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'We are being ignored:' older women struggle with rising cost of housing

'We are being ignored:' older women struggle with rising cost of housing

Katherine Goodes has always enjoyed her own company, but at the age of 67 she's going to be moving in with three strangers to help make ends meet.
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Man appears in court after charged in sale of lethal powder linked to Ont. deaths

Man appears in court after charged in sale of lethal powder linked to Ont. deaths

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police in Ontario say they are working with national and international law enforcement as they investigate a Mississauga man accused of selling a potentially lethal substance online to people at risk of killing themselves.
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Ontario putting $51M over three years to tackle auto theft

Ontario putting $51M over three years to tackle auto theft

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Ontario is spending $51 million over three years to try to fight auto theft, which the government says has increased 14 per cent in the last year alone.
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OPP warning of potentially lethal substance being mailed across Ontario

OPP warning of potentially lethal substance being mailed across Ontario

ORILLIA, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police have issued a public safety warning about packages containing a potentially lethal substance being mailed out across the province.
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Lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care: ministry documents

Lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care: ministry documents

TORONTO — Ontario's lack of a long COVID strategy has led the health sector to cobble together "fragmented" clinics that are at risk of closure and may lead to little to no support for patients, internal Ministry of Health documents warn.
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Mississauga, Ont., man charged in sale, distribution of sodium nitrite

Mississauga, Ont., man charged in sale, distribution of sodium nitrite

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — An Ontario man has been charged after an investigation into the sale and distribution of a potentially lethal substance. Peel Regional Police have charged 57-year-old Kenneth Law of Mississauga, Ont.
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Second Ontario prison employee arrested in drug bust, inmate also charged: OPP

Second Ontario prison employee arrested in drug bust, inmate also charged: OPP

KINGSTON, Ont. — Police say a second employee at an Ontario federal prison and an inmate have been charged as part of an alleged scheme to smuggle drugs to inmates.
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PRESTO system now accepting debit tap payments in many parts of GTA

PRESTO system now accepting debit tap payments in many parts of GTA

TORONTO — Transit riders across large parts of the Greater Toronto Area can use debit cards to pay their fare starting today, as the Ontario government looks to expand the payment option to Toronto in the coming months.
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Ontario education minister wants teachers to accept private mediation

Ontario education minister wants teachers to accept private mediation

Ontario's education minister said Monday he has called on teachers' unions to accept private mediation in order to ensure contracts are in place before the start of the new school year, but two unions say it's too early for that and two others say th
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Crown argues Trudeau gravel-thrower deserves jail time, defence says he's remorseful

Crown argues Trudeau gravel-thrower deserves jail time, defence says he's remorseful

LONDON, Ont.
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