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Ontario planning Greenbelt expansion, would add moraine, urban rivers

Ontario planning Greenbelt expansion, would add moraine, urban rivers

TORONTO — Ontario said it plans to expand the province's Greenbelt by adding a moraine south of Toronto and a series of urban river lands to the protected zone.
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Woman resembling accused approached paramedics called to Ottawa slaying, court hears

Woman resembling accused approached paramedics called to Ottawa slaying, court hears

A paramedic called to a grisly slaying in Ottawa testified Wednesday that she was approached by a woman resembling one of the accused killers as she prepared to leave the scene.
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Toronto, Peel top docs ask for delay in lifting restrictions until at least March 9

Toronto, Peel top docs ask for delay in lifting restrictions until at least March 9

TORONTO — Ontario's two largest COVID-19 hot spots are asking the province to delay loosening restrictions in their regions for at least two weeks, saying easing measures earlier could lead to increased sickness and deaths.
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Family describes how woman's death from trailer hitch assault upended their lives

Family describes how woman's death from trailer hitch assault upended their lives

Relatives of an Indigenous woman who died after being assaulted with a trailer hitch in Thunder Bay, Ont., told a court they'd lost an irreplaceable loved one as well as a sense of personal safety with her passing.
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Man killed in fire at Toronto homeless encampment, advocates call for change

Man killed in fire at Toronto homeless encampment, advocates call for change

TORONTO — A fire at an encampment in downtown Toronto left a man dead Wednesday morning and renewed calls for changes to the way the city treats its homeless residents. Toronto Fire deputy chief Jim Jessop said the fire occurred around 6 a.m.
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Modelling predicts possibility of variant-related surge of cases in Montreal by March

Modelling predicts possibility of variant-related surge of cases in Montreal by March

MONTREAL — Quebec health officials said Wednesday there were no COVID-19-related deaths reported in the past 24 hours, but sobering new modelling suggested new variants of the novel coronavirus could surge in Montreal by March.
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House fire kills one in Innisfil, Ont.

House fire kills one in Innisfil, Ont.

INNISFIL, Ont. — Investigators are sifting through the debris of a deadly house fire in Innisfil, Ont. First responders found the home ablaze and shrouded in thick smoke mid-morning on Wednesday.
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Ontario justice mistakenly assigned cases while abroad for personal reasons

Ontario justice mistakenly assigned cases while abroad for personal reasons

TORONTO — A judge was inadvertently assigned cases to hear while on a trip outside the province that was approved despite COVID-19 guidance on travel, Ontario's Superior Court said on Wednesday.
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Ford accused of directing 'misogynistic' remark at opposition leader Horwath

Ford accused of directing 'misogynistic' remark at opposition leader Horwath

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is being criticized for directing what's being called a "misogynistic" remark towards the leader of the Opposition.
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Two dead after house fire in Halton Hills, Ont.; fire marshal investigating

Two dead after house fire in Halton Hills, Ont.; fire marshal investigating

HALTON HILLS, Ont. — Halton regional police say that two people were found dead in a house fire early this morning. Police say emergency services were called to the home in the community of Georgetown in Halton Hills, Ont., at 5:35 a.m.
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