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Two arrested after body of premature baby found in Montreal-area dumpster

Two arrested after body of premature baby found in Montreal-area dumpster

LAVAL, Que. — Two people are facing criminal charges after police discovered the body of a premature baby in a dumpster north of Montreal Monday evening.
Private school plans including smaller classes show stark inequities in education

Private school plans including smaller classes show stark inequities in education

TORONTO — With children in both public and private schools, Toronto mom Karuna Satov is weighing two very different back-to-school pandemic plans.
'Basically warehouses:' shelters in midtown Toronto unsupported, advocates say

'Basically warehouses:' shelters in midtown Toronto unsupported, advocates say

TORONTO — Tensions are high in midtown Toronto as some residents want new homeless shelters moved, while the city says people in the community must learn to live with their new neighbours.
Legault predicts second wave of COVID-19 won't bring same grim results

Legault predicts second wave of COVID-19 won't bring same grim results

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he doesn't think a potential second wave of COVID-19 will strike as hard as the first one did in Canada's worst-hit province.
Three-year-old boy killed, sister hospitalized after being hit by car

Three-year-old boy killed, sister hospitalized after being hit by car

TORONTO — Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a three-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car in Toronto's west end.
Toronto Board of Health chair calls for action after 27 opioid deaths in July

Toronto Board of Health chair calls for action after 27 opioid deaths in July

TORONTO — The chair of the Toronto Board of Health is calling for action following a spike in opioid overdose deaths in July. Coun.
U.S., Canadian authorities warn against annual 'Float Down' near Sarnia, Ont.

U.S., Canadian authorities warn against annual 'Float Down' near Sarnia, Ont.

SARNIA, Ont. — Authorities on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are warning people not to participate in an annual tubing party this Sunday on the river that separates Sarnia, Ont., from Port Huron, Mich.
Ontario police watchdog to collect data on race as part of investigations

Ontario police watchdog to collect data on race as part of investigations

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog says it will start collecting data on race as part of its investigations this fall, but only on a voluntary basis.
Black people 'disproportionately' arrested, struck, shot by police, report finds

Black people 'disproportionately' arrested, struck, shot by police, report finds

TORONTO — The idea that the Toronto police are less racist than their American counterparts is a "myth," according to the head of the Ontario Human Rights Commission.
Man convicted in shooting that killed Jane Creba denied day and full parole

Man convicted in shooting that killed Jane Creba denied day and full parole

TORONTO — A man convicted of second-degree murder in a public shooting that killed a Toronto teen on Boxing Day nearly 15 years ago has been denied day and full parole. Jorrell Simpson-Rowe was one of four people found guilty in Jane Creba's death.