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Updates to Ontario municipal code of conduct rules further delayed

Updates to Ontario municipal code of conduct rules further delayed

TORONTO — Municipal councils across Ontario that have been urging the province to let them impose stricter sanctions on unethical councillors will have to wait a while longer.
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Ontario byelection to replace Todd Smith set for Sept. 19

Ontario byelection to replace Todd Smith set for Sept. 19

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is wasting no time in calling a byelection to fill a seat vacated by a big resignation last week. Education Minister Todd Smith resigned his cabinet post and his Bay of Quinte seat in eastern Ontario on Friday.
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3 youths, including 12-yr-old, charged in Cambridge, Ont., shooting that injured man

3 youths, including 12-yr-old, charged in Cambridge, Ont., shooting that injured man

Waterloo Region police say they've arrested and charged three youths, including a 12-year-old girl, in a shooting that left a man injured in Cambridge, Ont., last week. Police allege three youths got into the man's car at approximately 2:30 a.m.
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CNE opening weekend dampneed by downpour, but event expects attendance to improve

CNE opening weekend dampneed by downpour, but event expects attendance to improve

TORONTO — Downpours in Toronto dampened attendance for the opening weekend of the Canadian National Exhibition, but more visitors are expected in the coming days.
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Two teens face murder charge in alleged tow truck-related 'crime spree': police

Two teens face murder charge in alleged tow truck-related 'crime spree': police

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have arrested two teens for an alleged murder and 11 other shootings that investigators have linked to what they describe a violent tow truck industry turf war.
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Trial dates set for four teens accused in fatal swarming of Toronto homeless man

Trial dates set for four teens accused in fatal swarming of Toronto homeless man

TORONTO — Trial dates have been set for four teen girls accused in the fatal swarming of a homeless Toronto man. Two of the teens are set to stand trial in Superior Court in January of next year and the other two in May.
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'Jarring' survey results reveal worsening mental health among Ontario youth

'Jarring' survey results reveal worsening mental health among Ontario youth

TORONTO — More than half of middle and high school students in Ontario say they’re experiencing a significant level of psychological distress, a figure that has doubled over the past decade, new research shows.
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Ontario parties spend summer preparing for possibility of an early election

Ontario parties spend summer preparing for possibility of an early election

TORONTO — Ontario's major political parties have been spending the summer nominating candidates, running "campaign schools," and canvassing after remarks from the premier this spring fuelled speculation he will call an early election.
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Three charged after assault rifle allegedly found in vehicle fleeing stop: police

Three charged after assault rifle allegedly found in vehicle fleeing stop: police

TORONTO — Toronto police say three people are facing charges after officers allegedly found an assault rifle in a vehicle that tried to flee a traffic stop then crashed into a streetcar.
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York reaches tentative deal with faculty association ahead of fall semester

York reaches tentative deal with faculty association ahead of fall semester

TORONTO — The York University Faculty Association says it has reached a tentative deal with the university. The association says the deal to extend the collective agreement until April 2027 was brokered just before midnight Monday.
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