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• This Ontario city could soon ban tobogganing in all but 2 parks

  17-01-2023 23:24
  
  Tobogganing could soon be banned at all but two parks in Oshawa, a move that one city councillor says would be an “overreaction” to a fatal incident on a hill in the nation’s capital two years ago.
  
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• Fog advisory in effect across GTA, near zero visibility expected in some areas

  17-01-2023 23:24
  
  A fog advisory is in effect for the city of Toronto and the regions of Peel, Halton, Durham and York this afternoon, with “near zero visibility” expected in some areas throughout the evening.
  
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• Rogers Centre overhaul aims to provide 'different experience' for Blue Jays fans

  17-01-2023 23:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Significant progress of Rogers Centre's major overhaul was unveiled to media Tuesday, with significant changes made to the 500 level and lower outfield decks. Phase 1 of the renovations is focused on Toronto Blue Jays fans.
  
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• Toronto man sought after cop cruiser rammed by vehicle - Toronto Sun

  17-01-2023 22:38 via news.google.com
  Toronto man sought after cop cruiser rammed by vehicle  Toronto Sun
  
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• City of Toronto announces The Burn, interactive installation ... - Toronto

  17-01-2023 22:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Toronto ranks 3rd most congested city in North America. Here are ... - CBC.ca

  17-01-2023 22:34 via news.google.com
  
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• New pilot project in Peel aims to reduce domestic violence by pairing social workers with police

  17-01-2023 22:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Peel Region is rolling out a new pilot program officials hope will help reduce family and intimate partner violence. Such violence increased in the region by 3.5 per cent from 2016 to 2021, according to Peel Regional Police. In 2021 alone, the service received 17,000 calls for domestic incidents — an average of two every hour.
  
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• Lawyers for OPSEU's former president says union's allegations 'bogus'

  17-01-2023 22:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Lawyers for the former president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says allegations of financial improprieties in a lawsuit launched by the union are untrue.
  
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• Lawyers for OPSEU's former president say union's allegations 'bogus'

  17-01-2023 22:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Lawyers for the former president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says allegations of financial improprieties in a lawsuit launched by the union are untrue.
  
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• Lawyer for OPSEU's former president says union's allegations 'bogus'

  17-01-2023 22:31 via cbc.ca
  
  A lawyer for the former president of the Ontario Public Service Employees' Union says a lawsuit launched by the union is "riddled with errors, falsehoods, and untrue allegations."
  
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• Ravi Srinivasan, senior TIFF programmer, dies suddenly at 37

  17-01-2023 22:04
  
  Ravi Srinivasan, senior manager of festival programming for the Toronto International Film Festival, has died suddenly at age 37.
  
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• Ravi Srinivasan, senior TIFF programmer and 'champion for filmmakers', dies suddenly at 37

  17-01-2023 22:04
  
  Ravi Srinivasan, senior manager of festival programming for the Toronto International Film Festival, has died suddenly at age 37.
  
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• Warren (Smokey) Thomas’ lawyers respond to OPSEU lawsuit, which they say is 'bogus'

  17-01-2023 21:58
  
  The lawyers for Warren (Smokey) Thomas, the former president of the Ontario Public Service Employees' Union, are rejecting a $6-million lawsuit against him and two others, which they say is 'riddled with errors, falsehoods, and untrue allegations.'
  
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• Warren (Smokey) Thomas’ lawyers respond to OPSEU lawsuit, which they say is ‘bogus’

  17-01-2023 21:58
  
  The lawyers for Warren (Smokey) Thomas, the former president of the Ontario Public Service Employees' Union (OPSEU), are rejecting a $6-million lawsuit against him and two others, which they say is 'riddled with errors, falsehoods, and untrue allegations.'
  
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• Toronto ranks 3rd most congested city in North America. Here are the city's worst traffic spots

  17-01-2023 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto is quickly climbing the ranks among the most congested cities in the world, coming in third in North America and seventh out of more than 1,000 cities scored in a recent international report.
  
