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Provincial byelection held Thursday in Hamilton Centre; NDP expected to win

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 16, 2023 6:09 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size HAMILTON — Residents in Hamilton Centre head to the polls today to vote for a new provincial representative to replace Andrea Horwath. The former Ontario NDP leader held Hamilton Centre, as …

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Ontario service workers reinstated after being let go for allegedly calling out safety concerns

Workers at the Community Living Association of South Simcoe (CLASS) have been reinstated after the union protested their firings last week. On Tuesday, March, 7, between 100 and 200 OPSEU union members held a rally outside the facility’s Allison location to protest the workers being let go. The three developmental …

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Jets road trip ends with 5-3 loss in Carolina – Winnipeg

After picking up a pair of wins in Florida over the weekend, the Winnipeg Jets were unable to complete a road trip sweep, suffering a 5-3 loss to the Metro Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night. Carolina ended a short two-game losing streak after getting shutout in back-to-back games. The Hurricanes …

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Amtrak service between NYC and Montreal to resume in April – Montreal

By Staff The Associated Press Posted March 15, 2023 11:17 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Amtrak service connecting New York City and Montreal will resume next month, more than two years after the pandemic halted trains from crossing across the shared border between the U.S. and …

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VanVleet powers Raptors past Nuggets 125-110

TORONTO – There was no way the Toronto Raptors were going to let the Denver Nuggets earn a comeback win against them for the second time in eight days. Fred VanVleet scored 36 points including a key three-pointer in the fourth quarter as Toronto withstood a late Denver charge for …

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Police trying to identify homicide victim found at scene of Oshawa house fire

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are looking to the public for help in identifying a homicide victim found at the scene of a house fire in Oshawa last week after investigators “exhausted all traditional means of identification.” Police said officers were called to a home on …

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Sask. physician incentive more than quadrupling for rural and remote communities

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan is sweetening the pot to try and get more family physicians to work in rural and remote parts of the province. The Rural Physician Incentive Program is more than quadrupling the incentive, raising it to $200,000 over five years. Read more: …

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Ontario plans to require women only bathrooms on large construction sites

TORONTO — Ontario’s labour minister is aiming to solve an excrement predicament. Monte McNaughton is set to announce Wednesday that he is proposing to amend rules about bathrooms on construction sites to make them cleaner, safer and provide some for women only. Story continues below advertisement A Ministry of Labour …

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Ontario not effectively protecting boreal caribou habitat: federal minister

Ontario is failing to effectively protect some of the critical habitat for boreal caribou, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned in a letter to the province obtained by The Canadian Press. Ontario Environment Minister David Piccini is announcing Wednesday that the province will spend $29 million over four years to …

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