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ONTARIO: Trainer suspended by OLA in wake of attack on referee

ONTARIO: Trainer suspended by OLA in wake of attack on referee

Referee in chief was 'found in the hallway (at Rotary Place) bloodied and with facial trauma' following incident; Provincial body expresses 'unified condemnation' of attack
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ONTARIO: Former Guelph teacher given six-month suspension after 'repugnant' and 'alarming' incidents

ONTARIO: Former Guelph teacher given six-month suspension after 'repugnant' and 'alarming' incidents

Students reported that they were frightened, scared or embarrassed, by the teacher, who is now listed as retired
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ONTARIO: Two face manslaughter charges laid in overdose death

ONTARIO: Two face manslaughter charges laid in overdose death

The incident took place in March. The charges include manslaughter, causing death by criminal negligence and trafficking heroin
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ONTARIO: First Nation chiefs vote to assert jurisdiction over cannabis operations

ONTARIO: First Nation chiefs vote to assert jurisdiction over cannabis operations

Cannabis resolution passed during All Ontario Chiefs Conference in Sault Ste. Marie Thursday
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CANADA: Panel recommends feds implement national drug plan

CANADA: Panel recommends feds implement national drug plan

Eric Hoskins' council recommends developing a national list of prescription drugs, beginning with essential medicines
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CANADA: Committee asks Liberals to look to basic income to help 'gig' workers

CANADA: Committee asks Liberals to look to basic income to help 'gig' workers

The goal is to help those between gigs who fall through the existing social safety net
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CANADA: You might be able to make a pretty penny off those old bank notes

CANADA: You might be able to make a pretty penny off those old bank notes

The Bank of Canada has announced it will be removing the legal tender status of some older bank notes as of January 1, 2021
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CANADA: Trudeau announces plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021

CANADA: Trudeau announces plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021

Details remain unknown
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ONTARIO: Meet the hero who stopped the Sudbury knife attack (video)

ONTARIO: Meet the hero who stopped the Sudbury knife attack (video)

'I saw a white light' and he dove into action, Brett Holder tells Sudbury.com's Heather Green-Oliver as he re-enacts what happened
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CANADA: Unemployment rate hit record low in May

CANADA: Unemployment rate hit record low in May

The increase in jobs was made up of full-time employment
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