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• 171 anomalies discovered at former residential school site in Ontario

  17-01-2023 20:59
  
  A First Nation located in Kenora, Ont. says it has discovered anomalies on the grounds of a former residential school.
  
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• 171 anomalies discovered at former residential school site in Northern Ontario

  17-01-2023 20:59
  
  A First Nation located in Kenora, Ont. says it has discovered anomalies on the grounds of a former residential school.
  
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• 2 accused in shooting death of OPP Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala await bail hearing

  17-01-2023 20:53 via cbc.ca
  
  A lawyer for one of the two people charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala says it's "too early" to make the decision over whether they should be granted bail.
  
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• Blue Jays unveil Rogers Centre renovation progress, announce 4 new outfield 'neighbourhoods'

  17-01-2023 20:50
  
  The Toronto Blue Jays are giving fans a peak inside the Rogers Centre, which is in the midst of its biggest-ever renovation.
  
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• Over 170 'plausible burials' detected in search for unmarked graves at former Kenora residential school site

  17-01-2023 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Wauzhushk Onigum Nation says ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has discovered more than 170 anomalies during a search for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Kenora, Ont.
  
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• Rogers Centre renovations: Toronto Blue Jays unveil progress - CP24

  17-01-2023 20:18 via news.google.com
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• The Burn – City of Toronto - Toronto

  17-01-2023 20:11 via news.google.com
  
  The Burn – City of Toronto  Toronto
  
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• Ontario's expansion of private clinic procedures could give nurses more bargaining power: union

  17-01-2023 19:55 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing Ontario hospital nurses says the province's intention to expand procedures at private clinics means hospitals will have to do more in upcoming contract negotiations to entice professionals to stay.
  
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• Ontario's expansion of private clinic procedures could affect hospital nurse bargaining, union says

  17-01-2023 19:55 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing Ontario hospital nurses says the province's intention to expand procedures at private clinics means hospitals will have to do more in upcoming contract negotiations to entice professionals to stay.
  
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• Expansion of private clinic procedures will affect hospital nurse bargaining, union says

  17-01-2023 19:55 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing Ontario hospital nurses says the province's intention to expand procedures at private clinics means hospitals will have to do more in upcoming contract negotiations to entice professionals to stay.
  
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• The Distillery District in Toronto is transforming into an apres-ski ... - blogTO

  17-01-2023 19:53 via news.google.com
  
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• Toronto FC forced to improvise at training camp as heavy rain falls in ... - Global News

  17-01-2023 19:40 via news.google.com
  
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• Madonna unveils 2023 North America, European tour dates with ... - CityNews Toronto

  17-01-2023 19:22 via news.google.com
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• Expansion of private clinic procedures in Ontario will affect hospital nurse bargaining: union

  17-01-2023 19:17
  
  The union representing Ontario hospital nurses says the province's intention to expand procedures at private clinics means hospitals will have to do more in upcoming contract negotiations to entice professionals to stay.
  
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• Why a Weeknd song from 2016 is now a chart smash

  17-01-2023 19:12
  
  If the Weeknd's fresh hit "Die For You" seems mighty familiar, it's probably because it first soared up the radio charts five years ago.
  
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• 70-year-old man charged in connection with murder of Burlington woman

  17-01-2023 18:53
  
  Halton police have charged a 70-year-old man in connection with the murder of a female victim at a home in Burlington last week.
  
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• One of Toronto's most popular skating rinks is permanently closing ... - blogTO

  17-01-2023 18:03 via news.google.com
  
  One of Toronto's most popular skating rinks is permanently closing ...  blogTO
  
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• Ontario boy’s hot chocolate stand raises over $6K for SickKids

  17-01-2023 17:56
  
  For over a month 10-year-old Cohen Lane stood outside in the frigid temperatures, braving wind and rain to sell hot chocolate and raise money for Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children.
  
