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• Driver charged, puppy expected to make full recovery after being dragged by moving car

  04-08-2021 23:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A man is facing multiple charges after a puppy was dragged on a leash by a moving car in Mississauga, police say, but the seven-month-old Pomeranian named Sky is expected to make a full recovery. 
  
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• Driver arrested after puppy dragged on leash outside moving car

  04-08-2021 23:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A man has been arrested after a puppy was dragged on a leash by a moving car, Peel police say.
  
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• Dog rescued by witnesses after being dragged on leash outside moving car

  04-08-2021 23:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A dog is being treated in a veterinary hospital after being dragged on a leash by a moving car, Peel police say. 
  
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• BONOKOSKI: The hypocrisy of Catherine McKenna still preaching the green gospel - Toronto Sun

  04-08-2021 23:37
  
  BONOKOSKI: The hypocrisy of Catherine McKenna still preaching the green gospel  Toronto Sun
  
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• Toronto neighbourhood alarmed by man knocking on bedroom windows - blogTO

  04-08-2021 23:22
  
  Toronto neighbourhood alarmed by man knocking on bedroom windows  blogTO
  
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• At the ballot box: Will COVID-19 impact how we choose our next leaders?

  04-08-2021 23:19
  
  In episode 5 of Life Unmasked, the team speaks with Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello and CTV News Parliamentary Bureau Chief Annie Bergeron-Oliver about how the pandemic will influence the upcoming elections and politics in the near future.
  
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• Lebanese diaspora in Toronto remembers Beirut blast 1 year ago 'like it was yesterday' - CBC.ca

  04-08-2021 23:12
  
  Lebanese diaspora in Toronto remembers Beirut blast 1 year ago 'like it was yesterday'  CBC.ca
  
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• Lebanese diaspora in Toronto remembers Beirut blast 1 year ago 'like it was yesterday'

  04-08-2021 23:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The Lebanese community in Canada is struggling with the devastation of the blast while working to rebuild and demand justice from thousands of kilometres away.
  
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• Toronto is getting some cool new green train tracks as part of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT - blogTO

  04-08-2021 23:00
  
  Toronto is getting some cool new green train tracks as part of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT  blogTO
  
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• Artists paint their vision of the future with Baldwin Street mega-mural

  04-08-2021 22:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Black women and non-binary artists brought colour to Baldwin Street this week, painting a mega-mural along the Kensington Market road. It was the second annual mural painting event organized by Friends of Kensington Market with the aim of providing artists space to envision a future without oppression. Have a look.
  
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• Andre De Grasse's mom never doubted her son would win Olympic gold

  04-08-2021 22:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The Markham, Ont., sprinter captured a gold medal in the men's 200-metre final in Tokyo with a Canadian record time of 19.62 seconds — and his mother is still smiling about it.
  
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• You Need To Make Almost $200K A Year To Afford A Home In Toronto So Good Luck - Narcity Canada

  04-08-2021 22:25
  
  You Need To Make Almost $200K A Year To Afford A Home In Toronto So Good Luck  Narcity Canada
  
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• FATAH: Iran pouring fuel on Gulf waters - Toronto Sun

  04-08-2021 22:17
  
  FATAH: Iran pouring fuel on Gulf waters  Toronto Sun
  
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• Toronto cops searching for indecent act suspect - Toronto Sun

  04-08-2021 22:07
  
  Toronto cops searching for indecent act suspect  Toronto Sun
  
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• Moses Wright could be the most intriguing player on the Toronto Raptors' Summer League roster - NBA CA

  04-08-2021 22:06
  
  Moses Wright could be the most intriguing player on the Toronto Raptors' Summer League roster  NBA CA
  
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• Toronto is getting a street festival again this fall after two summers of cancellations - blogTO

  04-08-2021 22:02
  
  Toronto is getting a street festival again this fall after two summers of cancellations  blogTO
  
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• Massive groups of people on electric unicycles are taking to Toronto streets - blogTO

  04-08-2021 21:30
  
  Massive groups of people on electric unicycles are taking to Toronto streets  blogTO
  
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• Court dismisses government's appeal of ruling that struck down student fee opt-out

  04-08-2021 21:24
  
  Ontario's highest court has upheld a ruling that found a government directive making some post-secondary student fees optional to be unlawful.
  
