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A look at Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner

A look at Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner

Mike Schreiner has led the Green Party of Ontario since 2009. Born: June 9, 1969. Early years: Schreiner was born in Kansas and raised on his family's grain and cattle farm. His father was a farmer and his mother a small-town school teacher.
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Homeless man was stabbed in heart and died from blood loss, teens' murder trial hears

Homeless man was stabbed in heart and died from blood loss, teens' murder trial hears

TORONTO — A homeless Toronto man who was allegedly swarmed by a group of teens two years ago died due to blood loss after he was stabbed in the heart, the trial of two girls accused in his death has heard.
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Police charge man in 1998 killing of pregnant woman after identifying him using DNA

Police charge man in 1998 killing of pregnant woman after identifying him using DNA

TORONTO — A man has been arrested and charged in the 1998 homicide of a 24-year-old pregnant woman in Toronto after police say they used investigative genetic genealogy to crack the cold case. Det. Sgt.
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Marineland euthanizes seven-year-old beluga whale after medical struggles

Marineland euthanizes seven-year-old beluga whale after medical struggles

Marineland has euthanized a seven-year-old beluga whale after a long battle with several different medical conditions, making it the 18th such whale to die at the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction since 2019.
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One dead in multi-vehicle crash that closed Highway 11 in Orillia, Ont.: police

One dead in multi-vehicle crash that closed Highway 11 in Orillia, Ont.: police

Police say one person is dead and several others injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 11 near Orillia, Ont., in snowy weather Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police Sgt.
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Ontario election 2025: Where the leaders are on Friday, Feb. 7

Ontario election 2025: Where the leaders are on Friday, Feb. 7

Here's where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Friday, Feb. 7: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Toronto: Ford is set to make an announcement in Scarborough at 11 a.m.
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Kenneth Lee's face was 'covered in blood,' shelter worker tells teens' murder trial

Kenneth Lee's face was 'covered in blood,' shelter worker tells teens' murder trial

TORONTO — A shelter worker who stepped in to stop an alleged group attack on a homeless man in a downtown Toronto parkette two years ago testified Thursday the man had blood pouring down his face but didn't appear to be in a life-or-death situation.
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A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote

A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.
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15-year-old charged with murder in woman's death north of Toronto: police

15-year-old charged with murder in woman's death north of Toronto: police

Police say a 15-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman north of Toronto. Officers were called this morning to a residence in Vaughan, Ont., where they found a woman with critical injuries.
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Youth charged after allegedly threatening staff member at Ontario school: police

Youth charged after allegedly threatening staff member at Ontario school: police

Provincial police say a young person is facing charges after allegedly threatening a staff member at a school in Quinte West, near Belleville, Ont.
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