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6 dead in Indonesia riots; Widodo says won't tolerate unrest

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Michael De Adder: Ford's polls

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Are race horses being put in danger? -- The death of race horses, particularly in the United States, has made headlines about the safety of the sport. Two experts weigh in on whether or not thoroughbreds are being put in danger.

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Raptors are turning the Eastern final into a doozy

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Injured workers face benefit cuts as compensation board assigns them 'phantom jobs' with 'ghost wages': Report - WSIB practice known as "deeming" forces permanently injured workers into poverty, report says.

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She broke three ribs on the job. Now this Toronto bike courier is helping others take time off for injuries

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WSIB workers stage walkout to protest staff shortage, internal 'chaos'

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WSIB's 'call centre model' is 'failing vulnerable workers,' board staff say

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Why Toronto has a flooding problem: 'We are sitting in a city that was built for a climate that no longer exists' -- Rising temperatures that accompany climate change can increase the odds of intense rainfall. But those heavy rains fall on Toronto neighbourhoods serviced by sewers built a century ago.

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Ottawa considers giving privacy watchdog more power to protect Canadians' rights -- Liberal government says privacy commissioner should be able to levy substantial fines, force companies to stop breaking privacy laws.

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Bruce Arthur: It's a series now after Raptors come to Kawhi's rescue in Game 4 win over Bucks -- With Leonard lead-legged from the start, Toronto took a team approach to taking down Milwaukee.

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Doug Ford offers school boards, cities money to hunt for savings -- After hitting municipalities with unexpected cutbacks in provincial funding, Premier Doug Ford now says his government will spend more than $7 million to help them find savings.

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Star Edmonton | Did a continental crash make the Rockies? U of A scientists dig up some evidence

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MLSE gifts Drake a $769,000 diamond-encrusted OVO jacket

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Toronto radio personality Dave 'Bookie' Bookman has died at age 58

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Opinion | Rosie DiManno: Canada's new Afghan war memorial is kept under lock and key. Strange way of honouring fallen soldiers

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The Wall Street Journal | Urban Outfitters to start renting its clothes

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Barry and Honey Sherman's neighbours cite mysterious 911 call, visitor on day before billionaires found dead -- Police investigated a 911 call on the Sherman's street when the couple lay dead or dying, neighbours say. A security camera also captured a car pulling up and a man approaching the house three times.

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Dispute over noise from Toronto high school sports field lands in court -- Paula Fletcher, the local councillor, says she's "disappointed in the response" from the school board regarding residents' complaints.

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Toronto moves forward with inclusionary zoning plans despite province's pledge to change rules -- Development policy continues slow, confusing and uncertain crawl towards completion.

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BTS went to this small Thornhill chicken joint last year. Now fans are flocking to the restaurant -- Come for the brush with celebrity, stay for the food at Ssangkye Braised Chicken House.

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'All I have now are the memories:' Hamilton mom loses her second son to homicide -- Carel Douse, 33, died after being stabbed Saturday. Nearly four years earlier, his brother Shariek Douse was shot to death.

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Markham uses Collision to put spotlight on land parcel designed for innovation hub -- Mayor Frank Scarpitti says Markham has designated about 770 hectares of private and city-owned lands that will be developed as a home for innovators.

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Credit River watershed home to dozens of species at risk of extinction -- There are 65 species of plants and animals living in the Credit River watershed that are at risk of extinction.

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Toronto police appeal to public for information after video surfaces of people shooting fireworks at cars -- The video appears to show fireworks glancing off the windshield of a car, and one going off inside.

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5,000 residents evacuated as fire continues to burn out of control near High Level -- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Tuesday residents have been evacuated without incident, but dry conditions persist.

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Experts agree on steps to prevent money laundering, but watchdog says Ottawa is still dragging its feet -- The federal minister in charge of organized-crime reduction declined to say whether the government plans to create a public registry to unmask company ownership or require more sectors to report suspicious cash payments.

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Second Alaska float plane crash in a week rattles remote communities that rely on air transport -- A Metlakatla resident who was first on the scene describes watching the plane go "head over heels" upon landing in the harbour.

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Martin Regg Cohn: Doug Ford's post-budget plan to declare bankruptcy -- Doug Ford was hoping his first budget would recast him as a kinder, gentler premier. It didn't go according to plan, writes Martin Regg Cohn.

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Ford pans Harris government's sale of Hwy. 407 -- Premier Doug Ford says the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris took a wrong turn in 1999 when it privatized Hwy. 407.

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Heather Scoffield: Scheer and Trudeau are muddying the waters around our economy. Canadians deserve a clear choice -- The International Monetary Fund came out with an assessment of Canada's economy and the management of it is basically fine right now, as it was under the Conservatives before, writes Heather Scoffield.

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Liberals shrugging off concerns about rural crime, opposition MPs say -- Conservative members of the House of Commons public-safety committee called for tougher action against repeat offenders, greater use of electronic monitoring for those on release and clearer self-defence laws.

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Tiny increase in young appointees to federal posts after Liberal overhaul -- New documents show that as of last year, fewer than five per cent of all appointments made under the Liberals' system were of applicants between the ages of 25 and 34.

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Seeking Brexit support, May offers vote on new referendum -- The Cabinet is working out details of what the Prime Minister has called a "bold offer" to win support for her thrice-rejected Brexit agreement.

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Chelsea Flower Show wows with a royal tree house and climate change garden - The most prestigious, most over-the-top floral exhibition in the world opened Tuesday.

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NY moves to ensure Trump pardons can't nix state charges

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Rick Salutin: The many faces of 'Conrad Black' -- Conrad Black is best viewed as a fictional character played by himself.

