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• Advocates argue for full decriminalization of sex work in Canada as landmark hearing begins

  03-10-2022 23:44 via cbc.ca
  A coalition of sex workers and advocacy groups began presenting arguments on Monday in a landmark Superior Court hearing that they hope will lead to the full decriminalization of sex work in Canada.
  
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• Nine people arrested, dozen tickets issued after large ‘unsanctioned event’ in Hamilton

  03-10-2022 23:31
  Nine people were arrested and dozens more tickets were issued after thousands of people gathered in Hamilton as part of an “unsanctioned” event over the weekend.
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays head to playoffs Friday. Here’s what you need to know

  03-10-2022 23:22
  Last week, the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff berth since 2020. Tonight, they can clinch home-field-advantage for their wild-card series, bringing post-season baseball back to the Rogers Centre for the first time since 2016.
  
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• Motorcyclist in life-threatening condition following crash on QEW in Oakville

  03-10-2022 23:07
  A motorcyclist has been rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition following a collision on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville.
  
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• There's a massive Reebok warehouse sale near Toronto with nothing over $40 - blogTO

  03-10-2022 23:03 via blogto.com
  There's a massive Reebok warehouse sale near Toronto with nothing over $40  blogTO
  
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• Toronto man sentenced for murdering 66-year-old in apartment building elevator - Global News

  03-10-2022 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto man sentenced for murdering 66-year-old in apartment building elevator  Global News
  
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• The salmon run is back in Toronto and here's how to see the action - blogTO

  03-10-2022 22:52 via blogto.com
  The salmon run is back in Toronto and here's how to see the action  blogTO
  
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• Dancer Gurdeep Pandher goes to CN Tower to bring Bhangra to new heights

  03-10-2022 22:40 via cbc.ca
  Gurdheep Pandher has been travelling far and wide to popularize Bhangra dancing across the country. On Monday morning, the Sikh-Canadian dancer travelled 114 storeys above Toronto to fight poverty, joining hundreds at the CN Tower to lead what organizers say is the highest Bhangra ever performed in North America. 
  
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• Dancer Gurdeep Pandher brings Bhangra to new heights to set record in Toronto

  03-10-2022 22:40 via cbc.ca
  Gurdheep Pandher has been travelling far and wide to popularize Bhangra dancing across the country. On Monday morning, the Sikh-Canadian dancer travelled 114 storeys above Toronto to fight poverty, joining hundreds at the CN Tower to lead what organizers say is the highest Bhangra ever performed in North America. 
  
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• Toronto just got new $2 discount stores from a popular global retail empire - blogTO

  03-10-2022 22:03 via blogto.com
  Toronto just got new $2 discount stores from a popular global retail empire  blogTO
  
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• Kitchener resident wins $3.8 million in 50/50 draw to support Toronto Blue Jays charity - Global News

  03-10-2022 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  Kitchener resident wins $3.8 million in 50/50 draw to support Toronto Blue Jays charity  Global News
  
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• Toronto Marlies announce their training camp roster - The Leafs Nation

  03-10-2022 21:15 via theleafsnation.com
  Toronto Marlies announce their training camp roster  The Leafs Nation
  
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• This is what happens next after Ontario education workers vote to strike

  03-10-2022 21:13
  Ontario education workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike if negotiations with the province continue to stall but many parents and school staff may be wondering what comes next.
  
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• Why tech companies are opening new offices in Ontario despite allowing remote work

  03-10-2022 20:23
  Huge tech companies, like Google and Facebook, are purchasing more office space despite allowing remote work. Here's why.
  
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• Man damages Toronto parking enforcement vehicle after being issued ticket: police - Global News

  03-10-2022 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  Man damages Toronto parking enforcement vehicle after being issued ticket: police  Global News
  
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• Swastika spray-painted on North York school: Toronto police - CityNews Toronto

  03-10-2022 19:52 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Swastika spray-painted on North York school: Toronto police  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Food delivery driver was violently assaulted during daylight carjacking in Vaughan, police say

  03-10-2022 19:49
  Police are making a public appeal for information after a food delivery driver was violently attacked during a carjacking in Vaughan on Sunday evening.
  
