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Police investigating alleged biker gang violence in eastern Ontario as groups clash

Police investigating alleged biker gang violence in eastern Ontario as groups clash

Police in eastern Ontario say they are watching for possible retaliatory violencebetween two motorcycle clubs after a violent brawl erupted in one city and a clubhouse burned down in a suspected arson in another.
Ontario NDP member resigns Kitchener Centre seat, cites child-care challenges

Ontario NDP member resigns Kitchener Centre seat, cites child-care challenges

TORONTO — The New Democrat member of provincial parliament for Kitchener Centre has officially resigned her seat.

Tornado watches, severe thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of eastern Ontario

Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for parts of eastern Ontario today. The impacted area stretches from Kingston to the Ottawa-Gatineau region.
Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits say the practice has not ended in Canada.
Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits allege the practice has not ended in Canada.
Ottawa follows in Toronto's footsteps, adopts emergency mental health crisis service

Ottawa follows in Toronto's footsteps, adopts emergency mental health crisis service

Ottawa's city council has greenlit a plan to create a mental health emergency dispatch line and a mobile crisis response team that would be in operation 24-7.
Olivia Chow officially takes office as mayor of Toronto, vows to bring change

Olivia Chow officially takes office as mayor of Toronto, vows to bring change

TORONTO — Olivia Chow encouraged residents to envision a more compassionate and affordable Toronto on Wednesday as she officially took office as mayor in a city facing major housing and financial challenges.
Public health agency investigates after Air France passenger sat in blood-soaked area

Public health agency investigates after Air France passenger sat in blood-soaked area

TORONTO — Canada's public health agency is investigating after a passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Toronto said he sat amid the uncleaned remnants of a previous passenger's hemorrhage.
Three people taken to hospital after machete attack in Windsor, Ont.

Three people taken to hospital after machete attack in Windsor, Ont.

Police say three people were taken to hospital after a masked person emerged from a van and attacked them with a machete in Windsor, Ont. Windsor police say the attack on two women and a man occurred around 3 a.m.
Ontario police arrest suspected impaired driver with baby raccoon in car

Ontario police arrest suspected impaired driver with baby raccoon in car

TORONTO — It was an arrest with a bit of a wild streak – police making an impaired driving arrest in Ontario say they found a baby raccoon in the suspect's car.