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Ontario in full support of feds' national health-care data push

Ontario in full support of feds' national health-care data push

TORONTO — Ontario fully supports the federal government's push to make health-care funding contingent on data reporting, the province said Thursday as it announced a plan to boost access to primary care doctors.
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Funeral details announced for former longtime Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion

Funeral details announced for former longtime Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion

TORONTO — Former longtime Mississauga, Ont., mayor Hazel McCallion is set to be remembered at a state funeral on what would have been her 102nd birthday.
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Some Ontario boards plan to keep virtual learning even if province doesn't require it

Some Ontario boards plan to keep virtual learning even if province doesn't require it

TORONTO — Several Ontario school boards are planning to continue offering virtual learning next year, forging ahead before provincial direction is set, and saying it's now more about a different mode of learning rather than a pandemic response.
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'We were poisoned before': Ontario First Nations voice concerns over mining claims

'We were poisoned before': Ontario First Nations voice concerns over mining claims

Four First Nations in northern Ontario are calling on the province to address their concerns about mining exploration companies intruding on their lands, saying the current "free entry" system should be abolished.
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Action needed as inmate deaths rise, Ontario report says

Action needed as inmate deaths rise, Ontario report says

TORONTO — Urgent action is needed to fix systemic issues in Ontario's correctional facilities, an expert panel with the chief coroner's office said as it found the number of inmates who died in custody had almost doubled in recent years.
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Ford eyeing provincial moves on bail reform while calling for Criminal Code changes

Ford eyeing provincial moves on bail reform while calling for Criminal Code changes

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has met with the province's attorney general and solicitor general on ways to "support" the bail system.
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Former CBC journalist dies after random assault in Toronto's east end

Former CBC journalist dies after random assault in Toronto's east end

A longtime former CBC producer has died after a random daytime assault in Toronto's east end. The broadcaster says Michael Finlay, who worked with the network for 31 years, died Monday, a week after the attack.
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ServiceOntario expanding online options, soon to include marriage licences

ServiceOntario expanding online options, soon to include marriage licences

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario is expanding digital options at ServiceOntario locations, including video health-card renewal appointments and applying for marriage licences online. Premier Doug Ford says the moves will save people time and money.
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Online tool helping thousands of students, Indigenous community members learn Ojibwe

Online tool helping thousands of students, Indigenous community members learn Ojibwe

Mike Parkhill remembers receiving a call from a community leader in a northern Ontario First Nation about three years ago asking if he had a tool that might help students learn Ojibwe.
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Toronto vulnerable to legal challenge after precedent-setting encampment ruling

Toronto vulnerable to legal challenge after precedent-setting encampment ruling

A precedent-setting ruling in Ontario could place pressure on cities to address the crisis of homelessness with better shelters and housing, experts say, while giving encampment residents more defined protections against evictions.
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