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Ontario government introduces legislation to temporarily cut gas, fuel taxes

Ontario government introduces legislation to temporarily cut gas, fuel taxes

TORONTO — Ontario plans to temporarily reduce taxes on gas and diesel, but it will only take effect after the June provincial election.
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Ontario teen who struck and killed two children sentenced to year in facility

Ontario teen who struck and killed two children sentenced to year in facility

A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to a year in an open-custody facility and six months of community supervision in a crash that killed two children in Vaughan, Ont., north of Toronto.
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Ford says Ontario is experiencing a 'little spike' of COVID-19 but it's manageable

Ford says Ontario is experiencing a 'little spike' of COVID-19 but it's manageable

OSHAWA, Ont. — Ontario is able to manage the "little spike" in COVID-19 that the province is seeing right now, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as hospitalizations jumped 30 per cent week over week.
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Premier Doug Ford's nephew to run for Conservatives in Toronto riding

Premier Doug Ford's nephew to run for Conservatives in Toronto riding

TORONTO — Michael Ford, the nephew of Premier Doug Ford, will run for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives in the provincial election in June.
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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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