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GTA Update
Tweets from 06:23pm EDT Wednesday August 21st 2019 to 08:23pm
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CityNews Toronto@CityNews
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Richard Lipsett, 50, and Dean Cameron Sinclair, 50, both of no fixed of address have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 47-year-old Brampton man.
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Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun
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CFL Blitz: Hits and misses forecasting first half of schedule
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CBC Toronto@CBCToronto
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Woman killed in Burlington shooting, man in custody: police
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Toronto Weather@wxTO
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Eighty-year-old US 'web scam man' on the run after pocketing $250,000 in Dem 'donations'
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Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun
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Pamela Anderson: Justin Trudeau could be the hero we need in the world
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TorontoStar@TorontoStar
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I'm willing to bet most of those living in southern cities are completely oblivious to how the land protectors of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation have been working hard to keep the planet healthy. Tanya Talaga:
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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TTC Service Alerts@TTCnotices
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Pape: Elevator back in service between concourse and Line 2 eastbound platform.
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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DoorDash is still pocketing workers' tips, almost a month after it promised to stop
via @voxdotcom 8:00pm |
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TTC Service Alerts@TTCnotices
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Beginning on Friday, August 23, the 54 Lawrence East and 954 Lawrence East Express will utilize alternate bus platforms at Lawrence East Station during ongoing roof construction. For more information, visit
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CBC Toronto@CBCToronto
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A Mississauga family is saying thank you to first responders who jumped into action to save their drowning son's life earlier this year. Read more:
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Toronto Weather@wxTO
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680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS
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Police have identified the victim as Minh Le, 61, of Toronto.
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CTV Toronto@CTVToronto
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Ontario fights order to release documents outlining cabinet minister priorities
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CityNews Toronto@CityNews
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Police have identified the victim as Minh Le, 61, of Toronto.
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Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun
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640 Toronto@am640
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Halton Regional Police say a woman has died and a male is in custody after a shooting in Burlington this afternoon.
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Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun
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Epstein forced woman to marry illegal so she could stay as sex slave
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TorontoStar@TorontoStar
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Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie said the funding changes would have a "very dramatic impact."
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CP24@CP24
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19-year-old accused of impaired driving in fatal Richmond Hill crash facing additional charges
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CBC Toronto@CBCToronto
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"She fights every day just to stay alive. She is the fiercest, most determined little girl," Erin McLellan said. "I am humbled to be her mother."
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS
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Province announces winners of pot licence lottery
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Toronto Police@TorontoPolice
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CityNews Toronto@CityNews
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Ontario has announced 42 new pot licences, but the province's lottery system is now being called into question. @McAllister_Mark speaks with other applicants who are crying foul after the draw.
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CTV Toronto@CTVToronto
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Police seeing more modified guns on Toronto streets amid 'brazen' turf war
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun
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Experts agree Leafs' Marner will be behind if he misses camp. By @Michael_Traikos:
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680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS
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Hundreds of the brightest lacrosse starts in North America will be in Oakville this weekend for the 7th Annual Junior National Lacrosse League Tournament.
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680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS
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Teachers, advocates react to new sex-ed curriculum
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CityNews Toronto@CityNews
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Teachers say the new curriculum may look like the old one, but they're pleased most of their demands were met. @shaunacitynews finds out whether there is enough time to get the new courses in place with two weeks to classes.
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680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS
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If you're addicted to selfies, you could actually be hurting your self image, according to a new study
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680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS
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Tories tackle drug use in new sex-ed curriculum
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Officials say there is a "no politics" rule. Sounds pretty straightforward.
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Toronto Weather@wxTO
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680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS
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Ford government introduces new sex-ed curriculum
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680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS
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President Trump tweeted that he would be postponing a scheduled meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen after she said she had no interest in discussing the sale of Greenland with him
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Global News Toronto@globalnewsto
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55-year-old Bolton man charged following hit-and-run in Bradford: police
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Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun
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Ex-White House spokesman Sean Spicer competing on 'Dancing with Stars'
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TorontoStar@TorontoStar
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Trudeau did not name current Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer but made five references to Stephen Harper, warning that under the Conservatives Canada would see "a return to the Harper era, where Canada does less and matters less."
