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• Toronto Blue Jays blank Washington Nationals 7-0 in rubber game of 3-game series

  30-08-2023 23:59
  
  Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt threw eight shutout innings and Alejandro Kirk drove in three runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.
  
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• Mark Wahlberg's surprise visit to Toronto, hits up gym, serves drinks - CP24

  30-08-2023 23:57
  
  Mark Wahlberg's surprise visit to Toronto, hits up gym, serves drinks  CP24
  
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• 'Super approachable': Mark Wahlberg shows up for workout at Toronto gym, slings drinks to locals

  30-08-2023 23:53
  
  Mark Wahlberg has crashed yet another cross-fit training gym in Ontario, and this time, he was joined by a beloved former Maple Leafs player.
  
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• Mark Wahlberg's surprise visit to Toronto, hits up gym, serves drinks - CTV News Toronto

  30-08-2023 23:53
  Mark Wahlberg's surprise visit to Toronto, hits up gym, serves drinks  CTV News Toronto
  
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• 'We have nowhere else to go': Toronto artists unsure what lies ahead as Artscape enters receivership

  30-08-2023 23:32
  
  A Toronto not-for-profit organization that has provided affordable housing and studio space for artists over the span of decades has been placed into receivership, potentially threatening the homes and workspaces of hundreds of artists in the city.
  
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• Ontario to return 2 Greenbelt properties after learning developers tried to sell it

  30-08-2023 23:00
  
  The Doug Ford government is starting the process of returning two properties back into the Ontario Greenbelt after learning developers quietly listed the land for sale to be used as a “business park” rather than housing.
  
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• Man charged after 2 women sexually assaulted during job interview at North York office building

  30-08-2023 21:59
  
  A man is accused of sexually assaulting two women during separate job interviews at an office in North York, and police say there may be more victims.
  
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• Ontario, Quebec to swap energy in new deal to help with electricity demands

  30-08-2023 21:51
  
  Ontario and Quebec have agreed to swap energy to help each other out when electricity demands peak.
  
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• Toronto International Film Festival tickets are selling for hundreds of dollars on resale sites

  30-08-2023 21:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Ticket scalping has become a recurring issue, and Ticketmaster came under firing earlier this month for its handling of tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras tour. 
  
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• RCAF colonel facing gun charges in Ontario temporarily removed from command

  30-08-2023 21:30
  
  The Royal Canadian Air Force has temporarily removed Col. Leif Dahl from command of 8 Wing and CFB Trenton, pending a civilian court case involving firearms charges.
  
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• Col. Leif Dahl temporarily removed from CFB Trenton command pending firearms case

  30-08-2023 21:30
  
  The Royal Canadian Air Force has temporarily removed Col. Leif Dahl from command of 8 Wing and CFB Trenton, pending a civilian court case involving firearms charges.
  
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• Here's how to get the best view of the rare blue supermoon in Ontario tonight

  30-08-2023 21:13
  
  Stargazers in Ontario could be for a treat tonight: a rare blue supermoon. Here's how to get the best view of it.
  
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• Liberal MP was warned about controversial pro-suicide forum years before Kenneth Law's arrest: source

  30-08-2023 21:11
  
  A Liberal Member of Parliament was warned of the dangers of an unregulated, pro-suicide forum years before the arrest of Mississauga man Kenneth Law, CP24 has learned.
  
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• Video shows moments after car smashed through front windows of Mississauga dollar store

  30-08-2023 20:18
  
  More than a dozen bystanders gathered around a Mississauga dollar store on Tuesday after a car smashed through the store’s front windows and wound up in the party supplies aisle.
  
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• Tiger born at the Toronto Zoo dies in 'freak accident' involving anesthesia

  30-08-2023 19:43
  
  Staff at the Toronto Zoo are “emotionally processing” the death of Mila, a 2-year-old Amur tiger born at the facility, who died last week in a “freak accident” involving anesthesia at its new home at a U.S. zoo.
  
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• School staff checked on Samuel Brown throughout night before he died, inquest hears

  30-08-2023 19:43
  
  A coroner's inquest has heard that overnight staff at an Ontario school for blind children were shocked to find a disabled teen unresponsive after routinely checking on him.
  