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• Kitchener, Ont. resident wins biggest jackpot in Major League Baseball history

  03-10-2022 19:48
  A person from Kitchener, Ont. is nearly $4 million richer after winning the biggest jackpot in Major League Baseball history.
  
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• Police urging caution after 'aggressive' coyotes try to attack a person in Scarborough

  03-10-2022 19:08
  Toronto police are advising people to use caution in Scarborough’s Guildwood area after two “aggressive” coyotes reportedly tried to attack a person.
  
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• Police urging caution after 'aggressive' coyotes try attack a person in Scarborough

  03-10-2022 19:08
  Toronto police are advising people to use caution in Scarborough’s Guildwood area after two “aggressive” coyotes reportedly tried to attack a person.
  
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• Yorkdale Shopping Centre is getting over a dozen new stores this fall

  03-10-2022 18:25
  Over a dozen new brands are opening up shop at Yorkdale Shopping Centre this fall.
  
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• These are the new stores coming to Yorkdale Shopping Centre this fall

  03-10-2022 18:25
  Over a dozen new brands are opening up shop at Yorkdale Shopping Centre this fall.
  
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• Durham police appeal for info on Ariel Kaplan after body found in a hockey bag in May

  03-10-2022 18:08 via cbc.ca
  Investigators with Durham Regional Police are turning the public for more information about what happened to Ariel Kaplan, whose body was found in Uxbridge, Ont. in May, months after he was reported missing.
  
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• Toronto man was abducted before his remains were found in a hockey bag floating in a pond, police say - CTV News Toronto

  03-10-2022 17:31 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  Toronto man was abducted before his remains were found in a hockey bag floating in a pond, police say  CTV News Toronto
  
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• Massive fire in Belleville, Ont. triggers evacuation of 150 homes

  03-10-2022 17:23
  A massive fire that sent smoke pluming into the sky high above Belleville, Ont. Sunday night has forced the evacuation of 150 homes, officials say.
  
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• Evacuated residents cleared to return home after massive fire in Belleville, Ont.

  03-10-2022 17:23
  Residents who were forced to evacuate after a massive fire sent smoke pluming into the sky high above Belleville, Ont. Sunday night have been cleared to return home, officials say.
  
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• Safe for displaced Belleville, Ont., residents to return after fire, city says

  03-10-2022 17:10 via cbc.ca
  People were forced from about 150 homes in Belleville, Ont., from Sunday night until early Monday afternoon because of a large fire in a pile of construction materials that spewed debris and fumes into the air.
  
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• 150 homes evacuated after Belleville, Ont., fire spews fumes, debris

  03-10-2022 17:10 via cbc.ca
  People have been forced from about 150 homes in Belleville, Ont., because of a large fire in a pile of construction materials that spewed debris and fumes into the air late Sunday night.
  
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• Trevor Noah surprised staff at Toronto restaurant when he showed up for a late lunch - blogTO

  03-10-2022 17:00 via blogto.com
  Trevor Noah surprised staff at Toronto restaurant when he showed up for a late lunch  blogTO
  
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• Nuit Blanche Toronto extends more than 35 projects - Toronto

  03-10-2022 16:47 via toronto.ca
  Nuit Blanche Toronto extends more than 35 projects  Toronto
  
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• Ontario resident charged after $70,000 worth of good stolen from LCBO locations

  03-10-2022 16:12
  A Mississauga resident has been charged in connection to a slew of over 100 LCBO thefts investigators estimate netted a loss of more than $70,000 in stolen goods.
  
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• Pedestrian has life-threatening injuries after being struck by driver in Malton

  03-10-2022 15:29
  A woman has been critically hurt after being struck by the driver of a vehicle in Mississauga.
  
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• Two big lottery tickets in Ontario are about to expire if no one claims them

  03-10-2022 15:02
  Two winning lottery tickets in Ontario are on the verge of expiring.
  
