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• Man who used to dress up as Santa Claus charged with sexual assault of a child

  02-06-2021 23:57 via cbc.ca
  
  A man who frequented gatherings dressed up as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny is facing sexual assault charges involving a child he used to babysit.
  
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• "If you build it, they will come": study says new bike lane doubles chances people will cycle

  02-06-2021 23:57
  
  A new study from Ryerson University shows that cycling increases in Toronto communities when new bike lanes are installed.
  
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• Indigenous faculty, students call on Ryerson U to change name, remove campus statue

  02-06-2021 23:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous professors and students at Ryerson University are asking the school to change its name and remove a statue of Egerton Ryerson from its campus because of his role in the creation of Canada's residential school system.
  
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• Indigenous faculty call for Ryerson University to change its name, remove campus statue

  02-06-2021 23:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous professors at Ryerson University asked the school Wednesday to change its name and remove a statue of Egerton Ryerson from its campus because of his role in the creation of Canada's residential school system.
  
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• Ford wants outdoor graduations 'for all grades' but TDSB says it's unsure whether it's possible

  02-06-2021 23:46
  
  Ontario’s largest school board says that it was given no advance notice of the province’s plan to allow “outdoor graduation ceremonies” and does not know what “may be possible” given current public health restrictions.
  
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• Krispy Kreme is giving away free donuts in Toronto this week - blogTO

  02-06-2021 23:40
  
  Krispy Kreme is giving away free donuts in Toronto this week  blogTO
  
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• Indigenous faculty call for Ryerson University name change and removal of statue

  02-06-2021 23:34
  
  Indigenous faculty members at Ryerson University have signed a letter calling on the postsecondary school to change its name and remove its Egerton Ryerson statue.
  
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• Ontario's eviction ban lifts with stay-at-home order, advocates call for extension

  02-06-2021 23:23
  
  Housing and tenant advocates are calling on Ontario to keep a ban on residential evictions in place even though the province's stay-at-home order has lifted.
  
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• Advocates call for extension of Ontario eviction ban as stay-at-home order lifts

  02-06-2021 22:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Housing and tenant advocates are calling on Ontario to keep a ban on residential evictions in place even though the province's stay-at-home order has lifted.
  
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• Falling behind in class, contracting COVID-19, frustration: Toronto parent reflects on Ontario's tumultuous school year - Brampton Guardian

  02-06-2021 22:50
  Falling behind in class, contracting COVID-19, frustration: Toronto parent reflects on Ontario's tumultuous school year  Brampton Guardian
  
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• Ontario man who used to dress as Santa Claus charged with sexual assault of child

  02-06-2021 22:36
  
  A man who frequented gatherings dressed up as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny is facing additional sexual assault charges involving a child he used to babysit.
  
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• Toronto's top doctor says return to in-person learning in fall should be done seamlessly | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  02-06-2021 22:30
  
  Toronto's top doctor says return to in-person learning in fall should be done seamlessly | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Toronto top doctor urges all residents to get COVID-19 vaccine now, says about 27% of residents 80+ unvaccinated

  02-06-2021 22:24
  
  Toronto officials are urging eligible residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible as some age groups are not rolling up their sleeves as fast as others.
  
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• About 27% of Toronto residents 80+ unvaccinated, top doctor urges everyone eligible to get COVID-19 vaccine now - CTV Toronto

  02-06-2021 22:24
  
  About 27% of Toronto residents 80+ unvaccinated, top doctor urges everyone eligible to get COVID-19 vaccine now  CTV Toronto
  
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• About 27% of Toronto residents 80+ unvaccinated, top doctor urges everyone eligible to get COVID-19 vaccine now

  02-06-2021 22:24
  
  Toronto officials are urging eligible residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible as some age groups are not rolling up their sleeves as fast as others.
  
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• Ontario's worst roads to drive on in 2021 have been revealed

  02-06-2021 22:14
  
  The top ten worst roads to drive on in Ontario have been revealed and two of them are right here in Toronto.
  
