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Northern Ontario couple could face fines for attempting to save lodge from wildfiresJenny and Kevin VanderHooft face charges for flying their drone within an active fire zone and returning to an area under an evacuation order.Fire11 hours
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911 restored in Manitoba after cut fibre cable causes service interruption911 service has been restored in impacted parts of Manitoba, Bell MTS confirmed.Canada12 hours
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Ottawa police confirm 2 boys killed by their father in murder-suicideThe police service said Tuesday that it had completed its investigation, concluding the two boys, age seven and 12, were killed by their father.CrimeJul 22
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Possible tornado causes ‘significant’ damage in Quebec’s LaurentiansEnvironment Canada meteorologist Dominic Martel said an investigation is underway, but he is 'pretty certain' the storm consisted of a tornado.WeatherJul 22
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3 dead after SUV collides with parked semi-truck on Saskatchewan highwayPolice said an investigation determined a semi-truck was parked on the side of the highway when an SUV collided with it.CanadaJul 21
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SickKids doctor charged with possessing, accessing child exploitation materialsPolice said Dr. Dilan Dissanayake, 44, was arrested on Tuesday and faces charges of possession and access to child sexual abuse and exploitation material.CrimeJul 21
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Quebec lab making fake passports, birth certificates dismantled: policeA Montreal laboratory used to manufacture counterfeit documents was dismantled earlier this month, Quebec provincial police said Tuesday.CrimeJul 21
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Salsa on St Clair won’t return if safety concerns aren’t addressed: organizerToronto police said they were working under the theory that there was an exchange of gunfire in the middle of the crowd by two people “targeting each other.”CrimeJul 20
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Police investigating more than $600K missing from Ontario church fundsKingston police are investigating after more than $630,000 was withdrawn from the accounts of St. John The Apostle catholic church.CrimeJul 20
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Investigation underway after man’s body recovered from Quebec lakeQuebec provincial police recovered the body of a man in his 20s who drowned in Lake of Two Mountains, just south of Montreal Sunday, a police spokesperson confirmed.CanadaJul 20
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New trial ordered for Quebec man who spent 33 years in prison for 4 murdersFederal Justice Minister Sean Fraser said he found reasonable grounds to believe there may have been a miscarriage of justice in the case of Daniel Jolivet.CrimeJul 17
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Quebec rail bypass approved 13 years after deadly Lac-Mégantic derailmentThe project includes 12.5 kilometres of new tracks that would reroute trains around Lac-Mégantic Que., instead of directly through its core.CanadaJul 17
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‘It was far away until it wasn’t’: Lodge owner details harrowing northern Ontario firesRylie Isaacs Laforge watched as a northern Ontario forest fire encroached on her lodge, burning a few campers before her and her family were forced to evacuate.FireJul 16
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Evacuations continue as hundreds of wildfires ravage northern OntarioOPP said Thursday that they are assisting in evacuation efforts in five communities and First Nations across northwestern Ontario.CanadaJul 16
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Ontario city needs maximum temperature bylaws as extreme heat settles in: advocatesAs record-breaking heat becomes the norm, medical experts and tenant advocacy groups are renewing calls for the establishment of a maximum indoor air temperature standard.PoliticsJul 15
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2 arrested after trip-wires found during Ontario break-and-enter investigationWhen OPP attended Parks Canada property in Trenton, Ont., to investigate a recent break and enter, they discovered trip wires that had been set up to deter people from the area.CrimeJul 15
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Ontario gas prices cast shadow over daily budgets, summer plans: surveySeven in 10 Ontarians aged 35 to 54 said gas prices are affecting their day-to-day activities, according to the survey from CAA South Central Ontario.EconomyJul 15
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Toronto woman guilty of hiding parents’ corpses in home dies before sentencingCrown attorney Andrea McPhedran confirmed Tuesday that Lorraine Wiseman, who was set to be sentenced Wednesday, had died.CrimeJul 14
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20K hogs dead as crews battle massive barn fire south of London, Ont.Officials with the Norfolk County Fire Department said three stations responded to the fire at an address on Highway 3 in Simcoe County where an entire barn was engulfed in flames.FireJul 14
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Ontarians buying new phones may be targeted in scheme: OPPOPP officers said they have received reports of fraudsters contacting victims shortly after a new device is purchased and requesting that the phone be returned.CrimeJul 14
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Open-air fire ban lifted in many parts of QuebecThe province’s wildfire prevention agency, SOPFEU, announced Monday night that a fire ban affecting nearly the entire province was being lifted.FireJul 14
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Search for man who jumped into the St. Lawrence in Montreal continues into second dayAn operation is underway after a person is believed to have drowned in the St. Lawrence River in Montreal’s Old Port area, police said.CanadaJul 13
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Heat, humidity return to Ontario while Manitoba shatters temperature recordsEnvironment Canada has issued heat warnings across the majority of Ontario as well as southern Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan.WeatherJul 13
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Ontario’s hot summer could make drug overdoses worse, expert saysThe number of opioid overdoses is rising across southern Ontario and some experts say the extreme heat could be partially to blame.CanadaJul 10
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Driver clocked at nearly 200 km/h on Ontario highway: OPPAn Ontario driver was stopped after travelling 197 km/h in a 100km/h zone, according to the OPP. They now face a licence suspension and vehicle impoundment.CrimeJul 10
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