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• Meet Randell Adjei, Ontario's first ever poet laureate

  29-04-2021 23:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Scarborough spoken word artist Randell Adjei has been appointed Ontario’s first poet laureate. Legislators unanimously passed a motion at Queen's Park on Wednesday confirming him for a two-year term. CBC's Dwight Drummond spoke to Adjei about his new responsibilities, his artistic expression and his mission to raise the profile of Ontario's poets.
  
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• Canadian military’s COVID-19 medical task force assuming duties at Toronto’s Sunnybrook hospital - Global News

  29-04-2021 23:30
  
  Canadian military’s COVID-19 medical task force assuming duties at Toronto’s Sunnybrook hospital  Global News
  
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• Moderna to deliver 1 million more doses in May as Canada braces for a 'massive' surge in vaccines

  29-04-2021 23:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading vaccine logistics at the Public Health Agency of Canada, said today that Moderna will deliver one million more vaccine doses during the week of May 10.
  
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• Once dilapidated Toronto house flipped into stunning $1.4 million listing | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  29-04-2021 23:14
  
  Once dilapidated Toronto house flipped into stunning $1.4 million listing | Urbanized  Daily Hive
  
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• Community rallies to support 13-year-old Mississauga, Ont., boy orphaned after mother dies with COVID-19

  29-04-2021 23:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Mazen Kamel, 13, and his mother, Dalia Aly, made it through some tough times together. But after COVID-19 took Aly at just 46 years of age, Kamel will have to learn to live without either one of his parents — and community members are banding together to help.
  
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• Community rallies to support 13-year-old boy orphaned after mother dies with COVID-19

  29-04-2021 23:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Mazen Kamel, 13, and his mother, Dalia Aly, made it through some of their toughest times together. But after COVID-19 took Aly at just 46 years of age, he'll have to learn to live without either one of his parents -- and community members are banding together to help.
  
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• Here are the workplaces with active COVID-19 outbreaks in Toronto | News - Daily Hive

  29-04-2021 23:08
  
  Here are the workplaces with active COVID-19 outbreaks in Toronto | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Toronto neighbourhood pushes back against ousting businesses for subway yard - blogTO

  29-04-2021 23:07
  
  Toronto neighbourhood pushes back against ousting businesses for subway yard  blogTO
  
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• Pedestrian bridge in Toronto features an etched glass wall that lights up the night sky - blogTO

  29-04-2021 23:05
  
  Pedestrian bridge in Toronto features an etched glass wall that lights up the night sky  blogTO
  
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• Military staff helping pandemic-hit Ontario hospitals starts at Sunnybrook in Toronto on Friday

  29-04-2021 22:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Military health-care personnel and other staff will start helping the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre's field hospital and intensive-care unit (ICU) in Toronto starting Friday, part of its deployment to Ontario hospitals strained under COVID-19 caseloads. A military spokesperson says talks about Hamilton's needs are underway.
  
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• Military help for pandemic-hit Ontario hospitals starts at Sunnybrook in Toronto on Friday

  29-04-2021 22:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian military health-care and other personnel will start helping Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre's field hospital and ICU in Toronto starting Friday, part of its deployment to Ontario hospitals strained under COVID-19 caseloads. Talks are ongoing about Hamilton's and other hospitals' needs.
  
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• Toronto hospital transfers some COVID-19 patients to other hospitals due to oxygen supply concerns - CTV Toronto

  29-04-2021 22:41
  
  Toronto hospital transfers some COVID-19 patients to other hospitals due to oxygen supply concerns  CTV Toronto
  
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• Toronto hospital transfers some COVID-19 patients to other hospitals due to oxygen supply concerns

  29-04-2021 22:41
  
  A Toronto hospital had to transfer a small number of coronavirus patients to other hospitals due to concerns about a lack of oxygen supply for all patients battling the deadly disease.
  
