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Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day program

Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day program

TORONTO — Ontario child-care centres that aren't participating in the national $10-a-day program will soon lose provincial funding to offer new fee subsidies to lower-income families and their staff could see a pay cut of $2 an hour.
Oversight, communication failures beset police vulnerable persons registry: ombudsman

Oversight, communication failures beset police vulnerable persons registry: ombudsman

TORONTO — Toronto's ombudsman says a police registry intended to help officers support people with different needs and conditions has been beset by communication failures and poor management.
Ontario ombudsman investigating child welfare placements in motels

Ontario ombudsman investigating child welfare placements in motels

TORONTO — Ontario's ombudsman is launching an investigation into the practice of child welfare agencies placing children and teens in hotels, motels, offices and trailers.
Man sought in two sexual assaults in Mississauga: police

Man sought in two sexual assaults in Mississauga: police

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The Peel Regional Police Special Victims Unit is asking for the public's help in finding a suspect who is believed to have sexually assaulted two senior women Tuesday morning in Mississauga.
Bear cub driven by two men from northern Ontario to Windsor, fed Taco Bell

Bear cub driven by two men from northern Ontario to Windsor, fed Taco Bell

TORONTO — Anyone who finds injured wildlife should seek local support for the animal rather than attempting to deal with the situation themselves, the director of an animal rescue charity says after two men picked up a black bear cub in northern Onta
Man arrested after officers buck Bronco truck's attempt to drive over police cruisers

Man arrested after officers buck Bronco truck's attempt to drive over police cruisers

TORONTO — It looked like the chase was over, but then the Bronco tried to break away. Peel Region police say a stolen vehicle surrounded by cruisers outside a Tim Hortons in Mississauga, Ont.
'Very violent weekend': Toronto police ID 15-yr-old boy as Labour Day shooting victim

'Very violent weekend': Toronto police ID 15-yr-old boy as Labour Day shooting victim

TORONTO — A 15-year-old boy has been identified as the victim of a deadly Labour Day shooting in Toronto, one of 11 shootings police say took place over the long weekend. Police Insp.
Ford rules out Ontario election in 2024, but could call an early election in 2025

Ford rules out Ontario election in 2024, but could call an early election in 2025

Ontario Premier Doug Ford ruled out calling an early election this year, but left the door open on Tuesday to calling one in 2025.
Suspended Sarnia, Ont., cop charged with assault, criminal harassment

Suspended Sarnia, Ont., cop charged with assault, criminal harassment

SARNIA, Ont. — Police in Sarnia, Ont., say a suspended officer has been charged with multiple offences, including assault and criminal harassment.
Two Toronto police officers injured after locating stolen car

Two Toronto police officers injured after locating stolen car

TORONTO — Two Toronto police officers have been injured after police say they found a stolen vehicle in the city early Tuesday morning. Police say the officers located a vehicle near Chalkfarm Drive and Jane Street just after 2 a.m.