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• Raptors and Scottie Barnes agree on $225M extension, which could grow to about $270M, AP source says

  24-06-2024 23:45
  
  Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors have agreed to terms on a max extension, one that will be worth about $225 million over five years and could reach about $270 million if he meets supermax criteria, a person with knowledge of the deal said Monday.
  
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• City councillor asks Toronto to take over Ontario Science Centre

  24-06-2024 23:11 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto councillor is asking the city to take over running the Ontario Science Centre, in a bid to keep it at its current location after the province abruptly closed its doors last week over safety concerns about the building's roof.
  
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• What we know so far about the Harrow, Ont., family of 4 found dead at home

  24-06-2024 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Days after police found a family of four dead in their Harrow home, more is being learned about the parents and their two children as people in the southwestern Ontario town continue to mourn and honour them.
  
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• Teen charged in Toronto shooting that killed Woodstock man - The London Free Press

  24-06-2024 22:51
  
  Teen charged in Toronto shooting that killed Woodstock man  The London Free Press
  
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• Homicide investigators provide update on Etobicoke mass shooting

  24-06-2024 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police will hold a news conference Monday afternoon about a mass shooting earlier this month that left two men dead and three others injured.
  
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• Boy, 14, charged with 1st-degree murder in Etobicoke mass shooting

  24-06-2024 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in a mass shooting that left two men dead and three others injured earlier this month, Toronto police say.
  
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• Toronto police give update on Etobicoke mass shooting investigation

  24-06-2024 20:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Homicide investigators are set to provide more details at 3 p.m. ET on the shooting that took place at night in the parking lot of North Albion Collegiate Institute on June 2. A group of men ranging in age from their 40s to 60s were hanging out after a soccer game when they were shot at, police said previously. Two men were killed and three others were injured in the gunfire.
  
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• LCBO expands hours before possible strike

  24-06-2024 19:55 via cbc.ca
  
  With the threat of a potential worker strike looming for Ontarians, the LCBO says it will be expanding store hours starting this week.
  
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• Police to provide update on Rexdale homicide investigation

  24-06-2024 19:50
  
  Toronto police are expected to provide an update on the homicide investigation into a shooting that took the lives of two men in Rexdale earlier this month.
  
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• Arrest made in connection with Rexdale shooting investigation: source

  24-06-2024 19:50
  
  An arrest has been made in connection with a shooting that took the lives of two men in Rexdale earlier this month, a police source tells CP24.
  
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• 14-year-old boy facing two counts of first-degree murder in connection with Toronto shooting

  24-06-2024 19:50
  
  A 14-year-old boy has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting that took the lives of two men in Rexdale and wounded three others earlier this month.
  
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• 14-year-old boy facing 2 counts of first-degree murder in connection with Toronto shooting investigation

  24-06-2024 19:50
  
  A 14-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a “mass shooting” outside a school in Toronto earlier this month that took the lives of two men and wounded three others, police say.
  
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• 14-year-old boy facing 2 counts of first-degree murder in connection with Rexdale shooting investigation

  24-06-2024 19:50
  
  A 14-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a “mass shooting” outside a school in Etobicoke earlier this month that took the lives of two men and wounded three others, police say.
  
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• Raptors' Scottie Barnes to sign maximum extension worth up to 270M US: reports

  24-06-2024 19:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Raptors are prepared to make star Scottie Barnes the highest paid player in franchise history with a maximum five-year, $270-million US extension, according to reports.
  
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• 'Everything is Oilers. Everything is Connor': McDavid's hometown abuzz ahead of Game 7

  24-06-2024 19:23
  The Ontario elementary school that Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid once attended is abuzz with excitement ahead of Monday night’s Stanley Cup Final.
  
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• 'This is not a decision any of us wanted to make,' infrastructure minister says of science centre closure

  24-06-2024 18:27
  
  Ontario’s minister of infrastructure says the province had 'every intention' of keeping the current Ontario Science Centre open until construction was complete at the new facility but said the abrupt closure Friday was the result of a “health and safety risk” that she had to heed.
  