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• Endangered tiger born at the Toronto Zoo dies in 'freak accident' - CTV News Toronto

  30-08-2023 19:43
  Endangered tiger born at the Toronto Zoo dies in 'freak accident'  CTV News Toronto
  
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• Endangered tiger born at the Toronto Zoo dies in 'freak accident'

  30-08-2023 19:43
  
  Staff at the Toronto Zoo are “emotionally processing” the death of Mila, a 2-year-old Amur tiger born at the facility, who died last week in a “freak accident” involving anesthesia at its new home at a U.S. zoo.
  
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• Reprimand housing minister over Greenbelt land swap: Ontario integrity watchdog

  30-08-2023 19:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's Integrity Commissioner is recommending that Housing Minister Steve Clark be reprimanded for his role in the province's contentious Greenbelt land swap, calling it a "rushed and flawed process" marred by a "lack of oversight."
  
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• Integrity commissioner recommends Ontario housing minister be reprimanded over Greenbelt land swap

  30-08-2023 19:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's Integrity Commissioner is recommending that Housing Minister Steve Clark be reprimanded for his role in the province's contentious Greenbelt land swap, calling it a "rushed and flawed process" marred by a "lack of oversight."
  
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• Integrity commissioner recommends housing minister be reprimanded over Greenbelt land swap

  30-08-2023 19:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's Integrity Commissioner is recommending that Housing Minister Steve Clark be reprimanded for his role in the province's contentious Greenbelt land swap, calling it a "rushed and flawed process" marred by a "lack of oversight."
  
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• Cans scattered across Hwy. 401 east of Toronto after tractor-trailers collide

  30-08-2023 19:01
  
  Minor injuries were reported after two tractor-trailers collided on Highway 401 in Clarington Wednesday, spilling canned goods across the roadway.
  
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• 'The buck stops with me:' Ontario Housing Minister accepts blame after integrity commissioner finds that he broke ethics rules

  30-08-2023 19:00
  
  Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark broke the Member’s Integrity Act when carving up the Greenbelt for development, a new report by the province’s integrity commissioner finds.
  
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• Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark broke ethics rules in Greenbelt development, commissioner finds

  30-08-2023 19:00
  Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark broke the Member’s Integrity Act when carving up the Greenbelt for development, a new report by the province’s integrity commissioner finds.
  
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• Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark broke ethics rules in Greenbelt development

  30-08-2023 19:00
  Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark broke the Member’s Integrity Act when carving up the Greenbelt for development, a new report by the province’s integrity commissioner finds.
  
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• Cans scattered across Hwy. 401 east of Toronto after tractor-trailers ... - CP24

  30-08-2023 18:52
  Cans scattered across Hwy. 401 east of Toronto after tractor-trailers ...  CP24
  
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• Maple Leafs sign head coach Sheldon Keefe to multi-year contract extension

  30-08-2023 18:16
  
  The Toronto Maple have signed head coach Sheldon Keefe to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced on Wednesday.
  
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• Toronto hires forensic accountant to probe 'improperly altered' charges from contractor - CBC.ca

  30-08-2023 18:02
  
  Toronto hires forensic accountant to probe 'improperly altered' charges from contractor  CBC.ca
  
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• Police in Wasaga Beach ramp up enforcement on modified cars ahead of long weekend

  30-08-2023 17:49
  
  Provincial police are on the hunt for modified vehicles entering Wasaga Beach ahead of the long weekend in anticipation of a potential unsanctioned car rally.
  
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• More Ontario universities pull course info from websites after University of Waterloo stabbings

  30-08-2023 17:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Several Ontario universities are removing course locations and other information from their public websites following a similar move by the University of Waterloo, where a triple stabbing in June has triggered a series of safety measures.
  
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• Toronto tenant had no trouble finding a roommate to share bedroom ... - CP24

  30-08-2023 17:10
  Toronto tenant had no trouble finding a roommate to share bedroom ...  CP24
  
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• This Toronto tenant had no trouble finding a roommate to share his bedroom for more than $1K each. Here's why that's a problem

  30-08-2023 16:04
  
  A Toronto tenant seeking someone to share his bedroom for $1,050 a month was able to fill the vacancy within a matter of days – a high sign of the ongoing affordability “emergency” within Canada ’ s housing market, according to an expert in the field.
  
