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Developer asks for Greenbelt bill amendment; lawyers raise spectre of courts

Developer asks for Greenbelt bill amendment; lawyers raise spectre of courts

TORONTO — The owner of one of the 15 properties removed from the Greenbelt is asking the Ontario government to exclude its plot from a bill to return all that land to the protected area, with lawyers raising the prospect of a constitutional challenge
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Going to jail can disrupt health care for people with mental illness, inquest hears

Going to jail can disrupt health care for people with mental illness, inquest hears

TORONTO — People with mental illness can experience significant disruptions to their health care when they are taken into custody, Canada's former correctional investigator said Tuesday at a coroner's inquest for a mentally ill man who died in an Ont
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Ontario elementary teachers reach contract deal with province

Ontario elementary teachers reach contract deal with province

TORONTO — Ontario's public elementary teachers announced Tuesday they have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government, averting central strikes for the next three years, if the deal is ratified.
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One dead, two seriously injured in shooting in Caledon, Ontario

CALEDON, Ont. — A shooting in Caledon, Ont. has left one person dead and sent two others to hospital.
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Mentally ill man should not have been in jail where he died, inquest hears

Mentally ill man should not have been in jail where he died, inquest hears

TORONTO — A handcuffed, mentally ill man was slapped, struck multiple times in the head area, sprayed twice in the face with a pepper spray foam and restrained face down on the ground as correctional officers took him from a shower to his cell at an
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Colleges ask Ontario for five-per-cent tuition hike and funding boost

Colleges ask Ontario for five-per-cent tuition hike and funding boost

TORONTO — Ontario should end its tuition freeze immediately and allow for a five-per-cent bump next September, the province's colleges said Monday.
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Health care and Doug Ford dominate final Ontario Liberal leadership debate

Health care and Doug Ford dominate final Ontario Liberal leadership debate

Health care and strategies for taking down Premier Doug Ford in the next election dominated the final Ontario Liberal Party leadership debate held Sunday in Brampton, Ont.
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Toronto man facing multiple charges after Muslim community members assaulted: police

Toronto man facing multiple charges after Muslim community members assaulted: police

TORONTO — Investigators say a 28-year-old Toronto man is facing multiple charges in three separate hate-motivated assaults targeting members of the Muslim community.
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Hate crime unit lays mischief charge after Toronto Starbucks vandalized

Hate crime unit lays mischief charge after Toronto Starbucks vandalized

TORONTO — The Toronto police hate-crime unit has charged a woman who allegedly vandalized a Starbucks in a Jewish neighbourhood. Police say they were called to the coffee shop on Thursday and found the storefront littered with posters and writing.
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Man dead after parking lot shooting in Richmond Hill, Ont.

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — Police north of Toronto say a man is dead after being shot in a plaza parking lot in Richmond Hill, Ont. York Regional Police say officers were called to the parking lot of a restaurant around 11:20 p.m. Friday.
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