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Ontario auto insurance premiums rose 14% since 2017, are highest in the country: AG

Ontario auto insurance premiums rose 14% since 2017, are highest in the country: AG

Bonnie Lysyk said in her annual report that Ontario has the highest private passenger auto insurance premiums in Canada, despite having one of the lowest rates of car crash injuries
Report says thousands of plants and animals are at risk of extinction in Canada

Report says thousands of plants and animals are at risk of extinction in Canada

Released every five years, the 2020 Wild Species report shows the number of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms at risk.
Ontario pediatric infectious disease experts urge parents to get kids vaccinated

Ontario pediatric infectious disease experts urge parents to get kids vaccinated

In a joint statement earlier this week, experts from four of the province's pediatric hospitals said vaccinations are a critical tool to help mitigate the effects of a viral season that could prove longer and more severe than years past
New stats suggest Canadians already kicking some plastic habits as national ban looms

New stats suggest Canadians already kicking some plastic habits as national ban looms

The Canadian government is looking to curb domestic plastic pollution by the end of the decade as negotiations toward a formal plastics management treaty begin this week in Uruguay
'We're lost:' Couple mourns after beloved dog shot by neighbour

'We're lost:' Couple mourns after beloved dog shot by neighbour

A Nottawa home with an 'oasis' for a backyard now feels like a crime scene for its owners as they are haunted by the 'inhumane' death of their dog
Ornge sees rise in child patient transfers as pediatric hospitals under pressure

Ornge sees rise in child patient transfers as pediatric hospitals under pressure

Ornge says that increase comes as its pediatric hospital partners also see a rise in the number of patients seeking care
More Ontarians relying on food banks and visiting them more frequently: Feed Ontario

More Ontarians relying on food banks and visiting them more frequently: Feed Ontario

The findings are laid out in a new report from Feed Ontario, a collective of 1,200 direct and affiliate food banks and other organizations that work to address food insecurity
Man arrested in DNA-linked 1983 cold case murders of two Toronto women

Man arrested in DNA-linked 1983 cold case murders of two Toronto women

Interim police chief James Ramer said officers arrested Joseph George Sutherland in Moosonee, Ont., last week on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Erin Gilmour and Susan Tice
Hanmer's Michelle O'Bonsawin welcomed to the top court

Hanmer's Michelle O'Bonsawin welcomed to the top court

'I am a big believer that if you have a goal, work hard and never give up, you can make things happen and achieve those dreams'
Court strikes down wage-limiting law for public sector workers

Court strikes down wage-limiting law for public sector workers

An Ontario court has struck down a bill that limited wages for public sector workers.