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Early morning shooting in Toronto sends one man to hospital

TORONTO — One man is in hospital after an early morning shooting in downtown Toronto. Police were called to the Queen Street West and Denison Avenue area just before 5 a.m. Saturday for reports of a man with a gunshot wound.
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Court of Appeal restores class status in Ontario developmental services lawsuit

Court of Appeal restores class status in Ontario developmental services lawsuit

Ontario's top court has restored class action status to a lawsuit that alleges the province has placed people with developmental disabilities on unreasonable wait lists for government supports after they turn 18.
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Toronto police officer charged with sexual assault, breach of trust: SIU

Toronto police officer charged with sexual assault, breach of trust: SIU

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer has been charged with sexual assault and breach of trust following an investigation by Ontario's police watchdog. The Special Investigations Unit says the constable faces one count of each charge.
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Ontario set to expand areas where dogs can learn to hunt live coyotes in penned areas

Ontario set to expand areas where dogs can learn to hunt live coyotes in penned areas

TORONTO — Ontario wants to expand a licensing regime that allows residents to unleash dogs in an enclosed area to teach them how to hunt captive coyotes, foxes and rabbits.
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Ontario offers $10K grants to religious, cultural institutions for anti-hate measures

Ontario offers $10K grants to religious, cultural institutions for anti-hate measures

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Religious groups and cultural and Indigenous communities in Ontario will soon be able to apply for grants of up to $10,000 to protect their facilities from hate-motivated crimes.
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'It's been tough': Students frustrated by GO Transit bus route changes

'It's been tough': Students frustrated by GO Transit bus route changes

Abida Suboor's commute to campus has been tougher in the last few weeks. The graduate student uses GO Transit to get from her home in Milton, Ont.
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Ontario to launch audits of six municipalities' housing finances

Ontario to launch audits of six municipalities' housing finances

TORONTO — Ontario's minister of municipal affairs and housing is moving forward with audits of six municipalities to see if there will be any "potential or perceived" financial hits from a provincial housing law.
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'Excruciating delays' at Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board: Ombudsman

'Excruciating delays' at Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board: Ombudsman

TORONTO — A backlog of cases at Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board has grown to 38,000 and it is taking an average of seven or eight months – sometimes up to two years – for a hearing to be scheduled, the province's ombudsman said Thursday.
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University of Waterloo to end research partnership with Chinese tech giant Huawei

University of Waterloo to end research partnership with Chinese tech giant Huawei

The University of Waterloo is ending its research partnership with Chinese tech giant Huawei this year in an effort to "safeguard" scientific research at the school. The move will mark the end of an agreement that has been in place since 2016.
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Indigenous artist needed hospital care, not jail, family tells inquest

Indigenous artist needed hospital care, not jail, family tells inquest

The sons of a renowned Indigenous artist wept on Thursday at an inquest into their father's death, criticizing the failure to treat his mental health struggles before he died by suicide in a Thunder Bay jail.
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