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Mom, dad, 2 kids were the four people found dead in rural Ontario home, mayor says

Mom, dad, 2 kids were the four people found dead in rural Ontario home, mayor says

ESSEX, ONT. — A mother, father and two young children were found dead at a home in rural southwestern Ontario in a tragedy that has devastated the local community, the area's mayor said Friday as police offered few details on their investigation.
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Police investigating after one dead, three injured in Vaughan, Ont., shooting

Police investigating after one dead, three injured in Vaughan, Ont., shooting

VAUGHAN, Ont. — York Regional Police say they are investigating after one person died and three people were injured in a shooting in Vaughan, Ont. Police say officers responded to reports of gunshots in a home in the Woodbridge area just before 9 a.
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Man charged with first-degree murder in Toronto shooting, second suspect wanted

Man charged with first-degree murder in Toronto shooting, second suspect wanted

TORONTO — Police say they have charged a man with first-degree murder and are searching for an additional suspect after a shooting killed a teenage boy in east Toronto last weekend.
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Toronto detective faces charges for alleged sexual assault of subordinates

Toronto detective faces charges for alleged sexual assault of subordinates

TORONTO — A Toronto detective is facing charges for the alleged workplace sexual assault and harassment of a number of his subordinates in cases spanning a three-year period.
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Injunction sought by U of T 'highly disproportionate,' encampment lawyers say

Injunction sought by U of T 'highly disproportionate,' encampment lawyers say

TORONTO — The injunction sought by the University of Toronto to clear a pro-Palestinian protest encampment would effectively prevent the group from engaging in other forms of protest on or near campus, lawyers for the demonstrators argued Thursday.
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Toronto cops probe ad-truck with Islamophobic message, Rebel News claims vehicle

Toronto cops probe ad-truck with Islamophobic message, Rebel News claims vehicle

TORONTO — A truck that has been spotted driving around Toronto displaying what police have described as Islamophobic messages belongs to the right-wing media organization Rebel News, the outlet's founder Ezra Levant said Thursday.
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Support workers at school of six-year-old boy who died after being hit by bus

Support workers at school of six-year-old boy who died after being hit by bus

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Mental health and spiritual support workers are at the school of a six-year-old boy who died after being hit by a school bus in Vaughan, Ont.
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'It's just inescapable': Toronto students, teachers seek relief from hot classrooms

'It's just inescapable': Toronto students, teachers seek relief from hot classrooms

TORONTO — In Beatrice Schneider’s seventh grade classroom in Toronto, there are two fans in opposite corners of the room. One of them is broken.
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U of T tells court pro-Palestinian encampment took control of front campus

U of T tells court pro-Palestinian encampment took control of front campus

TORONTO — A pro-Palestinian protest encampment has taken over University of Toronto property without permission, infringing on others' free speech rights and making members of the community feel unsafe or unwelcome, lawyers for the school argued befo
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Man facing murder charge after 21-year-old woman shot in mall parking lot

Man facing murder charge after 21-year-old woman shot in mall parking lot

VAUGHAN, Ont. — York Region police say they have charged a man with first-degree murder after a targeted shooting killed a 21-year-old woman in the parking lot of a mall north of Toronto.
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