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Boys killed in Brampton, Ont., fire identified as tight-knit brothers

Boys killed in Brampton, Ont., fire identified as tight-knit brothers

Three brothers killed in a house fire in Brampton, Ont., this week were remembered Friday as tight-knit and "delightfully rambunctious.
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Ontario reports 600 in ICU due to COVID19, 4,026 hospitalizations and 47 new deaths

Ontario reports 600 in ICU due to COVID19, 4,026 hospitalizations and 47 new deaths

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 4,026 are currently people in hospital with COVID-19, including 600 patients in intensive care units.
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Police watchdog investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Markham, Ont.

Police watchdog investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Markham, Ont.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting Friday night in Markham, Ont.
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Some parents say students in Ontario received ill-fitted masks upon return to schools

Some parents say students in Ontario received ill-fitted masks upon return to schools

TORONTO — Some parents in Ontario are raising concerns about the three-ply cloth masks their children received from schools this week, saying the masks are too big and not protective enough against the highly-contagious Omicron variant.
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Judge denies request by man accused of killing Toronto cop to have pub ban lifted

Judge denies request by man accused of killing Toronto cop to have pub ban lifted

TORONTO — A judge has denied a request to partially lift a publication ban in the case of a man accused of killing a Toronto police officer, but says the anticipated evidence "paints a very different picture" than what some politicians and the chief
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First shipment of Paxlovid, antiviral COVID-19 drug, arrives in Ontario

First shipment of Paxlovid, antiviral COVID-19 drug, arrives in Ontario

TORONTO — Health Minister Christine Elliott says the first shipment of an antiviral COVID-19 treatment has arrived in Ontario. The oral antiviral drug Paxlovid is meant to protect against hospitalization and death.
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New school in Toronto condo building will be first of its kind in Ontario: province

New school in Toronto condo building will be first of its kind in Ontario: province

TORONTO — The Ontario government says a new elementary school slated to be built in a downtown Toronto condo building will be the first of its kind in the province.
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York Region police officer sentenced to 7.5yrs in jail on corruption-related offences

York Region police officer sentenced to 7.5yrs in jail on corruption-related offences

Police say a Toronto-area constable who was the focus of an undercover corruption probe has been sentenced to 7.5 years behind bars. Const.
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Thirteen-year-old boy charged with second-degree murder of 15-year-old in Toronto

Thirteen-year-old boy charged with second-degree murder of 15-year-old in Toronto

TORONTO — A 13-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of another teenager, Toronto police said Friday.
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Ontario gives $120M boost to cities' gas tax funding to make up for low fuel sales

Ontario gives $120M boost to cities' gas tax funding to make up for low fuel sales

TORONTO — Ontario municipalities with public transit systems are receiving an additional $120 million in funding this year. The Ontario government provides those communities with two cents per litre of the provincial gas tax revenue it collects.
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