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Ontario unveils new flooding strategy, but minister mum on funding

Ontario unveils new flooding strategy, but minister mum on funding

Ontario's new flooding strategy is focusing on increasing public awareness and preparedness, but it's not clear if it will come with any new funding. Natural Resources Minister John Yakabuski announced in Minden, Ont.
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Police identify man, woman killed after man opened fire in Hamilton bar

Police identify man, woman killed after man opened fire in Hamilton bar

HAMILTON — Police have identified two people killed when a man opened fire in a Hamilton bar over the weekend, but say they are unable to find a connection between them or two other people injured in the shooting.
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All eyes on Ontario teachers: some set for bargaining, others plan more strikes

All eyes on Ontario teachers: some set for bargaining, others plan more strikes

TORONTO — This week could be a key one in the ongoing and contentious contract talks between Ontario teachers and the government.
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Four new patients with coronavirus in Ontario, all had recently travelled

Four new patients with coronavirus in Ontario, all had recently travelled

TORONTO — Provincial and local health officials announced four new cases of the novel coronavirus in the Greater Toronto Area on Sunday, bringing the total in Ontario to 32. All four of the new patients had recently travelled outside of the country.
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Police find body man who fell through ice while on toboggan towed by snowmobile

Police find body man who fell through ice while on toboggan towed by snowmobile

TRENT LAKES, Ont. — Provincial police say recovery divers have found the body of a man who fell through the ice on a lake in southern Ontario. Police say he fell through the ice on Saturday afternoon in the Municipality of Trent Lakes, Ont.
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Two dead after four people shot after memorial service in Hamilton: police

Two dead after four people shot after memorial service in Hamilton: police

HAMILTON — Two people were gunned down and two others were wounded early Sunday morning after attending a memorial for a murder victim, Hamilton police said as they called on witnesses to come forward.
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Quebec home daycare workers vote 97.5 per cent in favour of April strike

Quebec home daycare workers vote 97.5 per cent in favour of April strike

MONTREAL — Unionized home daycare workers in Quebec have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a general strike as of April 1. The union representing some 10,000 workers said today that its members voted 97.
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Quebec Health Department reports another presumptive novel coronavirus case

Quebec Health Department reports another presumptive novel coronavirus case

MONTREAL — Quebec's Health Department has announced another presumptive case of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total of confirmed and presumptive cases in the province to four.
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Laval woman injured early Saturday in 'a house completely on fire'

Laval woman injured early Saturday in 'a house completely on fire'

LAVAL, Que. — A mother in her 40s suffered serious injuries in a fire at a Laval home on Saturday morning. The Laval fire department says it received a call at around 1 a.m.
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Officials continue to announce new cases of novel coronavirus in Ontario

Officials continue to announce new cases of novel coronavirus in Ontario

TORONTO — The number of Ontario residents infected with the novel coronavirus continued to climb on Friday as public health officials recorded six new cases in the past 36 hours, bringing the total in the province to 28 by late afternoon.
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