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• Four 13-year-old boys charged in swarming attack on 2 TTC workers on bus, police say

  24-01-2023 23:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police say they have arrested and charged four 13-year-old boys in connection with an alleged assault of two TTC employees on a bus in Scarborough this week.
  
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• Man charged in fatal assault of 89-year-old Toronto woman was wanted by police: docs - Global News

  24-01-2023 23:32 via news.google.com
  Man charged in fatal assault of 89-year-old Toronto woman was wanted by police: docs  Global News
  
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• 'I was shot for being a TTC employee': Woman shot with BB gun calls for action

  24-01-2023 23:00
  
  Alexandra Stoeckle thought Saturday was going to be a typical day at work.
  
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• MLSE aims to bring virtual reality, other tech innovations to live sports viewing

  24-01-2023 22:51
  
  What if you could strap on a headset and immediately find yourself in the middle of a professional basketball game, rather than just watching it on TV?
  
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• Four young teens charged in connection with TTC 'swarming' attack as video surfaces of incident

  24-01-2023 22:33
  
  Four 13-year-old boys have been charged in connection with a "swarming" attack on board a TTC bus in Scarborough.
  
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• Justin Bieber sells his rights to 'Sorry,' 'Despacito' and other hits to Hipgnosis

  24-01-2023 21:48
  
  Justin Bieber has sold the rights to his entire back catalogue, including megahits 'Despacito,' 'Sorry' and 'Baby,' to Hipgnosis Song Management.
  
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• Marineland registers to lobby Ontario government with goal of selling Niagara tourist attraction

  24-01-2023 21:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Marineland has registered to lobby the Ontario government with the goal of selling the park. A lawyer who has represented Marineland for years says one of the lobbying goals of the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction is its sale.
  
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• Toronto FC sign defender Raoul Petretta - Toronto FC

  24-01-2023 21:18 via news.google.com
  
  Toronto FC sign defender Raoul Petretta  Toronto FC
  
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• CafeTO fees could return for restaurants as program becomes permanent

  24-01-2023 21:02
  
  Toronto's popular CaféTO program is going permanent, but businesses may have to shell out a bit more to take part starting this year.
  
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• Mississauga high school under hold and secure after male seen carrying a knife inside

  24-01-2023 20:53
  
  A Mississauga high school is under hold and secure after a male was seen inside carrying a knife on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Woman stabbed multiple times on downtown Toronto streetcar

  24-01-2023 20:50
  
  A woman has been rushed to the hospital following a stabbing on a streetcar in downtown Toronto.
  
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• Woman rushed to hospital after being stabbed multiple times on downtown streetcar

  24-01-2023 20:50
  
  A woman has been rushed to the hospital following a stabbing on a streetcar in downtown Toronto.
  
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• Economists warn Trudeau and his cabinet that the economy is set to 'slow significantly'

  24-01-2023 20:47 via cbc.ca
  
  On the second day of the federal cabinet retreat, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers heard from a trio of economists who came bearing grim news about Canada's economic outlook.
  
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• Woman stabbed multiple times on Toronto streetcar, police say

  24-01-2023 20:33 via cbc.ca
  
  A woman in her 20s has been stabbed multiple times on a Toronto streetcar, police say.
  
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• Environment Canada issues snowfall warning ahead of southern Ontario storm

  24-01-2023 20:10
  
  A snowfall warning has been issued for many parts of southern Ontario with a 'significant' winter storm set to dump up to 20 centimetres of snow.
  
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• Worker injured at St. Catharines GM plant airlifted to hospital

  24-01-2023 19:33
  
  A worker at a St. Catharines automotive factory has been rushed to hospital by air ambulance following a workplace injury.
  
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• Bus from Waterloo to Toronto airport announced - CTV News Kitchener

  24-01-2023 19:22 via news.google.com
  Bus from Waterloo to Toronto airport announced  CTV News Kitchener
  
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• 'Instant replay never fails': Police call out alleged impaired driver who tried to run away

  24-01-2023 19:15
  
  Police released video of the New Year's Eve foot pursuit north of Toronto, joking that 'instant replay never fails' and that the suspect 'wasted his challenge on this one.'
  