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• Toronto police identify man stabbed to death in Regent Park - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  04-08-2021 21:22
  
  Toronto police identify man stabbed to death in Regent Park  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
  
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• FUREY: Doctor running for provincial Liberals will remain on Ontario Science Table - Toronto Sun

  04-08-2021 21:02
  
  FUREY: Doctor running for provincial Liberals will remain on Ontario Science Table  Toronto Sun
  
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• Andre De Grasse Day: Hometown hero celebrated in Markham, Ont. after gold-medal win

  04-08-2021 20:45
  
  Andre De Grasse has finally added a gold medal to his collection—and the entire Greater Toronto Area is celebrating, with his hometown even declaring the athlete would get a day named in his honour.
  
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• Andre De Grasse Day: Hometown hero celebrated in Markham after gold-medal win

  04-08-2021 20:45
  
  Andre De Grasse has finally added a gold medal to his collection—and the entire Greater Toronto Area is celebrating, with his hometown even declaring the athlete would get a day named in his honour.
  
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• Nick Kyrgios Accepts Toronto Wild Card - ATP Tour

  04-08-2021 20:15
  
  Nick Kyrgios Accepts Toronto Wild Card  ATP Tour
  
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• July highest-ever month for COVID-infected international flights to Canada - Toronto Sun

  04-08-2021 20:13
  
  July highest-ever month for COVID-infected international flights to Canada  Toronto Sun
  
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• Ford government's Student Choice Initiative quashed in court — again

  04-08-2021 19:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's Court of Appeal has dismissed the Ford government's bid to overturn an earlier decision that quashed its so-called Student Choice Initiative — a measure that sparked concern over the future of campus newspapers, student unions and other clubs and services.
  
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• Advice for Canadians travelling abroad as fourth wave looms - CityNews Toronto

  04-08-2021 19:10
  
  Advice for Canadians travelling abroad as fourth wave looms  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Andre De Grasse’s family, coach speak after gold-medal win

  04-08-2021 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Sprinter Andre De Grasse’s family, his coach and the chair of Athletics Canada speak in Pickering, Ont., following his men’s 200-metre gold-medal win at Tokyo 2020.
  
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• Toronto is expected to feel like 40°C next week | News - Daily Hive

  04-08-2021 18:47
  
  Toronto is expected to feel like 40°C next week | News  Daily Hive
  
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• 1 Hotel Toronto Has A Fancy Rooftop Patio & These First Look Photos Will Make You Want A Vacation - Narcity Canada

  04-08-2021 18:36
  
  1 Hotel Toronto Has A Fancy Rooftop Patio & These First Look Photos Will Make You Want A Vacation  Narcity Canada
  
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• Air quality in Toronto's subways improves with new trains, reduced friction braking: U of T study - News@UofT

  04-08-2021 18:08
  
  Air quality in Toronto's subways improves with new trains, reduced friction braking: U of T study  News@UofT
  
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• Toronto, Vancouver Island protests shine spotlight on media access

  04-08-2021 17:54
  
  Police and politicians' efforts to limit public access to recent events in Toronto and Vancouver Island have cast a spotlight on the role of journalists and spurred concerns over freedom of the press.
  
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• Toronto finalized an offer to buy home with an ancient oak tree. Now the seller wants a higher price - National Post

  04-08-2021 17:45
  
  Toronto finalized an offer to buy home with an ancient oak tree. Now the seller wants a higher price  National Post
  
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• Ontario to open temporary drive test centres to clear backlog caused by COVID-19

  04-08-2021 17:38
  
  Ontario is opening temporary road test centres to help address a testing backlog that built up due to pandemic lockdowns.
  