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• Teen girl pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of Toronto homeless man

  24-06-2024 17:16
  
  A fourth teen accused in the fatal stabbing of a Toronto homeless man has pleaded guilty.
  
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• Fourth girl pleads guilty in swarming death of Toronto man Kenneth Lee - CityNews Toronto

  24-06-2024 16:48
  
  Fourth girl pleads guilty in swarming death of Toronto man Kenneth Lee  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Another teen pleads guilty to manslaughter in Toronto swarming death

  24-06-2024 16:37 via cbc.ca
  
  A fourth girl accused in the death of a homeless Toronto man has pleaded guilty. The teen pleaded guilty Monday morning to manslaughter in connection with the death of Kenneth Lee.
  
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• LCBO extending hours across province ahead of possible strike

  24-06-2024 16:00
  
  The LCBO says it will be extending store hours starting this week in response to a potential strike involving its unionized workers.
  
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• This is what the heat wave was like in one of Canada’s densest neighbourhoods

  24-06-2024 13:27
  
  This is what it was like in a Toronto neighbourhood where 30,000 people live during a scorching heat wave.
  
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• This is what an 'incredibly difficult' heat wave was like inside one of Canada's densest neighbourhoods

  24-06-2024 13:27
  
  This is what it was like in a Toronto neighbourhood where 30,000 people live during a scorching heat wave.
  
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• Marc Savard joins Toronto Maple Leafs coaching staff as an assistant - am800cklw.com

  24-06-2024 12:28
  
  Marc Savard joins Toronto Maple Leafs coaching staff as an assistant  am800cklw.com
  
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• Votes in Toronto byelection counting very slowly, Liberals narrowly ahead of Tories

  24-06-2024 12:22
  
  Conservative candidate Don Stewart remained hopeful late Monday despite trailing his Liberal opponent in the Toronto-St. Paul's byelection where results were extremely slow to come in.
  
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• Voters head to polls for Toronto byelection, all eyes on whether Liberals hold seat

  24-06-2024 12:22
  
  Residents of Toronto—St Paul's will head to the polls today to vote for a new member of parliament for their riding, with observers watching to see if the Liberals can hang on to the seat they've held for the last 10 elections.
  
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• Polls have closed in must-win byelection for Liberals in Toronto

  24-06-2024 12:22
  
  It is a tight race in the Toronto-St. Paul's byelection tonight with results still trickling in more than an hour after polls closed.
  
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• Conservatives take late lead to win Toronto byelection: Elections Canada

  24-06-2024 12:22
  
  In a stunning early morning upset, Conservative candidate Don Stewart secured a byelection victory in the longtime Liberal stronghold of Toronto -- St. Paul's.
  
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• Conservatives take late lead to win Toronto byelection

  24-06-2024 12:22
  
  Conservative Don Stewart took a late lead to win the Toronto -- St. Paul's byelection. With all polls reporting early Tuesday morning, Stewart won by 590 votes over Liberal Leslie Church in an upset win for Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives.
  
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• Conservative takes lead from Liberals in Toronto byelection as slow results near end

  24-06-2024 12:22
  
  An urban Toronto riding that has been a Liberal-safe seat for three decades appears to be on the verge of falling to the Tories in an upset win for Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives.
  
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• Heavy police presence after firearm discharged in North York: TPS

  24-06-2024 12:09
  
  A heavy police presence is expected to continue this morning after a firearm was discharged in North York overnight.
  
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• DEAR ABBY: Workload and expectations don't align with paycheque - Toronto Sun

  24-06-2024 12:07
  
  DEAR ABBY: Workload and expectations don't align with paycheque  Toronto Sun
  
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• Toronto's June 24 forecast: Chance of showers | News | toronto.com - Toronto.com

  24-06-2024 12:04
  
  Toronto's June 24 forecast: Chance of showers | News | toronto.com  Toronto.com
  
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• What to watch in Toronto–St. Paul's - by Éric Grenier - The Writ

  24-06-2024 12:03
  
  What to watch in Toronto–St. Paul's - by Éric Grenier  The Writ
  
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• This Toronto Maple Leafs Resource Is Essential to Next Season's Success - Editor in Leaf

  24-06-2024 12:00
  
  This Toronto Maple Leafs Resource Is Essential to Next Season's Success  Editor in Leaf
  
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• Wrong-way driver charged after collision on Hwy. 400 near Barrie: OPP

  24-06-2024 11:30
  
  Ontario Provincial Police say a man has been charged with impaired driving after travelling the wrong way on Highway 400 near Barrie and colliding with another vehicle.
  
