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Three men charged with first-degree murder in Ont. death of Alberta man

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Three men are facing murder charges in the death of a 27-year-old man from Alberta in a shooting last year in Oakville, Ont.
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High-risk people should get next COVID-19 boosters this spring: Ontario's top doctor

High-risk people should get next COVID-19 boosters this spring: Ontario's top doctor

TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health says people who are at greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection should get their next vaccine booster shot this spring. Dr.
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No timeline to reopen Ottawa LRT, trains still stuck after freezing rain shutdown

No timeline to reopen Ottawa LRT, trains still stuck after freezing rain shutdown

There is no timeline in sight to get Ottawa's light rail transit up and running again, city staff say, after a freezing rain storm on Wednesday shut down the system for the second time this year.
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Two Kenora OPP officers charged with assault, suspended with pay

KENORA, Ont. — Two police officers are facing assault charges after an investigation into the arrest of a suspect in Kenora, Ont., last year.
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Ontario NDP, ATU Canada increase calls for funding, staffing for transit safety

Ontario NDP, ATU Canada increase calls for funding, staffing for transit safety

Toronto mayoral candidates, labour leaders and Ontario's Opposition NDP all urged various solutions Wednesday to a wave of violence on transit, including more operational funding, a task force, social supports, and physical barriers on platforms.
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Ontario to beef up tenant protections, housing minister says

Ontario to beef up tenant protections, housing minister says

Renters will have new protections against so-called renovictions, Ontario's housing minister said Wednesday.
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Before TTC attack, alleged stabber led troubled life

Before TTC attack, alleged stabber led troubled life

Several years before he allegedly stabbed a 16-year-old stranger to death on a Toronto subway platform, Jordan O’Brien-Tobin already had a multitude of interactions with the justice system, many of them for increasingly violent offences, and struggle
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Police charge woman in Hajtamiri abduction, search continues for other suspect

Police charge woman in Hajtamiri abduction, search continues for other suspect

Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 35-year-old woman in the abduction of Elnaz Hajtamiri, the latest arrest in a sprawling 15-month-old investigation.
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Thousands without power as Ontario hit with thunderstorms, heavy rains and snow

Thousands without power as Ontario hit with thunderstorms, heavy rains and snow

Thousands of people in Ontario are without power after a messy mix of freezing rain and thunderstorms pummeled parts of the province, with downpours and possible ice storms still in the forecast.
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Ontario to expand list of tests midwives can order; midwives say it's a first step

Ontario to expand list of tests midwives can order; midwives say it's a first step

TORONTO — Ontario is set to expand the list of tests midwives can order and perform, as part of the government's push to increase community care options and ease health system pressures.
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