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Ontario offers municipalities $77M to offset skyrocketing OPP costs

Ontario offers municipalities $77M to offset skyrocketing OPP costs

The Ontario government is offering $77 million to municipalities that rely on provincial police after some of them sounded the alarm over a sudden and unforeseen surge in law enforcement costs.
Parts of Ontario could get more than 75 cm of snow this weekend: Environment Canada

Parts of Ontario could get more than 75 cm of snow this weekend: Environment Canada

Environment Canada is warning of snow squalls in parts of Ontario north of the Greater Toronto Area this weekend, with more than 75 centimetres of snow accumulation possible in some areas.
Cucumbers recalled in Canada, U.S. over possible salmonella contamination

Cucumbers recalled in Canada, U.S. over possible salmonella contamination

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling cucumbers across the country due to a potential salmonella contamination. All sizes of SunFed Produce whole fresh American cucumbers sold between Oct. 12 and Nov. 26 were recalled Thursday after the U.
Ontario won't support making Truth and Reconciliation Day a holiday for now: minister

Ontario won't support making Truth and Reconciliation Day a holiday for now: minister

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford's government will not support a New Democrat's bill to make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday in the province, the Indigenous affairs minister said Thursday.
Shoppers strategize how to score the best deals as tax holiday looms

Shoppers strategize how to score the best deals as tax holiday looms

TORONTO — A tax holiday introduced by the federal government is throwing a bit of a wrench in Andy Thompson's Christmas shopping plans.
Ontario expanding nurse practitioners' scope of practice

Ontario expanding nurse practitioners' scope of practice

TORONTO — Nurse practitioners in Ontario will be able to apply a defibrillator and cardiac pacemakers starting next summer, as the province expands their scope of practice.
Man, 22, charged in violent sexual assaults in Hamilton: police

Man, 22, charged in violent sexual assaults in Hamilton: police

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say a 22-year-old man has been charged in violent sexual assaults on two women in 2022 and 2023.
Teenager faces upgraded murder charge in death of 15-year-old boy in Perth, Ont.

Teenager faces upgraded murder charge in death of 15-year-old boy in Perth, Ont.

Provincial police say a 16-year-old is now facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a 15-year-old boy in eastern Ontario last month. Lanark County OPP say they were called to the scene in Perth, Ont., on Oct.
Man accused of firing shots on Highway 401 arrested after carjacking attempt: police

Man accused of firing shots on Highway 401 arrested after carjacking attempt: police

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man allegedly responsible for shooting at multiple vehicles along Highway 401 on Tuesday morning has been arrested following a carjacking attempt on Wednesday night in the city's east end.
Police identify suspect after shots fired at vehicles on Highway 401: OPP

Police identify suspect after shots fired at vehicles on Highway 401: OPP

Provincial police are warning the public to be on the lookout for an armed man who allegedly fired shots at multiple vehicles along Highway 401 on Tuesday morning.