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Church identifies second man killed in London building collapse, funerals this week

Church identifies second man killed in London building collapse, funerals this week

A church has identified the second person killed after a building under construction in London, Ont., partially collapsed last week. The Lighthouse Gospel Church says 21-year-old John Martens died in Friday's incident.
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Officer won't be charged in death of 26-year-old Brampton man in crisis, SIU says

Officer won't be charged in death of 26-year-old Brampton man in crisis, SIU says

An investigation has found "no basis" for criminal charges against a Peel Region officer who fatally shot a mentally ill man in his Brampton, Ont., home this spring, Ontario's police watchdog said Monday.
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Ontario Superior Court suspends jury trials until February

Ontario Superior Court suspends jury trials until February

Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has suspended jury trials in most parts of the province until February.
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Body of second worker recovered from rubble of building collapse in London, Ont.

Body of second worker recovered from rubble of building collapse in London, Ont.

TORONTO — Workers sifting through the rubble of a partially collapsed building in London, Ont., recovered the body of a second victim, city officials said on Sunday of the construction mishap that also killed the father of an infant.
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Sixteen more COVID deaths in Ontario; 1,677 new cases reported

Sixteen more COVID deaths in Ontario; 1,677 new cases reported

TORONTO — Another 16 people in Ontario have succumbed to the ravages of COVID-19, 10 of them residents of nursing homes, provincial authorities reported on Sunday.
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Quebec reporting 1,994 new COVID-19 cases, 33 additional deaths

Quebec reporting 1,994 new COVID-19 cases, 33 additional deaths

Quebec is reporting 1,994 new cases of COVID-19 today and 33 additional deaths linked to the virus. Public health officials say 12 of those deaths took place in the past 24 hours, 19 occurred between Dec. 6-11 and two took place on unspecified dates.
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Verdict expected in trial of man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman

Verdict expected in trial of man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman

A judge is set to rule Monday on whether a man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman should be found guilty of manslaughter. The trial surrounding the death of Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay, Ont., took place last month.
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Toronto transit constables faulted for 'excessive force' on streetcar rider

Toronto transit constables faulted for 'excessive force' on streetcar rider

TORONTO — Two special constables were unnecessarily violent with a Toronto streetcar passenger in a videotaped incident shared widely on social media, an investigation has concluded.
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COVID-19 kills another 17 in Ontario as cases jump again, province reports

COVID-19 kills another 17 in Ontario as cases jump again, province reports

TORONTO — The grim march of COVID-19 across Ontario continued unabated on Saturday, with authorities reporting another 17 people dying from the disease.
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Quebec reports 40 additional COVID-19 deaths, 1,898 additional cases

Quebec reports 40 additional COVID-19 deaths, 1,898 additional cases

MONTREAL — Public health officials in Quebec reported 40 additional deaths associated with COVID-19 on Saturday and 1,898 new cases of the novel coronavirus.
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