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• Ontario freezes college, university tuition fees for residents for second year

  30-04-2021 23:34
  
  Ontario is extending its college and university tuition freeze for residents by another year.
  
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• Truck driver found guilty of criminal negligence causing death in 2016 crash that killed 4 people

  30-04-2021 23:22 via cbc.ca
  
  A truck driver has been found guilty of criminal negligence causing death in the fiery crash that killed four people on Highway 400 in June of 2016. 
  
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• 2 people charged in connection with Ajax shooting that put 2 victims in hospital

  30-04-2021 22:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Two people have been charged in connection to a shooting in Ajax on Wednesday afternoon that sent two people in hospital.
  
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• This Toronto mom is using TikTok to share her skateboarding journey and spread joy

  30-04-2021 22:19 via cbc.ca
  Oorbee Roy was in her forties when she committed to learning how to skateboard. She was enjoying it so much she created the TikTok account "Aunty Skates" to share her progress — and she’s gaining a big following. CBC Toronto News at 11 host Kelda Yuen spoke to her about the message she hopes to share.
  
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• New report shows Montréal caught up to Toronto as Canada's leading tech ecosystem in 2020 - BetaKit

  30-04-2021 22:10
  
  New report shows Montréal caught up to Toronto as Canada's leading tech ecosystem in 2020  BetaKit
  
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• New business case, but no date, for 2-way, all-day GO trains between Kitchener and Toronto released

  30-04-2021 21:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The province and Metrolinx have released a new preliminary design business case for two-way, all-day GO train service between Kitchener and Toronto. Officials did not release a date for start of service. Metrolinx has also put out a request for quotes for infrastructure upgrades.
  
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• Former Durham deputy police chief faces more charges

  30-04-2021 21:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Uday Jaswal, the suspended deputy police chief of the Ottawa Police Service, has been charged with discreditable conduct in connection with his time at the Durham Regional Police Service, CBC News has learned.
  
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• 'A fierce activist, loving mother': Ontario nurse dies after contracting COVID-19

  30-04-2021 21:16
  
  A 55-year-old registered nurse from Peel Region has died after contracting COVID-19, according to a health-care union.
  
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• Toronto police enforcement teams laid more than 200 charges in first week responding to large gatherings

  30-04-2021 19:57
  
  A number of dedicated enforcement teams that are tapped with responding to calls about large gatherings laid more than 200 charges during their first week of operation, Toronto police say.
  
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• MLB fires Roberto Alomar from consultant position amid sexual misconduct allegation

  30-04-2021 19:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Major League Baseball has fired former Toronto Blue Jays second and Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar from a consultant position and placed him on the ineligible list amid a sexual misconduct allegation.
  
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• Blue Jays cut ties with Roberto Alomar following sexual misconduct investigation

  30-04-2021 19:39
  
  The Toronto Blue Jays say they are severing all ties with Roberto Alomar after the Hall of Famer was placed on Major League Baseball's ineligible list following an investigation into an allegation of sexual misconduct.
  
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• Ontario premier says 40% of adults will have received first COVID-19 vaccine dose by end of Friday

  30-04-2021 19:36
  
  Premier Doug Ford says 40 per cent of Ontario adults will have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of Friday, one week ahead of schedule.
  
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• Canadian Armed Forces medical personnel arrive at Sunnybrook to care for COVID-19 patients

  30-04-2021 19:34
  
  Some of the Canadian Armed Forces members helping COVID-19 patients at the field hospital at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have arrived and started working Friday morning.
  
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• Is the COVID-19 risk to children worse now than in earlier waves?

  30-04-2021 19:11
  
  One of the more troubling aspects of Canada's third wave of COVID-19 has been the impression that the latest round of infections is proving to be a larger threat to young children. But while the recent surge represents a threat to anyone not yet fully vaccinated, experts say there's little to suggest a meaningful shift in the risk to children.
  
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• Long pop-up clinic lines 'not the best' but getting the job done, says Toronto's mayor

  30-04-2021 18:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor John Tory concedes that residents in hot spot neighbourhoods needing to line up for hours, sometimes overnight, at pop-up clinics with no guarantee they'll get vaccinated is "not the best" situation. 
  
