Ontario, Nova Scotia sign deal to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales
sootoday - TORONTO — Ontario and Nova Scotia have agreed to let their residents buy alcohol directly from the other's province, part of the premiers' ongoing work to bolster interprovincial trade.
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Four-year-old girl dies from injuries after Quebec cross-country ski trail accident
Paula Tran / ottawacitizen - The girl was injured on Feb. 22 while being pulled on a sled by an adult in Nakkertok in Val-des-Monts.
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2022 disappearance of Mississauga woman now a homicide, police say
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Peel Regional Police (PRP) are appealing for the public’s assistance as investigators now consider the disappearance of a Mississauga woman missing since 2022 to be a homicide. Mezhgan Aini, 38, who also went by “Sara” or “Sarah,” was last seen in June 20…
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New study finds sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline
sootoday - The rate of young men contacting Ontario’s mental health helpline for gambling-related problems has increased by more than 300 per cent after the province allowed private online gambling, a new study suggests.
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Cold warnings across southern Ontario as temperatures feel like -30 to start March
John Marchesan / citynews - A cold warning is in effect for most of southern Ontario, excluding Toronto, as a system of very cold air moves through the region. Environment Canada says wind chill values of between -25 and -30 are expected Sunday night into Monday morning for Mississa…
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Ottawa Senators deliver knockout punch to Toronto Maple Leafs in Battle of Ontario
Bruce Garrioch / ottawacitizen - The victory to start a five-game road trip moved the Senators to within five points of the final wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.
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Watchdog investigating after police kill man in Mississauga
sootoday - The province's police watchdog says it is investigating after a 44-year-old man was shot and killed by police in Mississauga.
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‘Polarized’ world is fuelling a growing number of protests in Canada, police say
News Staff / citynews - For hours, protesters slowly marched shoulder to shoulder down Toronto’s Yonge Street in what seemed like an endless throng. The scale of the rally could only be truly appreciated in photos taken far above street level, showing a kilometre-long stretch of…
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Another rent strike brewing in Toronto as landlord seeks retroactive increase
John Marchesan / citynews - Residents of a west-end Toronto apartment building say they will be going on a rent strike to protest the landlord’s application for a retroactive 2025 rent increase that would amount to more than five per cent. Luz Flores, who lives at 75 Spencer Avenue …
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U of T investigating dean of dentistry over claims of antisemitic course materials
Dee Burman / citynews - The University of Toronto has launched an investigation after claims that the dean of dentistry shared course materials that included antisemitic and anti-Israel imagery. The university says Anil Kishen is on leave pending the outcomes of the investigatio…
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Seven people charged in Ontario drug trafficking investigation: police
sootoday - Ontario Provincial Police say seven people are facing multiple charges in a drug-trafficking investigation that stretched from the Toronto area to Napenee.
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Deputy police chief in Durham Region suspended over ‘racially inappropriate term’
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A high-ranking police officer east of Toronto has been suspended after allegedly using a racially inappropriate term.
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Final design for Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place unveiled, contract awarded
Dee Burman / citynews - The province of Ontario unveiled the final design and awarded the contract for the new Ontario Science Centre to be built at Ontario Place on Thursday, calling it “a major milestone in the province’s plan to transform Ontario Place into a year-round, worl…
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Suspect wanted in fatal 2025 shooting of Toronto teen, two other men arrested: police
sootoday - TORONTO — A suspect is wanted for murder in the unprovoked shooting of a 15-year-old Toronto boy last June, and two other men have been arrested in the case, police said Thursday. Det. Sgt.
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Person fatally struck by GO train, delays across Kitchener line
Prisha Dev / globalnews - Service on the Kitchener Line is disrupted after a person was struck by a GO train east of Guelph, with delays exceeding two hours, Metrolinx says.
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Man accused of assaulting alleged home intruder in high-profile Lindsay, Ont., case sees charges withdrawn
Dee Burman / citynews - Charges have been withdrawn against an Ontario man accused of assaulting an alleged home intruder last August in a case that attracted significant political attention. Kawartha police reported at the time that the man woke up in his Lindsay apartment in t…
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‘Final show of disrespect’: Diageo closes Crown Royal plant two days ahead of schedule
John Marchesan / citynews - Unionized workers at a Crown Royal whisky plant in southwestern Ontario say they were shocked to learn Wednesday that work would cease immediately, two days before it was set to officially close down. Diageo previously announced plans to close the Amherst…
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Niagara mayors must decide on amalgamation
theglobeandmail - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will leave the possibility of amalgamation of cities and towns in the Niagara region up to local mayors, though he believes there are too many politicians in the area and something must be done. The idea of amalgamation h…
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Former Toronto city councillor, Ontario MPP Giorgio Mammoliti dead at 64
sootoday - TORONTO — Giorgio Mammoliti, a former Toronto city councillor and member of the Ontario legislature, has died at 64. His son Chris Mammoliti confirmed the news to The Canadian Press this afternoon.
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Therapist charged with assault involving Ontario children with autism
Gabby Rodrigues / globalnews - Halton police say a therapist who works with children with autism is facing multiple assault-related charges in connection with two children.
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