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• Peterborough mayor prompts backlash for using n-word during guest lecture at Trent University

  11-04-2025 17:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Trent University’s undergraduate students union is asking the school not to invite Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal back to campus after he used the n-word while speaking to a class last month. 
  
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• Police renew search for missing man 2 years after his disappearance

  20-12-2025 18:51 via cbc.ca
  Two years after a man went missing in Scarborough, police are renewing the investigation in hopes that the public will bring forward more information.
  
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• One dead after shooting in Mississauga, Peel police say

  20-12-2025 15:02 via cbc.ca
  Peel police are investigating after a Friday night shooting in Mississauga left one person dead, police said.
  
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• Jury finds man guilty of 2nd-degree murder in shooting death of Leslieville mother

  20-12-2025 01:12 via cbc.ca
  A man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a Toronto mother in Leslieville.
  
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• Nuts recalled in Ontario over possible salmonella contamination

  20-12-2025 00:40 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling Arnie's All Natural Raw Mix Nuts and Arnie's Sweet and Savoury Mix. The recalled products were sold and distributed from several locations in Barrie, Brampton and Vaughn between Nov. 1 and Dec. 2.
  
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• Resident of Oakville group home at centre of strike by frontline workers has died, police say

  19-12-2025 23:47 via cbc.ca
  A resident of an Oakville, Ont., group home that is at the centre of a strike by frontline workers died on Friday, Halton Regional Police Service says.
  
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• Premier Ford defends Ontario's Skills Development Fund in wake of ethics probe

  19-12-2025 23:10 via cbc.ca
  Premier Doug Ford defended the province's Skills Development Fund Friday in wake of a newly launched ethics investigation into Labour Minister David Piccini's dealings of that fund.
  
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• Ontario's plan to mandate police in schools programs, explained

  19-12-2025 20:42 via cbc.ca
  Starting September 2026, the Ontario government will require school boards across the province to implement school resource officer programs. CBC’s Madi Wong breaks down the history of police-in-school programs and why advocates are pushing back.
  
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• Ontario's plan to mandate police in schools, explained

  19-12-2025 20:42 via cbc.ca
  Starting September 2026, the Ontario government will require school boards across the province to implement school resource officer programs. CBC’s Madi Wong breaks down the history of police-in-school programs and why advocates are pushing back.
  
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• Ontario, New York announce nuclear energy agreement

  19-12-2025 19:21 via cbc.ca
  New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a memorandum of understanding in Buffalo Friday. Under the agreement, Ontario will help New York develop nuclear technologies, which the leaders say will help both jurisdictions meet future energy demand.
  
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• Toronto man charged with terrorism, funding ISIS and attempted kidnappings

  19-12-2025 17:48 via cbc.ca
  A 26-year-old man from Toronto has been arrested on terrorism charges, police announced on Friday, as well as charges for two attempted kidnappings in the Greater Toronto Area.
  
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• Ford, N.Y. governor, set to speak in Buffalo

  19-12-2025 16:30 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to make an announcement alongside New York Gov. Kathy Hochul starting at 11 a.m. ET in Buffalo, N.Y. on Friday.
  
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• Pedestrian injured after being struck by TTC bus in Etobicoke: police

  19-12-2025 15:23 via cbc.ca
  A woman has been taken to hospital after being hit by a bus early Friday morning in Etobicoke, said Toronto police.
  
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• GTA residents warned of icy conditions, strong winds Friday: Environment Canada

  19-12-2025 15:03 via cbc.ca
  A cold front is sweeping through the Greater Toronto Area Friday morning with flurries, strong winds and freezing temperatures, according to a special weather statement by Environment Canada.
  
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• Welland, Ont., hospital, schools in lockdown as police investigate reports of a shooting in area

  19-12-2025 14:57 via cbc.ca
  There's a heavy police presence on Second Street between Plymouth Road and Lincoln Street in Welland, say police.
  
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• Officer shot in Welland, Ont., sent to hospital as police respond to gunfire, schools in lockdown

  19-12-2025 14:57 via cbc.ca
  The officer has been transported to hospital and the injuries aren't life-threatening, Niagara regional police say, adding they're "working to make the area safe."
  
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• Officer shot in Welland, Ont., sent to hospital after police respond to gunfire, schools in lockdown

  19-12-2025 14:57 via cbc.ca
  The officer has been transported to hospital and the injuries aren't life-threatening, Niagara regional police say.
  
