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Lifeguard shortages impacting pools, water programs across Canada

Lifeguard shortages impacting pools, water programs across Canada

Municipalities across Canada are grappling with lifeguard shortages this summer in part due to the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials and industry groups said as city pools and beaches were poised to open for the season.
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Suspect faces 27 charges in case spanning Ont., B.C.

A Toronto man is facing nearly 30 charges in a human trafficking case involving a young victim police say was sex trafficked in British Columbia and Ontario for nearly a year. Authorities say the Human Trafficking Enforcement Team and the C.A.R.E.
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Thunder Bay police chief charged with misconduct, announces plan to retire

The Ontario Civilian Police Commission says the chief of the Thunder Bay Police Service will face a hearing on three counts of alleged misconduct under the Police Services Act.
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'These deaths don't end': Inquest hears community ideas for tackling partner violence

Ontario needs reliable rural cellphone service and an agency to oversee action on intimate partner violence and femicide, Renfrew County residents are proposing, in the hopes of preventing tragedies like one that unfolded in their community nearly se
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Child hunger a major concern as Canadians hit by soaring food prices

Child hunger a major concern as Canadians hit by soaring food prices

TORONTO — Skipping the occasional meal has become the norm for Tara Andrews, who says soaring grocery prices have made it too hard to adequately feed herself and her two teens.
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Man, 19, charged after police say homemade explosive set off in Newmarket, Ont., mall

NEWMARKET, Ont. — A 19-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police say a homemade explosive went off in the food court of a mall in Newmarket, north of Toronto.
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Peel District School Board issues anti-racism policy, Black student success strategy

The Peel District School Board says it has implemented a new anti-racism policy as well as a strategy to ensure the success of Black students.
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Basil Borutski was deemed a high-risk offender as early as 2013, inquest hears

Basil Borutski was deemed a high-risk offender as early as 2013, inquest hears

Probation officers could have been in contact with the victims of Basil Borutski more frequently to make them aware of the level of risk that he posed to them and to ensure the perpetrator was complying with the terms of his probation, a coroner's in
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Man charged with murder in death of former partner in Brampton, Ont., home: police

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police west of Toronto have arrested and charged a 29-year-old man with murder in the death of his former partner. Peel Regional Police say they were called for a disturbance at a home in Brampton, Ont., around 6 a.m. last Friday.
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Toronto police to look into whether race-based data could be used differently

Toronto police to look into whether race-based data could be used differently

Toronto police have been told to look into whether the race-based data they are legally required to collect could eventually be used to identify and investigate "specific instances of potential inequitable policing" as well as broader, systemic issue
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