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• Toronto man allegedly vandalized buildings with antisemitic graffiti: police - CP24

  26-02-2024 23:57 via news.google.com
  
  Toronto man allegedly vandalized buildings with antisemitic graffiti: police  CP24
  
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• Emergency responders called to GO station in Mississauga following reports of fumes

  26-02-2024 23:39
  
  Several emergency responders attended Clarkson GO Station on Monday afternoon after reports of fumes.
  
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• Toronto man charged after allegedly vandalizing buildings with antisemitic graffiti

  26-02-2024 23:29
  
  A Toronto man is facing charges after he allegedly vandalized some buildings with antisemitic graffiti in what police say is the third such hate-motivated incident involving the suspect.
  
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• Head of mayors' group pushes back on Poilievre, says Canadian cities 'not gatekeepers'

  26-02-2024 22:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayors are community builders, not gatekeepers, Canada's municipal governments said Monday as their spokesperson pushed back against language Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre often uses to attack city leaders.
  
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• Goalie Joseph Woll rejoins Maple Leafs after 3-month injury absence

  26-02-2024 21:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from his conditioning stint with the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies, the NHL club announced Monday.
  
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• Hamilton responding to cybersecurity incident

  26-02-2024 21:23
  
  The City of Hamilton says it is responding to an 'ongoing' cybersecurity incident, the scope of which is unclear at this time.
  
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• Here’s a breakdown of what the Doug Ford government is changing for Ontario universities and colleges

  26-02-2024 19:52
  
  Here’s what you need to know about the changes being made to Ontario's universities and colleges.
  
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• The number of inmates awaiting trial in Canada's provincial jails has quadrupled in the last 10 years: CCLA

  26-02-2024 19:27
  
  The rate at which Canada has incarcerated individuals awaiting trial has more than doubled in the last 10 years, leading to a fourfold increase in the legally innocent population housed in provincial and territorial detention facilities, according to a new report released by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
  
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• Ford doubles down on 'like-minded' judges remark; Civil liberties group 'deeply' concerned

  26-02-2024 19:27
  
  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it is "deeply concerned" after Premier Doug appointed two former staffers to the provincial committee responsible for selecting judges, stating he wanted "like-minded" people in the role — a decision doubled down on during Question Period Monday.
  
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• Hosting FIFA World Cup estimated to cost Toronto nearly $380M, new report finds - CBC.ca

  26-02-2024 19:17 via news.google.com
  
  Hosting FIFA World Cup estimated to cost Toronto nearly $380M, new report finds  CBC.ca
  
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• Hosting FIFA World Cup estimated to cost Toronto nearly $380M, new report finds

  26-02-2024 19:17 via cbc.ca
  
  The cost of hosting one of the biggest sports tournaments in the world in Toronto is now projected to be nearly $80 million more than initially thought, according to a new city report.
  
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• Hosting 6 FIFA World Cup matches estimated to cost Toronto nearly $380M, new report finds

  26-02-2024 19:17 via cbc.ca
  
  The cost of hosting one of the biggest sports tournaments in the world in Toronto is now projected to be nearly $80 million more than initially thought, according to a new city report.
  
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• Nearly 63K pieces of plastic collected from Toronto Harbour within 6 months last year

  26-02-2024 19:13
  
  Nearly 63,000 pieces of small plastic were removed from the Toronto Harbour in a six-month period last year.
  
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• 16-year-old facing charges after home invasion in Toronto

  26-02-2024 18:33
  
  A 16-year-old is facing charges after allegedly breaking into a home in Toronto’s Forest Hill neighbourhood earlier this month.
  
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• Man seriously injured after reports of pedestrian-involved collision in Toronto

  26-02-2024 18:28
  
  A man has been transported to hospital with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries after reports of a collision involving a pedestrian downtown.
  
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• Officer dragged for 50 metres while trying to arrest auto theft suspect in Milton

  26-02-2024 18:25
  
  Halton Regional Police say an officer was dragged for 50 metres while trying to apprehend a suspect during the attempted theft of a pickup truck in Milton last week.
  
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• Shapovalov ousted in 1st round at 3rd straight tourney, losing to Andy Murray in Dubai

  26-02-2024 17:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's Denis Shapovalov has been eliminated from the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships, falling 6-4, 7-6 (5), 3-6 to Great Britain's Andy Murray on Monday.
  