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• Ontario gives festivals, events $49 million to help pandemic recovery

  04-08-2021 17:32
  
  Ontario is giving festivals and events across the province an additional $49 million to help the hard-hit sector through the pandemic.
  
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• Ontario opening temporary drive test centres to clear backlog caused by COVID-19

  04-08-2021 17:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario is opening temporary road test centres to help address a testing backlog that built up due to pandemic lockdowns.
  
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• Reflecting on the Toronto Marlies' 2020-21 season, players to keep an eye on for 2021-22 | Maple Leafs Hotstove - Maple Leafs Hot Stove

  04-08-2021 17:21
  
  Reflecting on the Toronto Marlies' 2020-21 season, players to keep an eye on for 2021-22 | Maple Leafs Hotstove  Maple Leafs Hot Stove
  
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• Major Ontario city has no COVID-19 patients in intensive care for first time during pandemic

  04-08-2021 17:21
  
  A major Ontario city is celebrating having no COVID-19 patients in intensive care for the first time since the pandemic began.
  
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• Toronto sprinter Aaron Brown kept photo of his family under race bib during 200m final - blogTO

  04-08-2021 16:20
  
  Toronto sprinter Aaron Brown kept photo of his family under race bib during 200m final  blogTO
  
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• Ontario reports drop in COVID-19 cases, logs fewer than 150 new infections

  04-08-2021 16:20
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting nearly 140 new cases of COVID-19, and 11 more deaths due to the disease.
  
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• Canada's Andre De Grasse wins gold in 200-metre final at Tokyo Olympics

  04-08-2021 14:58
  
  Canada's Andre De Grasse has raced to a gold medal in the men's 200 metres at the Tokyo Olympics.
  
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• Ontario to allow 'high-contact indoor sports' for students, won't mandate vaccines

  04-08-2021 14:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario will allow students to participate in "high-contact indoor sports" like basketball and hockey when the school year resumes, the education minister said Wednesday, and the province still has no intention to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for educators, staff or students.
  
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• Ontario education minister to face questions about new back-to-school plan

  04-08-2021 14:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is set to hold a news conference Wednesday to discuss the province's recently released back-to-school plan for the upcoming academic year.
  
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• Ontario education minister faces questions about new back-to-school plan

  04-08-2021 14:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is holding a news conference Wednesday to discuss the province's recently released back-to-school plan for the upcoming academic year.
  
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• Canadians itching to travel eye Italy, Toronto as next vacation spots - CityNews Toronto

  04-08-2021 14:07
  
  Canadians itching to travel eye Italy, Toronto as next vacation spots  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Unvaccinated students won't face any different rules within class setting, Ontario confirms

  04-08-2021 14:02
  
  Unvaccinated children will not face any different rules than their vaccinated peers within the school setting this September, the Ontario government says.
  
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• Education minister, top doctor to make an announcement on Ontario's back-to-school plan

  04-08-2021 14:02
  
  A day after Ontario released part of its back-to-school plan, the education minister and the province's top doctor are scheduled to make an announcement.
  
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• Education minister, top doctor make announcement on Ontario's back-to-school plan

  04-08-2021 14:02
  
  A day after Ontario released part of its back-to-school plan, the education minister and the province's top doctor are scheduled to make an announcement.
  
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• Toronto Raptors: 3 player comparisons for Scottie Barnes - Raptors Rapture

  04-08-2021 14:01
  
  Toronto Raptors: 3 player comparisons for Scottie Barnes  Raptors Rapture
  
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• Search continues for missing Toronto man, swept into Niagara River - CBC.ca

  04-08-2021 13:40
  
  Search continues for missing Toronto man, swept into Niagara River  CBC.ca
  
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• Wide gap between most and least vaccinated Ontario schools could threaten reopening plans, experts say

  04-08-2021 13:38
  
  Vaccination rates among teenagers in some regions of Ontario aren't keeping pace with the provincial average, provincial figures say — a development that could undermine the province’s new back-to-school plan.
  
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