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• Toronto's top doctor urges residents to get coronavirus vaccine as some age groups lag behind others - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  02-06-2021 22:04
  
  Toronto's top doctor urges residents to get coronavirus vaccine as some age groups lag behind others  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• HUNTER: Manhunt zeroes in on accused millennial Bonnie and Clyde killers - Toronto Sun

  02-06-2021 21:45
  
  HUNTER: Manhunt zeroes in on accused millennial Bonnie and Clyde killers  Toronto Sun
  
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• 2021 vs. 1992: I couldn't afford my Toronto house if I had to buy in Canada's current real estate market - The Globe and Mail

  02-06-2021 21:43
  
  2021 vs. 1992: I couldn't afford my Toronto house if I had to buy in Canada's current real estate market  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Algoma University, located on former Ontario residential school site, to probe for possible burial spots

  02-06-2021 21:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Algoma University officials in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., say they will plan a search of the institution's grounds, which are located on the former site of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School, in light of the news about a former B.C. residential school.
  
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• Toronto's music community scrambles for space after Rehearsal Factory sale - NOW Magazine

  02-06-2021 21:18
  
  Toronto's music community scrambles for space after Rehearsal Factory sale  NOW Magazine
  
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• Police looking for man, 36, after alleged indecent act near East Toronto playground – Beach Metro Community News - Beach Metro News

  02-06-2021 21:18
  
  Police looking for man, 36, after alleged indecent act near East Toronto playground – Beach Metro Community News  Beach Metro News
  
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• There Are Nearly 75,000 Secondary Housing Units in Toronto - Storeys

  02-06-2021 20:58
  
  There Are Nearly 75,000 Secondary Housing Units in Toronto  Storeys
  
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• Has Jozy Altidore played his last match for Toronto FC? - Waking The Red

  02-06-2021 20:56
  
  Has Jozy Altidore played his last match for Toronto FC?  Waking The Red
  
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• Maple Leafs left searching for answers after stunning series loss to Canadiens

  02-06-2021 20:53 via cbc.ca
  
  A couple of days to digest their first-round playoff collapse did little to help the Toronto Maple Leafs find answers on where things went wrong after a strong regular season.
  
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• Lifeguards return to Toronto beaches this weekend - CityNews Toronto

  02-06-2021 20:46
  
  Lifeguards return to Toronto beaches this weekend  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Families of Paul Bernardo's victims prepare for his 'gut-wrenching' parole hearing in June

  02-06-2021 19:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Convicted teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo is set for his second parole hearing this month, the Parole Board of Canada announced on Wednesday, dredging up heart-breaking memories for his victims' relatives yet again.
  
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• Convicted killer and rapist Paul Bernardo set to have parole hearing in June

  02-06-2021 19:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Convicted teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo is set to have another parole hearing this month. Bernardo is serving a life sentence for kidnapping, torturing and killing two girls, Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy, in the early 1990s near St. Catharines, Ont.
  
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• Next parole hearing for Paul Bernardo set for June 22

  02-06-2021 19:03
  
  A tentative parole hearing for convicted rapist and murderer Paul Bernardo is set for June 22, according to the Parole Board of Canada, but due to COVID-19 precautions, the hearing will primarily be held virtually.
  
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• Thrown water bottle, $30 dispute preceded two shooting deaths outside club: court

  02-06-2021 18:17
  
  The shooting deaths of two young men as they left a crowded Port Lands nightclub may have started over a dispute about $30, and a thrown water bottle, Ontario Superior Court heard recently.
  
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• 11 years later: Have Toronto's mid-rise guidelines stood the test of time? | RENX - Real Estate News EXchange

  02-06-2021 18:13
  
  11 years later: Have Toronto's mid-rise guidelines stood the test of time? | RENX  Real Estate News EXchange
  
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• 1 lesson the Toronto Raptors can learn from the Celtics after elimination - Raptors Rapture

  02-06-2021 18:02
  
  1 lesson the Toronto Raptors can learn from the Celtics after elimination  Raptors Rapture
  
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• COVID-19 variant first identified in India will be dominant strain in Peel Region in a month, top doctor says

  02-06-2021 17:56
  
  Peel Region’s medical officer of health says a more virulent COVID-19 variant of concern will soon become the dominant strain in Peel ahead of any other region in Ontario.
  