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• Man, 70, charged with first-degree murder after female found dead in her Burlington apartment

  24-01-2023 18:43
  
  A 70-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after a female was found dead inside her Burlington residence late Friday morning.
  
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• Ontario couple told their luggage was lost and donated to charity, but they knew where it was the whole time

  24-01-2023 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Newlywed couple Nakita Rees and Tom Wilson of Cambridge, Ont., say Air Canada told them their suitcase was lost, even though they were able to track it when it was moved from Montreal to Toronto. It took four months, but the two now have the bag back.
  
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• Marineland registers to lobby Ontario government with goal of selling

  24-01-2023 18:28
  
  Marineland has registered to lobby the Ontario government with the goal of selling the park.
  
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• Toronto staff report recommends changes to help make CafeTO permanent

  24-01-2023 17:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto city staff released a report Tuesday laying out recommendations for how the popular CaféTO program could work going forward, including charging for permits and keeping grants to help businesses make sidewalk and street patios accessible.
  
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• A big, new house of words on the Toronto waterfront - The Globe and Mail

  24-01-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
  A big, new house of words on the Toronto waterfront  The Globe and Mail
  
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• City of Toronto proposes CaféTO program changes for 2023 and ... - Toronto

  24-01-2023 15:45 via news.google.com
  
  City of Toronto proposes CaféTO program changes for 2023 and ...  Toronto
  
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• Manslaughter charge filed against man accused in Yonge-King attack

  24-01-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The man accused of pushing an 89-year-old woman to the ground at Yonge and King, resulting in her death, is now facing an upgraded charge of manslaughter, Toronto police said Tuesday.
  
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• Manslaughter charge filed against man accused in senior's shoving death

  24-01-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A man accused of pushing an 89-year-old woman to the ground in downtown Toronto who then died is now facing an upgraded charge of manslaughter, police said Tuesday.
  
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• Charge upgraded to manslaughter in 'unprovoked' Toronto attack ... - CP24

  24-01-2023 14:53 via news.google.com
  Charge upgraded to manslaughter in 'unprovoked' Toronto attack ...  CP24
  
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• Charge upgraded in 'unprovoked’ Toronto attack that left 89-year-old ... - CP24

  24-01-2023 14:53 via news.google.com
  Charge upgraded in 'unprovoked’ Toronto attack that left 89-year-old ...  CP24
  
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• Charge upgraded to manslaughter in 'unprovoked' Toronto attack that left 89-year-old woman dead

  24-01-2023 14:52
  
  The aggravated assault charge against a Toronto man who allegedly pushed an 89-year-woman to her death on a downtown sidewalk has been upgraded to manslaughter.
  
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• Everything Everywhere All At Once leads Oscar nominations with 11

  24-01-2023 14:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The nominees for this year's Oscars ceremony were announced this morning, with films like Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Banshees of Inisherin and All Quiet on the Western Front leading across categories.
  
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• Winter storm on its way for Toronto and GTA - CityNews Toronto

  24-01-2023 12:52 via news.google.com
  Winter storm on its way for Toronto and GTA  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Mother of 2 living in downtown Toronto on rising inflation: ‘I’m struggling a lot’ - Global News

  24-01-2023 11:00 via news.google.com
  
  Mother of 2 living in downtown Toronto on rising inflation: ‘I’m struggling a lot’  Global News
  
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• How will John Tory use his 'strong mayor' powers? The budget battle could tell the tale

  24-01-2023 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Tuesday's meeting of the budget committee could be a test to see just how flexible Toronto Mayor John Tory will be on his $16.1-billion spending package for 2023 — given his new "strong mayor" powers. It's the last meeting of the committee before the budget goes to a full council vote next month.
  
