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Robbie Amell and Wattpad to create 'Float' film based on hit teen love story

Robbie Amell and Wattpad to create 'Float' film based on hit teen love story

TORONTO — Canadian actor Robbie Amell is set to produce and star in a film based on Kate Marchant’s hit Wattpad teen love story "Float.
Shawn Mendes sets record with five wins at SOCAN Awards

Shawn Mendes sets record with five wins at SOCAN Awards

TORONTO — Nothing was holding Shawn Mendes back from making history at this year's SOCAN Awards. The Pickering, Ont.

14-year-old dead after becoming submerged in a marsh during horseback accident

Hamilton police say a teenage horseback rider has died after an accident in a marsh on Monday evening. Police say the 14-year-old girl was riding with her mother when the girl's horse became trapped in a "marshy bog.

59-year-old man dead after being hit by a car at sanctioned race event

HALDIMAND COUNTY, Ont. — Provincial police in southern Ontario say a 59-year-old is dead after being hit by a car at a race track.
Ontario pediatricians warn of flu shot 'crisis' to meet anticipated demand

Ontario pediatricians warn of flu shot 'crisis' to meet anticipated demand

TORONTO — A group representing more than 1,400 Ontario pediatricians is warning of "an imminent crisis" in rolling out the flu shot this season.

London, Ont. police officer convicted in death of Indigenous woman

A seasoned police officer who failed to provide medical help for an Indigenous woman following a deadly drug overdose will be spending the next 12 months in jail, a southern Ontario judge ruled Monday. The sentence against Const.

Toronto school board postpones start of some online classes as e-learning demand surges

TORONTO — Canada's largest school board is once again delaying the start of some of its virtual elementary classes as it tries to keep up with growing demand for online learning.

Annual Toronto Christmas Market cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

TORONTO — The Toronto Christmas Market, an annual event that typically draws large crowds to a historic part of the city's downtown, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Printing company fined after worker injured while cleaning press in Brampton, Ont.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A printing company has been fined tens of thousands of dollars after one of its workers was seriously injured at a plant in Brampton, Ont.
Ontario's COVID-19 second-wave strategy to be outlined Tuesday: Ford

Ontario's COVID-19 second-wave strategy to be outlined Tuesday: Ford

TORONTO — Under pressure to further respond to escalating rates of COVID-19 in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford said he will unveil his government's plan to deal with a potential second wave of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday.