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A 23-year-old Toronto man faces a charge of second-degree murder

A 23-year-old Toronto man faces a charge of second-degree murder

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A 23-year-old Toronto man is facing a murder charge in the shooting death of a man in Brampton, Ont. this past weekend. Shortly after 4 a.m. on Saturday, Nov.
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Some Ontario health units reinstating capacity limits, mulling tougher COVID measures

Some Ontario health units reinstating capacity limits, mulling tougher COVID measures

An Ontario health unit said Monday it would reinstate capacity limits and other public health rules amid a surge of COVID-19 cases, while another mulled a similar move.
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Ontario assisting about a dozen long-term care homes as first-dose deadline hits

Ontario assisting about a dozen long-term care homes as first-dose deadline hits

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Fewer than a dozen nursing homes needed staffing help from the Ontario government on Monday as the deadline for workers to get a first COVID-19 vaccine dose came due, according to the minister of long-term care.
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Ontario seeking to trap group of wild pigs spreading east of Toronto

Ontario seeking to trap group of wild pigs spreading east of Toronto

PICKERING, Ont. — Ontario is working on trapping a group of wild pigs that was sighted in east of Toronto before it spreads and devastates the local wildlife and ecosystems.
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Ontario negotiating for more child-care money, flexibility, sustainability: Lecce

Ontario negotiating for more child-care money, flexibility, sustainability: Lecce

TORONTO — The money currently on offer for Ontario in the federal government's child-care plan would see families paying much more than $10 a day, the province's education minister said Monday.
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Police investigating after 26-year-old man dies in Hamilton bar shooting

Police investigating after 26-year-old man dies in Hamilton bar shooting

HAMILTON — Investigators are searching for a pair of suspects in a fatal shooting at a Hamilton bar. Hamilton Police say officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds at the Raoabe Restaurant, Bar and Lounge early Sunday morning.
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Ontario reports 666 new COVID-19 infections, seven more virus-related deaths

Ontario reports 666 new COVID-19 infections, seven more virus-related deaths

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 666 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths from the disease.
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Five-year-old girl dead, driver injured in Toronto crash, police say

Five-year-old girl dead, driver injured in Toronto crash, police say

TORONTO — Police say a five-year-old girl has died after a car crash in northwest Toronto. Emergency responders were called to the scene in Etobicoke on Saturday night.
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Family fights for return of more than 200 sled dogs as some die in government care

Family fights for return of more than 200 sled dogs as some die in government care

An Ontario family is fighting the province's seizure of more than 200 of its sled dogs, some of which have since died in government care. The family that owns Windrift Adventures, a dogsledding operation north of Barrie, Ont.
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Ontario reports 661 new COVID-19 cases, six more related deaths

Ontario reports 661 new COVID-19 cases, six more related deaths

Ontario is reporting 661 new COVID-19 cases and six more virus-related deaths today. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 388 of the latest people to contract the infection are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown immunization status.
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