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'These deaths don't end': Inquest hears community ideas for tackling partner violence

Ontario needs reliable rural cellphone service and an agency to oversee action on intimate partner violence and femicide, Renfrew County residents are proposing, in the hopes of preventing tragedies like one that unfolded in their community nearly se
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Child hunger a major concern as Canadians hit by soaring food prices

Child hunger a major concern as Canadians hit by soaring food prices

TORONTO — Skipping the occasional meal has become the norm for Tara Andrews, who says soaring grocery prices have made it too hard to adequately feed herself and her two teens.
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Man, 19, charged after police say homemade explosive set off in Newmarket, Ont., mall

NEWMARKET, Ont. — A 19-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police say a homemade explosive went off in the food court of a mall in Newmarket, north of Toronto.
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Peel District School Board issues anti-racism policy, Black student success strategy

The Peel District School Board says it has implemented a new anti-racism policy as well as a strategy to ensure the success of Black students.
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Basil Borutski was deemed a high-risk offender as early as 2013, inquest hears

Basil Borutski was deemed a high-risk offender as early as 2013, inquest hears

Probation officers could have been in contact with the victims of Basil Borutski more frequently to make them aware of the level of risk that he posed to them and to ensure the perpetrator was complying with the terms of his probation, a coroner's in
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Man charged with murder in death of former partner in Brampton, Ont., home: police

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police west of Toronto have arrested and charged a 29-year-old man with murder in the death of his former partner. Peel Regional Police say they were called for a disturbance at a home in Brampton, Ont., around 6 a.m. last Friday.
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Toronto police to look into whether race-based data could be used differently

Toronto police to look into whether race-based data could be used differently

Toronto police have been told to look into whether the race-based data they are legally required to collect could eventually be used to identify and investigate "specific instances of potential inequitable policing" as well as broader, systemic issue
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Organizers cancel Taste of the Danforth citing streetscape changes

Toronto’s popular Greektown street festival has been cancelled for the third year in a row, with organizers citing COVID-19 uncertainty and changes to the local streetscape.
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Members of LGBTQ community eager for return of in-person Pride Toronto celebration

Members of LGBTQ community eager for return of in-person Pride Toronto celebration

TORONTO — Members of the LGBTQ community are gearing up for the in-person return of Pride Toronto's festival weekend after two years of COVID-19 cancellations, eager to come together again to celebrate and affirm their rights.
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Ten new monkeypox cases confirmed in Toronto; 33 cases in Ontario to date

Public Health Ontario is reporting 10 new cases of monkeypox in Toronto. The agency says there are now 33 confirmed cases of the virus in the province as of Monday, and that 28 of those are in Toronto.
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