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Tornado aftermath: crews work to repair homes, researchers assessing damage

Tornado aftermath: crews work to repair homes, researchers assessing damage

Researchers and contractors were combing over the site of a tornado that tore through a south-end Ottawa neighbourhood Thursday to assess its aftermath and begin cleanup.
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Man accused in killing of Toronto mother has extensive criminal history

Man accused in killing of Toronto mother has extensive criminal history

A 32-year-old man charged in the death of a woman killed by a stray bullet in Toronto previously served 15 months in jail after stabbing someone in the heart, one episode in a lengthy criminal history.
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Stay within aspartame limits, Canadian Cancer Society says in wake of WHO findings

Stay within aspartame limits, Canadian Cancer Society says in wake of WHO findings

TORONTO — The Canadian Cancer Society is recommending that people stay within existing daily limits of aspartame consumption and encouraging more studies on the artificial sweetener after the World Health Organization deemed it "possibly carcinogenic
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Suspect charged with murder after mother of two killed by stray bullet in Toronto

Suspect charged with murder after mother of two killed by stray bullet in Toronto

TORONTO — A 32-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder Thursday in the death of a woman killed by a stray bullet in Toronto as her husband thanked "courageous bystanders," police and other first responders for their swift work.
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Air quality study finds elevated levels of carcinogen across Hamilton

Air quality study finds elevated levels of carcinogen across Hamilton

A University of Toronto professor says residents of Hamilton, Ont., could be inhaling the chemical equivalent of one or two cigarettes per week -- at minimum -- due to elevated levels of a cancer-causing compound in the air.
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Police investigating alleged biker gang violence in eastern Ontario as groups clash

Police investigating alleged biker gang violence in eastern Ontario as groups clash

Police in eastern Ontario say they are watching for possible retaliatory violencebetween two motorcycle clubs after a violent brawl erupted in one city and a clubhouse burned down in a suspected arson in another.
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Ontario NDP member resigns Kitchener Centre seat, cites child-care challenges

Ontario NDP member resigns Kitchener Centre seat, cites child-care challenges

TORONTO — The New Democrat member of provincial parliament for Kitchener Centre has officially resigned her seat.
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Tornado watches, severe thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of eastern Ontario

Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for parts of eastern Ontario today. The impacted area stretches from Kingston to the Ottawa-Gatineau region.
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Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits say the practice has not ended in Canada.
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Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits allege the practice has not ended in Canada.
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