Ontario Parents Seek Teachers Amid Ongoing Education Challenges
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Here's the latest on parents' desperation to find teachers, harm reduction advocates calling a supervised consumption site report misleading, and a shelter worker's testimony about Kenneth Lee's final moments.
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Advocates say a private investigator's supervised consumption site report is misleading
The province's PIs claim to have witnessed illegal activities. Harm reduction advocates say that's misleading.
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A shelter worker who helped Kenneth Lee described the violent attack.
Melissa Alexander was leaving work when she noticed a commotion. Here's what she said she witnessed.
ICYMI: Knife seen among teen girls who were on 'rampage' on subway system, Crown alleges at trial for swarming death of Kenneth Lee.
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Parks staff ignored charred picnic tables, rusted playground equipment, and broken benches, the auditor revealed.
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A retirement home and employee were charged over the death of a woman who was locked out.
Influential U.S. businesses are privately lobbying White House against tariffs on Canada, the energy minister said.
Trump's tariff reprieve has left small businesses waiting and worrying -- and scrambling for suppliers.
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Justin Trudeau's appointee as human rights commissioner is suing his critics.
Chrystia Freeland and Karina Gould said they would hit NATO's spending target by 2027. Here's how.
Rosie DiManno: What is Donald Trump up to with his wrecking ball approach to Gaza? Here's a theory.
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JABALIYA: Tents for displaced Palestinians sit next to destroyed buildings following the Israeli offensive. Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of Palestinians from Gaza despite international rejection of President Donald Trump's plan to empty the territory of its population. Here's the latest.
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