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  21-02-2023 23:14 via news.google.com
  
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• Meet Digit: Toyota’s newest worker doesn’t need coffee breaks

  21-02-2026 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada will begin deploying three humanoid ‘Digit’ robots at its Woodstock plant under a new deal with Agility Robotics, following a successful pilot.
  
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• ‘No one deserves this’: Ontario snowplow operator attack sparks concern

  21-02-2026 17:14 via globalnews.ca
  The safety of snow removal workers was highlighted again when a Peterborough, Ont., resident opened the cab of a machine and tried to remove the driver's ear protection.
  
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• Hamilton tax increase whittled down to less than 4% after councillors’ amendments

  21-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  After working through motions from Hamilton councillors looking to add and subtract items from the city’s proposal 2026 budget, homeowners are now looking at a  3.87 per cent tax increase .
  
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• Hamilton college student says OSAP cuts 'a punch in the gut' and may endanger her education

  21-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Hamilton college student Marcelle Slote says Ontario Student Assistance Program changes and Premier Doug Ford's basket-weaving comments feel like "a punch in the gut" and are "absolutely disrespectful.” Slote, who's on disability support and studying social work, say the funding cuts have left her wondering if she can afford to continue her education.
  
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• Police uncover new evidence in Brampton kidnapping case involving $200K demand

  20-02-2026 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a Brampton kidnapping investigation involving a $200,000 ransom demand led to multiple charges, a seized firearm and new evidence uncovered through search warrants.
  
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• Ontario bars can open at 6 a.m. Sunday to host Team Canada watch parties

  20-02-2026 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  To coincide with the Canadian men's ice hockey gold medal game the provincial government will temporarily change licensing rules to allow alcohol sales to begin at 6 a.m.
  
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• Ontario Shipyards launching scholarship in honour of Hamilton worker who died off pier in January

  20-02-2026 21:12 via cbc.ca
  Justin Smith, 29, died on the job at Ontario Shipyards earlier this year. The company CEO says Smith was a dedicated mentor and to honour him, he’s working to set up a scholarship in his name.
  
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• Ontario First Nations complete fast-tracked assessments for Ring of Fire road

  20-02-2026 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  The Ford government confirmed Friday that Marten Falls First Nation had submitted its environmental assessment for an access road in its community.
  
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• Parts of Ontario to receive up to 20 cm of rain and snow mix into Saturday

  20-02-2026 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Another storm moving across Ontario is expected to bring a rain-to-snow transition to some areas, with possible freezing rain and higher snowfalls into Saturday.
  
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• N.S. foreign worker ‘coerced’ and ‘threatened,’ Ontario man facing human trafficking charge

  20-02-2026 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  A a foreign worker was coerced into working excessive hours and threatened at a Nova Scotia business, according to RCMP. 
  
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• Cross-examination set to continue for complainant in Stronach sexual assault trial

  20-02-2026 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Leora Shemesh began questioning the woman, who is the fourth complainant to testify in the case, on Thursday afternoon after court took two pauses to deal with legal issues.
  
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• High-wind warning for parts of Niagara and Norfolk County Friday afternoon

  20-02-2026 15:06 via cbc.ca
  Communities in southern Niagara Region and Norfolk County should expect high winds Friday, with gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour expected, Environment Canada says.
  
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• Behind the scenes of Diageo’s attempts to soften the blow of an Ontario plant closure

  20-02-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  The night before it announced an Ontario bottling facility would close, representatives from Diageo got in touch with Doug Ford's office. At first, the conversation was cordial.
  
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• Social worker banned from working over allegations of sexual assault while living in St. Catharines

  20-02-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Nova Scotia's College of Social Workers has revoked the registration of a social worker after she was accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a youth while living in St. Catharines, Ont., and Greenwood, N.S.
  
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• Social worker banned from working over allegations of sexual assault

  20-02-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Nova Scotia's College of Social Workers has revoked the registration of a social worker after she was accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a youth while living in St. Catharines, Ont., and Greenwood, N.S.
  
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• Hamilton Crown withdraws 1st-degree murder charge against man who tracked real estate agent before 'execution'

  20-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Sorossa Moude of Toronto pleaded guilty to mischief endangering life in association with a criminal organization leading up to the March 2020 death of Giorgio Barresi, who was shot multiple times in his Stoney Creek driveway.
  
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• Burlington ‘Olympics junkies’ say being at men’s hockey semi-final overtime win was ‘thrilling’

  20-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  A recently-retired Burlington, Ont., couple has become “Olympics junkies.” Bud and Mary Vallee are partway through a trip to Milan that has included attending several events, including the men’s thrilling quarter-final hockey game that ended in an overtime win for Canada.
  
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• Ontario moving ahead with public corporations to fund wastewater

  20-02-2026 00:43 via globalnews.ca
  The new municipal service corporations would help move costs from development charges into public companies that could issue debt to build water and wastewater infrastructure.
  
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• Ontario police force welcomes financial experts to help battle extortion crimes

  19-02-2026 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Last year alone, there were 476 reported cases — of which 190 targeted businesses — and that only reflects incidents where the victims have come forward.
  
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• Police renew warning to avoid Lake Ontario after man falls in icy waters

  19-02-2026 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto police are renewing warnings about dangerous ice conditions after a video showing a man falling into freezing cold waters has been circulating on social media.
  
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• Ontario government directs schools to let students watch Team Canada matches

  19-02-2026 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  Doug Ford announced the idea in a social media post on Wednesday evening, saying he had told Education Minister Paul Calandra to work out how schools could make it possible.
  
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• No evidence of ‘secrecy’ over dog testing at London, Ont. hospital: report

  19-02-2026 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  A review into controversial dog testing at a London, Ont., hospital that irked Premier Doug Ford found it was ethical with no evidence of 'secrecy.'
  
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• Pedestrian killed after being hit by a car on the LINC 

  19-02-2026 17:50 via cbc.ca
  A pedestrian on the Lincoln Alexander Parkway has died after being hit by a car on Thursday morning. 
  
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• Homicide unit investigating after man killed by vehicle on York Boulevard, say Hamilton police

  19-02-2026 17:43 via cbc.ca
  The driver, 29, has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death and failure to stop after an accident resulting in death, say police.
  
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• South Korean shipbuilding giant announces major boost for Ontario marine industry at Hamilton site

  19-02-2026 17:38 via cbc.ca
  A new partnership will see South Korean company Hanwha Ocean share resources and knowledge with Ontario Shipyards and a new shipbuilding learning hub for Mohawk College students.
  
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• Sarah McLachlan, Allison Russell and Cameron Whitcomb to perform in Hamilton at the 2026 Juno Awards

  19-02-2026 17:00 via cbc.ca
  McLachlan and Russell will perform a special tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Joni Mitchell.
  
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• Fans to watch Canadian women pursue hockey gold

  19-02-2026 16:29 via globalnews.ca
  Fans are set to watch the Canadian women pursue hockey gold at the Olympics against the United States.
  
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• Message from her match was 'like a robot had sent it,' Burlington woman says. How AI is changing dating apps

  19-02-2026 15:33 via cbc.ca
  Sometimes when Nikita Kokal scrolls through a dating app, she'll match with someone solely to ask if they used artificial
  intelligence to craft their profile. She sees it all the time, she says.
  
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• A message from her match was 'like a robot had sent it.' How AI is changing online dating apps

  19-02-2026 15:33 via cbc.ca
  Sometimes when Nikita Kokal scrolls through a dating app, she'll match with someone solely to ask if they used artificial
  intelligence to craft their profile. She sees it all the time, she says.
  
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