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Toronto police investigating after suspect shot woman in the face with pellet gun

Toronto police investigating after suspect shot woman in the face with pellet gun

Toronto police are looking for a suspect after a 76-year-old woman was shot in the face several times with a pellet gun in an east-end neighbourhood.
How the Toronto library is recovering from a cyberattack, one book at a time

How the Toronto library is recovering from a cyberattack, one book at a time

TORONTO — Hundreds of thousands of books have been freed from a months-long purgatory as scores of staffers race to get them out of storage and back on shelves following a cyberattack that felled the Toronto Public Library's computer systems in Octob
Ontario's top court upholds life sentences for Eaton Centre shooter

Ontario's top court upholds life sentences for Eaton Centre shooter

TORONTO — Ontario's top court has upheld the life sentences for a man who opened fire in the food court of Toronto's crowded Eaton Centre mall in 2012, a shooting that killed two men and injured several other people, including a 13-year-old boy who w
Public Health Ontario staff awarded retroactive pay as Bill 124 compensation

Public Health Ontario staff awarded retroactive pay as Bill 124 compensation

TORONTO — Employees of Public Health Ontario labs are set to receive an additional 5.25 per cent in pay increases to compensate for a provincial wage restraint law that was found unconstitutional and has now been repealed.
Most of Ontario under weather warnings, special statements amid cold front

Most of Ontario under weather warnings, special statements amid cold front

TORONTO — Environment Canada is warning of a sharp cold front passing through Ontario on Wednesday, saying it is expected to dramatically shift weather conditions in most parts of the province.
Credit rating agency says new funding for Ontario universities a 'stop gap'

Credit rating agency says new funding for Ontario universities a 'stop gap'

TORONTO — Ontario's recent post-secondary funding announcement is only a "stop gap" that will still leave universities struggling, and which may end up hurting the student experience, a global credit rating agency said Wednesday.
Canadian Cancer Society urges Ontario to cover cost of take-home medication

Canadian Cancer Society urges Ontario to cover cost of take-home medication

TORONTO — Kirsten Watson was weeks away last year from losing access to potentially life-saving medication — a situation she found herself in because Ontario does not cover the cost of take-home cancer drugs.
Vending machines to be removed from UWaterloo campus over facial tech concerns

Vending machines to be removed from UWaterloo campus over facial tech concerns

WATERLOO, ONTARIO — A southwestern Ontario university will be getting rid of more than two dozen vending machines after students raised concerns about facial recognition technology.
Leap day couples on how they'll celebrate first anniversary, four years after wedding

Leap day couples on how they'll celebrate first anniversary, four years after wedding

TORONTO — Josh McConnell has had the same conversation so often it's starting to feel like he's reading off a script. He and his wife are gearing up to celebrate their first anniversary, the Toronto-based writer will tell a co-worker or acquaintance.
Ontario euthanizes 84 raccoons and accuses rehabber of mistreating animals

Ontario euthanizes 84 raccoons and accuses rehabber of mistreating animals

TORONTO — Ontario has euthanized 84 raccoons and laid dozens of charges in its investigation of a wildlife rehabilitation centre it accuses of allowing animals to suffer with no real hope of recovery, The Canadian Press has learned.