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Demonstrators gather to protest treatment of migrant workers amid pandemic

Demonstrators gather to protest treatment of migrant workers amid pandemic

TORONTO — Activists staged a demonstration in front of a government immigration office in Toronto on Sunday to protest what they say is unjust treatment of migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Suspect in custody after three people were found stabbed in Brampton, Ont., home

Suspect in custody after three people were found stabbed in Brampton, Ont., home

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Peel police say a suspect who was in crisis is in custody after allegedly stabbing three people in a home. Investigators say they were called to the home in Brampton, Ont., on Sunday afternoon.
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'You can feel the pain': families of those killed by police support each other

'You can feel the pain': families of those killed by police support each other

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Members of a club no one wants to be a part of gathered Sunday at a barbecue in Brampton, Ont., to celebrate the lives of family members killed by police — and to demand justice.
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Opponents of Quebec's back-to-school plan urge province to reconsider

Opponents of Quebec's back-to-school plan urge province to reconsider

MONTREAL — A group of Quebec educators rallied against the provincial government's back-to-school plan Sunday, saying more needs to be done to ensure the safety of students and staff ahead of an unprecedented school year.
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Provincial police find body of missing paddleboarder in Lake of Two Mountains

Provincial police find body of missing paddleboarder in Lake of Two Mountains

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say the body of a 28-year-old man who drowned after a paddleboarding accident in the lower Laurentians has been found.
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Ontario reports 115 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths related to virus

Ontario reports 115 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths related to virus

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 115 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths related to the novel coronavirus. The province is also reporting 106 newly resolved cases today.
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Police investigating after two bodies found in east-end Toronto apartment

Police investigating after two bodies found in east-end Toronto apartment

TORONTO — Police are investigating after officers found two people dead in an apartment in east Toronto. A spokesman for Toronto police says the deaths are being treated as suspicious. Const.
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Police probe death of man shot in park in Chateauguay, southwest of Montreal

Police probe death of man shot in park in Chateauguay, southwest of Montreal

CHATEAUGUAY, Que. — Quebec provincial police say a man who had been found shot in a park southwest of Montreal has died of his injuries. The victim, a man in his 30s, was found in a park Saturday morning in Chateauguay, Que.
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Quebec reports 104 new cases of COVID-19, six deaths linked to virus

Quebec reports 104 new cases of COVID-19, six deaths linked to virus

MONTREAL — Quebec reported 104 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths linked to the virus on Saturday. It's the first time authorities have reported more than 100 new infections since Aug. 12, when they reported the same number of cases as Saturday.
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Ontario must continue to manage problem long-term care homes, Horwath says

Ontario must continue to manage problem long-term care homes, Horwath says

TORONTO — Ontario's government said Friday it could extend its takeover of some long-term care homes where COVID-19 killed dozens of residents, as the official Opposition urged the province not to cede control of the facilities back to for-profit com
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