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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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Another southern Ontario poultry farm quarantined after bird flu confirmed

Another southern Ontario poultry farm quarantined after bird flu confirmed

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says another southern Ontario farm has been placed under quarantine because of the bird flu.
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OPP investigating deaths of woman, man, found dead during wellness check

OPP investigating deaths of woman, man, found dead during wellness check

BRUSSELS, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating two suspicious deaths near Brussels, east of Goderich. Police say they were called to a home Wednesday afternoon to do a wellness check on the occupants.
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Three dead in crash involving car, pedestrians and flatbed trailer in Toronto

Three dead in crash involving car, pedestrians and flatbed trailer in Toronto

TORONTO — Three people are dead following a terrible crash involving a car, pedestrians and a flatbed trailer along the Toronto waterfront. Shawn Staff, a paramedics supervisor, said one woman and two men died at the scene early Thursday evening.
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'Be extremely vigilant': farmers, feds worried about growing outbreaks of bird flu

'Be extremely vigilant': farmers, feds worried about growing outbreaks of bird flu

Growing cases of bird flu across Canada have left scores of chickens and turkeys dead, poultry farmers devastated, and Canada's top veterinarian seriously concerned about the weeks ahead.
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Public Health Ontario to oversee COVID science expert group

Public Health Ontario to oversee COVID science expert group

Public Health Ontario is taking over operation of Ontario's expert group of COVID-19 pandemic advisers. The agency announced Thursday it would host the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table on a permanent basis starting on April 4.
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