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Ontario home-care organizations ask province for help before health-care reforms

Ontario home-care organizations ask province for help before health-care reforms

TORONTO — Hundreds of million of dollars are desperately needed to stabilize the home-care workforce in Ontario, the association representing organizations providing that care said as it urged the province to speed up delivery of promised funds.
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Ontario legislature to resume; opposition parties have health-care, developer queries

Ontario legislature to resume; opposition parties have health-care, developer queries

TORONTO — Questions about Premier Doug Ford's relationship with developers and the expansion of private health-care delivery will dominate the return of the Ontario legislature Tuesday when it's set to resume after its winter break.
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Toronto police say man pushed onto subway tracks, no injuries reported

Toronto police say man pushed onto subway tracks, no injuries reported

Toronto police say they are investigating after a man was allegedly pushed onto the tracks at a subway station in the city. Police say the incident occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday at Yonge and Bloor subway station in Toronto.
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International students from Bangladesh killed in Toronto crash identified

International students from Bangladesh killed in Toronto crash identified

TORONTO — Three international students killed in a highway crash in Toronto last week have been identified by the Consulate General of Bangladesh.
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Two men in police custody after fatal shooting in Milton, Ont.

Two men in police custody after fatal shooting in Milton, Ont.

MILTON, Ont. — Two people are in custody after a shooting in a town west of Toronto that left one person dead. Halton Regional police say they were called to a home in Milton, Ont., around 5 a.m. Sunday for a report of gun shots.
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SIU probing Toronto police investigation after two men fall from balcony

SIU probing Toronto police investigation after two men fall from balcony

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after two men fell from an apartment balcony and were seriously injured during a police investigation in Toronto's west end.
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Ontario man arrested, charged with first-degree murder in death of grandmother: OPP

Ontario man arrested, charged with first-degree murder in death of grandmother: OPP

NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say a 34-year-old man is facing a charge of first-degree murder in the death of his grandmother. Norfolk County OPP says officers first responded to a home in Waterford, Ont., on Feb.
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International investors hope to see business-savvy mayor in Toronto, observers say

International investors hope to see business-savvy mayor in Toronto, observers say

TORONTO — As Toronto looks to elect a new mayor in the coming months, observers say international investors are looking for another business-savvy leader like John Tory to take the helm.
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'Breaks my heart to leave': Embattled John Tory marks end of tenure as Toronto mayor

'Breaks my heart to leave': Embattled John Tory marks end of tenure as Toronto mayor

TORONTO — John Tory wants to be remembered for keeping the city of Toronto stable and moving forward, though the outgoing mayor acknowledged Friday that the scandal that led him to resign will mar his legacy.
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Police charge two 17-year-old boys in shooting of student outside Toronto high school

Police charge two 17-year-old boys in shooting of student outside Toronto high school

Toronto police have charged two teenage boys with attempted murder after a student was shot in the chest during a drive-by daytime shooting outside a Toronto high school on Thursday. Insp.
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