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Toronto mayor apologizes to Métis Nation of Ontario for 1885 Northwest Resistance

Toronto Mayor John Tory has apologized for the city's role in arming and celebrating a Canadian militia that suppressed a Métis rebellion in 1885.
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Ontario doctor alleged to have killed 4 people around same date in 2021: documents

Ontario doctor alleged to have killed 4 people around same date in 2021: documents

HAWKESBURY, Ont. — Court documents allege an eastern Ontario doctor killed four people around the same date in 2021. Dr.
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Ontario municipal candidate nominations close ahead of fall elections

Ontario municipal candidate nominations close ahead of fall elections

The registration deadline for those seeking to run in Ontario's fall municipal elections has passed. Candidates had until 2 p.m. Friday to submit their registration. Nominations for school board trustee candidates had the same cutoff date and time.
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Police investigating after woman, 23, dies in Toronto underground garage

TORONTO — Police say they are investigating the death of a 23-year-old woman who was found injured in an underground garage in northwest Toronto. Investigators say officers were called to an address on Jane Street, north of Highway 401, around 1 p.m.
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Man, 54, drowns after falling into Lake Simcoe; another person rescued

TORONTO — Police say a 54-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., has drowned in Lake Simcoe in Ramara Township. Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews were called after two people fell off a personal watercraft near Bonnie Beach around 3:50 p.m.
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Ontario considers new ways to fund $10-a-day child care in bid to boost uptake

Ontario considers new ways to fund $10-a-day child care in bid to boost uptake

TORONTO — Ontario is considering new ways to fund the national $10-a-day child-care program in the province as it seeks to address operator concerns in an ongoing bid to increase uptake, particularly from the for-profit sector, The Canadian Press has
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Toddler dies after being struck by a vehicle in a Toronto parking lot: police

TORONTO — A toddler has died after being hit by a car in a parking lot in Toronto's west end on Thursday evening. Toronto Police say officers were called to a parking lot in the area of Lake Shore Boulevard and Albert Avenue around 7:30 p.m.
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CNE opens in Toronto for the first time since before COVID-19 pandemic

TORONTO — The Canadian National Exhibition has returned to Toronto after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 18-day event kicked off with an opening ceremony Friday morning.
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One person dead, another seriously injured in Oakville, Ont., shooting

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Police in Oakville, Ont., say one person is dead and another was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a late-night shooting.
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OPP discriminated against migrant workers in 2013 sexual assault investigation: HRTO

OPP discriminated against migrant workers in 2013 sexual assault investigation: HRTO

Provincial police discriminated against migrant workers based on their race when they conducted a DNA sweep as part of a 2013 sexual assault investigation, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has found.
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