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• Truck carrying aluminum catches fire on Hwy. 401 near Mississauga

  23-08-2023 23:45
  
  Ontario Provincial Police are warning of lengthy delays after a truck carrying aluminum caught fire on Highway 401.
  
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• Maple Leafs sign Auston Matthews to historic 4-year, $53M US extension

  23-08-2023 23:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed star centre Auston Matthews to a four-year, $53-million US contract extension. The deal carries an average annual value of $13.5 million, which will make Matthews the league's highest-paid player beginning in 2024-25, surpassing Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon's $12.6 AAV.
  
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• Maple Leafs make Auston Matthews highest-paid player in NHL history with 4-year, $53M US deal

  23-08-2023 23:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed star centre Auston Matthews to a four-year, $53-million US contract extension. The deal carries an average annual value of $13.5 million, which will make Matthews the league's highest-paid player beginning in 2024-25, surpassing Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon's $12.6 AAV.
  
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• Maple Leafs make Auston Matthews highest-paid player in NHL history with 4-year, $53M deal

  23-08-2023 23:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed star centre Auston Matthews to a four-year, $53-million US contract extension. The deal carries an average annual value of $13.5 million, which will make Matthews the league's highest-paid player beginning in 2024-25, surpassing Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon's $12.6 AAV.
  
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• Auston Matthews signs four-year contract extension with Toronto Maple Leafs

  23-08-2023 23:22
  
  NHL star Auston Matthews has agreed to a four year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team announced.
  
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• Auston Matthews signs four-year contract extension with Toronto ... - CTV News Toronto

  23-08-2023 23:22
  Auston Matthews signs four-year contract extension with Toronto ...  CTV News Toronto
  
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• Rogers launches 5G network on parts of Toronto subway system, Bell and Telus left out for now - CBC.ca

  23-08-2023 23:11
  
  Rogers launches 5G network on parts of Toronto subway system, Bell and Telus left out for now  CBC.ca
  
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• U.S. father, son donate cases of chips shipped to them after road trip to Canada

  23-08-2023 23:02
  
  Within days of an American father-son duo returning home from a road trip to the homeland of ketchup chips, dozens of Heinz bottles arrived on their doorstep.
  
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• U.S. father and son inundated with chips and ketchup after famed road trip to Canada

  23-08-2023 23:02
  
  Within days of an American father-son duo returning home from a road trip to the homeland of ketchup chips, dozens of Heinz bottles arrived on their doorstep.
  
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• Rogers launches 5G network on parts of Toronto subway system, Bell and Telus left out for now

  23-08-2023 22:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Rogers Communications Inc. has rolled out 5G wireless service to its own customers in core parts of Toronto's downtown subway network as it continues to feud with other major carriers over terms of access for all transit riders.
  
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• Rogers launches 5G network in Toronto subway, Bell and Telus left out for now

  23-08-2023 22:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Rogers Communications Inc. has rolled out 5G wireless service to its own customers in core parts of Toronto's downtown subway network, even as it continues to feud with the other major carriers over terms of access for all transit riders.
  
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• Impaired driving charges laid after toddler found in car blocking a lane of a Toronto highway

  23-08-2023 22:21
  
  A 28-year-old mother is facing impaired driving charges after she was found blocking highway traffic with her two-year-old in the vehicle, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
  
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• Toronto school boards brace for bus driver shortage - CityNews Toronto

  23-08-2023 22:20
  Toronto school boards brace for bus driver shortage  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Life-saving measures performed on driver after vehicle hits pole in Toronto: police - Global News

  23-08-2023 22:16
  
  Life-saving measures performed on driver after vehicle hits pole in Toronto: police  Global News
  
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• Police warn of string of carjackings in Markham, Ont.

  23-08-2023 21:48
  
  York police are warning the public that a string of carjackings in Markham, Ont. are believed to be connected with the same suspects.
  
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• They're back! Tent city Toronto growing again in downtown core - Toronto Sun

  23-08-2023 21:38
  
  They're back! Tent city Toronto growing again in downtown core  Toronto Sun
  
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• Union accuses CN of tracking employee's location outside of work hours through company-issued device

  23-08-2023 21:22
  
  The union representing Canadian National railway employees alleges CN has been monitoring the whereabouts of a train operator outside of work hours through a company-issued tablet.
  
