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Brampton school keeps students indoors for a week after coyote sighting on grounds

Brampton school keeps students indoors for a week after coyote sighting on grounds

Students at a school in the Greater Toronto Area are being kept indoors this week after a coyote was seen on the property, while animal services staff work on encouraging the canine to move away.
Fifth suspect charged in alleged attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri, who was later abducted

Fifth suspect charged in alleged attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri, who was later abducted

A fifth suspect has been charged in an alleged attack on a 37-year-old woman who was abducted weeks later from a home in an Ontario town.
Don't let public health fall victim to boom and bust cycles: Ontario's top doctor

Don't let public health fall victim to boom and bust cycles: Ontario's top doctor

TORONTO — Ontario can't let public health preparedness fall by the wayside again once COVID-19 fades from memory because the arrival of the next pandemic is not a question of if, but when, the chief medical officer of health said in his annual report
Rising complaints on health-care quality: Ontario patient ombudsman

Rising complaints on health-care quality: Ontario patient ombudsman

TORONTO — Ontario has seen a rising number of complaints about poor quality of care in the health system and an increase in use of force by hospital security, the province's patient ombudsman found in his annual report released Tuesday.
Ontario maple syrup producers hit by climate change, some urge carbon reductions

Ontario maple syrup producers hit by climate change, some urge carbon reductions

Increasingly unpredictable winter temperatures have Ontario maple syrup producers concerned about how climate change will affect the industry's future, with some pushing for environmentally friendly practices to reduce the sector's carbon footprint.
Ontario's top court strikes down third-party election ad spending rules

Ontario's top court strikes down third-party election ad spending rules

TORONTO — Ontario's top court has struck down third-party election advertising rules introduced by Premier Doug Ford's government as unconstitutional, though the province quickly indicated an appeal is in the works.
Former OPSEU president countersues leadership, alleges claims politically motivated

Former OPSEU president countersues leadership, alleges claims politically motivated

TORONTO — The former president of an Ontario public sector union is countersuing the organization and its current leaders, claiming allegations made against him are the culmination of a politically motivated campaign to destroy his reputation.
Minister has 'ghosted' families and isn't providing reliable info: autism coalition

Minister has 'ghosted' families and isn't providing reliable info: autism coalition

TORONTO — Families of children with autism in Ontario are having a difficult time accessing consistent, reliable and transparent information about services and it doesn't help that the minister in charge has "ghosted" them, advocates said Monday.
Ottawa man and woman charged in 2021 death of seven-week-old boy

Ottawa man and woman charged in 2021 death of seven-week-old boy

Ottawa police have charged a man and woman in the October 2021 death of a seven-week-old baby boy. Police have confirmed that the 35-year-old woman is the baby's mother. They have not said what relationship the 35-year-old man has to the infant.
Ontario approves First Nations' plan to build road to Ring of Fire

Ontario approves First Nations' plan to build road to Ring of Fire

TORONTO — A plan designed by two First Nations to build a road to potential mining sites in Ontario's Ring of Fire has been approved by the provincial government, but the mining minister has refused to say when the project would be completed.