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Jamie Oliver's U.K. restaurant chains are headed for insolvency -- The move comes amid a tough consumer market, intense competition and rising costs, affecting 25 Jamie's Italian, Barbecoa steakhouse and Fifteen eateries.

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Boeing official played down scenario that may have doomed Ethiopian jet -- Four weeks after faulty sensor data led a 737 MAX jet to crash in Indonesia, a Boeing executive dismissed the possibility of a bird collision triggering a similar sequence of events that could cause a second accident.

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Tears of joy flow in the steel industry as Canada celebrates tariffs rollback -- The Trump administration on Monday officially removed the steel and aluminum tariffs it imposed on Canada and Mexico a year ago on the basis of protecting national security, ending a simmering trade dispute.

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Federal funding to help B.C. police spot drug-impaired drivers boosted to $10.1 million -- The funding is part of $81 million announced by the Canadian government for provinces and territories to support road safety and other public initiatives.

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Shareholder activists may target pot stocks next -- High valuations, unprofitable operations and insular ownership structures may prompt activists to get involved in the industry, according to analysts.

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Here's where you can — but mostly can't — smoke weed at Calgary's summer festivals -- Several of city's major festivals, including Stampede, won't allow cannabis use — with the notable exception being the Calgary Folk Music Festival.

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Raptors overwhelm Bucks with substantial boost from bench in Game 4 -- Serge Ibaka, Norm Powell and Fred VanVleet give Raptors exactly what they need to tie series at two games apiece.

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Dave Feschuk: Suddenly, there's no reason for Raptors to fear these Deer -- The Bucks lost back-to-back games just once in the entire regular season. The Raptors just took Games 3 and 4. Now suddenly the pressure is squarely on the Greek Freak's impossibly broad shoulders, Dave Feschuk writes.

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Blues win West to set up rematch with Bruins ... 49 years later -- St. Louis is in its first Stanley Cup final since 1970.

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Toronto sublets on the rise as wanderlust renters are 'holding onto their apartment for dear life' -- "I knew that I just could not financially walk away from a lease in Toronto," says one Mexico-bound resident, who feared being priced out of her hometown.

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'Dirty money' in Vancouver laundering scheme proves tricky to tally -- A closer reading of the studies underlying the announcement that more than $7 billion was laundered in a single year through the province shows there's little hard evidence of actual money laundering, and even then, the amounts could be much smaller.

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Canadian home sales jump in April as markets stabilize -- The number of homes sold rose 3.6 per cent compared with March, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Wednesday in a statement.

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California law would ban Ticketmaster's scalper program -- Consumer-protection legislation draws parallels between ticket-harvesting software, which is already illegal in the state, and Ticketmaster's TradeDesk program.

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Barry and Honey Sherman murder case: Police have working theory and 'an idea of what happened' -- Police expecting 'high volume' of information in a week, but have been stymied by at least one individual who refuses to be interviewed, Detective Constable Dennis Yim told court Wednesday.

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A real-estate entrepreneur, a PhD graduate, a former trader: These are some key players in Toronto's short-term rental market

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This Durham cop intentionally misled bosses about his unlicensed marijuana dispensary, the OPP concluded. He has never faced discipline -- An unlicensed weed shop, the Lamborghini-driving cop who co-owned it and the "misconduct" that has gone unpunished. Inside the case that prompted Durham police to call in an outside force.

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A leak at an oilsands plant released toxins into the air. So why did authorities wait 12 hours to warn the nearby town? -- Insiders say the incident in Alberta is an example of how pressure and lobbying from industry and economic interests are trumping science and strong oversight, putting public health and safety at risk.

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Ontario's vaccination coverage is not what you think. Here are the rates from Toronto to Ottawa that have experts worried -- Toronto's vaccination coverage was among the lowest in the province last school year. To prevent a measles outbreak, it's 'nowhere near the level we need for herd immunity.'

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McMaster University researchers invent way to store vaccines at higher temperatures -- The research team uses cheap technology that involves the use of a sugary gel that allows for easier, longer shipments of vaccines that typically need to be consistently stored at cold temperatures.

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Space climate will affect your weather and your tech, scientists say -- Weather conditions in space will have an impact on Earth's climate and technology, such as GPS, electric power transmission, and radio and satellite communications.

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From numbers to notes, U of A prof wants to teach you about 'real math' -- Edmonton's Telus World of Science awarded Vincent Bouchard its 2019 science fellowship, making him its mathematical ambassador for the next year. As an associate professor of science at the University of Alberta, his research studies the bridge between math and physics. But now, he's formulating ways to make his domain more accessible to the public.

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Alabama Public Television refuses to air Arthur episode showing a same-sex wedding -- The episode from season 22 of the cartoon shows beloved third-grade teacher Mr. Ratburn marrying a chocolatier named Patrick.

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Drake is a masterful professional troll for the Raptors — and the NBA could use more of it

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Jully Black stars in new production of Caroline, or Change -- R&B singer is joined by star soprano Measha Brueggergosman in reimagined staging of Tony Kushner-Jeanine Tesori musical.

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I thought I'd met 'the one' but he lied about having a wife and kids. Can I forgive him?: Ask Ellie -- He must tell you the whole story, whether he's legally separated or divorced, and whether he's involved in any parenting, Ellie writes.

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Horoscope for Wednesday, May 22, 2019 -- Daily horoscope

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Garlic scapes? Oh yes, and grilled cheese salad, please -- tomato, garlic scape pesto and pan-seared cheese salad

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Ask The Kit: How do I start using Botox? -- The fact that neighbourhood Botox parties are actually a reality, proves that social stigmas are evaporating more quickly than the ozone layer

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This is how Rihanna gets her complexion so flawless

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From the red carpet to basketball courtside to the senior prom, stylish men think pink -- It's the year of the pink suit, and even high school seniors are getting in on it

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