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Ontario's economy to slow sharply, but rebound next year: fiscal watchdog

Ontario's economy to slow sharply, but rebound next year: fiscal watchdog

TORONTO — Ontario's economy will be "doom and gloom" before bouncing back next year, the province's fiscal watchdog said Tuesday.
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Ontario seeks to add 50K child-care spots, focusing on underserved areas

Ontario seeks to add 50K child-care spots, focusing on underserved areas

TORONTO — Now that thousands of Ontario families are paying reduced child-care fees under the national $10-a-day program, work is underway to ensure equal and greater access to affordable care – with those in the sector pointing to workforce retentio
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Ontario home builders urge faster approvals, harmonized green building standards

Ontario home builders urge faster approvals, harmonized green building standards

TORONTO — Ontario should speed up new housing approvals, increase skilled trade immigration, and "rein in" municipalities introducing varying green building standards, a residential builders' group is telling the government.
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Officer who investigated Indigenous man's death demoted, family says more needed

Officer who investigated Indigenous man's death demoted, family says more needed

An officer found guilty of investigating an Indigenous man's death with bias has been demoted and must undergo cultural competency training – a penalty the man's family says isn't enough to deter similar behaviour in the future.
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4.2 magnitude earthquake felt in Ontario largest to hit Buffalo area in decades

4.2 magnitude earthquake felt in Ontario largest to hit Buffalo area in decades

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake was "lightly felt" in Ontario after it hit near Buffalo, N.Y., Earthquakes Canada said Monday – a light quake by international measures but the largest to hit the area in more than a half-century.
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Justice centre opens in Kenora to help Indigenous people, has health, social supports

Justice centre opens in Kenora to help Indigenous people, has health, social supports

KENORA, Ont. — Indigenous leaders and the provincial government have opened a centre in northwest Ontario aimed at addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the justice system.
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Brampton, Ont., crash sends vehicle into hydro pole; three police cruisers involved

Brampton, Ont., crash sends vehicle into hydro pole; three police cruisers involved

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police in Brampton, Ont., say three police cruisers were involved in a crash that sent two people to hospital with minor injuries and led to five arrests this morning.
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Masking alone wouldn't have eased respiratory virus surge in the fall: PHO document

Masking alone wouldn't have eased respiratory virus surge in the fall: PHO document

TORONTO — Introducing a mask mandate when respiratory viruses surged in the fall may not have eased the crush on pediatric hospitals, a Public Health Ontario science brief obtained by The Canadian Press concludes.
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Victim identified in alleged hit-and-run which police are treating as a homicide

Victim identified in alleged hit-and-run which police are treating as a homicide

Toronto police say an alleged hit-and-run that left one man dead in the city's east end is now being treated as a homicide. They say officers were called to the area of Danforth and Cedarvale Avenues shortly before 4 a.m.
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Calls grow to declare Toronto homelessness a public health crisis after extreme cold

Calls grow to declare Toronto homelessness a public health crisis after extreme cold

TORONTO — Councillors in Toronto are set to consider keeping warming centres open 24-7 for the rest of the winter amid growing calls for homelessness to be declared a public health crisis in the city.
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