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Ontario lifts mask mandates in most public spaces including schools, retail settings

Ontario lifts mask mandates in most public spaces including schools, retail settings

TORONTO — Ontario residents were able to shop, see a movie, and take in a hockey game without wearing a mask for the first time in about a year-and-a-half as the province lifted face-covering mandates for most public spaces Monday.
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Ontario introduces bill aimed at tackling border blockades

Ontario introduces bill aimed at tackling border blockades

Ontario introduced legislation Monday with measures aimed at tackling blockades at international border crossings like the one at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor that disrupted trade with the U.S. last month.
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Coroner's inquest to examine 2018 death of man fatally injured at construction site

A coroner's inquest is set to examine the death of a man who was fatally injured while working at a Mississauga, Ont., construction site. The Ministry of the Solicitor General says Fernando Santos died on Jan. 23, 2018 at the age of 59.
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Ottawa man charged with sexually assaulting three woman while working as healer

An Ottawa man has been charged in connection with alleged sexual assaults on three women. Police say the investigation began last May after a complaint was filed with the service.
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Mosque in Mississauga, Ont., considering locking doors after attack

Mosque in Mississauga, Ont., considering locking doors after attack

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A mosque in Mississauga, Ont., is considering keeping its doors locked during prayers after a man wielding an axe and bear spray interrupted an early-morning prayer and allegedly attacked congregants on Saturday.
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Ontario reports 551 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 182 in ICUs

Ontario reports 551 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 182 in ICUs

Ontario is reporting 551 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 182 people in ICU. That's down from 613 hospitalizations and 185 intensive care patients yesterday. Three more COVID-19 deaths are being reported today.
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Ontarians prepare for mask mandate to end on Monday, some plan to keep masking

Ontarians prepare for mask mandate to end on Monday, some plan to keep masking

TORONTO — Masks will no longer be part of the required dress code in most Ontario public spaces come Monday, as the government turns the public health measure into an individual choice.
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Two boys charged after TTC operator assaulted, two suspects wanted: Toronto police

Toronto police say two boys are facing multiple charges after a TTC operator was assaulted by a group of people on Saturday evening. Police say the incident occurred just before 10 p.m. at Sheppard Subway Station.
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Charges laid against man after people attacked with bear spray at Ontario mosque

Charges laid against man after people attacked with bear spray at Ontario mosque

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A man is facing several charges after police say worshippers at a Mississauga, Ont., mosque were attacked with bear spray in what is believed to be a "hate-motivated incident.
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School board to defy province and keep mask mandates, against government wishes

A southern Ontario school board is sticking to its plan to extend its mask mandate beyond the provincial one, even after the government instructed it to drop the public health measure.
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