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• Ontario man unable to bury mother in Trinidad after vaccine mix not approved

  28-07-2021 23:54
  
  An Ontario man says he’s devastated after he flew to Trinidad and Tobago only to be turned around and forced to fly home because his vaccine mix is not approved in that country.
  
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• Ontario man forced to fly home, may miss mother's burial after vaccine mix rejected in the Caribbean

  28-07-2021 23:54
  
  An Ontario man says he's devastated after he flew to Trinidad and Tobago only to be turned around and forced to fly home because his vaccine mix is not approved in that country.
  
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• Ontario man forced to fly home and may miss mother’s burial after vaccine mix rejected overseas

  28-07-2021 23:54
  
  An Ontario man says he's devastated after he flew to Trinidad and Tobago only to be turned around and forced to fly home because his vaccine mix is not approved in that country.
  
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• Peel Region saw 81 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in about a month. None were fully vaccinated.

  28-07-2021 23:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Peel Public Health's medical officer Dr. Lawrence Loh says all of the recent hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in Peel have been among people who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
  
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• General manager of Ontario retirement home charged after residents' door handles removed

  28-07-2021 23:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Durham police on Wednesday charged an Oshawa man with two counts of unlawful confinement. In February 2021, media reports alleged that door handles at White Cliffe Terrace Retirement Residence in Courtice, Ont., were removed from the suites of residents who had tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Ray strong as Jays top Red Sox to open DH - TSN

  28-07-2021 23:14
  
  Ray strong as Jays top Red Sox to open DH  TSN
  
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• Stuffy Toronto office park to be transformed with more than 4,000 new homes - blogTO

  28-07-2021 22:52
  
  Stuffy Toronto office park to be transformed with more than 4,000 new homes  blogTO
  
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• Toronto is getting pop-up playgrounds all around the city and they're for adults only - blogTO

  28-07-2021 22:42
  
  Toronto is getting pop-up playgrounds all around the city and they're for adults only  blogTO
  
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• Heads up, baseball fans: the Blue Jays will have dedicated radio broadcasts again

  28-07-2021 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  You'll soon be able to listen to Vladimir Guererro Jr. hit home runs on the radio again, after Rogers Communications confirmed Wednesday that dedicated radio broadcasts would begin again this week.
  
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• Heads up, baseball fans: the Blue Jays are bringing back dedicated radio broadcasts

  28-07-2021 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Blue Jays announced Wednesday that dedicated radio broadcasts would begin again this week.
  
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• Marineland faces legal complaint about Kiska, 'the world's loneliest orca'

  28-07-2021 21:48 via cbc.ca
  
  An animal law non-profit group is calling on the Ontario government to investigate Marineland's treatment of Kiska the orca.
  
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• 'Wildhood,' 'Scarborough' among Canadian additions to Toronto film festival lineup - CTV Toronto

  28-07-2021 21:39
  
  'Wildhood,' 'Scarborough' among Canadian additions to Toronto film festival lineup  CTV Toronto
  
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• 'Wildhood,' 'Scarborough' among Canadian additions to Toronto film festival lineup

  28-07-2021 21:39
  
  An Indigenous two-spirit odyssey and an adaptation of Catherine Hernandez's award-winning novel "Scarborough" are among the Canadian additions to September's Toronto International Film Festival.
  
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• Toronto's newest cafe is celebrating its opening with free drinks next week - blogTO

  28-07-2021 20:49
  
  Toronto's newest cafe is celebrating its opening with free drinks next week  blogTO
  
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• Massive Van Gogh hot air balloon hovers over Toronto - Post City

  28-07-2021 20:41
  
  Massive Van Gogh hot air balloon hovers over Toronto  Post City
  
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• General manager of Ontario retirement home charged after door handles removed from rooms during pandemic

  28-07-2021 20:33
  
  The general manager of an Ontario retirement home is facing confinement charges after police say the door handles were removed from some residents’ rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• General manager of Ontario retirement home charged after door handles removed from rooms

