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Students head into in-person school year with masking questions, hopes of normalcy

Students head into in-person school year with masking questions, hopes of normalcy

TORONTO — Thousands of Canadian children return to the classroom this week for their fourth pandemic school year, eager for a semblance of normalcy after years of upheaval that many families fear is not over yet.
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Hundreds attend candlelight vigil for six young people killed in Barrie, Ont., crash

Hundreds attend candlelight vigil for six young people killed in Barrie, Ont., crash

BARRIE, Ont. — Candle flames and lantern lights illuminated the downtown waterfront in Barrie, Ont., Saturday evening as hundreds of grieving mourners gathered to honour six young city residents killed in a car crash nearly a week ago.
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Hamilton Police find missing three-year-old dead at conservation area

Hamilton Police find missing three-year-old dead at conservation area

HAMILTON — Police say a three-year-old girl has been found dead after she went missing in a conservation area south of Hamilton, Ont., Saturday. In a tweet just before 8 p.m., Hamilton Police said the child was missing at Binbrook Conservation Area.
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SIU investigating after car collides with OPP cruiser, injuring teen

SIU investigating after car collides with OPP cruiser, injuring teen

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog says it's investigating a crash involving the provincial police force that sent a 17-year-old boy to hospital in Toronto.
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'There's a child in that vehicle': Audio adds new detail to Ontario police shooting

'There's a child in that vehicle': Audio adds new detail to Ontario police shooting

Officers involved in a police shooting that left a one-year-old dead in southern Ontario were told there was a child in the pickup truck they were pursuing and that the driver of the vehicle had a gun, audio posted online indicates.
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Ontario's science table members would have advised against scrapping COVID isolation

Ontario's science table members would have advised against scrapping COVID isolation

TORONTO — Members of Ontario's outgoing science table say they would have advised against the province's decision to scrap its mandatory isolation period for COVID-19 if they had been consulted on the move. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.
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Environment Canada confirms tornado touched down in Ottawa area earlier this week

Environment Canada confirms tornado touched down in Ottawa area earlier this week

Environment Canada has confirmed a tornado touched down in the Ottawa area earlier this week, but says damage is still being assessed.
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Prime minister set to make stops across Greater Toronto Area today

Prime minister set to make stops across Greater Toronto Area today

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be making stops across Ontario's Halton Region today. The Prime Minister’s Office says Trudeau will meet with parents to discuss affordability this morning.
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Public Health Ontario to have final say on topics studied by new science table

Public Health Ontario to have final say on topics studied by new science table

TORONTO — Ontario's new science advisory table won't have final say on what it can investigate, with topics subject to approval from Public Health Ontario.
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Unions voice concern about Ontario lifting five-day isolation rule

Unions voice concern about Ontario lifting five-day isolation rule

Two of Ontario's major teachers' unions voiced concerns Thursday about the province's decision to scrap its mandatory isolation period for COVID-19 days before thousands of students and educators return to school in person.
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