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Legally blind school trustee called out by minister says buying Elvis song with public money was an accident

Legally blind school trustee called out by minister says buying Elvis song with public money was an accident

Education Minister Paul Calandra said trustees' expenses are 'really frustrating people' and that the government is 'taking steps to get the system under control'
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Doug Ford calls on Carney to keep tariffs on Chinese EVs

Doug Ford calls on Carney to keep tariffs on Chinese EVs

The Mark Carney government has said its ‘looking into’ whether to drop the levy
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Toronto Public Library expanding social, crisis support services to more branches

Toronto Public Library expanding social, crisis support services to more branches

As Toronto's libraries increasingly find themselves on the front lines of the city's homelessness and mental health crisis, a program that aims to help some of the most vulnerable people is expanding to more branches
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Beloved Guelph children’s author Robert Munsch chooses MAID

Beloved Guelph children’s author Robert Munsch chooses MAID

Guelph author revealed he has been approved for medical assistance in dying (MAID) in a profile by The New York Times Magazine
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Sudburian uses AirPods to track stolen vehicle to Bradford

Sudburian uses AirPods to track stolen vehicle to Bradford

New Brunswick man charged after being found in vehicle reported stolen from Sudbury
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Memo sets out new rules for parking outside Ontario daycares in wake of deadly crash

Memo sets out new rules for parking outside Ontario daycares in wake of deadly crash

Ontario’s education minister has instructed licensed daycare providers to immediately prevent the use of parking spaces directly adjacent to child-care facilities
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Grant-backed training centres set to be fast-tracked are largely for endorsers of Ford’s PCs

Grant-backed training centres set to be fast-tracked are largely for endorsers of Ford’s PCs

Bill 30 would allow training facilities supported by Skills Development Fund Capital Stream grants to bypass typical approvals processes
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Pierre Poilievre returns to the House for spar with Mark Carney

Pierre Poilievre returns to the House for spar with Mark Carney

Politicians were back in the House Monday for their first question period of the fall sitting
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Ontario municipalities urge Ford to reconsider plan to ditch speed cameras

Ontario municipalities urge Ford to reconsider plan to ditch speed cameras

The association representing Ontario's municipalities is urging Premier Doug Ford to reconsider his plan to get rid of automated speed cameras, saying it will put pedestrians at risk
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Fraudsters impersonate OPP officers in new phone scam

Fraudsters impersonate OPP officers in new phone scam

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is sounding the alarm over a growing phone scam where fraudsters impersonate officers using spoofed caller IDs.
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