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• Refugee children do not place significant demands on health care: Ontario study

  02-12-2022 23:12 via cbc.ca
  Refugee children and youth do not place substantial demands on the health-care system in Ontario when compared with their Canadian-born peers, new research indicates.
  
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• Toronto activists, councillors seek special meeting to discuss strong mayor powers - CP24

  02-12-2022 22:42 via news.google.com
  Toronto activists, councillors seek special meeting to discuss strong mayor powers  CP24
  
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• Ontario woman asks driver for cigarette in North York, carjacks him at gunpoint: police

  02-12-2022 22:41
  Toronto police have laid charges against an Ontario woman after her request for a cigarette turned into an alleged armed carjacking.
  
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• Toronto activists, councillors seek special meeting to discuss strong mayor powers

  02-12-2022 22:37
  Civic activists and at least one city councillor are calling for a special meeting to discuss provincial legislation that gives the mayor even stronger powers.
  
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• Canada sanctions former Tehran police chief spotted in Toronto-area gym in 2021 - CBC News

  02-12-2022 22:29 via news.google.com
  Canada sanctions former Tehran police chief spotted in Toronto-area gym in 2021  CBC News
  
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• Driver airlifted to hospital after crash on Highway 407 in Pickering

  02-12-2022 22:21
  One person has been critically injured in a crash on Highway 407 in Pickering.
  
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• Tory uses strong mayor powers to appoint new city manager

  02-12-2022 21:58
  Mary John Tory has appointed Paul Johnson to be the new city manager using the new strong mayor powers granted to him by the province.
  
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• Virtual care platform sees exodus of doctors due to Ontario fee changes

  02-12-2022 21:39 via cbc.ca
  The founder of a virtual care platform says the service has seen a mass exodus of doctors after changes to fees for virtual services in Ontario kicked in this week.
  
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• More than 100K raised to help cover cost of stolen Toronto Humane Society van

  02-12-2022 19:58
  The Toronto Humane Society says it has raised enough money to pay for a new rescue van after theirs was stolen earlier this week.
  
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• Paul Johnson named Toronto's new city manager

  02-12-2022 19:50 via cbc.ca
  Paul Johnson has been named the new manager for the City of Toronto, officials said in an announcement made Friday.
  
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• Students walk out of Toronto school amid 'constant chaos,' violence

  02-12-2022 19:07
  Students walked out of a Toronto high school they say has become the site of 'constant chaos' in which students detail deplorable conditions, teachers say it’s violent and parents are demanding action from the school board.
  
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• 'Beat the odds': Group of 26 coworkers win big in Ontario lottery

  02-12-2022 18:37
  A group of 26 coworkers from across Ontario have won big.
  
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• Paul Johnson appointed City of Toronto's new City Manager - Toronto

  02-12-2022 18:01 via news.google.com
  Paul Johnson appointed City of Toronto's new City Manager  Toronto
  
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• Ontario won't allow homes to be built on floodplains, Ford says after fed warning

  02-12-2022 17:20
  Ontario has no plans to allow homes to be built on floodplains, Premier Doug Ford said Friday after the federal environment minister warned Ottawa would not provide disaster compensation where development is greenlit in areas prone to flooding.
  
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• Feds won't help provinces for disaster compensation if housing built in flood areas

  02-12-2022 17:20
  The federal environment minister is warning that Ottawa will not provide disaster compensation where a province deliberately allows housing to be built in areas prone to flooding.
  
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• Barrie, Ont., woman charged with drunk driving after 3 pedestrians hit

  02-12-2022 16:20 via cbc.ca
  Barrie Police say three pedestrians were injured after being struck by a car Thursday night.
  
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• Refugee children do not place significant demands on health care, Ontario data shows

  02-12-2022 15:13
  New research indicates refugee children and youth aged under 17 do not place substantial demands on the health care system in Ontario compared with their Canadian-born peers.
  
