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Major winter storm brings snow, thunder and lightning to parts of Ontario

Major winter storm brings snow, thunder and lightning to parts of Ontario

TORONTO — A fierce winter storm has dumped heavy snow across southern Ontario, where strong winds, thunder and lightning were also reported.
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Ontario girl, 9, sets three Guinness World Records in hula hooping

Ontario girl, 9, sets three Guinness World Records in hula hooping

Mamathi Vinoth would spend hours practising hula hooping after school every day to perfect her technique. Spinning, hopping and twirling, the nine-year-old worked on her strength, stamina and consistency.
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Snowstorm with thunder and lightning rolls across parts of Ontario

Snowstorm with thunder and lightning rolls across parts of Ontario

TORONTO — Thundersnow? A major winter storm packing thunder and lightning rumbled across parts of Ontario Friday night as heavy snow reduced visibility and clogged streets as people looked skyward to watch the show.
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Ontario police rescue 64 Mexican nationals allegedly exploited for labour

Ontario police rescue 64 Mexican nationals allegedly exploited for labour

More than 60 Mexican nationals lured to Canada with the promise of good jobs were made to live and work in "deplorable" conditions and feared deportation if they spoke out, police said Friday as they announced arrests in an international labour traff
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Ontario expanding firefighter cancer coverage for WSIB claims

Ontario expanding firefighter cancer coverage for WSIB claims

TORONTO — Ontario is expanding workplace coverage of cancers for firefighters. Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton says pancreatic and thyroid cancers in firefighters will now be presumed to be work related.
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Seventeen-year-old boy charged following high school stabbing in Georgetown

Seventeen-year-old boy charged following high school stabbing in Georgetown

HALTON HILLS, Ont. — One student is in hospital and another is in police custody following a stabbing at Georgetown District High School in Halton Hills, Ont.
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Ontario Liberals to set stage for leadership race at weekend AGM

Ontario Liberals to set stage for leadership race at weekend AGM

TORONTO — Ontario Liberals are gathering this weekend for another attempt at party renewal following a second consecutive disastrous election result, and one of the main items on the agenda is setting the stage for a leadership race.
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Métis Nation of Ontario votes to remove members with incomplete citizenship files

Métis Nation of Ontario votes to remove members with incomplete citizenship files

The Métis Nation of Ontario has voted to remove members who do not provide full documentation of a Métis connection or ancestry.
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Ontario extends post-secondary tuition freeze, names panel on sector's finances

Ontario extends post-secondary tuition freeze, names panel on sector's finances

TORONTO — Ontario is extending a tuition freeze for public colleges and universities for a fourth year and forming an expert panel to "improve the financial sustainability" of the post-secondary education sector.
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'Beginning of a trend': More Ontario municipalities show interest in 4-day work week

'Beginning of a trend': More Ontario municipalities show interest in 4-day work week

A growing number of rural municipalities in Ontario are expressing interest in implementing a four-day work week, a group that supports local governments says, as another community in the province begins offering the model to staff.
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