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Wasabi ice cream, Kool-Aid fried chicken, butter chicken corn dog on CNE menu

Wasabi ice cream, Kool-Aid fried chicken, butter chicken corn dog on CNE menu

TORONTO — Wasabi ice cream, Kool-Aid fried chicken and deep fried pickle Oreos are among the wilder food concoctions on the CNE menu this year.
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Science centre staff to host activities at Toronto Zoo and the CNE this week

Science centre staff to host activities at Toronto Zoo and the CNE this week

TORONTO — The Ontario Science Centre says it will deploy teams at locations and events across the city this week, including the Toronto Zoo and the Canadian National Exhibition.
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Motorcyclist charged in alleged hit-and-run crash that injured police officer

Motorcyclist charged in alleged hit-and-run crash that injured police officer

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man has been charged in an alleged hit-and-run crash that injured an officer last week. Police say a motorcyclist disobeyed an officer who was directing traffic on Lake Shore Boulevard West around 7:15 p.m.
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Town to ask Ontario to name intimate partner violence an epidemic after family deaths

Town to ask Ontario to name intimate partner violence an epidemic after family deaths

ESSEX, ONT. — The council of a southwestern Ontario town where a mother and two children were found dead in their home from gunshot wounds is writing a letter to the provincial government asking it to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic.
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Ont opposition parties criticize Ford for joking human patients could get MRIs at vet

Ont opposition parties criticize Ford for joking human patients could get MRIs at vet

TORONTO — Ontario's opposition parties are criticizing Premier Doug Ford for joking about sending "overflow" human patients to a new animal hospital.
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Municipalities in Ontario say there were 1,400 homeless encampments last year

Municipalities in Ontario say there were 1,400 homeless encampments last year

TORONTO — Cities and towns across Ontario saw at least 1,400 homeless encampments in their communities last year, according to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, which is asking the province for guidance on how to handle them, as well as m
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Toronto Public Health urges vaccinations for at-risk residents as mpox cases rise

Toronto Public Health urges vaccinations for at-risk residents as mpox cases rise

TORONTO — Toronto public health officials are urging eligible residents to get vaccinated against mpox as the number of reported cases in the city continues to rise.
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Police searching rural area after 'suspicious' disappearance of Markham, Ont., woman

Police searching rural area after 'suspicious' disappearance of Markham, Ont., woman

The search for a Markham, Ont., woman who disappeared under "suspicious" circumstances last week continues in a rural area north of the city, police said Tuesday as they urged anyone with information to come forward.
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Boy, 17, charged after firearm pulled out in Kitchener, Ont.

Boy, 17, charged after firearm pulled out in Kitchener, Ont.

A 17-year-old boy from Kitchener has been charged after a firearm was pulled out during an argument in Kitchener, Ont. Waterloo Regional Police say officers were called to the Sheldon Avenue and King Street East area on Sunday around 8:30 p.m.
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One person injured after shooting in a home in Caledon, Ont.

One person injured after shooting in a home in Caledon, Ont.

Police are investigating after a person was shot in a home in Caledon on Sunday night. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to a home on Castlederg Sideroad shortly before 12 a.m. for a shooting.
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