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Kitchener explosion injuring two kids, two adults deemed criminal: Fire marshal

Kitchener explosion injuring two kids, two adults deemed criminal: Fire marshal

KITCHENER, Ont. — Police say Ontario's Office of the Fire Marshal has declared a house explosion in Kitchener criminal in nature.
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Teachers calling on Ontario to fund training, hire staff to address school violence

Teachers calling on Ontario to fund training, hire staff to address school violence

TORONTO — The Ontario government should provide funding for anti-violence training programs and the hiring of mental health support staff to address violence in and around schools, a union representing high school teachers said on Thursday.
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Ontario proposes getting out-of-province doctors to work more quickly

Ontario proposes getting out-of-province doctors to work more quickly

Health-care workers from across Canada could soon start practising in Ontario more quickly under legislation the provincial government plans to introduce next month.
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Former Lt.-Gov. David Onley set to be remembered Jan. 30 at state funeral

Former Lt.-Gov. David Onley set to be remembered Jan. 30 at state funeral

TORONTO — Former Ontario Lt.-Gov. David Onley is set to be remembered at a state funeral on Jan. 30. Morley Bedford Funeral Services says Onley will lie in state at the legislature on Jan. 28 and Jan.
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Proposal to ban tobogganing at all but two Oshawa, Ont., parks draws criticism

Proposal to ban tobogganing at all but two Oshawa, Ont., parks draws criticism

A proposal to ban tobogganing at all but two municipal parks in a city east of Toronto is drawing criticism from lawyers who say the plan won’t boost safety and could limit access to the popular winter pastime.
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Police looking for man after alleged hate-motivated assault at Toronto subway station

Police looking for man after alleged hate-motivated assault at Toronto subway station

Toronto police are looking for a suspect after an alleged hate-motivated assault at a downtown subway station on Wednesday. Police said officers were called to Bloor-Yonge station around 8:30 a.m.
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Ontario New Democrat MPP for Kitchener Centre stepping down, taking job at university

Ontario New Democrat MPP for Kitchener Centre stepping down, taking job at university

KITCHENER, Ont. — The Ontario New Democrat member of provincial parliament for Kitchener Centre has announced that she is stepping down this summer.
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Poaching of staff top concern for Ontario hospitals over new surgical centres: OHA

Poaching of staff top concern for Ontario hospitals over new surgical centres: OHA

TORONTO — Preventing the poaching of staff is the top concern hospitals have about a new system of private clinics that will be used to cut the surgical backlog, the head of the province's hospital association said.
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Ontario integrity commissioner, auditor general to launch Greenbelt investigations

Ontario integrity commissioner, auditor general to launch Greenbelt investigations

TORONTO — Ontario's integrity commissioner and auditor general both announced Wednesday that they would conduct separate investigations into the government's decision to open protected Greenbelt lands up to housing development.
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Ontario couple in their 80s found dead outside home after late December storm

Ontario couple in their 80s found dead outside home after late December storm

THAMESVILLE, Ont. — Police say a couple in their 80s were found dead outside their southwestern Ontario home after a large storm hit the province just before Christmas.
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