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Psychiatrist who treated Devon Freeman says teen's suicidal thoughts seemed fleeting

Psychiatrist who treated Devon Freeman says teen's suicidal thoughts seemed fleeting

An Indigenous teen who was found dead near his group homeexpressed "fleeting thoughts" of suicide when he was frustrated or angry, but these feelings didn't appear to last, the boy's psychiatrist told a coroner's inquest Wednesday. Dr.
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Toronto Hospital for Sick Children emergency department seeing wait times beyond norm

Toronto Hospital for Sick Children emergency department seeing wait times beyond norm

Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is warning patients that its emergency department is currently experiencing beyond normal wait times and is warning them to come prepared.
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Ontario court approves Laurentian University's restructuring plan

Ontario court approves Laurentian University's restructuring plan

SUDBURY, Ont. — Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has approved Laurentian University's restructuring plan as the school looks to emerge from creditor protection. The Sudbury, Ont.
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Parents, critics want action on kids' pain medication shortage ahead of flu season

Parents, critics want action on kids' pain medication shortage ahead of flu season

TORONTO — Critics and parents are calling for action to address an ongoing shortage of some kids’ pain and fever medications ahead of flu season and a potential new COVID-19 wave.
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Ontario doctor accused of killing four to have preliminary hearing in May

Ontario doctor accused of killing four to have preliminary hearing in May

L'ORIGNAL, Ont. — The case of an eastern Ontario doctor charged with killing four people will return to court in May for a preliminary hearing. Dr.
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Man dies after stabbing at Toronto's Allan Gardens park

Man dies after stabbing at Toronto's Allan Gardens park

TORONTO — Police are investigating the death of a man in a stabbing at a prominent Toronto park. Toronto police say they received reports that a man had been stabbed at the Allan Gardens botanical garden at Jarvis St. and Carlton St.
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Ontario trucker fined for careless driving in Manitoba crash that killed two people

Ontario trucker fined for careless driving in Manitoba crash that killed two people

WINNIPEG — An inexperienced semi-truck driver from Ontario has been sentenced to pay a $3,000 fine for a collision that killed two people in eastern Manitoba. Mark Lugli, who was 54, and his son 17-year-old Jacob Lugli, from Dryden, Ont.
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Children's aid worker didn't know about teen's history of suicidal thoughts: inquest

Children's aid worker didn't know about teen's history of suicidal thoughts: inquest

A child welfare worker told a coroner's inquest Tuesday that had she known an Indigenous teen in her care had a history of suicidal thoughts and self-harm, she would have tried to talk to him about it.
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Fanshawe College faculty file grievance, seek indoor mask mandate

Fanshawe College faculty file grievance, seek indoor mask mandate

LONDON, Ont. — Faculty at Fanshawe College have filed a grievance calling on the London, Ont., school to reinstate a mandatory indoor mask policy. OPSEU Local 110, which represents faculty at the college, said it filed a group grievance on Sept.
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Toronto seeing 'concerning increase' in carjackings this year, police say

Toronto seeing 'concerning increase' in carjackings this year, police say

TORONTO — There's been a "concerning increase" in carjackings in Toronto, city police said Tuesday as they detailed recent arrests and the search for more suspects in a number of investigations. Insp.
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