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• Toronto public school names are being reviewed to "better reflect" diversity | News - Daily Hive

  29-04-2021 22:37
  
  Toronto public school names are being reviewed to "better reflect" diversity | News  Daily Hive
  
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• These are the most expensive condos that sold in Toronto in the past year | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  29-04-2021 22:24
  
  These are the most expensive condos that sold in Toronto in the past year | Urbanized  Daily Hive
  
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• Low oxygen supplies due to COVID-19 force Michael Garron Hospital to transfer some patients

  29-04-2021 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Faced with dwindling supplies of oxygen due to high numbers of COVID-19 patients, Michael Garron Hospital was forced to cancel surgeries and transfer patients to other hospitals.
  
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• Toronto hospital transfers some COVID-19 patients to other hospitals due to oxygen supply concerns - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  29-04-2021 21:55
  
  Toronto hospital transfers some COVID-19 patients to other hospitals due to oxygen supply concerns  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Toronto Raptors draft: HBCU product Tristan Jarrett could be a steal for Raps - Raptors Rapture

  29-04-2021 21:02
  
  Toronto Raptors draft: HBCU product Tristan Jarrett could be a steal for Raps  Raptors Rapture
  
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• Toronto partners with meal kit service to help feed recently-housed families | Dished - Daily Hive

  29-04-2021 20:53
  
  Toronto partners with meal kit service to help feed recently-housed families | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• Freddie Gillespie 'ecstatic' after signing two-year contract with Toronto Raptors - NBA CA

  29-04-2021 20:47
  
  Freddie Gillespie 'ecstatic' after signing two-year contract with Toronto Raptors  NBA CA
  
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• Driver charged after allegedly knocking into Toronto traffic agent with car - CBC.ca

  29-04-2021 20:35
  
  Driver charged after allegedly knocking into Toronto traffic agent with car  CBC.ca
  
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• Driver charged after allegedly knocking into Toronto traffic agent with car

  29-04-2021 20:35 via cbc.ca
  
  A driver faces several criminal charges for allegedly knocking into a Toronto special constable with his car.
  
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• Driver charged after allegedly hitting Toronto traffic agent multiple times with his vehicle - CTV Toronto

  29-04-2021 20:31
  
  Driver charged after allegedly hitting Toronto traffic agent multiple times with his vehicle  CTV Toronto
  
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• Driver charged after allegedly hitting Toronto traffic agent multiple times with his vehicle

  29-04-2021 20:31
  
  A man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a Toronto traffic agent multiple times with his vehicle, while disobeying the agent's direction, police say.
  
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• New program brings Pfizer vaccines to Toronto and Peel pharmacies | News - Daily Hive

  29-04-2021 20:16
  
  New program brings Pfizer vaccines to Toronto and Peel pharmacies | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Wingstop eyes Canadian expansion with first stop in Toronto - Toronto Sun

  29-04-2021 20:06
  
  Wingstop eyes Canadian expansion with first stop in Toronto  Toronto Sun
  
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• Ontario officially approves paid sick day program, opposition calls it 'pitifully inadequate'

  29-04-2021 19:49
  
  The Ontario legislature has officially approved new legislation that will give employees three days of paid emergency leave during COVID-19.
  
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• Here's where you can get spiked ice cream floats in Toronto | Dished - Daily Hive

  29-04-2021 19:49
  
  Here's where you can get spiked ice cream floats in Toronto | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• Post-pandemic Toronto will bounce back with a ‘new normal’ - CityNews Toronto

  29-04-2021 19:38
  
  Post-pandemic Toronto will bounce back with a ‘new normal’  CityNews Toronto
  
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• True crime doc about Bruce McArthur hints at possible motivation of Toronto serial killer - Toronto Star

  29-04-2021 19:21
  
  True crime doc about Bruce McArthur hints at possible motivation of Toronto serial killer  Toronto Star
  
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• SNO-WAY: There's snow in the forecast for Toronto | News - Daily Hive

  29-04-2021 19:08
  
  SNO-WAY: There's snow in the forecast for Toronto | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Here’s a week-by-week breakdown of who can get the COVID-19 vaccine in May

  29-04-2021 18:59
  
  The province has released their “anticipated schedule” for COVID-19 vaccinations for the month of May.
  
