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• The physical distancing circles are back at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto - CTV Toronto

  13-05-2021 22:45
  
  The physical distancing circles are back at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto  CTV Toronto
  
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• The physical distancing circles are back at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto

  13-05-2021 22:45
  
  For the second year in a row, the City of Toronto painted the physical distancing circles on the grass at Trinity Bellwoods Park.
  
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• Toronto shares the blame for derailing of its plan for Rail Deck Park - Toronto Star

  13-05-2021 22:32
  
  Toronto shares the blame for derailing of its plan for Rail Deck Park  Toronto Star
  
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• Blue Jays complete series sweep in Atlanta behind Bichette's clutch bat

  13-05-2021 22:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Bo Bichette hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied yet again to beat Atlanta 8-4 on Thursday and sweep six games from the opposing club this season.
  
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• Ford to keep golf courses closed amid cries for outdoor activities to return

  13-05-2021 22:10
  
  Golf courses across Ontario will remain closed until June 2 at the earliest amidst pressure to reopen outdoor activities.
  
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• Toronto adds 5 new hot spots, prepares to contact pop-up clinic goers about 2nd dose - CBC.ca

  13-05-2021 22:00
  
  Toronto adds 5 new hot spots, prepares to contact pop-up clinic goers about 2nd dose  CBC.ca
  
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• They’ve missed dining out on Toronto patios. Here’s their inventive solution

  13-05-2021 21:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Jacob Leo and Lottevan Gelderen have missed dining out in Toronto during the pandemic, so they came up with a safe way to support local restaurants while enjoying the outdoors — they have picnics in the back of their pickup truck. Take a look.
  
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• Ottawa and Ontario to spend $3.4 billion to build Hamilton light-rail transit

  13-05-2021 21:35
  
  Ottawa and Ontario say they will spend $3.4 billion to build a light-rail transit line in Hamilton.
  
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• Crown challenges verdict in case of off-duty Toronto cop convicted of assault - CTV Toronto

  13-05-2021 21:32
  
  Crown challenges verdict in case of off-duty Toronto cop convicted of assault  CTV Toronto
  
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• Crown challenges verdict in case of off-duty Toronto cop convicted of assault

  13-05-2021 21:32
  
  An Ontario judge made errors in assessing issues related to self-defence and unlawful arrest in the case of an off-duty Toronto police officer convicted of assaulting a young man, prosecutors argued before Ontario's top court on Thursday.
  
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• A Toronto couple saved $50,000 during lockdown. They put it toward a $750,000 condo in the Distillery District - Toronto Life

  13-05-2021 21:08
  
  A Toronto couple saved $50,000 during lockdown. They put it toward a $750,000 condo in the Distillery District  Toronto Life
  
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• Woman seriously injured in Lamborghini and streetcar crash in Toronto's Beach area - Toronto.com

  13-05-2021 21:04
  
  Woman seriously injured in Lamborghini and streetcar crash in Toronto's Beach area  Toronto.com
  
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• Ford extends Ontario stay-at-home order to June 2 - Toronto Sun

  13-05-2021 20:54
  
  Ford extends Ontario stay-at-home order to June 2  Toronto Sun
  
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• Why some Toronto and Peel neighbourhoods are shouldering most of the burden from COVID-19 - CTV Toronto

  13-05-2021 20:47
  
  Why some Toronto and Peel neighbourhoods are shouldering most of the burden from COVID-19  CTV Toronto
  
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• Why some Toronto and Peel neighbourhoods are shouldering most of the burden from COVID-19

  13-05-2021 20:47
  
  People who live in Toronto and Peel’s COVID-19 hot spots are about four times as likely to have essential jobs in manufacturing and utilities as residents in other neighbourhoods, according to new research.
  