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• Richmond Hill athlete defeated in 3 sets by tennis veteran Andy Murray

  26-02-2024 17:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's Denis Shapovalov has been eliminated from the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships, falling 6-4, 7-6 (5), 3-6 to Great Britain's Andy Murray on Monday.
  
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• No pedestrians injured after video shows Toronto police cruiser mount sidewalk, knock over light standard

  26-02-2024 17:26
  
  Police are investigating after a Toronto police cruiser mounted a sidewalk at a busy downtown intersection and knocked down a light standard, which narrowly missed pedestrians walking in the area.
  
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• No pedestrians injured after video shows Toronto police cruiser mount sidewalk, knock over light pole - CTV News Toronto

  26-02-2024 17:26 via news.google.com
  
  No pedestrians injured after video shows Toronto police cruiser mount sidewalk, knock over light pole  CTV News Toronto
  
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• No pedestrians injured after video shows Toronto police cruiser mount sidewalk, knock over light pole

  26-02-2024 17:26
  
  Police are investigating after a Toronto police cruiser mounted a sidewalk at a busy downtown intersection and knocked down a light pole, which narrowly missed pedestrians walking in the area.
  
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• No pedestrians injured after video shows Toronto police cruiser cruiser mount sidewalk, knock over light standard

  26-02-2024 17:26
  
  Police are investigating after a Toronto police cruiser mounted a sidewalk at a busy downtown intersection and knocked down a light standard, which narrowly missed pedestrians walking in the area.
  
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• Nearly 80% of people in Ontario jails awaiting bail or trial, new report finds

  26-02-2024 17:25 via cbc.ca
  
  A new report says the crisis in Canada's bail system has worsened over the last decade, with more people in pre-trial custody and some spending weeks in detention before being released.
  
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• Did Lynx Air cancel your return trip? We want to hear from you

  26-02-2024 17:16
  
  As of today, low-cost airline Lynx Air will no longer fly passengers abroad or across Canada as it shutters its doors for good.
  
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• GREAT CANADIAN CASINO RESORT TORONTO SET TO HOST TORONTO'S FIRST EVER WSOP® CIRCUIT EVENT - Canada NewsWire

  26-02-2024 17:01 via news.google.com
  
  GREAT CANADIAN CASINO RESORT TORONTO SET TO HOST TORONTO'S FIRST EVER WSOP® CIRCUIT EVENT  Canada NewsWire
  
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• OPP, U.S. Secret Service probe 'Spear Phishing' fraud, prevent Canadian business from being scammed out of $600K

  26-02-2024 16:31
  
  Ontario Provincial Police, working in conjunction with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and United States Secret Service, says law enforcement officials prevented a Canadian business from being defrauded out of more than $600,000 in connection with a “Spear Phishing” scam.
  
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• Very mild temperatures are on tap for Toronto for most of this week. Here's what you need to know

  26-02-2024 15:09
  
  An extended run of warm weather is expected to arrive in Toronto on Monday, with double-digit daytime highs in the forecast on multiple days this week.
  
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• Extended stretch of mild weather arrives in Toronto on Monday - CP24

  26-02-2024 14:39 via news.google.com
  
  Extended stretch of mild weather arrives in Toronto on Monday  CP24
  
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• 3,000 York University academic workers go on strike

  26-02-2024 14:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Some 3,000 academic workers at York University walked off the job Monday after the union representing them and the school failed to reach a deal on a new collective agreement.
  
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• Thousands of York University workers go on strike

  26-02-2024 13:28
  
  About 3,000 York University employees are on strike as of Monday morning after negotiations with the post-secondary institution stagnated.
  
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• Thousands of workers go on strike at York University Monday

  26-02-2024 13:28
  
  About 3,000 York University employees are on strike as of Monday morning after negotiations with the post-secondary institution stagnated.
  
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• Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell, who continued working after ALS diagnosis, dead at 49

  26-02-2024 13:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto actor Kenneth Mitchell of Star Trek: Discovery and Captain Marvel who found consistent work in television and film, even after a 2018 diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has died. He was 49.
  
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• Ontario expected to announce $1.2B for post-secondary sector

  26-02-2024 12:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The $1.2-billion package will include a roughly $900 million stabilization fund delivered to colleges and universities over three years, a source with knowledge of the province's plans told CBC Toronto last week.
  
