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Animal rights groups seek review of Ontario’s new hunting dog law

Two animal rights organizations have requested a review of a new Ontario law that expands a licensing regime that allows dogs to track down captive coyotes, foxes and rabbits in massive fenced-in pens. Last year, the province passed legislation that would allow the expansion of licences for so-called “train and trial” areas …

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Supreme Court won’t hear de Grood appeal of review board decision

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled it will not hear the case of Matthew de Grood, a Calgary man found not criminally responsible for killing five young people nearly 10 years ago. Katie Perras, Lawrence Hong, Josh Hunter, Zackariah Rathwell and Jordan Segura were stabbed to death at a …

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Protest that prompted cancellation of PM’s reception under review: Toronto Police

Investigators with the Toronto Police are reviewing whether illegal activity occurred during a weekend protest that led to the cancellation of a reception hosted by the prime minister for a visiting G7 leader, the force said Sunday. The Saturday evening event at the Art Gallery of Ontario was meant to …

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Pickering, Ont. city councillor Lisa Robinson filing for judicial review

Pickering, Ont., city councillor Lisa Robinson has applied for two judicial reviews against the City of Pickering and Principes Integrity, the groups responsible for disciplining her. In a statement, the Ward 1 councillor told Global News that her grounds for the review focus on the fact that she believes conclusions …

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London, Ont., police trip for international competition in Dubai under review

A southwestern Ontario police force is facing scrutiny for its decision to send a team to an international competition in Dubai, an event that saw its members training with and competing against a Russian special unit whose members are accused of committing atrocities in Ukraine. The London Police Services Board has launched …

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International students have mixed feelings about visa cap, say system needs review

At a bustling college campus west of Toronto, several students had been thinking about recently announced changes to the international student program that brought them to the post-secondary institution. Some were sympathizing with friends back home whose dreams of studying in Canada were suddenly in jeopardy as Ottawa has moved …

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Manitoba has a ‘strong case’ to review carbon price in province: Kinew

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says that it is time to take another look at how the federal carbon price, popularly known as the carbon tax, is applied in his province. “I think that there’s an argument that Manitoba is maybe one of the strongest cases you could make, that the …

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Calgary city council orders review of local access fee on electricity bills – Calgary

It’s a line item on Calgarians’ electricity bills that has grown significantly, and that city council wants to look at more deeply in an effort to find any relief for those struggling to pay them. On Tuesday, city council unanimously approved a comprehensive review of the local access fee on …

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Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 6, 2023 10:45 am Updated September 6, 2023 10:46 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario’s new housing minister says a review of the Greenbelt might well see a recommendation for more lands to be removed from the …

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Anti-racism trainer accused of denigrating Toronto principal who died by suicide welcomes review

An anti-racism trainer accused of denigrating a Toronto principal who later died by suicide welcomed a review launched by Ontario’s education minister, saying the allegations against her are false and mischaracterize what happened during two training sessions. Kike Ojo-Thompson, the founder and CEO of a diversity consultancy group — whose …

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