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Ontario family files human rights application to visit son, 14, in group home

Ontario family files human rights application to visit son, 14, in group home

An Ontario family has filed a human rights application to be deemed essential caregivers to their 14-year-old son who lives in a group home in the hopes they can visit him for the first time in more than three months.
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Peel Regional Police arrest man on gun, drug charges, seize 1,000 bullets

Peel Regional Police arrest man on gun, drug charges, seize 1,000 bullets

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Peel Regional Police say a man faces 17 charges after investigators seized guns, bullet-proof vests, 1,000 rounds of ammunition and drugs from a Brampton, Ont., home on Canada Day.
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Migrant farm workers "hid" from COVID-19 testing in Windsor-Essex: Ford

Migrant farm workers "hid" from COVID-19 testing in Windsor-Essex: Ford

TORONTO — Migrant workers at an Ontario farm struggling with a major COVID-19 outbreak "hid" to avoid getting tested when health officials visited recently, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday, refusing to name the business.
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Toronto mayor hopes it won't be necessary to enforce new mask rule on transit

Toronto mayor hopes it won't be necessary to enforce new mask rule on transit

Toronto transit riders could eventually face fines under a new rule requiring them to wear masks or other facial coverings to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, but officials said they hope it won't be necessary.
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Proposal for Toronto isolation centres approved by city's board of health

Proposal for Toronto isolation centres approved by city's board of health

Toronto's board of health has approved a proposal that would see the city move towards creating voluntary accommodations for those who test positive for COVID-19 but can't self-isolate at home.
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Ottawa high school teacher facing multiple charges after alleged sexual assault

Ottawa high school teacher facing multiple charges after alleged sexual assault

Ottawa police say they've laid sex assault charges against a high school teacher. Police say they first started investigating in December after receiving allegations about sexual assault and alleged "inappropriate behaviour" toward female students.
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New vaping rules regulating sale of flavours in effect this week in Ontario

New vaping rules regulating sale of flavours in effect this week in Ontario

TORONTO — New rules restricting the sale of most flavoured vape products have come into effect in Ontario. The rules mean most of the products can now only be sold at specialty vape and cannabis retail stores, which serve customers 19 and older.
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Quebec reports another 14 COVID-19 deaths, 69 new cases of the virus

Quebec reports another 14 COVID-19 deaths, 69 new cases of the virus

MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting another 14 deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, for a total of 5,541. Authorities said today eight of the deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, while six occurred before June 24.
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Crash leaves one dead, two injured in Durham region crash

Crash leaves one dead, two injured in Durham region crash

DURHAM, Ont. — Police east of Toronto say a teenager is dead and two others are injured after a car crash late Tuesday night. Investigators say the collision happened near Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont., around 11:15 p.m. and involved only one vehicle.
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N.S. public health warns of COVID-19 exposure on recent Toronto-Halifax flight

N.S. public health warns of COVID-19 exposure on recent Toronto-Halifax flight

Passengers on board a flight from Toronto to Halifax last week may have been exposed to COVID-19, Nova Scotia's public health agency said Wednesday as it reported a new confirmed case of the virus.
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