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Labour human trafficking investigation linked to three provinces nets four arrests

Labour human trafficking investigation linked to three provinces nets four arrests

Police say a months-long labour trafficking investigation with links to three provinces has led to four arrests.
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One dead, one injured in Vaughan, Ont., double shooting: police

One dead, one injured in Vaughan, Ont., double shooting: police

VAUGHAN, Ont. — A 39-year-old man was killed and a second man was sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Wednesday after an early-morning double shooting north of Toronto, police said.
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Toronto urges residents to push Ottawa to fill city funding gap

Toronto urges residents to push Ottawa to fill city funding gap

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is urging residents to call on the federal government to provide $235 million to help the municipality cover a massive pandemic-related budget shortfall.
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Police break up large crowd, charge teen in Oakville fireworks gathering

Police break up large crowd, charge teen in Oakville fireworks gathering

TORONTO — Halton Region police say a 15-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly shooting a firework at officers during a large youth gathering on Victoria Day in Oakville, Ont.
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Ontario engineer regulator drops Canadian experience qualification

Ontario engineer regulator drops Canadian experience qualification

TORONTO — Internationally trained engineers no longer require Canadian work experience to be licensed in Ontario, the province's labour minister said Tuesday, calling the move a "game changer.
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OPP name 41-year-old man as victim in fatal Renfrew shooting

OPP name 41-year-old man as victim in fatal Renfrew shooting

RENFREW, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police have identified the victim in a fatal shooting in the Town of Renfrew on Friday night. OPP believe Jonathan Logan, a 41-year-old man from Renfrew County, was targeted in the shooting.
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Kenneth Law case put over to next week following brief hearing

Kenneth Law case put over to next week following brief hearing

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A 57-year-old Mississauga, Ont., man accused of selling a lethal substance to people at risk of killing themselves has had his case put over until next week.
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Two dead, one person in life-threatening condition after Pembroke homicide: OPP

Two dead, one person in life-threatening condition after Pembroke homicide: OPP

PEMBROKE, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a suspected double homicide in Pembroke early this morning that left a third person with life-threatening injuries.
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Mississauga Mayor Crombie forms 'exploratory committee' for Liberal leadership bid

Mississauga Mayor Crombie forms 'exploratory committee' for Liberal leadership bid

TORONTO — Long-time Mississauga, Ont., Mayor Bonnie Crombie is exploring a bid for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal party, saying the province is at "a tipping point.
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Minden residents hope legal challenge will stop local emergency room from closing

Minden residents hope legal challenge will stop local emergency room from closing

With less than two weeks to go before the planned closure of an emergency department in the central Ontario community of Minden, residents opposing the move are hoping to take their battle to court.
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