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Driver who killed woman and three daughters in Brampton, Ont., sentenced to 17 years

Driver who killed woman and three daughters in Brampton, Ont., sentenced to 17 years

BRAMPTON, Ont.
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Kenora, Ont., residents told to watch for possible flooding amid rising water levels

Kenora, Ont., residents told to watch for possible flooding amid rising water levels

Residents in Kenora, Ont., were told to watch for the possibility of more flooding on Monday as water levels were projected to rise in the northwestern Ontario city that issued an evacuation order for certain areas last week.
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Housing and health care top of mind in eastern Ontario as election looms

Housing and health care top of mind in eastern Ontario as election looms

Will Towell is at an impasse: either live in a homeless shelter with cockroaches he hates or move back to a tent in the bush and deal with a bunch of other critters. What the 64-year-old Kingston, Ont.
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Police investigating homicide in Thunder Bay, Ont.

Police say a 44-year-old has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 41-year-old man in Thunder Bay, Ont. They say officers were called on Sunday evening for a shooting.
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Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 16

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 16

Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Toronto: Takes part in Ontario Leaders Debate. 6:30 p.m.
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Ontario NDP plan to run deficits for six years, cancel gas tax cut

Ontario NDP plan to run deficits for six years, cancel gas tax cut

TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats are pledging to run larger deficits than the Progressive Conservatives and Liberals if elected and would likely not balance the budget for six years, but the party is eyeing some cost savings from cancelling a gas ta
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Ontario reports seven more COVID 19 deaths, 1,024 in hospital with the virus

Ontario reports seven more COVID 19 deaths, 1,024 in hospital with the virus

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting seven more deaths linked to COVID-19. In data posted this morning, the province says there were 1,024 people hospitalized with the virus, a drop of 368 patients from the 1,392 hospitalizations logged Saturday.
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'I'll never be able to afford property': Housing costs key issue for Ontario voters

'I'll never be able to afford property': Housing costs key issue for Ontario voters

TORONTO — When Thiago Lang and his wife began searching for a Greater Toronto Area home last year, they spent most weekends viewing about 15 properties and weekdays placing up to five bids – often over asking – on houses that sold for astronomical pr
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Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 15

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 15

Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford No scheduled public events. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath No scheduled public events.
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NDP increase ODSP campaign pledge, promise to double current rate in second year

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario's New Democrats say they'll boost their planned increases to the province's disability support program.
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