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St. Marys, Ont., emergency department reducing operating hours due to staff shortages

St. Marys, Ont., emergency department reducing operating hours due to staff shortages

ST MARYS, ONT. — A small-town Ontario hospital is reducing its emergency room hours of operation this week, and the organization running it says the strain on the local health system is expected to continue past the summer.
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Human remains found buried in rural area of Pickering, police say

Human remains found buried in rural area of Pickering, police say

Police are investigating after they say human remains were found buried in a shallow grave in Pickering, Ont.
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Ontario toddler hit by car, in hospital with life-threatening injuries: police

Ontario toddler hit by car, in hospital with life-threatening injuries: police

Toronto-area police say a toddler struck by a vehicle on Sunday is in hospital with life-threatening injuries. Durham Regional Police say the child was hit in a residential area of Ajax, Ont., on Sunday evening.
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Premiers of Ontario, N.S., N.B., P.E.I. to meet today for health-care summit

Premiers of Ontario, N.S., N.B., P.E.I. to meet today for health-care summit

TORONTO — The premiers of Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I. will meet in Moncton today for a summit to discuss Canada's struggling health-care system.
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Summit on health-care scheduled for Monday between leaders of Ontario, NS, NB, PEI

Summit on health-care scheduled for Monday between leaders of Ontario, NS, NB, PEI

Canada's struggling health-care system will be the topic of discussion as the premiers of Ontario and Nova Scotia meet in Halifax.
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Multiple injuries after Toronto Island ferry crashes at downtown dock

Multiple injuries after Toronto Island ferry crashes at downtown dock

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says ferry service to Toronto Island has been cancelled for the remainder of Saturday after 12 people sustained minor injuries when a ferry crashed as it approached a downtown terminal.
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SIU investigating after police officer shot 18-year-old man in Orillia, Ont.

SIU investigating after police officer shot 18-year-old man in Orillia, Ont.

ORILLIA, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after a police officer shot an 18-year-old in Orillia this morning.
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Three dead after vehicle collides with tree in Brampton, Ont: Peel police

Three dead after vehicle collides with tree in Brampton, Ont: Peel police

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say three people are dead after a car they were travelling in collided with a tree in Brampton, Ont. Peel Regional Police spokesperson Sgt.
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Seniors, advocates, pan legislation that could force patients to long-term care homes

Seniors, advocates, pan legislation that could force patients to long-term care homes

TORONTO — Seniors and advocates are terrified and livid over Ontario's move to allow hospitals to send patients into long-term care homes not of their choosing.
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Toronto mayor apologizes to Métis Nation of Ontario for 1885 Northwest Resistance

Toronto mayor apologizes to Métis Nation of Ontario for 1885 Northwest Resistance

Toronto Mayor John Tory has apologized for the city's role in arming and celebrating a Canadian militia that suppressed a Métis rebellion in 1885.
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