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ONTARIO: Province introduces bill meant to increase housing supply

ONTARIO: Province introduces bill meant to increase housing supply

House prices in Ontario have nearly tripled in the last 10 years, far outpacing income growth, the report states
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BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario raises foreign homebuyer tax, makes it provincewide

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario raises foreign homebuyer tax, makes it provincewide

It had previously been set at 15 per cent and only applied in the densely populated Greater Golden Horseshoe region in southern Ontario
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Ontario launches new plan to prepare for health emergencies

Ontario launches new plan to prepare for health emergencies

While the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, the province is in a place where it can use the lessons learned over the past two years to shore up the health system, says Health Minister Christine Elliott
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BEYOND LOCAL: 'Reconciliation was possible:' Indigenous priest reconciles faith with identity

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Reconciliation was possible:' Indigenous priest reconciles faith with identity

Cristino Bouvette’s mind often goes to his grandmother when he thinks about reconciliation: her strength, her empathy and her ability to forgive.
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COVID-19: Ontario prepared to handle increase in COVID cases, hospitalizations: Ford

COVID-19: Ontario prepared to handle increase in COVID cases, hospitalizations: Ford

When asked at a news conference Friday if he would reintroduce restrictions to respond to a surge, Premier Doug Ford wouldn't say
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BEYOND LOCAL: Former union boss Jerry Dias accepted money from supplier, Unifor alleges

BEYOND LOCAL: Former union boss Jerry Dias accepted money from supplier, Unifor alleges

Unifor did not identify the companies who bought the COVID-19 rapid test kits or the supplier
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Province extends post-secondary tuition freeze

Province extends post-secondary tuition freeze

Province initially froze tuition hikes for the school year 2020-2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
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CANADA: Behind the scenes of the removal of residential schools memorial from Parliament Hill

CANADA: Behind the scenes of the removal of residential schools memorial from Parliament Hill

Memorial was one of many that popped up across the country as Canadians were confronted with the horrors Indigenous children faced when removed from their families and forced to attend these institutions over more than a century
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ONTARIO: SickKids to receive three more pediatric cancer patients, their families from Ukraine

ONTARIO: SickKids to receive three more pediatric cancer patients, their families from Ukraine

The patients and their families will be arriving within 36 hours
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BEYOND LOCAL: Guelph artist creates Putin-inspired deli meat face to raise funds for Ukraine

BEYOND LOCAL: Guelph artist creates Putin-inspired deli meat face to raise funds for Ukraine

Commission from t-shirt sales with the image will be donated to the Red Cross for Ukrainian relief
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