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Ontario proposes to cut Greenbelt land for homes, add land elsewhere

Ontario proposes to cut Greenbelt land for homes, add land elsewhere

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to remove land from the protected Greenbelt in order to build at least 50,000 new homes, while adding new land to it elsewhere – contradicting a pledge made last year.
Weather patterns leading to Ontario fog, not uncommon for time of year: expert

Weather patterns leading to Ontario fog, not uncommon for time of year: expert

TORONTO — Fog that descended on much of southern Ontario for periods of time in recent days can be attributed to cool nightly temperatures and weak winds, and isn't uncommon for this time of the year, an Environment Canada meteorologist said Friday.

Toronto police arrest suspect in shooting outside high school that killed one person

Toronto police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect after a shooting outside a high school in the city's east end this week that left one dead. Police say the shooting took place outside Woburn Collegiate Institute around 3:20 p.m.
Unions express solidarity with education workers planning strike, OPSEU plans walkout

Unions express solidarity with education workers planning strike, OPSEU plans walkout

TORONTO — Union members across Ontario are expected to join picket lines in solidarity with education workers planning a strike Friday, with one union saying its workers will also be walking off the job for the day in an expression of support.
Ontario education workers to go on strike Friday despite new law making it illegal

Ontario education workers to go on strike Friday despite new law making it illegal

TORONTO — More than 50,000 Ontario education workers will stage an indefinite strike starting Friday, despite the government enacting a law to make it illegal, with their union warning parents to make alternate arrangements into next week.
'Dangerous' and 'draconian': Labour experts pan Ontario's notwithstanding clause use

'Dangerous' and 'draconian': Labour experts pan Ontario's notwithstanding clause use

TORONTO — Ontario's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause in legislation intended to prevent a strike by education workers is a dangerous and draconian move that could have implications for labour negotiations across the country, experts say.
Ontario hospitals directed to treat some children who need ICU, surgeries may be axed

Ontario hospitals directed to treat some children who need ICU, surgeries may be axed

TORONTO — A surge in hospitalizations for children that's expected to last months has prompted the agency overseeing Ontario's health system to direct general hospitals to accept patients 14 and older who need intensive care.
Lawyer for family argues Thunder Bay custody death was a homicide as inquest wraps

Lawyer for family argues Thunder Bay custody death was a homicide as inquest wraps

The likely preventable death of an Indigenous man in Thunder Bay police custody should be considered a homicide, a lawyer for his family argued as a coroner's inquest heard closing submissions Thursday.
Fog advisory remains in place for Toronto, parts of the GTA

Fog advisory remains in place for Toronto, parts of the GTA

TORONTO — A fog advisory remains in effect for some parts of the Greater Toronto Area, with Environment Canada warning of near-zero visibility and hazardous driving conditions.

One dead in fatal shooting near Meadowvale Community Centre in Mississauga

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — One man is dead following a shooting near Meadowvale Community Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Peel Regional Police were called to the Glen Erin Drive and Meadowvale Town Centre Circle area around 9:45 p.m.