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• This Toronto tenant had no problem finding a roommate to share his bedroom for more than $1K each. Here’ s why that’ s a problem

  30-08-2023 16:04
  
  A Toronto tenant seeking someone to share his bedroom for $1,050 a month was able to fill the vacancy within a matter of days – a high sign of the ongoing affordability “emergency” within Canada ’ s housing market, according to an expert in the field.
  
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• These tenants opted to share one bedroom in Toronto for more than $1K each. Here’ s why

  30-08-2023 16:04
  
  A Toronto tenant seeking someone to share his bedroom for $1,050 a month was able to fill the vacancy within a matter of days – a high sign of the ongoing affordability “emergency” within Canada ’ s housing market, according to an expert in the field.
  
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• Tenants in Toronto share bedroom for $1K+ each - CTV News Toronto

  30-08-2023 16:04
  Tenants in Toronto share bedroom for $1K+ each  CTV News Toronto
  
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• Tenants in Toronto share bedroom for $1K+ each | CTV News - CTV News Toronto

  30-08-2023 16:04
  Tenants in Toronto share bedroom for $1K+ each | CTV News  CTV News Toronto
  
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• 5 million bees fall off truck on Guelph Line in Burlington, Ont.

  30-08-2023 15:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Beekeeper Luc Peters was one of several local beekeepers called in to help after some five million bees fell off a truck on Guelph Line in Burlington, north of Dundas Street Wednesday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m., police said the situation was almost clear.
  
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• RBC announces 16th year as major partner of the Toronto ... - RBC

  30-08-2023 15:07
  
  RBC announces 16th year as major partner of the Toronto ...  RBC
  
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• Irish police find new deaths possibly linked to Mississauga’s alleged suicide salesman as worldwide total hits 112

  30-08-2023 14:50
  
  Ireland police discovered a “small number” of deaths in that country are connected to companies run by a Toronto-area chef that now faces 14 charges of aiding and abetting suicides in Canada, the police force confirmed to CTV News.
  
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• Grocery chain Metro reaches tentative deal with Unifor workers

  30-08-2023 14:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Metro Inc. and Unifor have reached a tentative agreement just over a month after thousands of the grocer's employees went on strike across Toronto, Metro announced Wednesday.
  
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• Local beekeepers help police catch millions of bees that were accidentally set free near Toronto

  30-08-2023 14:39
  
  With the help of a handful of local beekeepers, police managed to recapture millions of bees that were accidentally set free in Burlington on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Load of 5 million bees falls off truck near Toronto; drivers warned to close windows

  30-08-2023 14:39
  
  Police are working to contain millions of bees that fell off of a truck onto the roadway in Burlington on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Load of 5 million bees falls off truck near Toronto

  30-08-2023 14:39
  
  Halton Regional Police spent hours Wednesday morning working to contain millions of bees that fell off of a truck onto the roadway in Burlington on Wednesday morning.
  
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• 5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto - CTV News Toronto

  30-08-2023 14:39
  5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto  CTV News Toronto
  
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• 5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto | CTV News - CTV News Toronto

  30-08-2023 14:39
  5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto | CTV News  CTV News Toronto
  
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• Striking grocery workers' union reaches tentative deal with Metro

  30-08-2023 14:30
  
  Metro says that it has reached a tentative deal with the union representing striking employees at 27 grocery stores around the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• Metro says it has reached tentative deal with union amid strike by grocery store workers

  30-08-2023 14:30
  
  Metro says that it has reached a tentative deal with the union representing striking employees at 27 grocery stores around the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• No serious injuries after early morning house fire in Mississauga

  30-08-2023 14:14
  
  Two people are being treated for smoke inhalation following an early morning house fire in Mississauga.
  
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• Firefighters on scene of early morning house fire in Mississauga

  30-08-2023 14:14
  
  Two people are being treated for smoke inhalation following an early morning house fire in Mississauga.
  
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• Several lanes of Hwy. 401 closed after transport truck collides with three other vehicles east of Toronto

  30-08-2023 13:43
  
  One person has been taken to hospital and several lanes of Highway 401 have been shut down in Bowmanville after a transport truck rolled over in a collision with three other vehicles on the busy highway.
  
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