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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ontario government presents $187B pandemic-era budget

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ontario government presents $187B pandemic-era budget

TORONTO — Ontario will spend a record $187 billion this year as it lays out a plan to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, with money earmarked for the health-care sector, to support for seniors living at home and to subsidize electricity rates for bu
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Ontario reports 998 new COVID-19 cases and 13 more deaths but increase in testing

Ontario reports 998 new COVID-19 cases and 13 more deaths but increase in testing

Ontario reported 998 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 13 more deaths related to the virus. The province said it completed nearly 35,800 tests since the last daily update, an increase of 7,200 from the previous report.
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Quebec won't ease COVID-19 restrictions despite Montreal public health recommendation

Quebec won't ease COVID-19 restrictions despite Montreal public health recommendation

MONTREAL — Quebec has no plans to relax COVID-19 restrictions that have closed gyms, restaurants and other entertainment venues across much of the province, Premier Francois Legault said Thursday.
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Accused guilty in woman's death even if victim was ill before hitch assault: Crown

Accused guilty in woman's death even if victim was ill before hitch assault: Crown

A clear link between the injury an Indigenous woman suffered when struck by a trailer hitch and her eventual death months later establishes the guilt of the man accused of killing her, regardless of her underlying health conditions, a Crown attorney
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Jury trials are set to resume in several Ontario cities

Jury trials are set to resume in several Ontario cities

Jury trials are set to resume in several Ontario cities. The Superior Court of Justice says selection of jurors and jury hearings will start Nov. 9 in Ottawa. The same will happen a week later in Toronto, Brampton and Newmarket.
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Alleged Toronto mosque killer's case put over to late January

Alleged Toronto mosque killer's case put over to late January

TORONTO — A man accused of killing a 58-year-old Muslim man outside a Toronto mosque has had his case remanded until late January.
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Woman, 27, charged in death of Iranian-Canadian human rights advocate

Woman, 27, charged in death of Iranian-Canadian human rights advocate

MARKHAM, Ont. — A 27-year-old woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Mohammad Mehdi Amin Sadeghieh, an Iranian-Canadian human rights advocate with deep ties to the community.
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Salmonella outbreak in Sarnia, Ont., restaurant sends nine people to hospital

Salmonella outbreak in Sarnia, Ont., restaurant sends nine people to hospital

SARNIA, ONT. — Public health authorities say a Salmonella outbreak linked to a restaurant in southwestern Ontario has sent nine people to hospital.
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Toronto police investigating suspicious death of man found in parked car

Toronto police investigating suspicious death of man found in parked car

Police are investigating after the body of an Oshawa, Ont., man was found in a vehicle that had been parked outside a residential building for more than a week.
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Fraud charges for couple police say scammed friends out of $650K by pretending child had cancer

Fraud charges for couple police say scammed friends out of $650K by pretending child had cancer

Police allege pair even dressed child in hospital gown and attached fake IV
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