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• Full list of when Ontarians can book their COVID-19 vaccine in May

  29-04-2021 18:59
  
  Ontario has released their 'anticipated schedule' for COVID-19 vaccinations for the month of May. Here's when you will be eligible to book a shot.
  
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• Barrie police officer charged after violent arrest captured on video

  29-04-2021 18:53 via cbc.ca
  
  A Barrie police officer has been charged with assault in relation to a violent arrest caught on video in February.
  
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• Take a look at Toronto's High Park cherry blossoms during peak bloom - CBC.ca

  29-04-2021 18:30
  
  Take a look at Toronto's High Park cherry blossoms during peak bloom  CBC.ca
  
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• Take a look at Toronto’s High Park cherry blossoms during peak bloom

  29-04-2021 18:29 via cbc.ca
  
  For the second year in a row, the City of Toronto closed off the cherry blossom trees in High Park to prevent crowding and the potential spread of COVID-19 — but the CBC News Drone Team got special permission to capture this video during peak bloom. Take a look.
  
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• Why you can't drive on this new, $616M Toronto-area highway - CBC.ca

  29-04-2021 18:26
  
  Why you can't drive on this new, $616M Toronto-area highway  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto's latest new highway has been sitting empty for months - blogTO

  29-04-2021 17:57
  
  Toronto's latest new highway has been sitting empty for months  blogTO
  
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• Beloved Cafe Diplomatico founder and community leader Rocco Mastrangelo Sr. dies at 87

  29-04-2021 17:55 via cbc.ca
  
  With a passion for Italian culture, cinema and music and an “immensely generous heart,” the entrepreneur and impresario was a pillar in his community.
  
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• Barrie police officer criminally charged for violent arrest caught on video

  29-04-2021 17:47
  
  Ontario provincial police have laid criminal charges against a Barrie, Ont. police officer who was captured on video making a violent arrest in February.
  
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• Barrie, Ont. police officer criminally charged for violent arrest caught on video

  29-04-2021 17:47
  
  Ontario Provincial Police have laid criminal charges against a Barrie, Ont. police officer who was captured on video making a violent arrest in February.
  
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• Hundreds brave the rain at Toronto COVID-19 vaccine clinic (VIDEO) | News - Daily Hive

  29-04-2021 17:40
  
  Hundreds brave the rain at Toronto COVID-19 vaccine clinic (VIDEO) | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Canada's housing market: Toronto and Vancouver mirror each other - Yahoo Canada Finance

  29-04-2021 17:15
  
  Canada's housing market: Toronto and Vancouver mirror each other  Yahoo Canada Finance
  
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• Our guide to the restaurants with the best takeout brunch in Toronto - Post City

  29-04-2021 17:13
  
  Our guide to the restaurants with the best takeout brunch in Toronto  Post City
  
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• Neighbours can now pick packages up for each other in Toronto - blogTO

  29-04-2021 17:03
  
  Neighbours can now pick packages up for each other in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Leafs' Nash skates for first time since trade - TSN

  29-04-2021 17:00
  
  Leafs' Nash skates for first time since trade  TSN
  
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• Let regions choose when to lower age of eligibility at COVID-19 vaccination clinics, Mississauga's mayor says

  29-04-2021 16:46
  
  The mayor of Mississauga is urging the province to give Peel Region’s medical officer of health the ability to decide when to lower the age of eligibility for vaccinations at city-run mass immunization clinics.
  
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• Just $5,000 separates winner, loser for $1.84-million Toronto home - The Globe and Mail

  29-04-2021 16:30
  
  Just $5,000 separates winner, loser for $1.84-million Toronto home  The Globe and Mail
  
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• COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 29 - Global News

  29-04-2021 16:13
  
  COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 29  Global News
  
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• New COVID-19 cases in Ontario jump above 3,800 as province surpasses 8,000 deaths

  29-04-2021 16:09
  
  Ontario is reporting more than 3,800 new COVID-19 cases as the province surpasses more than 8,000 deaths since the pandemic began.
  
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