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Police investigating after woman, 23, dies in Toronto underground garage

TORONTO — Police say they are investigating the death of a 23-year-old woman who was found injured in an underground garage in northwest Toronto. Investigators say officers were called to an address on Jane Street, north of Highway 401, around 1 p.m.

Man, 54, drowns after falling into Lake Simcoe; another person rescued

TORONTO — Police say a 54-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., has drowned in Lake Simcoe in Ramara Township. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews were called after two people fell off a personal watercraft near Bonnie Beach around 3:50 p.m.
Ontario considers new ways to fund $10-a-day child care in bid to boost uptake

Ontario considers new ways to fund $10-a-day child care in bid to boost uptake

TORONTO — Ontario is considering new ways to fund the national $10-a-day child-care program in the province as it seeks to address operator concerns in an ongoing bid to increase uptake, particularly from the for-profit sector, The Canadian Press has

Toddler dies after being struck by a vehicle in a Toronto parking lot: police

TORONTO — A toddler has died after being hit by a car in a parking lot in Toronto's west end on Thursday evening. Toronto Police say officers were called to a parking lot in the area of Lake Shore Boulevard and Albert Avenue around 7:30 p.m.

CNE opens in Toronto for the first time since before COVID-19 pandemic

TORONTO — The Canadian National Exhibition has returned to Toronto after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 18-day event kicked off with an opening ceremony Friday morning.

One person dead, another seriously injured in Oakville, Ont., shooting

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Police in Oakville, Ont., say one person is dead and another was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a late-night shooting.
OPP discriminated against migrant workers in 2013 sexual assault investigation: HRTO

OPP discriminated against migrant workers in 2013 sexual assault investigation: HRTO

Provincial police discriminated against migrant workers based on their race when they conducted a DNA sweep as part of a 2013 sexual assault investigation, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has found.
Ontario's offer to education workers insufficient to keep with living costs: union

Ontario's offer to education workers insufficient to keep with living costs: union

TORONTO — The raises the province is offering education workers in a proposed four-year deal aren't enough to keep up with the cost of living, the union representing public high school teachers said Thursday.
Ontario nursing college proposes to temporarily register international nurses

Ontario nursing college proposes to temporarily register international nurses

TORONTO — Ontario's nursing college is proposing to register internationally educated nurses on a temporary basis, a move that could allow nearly 6,000 applicants to practice in the province's hospitals amid a nurse staffing shortage that has led to
Ontario to fund more private clinic surgeries in bid to stabilize health-care system

Ontario to fund more private clinic surgeries in bid to stabilize health-care system

TORONTO — Increasing publicly covered surgeries performed at private clinics, waiving the exam and registration fees for internationally trained nurses, and sending patients waiting for a long-term care bed to a home not of their choosing are among t