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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Ontario man who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges seeks lighter sentence
John Marchesan / citynews - An Ontario man who was a member of a neo-Nazi group and has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges told a Toronto judge today that he was a “complete monster at times,” but has turned over a new leaf since his arrest in 2023. Matthew Althorpe said he…
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Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won't thwart gun buyback
sootoday - OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he doesn't foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help.
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Ontario’s police watchdog not investigating alleged assault on lawyer at courthouse
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ontario's police watchdog says it is not currently investigating allegations that police officers assaulted a lawyer at an Oshawa, Ont., courthouse.
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General Motors reduces production at Oshawa facility, up to 1,200 jobs lost
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — General Motors Canada is set to eliminate one production shift at its Oshawa, Ont., assembly plant, a move expected to affect between 1,100 and 1,200 workers across the automotive supply chain.
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Ontario takes over Peel District School Board, halts plan to lay off 60 teachers
Dave McGinn / theglobeandmail - Government also said it will take over York Catholic District School Board if it fails to address concerns in two weeks
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Doug Ford: A Parti Québécois victory would be a ‘disaster’ for Canada
Harry North / montrealgazette - “There has never been a more important time in our history to make sure we act together,” he says as provincial leaders gather in Ottawa.
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Magnitude 3.7 earthquake felt across Southern Ontario
Rob Westgate / theglobeandmail - Tremor was centred near the community of Orillia and occurred at a depth of five kilometres
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Highway 401 closed east of Toronto after series of collisions involving 50 vehicles
sootoday - Ontario Provincial Police say a series of collisions involving about 50 vehicles on Tuesday morning forced a prolonged closure of Highway 401 in both directions east of Toronto.
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Eight charged in alleged commercial driver exam bribery scheme in Ontario
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — Eight people are facing charges following an investigation into alleged bribery connected to commercial driver examinations in Kingston and the Greater Toronto Area, police say.
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Toronto faces major cleanup after record snowfall
theglobeandmail - Toronto mayor and city manager say the cleanup after a record-breaking winter storm that left mountains of snow across Toronto and the surrounding areas is expected to take several days as a snow day was declared for schools across the region and commuter…
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Accessibility Challenges in the Storm
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Toronto’s Eglinton LRT could open on Feb. 8, Ford says
theglobeandmail - Construction on the line started 15 years ago and it was originally supposed to open six years ago
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Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to U.S.
News Staff / citynews - Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says she has provided conditional approval for the export of Marineland’s remaining beluga whales to the United States. Thompson says in a statement posted on social media that she met with Marineland on Monday a…
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Man sought for stealing more than $15,000 in property from Leslieville condo
Chris Doucette / torontosun - Two mountain bikes – valued at $13,000 and $2,500 – DJ equipment, a power drill, a snowboard and equipment were stolen from storage lockers
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Illness breaks out in beleaguered Ontario First Nation
Sonal Gupta / nationalobserver - Health tests at Kashechewan First Nation, which is already in a state of emergency due to water contamination, show a widespread outbreak of the water-borne cryptosporidium — likely a result of the contamination.
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