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Ford faces calls to apologize over Umar Zameer ‘heinous crime’ bail postZameer was acquitted on Sunday in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup, who died after he was hit by a vehicle in an underground parking garage at Toronto City Hall.CrimeApr 24
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No more sick notes? Why the Ford government wants to eliminate doctors notes for illnessThe Minister of Labour will table legislation that would prohibit employers from asking for a sick note for the three days of provincially mandated sick leave.HealthApr 24
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Ontario raising speed limits on some highways, including parts of 401The province says that when the changes take effect roughly 36 per cent of its highway network will have a speed limit of 110 km/h.TrafficApr 24
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Ford government wins battle to keep health-care staffing shortage figures secretOntario's privacy watchdog has sided with the Ford government, finding that releasing estimates of the health-care staffing crisis could harm the province's economic outlook.HealthApr 24
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Tensions erupt at Queen’s Park over keffiyeh ban as government MPPs walk outThe issue first surfaced in the house last Thursday, when PC MPP Robin Martin defied Doug Ford and voted to block an attempt to lift the prohibition on wearing the Arab headdress.CanadaApr 23
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Dollars and cents: Ontario homelessness spend balloons as community housing cratersInternal data shows Ontario has increased its homelessness spend over the past five years, while the provincial money for community housing appears to have fallen.PoliticsApr 23
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Renewed tensions over Queen’s Park keffiyeh ban brewingA debate around the Arab headdress erupted on Thursday after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a ban from Speaker Ted Arnott "divides" people and called for it to be reversed.PoliticsApr 22
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Transition board invoices Region of Peel $1.5M for work to date on watered-down splitAn internal email sent by the Region of Peel’s top bureaucrat shows the local government has been sent invoices worth $1.5 million for work completed by the Peel Transition Board.PoliticsApr 22
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Chemical plant shuts down after high benzene levels detected near Ontario First NationDays after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected on the northern border of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, a chemical plant in Sarnia is shutting down.EnvironmentApr 20
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Ontario takes action against chemical plant after Aamjiwnaang First Nation residents fell illThe Ontario government says it’s taking swift action against a chemical plant after a spike in benzene readings and after members Aamjiwnaang First Nation fell ill.EnvironmentApr 19
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