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Thunderstorm leaves 70,000 without power in Ontario, leads to at least one death

Thunderstorm leaves 70,000 without power in Ontario, leads to at least one death

TORONTO — A severe thunderstorm with high winds has created power outages across Southern Ontario and led to at least one death. Peel Regional Police say a woman in Brampton, Ont.
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Marineland bans lawyer, filmmaker and scientist among others from entering park

Marineland bans lawyer, filmmaker and scientist among others from entering park

Marineland has banned a number of people from its premises, some of whom have never visited the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction, days before the facility was set to open for the season.
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Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 21

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 21

Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford London: Makes an announcement. 11 a.m. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Virtual: Announces a plan to hire more health care workers.
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High gas prices front and centre in Ontario election as NDP propose cap, regulation

High gas prices front and centre in Ontario election as NDP propose cap, regulation

TORONTO — Sky high gas prices have Ontario's political parties debating what should be done about the cost to fill up – to cut? To cap? To regulate? To look well beyond the pumps themselves? The NDP is promising they would cap and regulate prices, a
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Presence of BA.2.20 in Ontario doesn't warrant significant concern, experts say

Presence of BA.2.20 in Ontario doesn't warrant significant concern, experts say

Nearly 1,000 confirmed cases of a new sublineage of the Omicron variant have been discovered in Ontario to date, newly released data from Public Health Ontario show, but experts say it doesn't warrant significant concern.
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Police investigating suspicious death in Pickering, Ont.

Police investigating suspicious death in Pickering, Ont.

Police are investigating a suspicious death in Pickering, Ont.
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Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 20

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 20

Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Niagara Falls : Holds a photo opportunity, 11:30 a.m.
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Ontario NDP promise to remove tolls for truckers on Highway 407

Ontario NDP promise to remove tolls for truckers on Highway 407

Ontario's New Democrats say they won't make truckers pony up if they drive on a private toll highway in the Toronto area, if the party is elected in June.
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Western University taking steps to address sexual violence, change culture on campus

Western University taking steps to address sexual violence, change culture on campus

Western University plans to fully re-evaluate its orientation week and shore up campus safety following two reviews into the school's culture that found evidence of at least one sexual assault during last year's frosh festivities.
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COVID-19 sidelines two Ontario party leaders mid-election campaign

COVID-19 sidelines two Ontario party leaders mid-election campaign

TORONTO — Two of the leaders of Ontario's four major political parties have been sidelined with COVID-19 at critical points in their campaign, with two weeks left to election day.
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