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GTA Update
Tweets from 12:03pm EDT Monday August 20th 2018 to 02:03pm
 | CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
George Brown College is the latest Canadian post-secondary institution to go completely smoke-free.  2:00pm (3 Mins.) |
 | Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
 | TTC Service Alerts@TTCnotices |
Route 40: Detour via Keele St and Annette St due to a fire. 1:57pm (6 Mins.) |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
Councillor candidates file new papers after election map redrawn 1:55pm (8 Mins.) |
 | Toronto Police OPS@TPSOperations |
unknown trouble: Dundas St W / Indian Grv -partial building collapse -building evacuation -closures: Old Weston/Dundas, Indian Grv/Dundas, Keele/Dundas -TFS/Police on scene -no injuries reported #GO1537910 ^ka 1:53pm |
 | CP24@CP24 |
Man charged with impaired driving in fatal Richmond Hill collision 1:52pm |
 | Global News Toronto@globalnewsto |
Toronto man charged with impaired driving causing death after fatal 2-vehicle crash in Richmond Hill Sunday night 1:51pm |
 | 12:36 is your news burrito 🌯@1236 |
Twitter's Worst #Resistance Bros Are Melting Down Because You're Clowning on Their Weird Kids' Book via @Splinter_news 1:51pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
Two wins later, Argonauts' turnaround is under way. 1:47pm |
| 12:36 is your news burrito 🌯@1236 |
columns about Twitter fights are to the 'Toronto Star' what shows about Twitter fights were to the Sun News Network … 1:46pm |
 | CTV Toronto@CTVToronto |
Recall expanded for blood pressure drug valsartan 1:39pm |
 | Jeremy Cohn@JeremyGlobalTV |
Police say 21-year-old Seyed Yashar Tolouei has been charged with impaired driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death, among other charges. He was the driver of the Toyota Camry involved in this major collision last night. 1:38pm |
| 12:36 is your news burrito 🌯@1236 |
as noted now on Reddit this story from August 12 gave coverage to a front for Scientology 1:35pm |
 | TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
 | OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
COLLISION: #Hwy401 WB Express approaching Avenue Rd – Tire debris across all lanes. ^ag 1:33pm |
 | CityNews Toronto@CityNews |
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| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
Liberals scrap controversial family reunification lottery, accepting more applications 1:25pm |
| 12:36 is your news burrito 🌯@1236 |
North99 is gonna shitpost your Facebook to death 1:23pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
| 12:36 is your news burrito 🌯@1236 |
any idea who CFNY is hiring given how they're down to two local full-time DJs? it's almost September … (Fearless Fred, still listed there, now on Q107) 1:17pm |
| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
Toronto council to hold special meeting as locked-out workers picket Exhibition 1:14pm |
 | 680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
South Koreans enter North for emotional reunion with kin split by war. 1:09pm |
| CP24@CP24 |
Argonauts send wide receiver Brian Jones to Roughriders for draft pick 1:08pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
| CTV Toronto@CTVToronto |
Choir! Choir! Choir! to pay tribute to Aretha Franklin on Thursday 1:05pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
No other cities in Ontario will have their councils shrunk by the province in the "near future" the way Toronto's is being cut almost in half for the Oct. 22 election, Premier Doug Ford reassured municipal politicians Monday. 1:05pm |
| Global News Toronto@globalnewsto |
Coun. Giorgio Mammoliti calls special meeting on Toronto council cuts 'a complete whining session' and fellow councillors 'a bunch of babies crying.' #TOpoli 1:03pm |
 | Toronto Weather@wxTO |
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| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
Eskimos blow out Manziel-less Alouettes 40-24. 12:59pm |
 | Stephanie Smyth@stephaniesmyth |
| 12:36 is your news burrito 🌯@1236 |
council registration reboot is fun to watch … Mike Colle right back in there for Eglinton-Lawrence … 12:58pm |
| CTV Toronto@CTVToronto |
Ont. woman celebrates 103rd birthday with McDonald's party 12:57pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
Guest column from Will Stewart of @HikuBrands: Spark one for privately owned pot shops. #onpoli 12:56pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
U.K.'s Purplebricks comes to Canada in a bid for real estate disruption: Don Pittis 12:55pm |
| 680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS |