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• The best things to do in Toronto this weekend: May 13-16 Including ActiveTO on Lake - NOW Toronto

  13-05-2021 20:31
  
  The best things to do in Toronto this weekend: May 13-16 Including ActiveTO on Lake  NOW Toronto
  
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• Greyhound leaves Canada, ends London to Toronto bus route - The Gazette • Western University's Newspaper

  13-05-2021 20:29
  
  Greyhound leaves Canada, ends London to Toronto bus route  The Gazette • Western University's Newspaper
  
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• Ontario will begin vaccinating students ages 12 to 17 and their families at the end of May

  13-05-2021 19:56
  
  At Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s announcement of the two week extension to the provincewide stay-home-order, he said this time will be dedicated to vaccinating as many teachers and students as possible.
  
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• Ontario will begin vaccinating students ages 12 to 17 and their families

  13-05-2021 19:56
  
  At Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s announcement of the two week extension to the provincewide stay-home-order, he said this time will be dedicated to vaccinating as many teachers and students as possible.
  
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• Greyhound Canada shutting down all bus service permanently

  13-05-2021 18:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.
  
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• Toronto adds 5 new hot spots, prepares to contact pop-up clinic goers about 2nd dose

  13-05-2021 18:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto has added five new hot spot postal codes to be targeted with mobile and pop-up vaccine clinics, as other hot spots surpass the milestone of more than 50 per cent of adults having received at least their first dose.
  
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• Ontario to provide grants for tourism and travel businesses in need of support

  13-05-2021 17:44
  
  The Ontario government will now provide one-time payments of up to $20,000 to eligible travel and tourism businesses in need of support.
  
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• Montreal Canadiens’ series against Toronto Maple Leafs to start May 20 - Habs Eyes on the Prize

  13-05-2021 17:39
  
  Montreal Canadiens’ series against Toronto Maple Leafs to start May 20  Habs Eyes on the Prize
  
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• Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr in their cars and around the world

  13-05-2021 17:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The fasting month of Ramadan comes to a close with a muted celebration of Eid al-Fitr amid the global pandemic, as shown in these photos of Muslim worshippers in Canada and around the globe.
  
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• Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr around the world

  13-05-2021 17:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The fasting month of Ramadan comes to a close with a muted celebration of Eid al-Fitr amid the global pandemic, as shown in these photos of Muslim worshippers in Canada and around the globe.
  
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• Celebrating Eid al-Fitr in cars and around the world

  13-05-2021 17:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The fasting month of Ramadan comes to a close with a muted celebration of Eid al-Fitr amid the global pandemic, as shown in these photos of Muslim worshippers in Canada and around the globe.
  
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• Trudeau cleared in WE Charity scandal but former finance minister broke conflict law, says ethics watchdog

  13-05-2021 17:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Former finance minister Bill Morneau breached the Conflict of Interest Act by failing to recuse himself from cabinet deliberations on the WE Charity summer student grants contract, but the prime minister did not breach the act, according to an investigation by the federal ethics watchdog.
  
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• Former finance minster breached law in WE Charity scandal but Trudeau cleared, says ethics watchdog

  13-05-2021 17:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Former finance minister Bill Morneau breached the Conflict of Interest Act by failing to recuse himself from cabinet deliberations on the WE Charity summer student grants contract, but the prime minister did not breach the act, according to an investigation by the federal ethics watchdog.
  
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• Canada's restaurant industry demands sector-specific support to survive the pandemic

  13-05-2021 16:58
  
  Restaurants Canada is calling on the federal government to provide a sector-specific support package in order to recover more than 400,000 food service jobs lost throughout the pandemic.
  
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• Trudeau ‘frustrated’ Ford continues to call on Ottawa for more border restrictions without providing specific requests

  13-05-2021 16:45
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s “frustrated and disappointed” that Premier Doug Ford continues to call on Ottawa to enhance restrictions at the border without providing specific requests for what Ontario would like implemented.
  
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• 'Doug Ford continues to play politics,' Trudeau says as both leaders trade barbs over border rules

  13-05-2021 16:45
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s “frustrated and disappointed” that Premier Doug Ford continues to call on Ottawa to enhance restrictions at the border without providing specific requests for what Ontario would like implemented.
  
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• 'Doug Ford continues to play politics,' Trudeau says about Ontario's request for more border restrictions

  13-05-2021 16:45
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s “frustrated and disappointed” that Premier Doug Ford continues to call on Ottawa to enhance restrictions at the border without providing specific requests for what Ontario would like implemented.
  
