news of the day: toronto police retail theft probe leads to 546 arrests, more than 4,000 charges
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toronto police supt. ron taverner.
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toronto sun
it’s wednesday, august 5. here are the top stories we’re following today:
toronto police retail theft probe leads to 546 arrests, more than 4,000 charges
toronto police have made 546 arrests and laid 4,033 charges in a retail crime probe that has seen more than $1.6 million in merchandise stolen across north etobicoke. police set up an organized retail crime unit two years ago in response to a rise in retail thefts.
gas at the pump.
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ontario gas prices set for big drop: here’s how much you’ll save
if you’re looking to top off your tank, you’d best wait until thursday. gas prices across ontario are set to drop by 10 cents per litre, with average prices settling somewhere in the $1.50 to $1.60 per litre range across the greater toronto area, canadians for affordable energy president dan mcteague told the toronto sun.
eloy jiménez of the toronto blue jays hits an rbi flyout against the los angeles angels during a game earlier this season.
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why the blue jays just quietly released a former silver slugger award winner
for the blue jays to have any hopes of creeping into a wild-card spot in the american league playoff race, they’ll certainly need some more offence. but they won’t be getting any from a former silver slugger award winner — and we’re not talking about the struggling vladimir guerrero jr., either. on tuesday, the blue jays organization quietly released designated hitter eloy jimenez, who had been playing for the team’s minor-league affiliate in buffalo.
aaron rodgers (left) and anthony fauci.
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anthony fauci fires back after aaron rodgers’ viral 13-minute espn rant
aaron rodgers is approaching retirement, but the pittsburgh steelers quarterback certainly isn’t letting go of one of his biggest rivalries — one that isn’t even on the football field. the four-time nfl mvp went on a fiery, 13-minute rant during an appearance on espn’s the pat mcafee show on monday from the steelers training camp, going scorched earth on the former head of u.s. national institute of allergy and infectious diseases, anthony fauci. the doctor, however, didn’t take the scathing criticism lying down, issuing a statement to the athletic through his lawyer, david schertler, on tuesday.
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a south korean employee displays australian beef at a lotte mart as the store suspended sales of all us beef in seoul on april 25, 2012.
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charlebois: why cheap australian beef may be canadian beef’s best friend
at first glance, the presence of inexpensive australian beef in canadian grocery stores seems absurd. how can beef raised thousands of kilometres away, shipped across the pacific and distributed through canada sell for substantially less than beef produced in alberta? recent comparisons circulating online have shown australian striploin selling for approximately $24 per kilogram while a canadian alternative was priced above $50.
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