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• In the news today: Voters head to polls for Toronto byelection - Winnipeg Free Press

  24-06-2024 10:15
  
  In the news today: Voters head to polls for Toronto byelection  Winnipeg Free Press
  
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• In the news today: Voters head to polls for Toronto byelection - pentictonherald.ca

  24-06-2024 10:15
  
  In the news today: Voters head to polls for Toronto byelection  pentictonherald.ca
  
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• Wanted: Etobicoke's own pied piper — or more help from city hall

  24-06-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A rat infestation is plaguing residents in a south Etobicoke neighbourhood. And they're blaming an impromptu garbage dump set up by residents of a nearby homeless encampment in Mimico’s Coronation Park for their new furry neighbours — though a pest control expert and their local councillor say a nearby excavation site is likely contributing to the problem.
  
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• Voters head to polls for Toronto byelection, all eyes on whether Liberals hold seat - CityNews Toronto

  24-06-2024 10:00
  
  Voters head to polls for Toronto byelection, all eyes on whether Liberals hold seat  CityNews Toronto
  
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• Visitors to Toronto Islands should have ‘fixed link’ option: councillor - Global News Toronto

  24-06-2024 10:00
  
  Visitors to Toronto Islands should have ‘fixed link’ option: councillor  Global News Toronto
  
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• Polls open today in Toronto byelection that's considered a crucial test for Trudeau - CBC.ca

  24-06-2024 10:00
  
  Polls open today in Toronto byelection that's considered a crucial test for Trudeau  CBC.ca
  
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• Polls open today in Toronto byelection that's considered a crucial test for Trudeau

  24-06-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Voters go to the polls Monday in the federal riding of Toronto-St. Paul’s in a byelection some perceive as a referendum on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government.
  
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• Polls open in Toronto byelection that's considered a crucial test for Trudeau

  24-06-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Voters go to the polls Monday in the federal riding of Toronto-St. Paul’s in a byelection some perceive as a referendum on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government.
  
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• Polls close in Toronto-St. Paul's byelection that's considered a crucial test for Trudeau

  24-06-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The polls have closed in the Toronto-St. Paul's federal byelection.
  
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• Lyme disease might be more common, but this tick-borne disease is on the rise in Canada

  24-06-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Tick experts are warning Canadians to be on the lookout for symptoms of anaplasmosis, a tick-borne disease whose case counts have been steadily increasing over the past 15 years.
  
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• Losing a foot to diabetes is terrifying, and preventable. How doctors are trying to help

  24-06-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Untreated Type 2 diabetes can lead to devastating consequences like leg and foot amputations, particularly among Black Canadians. It is an issue doctors are working to understand and solve with early screening.
  
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• Hours after polls closed, ballots in Toronto-St. Paul's byelection still being counted

  24-06-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Political watchers are patiently awaiting the final result because this byelection is seen as a crucial test for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his party at a time when polls suggest Liberal support nationwide has cratered.
  
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• Hours after polls close, ballots in Toronto-St. Paul's byelection still being counted

  24-06-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Political watchers are patiently awaiting the final result because this byelection is seen as a crucial test for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his party at a time when polls suggest Liberal support nationwide has cratered.
  
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• Conservatives win longtime Liberal stronghold Toronto-St. Paul's in shock byelection result - CBC.ca

  24-06-2024 10:00
  
  Conservatives win longtime Liberal stronghold Toronto-St. Paul's in shock byelection result  CBC.ca
  
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• Conservatives win longtime Liberal stronghold Toronto-St. Paul's in shock byelection result - CBC News

  24-06-2024 10:00
  
  Conservatives win longtime Liberal stronghold Toronto-St. Paul's in shock byelection result  CBC News
  
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