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Ontario seeks to give remote workers mass layoff protections

Ontario seeks to give remote workers mass layoff protections

KITCHENER, Ont. — Ontario is proposing to strengthen rules around mass layoffs to include greater protections for employees who work remotely. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton made the announcement Monday in Kitchener, Ont.
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Ontario municipalities feel impacts of housing law, worry over little audit progress

Ontario municipalities feel impacts of housing law, worry over little audit progress

TORONTO — It has been more than three months since Ontario promised to make municipalities "whole" on a loss of development charge revenue due to a new provincial law, and they say they're concerned they've seen little to no movement.
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London man faces murder charge after standoff, accused of injuring two cops

London man faces murder charge after standoff, accused of injuring two cops

LONDON, Ont. — A man from London, Ont., is accused of killing one man and injuring two police officers over the course of a weekend standoff in the southwestern Ontario city.
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Peel police seek help with locating missing Nipissing First Nation headdress

Peel police seek help with locating missing Nipissing First Nation headdress

MISSISSAUGA, Ont.
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Millard, Smich murder appeals reopen wounds for victim's family, 10 years later

Millard, Smich murder appeals reopen wounds for victim's family, 10 years later

TORONTO — It's been more than 10 years since Linda Babcock's daughter was murdered, a decade's worth of milestones and memories she says were stolen by the men who killed her child.
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Peel Regional Police officer, two others injured in vehicle collision in Brampton

Peel Regional Police officer, two others injured in vehicle collision in Brampton

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Three people, including a Peel Regional Police officer, have been injured in a vehicle collision in Brampton, Ont.
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One dead, one arrested after stabbing at Toronto banquet hall

One dead, one arrested after stabbing at Toronto banquet hall

TORONTO — One person is dead after an altercation in Toronto's west end. Toronto police were called to a banquet hall near Highway 27 and Steeles Ave. West for reports of gunfire shortly after 9:30 p.m. Friday.
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Toronto removes TikTok on city-issued devices following federal, provincial bans

Toronto removes TikTok on city-issued devices following federal, provincial bans

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says it is removing and banning the social media app TikTok from roughly 350 city-issued devices.
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Ontario's 2025 accessibility goals 'impossible' without urgent action, report finds

Ontario's 2025 accessibility goals 'impossible' without urgent action, report finds

Ontario will fail to meet its goal of making the province accessible for people with disabilities by 2025 unless the government takes urgent action, a new report has found.
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Southern Ontarians dealing with more snow as winter storms moves through region

Southern Ontarians dealing with more snow as winter storms moves through region

A large swath of southern Ontario was hit with another blast of winter on Friday, with steady snow complicating commutes and the start of March break travel.
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