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• Police officers can't sue Crown prosecutors for how case was conducted, Canada's top court rules

  30-04-2021 18:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada has ended a bid by Toronto cops to sue over the actions of Crown prosecutors that the officers say damaged their reputations.
  
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• No matter how far from Toronto he goes, SAFE's music always embodies Esplanade

  30-04-2021 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The neighbourhood's dynamic vibe, which he calls "beautiful but grimy," runs through Saif Musaad's songs.
  
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• Toronto police enforcement teams laid more than 200 charges during first week of operation - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  30-04-2021 17:44
  
  Toronto police enforcement teams laid more than 200 charges during first week of operation  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Toronto man who disappeared on his way home from work found dead, wife says - CTV Toronto

  30-04-2021 17:41
  
  Toronto man who disappeared on his way home from work found dead, wife says  CTV Toronto
  
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• Toronto man who disappeared on his way home from work found dead, wife says

  30-04-2021 17:41
  
  A Toronto man who disappeared while he was on his way home from work earlier this month has been found dead, his wife says.
  
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• Ontario reports more than 3,800 new COVID-19 cases for second straight day

  30-04-2021 16:14
  
  Ontario is reporting more than 3,800 new COVID-19 cases for the second day straight but the province's seven-day rolling average continues to decline.
  
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• Ontario may soon lift some COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor activities, solicitor general says

  30-04-2021 15:47
  
  Conversations are underway about what outdoor activities can safely resume during Ontario's provincewide stay-at-home order, the province's solicitor general said Friday.
  
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• Ontario calls for mandatory three-day hotel quarantine for travellers crossing land borders

  30-04-2021 15:33
  
  The Ontario government has asked the federal government to implement a mandatory three-day hotel quarantine program for people travelling across land borders.
  
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• Feds formalizing request made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to suspend arrival of international students

  30-04-2021 15:33
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he is working to formalize a request made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to suspend the arrival of international students in the province.
  
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• Sort-of Secret: Burgers, bagels and pastrami from a Toronto man who's a lawyer by day and a chef by night - Toronto Life

  30-04-2021 15:00
  
  Sort-of Secret: Burgers, bagels and pastrami from a Toronto man who's a lawyer by day and a chef by night  Toronto Life
  
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• Mississauga teacher charged with sexual exploitation of teen girl

  30-04-2021 14:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Peel police have charged a Mississauga elementary school teacher with sexual exploitation.
  
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• Premier Ford to provide COVID-19 update Friday morning

  30-04-2021 14:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to provide an update on the province’s pandemic response at 11 a.m. on Friday.
  
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• Ontario reports 3,887 new COVID-19 cases as Ford speaks

  30-04-2021 14:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported 3,887 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, shortly before Premier Doug Ford provides an update on the province's pandemic response at noon.
  
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• Ontario reports 3,887 new COVID-19 cases as Ford set to speak

  30-04-2021 14:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported 3,887 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, shortly before Premier Doug Ford is set to provide an update on the province's pandemic response at 11:30 a.m.
  
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• Ford takes aim at border as Ontario reports 3,887 new COVID-19 cases

  30-04-2021 14:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported 3,887 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, shortly before Premier Doug Ford provides an update on the province's pandemic response at noon.
  
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• Ford speaks as Ontario reports 3,887 new COVID-19 cases

  30-04-2021 14:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported 3,887 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, shortly before Premier Doug Ford provides an update on the province's pandemic response at noon.
  
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• Toronto Raptors: Which prospect outside of the Top 5 should the Raptors target? - Raptors Rapture

  30-04-2021 14:06
  
  Toronto Raptors: Which prospect outside of the Top 5 should the Raptors target?  Raptors Rapture
  
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• Toronto preparing to ramp up capacity at mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics ahead of supply boost - CTV Toronto

  30-04-2021 14:00
  
  Toronto preparing to ramp up capacity at mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics ahead of supply boost  CTV Toronto
  
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• Toronto preparing to ramp up capacity at mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics ahead of supply boost

  30-04-2021 14:00
  
  Mayor John Tory says the city is preparing to ramp up capacity at mass immunizations centres in Toronto ahead of an influx of vaccine supply that should be arriving in the city in the coming days and weeks.
  
