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Hamilton’s recovery from ransomware attack will take ‘the better part of the year’

Hamilton’s city manager says there’s still “a long road ahead” to fully restore services affected by a late February cyberattack that knocked out phone lines, transit apps and a host of other electronics. Marnie Cluckie says there’s no timeline to get all city systems back to normal but suggests it …

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Suspect, victim in Burger King attack known to each other: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The victim of an assault at a Burger King restaurant near Confusion Corner is in stable condition in hospital, Winnipeg police say. Officers were called to the Osborne Street eatery around 10 a.m. Tuesday after reports of a serious assault. They found …

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Child airlifted after attack by ‘canine-type’ animal near Bancroft, Ont., police say

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A child was airlifted to hospital following what police are currently calling an attack by an “aggressive canine-type animal” near the Town of Bancroft, Ont., on Tuesday afternoon. Bancroft OPP on Wednesday morning issued a warning about the animal following an “unprovoked” …

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‘Hoax of terrorist activity’: Woman charged after false claims of impending attack in Toronto – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A woman who went to four locations and made false claims of an impending terrorist attack is facing charges, Toronto police say. The Toronto Police Service announced charges Tuesday in a “public mischief and hoax of terrorist activity” investigation. Police said officers …

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Ford asks ‘who’s running the country’ in attack on Trudeau, Guilbeault

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has taken a rare shot at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a lengthy radio interview, in which the premier also took aim at federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. During an interview with AM 640’s John Oakley, Ford talked about Guilbeault and the federal government, labelling the …

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Barrie woman victimized by racist attack turns pain into purpose, opening a youth center

When Shanicka “Shak” Edwards first moved to Innisfill from Toronto, it was a difficult adjustment. “My family was the only Black family in the community. So, I struggled finding spaces that I could see people that were reflective of me or accessing resources,” she said. Edwards built Shak’s World Community …

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Sentencing hearing resumes for man found guilty in London attack on Muslim family

A sentencing hearing is set to resume today for a man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont. Nathaniel Veltman, 23, was found guilty in November of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder for hitting the Afzaal family with his truck …

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New Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says PC attack ads show ‘lack of civility’

TORONTO — Bonnie Crombie, the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, says she hasn’t seen the attack ads the Progressive Conservatives have launched against her — but she has plenty of thoughts on them. “I wouldn’t waste my time,” she said in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press. …

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Spotlight on terror laws at trial of man found guilty in London, Ont. attack

TORONTO  — A landmark trial that put Canada’s terrorism laws in the spotlight has culminated in a guilty verdict, but what role terror allegations played in the jury’s decision to convict Nathaniel Veltman in a deadly attack on a Muslim family will remain a mystery. Jurors on Thursday found the …

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