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New Ontario law named for teen killed by a toppled soccer netThe father of a 15-year-old Ontario boy who was killed by a 200-pound soccer net says he is honoured that a new provincial law is named for his son.CanadaJun 11
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24-year-old Mississauga man killed in northwestern Ontario crashA 24-year-old Mississauga man is dead after a tractor trailer crashed in northwestern Ontario, provincial police say.CanadaMay 21
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Ontario man admits to killing his parents, but says he’s not criminally responsibleNearly 3 years after Lynette and Francis (Frank) Sequeira were found dead in their Scarborough home, Kyle Sequeira has admitted to killing his parents but denies he murdered them.CrimeJun 4
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Ontario man who killed, decapitated his mother guilty of 2nd-degree murderDallas Ly, the 23-year-old Toronto man who admitted to stabbing his mother Tien Ly to death in March 2022, has been found guilty of second-degree murder.CrimeMay 22
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Did Ontario man who stabbed, decapitated his mother intend to kill her? Defence says noAt closing arguments Thursday after a three-week trial, the defence said Dallas Ly did not intend to kill his mother when he struck her with a knife.CrimeMay 16
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Ontario man on trial for killing his mother takes the stand: ‘I lost it’Dallas Ly of Toronto told the court how, since the age of six, his mother Tien Le had been physically abusive towards him when he got poor grades at school or misbehaved.CrimeMay 8
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‘Devastating’: 11-year-old cyclist dead after school bus crash in eastern OntarioPolice say a community in eastern Ontario is shaken after an 11-year-old boy riding his bike was killed in a collision with a school bus.CanadaMay 14
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Ontario to give free counselling to families of first responders killed on dutyOntario will provide two years of free bereavement counselling to families of first responders who have died in the line of duty and those who died by suicide.CanadaApr 5
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Basil Borutski, Ontario man who killed 3 women in 2015, dies in prison: CSCBasil Borutski, 66, was serving an indefinite sentence at Millhaven Institution at the time of his death on Thursday, March 28.CrimeApr 2
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Spring storm: tens of thousands remain without power in Quebec, OntarioAbout 50,000 Hydro-Québec customers are still without power after a major spring storm. In Ontario, there are still more than 10,000 homes and businesses without electricity.CanadaApr 5
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Ontario autism program gets $60M boost; advocates say many kids still in needOntario is boosting its funding for autism services by $60 million over 2023. While advocates say the money is welcome, thousands of kids will still be unable to access therapy.PoliticsMar 30
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Ontario Place court challenge quashed, clearing way for redevelopment to proceedEnding the group’s court challenge removed one of the final barriers for the government to realize its controversial vision to redevelop Ontario Place.PoliticsJun 11
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Ontario is now Canada’s tornado hot spot — and the season is getting longerData released last month from the Northern Tornadoes Project shows that between 1991 and 2020, Ontario had the most tornadoes per year, surpassing Saskatchewan.WeatherJun 12
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Cost of Doug Ford’s cabinet, parliamentary assistants exceeds $10MThe cost of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s most recent cabinet has increased by 72 per cent compared to the first inner circle he unveiled in 2018.CanadaJun 10
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Charges dropped against 3 Ontario police officers for killing toddler in shootingThe SIU say a Kawartha Lakes OPP shooting in 2020 claimed the life of 18-month old Jameson Shapiro and his dad, William Shapiro. OPP were responding to a reported abduction.CrimeMar 25
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Police chiefs ‘in discussion’ with Ford government over impaired driving downgradesThe policy meant that suspected impaired drivers without aggravating factors like causing bodily harm could plead guilty to non-criminal Highway Traffic Act offences.PoliticsMay 23
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Severe thunderstorm alerts issued as weather tracks east toward TorontoEnvironment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a good portion of Southern Ontario on Wednesday, warning that the area could see 100 km/h wind gusts.WeatherJun 5
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Developers say Ontario’s new affordable housing pricing will mean selling homes at a lossNew affordable housing definitions have been released by the provincial government but some in the building industry say they're too low to make any money.PoliticsJun 13
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Community’s fight to preserve local health care echoes problems across Ontario: ONADurham, Ont., is fighting to keep its local health services after it was announced earlier this year that its hospital would be reducing most services due to staff shortages.HealthMay 24
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Lack of visitor parking in new condos impacting ‘social isolation’: Toronto councillorNew condos being built in Toronto – especially in the suburbs – are excluding a certain group: visitors arriving by car, one councillor is arguing.CanadaJun 13