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• Ontario Premier Doug Ford to hold a virtual news conference Friday morning

  30-04-2021 13:54
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford will hold a virtual news conference late Friday morning, one day after his government released modelling data showing that while the third wave may be “cresting,” the situation remains “precarious.”
  
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• Ontario Premier Doug Ford to hold a virtual news conference

  30-04-2021 13:54
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford will hold a virtual news conference late Friday morning, one day after his government released modelling data showing that while the third wave may be 'cresting,' the situation remains 'precarious.'
  
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• Doug Ford defends 3-day sick day program after Ontario science table says it is not enough

  30-04-2021 13:54
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford will hold a virtual news conference late Friday morning, one day after his government released modelling data showing that while the third wave may be 'cresting,' the situation remains 'precarious.'
  
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• Tillsonburg, Ont., golf course charged for reopening during stay-at-home order

  30-04-2021 13:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A Tillsonburg, Ont., golf course that opened this weekend and was booking tee times despite a provincial lockdown that specifically bans such outdoor activities is now facing charges from the Ontario Provincial Police.
  
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• Toronto will conduct third pothole blitz of the year this weekend

  30-04-2021 13:12
  
  Crews will be out once again this weekend to carry out the city's third pothole blitz of the year.
  
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• Ontario long-term care COVID-19 commission to deliver final report to province

  30-04-2021 13:10
  
  Ontario's Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission is to submit its final report to the provincial government today.
  
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• Ontario had no plan to protect long-term residents from COVID-19: commission

  30-04-2021 13:10
  
  Ontario was not prepared for a pandemic and did not have comprehensive plans to protect long-term care residents and staff from COVID-19, making them "easy targets" for uncontrolled outbreaks, an independent commission has found.
  
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• Golf club in Tillsonburg, Ont. charged under Reopening Ontario Act

  30-04-2021 12:14
  
  It has been nearly a week since a golf club in Tillsonburg, Ont. opened its fairways to players, but now charges have been laid.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs Should Use Final Games to Rest and Prepare - Editor In Leaf

  30-04-2021 12:00
  
  Toronto Maple Leafs Should Use Final Games to Rest and Prepare  Editor In Leaf
  
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• Automated tickets may be coming for drivers zooming past streetcars' open doors

  30-04-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Drivers who endanger the lives of streetcar passengers by zooming past their open doors could soon get an automatic ticket as the province moves to allow automated cameras on the transit vehicles. 
  
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• Rise of COVID-19 variants overlooked as provinces loosened restrictions, data shows

  30-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  When several provinces eased restrictions, reacting to a downward curve in overall COVID-19 cases, a rising arc of more-infectious variants was already on a trajectory to thrust Canada into a third wave of infections, a CBC News data analysis reveals.
  
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• Resident isolation, staffing remain significant concerns in Ontario long-term care centres

  30-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's commission on how and why COVID-19 ravaged long-term care homes is expected to deliver its report today. But those watching the system say not enough has changed as a result of the pandemic, and residents are paying the price of isolation that may now be doing more harm than good.
  
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• Panic season: Canadians scramble to meet tax-filing deadline in the middle of a pandemic

  30-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In one of the most complex tax seasons in living memory — in the middle of a global pandemic and widespread lockdowns — many Canadians and the tax professionals who help them are scrambling to make today's filing deadline.
  
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• As provinces eased COVID-19 restrictions, the rise in variant cases told a different story

  30-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  When several provinces eased restrictions, reacting to a downward curve in overall COVID-19 cases, a rising arc of more-infectious variants was already on a trajectory to thrust Canada into a third wave of infections, a CBC News data analysis reveals.
  
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• Here are some of the coolest new additions coming to Toronto | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  30-04-2021 09:00
  
  Here are some of the coolest new additions coming to Toronto | Urbanized  Daily Hive
  
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• Toronto is on track to get 40 per cent of adults vaccinated with at least a first dose by this weekend: city - Toronto Star

  30-04-2021 05:56
  
  Toronto is on track to get 40 per cent of adults vaccinated with at least a first dose by this weekend: city  Toronto Star
  
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