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Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 29

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 29

Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford London, Ont.: Hosts rally. 1:30 p.m. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Essex, Ont.
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Ontario's political party leaders pledge to fix health care shortage in the north

Ontario's political party leaders pledge to fix health care shortage in the north

Ontario's main political parties are promising to hire more doctors and nurses and increase the number of spaces at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine to address the need for health-care workers in the region — a problem that a hospital presiden
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One person dead following Saturday morning apartment fire in Toronto's east end

One person dead following Saturday morning apartment fire in Toronto's east end

Toronto police say one person has died following a Saturday morning fire at an apartment building in the city's east end. They say smoke was seen from the eighth floor of the building in the area near Victoria Park Avenue and O'Connor Drive.
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Families of Ontario murder victims outraged at Supreme Court ruling

Families of Ontario murder victims outraged at Supreme Court ruling

The latest decision from the country's top court opened an old wound in Linda Babcock’s heart.
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Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 28

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 28

Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford No public announcements scheduled. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Sault Ste. Marie: Talks about her plan to "stop the cuts.
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Police watchdog: Toronto man killed by police near a school had a pellet gun

Police watchdog: Toronto man killed by police near a school had a pellet gun

TORONTO — A man shot and killed by police in Toronto's east end had been carrying a pellet gun, Ontario's police watchdog said Friday as it investigated what took place. Officers had been called to an area near a school around 1 p.m.
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Ontario leaders promise to repeal legislation that caps public sector wage increases

Ontario leaders promise to repeal legislation that caps public sector wage increases

TORONTO — Contract negotiations with more than one million broader public sector workers in Ontario could look different after the election, with three major parties pledging an end to wage restraint and the Progressive Conservatives promising to bar
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EQAO standardized testing paused due to technical issues

EQAO standardized testing paused due to technical issues

TORONTO — The organization that administers standardized tests for Ontario students says it has paused testing while it resolves a technical issue.
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'If there'd even been five minutes' warning': Woman questions storm alert system

'If there'd even been five minutes' warning': Woman questions storm alert system

Bethany Armstrong watched as the sky turned a tint of green on Saturday afternoon. The Peterborough, Ont., woman was out camping with friends in Lakehurst, Ont.
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Woman arrested for trespassing at Doug Ford campaign stop at Hamilton airport

Woman arrested for trespassing at Doug Ford campaign stop at Hamilton airport

Hamilton police say they charged a 33-year-old woman with trespassing on Thursday evening after a protest against Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford. Police say a protest formed outside the John C.
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