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Yesterday | CFRB

Details set for Ford Fest Scarborough

The Toronto mayor and city councillor will host a free party Friday July 5th at Thomson Memorial Park, at Lawrence Avenue E and Brimley Rd. Rob Ford has hosted an annual barbecue at his mother's Etobicoke home for more than a decade.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

IT Business

Should female founders target female funders? June 14th, 2013

For many founders in Canada, particularly the under-represented female founders in our startup scene, it is really difficult to think beyond the question of finding money to the more important question of, "Who's money will actually help my startup be more successful?" Yet engineering a successful funding strategy is critical.

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The Toronto Star

Confessions of a Toronto pop-up artist: Porter

I live on the run-down end of the Danforth, where the Greek restaurants have petered into thrift shops, jumbled convenience stores and vacant shells.

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Globe and Mail

Five things to do in Toronto this weekend, June 14 to 16

GREG BEHRENDT He's irreverent, a recovering alcoholic , and a by-fluke relationship expert who penned the bestselling book He's Just Not That Into You .

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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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CTV

Raids result in Toronto gang being 'significantly downgraded'

Police say major elements of a Toronto gang have been taken out after a massive police operation saw dozens of people arrested and more than 300 charges laid.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Toronto Star

Toronto woman charged with more than 100 offences in kidnapping, robbery

Police arrested Dana Lee, 28, on Wednesday after she was wanted for the alleged kidnapping of a 42-year-old man from a condominium parking lot near Yonge St. and Finch Ave. in September 2012.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

The Toronto Star

U of T back campus turf decision could lead to lawsuit

The City of Toronto faces a possible lawsuit if it tries to block installation of artificial turf at the University of Toronto's back campus sports fields, councillors have been told.

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BlogTO

This Week in Fashion: Hudson's Bay unveils new shoe department,...

This Week in Fashion rounds up the week's style news, store openings and closings, pop-up shops, sales and upcoming fashion and design events in Toronto.

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National Post

Toronto police widen search for 5-foot-3 woman accused of kidnapping...

Toronto police widen search for 5-foot-3 woman accused of kidnapping man, keeping him locked up for three days Toronto police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for the arrest of a Toronto woman accused of kidnapping a man last year, keeping him confined for three days and robbing him.

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CBC News

Bank robbery footage captures assault on teller

Footage captured by security cameras shows one of the suspects holding a gun and trying to stop one of the customers from exiting the bank.

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The Toronto Star

Jail guards have code of silence on inmate abuse, court hears

While the “code of silence” is often blamed for hindering police from solving crimes in Toronto's low-income communities, little is heard about the no-snitching mentality elsewhere in the criminal justice system.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

Torontoist

Newsstand: June 11, 2013

This weather makes us feel like we took a time warp back to March. We don't like it.

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Beach Metro Community News

Beach Arts Scene

Arts on Queen presents the work of Ann Shier, a Toronto-based artist specializing in encaustic painting, an art form that involves stirring pigments into molten wax and applying it to a surface .

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

The Ontario Farmer Daily

Ontario Farmer

June 10, 2013 - Chinese investors have poured the foundation in Scarborough for a 150,000-square-foot processing plant to produce infant formulas for the North American and Chinese markets.

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Now Toronto

Mayor makes surprise appearance at ribbon-cutting for Torontoa s first separated cycle tracks

Construction of the Sherbourne Street cycle tracks was completed last December but the city only put the finishing touches on the project last month by adding green on-street paint markings and special left-turn bike boxes at intersections.

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CFRB

Sherbourne Street bike lanes officially open on Monday

The first phase of the planned network of dedicated bike lanes in downtown Toronto will be officially launched today.

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Sat Jun 08, 2013

The Toronto Star

Ontario hospitals absorb health costs to treat refugees

A year after Ottawa cut health funding for refugees, Ontario hospitals are absorbing the costs or pursuing those patients for unpaid medical bills.

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Fri Jun 07, 2013

SBWire

The Avenue Launches New Banqueting Menu

The Avenue, a Toronto based banquet hall company, has recently launched a new menu, offering a wide range of cuisine from around the world.

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The Toronto Star

Court orders police watchdog to reconsider G20 complaint against Chief Bill Blair

A court has ordered Ontario's police watchdog to re-examine a complaint about orders given during the G20 summit by the upper command of Toronto police – up to and including Chief Bill Blair – made by a man whose was arrest was later deemed “unlawful.” Jason Wall was wearing a brown bandana around his neck when he was ... (more)

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