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Ontario plans for portable benefits, talks next steps on sick days: labour minister

Ontario plans for portable benefits, talks next steps on sick days: labour minister

TORONTO — Ontario is committing to offering "portable benefits" for workers, the returning labour minister says, and is mulling next steps for a soon-to-expire sick leave program.
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'It just made everything worse': Mother takes Sun Life to court over revoked benefits

'It just made everything worse': Mother takes Sun Life to court over revoked benefits

Amanda Jollymore slipped into a dark place towards the end of last year. Neurologists said her two-year-old daughter, Mia, would never walk or talk.
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Toronto police announce rewards of up to $50K in two separate homicide investigations

Toronto police announce rewards of up to $50K in two separate homicide investigations

TORONTO — The Toronto Police Service has offered cash rewards in two murder investigations in a bid to drum up information that could lead to the arrests of two men wanted on Canada-wide warrants.
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Fort Erie man faces charges in child sexual abuse investigation

Fort Erie man faces charges in child sexual abuse investigation

FORT ERIE, Ont. — Niagara police say they have charged a 50-year-old man from Fort Erie, Ont., in connection with a child sexual abuse investigation.
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Patrick Brown, disqualified from CPC race, facing Brampton mayoral troubles as well

Patrick Brown, disqualified from CPC race, facing Brampton mayoral troubles as well

Patrick Brown, disqualified from the federal Conservative leadership race due to allegations of wrongdoing, is facing another set of troubles in Brampton, Ont., where he serves as mayor
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Ontario likely in new COVID wave driven by BA.5 subvariant, science table says

Ontario likely in new COVID wave driven by BA.5 subvariant, science table says

TORONTO — Ontario is likely in another wave of COVID-19 driven by the highly infectious BA.5 Omicron subvariant of the virus, Ontario's expert pandemic advisers say.
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Corrective to July 5 Canadian Press story on Ontario emergency room closures

Corrective to July 5 Canadian Press story on Ontario emergency room closures

In a July 5 story on Ontario emergency room closures, The Canadian Press included an erroneous reference to registered professional nurses. In fact, the title is registered practical nurse. The Canadian Press
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Niagara police investigating bottles of 'unknown yellow fluid' thrown on properties

Niagara police investigating bottles of 'unknown yellow fluid' thrown on properties

TORONTO — Police in Niagara Region say they are investigating more than 50 instances of plastic bottles containing "unknown yellow fluid" being thrown onto residents' properties.
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Man charged after hate-motivated graffiti found near York University

Man charged after hate-motivated graffiti found near York University

Toronto police have laid hate-related charges against a 35-year-old man after investigating several reports of graffiti near York University.
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Public Health Ontario reports 101 confirmed monkeypox cases, up from 33 two weeks ago

Public Health Ontario reports 101 confirmed monkeypox cases, up from 33 two weeks ago

Public Health Ontario is reporting 101 confirmed monkeypox cases across the province, up from 33 cases two weeks ago. A summary report on the disease up to July 4 says there are also eight probable cases in Ontario.
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