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• Toronto officials to provide COVID-19 update as new cases drop below 200

  02-06-2021 17:53 via cbc.ca
  
  City of Toronto officials are set to provide a pandemic update at 2 p.m., as the province’s seven-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases dropped below the 1,000 mark — the lowest it’s been since last November.
  
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• Toronto officials provide COVID-19 update as new cases drop below 200

  02-06-2021 17:53 via cbc.ca
  
  City of Toronto officials holding a pandemic update at 2 p.m., as the province’s seven-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases dropped below the 1,000 mark — the lowest it’s been since last November.
  
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• Gen Z leading the pack as Toronto encourages people to get COVID-19 vaccine

  02-06-2021 17:53 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 70 per cent of Toronto adults have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but Mayor John Tory says that's only more of a reason for the city to bolster its vaccination efforts.
  
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• Man gets 15-year prison sentence for fentanyl possession after year-long Halton police investigation

  02-06-2021 17:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Nine people in the GTA have been arrested as the result of a year-long fentanyl investigation, according to the Halton Regional Police.
  
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• Hardly anybody is buying condos in downtown Toronto anymore - blogTO

  02-06-2021 17:45
  
  Hardly anybody is buying condos in downtown Toronto anymore  blogTO
  
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• Calls mount for Ontario to bring in more residential school, Indigenous education curriculum

  02-06-2021 17:16 via cbc.ca
  
  With communities across the GTA creating memorials for the 215 children whose bodies were discovered at a former residential school in British Columbia last week, advocates are calling for Ontario do more when it comes to teaching children about Indigenous history and residential schools.
  
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• COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on June 2 - Global News

  02-06-2021 16:33
  
  COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on June 2  Global News
  
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• Ontario reports 733 new COVID-19 cases as stay-at-home order expires

  02-06-2021 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is reporting 733 COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths Wednesday as the province's stay-at-home order expires.
  
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• Ontario could begin reopening ahead of June 14th target, but how soon remains a question

  02-06-2021 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is reporting 733 COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths Wednesday as the province's stay-at-home order expires.
  
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• Ontario could begin reopening ahead of June 14 target, but how soon remains a question

  02-06-2021 16:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is reporting 733 COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths Wednesday as the province's stay-at-home order expires.
  
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• Ontario reports just over 700 new COVID-19 cases as positivity rate drops

  02-06-2021 16:00
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting just over 700 new cases of COVID-19, marking a third straight day with infection numbers below the 1,000 mark.
  
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• 2020-21 Toronto Raptors Player Review: Is this the end of Stanley Johnson’s time with Toronto? - RaptorsHQ

  02-06-2021 16:00
  
  2020-21 Toronto Raptors Player Review: Is this the end of Stanley Johnson’s time with Toronto?  RaptorsHQ
  
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• Ontario won't reopen schools for in-person learning this spring, Ford announces

  02-06-2021 15:01 via cbc.ca
  
  In-person learning will not resume in Ontario schools this academic year, Premier Doug Ford announced at a press conference Wednesday.
  
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• Ford, Lecce making announcement about Ontario school reopening plan

  02-06-2021 15:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce are expected to make an announcement about whether schools will be reopening to in-person learning for the remainder of the school year this afternoon.
  
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• Ford, Lecce expected to make announcement about school reopening plan

  02-06-2021 15:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce are expected to make an announcement about whether schools will be reopening to in-person learning for the remainder of the school year this afternoon.
  
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• Ford, Lecce expected to make announcement about Ontario school reopening plan

  02-06-2021 15:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce are expected to make an announcement about whether schools will be reopening to in-person learning for the remainder of the school year this afternoon.
  
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• Toronto Marlies report cards: Forwards - The Leafs Nation

  02-06-2021 15:00
  Toronto Marlies report cards: Forwards  The Leafs Nation
  
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