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• Officer shot in Welland, Ont., hospital, schools in lockdown, Niagara police say

  19-12-2025 14:57 via cbc.ca
  The officer has been transported to hospital and the injuries aren't life-threatening, police say.
  
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• Officer shot as police respond to fence dispute in Welland, Ont., shelter in place active in the area

  19-12-2025 14:57 via cbc.ca
  Hours after police went to a Welland, Ont., property Friday morning to address "an enormous fence" blocking traffic sightlines, police continue to be in a standoff with a man who began shooting from inside a former church, wounding an officer who was taken to hospital. Niagara regional police urge people to shelter in place.
  
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• Officer shot as police respond to fence dispute in Welland, Ont., schools remain in lockdown

  19-12-2025 14:57 via cbc.ca
  Officers went to a Welland, Ont., property Friday morning to address "an enormous fence" that was blocking traffic sightlines and a man inside the church-turned-residence began shooting, wounding an officer, Niagara police said. The officer was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. People are still urged to shelter in place.
  
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• Officer shot as police respond to fence dispute in Welland, Ont., people urged to shelter in place

  19-12-2025 14:57 via cbc.ca
  Hours after police went to a Welland, Ont., property Friday morning to address "an enormous fence" blocking traffic sightlines, police continue to be in a standoff with a man who began shooting from inside a former church, wounding an officer who was treated in hospital and released. Niagara regional police urge people to shelter in place.
  
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• Officer shot as police respond to fence dispute in Welland, Ont.

  19-12-2025 14:57 via cbc.ca
  Hours after police went to a Welland, Ont., property Friday morning to address "an enormous fence" blocking traffic sightlines, police continue to be in a standoff with a man inside a church-turned-residence who began shooting, wounding an officer who was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Niagara regional police urge people to shelter in place as the standoff continues.
  
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• Man who fired gunshots from inside former Welland, Ont., church in custody after 24-hour standoff, police say

  19-12-2025 14:57 via cbc.ca
  A man barricaded in a former church in Welland, Ont., was taken into custody early Saturday, nearly 24 hours into a standoff that began over a fence dispute. A Niagara regional police officer was shot and treated in hospital and released early Friday.
  
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• Man taken into custody after officer wounded in shooting in Welland, Ont., ending 24-hour standoff

  19-12-2025 14:57 via cbc.ca
  A man barricaded in a former church in Welland, Ont., was taken into custody early Saturday, nearly 24 hours into a standoff that began over a fence dispute. A Niagara regional police officer was shot and treated in hospital and released early Friday.
  
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• Man faces attempted murder charge, 24-hour standoff with police ends after officer shot in Welland, Ont.

  19-12-2025 14:57 via cbc.ca
  Following a 24-hour standoff that held Welland, Ont., on edge, a man barricaded in a former church was taken into custody Saturday and faces charges including attempted murder after a Niagara regional police officer was shot. Officials say it all began with a dispute over a fence that officials say contravenes local bylaws.
  
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• Ontario nursing home air conditioning mandate saved lives, study finds

  19-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has evaluated the efficacy of Ontario's policy implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic that required all long-term care homes to have air conditioning in resident rooms.
  
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• Frustration grows in Niagara Falls, Ont., with no clear progress on fate of Marineland and belugas

  19-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Nearly two months after Ottawa denied Marineland's request to export its whales, residents in Niagara Falls, Ont., continue to wait for news on the future of the shuttered theme park's property and dozens of animals, including up to 30 belugas and four dolphins. “Every time I drive by, it makes me really sad,” a local real estate agent says.
  
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• Pedestrian dead, another suffers life-threatening injuries after Richmond Hill crash: police

  19-12-2025 01:49 via cbc.ca
  A pedestrian is dead and another suffered life-threatening injuries after two vehicles collided in Richmond Hill on Thursday, striking three people on the sidewalk, police say.
  
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• Pedestrian dead, another in life-threatening condition after Richmond Hill crash: police

  19-12-2025 01:49 via cbc.ca
  A pedestrian is dead and another is in life-threatening condition after two vehicles collided in Richmond Hill on Thursday, striking three people, police say.
  
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• Pedestrian dead, another in life-threatening condition after 2 vehicles collide in Richmond Hill: police

  19-12-2025 01:49 via cbc.ca
  A pedestrian is dead and another is in life-threatening condition after two vehicles collided in Richmond Hill on Thursday, striking three people, police say.
  
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