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CityNews Toronto@CityNews
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CityNews Toronto@CityNews
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A new smartphone app can measure key body functions using the device's camera. CityNews' Audra Brown has the details
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CityNews Toronto@CityNews
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People who post selfies viewed as more insecure: study
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CityNews Toronto@CityNews
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For the first time, the Ontario sex-ed curriculum will teach young children about the dangers of vaping, smoking, alcohol and drug use. @richard680news with what prompted the changes
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CityNews Toronto@CityNews
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Ford government introduces new sex-ed curriculum
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TorontoStar@TorontoStar
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A man currently locked up in a B.C. jail is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the brazen shooting deaths of Smoke Dawg and Koba Prime, two well-known members of Toronto's hip-hop scene.
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CBC Toronto@CBCToronto
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Younger borrowers helped push overall consumer debt up 4.3 per cent at the end of the second quarter compared with last year to $1.88 trillion, while debt held by boomers declined.
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Jeremy Cohn@JeremyCohnTV
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The female victim from the #BurlON fatal shooting was a longtime dispatcher at Mississauga Central Ambulance Communication Centre (CACC). They provide EMS dispatch to Peel & Halton. Peer support teams being called in. Her colleagues would have taken the 911 call for the shooting.
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CTV Toronto@CTVToronto
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Mother 'horrified' after seeing video of police officers holding down teenage son
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680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS
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A new smartphone app can measure key body functions using the device's camera. CityNews' Audra Brown has the details.
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Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun
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OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic
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COLLISION: #Hwy403 EB at Lincoln Alexander Pkwy- left lane is blocked with a collision. ^lw 6:50pm
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Toronto Police Operations@TPSOperations
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Fire: Avenue Rd/ Chaplin Ave – small Kitchen fire is now out – no injuries – NB Chaplin is remains blocked while @Toronto_Fire ventilates unit #GO1594763^adc 6:49pm
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CP24@CP24
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Construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is set to restart in the next month, just in time for the official kick-off of the federal election.
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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North Korea says U.S. cruise missile test, military moves 'dangerous,' still committed to dialogue: KCNA
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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After Germany hints at compromise, France tells UK: no new Brexit deal
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Trump says he is seriously looking at ending birthright citizenship
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Farmer's threat prompts USDA to pull staff from crop tour
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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U.S. judge allows Trump to appeal key 'emoluments' rulings
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Two U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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U.S. farmers, lawmakers dial up pressure on Trump over biofuel policy
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Alberta's smaller oil producers eye output boost after curbs lifted
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Tens of thousands flee Russia-led attack on Syrian opposition enclave
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Igniting global outrage, Brazil's Bolsonaro baselessly blames NGOs for Amazon fires
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Hong Kong protesters clash with police, angry at lack of prosecutions after subway mob attack
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Dwayne Johnson tops Forbes highest paid actors list again
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Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun
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42 chosen to apply for Ontario pot store licences
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TorontoStar@TorontoStar
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Credit agency TransUnion said in a report Wednesday that the amount of non-mortgage debt held by Toronto consumers rose to $30,696 as of mid-year — a 5.49 per cent annual jump.
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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US presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren meets her doppelganger
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CBC Toronto@CBCToronto
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A documentary about an Ohio auto glass factory that is run by a Chinese investor debuted Wednesday on Netflix as the streaming service's first project backed by Michelle and Barack Obama's new production company.
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Nigeria goes three years without a case of polio
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Single-use plastics banned in Nepal's Everest region
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Man accused of upskirting over 550 women in Madrid
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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German eight-year-old takes 140km/h joyride on motorway
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Amazon fires: President Jair Bolsonaro suggests NGOs to blame
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Merkel: Backstop alternative 'possible within 30 days'
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680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS
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Opposition MP's are furious after their demands to hear from Canada's Ethics Commissioner on the SNC-Lavalin affair were rejected. Nigel Newlove has more.
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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CityNews Toronto@CityNews
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Opposition MP's are furious after their demands to hear from Canada's Ethics Commissioner on the SNC-Lavalin affair were rejected. Nigel Newlove has more.
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Dave Agar@dave1agar
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Nordstrom rises as chain sidesteps other department-store woes…
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680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be visiting Canada Thursday for meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. Melissa Duggan with what's on the agenda, just days before the next G7 Summit.
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TTC Service Alerts@TTCnotices
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Ossington: Elevator out of service between Ossington Ave west side entrance, concourse and Line 2 eastbound platform. Alternatives:
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Global News Toronto@globalnewsto
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Innisfil, Ont. could soon see three stores open up steps away from each other on Commerce Park Drive, something critics say is "odd" and "doesn't make sense."
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CityNews Toronto@CityNews
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be visiting Canada Thursday for meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. @meldug with what's on the agenda, just days before the next G7 Summit.
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