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Ontario, B.C. mayors urge Ottawa to create plan to combat business extortion threats

Ontario, B.C. mayors urge Ottawa to create plan to combat business extortion threats

Two Canadian mayors are imploring the federal government to help create a multi-jurisdictional strategy to combat what they say are rising extortion threats towards businesses in their cities, particularly South Asian ones.
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Extreme cold warnings for parts of Ontario, Environment Canada says

Extreme cold warnings for parts of Ontario, Environment Canada says

Several parts of Ontario are under various winter weather warnings, including an extreme cold warning for a stretch of communities in the province's southwest.
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Coroner's inquest into death of Toronto teen Sammy Yatim resumes

Coroner's inquest into death of Toronto teen Sammy Yatim resumes

TORONTO — A coroner's inquest into the death of Sammy Yatim, a Toronto teen who was shot by a police officer on an empty streetcar, is hearing about police hiring practices. Acting Staff Supt.
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Group alleges ban on protests at Toronto highway overpass enforced 'selectively'

Group alleges ban on protests at Toronto highway overpass enforced 'selectively'

TORONTO — A group attending pro-Palestinian protests alleged Monday that Toronto police "selectively" enforced a ban on demonstrations at a highway overpass just days after the restriction was announced.
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Toronto plans to open more warming spaces if temps dip further

Toronto plans to open more warming spaces if temps dip further

Toronto plans to open a new site to help keep vulnerable residents warm when temperatures plunge further, the city said Monday after its four warming centres were at capacity over the weekend.
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Ontario launches 10-person long-term care investigations unit

Ontario launches 10-person long-term care investigations unit

TORONTO — A 10-person team of long-term care investigators in Ontario will now look into allegations of homes failing to protect their residents from abuse or neglect.
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Ontario child-care operators warn of closures if province doesn't soon revise funding

Ontario child-care operators warn of closures if province doesn't soon revise funding

TORONTO — Child-care centres are at risk of closing across Ontario if the province doesn't soon update how it compensates them under the national $10-a-day program, the largest operator is warning.
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Police lay murder charge in death of 82-year-old North Middlesex woman

Police lay murder charge in death of 82-year-old North Middlesex woman

A 59-year-old man has been charged with murder in the death of an 82-year-old woman in southwestern Ontario.
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Toronto police arrest, remove three protesters from site where demonstrations banned

Toronto police arrest, remove three protesters from site where demonstrations banned

Toronto police say they've arrested three people for allegedly holding a protest on a highway overpass where demonstrations have been officially banned. Const.
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Family of Sammy Yatim tells inquest they still struggle to cope with teen's death

Family of Sammy Yatim tells inquest they still struggle to cope with teen's death

TORONTO — The family of a teen who was shot by a Toronto police officer more than a decade ago told a coroner's inquest Friday there should be support to help people like them cope with their loss, noting they are still struggling to come to terms wi
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