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• Special weather statement in effect for strong winds across most of southern Ontario

  02-12-2022 14:36
  Toronto is in store for a couple more days of strong winds today and tomorrow.
  
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• Strong winds expected Friday, Saturday in Toronto - CP24

  02-12-2022 14:29 via news.google.com
  Strong winds expected Friday, Saturday in Toronto  CP24
  
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• Toronto collects $34M in fines from speed camera tickets in past two years

  02-12-2022 13:57
  Toronto has collected more than $30 million in fines from speed camera tickets since the city rolled out the devices two years ago.
  
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• Suspect sought after child, 6, offered candy, struck by stranger in Scarborough

  02-12-2022 12:53
  Toronto police are searching for a suspect after a child was assaulted in Scarborough.
  
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• Parents say Toronto school has become 'unsafe' at public meeting

  02-12-2022 12:37
  Several parents of Toronto students voiced their frustrations and concerns on Thursday evening about the unsafe learning environment at their children's school, demanding the Toronto District School Board do more to resolve them.
  
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• Ford marks start of construction on Canada's first grid-scale nuclear reactor

  02-12-2022 12:24
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford was in Clarington, Ont., Friday to mark the groundbreaking for Canada’s first grid-scale small modular reactor (SMR) at the Darlington nuclear site.
  
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• Doug Ford scheduled to make an announcement Friday

  02-12-2022 12:24
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to make an announcement alongside Minister of Energy Todd Smith Friday morning.
  
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• This Ontario student racked up thousands of dollars in debt due to unexplained OSAP delay

  02-12-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto college student says she had trouble feeding her family and racked up thousands of dollars in debt because of a delay in receiving her OSAP payments. Denise Daley says the province would neither acknowledge the delay nor explain it to her.
  
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• Ontario student racked up thousands of dollars in debt due to unexplained OSAP delay

  02-12-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  A Toronto college student says she had trouble feeding her family and racked up thousands of dollars in debt because of a delay in receiving her OSAP payments. Denise Daley says the province would neither acknowledge the delay nor explain it to her.
  
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• Police cleared suspect's brothers before arresting him for grisly 1983 killings of 2 Toronto women

  02-12-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The man charged in the gruesome 1983 killings of Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour in Toronto was arrested after police eliminated his four brothers from their investigation of the cold cases, The Fifth Estate has learned.
  
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• It's a holiday party on Metro Morning for Sounds of the Season

  02-12-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  CBC Radio's Metro Morning is putting on a special morning of broadcasting in support of local food banks with live musical performances at the Glenn Gould Studio. Listen live in this story.
  
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• Housing, a hospital or both? Councillors in GTA township raise concerns about future of Greenbelt land

  02-12-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Elected officials in a Greater Toronto Area township are worried a possible deal that could see a developer donate Greenbelt land for a new hospital will also lead to unwanted residential development in the same area. 
  
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• Border agency cited crackdowns on protesters as minister considered blacklist for Iranian officials

  02-12-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The Canada Border Services Agency cited examples of Iran's use of violence against civilians since 2019 to convince the federal government to ban top Iranian officials recently in power from entering Canada.
  
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• $347K raised and counting: It was a holiday party on Metro Morning for Sounds of the Season

  02-12-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  CBC Radio's Metro Morning put on a special morning of broadcasting in support of local food banks with live musical performances at the Glenn Gould Studio.
  
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• $329K raised and counting: It was a holiday party on Metro Morning for Sounds of the Season

  02-12-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  CBC Radio's Metro Morning put on a special morning of broadcasting in support of local food banks with live musical performances at the Glenn Gould Studio.
  
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• $317K raised and counting: It was a holiday party on Metro Morning for Sounds of the Season

  02-12-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  CBC Radio's Metro Morning put on a special morning of broadcasting in support of local food banks with live musical performances at the Glenn Gould Studio.
  
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• $303K raised and counting: It's a holiday party on Metro Morning for Sounds of the Season

  02-12-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  CBC Radio's Metro Morning is putting on a special morning of broadcasting in support of local food banks with live musical performances at the Glenn Gould Studio. Listen live in this story.
  