  28-07-2021 20:33
  
  The general manager of an Ontario retirement home is facing confinement charges after police say the door handles were removed from some residents’ rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Toronto rapper wanted for murder seeks 'sit-down' with mayor - Toronto Sun

  28-07-2021 20:06
  
  Toronto rapper wanted for murder seeks 'sit-down' with mayor  Toronto Sun
  
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• Independent Ontario schools launch legal challenge alleging exclusion from COVID-19 funding

  28-07-2021 19:48
  
  Three independent schools are turning to the courts after they allege the Ontario government improperly excluded them and other similar institutions from COVID-19 funding.
  
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• Toronto Raptors keeping options open heading in to NBA draft - CTV Toronto

  28-07-2021 19:34
  
  Toronto Raptors keeping options open heading in to NBA draft  CTV Toronto
  
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• Toronto Raptors keeping options open heading in to NBA draft

  28-07-2021 19:34
  
  The Toronto Raptors' general manager says the team is keeping all options open ahead of Thursday's NBA draft.
  
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• Ontario to ramp up surgical and medical procedures to 115 per cent to clear backlog

  28-07-2021 19:05
  
  The Ministry of Health’s Surgical Recovery Plan will see surgical and procedural output increased by 110 to 115 per cent with an investment of $324 million.
  
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• Ontario to ramp up surgerical and medical procedures to 115 per cent to clear backlog

  28-07-2021 19:05
  
  The Ministry of Health’s Surgical Recovery Plan will see surgical and procedural output increased by 110 to 115 per cent with an investment of $324 million.
  
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• Ontario putting money to making more autism services available

  28-07-2021 18:47
  
  Ontario is putting more than $62 million in its autism budget this year to make services more available, as the province works to shore up its delayed revamp of the program.
  
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• Ontario premier says 'very comprehensive' back-to-school plan will be revealed next week

  28-07-2021 18:42
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed a back-to-school plan will be released early next week, saying he has 'every confidence in the world' the province will be ready for September.
  
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• Doug Ford says 'very comprehensive' back-to-school plan will be revealed next week

  28-07-2021 18:42
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed a back-to-school plan will be released early next week, saying he has 'every confidence in the world' the province will be ready for September.
  
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• Toronto to close five COVID-19 vaccination clinics as it shifts focus to mobile teams

  28-07-2021 18:09
  
  Toronto will close five of its mass immunization clinics and redeploy hundreds of staff to mobile teams in an effort to reach residents in areas of the city with lower vaccination rates.
  
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• 81 charges laid against 23 people suspected of drug trafficking in Georgina

  28-07-2021 18:09
  
  Police arrested 23 people allegedly involved in drug trafficking and seized close to $100,000 worth of cocaine and fentanyl in Georgina.
  
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• Former coach beaming as Penny Oleksiak wins bronze in Tokyo

  28-07-2021 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto Swim Club head coach Bill O'Toole says he's a pretty reserved person — but he still jumped out of his seat watching swimmer Penny Oleksiak take home bronze in the 200-metre freestyle race in Tokyo, making her the most decorated Summer Olympian in Canadian history.
  
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• Brampton officials say all COVID-19 hospitalizations in June were in people not fully vaccinated

  28-07-2021 17:25
  
  Officials in Brampton, Ont. are making yet another plea for people to get their shots, saying that all of the people hospitalized due to COVID-19 during the month of June were either partially vaccinated or not vaccinated at all.
  
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• Toronto unveils DineTOgether program to support local restaurants - CTV Toronto

  28-07-2021 17:17
  
  Toronto unveils DineTOgether program to support local restaurants  CTV Toronto
  
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• Toronto unveils DineTOgether program to support local restaurants

  28-07-2021 17:17
  
  The City of Toronto has announced a new program aimed at supporting local restaurants hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Ontario to run hospitals at 115% capacity to clear pandemic surgical backlog

  28-07-2021 16:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario government says it wants to boost the operating capacity of the province's hospital system to up to 115 per cent of pre-COVID-19 levels to address a backlog of surgeries and procedures delayed by the pandemic.
  
