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Hydro One blames raccoon after downtown Toronto power outage

Hydro One blames raccoon after downtown Toronto power outage

TORONTO — A masked mammal appears to have been the culprit after a swath of downtown Toronto had its power knocked out.
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Ontario municipal staff say $85.5M cut risks success of $10-a-day child-care program

Ontario municipal staff say $85.5M cut risks success of $10-a-day child-care program

TORONTO — The municipal staff who administer the child-care system across Ontario are telling Education Minister Stephen Lecce that an $85.5-million cut to their budgets puts the success of the $10-a-day program at risk.
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Jurors in coroner's inquest into death of Sammy Yatim issue 63 recommendations

Jurors in coroner's inquest into death of Sammy Yatim issue 63 recommendations

TORONTO — Jurors at an inquest into the death of a teen shot by a Toronto police officer more than a decade ago have issued 63 recommendations in an effort to prevent similar deaths in the future.
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Ontario to add 400 new primary care providers to deal with staffing shortage

Ontario is investing $110 million in an effort to connect more than 300,000 people to primary care teams, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Thursday.
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Chow proposes 9.5 per cent property tax hike, lower than initial staff proposal

Chow proposes 9.5 per cent property tax hike, lower than initial staff proposal

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has unveiled a property tax hike lower than what officials initially proposed, while thanking the federal government for new money for asylum seeker shelter support.
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Federal government rejects Windsor's request for money from housing fund

Federal government rejects Windsor's request for money from housing fund

WINDSOR, Ont. — The federal government has rejected an application from the southwestern Ontario city of Windsor for funds to fast-track housing development.
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Four arrested, one more suspect sought in death of teen near Belleville, Ont.

Four arrested, one more suspect sought in death of teen near Belleville, Ont.

QUINTE WEST, Ont. — Four people have been arrested and police are seeking one more in the death of a teen in Quinte West, near Belleville, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called on the morning of Jan.
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Doug Ford does not want to raise post-secondary tuition in Ontario

Doug Ford does not want to raise post-secondary tuition in Ontario

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he does not want to raise tuition for post-secondary students, despite colleges and universities struggling financially and a panel that recommended otherwise.
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Ontario expands program to train long-term care staff

Ontario expands program to train long-term care staff

STRATFORD, ONTARIO — Ontario is extending a program that helps long-term care homes provide clinical placements for nursing and personal support worker students.
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Ontario seeks municipal daycare audits, raising cost-cutting concerns

Ontario seeks municipal daycare audits, raising cost-cutting concerns

TORONTO — Ontario has ordered municipalities that directly operate child-care centres to do a value-for-money audit of their programs to determine if they could instead be operated by a "third party," raising concerns about privatization.
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