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Ontario NDP promises universal mental health care; estimate of $1.15B a year

Ontario NDP promises universal mental health care; estimate of $1.15B a year

TORONTO — Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is promising universal mental health coverage if her party wins the June election, with an annual price tag of $1.15 billion.
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Ford announces $21M funding to expand health services in Brampton hospitals

Ford announces $21M funding to expand health services in Brampton hospitals

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford is pledging $21 million to expand capacity and improve services at the William Osler Health System in Brampton, Ont.
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It's time for new tools to boost uptake of third doses, child vaccination: experts

It's time for new tools to boost uptake of third doses, child vaccination: experts

TORONTO — Ontario is entering a sixth wave of COVID-19 with few remaining public health measures and experts say now is the time for a renewed vaccination strategy aimed at boosting third-dose uptake, shots for kids and preparing for wider fourth dos
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Man, 22, charged with second-degree murder following stabbing in Ajax, Ont.

Man, 22, charged with second-degree murder following stabbing in Ajax, Ont.

TORONTO — A 22-year-old man has been charged with second degree murder after two people were allegedly stabbed in Ajax, Ont., on Friday.
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Ontario reports 804 in hospital with COVID-19, 165 in intensive care

Ontario reports 804 in hospital with COVID-19, 165 in intensive care

COVID-19 hospitalizations are up in Ontario today, to 855 from yesterday's 804. The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care, meanwhile, dropped by two to 165. There were seven new COVID-19 deaths reported.
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Man, 43, charged with assault of teenage hockey player, police say

Man, 43, charged with assault of teenage hockey player, police say

WHITBY, Ont. — Police have charged a 43-year-old man with assault after they allege he started a fight with a hockey player at an under-16 game in Whitby, Ont.
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Ontario details resources for wildfire season beginning April 1

Ontario details resources for wildfire season beginning April 1

Ontario says it has 800 fire rangers and dozens of aircraft prepared to respond to this year’s wildfire season. The province detailed its available resources on Friday, the official start date of the wildland fire season that goes until Oct. 31.
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Ontario monitoring LTC situation as COVID cases rise: minister

Ontario monitoring LTC situation as COVID cases rise: minister

Ontario's long-term care minister says the province is monitoring the situation as 10 per cent of long-term care homes report COVID-19 outbreaks, while stressing that "the time has come to move on" from strict public health measures.
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'They lived a good life': Family of five killed in Brampton, Ont., fire remembered

'They lived a good life': Family of five killed in Brampton, Ont., fire remembered

Two weeks ago, Luis Felipa praised his daughter for turning her life around. Raven Alisha Ali-O'Dea had been a rebellious teenager, he explained, but had transformed into a grown, responsible woman.
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Driver in fatal Toronto crash had seizure behind the wheel, kept driving: police

Driver in fatal Toronto crash had seizure behind the wheel, kept driving: police

TORONTO — A driver who ran a red light, killing himself and two pedestrians on a busy Toronto road, had what appeared to be a seizure during a previous collision moments earlier but got back in his vehicle and kept driving, city police said Friday.
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