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Toronto police release two people of interest related to device found near airport

Toronto police release two people of interest related to device found near airport

Toronto police say they have released two people who they thought may have been linked to a suspicious package that prompted the Saturday shutdown of the city's downtown island airport.
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Ten races to watch in Monday's municipal elections across Ontario

Ten races to watch in Monday's municipal elections across Ontario

Municipal elections are taking place Monday across Ontario. Here are 10 mayoral races to watch: Hamilton Former NDP leader Andrea Horwath is attempting to start a new chapter in her political career by going back to where it began.
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Six arrested following series of shootings in Peel Region

Six arrested following series of shootings in Peel Region

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Six men face more than 30 charges in total following a three-month investigation by Peel Regional Police into a rash of gun violence. Police say separate shootings between Aug. 13 and Oct.
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Two detained, airport evacuated after suspicious package found near Toronto ferry

Two detained, airport evacuated after suspicious package found near Toronto ferry

Toronto police said two people were detained after a possible explosive device was found near the island airport's mainland ferry terminal on Saturday, prompting the airport to evacuate passengers and halt flights.
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Ontario municipal candidates face 'organized hatred' as campaign nears close

Ontario municipal candidates face 'organized hatred' as campaign nears close

Kojo Damptey’s campaign expected one of his ads at a Hamilton bus station would be defaced well before a sticker that read “white people first” was found placed over the poster of the city council hopeful.
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One dead in early morning shooting in downtown Toronto

One dead in early morning shooting in downtown Toronto

TORONTO — One man is dead following an early morning shooting in downtown Toronto. Police were called to Queen Street near the city's Chinatown neighbourhood just before 1 a.m. for reports of multiple gunshots.
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Establish 'right to return' for First Nations youth in care, inquest jury recommends

Establish 'right to return' for First Nations youth in care, inquest jury recommends

Ontario should establish a right for First Nations children receiving child-protection services to return to their home communities, a jury recommended Friday at a coroner's inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen who went missing from a Hamilto
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Incumbent Toronto councillor, seeking re-election, dies days before vote

Incumbent Toronto councillor, seeking re-election, dies days before vote

TORONTO — A Toronto city councillor who was seeking re-election in Monday's municipal election has died. Mayor John Tory said he was "saddened" to learn of Cynthia Lai's death on Friday afternoon, and offered condolences to her husband and sons.
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Ontario and its doctors reach virtual-care billing deal, but only for specialists

Ontario and its doctors reach virtual-care billing deal, but only for specialists

TORONTO — Ontario has reached a deal with doctors that saves specialists who treat patients virtually from having their fees slashed, but leaves other physicians out in the cold, The Canadian Press has learned.
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'Clinging to the middle': Experts expect Tory headed to re-election in Toronto

'Clinging to the middle': Experts expect Tory headed to re-election in Toronto

TORONTO — John Tory had absorbed the verbal jabs and endured the criticism of his record as his rivals at this week's mayoral debate slammed his eight-year tenure leading Canada's most populous city.
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