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• Toronto condo terrace has winter traces removed to help speed sale - The Globe and Mail

  13-05-2021 16:30
  
  Toronto condo terrace has winter traces removed to help speed sale  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Ontario's COVID-19 case count crosses 500,000 as province logs more than 2,700 new infections

  13-05-2021 16:14
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting more than 2,700 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the province’s lab-confirmed case total past 500,000.
  
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• Arcana Cabins Rentals Near Toronto Let You Wake Up In A Forest - Narcity Canada

  13-05-2021 16:07
  
  Arcana Cabins Rentals Near Toronto Let You Wake Up In A Forest  Narcity Canada
  
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• Ontario extends stay-at-home order to June 2 - CityNews Toronto

  13-05-2021 15:47
  
  Ontario extends stay-at-home order to June 2  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Ontario to keep stay-at-home order until 'at least' June 2, Ford says

  13-05-2021 15:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's stay-at-home will remain in place until "at least" June 2, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday.
  
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• Ford to make announcement with stay-at-home order set to expire next week

  13-05-2021 15:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Doug Ford is set to make an announcement Thursday, a week ahead of the scheduled end of Ontario's provincewide stay-at-home order. It will be the first time Ford has taken questions at a news conference in more than a week.
  
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• Ontario Premier Doug Ford to make an announcement today

  13-05-2021 14:50
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to make an announcement at Queen’s Park today at his first news conference in almost two weeks.
  
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• Ontario extends stay-at-home order for an additional two weeks

  13-05-2021 14:50
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that the provincewide stay-home-order will be extended for an additional two weeks to control the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Who's behind Toronto's cute pink delivery robots? - NOW Magazine

  13-05-2021 13:33
  
  Who's behind Toronto's cute pink delivery robots?  NOW Magazine
  
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• Ontario residents 40+ can book COVID vaccines today

  13-05-2021 13:30
  
  Ontarians aged 40 and older can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments across the province today.
  
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• Fears pool prospects will dry up amid panic buying, hoarding of chlorine tablets

  13-05-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Suppliers are feeling the pinch of a continent-wide shortage of chlorine tablets, coupled with unprecedented demand for pool products, as people look to create a backyard oasis during yet another pandemic summer.
  
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• Alternative high school community concerned over TDSB teaching staff cuts

  13-05-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Maggie Alexander says she wouldn't be where she is now without the teachers at her alternative high school. But the Toronto District School Board is planning on cutting nine teaching positions in the next school year, and Alexander is scared for her future. 
  
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• 'Unlike any other year': Muslim front-line workers reflect on Ramadan, prepare to mark Eid

  13-05-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Muslims across Ontario mark the end of another Ramadan under a provincewide lockdown due, front-line workers say observing this past month while working through the pandemic has been nothing short of difficult.
  
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• Toronto not yet ready to consider reopening schools, city's top doctor suggests - CBC.ca

  13-05-2021 10:00
  
  Toronto not yet ready to consider reopening schools, city's top doctor suggests  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto not yet ready to consider reopening schools, city's top doctor suggests

  13-05-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite encouraging words from public health officials in other regions of Ontario, Toronto's top doctor says there's not yet any reason to expect local schools will reopen before the end of the school year.
  
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• How an Asian LGBTQ group in Toronto is helping youth feel comfortable in their skin

  13-05-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  When You’re Ready is an eight-week-long culturally sensitive program held several times a year that prepares young LGBTQ Asians, 29 and under, for living authentically, giving them tools to handle the stress and navigate the repercussions.
  
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• Federal compensation not ready yet for vaccine injuries, deaths

  13-05-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With cases emerging of rare but serious blood clots following vaccination with the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, the compensation program announced by the federal government last December still isn't ready to consider any claims. 
  
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• Ontario's French TV channel places interim CEO on leave amid workplace harassment allegations

  13-05-2021 05:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's French television channel has placed its interim president on administrative leave amid allegations of workplace harassment and intimidation, Radio-Canada has learned.
  
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