Major weather alerts issued for Saskatchewan, Toronto and N.S
Prisha Dev / globalnews - Canada is facing widespread winter weather, with freezing rain in Saskatchewan, extreme cold in Toronto and heavy snow expected in Nova Scotia.
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Man charged in ‘unprovoked’ Mississauga attacks that left 58-year-old woman dead
Prisha Dev / globalnews - A 58-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder and assault in two random Mississauga attacks Friday evening, Peel Police said.
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Danielle Martin named Liberal candidate for byelection in Freeland’s former riding
sootoday - TORONTO — The Liberal Party of Canada has announced a Toronto doctor will run as its candidate in University-Rosedale, a riding Chrystia Freeland represented for over a decade before the former Liberal MP resigned from office earlier this month.
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Seniors struggle with cold and loneliness in freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall
News Staff / citynews - TORONTO — Calls to Toronto Seniors Helpline are on the rise as older adults struggle with issues ranging from no heat in their homes to loneliness amid brutal cold and impassable snow-covered sidewalks. “(Many) seniors do face isolation anyway, but when i…
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Ontario PCs reverse course on media ban, will let reporters cover Doug Ford convention speech
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The party was set to bar journalists from accessing the event for the first time since Ford became premier in 2018.
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11 arrests in distraction-style thefts targeting Hamilton seniors
Jane Stevenson / torontosun - Hamilton Police launched Project Heirloom to combat a concerning increase in distraction thefts
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Peel school board supervision a 'smokescreen' for underfunding, chair says
sootoday - The chair of a school board recently taken over by Ontario's minister of education is defending the management and finances of the board, saying the supervision is a "smokescreen" to distract from provincial underfunding.
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Officers' alleged assault on lawyer at Oshawa courthouse referred to York police
sootoday - Durham regional police say they have referred allegations that officers assaulted a lawyer at an Oshawa, Ont., courthouse to York regional police for a criminal investigation.
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