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Bypassing public hearings, debate on Ontario Place bill is undemocratic: opposition

Bypassing public hearings, debate on Ontario Place bill is undemocratic: opposition

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government is planning to bypass key debate and public hearings on a bill to push Ontario Place redevelopment plans forward, a move the opposition parties say is undemocratic.
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Ontario to ban puppy mills, introduces legislation to curb 'bad actors'

Ontario to ban puppy mills, introduces legislation to curb 'bad actors'

TORONTO — Ontario has introduced legislation aimed at stamping out puppy mills, the first in a suite of animal protection measures it hopes to implement in the coming months.
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Coroner's inquest into death of Soleiman Faqiri hears from correctional officer

Coroner's inquest into death of Soleiman Faqiri hears from correctional officer

TORONTO — A correctional officer who was called in to help restrain a mentally ill man at an Ontario jail told a coroner's inquest Monday he didn't know anything about the inmate or the reason for the struggle at the time.
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COVID-19 and flu set to peak over holiday season in Ontario; Moore urges vaccinations

COVID-19 and flu set to peak over holiday season in Ontario; Moore urges vaccinations

TORONTO — There is a lot of COVID-19 circulating in Ontario right now, and levels of both that virus and influenza are on the rise, set to peak over the holiday season, the province's top doctor said Monday.
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Ontario to investigate how kangaroo escaped handlers near Toronto; animal apprehended

Ontario to investigate how kangaroo escaped handlers near Toronto; animal apprehended

Ontario will investigate a kangaroo's escape from its handlers east of Toronto during a journey to Quebec, the province's solicitor general said Monday as advocates called for stricter regulations to protect captive wildlife.
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One male dead, one male injured after car found in Lake Ontario in Toronto

Toronto police say one male is dead and another is injured after a car crashed and fell into Lake Ontario this morning.
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Bonnie Crombie declared new Ontario Liberal leader after three rounds of voting

Bonnie Crombie declared new Ontario Liberal leader after three rounds of voting

TORONTO — Ontario Liberals have selected Bonnie Crombie, a three-term big city mayor and former MP who boasts that she gets under the skin of Premier Doug Ford, as their next leader to go head to head with the premier in the next provincial election.
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Police lay murder charge after man goes missing in eastern Ontario

Police lay murder charge after man goes missing in eastern Ontario

CENTRAL FRONTENAC, ONTARIO, CANADA — Police in eastern Ontario say they've laid a murder charge in a case that began as a missing person's investigation last month. Provincial police say Kevin Camilleri was last seen near Sharbot Lake, Ont., on Nov.
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Resident of central Ontario long-term care home died by homicide, police allege

Resident of central Ontario long-term care home died by homicide, police allege

ORILLIA, Ont. — Police say a man who lived at a central Ontario long-term care home has died after an alleged homicide at the facility. Provincial police say they were called to the unspecified home on Nov.
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Kangaroo on the loose spotted in Oshawa, Ont., police urge public to avoid animal

Kangaroo on the loose spotted in Oshawa, Ont., police urge public to avoid animal

A kangaroo was running loose east of Toronto on Friday after making a break for it during a pit stop on its journey to Quebec, Durham Regional Police said. The kangaroo was seen sprinting along the side of a road in Oshawa, Ont.
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