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Coronavirus concerns keeping OHL teams on alert

Coronavirus concerns keeping OHL teams on alert

The league has sent out a number of advisories to teams on precautions to take
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Public high school teachers union pauses rotating strikes until March 27

Public high school teachers union pauses rotating strikes until March 27

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation says it will make the move to minimize the disruption to student activities scheduled during March break
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Starbucks, Second Cup halt use of reusable cups amid novel coronavirus outbreak

Starbucks, Second Cup halt use of reusable cups amid novel coronavirus outbreak

The global spread of coronavirus caused global stock markets to fall, created worries in the Canadian tourism industry, and prompted other corporate concerns and changes
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Updated: Police seeking suspects after abducted teen found safe in Brampton

Updated: Police seeking suspects after abducted teen found safe in Brampton

Teen was abducted on his way to school as payback for stepbrother's alleged drug debt
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Ontario paramedics warn of ambulance delays and increasing call volumes

Ontario paramedics warn of ambulance delays and increasing call volumes

CUPE said it has obtained data that shows emergency call volumes increased by over six per cent in 2016-2017 and jumped again by over four per cent in 2017-2018
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VIA Rail to resume full service on most routes this Saturday

VIA Rail to resume full service on most routes this Saturday

VIA will be calling back a vast majority of employees previously suspended.
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Amber Alert: Missing boy screamed 'Help me!' as he was forced into vehicle

Amber Alert: Missing boy screamed 'Help me!' as he was forced into vehicle

Teen was last seen Wednesday morning in the area of Jane Street and Driftwood Avenue in northwestern Toronto
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Freeland chairs cabinet committee on 'whole-of-country' response to coronavirus

Freeland chairs cabinet committee on 'whole-of-country' response to coronavirus

That's on top of her duties as deputy prime minister
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Lametti sows uncertainty over meaning of foreseeable death in assisted-dying bill

Lametti sows uncertainty over meaning of foreseeable death in assisted-dying bill

Under Bill C-7, people whose natural death is not deemed reasonably foreseeable would no longer be prohibited from receiving medical help to end their suffering
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Former PM Jean Chretien scoffs at the notion Canada's unity is under threat

Former PM Jean Chretien scoffs at the notion Canada's unity is under threat

The former Liberal prime minister said Tuesday that Canada has suffered worse threats in the past and has always managed to survive
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