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Environment Canada issues frost warning for much of southern Ontario, parts of north

Environment Canada issues frost warning for much of southern Ontario, parts of north

Environment Canada has issued a frost warning for much of southern Ontario and some parts of the north. The agency says temperatures are expected to fall near the freezing mark overnight.
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Cops, officials in Wasaga Beach brace for unsanctioned car rally, warn of penalties

Cops, officials in Wasaga Beach brace for unsanctioned car rally, warn of penalties

WASAGA BEACH, ONT. — Town officials and provincial police say they expect an unauthorized car rally in Wasaga Beach, Ont., this weekend and are warning participants that illegal behaviour will not be tolerated.
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Ontario CUPE education workers start voting on whether to strike

Ontario CUPE education workers start voting on whether to strike

TORONTO — Ontario education workers including librarians, custodians and administrative staff are set to start voting today on whether to strike – and their union is recommending they vote yes.
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Climate change effect on public transportation infrastructure to cost billions: FAO

Climate change effect on public transportation infrastructure to cost billions: FAO

TORONTO — The effects of climate change are projected to cost Ontario an extra $1.5 billion annually on average in the next few years just to maintain public transportation infrastructure, the province's financial watchdog said in a report Thursday.
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'Truly larger than life': Family, colleagues remember police officer killed in crash

'Truly larger than life': Family, colleagues remember police officer killed in crash

MARKHAM, ONT. — A York Region police officer killed in a car crash was remembered Thursday as a family man with a positive outlook, a great sense of humour and a lifelong commitment to serving communities.
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Marit Stiles becomes first candidate to enter Ontario NDP leadership race

Marit Stiles becomes first candidate to enter Ontario NDP leadership race

TORONTO — Marit Stiles, the current education critic for Ontario's New Democrats, became the first candidate to launch a bid to lead the party Thursday, saying she's focused on taking down the Progressive Conservative government.
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Toronto police investigating shooting death of 17-year-old boy

Toronto police investigating shooting death of 17-year-old boy

TORONTO — Police are investigating the death of a 17-year-old boy in a shooting in east Toronto. Toronto police say officers responded to reports of a shooting in or near a building shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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Police ID Mississauga, Ont., retail stabbing victim, say she was married to suspect

Police ID Mississauga, Ont., retail stabbing victim, say she was married to suspect

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Police say a woman who died in a stabbing at a Canadian Tire in Mississauga, Ont., this week was married to the man charged in the case. Peel Region police have identified the woman as 22-year-old Chandanpreet Kaur.
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Elections Ontario finds 'apparent contravention' of election law by Liberals

Elections Ontario finds 'apparent contravention' of election law by Liberals

TORONTO — Ontario's chief electoral officer has found an "apparent contravention" of the Election Act by a former Liberal candidate in this year's provincial election.
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Toronto man, 28, charged with first-degree murder in deaths of parents

Toronto man, 28, charged with first-degree murder in deaths of parents

TORONTO — Police say a Toronto man has been charged in the deaths of his parents, who were found in an apartment building in the city early Wednesday. Police responded to a call for a stabbing in northwest Toronto shortly before 2 a.m.
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