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• Ontario legislature adjourns for summer, house leader hopeful for normal return

  03-06-2021 23:48
  
  The Ontario legislature kicked off a three-month summer break Thursday, as the opposition argued legislators were heading home while people in the province still need pandemic relief.
  
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• 'Everyone wants to keep the food bank': Landlord-tenant dispute endangers Toronto food bank - CTV Toronto

  03-06-2021 23:32
  
  'Everyone wants to keep the food bank': Landlord-tenant dispute endangers Toronto food bank  CTV Toronto
  
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• 'Everyone wants to keep the food bank': Landlord-tenant dispute endangers Toronto food bank

  03-06-2021 23:32
  
  The future of West Lodge Towers' tenant-run food bank is in question after a dispute over paint cans and notes left on walls.
  
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• 29-year-old man killed in Ajax shooting identified by police

  03-06-2021 23:27
  
  Durham Regional Police have identified the 29-year-old man shot and killed in his home in Ajax on Wednesday.
  
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• Massive new office complex in Toronto will set high standards for post-lockdown work life - blogTO

  03-06-2021 22:07
  
  Massive new office complex in Toronto will set high standards for post-lockdown work life  blogTO
  
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• North Toronto Station – Toronto, Ontario - Atlas Obscura

  03-06-2021 22:02
  
  North Toronto Station – Toronto, Ontario  Atlas Obscura
  
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• MMIWG national action plan 'not an adequate response' say Indigenous women's advocates

  03-06-2021 21:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous women's organizations and advocates are calling the newly released national action plan to end violence against missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls "not an adequate response" to the crisis investigated by a national inquiry. 
  
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• MMIWG national action plan is an inadequate response to the crisis, say Indigenous women's advocates

  03-06-2021 21:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous women's organizations and advocates say the newly released national action plan to end violence against Indigenous women and girls is not an adequate response to the crisis.
  
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• Toronto theatre aims to clear the air amid COVID-19 reopening

  03-06-2021 21:41
  
  Toronto theatres are introducing new technologies to ensure audiences feel safe returning — among them, a new UVC light technology.
  
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• Toronto companies aim to clear the air amid COVID-19 reopening

  03-06-2021 21:41
  
  Toronto companies are introducing new technologies to ensure people feel safe returning to normal— among them, a new UVC light technology.
  
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• Ontario company aims to clear the air amid COVID-19 reopening

  03-06-2021 21:41
  
  An Ontario company is introducing new technologies to ensure people feel safe returning to normal— among them, a new UVC light technology.
  
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• More than 1500 charges laid in Toronto during stay-at-home order - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  03-06-2021 21:00
  
  More than 1500 charges laid in Toronto during stay-at-home order  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• Ontario's updated blue box program to be phased in starting in 2023

  03-06-2021 20:45
  
  Ontario has finalized its plans to expand the list of items accepted in blue boxes as it moves to standardize recycling programs across the province.
  
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• Actor Simu Liu calls out Kim's Convenience producers in candid Facebook post

  03-06-2021 20:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Kim's Convenience actor Simu Liu criticized the show's 'overwhelmingly white' producers for discounting input from Asian cast members, revealed that the actors were paid at an 'absolute horsepoop rate' and that showrunners were 'epically reclusive.'
  
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• More than 1500 charges laid in Toronto during stay-at-home order - CTV Toronto

  03-06-2021 20:29
  
  More than 1500 charges laid in Toronto during stay-at-home order  CTV Toronto
  
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• More than 1,500 charges laid in Toronto during stay-at-home order

  03-06-2021 20:29
  
  More than 1,500 charges were laid in Toronto during the province’s six-week stay-at-home order, police say.
  
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• The best things to do in Toronto this weekend: June 4-6 - NOW Toronto

  03-06-2021 20:07
  
  The best things to do in Toronto this weekend: June 4-6  NOW Toronto
  
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• Furnished apartments in Toronto are now nearly the same price as unfurnished - blogTO

  03-06-2021 20:07
  
  Furnished apartments in Toronto are now nearly the same price as unfurnished  blogTO
  
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• Toronto driver charged with stunt driving through residential Barrie neighbourhood - CTV Toronto

  03-06-2021 19:39
  
  Toronto driver charged with stunt driving through residential Barrie neighbourhood  CTV Toronto
  
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• Ontario finalizes plans to overhaul blue box program

  03-06-2021 19:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The province has finalized plans to expand recycling services across Ontario -- and to make product producers pay for it.
  
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• Ontario 'examining' possibility of letting more residents book second dose sooner: health minister

  03-06-2021 19:25
  
  Health Minister Christine Elliott says that the province is “examining” the possibility of letting all Ontarians 12 and up book an appointment for their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine weeks or even months ahead of schedule.
  
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• Ontario considering scrapping age requirements for booking second dose, health minister says

  03-06-2021 19:25
  
  Health Minister Christine Elliott says that the province is “examining” the possibility of letting all Ontarians 12 and up book an appointment for their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine weeks or even months ahead of schedule.
  
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• Toronto Home Prices In These Spots Are The Cheapest - Narcity Canada

  03-06-2021 19:11
  
  Toronto Home Prices In These Spots Are The Cheapest  Narcity Canada
  
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• Ontario's uptick in COVID-19 cases could put an early move to Step 1 in jeopardy, top official says

  03-06-2021 18:34
  
  A rise in COVID-19 cases over the past two days has prompted Ontario's top doctor to warn the chances of an earlier reopening are looking 'less promising.'
  
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• Ontario might move into Step 1 'several days earlier' than expected, health minister says

  03-06-2021 18:34
  
  Ontario might enter Step 1 of reopening 'several days earlier' than expected, the province's health minister says.
  