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• Ontario boy’s hot chocolate stand raises more than $6K for SickKids

  17-01-2023 17:56
  
  For over a month 10-year-old Cohen Lane stood outside in the frigid temperatures, braving wind and rain to sell hot chocolate and raise money for Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children.
  
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• Toronto restaurants reintroduce lunch in hopes that industry luck has ... - blogTO

  17-01-2023 17:55 via news.google.com
  
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• Alleged Toronto mosque killer's case put over to mid-February

  17-01-2023 17:52
  
  The case of a man accused of killing a 58-year-old Muslim man outside a Toronto mosque more than two years ago has been put over until next month.
  
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• 3 different airlines turn relaxing Mexico vacation into 36-hour nightmare for Ontario family

  17-01-2023 17:31
  
  It took 36 hours, three airlines and one layover to bring a Canadian woman and her family home from their relaxing vacation in Mexico.
  
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• Plain Toronto Edwardian takes a more adventurous reno path - The Globe and Mail

  17-01-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
  Plain Toronto Edwardian takes a more adventurous reno path  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Madonna announces world tour through 'truth or dare' video. Here's when she comes to Toronto

  17-01-2023 16:25
  Fans can strike a pose and vogue with Madonna herself in Toronto this summer.
  
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• If cutting surgical wait lists is the only goal, Doug Ford's plan could work

  17-01-2023 15:41 via cbc.ca
  Now that Ontario Premier Doug Ford has unveiled his government's plan to reduce surgical wait lists by giving a greater role to privately run for-profit clinics, the big question is whether the plan will succeed.
  
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• Man, woman charged with murder in OPP constable's death set to appear in court

  17-01-2023 15:34
  A man and woman who are facing murder charges in the death of an Ontario Provincial Police constable are set to appear in court today.
  
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• Man and woman charged with murder in OPP constable’s death appear in court

  17-01-2023 15:34
  
  Bail hearings for the man and woman facing murder charges in the death of an Ontario Provincial Police constable have been adjourned to next month.
  
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• Air Canada staff forced to think 'outside the box' in shipment of largest item airline has ever fit into Boeing 767

  17-01-2023 15:14
  Air Canada staff in Toronto were 'put to the test' when recently tasked with shipping one of the largest items the airline has ever loaded into a Boeing 767.
  
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• Air Canada cargo staff 'put to the test' shipping largest item airline has ever fit into Boeing 767

  17-01-2023 15:14
  Air Canada staff in Toronto were “put to the test” when recently tasked with shipping one of the largest items the airline has ever loaded into a Boeing 767.
  
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• Mocktails are everywhere in Toronto right now but why are they so ... - blogTO

  17-01-2023 14:58 via news.google.com
  
  Mocktails are everywhere in Toronto right now but why are they so ...  blogTO
  
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• Inflation rate slows to 6.3% — but groceries are still going up at nearly twice that pace

  17-01-2023 14:52 via cbc.ca
  Canada's annual inflation rate cooled to 6.3 per cent in December, its lowest level since February.
  
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• Pedestrian dies in hospital after being hit by downed light pole in Toronto

  17-01-2023 14:33
  A 71-year-old woman died in hospital more than a week after she was struck by a light pole that had been knocked over by a truck.
  
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• These are Toronto's 10 most congested intersections

  17-01-2023 13:59
  Here is a list of the 10 Toronto intersections with the most traffic congestion in 2022.
  
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• These are Toronto's 10 busiest intersections

  17-01-2023 13:59
  Here is a list of the 10 Toronto intersections with the most traffic congestion in 2022.
  
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• Two women sexually assaulted at Scarborough spa, Toronto man ... - CTV News Toronto

  17-01-2023 13:39 via news.google.com
  Two women sexually assaulted at Scarborough spa, Toronto man ...  CTV News Toronto
  
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