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• 'It's spying': CN accused by union of secretly tracking employee's location

  23-08-2023 21:22
  
  The union representing Canadian National railway employees alleges CN has been monitoring the whereabouts of a train operator outside of work hours through a company-issued tablet.
  
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• Ontario teachers reach settlement over labour complaint, government to backtrack on mandatory reading screening

  23-08-2023 21:08
  
  The Ontario government will no longer mandate early reading screenings this year after reaching a settlement with two teacher’s unions over a complaint about unfair labour practices.
  
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• A timeline of key events following Ontario's decision to develop Greenbelt lands

  23-08-2023 20:46
  
  The RCMP said Wednesday that it is assessing whether to launch an investigation into the removal of lands from the protected Greenbelt for housing development, following a referral from the Ontario Provincial Police. Here is a timeline of events in the controversy.
  
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• International student in Toronto shocked at how people openly discuss how much they pay in rent - National Post

  23-08-2023 20:44
  International student in Toronto shocked at how people openly discuss how much they pay in rent  National Post
  
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• City of Toronto to recognize Undocumented Residents Day at City ... - toronto.ca

  23-08-2023 20:05
  
  City of Toronto to recognize Undocumented Residents Day at City ...  toronto.ca
  
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• City of Toronto to recognize Undocumented Residents Day at City ... - Toronto

  23-08-2023 20:05
  
  City of Toronto to recognize Undocumented Residents Day at City ...  Toronto
  
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• Toronto screening room to be renamed after Oscar winning director Norman Jewison - Global News

  23-08-2023 19:50
  
  Toronto screening room to be renamed after Oscar winning director Norman Jewison  Global News
  
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• Filmmakers hope for more spotlight on diverse Canadian stories amid Hollywood strikes

  23-08-2023 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Filmmakers working to promote diverse voices in the industry are watching to see how the Toronto International Film Festival will play out this year. Some say the ongoing actor's strike in the U.S. could help bring more attention to Canadian films and give a larger platform to diverse stories.
  
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• New Indigo store in Toronto will offer beer, wine - CP24

  23-08-2023 19:36
  New Indigo store in Toronto will offer beer, wine  CP24
  
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• Indigo opening new store in Toronto offering shoppers booze while they browse

  23-08-2023 19:31
  
  Indigo will open a first-of-its-kind concept store in downtown Toronto offering shoppers booze as they browse an "edited selection" of books and lifestyle products.
  
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• Indigo launching first-of-its-kind concept store offering booze in Toronto

  23-08-2023 19:31
  
  Indigo will open a first-of-its-kind concept store in downtown Toronto offering shoppers booze as they browse an "edited selection" of books and lifestyle products.
  
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• Wagner's Prighozin was on the passenger list for a plane that crashed, killing all 10 people aboard

  23-08-2023 19:24
  
  Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against Russia earlier this year, was on the passenger list of a private jet that crashed Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, emergency officials said. It wasn't immediately clear if Prigozhin was on the plane.
  
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• Russian warlord who defied Putin was on passenger list of jet that crashed: officials

  23-08-2023 19:24
  
  A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg has crashed, killing all 10 people on board, Russian emergency officials said. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list, officials said.
  
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• 2 accused in shooting death of OPP Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala going straight to trial

  23-08-2023 19:18 via cbc.ca
  
  A lawyer for one of two people accused of killing OPP Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala says the prosecution has been granted a direct indictment, meaning no preliminary hearing and the case will go straight to trial. Pierzchala was tending to a vehicle in a ditch when he was shot near Hagersville, Ont., on Dec. 27, the same day he learned he'd passed probation.
  
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• Toronto’s all-night art festival to feature nearly 250 artists this year

  23-08-2023 19:03
  
  Toronto’s all-night art festival is hitting the streets next month with nearly 250 artists participating this year.
  
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• Ontario's finance minister cool to idea of municipal sales taxes

  23-08-2023 18:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Peter Bethlenfalvy says the provincial government is "not in favour" of tax increases after Toronto city staff floated the idea of creating its own municipal sales tax whichh would be charged separately from the harmonized sales tax.
  
