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• Most of Ontario's 2024 high school grads didn't complete e-learning requirement, data shows

  03-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The vast majority of Ontario’s 2023-2024 graduating class did not complete the Ford government’s mandatory e-learning requirements, data from the province's Ministry of Education reveals.
  
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• Men charged in Sharif Rahman death to appear in person in Owen Sound court Friday

  04-06-2026 18:11 via cbc.ca
  
  All three men charged in connection with the 2023 death of Owen Sound restaurant owner Sharif Rahman are expected back in court Friday for a resolution appearance.
  
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• Bruce Power gives $1M to nearby communities to help plan for growth amid new nuclear energy project

  04-06-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Bruce Power, which operates the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Kincardine, Ont., is giving $1 million to communities in Bruce, Grey and Huron counties to help them prepare for a possible new energy project called Bruce C.
  
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• Ontario will approach civil service return-to-office with 'flexibility,' minister says

  04-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario’s finance minister says there will be "flexibility" to rules requiring all civil servants to work five days a week in the office during the FIFA World Cup, as unions representing those workers say disruptions associated with the games highlight how rigid and confusing the policy has become.
  
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• Ontario will approach civil service return-to-office during FIFA with 'flexibility,' minister says

  04-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario’s finance minister says there will be "flexibility" to rules requiring all civil servants to work five days a week in the office during the FIFA World Cup, as unions representing those workers say disruptions associated with the games highlight how rigid and confusing the policy has become.
  
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• Jet fuel shortage? Don't worry about it, say major airlines

  04-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  More than six weeks after international warnings that Europe could run out of jet fuel, at least two major global carriers are saying it's safe to book a summer holiday to Europe because they don't expect the expensive commodity to run out during the busy travel season.
  
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• 'I'm not going to allow you to continue': Mayor of Cambridge, Ont., interrupts teen's Pride speech

  03-06-2026 23:40 via cbc.ca
  
  A video showing Cambridge Mayor Jan Liggett interrupting a teenager's Pride speech is making rounds on social media. Sophie Mills said they felt "distraught" by what happened.
  
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• 'Can't allow you to continue': Cambridge teen's Pride speech interrupted by mayor

  03-06-2026 23:40 via cbc.ca
  
  A video showing Cambridge Mayor Jan Liggett interrupting a teenager giving a Pride speech is making rounds on social media. Sophie Mills, the person in the video, said they felt "distraught" by what happened, and that
  
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• Now hiring: Ontario accepting applications for 8 regional chairs but the process remains unclear

  03-06-2026 21:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack is offering more details around how chairs will be appointed by the province to eight regional municipalities. He says the appointments will happen all at once after the municipal election in October and people can apply to be considered for the role.
  
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• Waterloo woman, 23, dead after collision with straight truck

  03-06-2026 20:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Waterloo regional police are investigating after a woman was killed in an intersection in Waterloo on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Education unions serve notice to bargain, begin countdown for contract talks with province

  03-06-2026 18:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Education bargaining season is starting in Ontario and the unions say their priorities include smaller class sizes, improved special education funding and higher wages.
  
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• Bats in Haldimand-Norfolk, Hamilton test positive for rabies, public health says

  03-06-2026 18:27 via cbc.ca
  
  A bat in the Haldimand-Norfolk region has been found to be positive for rabies — prompting a warning from Grand Erie Public Health for residents to avoid contact with bats and other wild animals. In Hamilton, public health officials confirmed two wild bats were rabid.
  
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• Bat in Haldimand-Norfolk tests positive for rabies, public health says

  03-06-2026 18:27 via cbc.ca
  
  A bat in the Haldimand-Norfolk region has been found to be positive for rabies — prompting a warning from Grand Erie Public Health for residents to avoid contact with bats and other wild animals.
  
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• Ottawa says CRTC's new cash requirements from streamers risk price hikes for Canadians

  03-06-2026 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government will direct its broadcast and telecommunications regulator to revisit a recent decision to triple the funds that streaming services like Netflix must contribute to Canadian content.
  
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• Ottawa says CRTC's higher tax on streamers risks price hikes for Canadians

  03-06-2026 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government will direct its broadcast and telecommunications regulator to revisit a recent decision to triple the funds that streaming services like Netflix must contribute to Canadian content.
  