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• Child luring and exploitation through Snapchat is on the rise. Here's what you should look out for

  24-01-2023 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Law enforcement and government officials say they've seen an increase in social media platforms such as Snapchat being used to lure and sexually exploit children and youth since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• What we know about 'stand-ins' used by organized crime to sell homes without owner's knowledge

  24-01-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The same fraudulent driver's licence was used to rent two Toronto homes that organized crime tried to sell without the homeowner's knowledge, according to a private investigator working on the cases. 
  
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• How bilateral health accords could help improve everything from wait times to staffing shortages

  24-01-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The beauty of the bilateral model is that it avoids the question of “federal strings” by allowing provinces to commit to how they will move their services in the direction of the shared goals, writes Tom McIntosh.
  
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• Bank of Canada likely to raise rates again Wednesday — but should it?

  24-01-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's central bank is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate for the eighth time in a year this week, a move that will make it even more expensive to borrow money. But for the first time in almost a year, there isn't unanimous consensus among those who watch the central bank that another hike is in the cards — or even that one should be.
  
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• Toronto could see temperatures plummet to colder than -30 C next ... - blogTO

  24-01-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Toronto could see temperatures plummet to colder than -30 C next ...  blogTO
  
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• 'What gives Air Canada the right to donate that luggage?': Traveller shocked lost baggage allegedly obtained by charity

  24-01-2023 03:55
  
  A newlywed couple from Cambridge, Ont. waited months to get their lost luggage back. After a Toronto police investigation recently discovered a charity organization “lawfully obtained” the suitcase, some wonder how it was within Air Canada’s right to allegedly give away the missing bag.
  
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• Is that legal? Traveller shocked lost baggage allegedly donated to charity by Air Canada

  24-01-2023 03:55
  A newlywed couple from Cambridge, Ont. waited months to get their lost luggage back, only to discover it had been allegedly donated to charity by Air Canada. But can an airline legally give your bag away if it's reported missing?
  
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• Nylander's 4-point 2nd period leads Maple Leafs over Islanders

  24-01-2023 03:52 via cbc.ca
  
  William Nylander had two goals and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the slumping New York Islanders 5-2 on Monday night.
  
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• Should homework be banned? Toronto students, parents weigh in

  24-01-2023 02:06
  
  The debate over how much homework students should receive has been ongoing for years and one the President of Ireland has recently weighed in on, sparking plenty of public opinion.
  
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• Should homework be banned in Toronto? | CTV News - CTV News Toronto

  24-01-2023 02:06 via news.google.com
  Should homework be banned in Toronto? | CTV News  CTV News Toronto
  
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• Toronto man defeats car thieves nine times on video - CP24

  24-01-2023 01:51 via news.google.com
  Toronto man defeats car thieves nine times on video  CP24
  
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• An 'unstealable' car? Toronto man defeats car thieves nine times on video

  24-01-2023 01:21
  
  As a wave of car thefts sweeps over Ontario, one Toronto driver stands out as an exception.
  
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• An 'unstealable' car? How a Toronto man defeated car thieves 9 times

  24-01-2023 01:21
  
  As a wave of car thefts sweeps over Ontario, one Toronto driver stands out as an exception.
  
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• There's a 68-tonne 'Celtic Tiger' under Toronto. But don't worry, it's ... - CBC.ca

  24-01-2023 01:06 via news.google.com
  
  There's a 68-tonne 'Celtic Tiger' under Toronto. But don't worry, it's ...  CBC.ca
  
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• There's a 68-tonne 'Celtic Tiger' under Toronto. But don't worry, it's boring a tunnel for Hydro One

  24-01-2023 01:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Hydro One lowered a massive machine into the ground on Monday to bore a tunnel that will house new transmission cables under downtown Toronto.
  
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• Mail theft a growing concern following rash of mailbox break-ins in GTA

  24-01-2023 00:28
  
  Thieves are allegedly targeting community mailboxes looking to rob them of packages, cheques, and financial documents they can use to steal identities.
  
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• Toronto neighbourhood is having a major problem with Canada ... - blogTO

  24-01-2023 00:13 via news.google.com
  
  Toronto neighbourhood is having a major problem with Canada ...  blogTO
  
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