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• Principals, school boards question Ontario's plan to host outdoor graduations for all

  03-06-2021 18:30
  
  A group that represents Ontario's school principals says the premier's plan to have outdoor "graduation" ceremonies for all classes is not possible this late in the game.
  
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• Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of wife on Brampton trail

  03-06-2021 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  A 64-year-old Brampton man is facing charges of second degree murder after his wife's death.
  
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• 'Brief hugs' to be allowed in Ontario long-term care homes regardless of vaccine status

  03-06-2021 18:13
  
  Ontario is easing a number of COVID-19 restrictions in long-term care homes next week, allowing ‘brief hugs’ to take place regardless of vaccination status.
  
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• More people in Toronto rent out part of their home than anywhere in Ontario - blogTO

  03-06-2021 17:54
  
  More people in Toronto rent out part of their home than anywhere in Ontario  blogTO
  
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• Man charged with second degree murder after wife killed in Brampton, Ont. park

  03-06-2021 17:30
  
  Peel police have arrested a man after his wife was killed at a park in Brampton on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Ontario adjusts emergency orders that were put in place at height of province's third wave

  03-06-2021 17:26
  
  The Ontario government has tweaked two emergency orders that were put in place to increase healthcare capacity during the height of the province’s third wave while simultaneously permitting hospitals to conduct more elective surgeries and procedures.
  
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• Valérie Plante bet on the Habs and won ... whatever Toronto calls a sandwich? - Montreal Gazette

  03-06-2021 17:08
  
  Valérie Plante bet on the Habs and won ... whatever Toronto calls a sandwich?  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Someone in Toronto solved the problem of all the cigarette butts outside of a Tim Hortons - blogTO

  03-06-2021 16:46
  
  Someone in Toronto solved the problem of all the cigarette butts outside of a Tim Hortons  blogTO
  
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• COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on June 3 - Global News

  03-06-2021 16:42
  
  COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on June 3  Global News
  
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• How Ontario's spike in 'delta' variant cases impacts fight against potential fourth wave

  03-06-2021 16:27
  
  Ontario's science advisory table now estimates that nearly a quarter of all new COVID-19 cases in Ontario involve the so-called 'delta' variant first detected in India.
  
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• Toronto home prices hit new all-time record high - blogTO

  03-06-2021 16:15
  
  Toronto home prices hit new all-time record high  blogTO
  
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• Ontario reports fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for fourth straight day

  03-06-2021 16:09
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the fourth day in a row as the positivity rate remains low.
  
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• This Toronto street is so bad it just took the top two spots on the worst roads in the city list - blogTO

  03-06-2021 15:13
  
  This Toronto street is so bad it just took the top two spots on the worst roads in the city list  blogTO
  
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• AstraZeneca recipients in Ontario may get 2nd shot of same vaccine, Pfizer or Moderna

  03-06-2021 15:02
  
  Ontario says people who have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will have three options for their second dose starting on Friday.
  
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• New fencing going up near Scarborough Bluffs to keep climbers off cliffs

  03-06-2021 14:58
  
  More than 500 metres of fencing is going up along the western approaches to the Scarborough Bluffs in an attempt by the City of Toronto to prevent people from climbing their way into peril on the cliffside, a local councillor says.
  
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• Ontario's top doctor to speak as LTC restrictions ease, province updates rules on 2nd dose mixing

  03-06-2021 14:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported another 870 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as the province eased restrictions on long-term care residents and updated its second-dose guidance for those who received a first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
  
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• Ontario's top doctor speaks as LTC restrictions ease, province updates rules on 2nd dose mixing

  03-06-2021 14:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported another 870 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as the province eased restrictions on long-term care residents and updated its second-dose guidance for those who received a first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
  
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• Ontario to allow mixing AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with Pfizer or Moderna for 2nd shots

  03-06-2021 14:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontarians who received a first shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can opt to stick with it or choose to get Pfizer or Moderna for their second dose, the province officially said Thursday.
  
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• Ontario sees 870 new COVID-19 cases, updates guidance to allow mixing of vaccines

  03-06-2021 14:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported another 870 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as the number of patients with the illness in intensive care continued to decline and the province updated its second-dose guidance for those got a first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
  
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• Ontario eases restrictions on long-term care residents, updates guidance to allow vaccine mixing

  03-06-2021 14:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario reported another 870 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as the province eased restrictions on long-term care residents and updated its second-dose guidance for those who received a first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
  
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• Travellers who refuse hotel quarantine will soon face larger fines

  03-06-2021 14:42
  
  Tickets for violations of the Quarantine Act, such as a refusal to stay at a quarantine hotel upon flying into Canada, carry a maximum fine that is rising from $3,000 to $5,000 as of Friday.
  
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• Toronto man charged after women sexually assaulted in Etobicoke - Toronto Star

  03-06-2021 14:21
  
  Toronto man charged after women sexually assaulted in Etobicoke  Toronto Star
  
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• The Daily Chase: Toronto home prices break record; AMC frenzy continues - BNN

  03-06-2021 14:11
  
  The Daily Chase: Toronto home prices break record; AMC frenzy continues  BNN
  
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• Toronto Raptors: What would a Khem Birch contract look like? - Raptors Rapture

  03-06-2021 14:06
  
  Toronto Raptors: What would a Khem Birch contract look like?  Raptors Rapture
  
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• The goat patty at this Eglinton East shop is a great blend of flavour and texture

  03-06-2021 13:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Patty Cake and Ice Cream is at 2600 Eglinton Ave East, Toronto.
  
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