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• Someone proposed with a Ring Pop at a Toronto Blue Jays game and got slapped - blogTO

  03-10-2022 14:43 via blogto.com
  Someone proposed with a Ring Pop at a Toronto Blue Jays game and got slapped  blogTO
  
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• Sex workers challenging criminal laws in court, citing Charter violation

  03-10-2022 14:14
  An alliance of sex worker rights groups is in Ontario Superior Court today asking for several sections of the Criminal Code to be deemed unconstitutional.
  
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• New information on Toronto man's remains found in Uxbridge - CP24

  03-10-2022 14:03 via cp24.com
  New information on Toronto man's remains found in Uxbridge  CP24
  
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• Toronto man was abducted before his remains were found in a hockey bag floating in a pond, police say

  03-10-2022 13:48
  A Toronto man whose remains were found floating in an Uxbridge, Ont. pond last spring was abducted from Toronto before he was murdered and his body was put in a hockey bag, police say.
  
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• Toronto man abducted before remains found in hockey bag in Uxbridge pond: police

  03-10-2022 13:48
  A Toronto man whose remains were found floating in an Uxbridge, Ont. pond last spring was abducted from Toronto before he was murdered and his body was put in a hockey bag, police say.
  
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• Police set to reveal new information on Toronto man’s remains found in Uxbridge pond

  03-10-2022 13:48
  Police are set to provide new information on a Toronto man’s remains found in a hockey bag floating in a pond last spring.
  
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• Science table says Ontario needs new approach as COVID-19 burden set to fall on primary care

  03-10-2022 13:47 via cbc.ca
  The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table found patients who weren't connected with a family doctor or medical team had worse health outcomes during the pandemic.
  
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• Ontario education workers vote 96.5 per cent in favour of strike

  03-10-2022 12:51
  Ontario education workers such as librarians, custodians and school administration staff have voted 96.5 per cent in favour of a strike.
  
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• Ontario education workers to release results of strike vote this morning

  03-10-2022 12:51
  Education workers in Ontario will be releasing the results of their strike vote this morning.
  
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• COVID-19 burden to fall on primary care, Ontario needs new approach: science table

  03-10-2022 12:26
  The burden of COVID-19 going forward will sit on the shoulders of primary care doctors and nurses if no new variant emerges, but the way that medical care is delivered must be reconsidered, Ontario's now-defunct science table said Monday in its final bit of advice to the province.
  
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• Ontario CUPE education workers vote 96.5% in favour of strike mandate

  03-10-2022 12:10 via cbc.ca
  Ontario education workers such as librarians, custodians and school administration staff have voted 96.5 per cent in favour of a strike.
  
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• Education workers' union to issue results of strike vote amid talks with province

  03-10-2022 12:10 via cbc.ca
  A union representing thousands of education workers in Ontario is expected to announce today whether its members support going on strike amid contract talks with the province.
  
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• Why Torontonians are facing a 'staggering' spike in auto thefts — and what police are doing about it

  03-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Auto thefts are up nearly 45 per cent in Toronto compared with last year. A CBC News investigation is digging into why an increasing number of Torontonians are falling victim to thefts and what community groups, politicians and police are trying to do to stem the rising wave of crimes.
  
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• Canada significantly undercounts maternal deaths — doctors are sounding the alarm

  03-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Doctors are warning there is no consistent or reliable national system to collect and share information on maternal deaths and close calls. This is particularly tragic, they say, because most deaths and adverse outcomes are preventable. In the absence of government leadership, doctors are working to change that.
  
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• Canada significantly undercounts maternal deaths, and doctors are sounding the alarm

  03-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Doctors are warning there is no consistent or reliable national system to collect and share information on maternal deaths and close calls. This is particularly tragic, they say, because most deaths and adverse outcomes are preventable. In the absence of government leadership, doctors are working to change that.
  
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• Blue Jays vs. Orioles preview: How playoff baseball can return to Toronto - Sportsnet.ca

  03-10-2022 09:00 via sportsnet.ca
  Blue Jays vs. Orioles preview: How playoff baseball can return to Toronto  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• Ambassador Bridge reopens to traffic after suspicious package investigation

  03-10-2022 03:31
  According to Windsor Police, the Ambassador Bridge was closed on the Canadian side Sunday evening.
  
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