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Ontario govt ordered to pay $3.5M to company at heart of 2003 tainted-meat probe

Ontario govt ordered to pay $3.5M to company at heart of 2003 tainted-meat probe

Ontario's highest court has ordered the provincial government to pay $3.

Seven-year-old boy dead, seven people injured after head-on crash near Orangeville

Police say a seven-year-old boy has died and seven people have been injured in a head-on collision near Orangeville, Ont.

Ontario police watchdog investigating after Windsor police say officer shot suspect

WINDSOR, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after a Windsor, Ont., police officer shot a 70-year-old suspect while dealing with a man wielding a machete on Monday.
CNE organizers worry safety inspectors' strike could deter attendance

CNE organizers worry safety inspectors' strike could deter attendance

TORONTO — As the Canadian National Exhibition prepares to return to Toronto this week, organizers say they worry ongoing labour action could deter people from attending the fair and hamper its revival following a two-year hiatus laden with financial setbacks
Ontario proposes 2-per-cent raise for lower-paid education workers

Ontario proposes 2-per-cent raise for lower-paid education workers

TORONTO — Ontario is offering to give education workers who make less than $40,000 raises of two per cent a year, and 1.25 per cent for everyone else in a proposed four-year deal.
Strong mayor powers to be expanded to more Ontario cities, Ford says

Strong mayor powers to be expanded to more Ontario cities, Ford says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday he's planning to expand so-called strong mayor powers to municipalities other than Toronto and Ottawa as a way to get more housing built.

Wingham, Ont. hospital temporarily closing ER again overnight on Monday

WINGHAM, Ont. — A hospital in a small Ontario community is temporarily closing its emergency department again. The Listowel-Wingham Hospital Alliance says the ER at its Wingham hospital will be closed from Monday at 5 p.m. until Tuesday at 7 a.m.

Crash of small plane in Port Hope, Ont., kills two Ottawa residents

Two Ottawa residents have died after a small plane crashed at a private airstrip in Port Hope, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to the scene shortly before 9 p.m. on Saturday after receiving reports of the crash.
Toronto police fatally shoot man after woman stabbed at home; SIU investigating

Toronto police fatally shoot man after woman stabbed at home; SIU investigating

TORONTO — Ontario's civilian oversight agency says it's investigating after a man was fatally shot by Toronto police at a home in the city's east end on Saturday.

Driver arrested after shots fired on the 401, Yorkdale mall goes into lockdown

Toronto police say a major city shopping centre briefly went into lockdown this afternoon after officers received reports of a man driving on Highway 401 shooting a gun into the air before turning onto the premises.