Unsanctioned overdose prevention site opens in Parkdale 12:53pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
Former NFLer Aaron Hernandez's chilling suicide notes revealed. 12:52pm |
| CityNews Toronto@CityNews |
Harm reduction activists announced the opening of an unsanctioned overdose prevention site (OPS) in Parkdale on Monday, a week after the Ontario government pressed pause on the program. 12:52pm |
 | Joe Warmington@joe_warmington |
Media arm covering this yet? 12:51pm |
| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
COLLISION: #Hwy404 NB approaching Lloydtown Aurora Rd – 2 vehicles blocking the right lane. ^ag 12:51pm |
| 680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS |
CCTV video shows moment of Genoa bridge collapse 12:50pm |
| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
COLLISION: #QEW Toronto bound just after Sodom Rd #NiagaraFalls – Single vehicle. #OPP enroute. ^ag 12:46pm |
| CP24@CP24 |
Choir! Choir! Choir! sets Aretha Franklin tribute for Thursday 12:45pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
| 12:36 is your news burrito 🌯@1236 |
one more reference to the band DOGSTAR fit to print 12:38pm |
| TTC Service Alerts@TTCnotices |
Route 41: Detour northbound via Maple Leaf Dr, Jane St and Wilson Ave due to a collision. 12:38pm |
| CTV Toronto@CTVToronto |
'An impressive thing to look at': Canada's largest telescope housed in Richmond Hill 12:37pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
Harm reduction group to open unsanctioned overdose prevention site in Parkdale 12:35pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
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| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
Argos trade wide receiver Brian Jones to Roughriders for draft pick. 12:30pm |
| CBC Toronto@CBCToronto |
Why these patients, retailers and researchers say Canada shouldn't drop medical cannabis post-legalization 12:30pm |
| 680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS |
Dash-cam captures morning crash between car and motorcycle 12:29pm |
| CP24@CP24 |
Canada's largest telescope housed at Richmond Hill's David Dunlap Observatory 12:29pm |
 | 640 Toronto@am640 |
Peterborough man accused of shooting neighbourhood cat 12:28pm |
 | Dave Agar@Dave1Agar |
Fact check: Diversity doesn't make Canadians feel less Canadian – 12:27pm |
| CP24@CP24 |
Trudeau: no apologies for heckler encounter, pledges to call out 'hate speech' 12:26pm |
| 680 NEWS Toronto@680NEWS |
Man, 34, charged with fatally shooting neighbourhood cat in Peterborough 12:26pm |
| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
| Toronto Police OPS@TPSOperations |
Collision: Keele st / Falstaff -1 veh struck a residential building -no injuries reported -Police on scene -NB Keele redirected to Rustic Rd -2nd collision in the same area, 2 vehs -injuries reported, 1 patient transported to hospital #GO1537357 / #GO1537362 ^ka 12:25pm |
| OPP GTA Traffic@OPP_GTATraffic |
| CityNews Toronto@CityNews |
Man, 34, charged with fatally shooting neighbourhood cat in Peterborough 12:21pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
This week's The Way We Were from Mike Filey: The 'Great Canadian' name put into play at fairs. #letsgototheex 12:21pm |
| CP24@CP24 |
Man, 34, charged with fatally shooting neighbourhood cat in Peterborough 12:20pm |
| CTV Toronto@CTVToronto |
Charges laid after neighbourhood cat shot to death in Peterborough 12:19pm |
| CityNews Toronto@CityNews |
Dash-cam captures morning crash between car and motorcycle 12:18pm |
| Dave Agar@Dave1Agar |
These Maryland businesses rely on Mexican workers. Without visas this year, they say they are suffering. 12:16pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
This woman fell off a cruise ship in the Adriatic Sea and spent 10 hours singing to stay alive, her rescuers say. 12:15pm |
| Toronto Sun@TheTorontoSun |
Aston Martin driver busted going four times the speed limit in Vaughan: Cops. 12:10pm |
| 640 Toronto@am640 |
Richmond Hill's David Dunlap Observatory houses Canada's largest telescope 12:08pm |
 | Toronto Hydro@TorontoHydro |
We work hard to prevent them, but outages do happen. We want all of our customers to be and feel prepared. To get you started, here's a list of important contacts & resources: 12:06pm |
| CP24@CP24 |
YRP clock Aston Marton allegedly doing 158 kph in Woodbridge school zone 12:06pm |
| TorontoStar@TorontoStar |
The security at the school stopped a student, asked to check her bag. She refused. When the cops came to see what happened, they found dirty underwear and clothes. 'She was homeless, didn't want anyone to know.' Now, the school has a washer, dryer. 12:05pm |