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Grandparents killed in Highway 401 crash were visiting from India, parents survived

Grandparents killed in Highway 401 crash were visiting from India, parents survived

TORONTO — The two grandparents killed along with their infant grandson in a wrong-way highway crash with a van being chased by police were visiting from India, Ontario's police watchdog said Thursday, while the baby's parents were also in the car but
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Provincial byelections being held in two Ontario ridings, one race quite competitive

Provincial byelections being held in two Ontario ridings, one race quite competitive

It's byelection day in two Ontario ridings and one of the races appears to be quite competitive.
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Ontario suspends chemical plant approval over benzene emissions

Ontario suspends chemical plant approval over benzene emissions

TORONTO — Ontario's Ministry of the Environment has ordered a petrochemical facility in Sarnia to suspend its production operations after high benzene emissions, first flagged by a neighbouring First Nation.
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Keffiyeh-waving protesters banned from Ontario legislature

Keffiyeh-waving protesters banned from Ontario legislature

TORONTO — Four protesters who unfurled keffiyehs inside Ontario's legislature and were subsequently kicked out have been banned from Queen's Park.
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Charlottetown police arrest suspect on top of most wanted list in Toronto murder

Charlottetown police arrest suspect on top of most wanted list in Toronto murder

CHARLOTTETOWN — Police in Charlottetown say they have arrested one of Canada’s most wanted fugitives in connection with a murder last summer in Toronto. Thirty-five-year-old Michael Bebee was arrested Tuesday at a business in the provincial capital.
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Two byelections loom for Ontario; Milton race high stakes for Ford and Crombie

Two byelections loom for Ontario; Milton race high stakes for Ford and Crombie

Voters in two Ontario ridings head to the polls in a pair of byelections Thursday, but most eyes will be on a Greater Toronto Area town, where the tight race comes with high stakes for both the premier and the new Liberal leader.
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Toronto's police chief apologizes for comments made after man acquitted in cop death

Toronto's police chief apologizes for comments made after man acquitted in cop death

Toronto's police chief apologized Tuesday for how he phrased his response to the acquittal of a man accused of fatally running over a plainclothes officer, saying he understands the public concerns over his comments.
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Ontario to begin buying land to build Highway 413, construction slated for next year

Ontario to begin buying land to build Highway 413, construction slated for next year

Ontario plans to begin buying up land to build a controversial highway in the Toronto area that will pave over prime farmland, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday.
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Animal activists thrilled after parts of Ontario agriculture law unconstitutional

Animal activists thrilled after parts of Ontario agriculture law unconstitutional

TORONTO — Animal advocates are celebrating after parts of a controversial Ontario agriculture law that made it illegal to get a job on a farm under false pretences to expose conditions inside were deemed unconstitutional.
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Grandparents, grandchild among 4 dead in wrong-way 401 pursuit crash

Grandparents, grandchild among 4 dead in wrong-way 401 pursuit crash

WHITBY, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says two grandparents and their infant grandchild are among four people who died in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Whitby when a suspect vehicle driving the wrong way was being chased by police.
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