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• Ottawa calls for review of CRTC decision on streamers' Cancon contributions

  03-06-2026 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government says it will direct the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to review its recent decision tripling streamers' financial contributions to domestic content.
  
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• Region to discuss report on how to move forward with future development in Mannheim Service Area

  03-06-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Regional council will get an update Wednesday morning about when and how development could resume in the Mannheim Service Area after concerns were raised in December about a water capacity constraint. The constraint has lead to the region pausing new development agreements in the Mannheim Service Area, which many in the construction and development industry have raised concerns about.
  
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• Council endorses framework that would move some development forward after lengthy debate

  03-06-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A framework that would allow for some development to move forward this fall in municipalities affected by a water capacity constraint passed regional council Wednesday after a lengthy debate and difference of opinions between some councillors and regional staff.
  
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• Kitchener celebrates Rangers' Memorial Cup victory

  03-06-2026 12:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Hundreds of fans filled downtown Kitchener Tuesday evening to celebrate the Rangers' Memorial Cup championship, the team's first national title since 2003. Players carried the trophy down King Street before joining supporters at a rally outside City Hall. CBC K-W's Diego Pizarro spoke with fans about the long-awaited victory.
  
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• Province asked to step in as Puslinch residents continue push back against Danby development

  03-06-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  There's a debate happening right now in Puslinch Township over new industrial buildings. Danby Appliances wants to build a 46,000 square metre facility on a piece of land currently zoned for agriculture. Some residents don't agree with that plan and have been pushing back for the last four years.
  
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• Ontario Legislature rising for 21-week summer break until end of October

  02-06-2026 20:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's members of provincial parliament will get an extra long break from the legislature this summer, as it takes a 21-week recess. The extended break comes after the legislature sat for 30 days, following a 14-week winter break.
  
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• Watchdog to investigate how CRA handles taxpayers' complaints

  02-06-2026 16:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's taxpayers' ombudsperson is launching an investigation into how the Canada Revenue Agency handles complaints, citing concerns about timeliness and fairness.
  
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• Kitchener teen shortlisted for CBC First Page student writing challenge

  02-06-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Students wrote about topics ranging from environmental collapse to AI and the pressures of social media
  
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• Women in farming more vulnerable to mental-health struggles and stress, Guelph study finds

  02-06-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new study from the University of Guelph has found that women in farming are more vulnerable to mental-health struggles often tied to the visible and invisible workloads, and feelings of being undervalued. It's something that resonated with Jennifer Schooley, who runs a lavender farm in Norfolk County and speaks regularly about being a woman in agriculture.
  
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• How a countryside Ontario resort became an official FIFA World Cup training ground

  02-06-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  About 90 minutes north of Toronto, nestled between farmers' fields and 36 holes of golf is a soccer pitch fit for the sport’s biggest stage.
  
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• Shopify paid Kenneth Law $149K for deadly poison sales to at-risk buyers, court records show

  02-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian tech giant Shopify paid $148,595 to Kenneth Law, the Ontario man who coaxed vulnerable people to end their lives using the toxic salt and suffocation equipment he sold on the e-commerce platform. Prosecutors highlighted the company's involvement as Law pleaded guilty in court.
  
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• May sets record for drug poisoning incidents in Guelph and Wellington County

  01-06-2026 22:47 via cbc.ca
  
  May saw a record number of drug poisonings in Guelph and Wellington County, with at least 269 incidents and 17 deaths reported in the first half of 2026.
  
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• Guelph police hate crime unit investigates 'abhorrent' graffiti scrawled on Jewish place of worship

  01-06-2026 20:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Antisemitic graffiti written on the outside of a Jewish place of worship in Guelph is being investigated by police's hate crime unit.
  
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• Truck driver seriously hurt after collision with freight train east of London

  01-06-2026 20:05 via cbc.ca
  
  One person suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries on Monday after the tri-axle truck they were driving was struck by a freight train in Dorchester, Ont., just east of London.
  
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• Parade to celebrate Kitchener Rangers Memorial Cup win set for Tuesday

  01-06-2026 15:25 via cbc.ca
  
  A parade and community event to celebrate the Kitchener Rangers winning the Memorial Cup will be held Tuesday afternoon on King Street and in front of city hall.
  
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