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2 people found dead in home north of Toronto, police say

A man and a woman were found dead inside a Richmond Hill, Ont., home Sunday evening, York Regional Police said. Emergency crews were called to...

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Families of victims of police violence call for action at rally outside Trudeau’s office

A group of Black and Indigenous families brought their case for defunding Canadian police forces to the steps of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s...

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Ontario health guidance downplays aerosol spread of COVID-19. Critics say this puts lives at risk

More than a year since she nearly died of COVID-19, registered nurse Rubina Khan is still not sure how she got infected, but...

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Ford shuffles cabinet, Rod Phillips replacing Merrilee Fullerton as long-term care minister

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is shuffling his cabinet, with former finance minister Rod Phillips — who resigned from his post following a Caribbean vacation...

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Canadian government approves modified quarantine for Olympic athletes

The federal government has approved a travel exemption for Canada’s Olympic hopefuls that will allow them to train on home soil without undergoing...

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Outrage over developer’s plan to buy single-family homes reveals a Canadian fixation

In the current overheated dog-eat-dog race to buy a home in Canada, we probably shouldn’t have been shocked by the wave of outrage triggered...

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Kingston to move Sir John A. Macdonald statue from City Park

Numbered hearts are placed on the steps of the Sir John A. MacDonald statue in Kingston, Ont., on May 31. The hearts represent...

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Justice Mahmud Jamal is first person of colour nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated the Honourable Mahmud Jamal as the next member of the Supreme Court of Canada. “I know that...

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RCMP say homicide suspect considered armed, dangerous could be in Winnipeg in grey SUV

Police believe a suspect in a homicide in southern Manitoba who is considered armed and dangerous could be in Winnipeg and is driving a grey...

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False sightings, reports of gunfire: Court documents reveal details of RCMP response to N.S. mass shooting

The first RCMP officers to arrive in Portapique, N.S., during last year’s shooting rampage thought they had spotted the gunman, but learned hours later...

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Black employees slam Ontario Public Service for rampant, systemic racism

On his first day as a corrections officer at a Toronto jail, Glendon Thomas was barred from entering. Back in 2004 as a Black...

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MP Yasmin Ratansi found in conflict of interest over employing foster sister

Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has found MP Yasmin Ratansi violated the Conflict of Interest Act while a Liberal by furthering her family member’s...

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Toronto’s LGBTQ community pushes to reclaim safe spaces following alleged hate crime

There’s a dwindling number of places LGBTQ community members feel safe in Toronto following an alleged hate-motivated attack near a Toronto Island beach last weekend, advocates...

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Family remembers RCMP Const. Shelby Patton as ‘one of the best’

Saskatchewan RCMP Const. Shelby Patton’s family said they’re devastated by the death of a young man who loved his job and his community.  Patton,...

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N.B. doctor accused in COVID-19 outbreak plans to sue province, RCMP

The doctor who was accused of breaking COVID-19 rules and being the source of an outbreak in northern New Brunswick last year plans to...

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‘A great day’: Electronic logging devices becoming mandatory in semi trucks in Canada to combat driver fatigue

A new era in highway safety regulation begins in Canada on Saturday as electronic logging devices that track a driver’s hours behind the wheel...