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TORONTO — A scandal-plagued student union at Ryerson University is no longer being recognized as the official form of student government, the school said Friday.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Premier Doug Ford issued a vague warning to teachers' unions Friday, while all four major groups are engaged in job action and contract talks are largely at a standstill.

TORONTO — Jury selection has begun in the trial of a man accused of killing a young woman in Toronto's gay village more than two years ago. Kalen Schlatter is charged with first-degree murder in the November 2017 death of Tess Richey.

Hamilton police say all levels of the force are involved in the investigation into a shooting that left a seven-year-old boy in hospital. Deputy Chief Frank Bergen says officers were called to a home in the city at 7:53 p.m. on Thursday.

Hamilton police say a seven-year-old boy has been shot in the city. Police spokeswoman Jackie Penman says officers were called to the scene just before 8 p.m. Thursday. She says he was transported to hospital and was in stable condition.

TORONTO — Canadian researchers are making advances in tracking the trajectory of viral illnesses, like the emergent coronavirus, as they try to stay ahead of any potential threat to Canada.

Ottawa city hall's top bureaucrat has told elected officials that he's ready to take the blame if councillors want someone's head to roll over ongoing troubles with the city's light-rail system.

TORONTO — A boy is facing a murder charge in Toronto's fifth homicide of the year. Toronto police Det. Jason Shankaran says officers began investigating the case on Monday.

SUDBURY, Ont. — Police in northeastern Ontario say they're looking for two people suspected of stealing a prosthetic leg.

TORONTO — New data suggests the number of abortions performed in Canada's hospitals and clinics declined significantly in 2018.