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5 hrs ago | Business Journal

Elevation Church buys property for Cornelius location

The megachurch has acquired The Palace Theater and two adjoining parcels in the Kenton Place development in Cornelius for $3.13 million.

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9 hrs ago | Now Toronto

Public works to debate restarting assessment of disputed cycling project

During Wednesday's public works meeting, Councillor Mike Layton unrolled a lengthy petition for bike lanes on Bloor that he said was about a decade old.

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14 hrs ago | The Toronto Star

Toronto man sentenced to 9 years in Cuba on corruption charges

For almost two years as he sat in a Havana prison awaiting trial on corruption charges, North York businessman Sarkis Yacoubian held out hope that by collaborating with the Cuban authorities and fingering a wide web of foreign and domestic corporate intrigue, he would get some leniency.

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Related Topix: Cuba, World News, Central America, Canada,

18 hrs ago | BlogTO

Morning Brew: Raided tenants claim brutality, Spadina gets new...

Residents of the Dixon Rd. housing complex at the centre of a sweeping series of raids last week are alleging Toronto police engaged in brutality and racial profiling.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Torontoist

Heritage Toronto Leads a Historical Bike Tour of the Huron-Wendat Trail

Riding a bicycle along the Finch Corridor path near Jane Street and Finch Avenue takes you past plenty of grassy fields and hydro towers.

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Related Topix: Canada, Archaeology, Anthropology, Science

CBC News

New Parkdale bylaw would restrict bars, nighclubs

Many Toronto city councillors say a bylaw passed by the Toronto and East York City Community Council could be exactly what they need to restrict the expansion of bars and nightclubs in their neighbourhoods.

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The Globe and Mail

Victim identified in Yonge & Sheppard shooting

Toronto police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred last weekend near Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue.

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680News

Two men arrested in connection with Scarborough sexual assault

Toronto police say a 42-year-old woman was at a bar in the Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue area on June 6. About 10 minutes later, the woman became "incoherent" and was assisted into a taxi by the man and another man, police said.

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Globe and Mail

Toronto's Dufferin Street the worst road in Ontario: CAA

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford peers over the edge of the Dufferin Street Bridge June 5, 2013.

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Related Topix: Canada, Best of 2007,

The Globe and Mail

After retiring, flexibility helped former dancer forge a second career

George Randolph set out to create a training program that would produce performers who could sing, dance and act in Broadway-type shows.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Circulation

Survival After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation in ...

From the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario ; Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario ; St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario ; Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario ; Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario ; ... (more)

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The Toronto Star

TCHC moves board meeting to the tenants

Toronto Community Housing Corp ., once again under fire, is moving Wednesday's board meeting to the tenants instead of the usual meeting room at the city social housing agency's Rosedale headquarters.

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Related Topix: Canada, Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen)

CBC News

Police to release more details about guns & gangs raids

Police are expected to release more details this week about the extensive guns-and-gang related raids executed Thursday in Toronto and Windsor.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

CNews

Naked cyclists take message to Toronto streets

The World Naked Bike Ride took to the downtown streets of Toronto on Saturday, June 15, 2013.

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CNews

Arizona man arrives in Toronto to face G20 vandalism charges

An Arizona man has been charged in connection with smashing a downtown Starbucks window during the G20 Summit three years ago, Toronto Police said Saturday.

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Related Topix: Canada, Tucson, AZ

The London Free Press

Drab to Fab: Flea markets fertile ground for raw materials

Q: I found old cabinet knobs at a flea market that I really like. I thought they were really unique and fun! I've seen people making hooks out of knobs.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Torontoist

Weekend Planner: June 15-16, 2013

Dance: Here's something you don't get to do very often. The National Ballet of Canada is pulling back the curtains slightly to give the public a chance to check out the dancer's daily ritual.

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BroadwayWorld.com

Liza Live! and the Homemaker to Play Toronto Fringe, July 2013

After taking the Next Stage Festival by storm this past January, Jennifer Walls and Laura Anne Harris team up once at for the Toronto Fringe at the Annex Theatre .

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Torontoist

Project RHINO, a Toronto Coworking Space, Helps Startups Find Their Feet

On Wednesday night, near King and Bathurst streets, 80 people gathered a few floors above The Banknote pub in the offices of Project RHINO.

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CBC News

Weekend road closures in Toronto

The Taste of Little Italy will affect traffic on College Street between Bathurst Street and Shaw Street from Friday evening until early Monday morning.

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