infections continue to surge in those countries, CTV News has confirmed.
  
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• Canada imposes ban on passenger flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days

  22-04-2021 16:12
  
  The federal government is imposing a 30-day ban on passenger flights from India and Pakistan effective Thursday at 11:30 p.m. EST, as COVID-19 infections continue to surge in those countries.
  
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• Canada considering additional travel measures as India COVID-19 infection rates surge

  22-04-2021 16:12
  
  As India grapples with soaring COVID-19 infection rates, the Canadian government is considering additional measures to prevent further spread of the virus from international travel.
  
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• Toronto's condo market springs to life with 80% jump in sales - BNN

  22-04-2021 15:53
  
  Toronto's condo market springs to life with 80% jump in sales  BNN
  
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• 'It's no secret': Union rep says paid sick days, COVID-19 vaccines needed to keep warehouse workers safe

  22-04-2021 15:20
  
  A Unifor representative says warehouse workers fear contracting COVID-19 on the job, and need more support as the virus spreads among an essential workforce that can’t afford to take unpaid sick days.
  
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• Famous Toronto restaurant rewards employees by giving them part of the company - blogTO

  22-04-2021 14:49
  
  Famous Toronto restaurant rewards employees by giving them part of the company  blogTO
  
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• What Toronto's ailing ravines show about the unhealthy future of Canada's urban wildernesses - The Globe and Mail

  22-04-2021 14:31
  
  What Toronto's ailing ravines show about the unhealthy future of Canada's urban wildernesses  The Globe and Mail
  
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• St. Mike's sex assault trial set to resume, accused teen may testify

  22-04-2021 14:16
  
  A teen accused of sexually assaulting two students at an all-boys Catholic school in Toronto is set to mount his defence today.
  
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• Some charges withdrawn in St. Mike's high school sex assault case

  22-04-2021 14:16
  
  Some charges against a teen accused of sexually assaulting two students at an all-boys Catholic school in Toronto have been withdrawn.
  
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• Ford to hold 1st news conference since public backlash to enhanced police powers, playground closures

  22-04-2021 14:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to hold a virtual news conference Thursday morning, the first since his government faced backlash for introducing a number of additional COVID-19 restrictions that were not recommended by health experts and eventually nixed earlier this week.
  
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• Ford holding 1st news conference since public backlash to enhanced police powers, playground closures

  22-04-2021 14:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to hold a virtual news conference Thursday morning, the first since his government faced backlash for introducing a number of additional COVID-19 restrictions that were not recommended by health experts and eventually nixed earlier this week.
  
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• Ford apologizes after public backlash to enhanced police powers, playground closures

  22-04-2021 14:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford apologized to Ontarians Thursday morning, days after his government faced intense backlash for introducing a number of additional COVID-19 restrictions that were not recommended by health experts and then nixed earlier this week.
  
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• Two people arrested in connection with Toronto stabbing - durhamradionews.com

  22-04-2021 14:05
  
  Two people arrested in connection with Toronto stabbing  durhamradionews.com
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects on Marlies Out Until April 28th - Editor in Leaf

  22-04-2021 14:00
  
  Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects on Marlies Out Until April 28th  Editor in Leaf
  
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• 'We got it wrong': Premier Ford apologizes for some of Ontario's enhanced public health measures

  22-04-2021 13:59
  
  Premier Doug Ford apologized and said the province moved “too fast” in announcing sweeping new measures aimed at curbing the third wave of COVID-19 in Ontario and said his government is working on a provincially-run sick leave benefit to curb the spread of infection.
  
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• 'We got it wrong': Doug Ford apologizes for some of Ontario's enhanced public health measures

  22-04-2021 13:59
  
  Premier Doug Ford apologized and said the province moved 'too fast' in announcing sweeping new measures aimed at curbing the third wave of COVID-19 in Ontario and said his government is working on a provincially-run sick leave benefit to curb the spread of infection.
  
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• Ontario premier to hold virtual news conference while isolating after exposure to COVID-19

  22-04-2021 13:59
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford will hold a virtual news conference Thursday as he isolates in Toronto following exposure to a staffer who tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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