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Ontario temperature records broken as unseasonable warmth hits the province

Ontario temperature records broken as unseasonable warmth hits the province

TORONTO — Unseasonal heat swept across parts of Ontario on Friday, breaking daily temperature records in several cities. The temperature cracked 11 C by 10 a.m.
Woman left with 'life-altering' injuries after dog attack; police seeking two dogs

Woman left with 'life-altering' injuries after dog attack; police seeking two dogs

Toronto police say they are looking for two large dogs and their owner after an attack that left a woman with "life-altering" injuries.
Northern Ontario First Nations declare state of emergency over winter roads

Northern Ontario First Nations declare state of emergency over winter roads

An organization representing First Nations across northern Ontario says it is declaring a state of emergency because warmer weather has left some winter roads that its communities rely on for essential goods unpassable.
Belleville, Ont., declares state of emergency after rash of drug overdoses

Belleville, Ont., declares state of emergency after rash of drug overdoses

The southeastern Ontario city of Belleville has declared a state of emergency after a rash of overdoses over a 24-hour period that officials say highlight how the increasing use of opioids and other drugs affects smaller communities.
Court of Appeal for Ontario set to release Bill 124 ruling on Monday

Court of Appeal for Ontario set to release Bill 124 ruling on Monday

TORONTO — Ontario's Appeal Court is set to release its ruling on a provincial wage restraint law known as Bill 124 on Monday. The 2019 law capped salary increases for public sector workers to one per cent a year for three years.

Mining company to build two processing plants in Timmins, Ont.

Two massive processing facilities will be built in northeastern Ontario, mining company Canada Nickel said Thursday, as the province gears up its end-to-end electric vehicle battery manufacturing chain.
Three people found dead in Ontario home a case of intimate partner violence: police

Three people found dead in Ontario home a case of intimate partner violence: police

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — Police say the deaths of two adults and a baby in a Richmond Hill, Ont., home last week appear to be a case of intimate partner violence.
Ontario adding mandatory Black history learning to Grades 7, 8 and 10 history courses

Ontario adding mandatory Black history learning to Grades 7, 8 and 10 history courses

AJAX, Ont. — Ontario's education minister says that the province is introducing mandatory learning on the contributions of Black Canadians to history courses in Grades 7, 8 and 10.
Three dead after early morning single-vehicle collision in Brampton, Ont.

Three dead after early morning single-vehicle collision in Brampton, Ont.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Three people are dead after an early morning collision in Brampton, Ont. Peel Regional Police say officers were called to a single-vehicle collision at around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. Police say three people died at the scene.
'Larger plan' needed for drug crisis after rash of overdoses: Belleville, Ont., mayor

'Larger plan' needed for drug crisis after rash of overdoses: Belleville, Ont., mayor

The mayor of Belleville, Ont., says the city needs to be part of a "larger plan" to deal with an ongoing addictions and mental-health crisis after emergency crews responded to 17 overdoses in 24 hours.