First segment of Canada’s high-speed rail project to connect Montreal and Ottawa
Patricia D'Cunha / citynews - The federal government says the first segment of its proposed high-speed rail project would connect Montreal and Ottawa. The high-speed project, which was announced in February, would connect Toronto and Quebec City with trains travelling at speeds of up …
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Ontario-appointed supervisor fires TDSB director of education amid board shakeups
sootoday - TORONTO — A provincially appointed supervisor has fired the director of education at Ontario's largest school board, amid a shakeup of board governance by the education minister.
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Three U.K. men accused of killing Ontario restaurant owner return to Canada
John Marchesan / citynews - Police say three men accused in the 2023 death of an Ontario restaurant owner have returned to Canada to face charges. Ontario Provincial Police say 44-year-old Sharif Rahman was assaulted in August 2023 outside his restaurant in Owen Sound, about 190 kil…
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Via Rail marathon: Passengers stranded on train for 12 hours near Brockville
Natasha Baldin / ottawacitizen - Passengers on a Via Rail train from Toronto to Ottawa describe being stranded on the train for more than 12 hours with little communication about when they'd be moving again.
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Wife of Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case testifies at bail hearing
sootoday - TORONTO — The wife of an Ontario lawyer allegedly involved in a transnational drug smuggling ring told his bail hearing today she never saw her husband receive luxurious gifts or suspicious amounts of cash from clients in their decades together.
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Toronto police identify man who died in 2019 as serial killer in three cold cases
sootoday - TORONTO — Toronto police say a man who died in 2019 has been identified as the killer in three cold case homicides, and investigators believe there could be more victims.
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Cowichan case is blamed for sinking BC property deals, including luxury hotel purchase
Nono Shen, Darryl Greer / nationalobserver - An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, BC, pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of "uncertainty" caused by the landmark Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling, according to th…
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Ontario Liberals push province to sell off stored U.S. booze for charity
John Marchesan / citynews - Ontario’s Liberals are pushing Doug Ford’s government to sell the province’s stockpile of U.S. booze that is sitting in storage. Liberal parliamentary Leader John Fraser says Ford should tell the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to sell the booze and donat…
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Ryan Wedding’s ‘cocaine lawyer’ pitches plan if released at bail hearing
Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - An Ontario attorney with alleged ties to a Ryan Wedding says if he’s released on bail, he will follow the 'most stringent' plan he’s ever proposed in his career.
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Ontario to open interim science centre next summer at Harbourfront Centre
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ontario is set to open an interim science centre next summer on Toronto's waterfront, two years after the province abruptly closed the old location in the city's east end.
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Missing Toronto man’s remains found in Niagara-on-the-Lake, police confirm
Sean Previl / globalnews - Remains found by Niagara regional police in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., in August have been confirmed as those of a Toronto man who went missing in 2022.
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Triumph touring for first time in 30 years for band’s 50th anniversary
Jane Stevenson / torontosun - The Mississauga rockers will play Toronto on April 24, 2026
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Chow promises to address Finch LRT’s slow travel time: ‘It can be faster’
Jane Stevenson / torontosun - The Finch LRT opened to the public on Sunday.
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Toronto police officer charged with theft, breach of trust
sootoday - TORONTO — Toronto police say they've charged one of their officers with theft after they allegedly stole property at a downtown police office. Police allege the constable was working at the 52 Division front desk on Sept.
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FBI releases new photo of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding, reward raised to $15M
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - The FBI has released a newly obtained photograph of Ryan James Wedding, a Canadian fugitive on its Ten Most Wanted list. Wedding, 44, is accused of running a transnational drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombi…
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Fire destroys former home of St. Catharines Standard newspaper
sootoday - ST. CATHARINES — A fire has destroyed a the former home of the St. Catharines Standard newspaper. The City of St. Catharines says the fire broke out Friday night and was extinguished late Saturday afternoon.
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OPP launch investigation into company that accessed controversial training fund
Isaac Callan / globalnews - The Ford government has forwarded a forensic audit of Keel Digital Solutions to police after a probe of payments alleged "irregularities." The OPP is investigating.
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Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at four private clinics
Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - Ontario is spending $125-million over two years to add up to 20,000 orthopedic surgeries, Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced
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City of Ottawa and feds partner to build 3,000 new affordable housing units
Paula Tran / ottawacitizen - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the partnership at the Mayor's Breakfast Series early Monday morning
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Ontario sets up $20-million fund for daycare protections after toddler killed in crash
Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - Liam Riazati was killed in September when an SUV crashed into the daycare, also leaving six other young children and three adults injured
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