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One person dead, two injured after pit collapses in Toronto during sewer pipe repair

One person dead, two injured after pit collapses in Toronto during sewer pipe repair

TORONTO — Police say one man is dead and two others are injured after a pit collapsed during sewer pipe repairs in Toronto. Toronto police say the men were fixing a sewage pipe when the pit collapsed on them. Police say it happened at around 5:25 p.
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After 18-year-old with autism goes missing, mom says Ontario needs vulnerable alerts

After 18-year-old with autism goes missing, mom says Ontario needs vulnerable alerts

TORONTO — When Jenny Tozer's 18-year-old son with autism had been missing for more than two weeks, she started to prepare herself for the worst. Logan left their home in Havelock, Ont.
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Police looking for suspects who allegedly stole butter from store in Brantford, Ont.

Police looking for suspects who allegedly stole butter from store in Brantford, Ont.

Police in Brantford, Ont., say they are looking for two men who allegedly left a grocery store with $1,200 worth of butter without paying.
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Ontario making GO Transit free for veterans, members of Canadian Armed Forces

Ontario making GO Transit free for veterans, members of Canadian Armed Forces

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — Veterans and current full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces will soon be able to ride GO Transit for free.
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Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., wants police suspended after protest unrest

Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., wants police suspended after protest unrest

VANCOUVER — A Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., is calling for the suspension of police officers involved in what it calls "unjustified violence against temple devotees" during unrest on Sunday in which three people were arrested.
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Provincial engineers allege Ontario government is unlawfully locking them out

Provincial engineers allege Ontario government is unlawfully locking them out

TORONTO — Ontario government engineers participating in rotating strikes that involve stopping work on Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass amid contract negotiations are alleging the province is now unlawfully locking them out and interfering with th
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Officer suspended over alleged involvement in protest at Brampton temple: Peel police

Officer suspended over alleged involvement in protest at Brampton temple: Peel police

Peel Regional Police say one of their officers has been suspended after a social-media video showed the cop allegedly participating in a protest at a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont.
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Indian prime minister condemns violence at Hindu temple in Ontario

Indian prime minister condemns violence at Hindu temple in Ontario

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is condemning violence that erupted Sunday when Indian consular officials visited a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont., as police announced three people have been charged in the clash.
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Man shooting at a squirrel narrowly missed employee of Ontario township: ministry

Man shooting at a squirrel narrowly missed employee of Ontario township: ministry

The Ontario government says a man has been fined $3,000 after a bullet he fired at a squirrel travelled past his yard and narrowly missed an employee of a Huron County township. The Ministry of Natural Resources says the man from St.
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Sudden closure of Ontario retirement home leaves families scrambling to find new care

Sudden closure of Ontario retirement home leaves families scrambling to find new care

A provincial regulator has stepped in to help residents find new accommodations after a Norwich, Ont., retirement home gave just over two weeks' notice of its closure.
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