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Ontario fines two LTC homes for not complying with air conditioning law

Ontario fines two LTC homes for not complying with air conditioning law

TORONTO — Ontario has levied a pair of $1,100 fines against two long-term care homes for not providing air conditioning in resident rooms.
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Ontario's monkeypox vaccination strategy should include the homeless, advocates say

Ontario's monkeypox vaccination strategy should include the homeless, advocates say

TORONTO — Some advocates say Ontario's expanded eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine should include people experiencing homelessness.
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Toronto Public Health reports one death after meningococcal disease outbreak

Toronto Public Health reports one death after meningococcal disease outbreak

TORONTO — One person has died in a Toronto outbreak of meningococcal disease, the city's public health unit said Thursday.
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Advocates disappointed by Ontario government plan to bypass LTC bill public hearings

Advocates disappointed by Ontario government plan to bypass LTC bill public hearings

TORONTO — Long-term care and seniors' advocates say they are disappointed Ontario's Progressive Conservative government is planning to bypass public hearings for long-term care legislation that allows hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be t
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Kingston, Ont., police lay charges after vehicle drives into tent, injuring three

Kingston, Ont., police lay charges after vehicle drives into tent, injuring three

A 36-year-old has been charged afterKingston, Ont., police say a vehicle unintentionally hit a tent, injuring multiple people, in the parking lot of a hub that provides vulnerable residents with shelter, food and addiction and mental health services.
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Researchers urge more limits on edibles after finding jump in kid cannabis poisonings

Researchers urge more limits on edibles after finding jump in kid cannabis poisonings

TORONTO — Canadian researchers alarmed by a rise in the number of kids hospitalized for accidental cannabis poisonings are calling for restrictions on edibles.
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Man charged after threatening ER staff, assaulting security at Ontario hospital: OPP

Man charged after threatening ER staff, assaulting security at Ontario hospital: OPP

GODERICH, Ont. — Police say a 63-year-old Ontario man is facing more than two dozen charges after he allegedly assaulted security and forced his way into a hospital emergency room armed with two knives.
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Day parole extended for Michael White, convicted of killing pregnant wife in 2005

Day parole extended for Michael White, convicted of killing pregnant wife in 2005

An Edmonton man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and dumping her body in a ditch more than 15 years ago has been granted another six months of day parole.
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OPP says child dead in apparent 'tragic farming accident' in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.

OPP says child dead in apparent 'tragic farming accident' in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.

KAWARTHA LAKES, ONT. — A child has died in what police say appears to be a farming accident in a rural area northeast of Toronto.
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Toronto ferry back at full capacity after vessel that crashed returns to service

Toronto ferry back at full capacity after vessel that crashed returns to service

The City of Toronto says a Toronto Island ferry that crashed at the downtown terminal and injured a dozen people last weekend will resume regular service today.
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