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• Ontario boosts college and university funding by more than $1.2B, extends freeze on tuition fees

  26-02-2024 12:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario will provide more than $1.2 billion in new funding to colleges and universities to “stabilize” their finances and will extend a cap on tuition fees, the provincial government announced in a news release Monday.
  
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• Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Easton Cowan Sets Franchise Record - Editor in Leaf

  26-02-2024 12:00 via news.google.com
  
  Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Easton Cowan Sets Franchise Record  Editor in Leaf
  
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• Province expected to announce post-secondary funding increase

  26-02-2024 11:37
  
  Ontario's colleges and universities minister is expected to announce funding today for post-secondary institutions to respond to their precarious finances.
  
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• Ontario freezes post-secondary tuition for 3 more years, adds $1.3B in funding

  26-02-2024 11:37
  
  Ontario's colleges and universities minister says the province will put an additional $1.3 billion over three years toward "stabilizing" post-secondary institutions but will keep tuition fees frozen for at least three more years.
  
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• Ontario expected to announce post-secondary funding increase

  26-02-2024 11:37
  
  Ontario's colleges and universities minister is expected to announce funding today for post-secondary institutions to respond to their precarious finances.
  
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• Ontario adds $1.3B in post-secondary funding, freezes tuition for three more years

  26-02-2024 11:37
  
  Ontario's colleges and universities minister says the province will put an additional $1.3 billion over three years toward "stabilizing" post-secondary institutions but will keep tuition fees frozen for at least three more years.
  
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• Herdman makes an impact as Toronto share points at Cincinnati - BeSoccer EN

  26-02-2024 11:35 via news.google.com
  Herdman makes an impact as Toronto share points at Cincinnati  BeSoccer EN
  
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• What we learned in PWHL action: Spooner leading Toronto's turnaround, Heise's injury timeline - The Athletic

  26-02-2024 11:24 via news.google.com
  
  What we learned in PWHL action: Spooner leading Toronto's turnaround, Heise's injury timeline  The Athletic
  
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• A brief history of the Little India neighbourhood in Toronto - blogTO

  26-02-2024 10:39 via news.google.com
  
  A brief history of the Little India neighbourhood in Toronto  blogTO
  
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• Watch out for flying fees: WestJet hikes checked bag cost, Flair adds credit card fee

  26-02-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Here’s the good news: Airfares have declined in Canada. The bad news? You might wind up paying more in added fees. WestJet, along with several U.S. airlines, recently hiked its checked bag charges. And Flair Airlines has a new fee: a charge for paying for your flight with a credit card.
  
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• Toronto businessman faces new wage theft claims, still owes $290K in wages years after conviction - CBC.ca

  26-02-2024 10:00 via news.google.com
  
  Toronto businessman faces new wage theft claims, still owes $290K in wages years after conviction  CBC.ca
  
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• Toronto businessman faces new wage theft claims, still owes $290K in wages years after conviction

  26-02-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto businessman continues to face new claims of wage theft and government orders to pay employees in the years since he and his companies were charged for not complying with Ontario Ministry of Labour orders to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in wages in 2019.
  
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• This Air Canada employee found a passenger's lost phone — then it disappeared

  26-02-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After losing his phone at the Toronto airport, Olu Awoseyi was encouraged to see it had taken a photo of an Air Canada employee, who had apparently tried to unlock it. But after five weeks of back and forth — and despite the airline saying it had ID'd the employee — he still doesn't have his phone.
  
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• Meet 4 Black academics — with 4 degrees each — inspiring a new generation of learners

  26-02-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  When it comes to the academic world, representation matters, but sustaining that representation matters too. That's the message from four Black women in leadership positions at the University of Toronto, who spoke to CBC host Dwight Drummond as part of Black History Month. 
  
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• Team Ontario's Rachel Homan beats Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones to win Scotties - Toronto Sun

  26-02-2024 05:23 via news.google.com
  Team Ontario's Rachel Homan beats Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones to win Scotties  Toronto Sun
  
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• CBC Toronto News February 25, 2024 - CBC.ca

  26-02-2024 05:00 via news.google.com
  
  CBC Toronto News February 25, 2024  CBC.ca
  
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• Siakam thriving after trade to Indiana, but Raptors appear to be finding form, too - Toronto Sun

  26-02-2024 04:35 via news.google.com
  Siakam thriving after trade to Indiana, but Raptors appear to be finding form, too  Toronto Sun
  
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