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• $245K and counting: It's a holiday party on Metro Morning for Sounds of the Season

  02-12-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  CBC Radio's Metro Morning is putting on a special morning of broadcasting in support of local food banks with live musical performances at the Glenn Gould Studio. Listen live in this story.
  
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• $243K and counting: It's a holiday party on Metro Morning for Sounds of the Season

  02-12-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  CBC Radio's Metro Morning is putting on a special morning of broadcasting in support of local food banks with live musical performances at the Glenn Gould Studio. Listen live in this story.
  
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• What to do in Toronto this Weekend: December 2 to 4 - Storeys

  02-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  What to do in Toronto this Weekend: December 2 to 4  Storeys
  
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• Paul Johnson appointed City of Toronto's new City Manager - toronto.ca

  02-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Paul Johnson appointed City of Toronto's new City Manager  toronto.ca
  
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• City of Toronto's Climate Advisory Group is ready, set and up for the ... - toronto.ca

  02-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  City of Toronto's Climate Advisory Group is ready, set and up for the ...  toronto.ca
  
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• City of Toronto's Climate Advisory Group is ready, set and up for the ... - Toronto

  02-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  City of Toronto's Climate Advisory Group is ready, set and up for the ...  Toronto
  
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• City of Toronto delivers final phase of Tenants First plan by transferring 760 homes to community land trusts – City of Toronto - Toronto

  02-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  City of Toronto delivers final phase of Tenants First plan by transferring 760 homes to community land trusts – City of Toronto  Toronto
  
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• Free rapid COVID-19 tests to be available at Ontario stores through to next June

  02-12-2022 04:37 via cbc.ca
  Ontario is extending a program providing free rapid tests for COVID-19 to the end of June next year.
  
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• Woman in her 20s in hospital with critical injuries after she was hit by driver in Mississauga

  02-12-2022 04:13 via cbc.ca
  A woman in her 20s has been taken to hospital with critical injuries on Thursday after she was hit by a vehicle in Mississauga, Peel police say.
  
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• Metrolinx doing 'late-stage' work on Eglinton Crosstown LRT but offers no new opening date

  02-12-2022 03:00 via cbc.ca
  Metrolinx is doing "late-stage" work at Eglinton Crosstown stations and stops, but it has no new date for the opening of the new light rail line, the provincial transit agency reported on Thursday.
  
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• Canadian airline crew detained in Dominican Republic since April back in Canada

  02-12-2022 02:43 via cbc.ca
  A Canadian passenger airline crew detained in the Dominican Republic since April has arrived back in Canada.
  
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• Pivot Airlines crew back in Canada after being trapped in Dominican Republic since spring

  02-12-2022 02:19
  The five-member Pivot Airlines crew, who had been detained in the Dominican Republic for almost eight months, is now back in Canada. An emotional airport reunion took place in a special pre-arrivals area of Toronto Pearson International Airport, as the two flight attendants, pilot, co-pilot and mechanic were greeted by family.
  
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• Healer or dealer? Man charged in Toronto's biggest single-day drug and gun bust speaks out

  02-12-2022 01:31
  The Toronto man accused in a large drug and gun bust is speaking out, saying on the stand at his trial that he’s a not a major drug dealer, but a “bio-energy healer” who was as surprised as anyone to find dozens of guns and millions of dollars in drugs in his shared apartment.
  
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• What you need to know with Ontario's staycation tax credit about to expire

  02-12-2022 01:01
  Ontario's staycation tax credit is set to expire at the end of the month.
  
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• Ontario's staycation tax credit is about to expire. Here’s what you should know

  02-12-2022 01:01
  Ontario's staycation tax credit is set to expire at the end of the month.
  
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• 'We really need to laugh': Toronto's Second City opens its new venue

  02-12-2022 00:54
  For almost 50 years it's been a comedy institution in this city, and now it has a new home.
  
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