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• Ontario sees 158 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

  28-07-2021 16:39 via cbc.ca
  
  As of yesterday, there were about 1,378 confirmed, active cases throughout Ontario.
  
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• "He is the heart of the team": Toronto Maple Leafs fans pen love letters to Zach Hyman, new signing of Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Journal

  28-07-2021 16:26
  
  "He is the heart of the team": Toronto Maple Leafs fans pen love letters to Zach Hyman, new signing of Edmonton Oilers  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Just over 150 new COVID-19 cases logged in Ontario as 7-day average rises

  28-07-2021 16:15
  
  Ontario is reporting just over 150 new cases of COVID-19 as the seven-day rolling average of daily infections continues to rise.
  
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• LILLEY: We must change the way we report COVID stats - Toronto Sun

  28-07-2021 16:06
  
  LILLEY: We must change the way we report COVID stats  Toronto Sun
  
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• Posthaste: Green shoots are sprouting after downtown Toronto's crippling pandemic winter - Financial Post

  28-07-2021 15:17
  
  Posthaste: Green shoots are sprouting after downtown Toronto's crippling pandemic winter  Financial Post
  
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• New Toronto condo planned across the street from another huge new development - blogTO

  28-07-2021 15:08
  
  New Toronto condo planned across the street from another huge new development  blogTO
  
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• Toronto agreed to buy a home to save a 250-year-old tree. Now, the seller wants a higher price - CBC.ca

  28-07-2021 14:25
  
  Toronto agreed to buy a home to save a 250-year-old tree. Now, the seller wants a higher price  CBC.ca
  
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• This is what a $7 million modern home looks like in Toronto - blogTO

  28-07-2021 13:56
  
  This is what a $7 million modern home looks like in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Women are dominating Canada's performance at the Olympics — and we shouldn't be surprised

  28-07-2021 13:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Everywhere you turn at the Tokyo Olympics, there are Canadian women carving a new path for women in sport in their country. Through five days of competition in Japan, Canada has claimed nine medals — all by women.
  
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• 25 patios in Toronto with unreal views - blogTO

  28-07-2021 13:32
  
  25 patios in Toronto with unreal views  blogTO
  
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• Man, 34, charged with 1st-degree murder after stabbing death in Regent Park

  28-07-2021 13:31 via cbc.ca
  
  A 34-year-old Toronto man is facing first degree murder charges following a fatal stabbing in Regent Park early Wednesday.
  
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• 1 man dead, another in custody after fatal stabbing in Regent Park

  28-07-2021 13:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police's homicide unit is investigating after a man was fatally stabbed in Regent Park early Wednesday.
  
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• One man dead after suffering traumatic injuries in Regent Park

  28-07-2021 12:17
  
  A man injured in an incident in Regent Park this morning has died, Toronto police confirm.
  
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• One man dead after stabbing in Regent Park

  28-07-2021 12:17
  
  A man injured in an incident in Regent Park this morning has died, Toronto police confirm.
  
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• 34-year-old man charged with first-degree murder after fatal stabbing in Regent Park

  28-07-2021 12:17
  
  A 34-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of another man in Regent Park.
  
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• Mass immunization sites are starting to close but a trickier new phase of vaccine rollout is ahead

  28-07-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As parts of the GTA start to close their mass vaccination sites, health experts say the switch marks the start of a newer, possibly more challenging phase of the vaccine rollout plan.
  
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• Toronto agreed to buy a home to save a 250-year-old tree. Now, the seller wants a higher price

  28-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A legal battle is brewing between the City of Toronto and the property owner of a 250-year-old heritage tree refusing to sell, the latest snag in a years-long community push to protect the famous red oak. 
  
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