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Ontario documents show patient complaints over cataract billings

Ontario documents show patient complaints over cataract billings

TORONTO — As Ontario prepares to expand the number of private clinics that perform publicly funded cataract surgeries, documents show those procedures form one of the most common complaints the province receives from patients about unfair billing pra
Belleville mayor 'disappointed' by province's response so far to local drug crisis

Belleville mayor 'disappointed' by province's response so far to local drug crisis

BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO — The mayor of Belleville, Ont., says he is disappointed the province has not yet committed to funding a health and social-services hub and a detox centre urgently needed in the community amid an ongoing illicit drug crisis.
Ex-OPG employee arrested, facing security of information breach charge

Ex-OPG employee arrested, facing security of information breach charge

PICKERING, Ont. — Ontario Power Generation says one of its now-former employees is the person identified by the RCMP as being arrested under a national security law.
Ontario legislature resumes, omnibus bill to contain urban boundary changes

Ontario legislature resumes, omnibus bill to contain urban boundary changes

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government introduced an omnibus bill Tuesday titled the Get It Done Act, borrowing from their 2022 election slogan, but opposition parties said the legislation will not actually accomplish much.
Two people shot in north Toronto were attacked 'indiscriminately': police

Two people shot in north Toronto were attacked 'indiscriminately': police

TORONTO — Police say two people who were shot at the same intersection in a northwest Toronto neighbourhood in less than a day were innocent bystanders who were attacked "indiscriminately.
SIU investigating after man dies following police shooting in Kitchener

SIU investigating after man dies following police shooting in Kitchener

KITCHENER, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating the death of a man who was shot by police in Kitchener, Ont.
Brain wave-powered tech allows Canadian kids 'trapped in their own bodies' to play

Brain wave-powered tech allows Canadian kids 'trapped in their own bodies' to play

TORONTO — Eight-year-old Giselle Alnaser wants the Elmo stuffed toy sitting on a stool across the room, and she's going to use her brain waves to get it.
New York-bound flight forced to return to Toronto after cockpit fire

New York-bound flight forced to return to Toronto after cockpit fire

TORONTO — A flight heading from Toronto to New York City earlier this month had to turn around because of a "burnt electrical smell" in the cockpit.
Residents uneasy after 2 people shot at same north Toronto intersection within 24 hrs

Residents uneasy after 2 people shot at same north Toronto intersection within 24 hrs

TORONTO — Residents in a northwest Toronto neighbourhood said they were feeling uneasy Monday after two people were shot while waiting for buses at the same intersection less than a day apart.
Man charged after woman's neck slashed during domestic dispute in Whitby: Police

Man charged after woman's neck slashed during domestic dispute in Whitby: Police

WHITBY, ONTARIO — A 40-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., is facing multiple charges after police say a woman's neck was slashed in an alleged domestic dispute. Durham Region police say officers responded to a gas station in Whitby, Ont.