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Toronto police officer arrested, charged with assault

Toronto police officer arrested, charged with assault

Toronto police say one of their officers has been arrested and charged with assault. Police say the officer was charged after a dispute between a man and a woman. They allege the woman was assaulted during the dispute.
Porsche SUV with two-month-old puppy inside stolen at gunpoint: Toronto police

Porsche SUV with two-month-old puppy inside stolen at gunpoint: Toronto police

Toronto police are seeking help in their search for a two-month-old puppy that was stolen during a gunpoint carjacking of a luxury vehicle.
Youths charged with hate-related offences after Pride flag damaged in Kitchener, Ont

Youths charged with hate-related offences after Pride flag damaged in Kitchener, Ont

KITCHENER, Ont. — Police say four male youths have been arrested and are facing multiple hate-related charges after a Pride flag from an Ontario high school was lit on fire. Waterloo Regional Police say the flag was damaged on the afternoon of Sept.

Five arrested, two sent to hospital at Hamilton street parties that drew thousands

HAMILTON — Police in Hamilton arrested five people on Saturday at a series of unsanctioned street parties they say drew thousands. Police say they received 49 calls about the parties near the McMaster University campus.
Ontario government expands list of ailments pharmacists can treat

Ontario government expands list of ailments pharmacists can treat

TORONTO — Ontario has granted its pharmacists more prescribing powers.
Ontario minimum wage rises to $16.55 an hour; advocates say still not a living wage

Ontario minimum wage rises to $16.55 an hour; advocates say still not a living wage

TORONTO — Ontario's minimum wage rises today to $16.55 an hour. The increase is tied to inflation, and is up 6.8 per cent from the previous rate of $15.50 an hour.
Ontario city home to Nazi soldier that visited Parliament shares mixed emotions

Ontario city home to Nazi soldier that visited Parliament shares mixed emotions

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Allan Hirsh sits on a lawn chair on a cool fall evening in North Bay, Ont., pondering the mixed emotions he's been feeling since his community made international headlines.
NDP ask Ontario auditor to probe urban land expansions in wake of Greenbelt report

NDP ask Ontario auditor to probe urban land expansions in wake of Greenbelt report

TORONTO — Ontario New Democrats asked the auditor general's office on Friday to launch a new investigation of the government's land-use policies by probing its expansion of some municipal boundaries.
Another setback for Ottawa LRT has north-south expansion line delayed to spring 2024

Another setback for Ottawa LRT has north-south expansion line delayed to spring 2024

Ottawa's light-rail transit will not open its expanded north-south line until at least April 2024, a 20-month delay to the expected delivery date in the original contract.
Youth charged with second-degree murder in stabbing death of young man in Toronto

Youth charged with second-degree murder in stabbing death of young man in Toronto

A young person has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old man near a transit station in Toronto's north end.