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• 'Affordability continues to deteriorate': GTA condo sales hit 23-year low in July, building association says

  23-08-2023 18:03
  
  Sales of condominiums in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) last month were the lowest they’ve been in July in 23 years, according to the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD).
  
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• Ontario company collected $14M in investments, handed money to 'crypto king,' class action alleges

  23-08-2023 17:50
  
  A Chatham, Ont. mother is spearheading a class action lawsuit alleging a company that collected $14 million in investments from members of her community was actually a Ponzi scheme that fed nearly a third of its funds to Ontario’s self-described 'crypto king' Aiden Pleterski.
  
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• Class action lawsuit alleges Ontario company that took $14M in investments was feeder fund for the 'crypto king'

  23-08-2023 17:50
  
  A Chatham, Ont. mother is spearheading a class action lawsuit alleging a company that collected $14 million in investments was actually a Ponzi scheme.
  
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• Nuit Blanche Toronto returns September 23 showcasing 'ground ... - Toronto

  23-08-2023 17:05
  
  Nuit Blanche Toronto returns September 23 showcasing 'ground ...  Toronto
  
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• Ten pick-your-own-flower destinations within driving distance of ... - Toronto Life

  23-08-2023 17:02
  
  Ten pick-your-own-flower destinations within driving distance of ...  Toronto Life
  
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• Nuit Blanche Toronto returns September 23 showcasing 'ground ... - toronto.ca

  23-08-2023 17:00
  
  Nuit Blanche Toronto returns September 23 showcasing 'ground ...  toronto.ca
  
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• This Haunted Scream Park Near Toronto Has A Terrifying Maze ... - Narcity Canada

  23-08-2023 16:38
  
  This Haunted Scream Park Near Toronto Has A Terrifying Maze ...  Narcity Canada
  
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• Toronto man arrested for uttering threats, assaulting parking enforcement officer: police

  23-08-2023 16:29
  
  A Toronto man has been arrested after allegedly threatening and assaulting a parking enforcement officer.
  
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• Giant crowds lined up for grand opening of new Toronto IKEA ... - blogTO

  23-08-2023 16:18
  
  Giant crowds lined up for grand opening of new Toronto IKEA ...  blogTO
  
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• Rogers expands 5G service for customers on TTC subway downtown

  23-08-2023 15:26
  Rogers Communications Inc. has rolled out its high-speed 5G wireless service to its own customers in core parts of Toronto's downtown subway network, as it continues to feud with the other major carriers over access for all transit riders.
  
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• India becomes 4th country to reach the moon as spacecraft lands near lunar south pole

  23-08-2023 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  India has landed a spacecraft near the moon's south pole, an uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water and precious elements, as the country cements its growing prowess in space and technology.
  
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• RCMP now in charge of potential investigation into Ford government's Greenbelt land swap

  23-08-2023 14:32 via cbc.ca
  
  The RCMP said Wednesday it has received a referral from provincial police in Ontario to "investigate irregularities" in the Ford government's controversial Greenbelt land swap.
  
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• OPP offloads potential criminal investigation into Ford government's Greenbelt land swap to RCMP

  23-08-2023 14:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Provincial Police say that to "avoid any potential perceived conflict of interest," it will fall to the Mounties to decide whether to launch a criminal investigation into the Ford government's controversial Greenbelt land swap.
  
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• Power outage forces police to cancel news conference on auto theft ring investigation dubbed 'Project Vinny'

  23-08-2023 14:03
  
  Peel police will no longer be providing an update this morning on the investigation into an auto theft ring that led to the recovery of stolen vehicles.
  
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• Peel police to release details of investigation into auto theft ring that led to recovery of stolen vehicles

  23-08-2023 14:03
  
  Peel police will be providing an update this morning on an investigation into an auto theft ring that led to the recovery of stolen vehicles.
  
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• Toronto-area home building shifts into low gear as developers ... - The Globe and Mail

  23-08-2023 14:00
  
  Toronto-area home building shifts into low gear as developers ...  The Globe and Mail
  
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• RCMP probing Ford government's handling of the Greenbelt

  23-08-2023 13:46
  
  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is probing the Ford government’s handling of the Ontario Greenbelt after being called in by provincial police.
  
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