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Threatened strike at Ontario colleges averted by binding arbitration agreement

TORONTO — It will be business as usual for students and staff at Ontario's colleges after a threatened strike was averted by an agreement to enter into binding arbitration.
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Ontario NDP removes long-time member from caucus, bars him from running in election

Ontario NDP removes long-time member from caucus, bars him from running in election

TORONTO — Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has kicked long-time member Paul Miller out of caucus and will not let him run under the party banner in the June election over what he describes as a "false allegation.
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Organization plans to evacuate more young Ukrainian cancer patients in 'near future'

Organization plans to evacuate more young Ukrainian cancer patients in 'near future'

TORONTO — A non-profit organization says it's scaling up efforts to transport Ukrainian children with cancer to Canada for treatment, but the shifting situation on the ground makes it hard to pin down when more patients might arrive.
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Ontario announces critical minerals strategy aiming to attract investment

Ontario announces critical minerals strategy aiming to attract investment

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Ontario is seeking to attract more critical mineral development and investment to the resource-rich province, with Premier Doug Ford tying it to his bid to boost the province's electric vehicle and battery production.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations likely to rise, but not peak, in Ontario: science table

TORONTO — COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions will likely rise as more public health measures are lifted, but nowhere near the levels seen at the peak of the Omicron wave, Ontario's expert science advisers said Thursday.
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Wildlife corridor in Lake Ontario watershed now protected land: conservation group

Wildlife corridor in Lake Ontario watershed now protected land: conservation group

The Nature Conservancy of Canada says a stretch of a major wildlife corridor within the Lake Ontario watershed is now protected land.
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Ontario science table to publish new COVID-19 projections today

Ontario science table to publish new COVID-19 projections today

Ontario's expert pandemic advisers are set to release new COVID-19 projections today. The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says its latest modelling on the disease will be published today at noon.
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Two Ukrainian children arrive in Toronto for cancer treatment at SickKids

Two Ukrainian children arrive in Toronto for cancer treatment at SickKids

TORONTO — The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says two pediatric cancer patients from Ukraine have arrived for treatment. The hospital has said the kids' cancer treatment was interrupted by Russia's invasion of their home country.
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Canada, Ontario commit millions for Honda plant upgrades to manufacture hybrid cars

Canada, Ontario commit millions for Honda plant upgrades to manufacture hybrid cars

Canada's prime minister and Ontario's premier announced millions in funding support for domestic hybrid car production on Tuesday but both leaders dodged questions on the possibility of incentives to help Canadians buy them.
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Ford, Trudeau say Ontario child-care deal coming soon as end of fiscal year looms

Ford, Trudeau say Ontario child-care deal coming soon as end of fiscal year looms

The prime minister and Ontario's premier promised Wednesday that an announcement on a proposed $10-a-day child-care plan would come "very soon" amid calls for a deal before the fast-approaching end of the fiscal year.
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