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Ontario issues emergency order to help deal with northern wildfires

TORONTO — Ontario has issued an emergency order for the province's northwest to allow it to better respond to growing wildfires in the region.
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Royal Agricultural Fair cancels in-person events this year

TORONTO — The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair says it's cancelling in-person events this year due to the ongoing pandemic.
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NAN seeks emergency declaration from province over northern Ontario wildfires

An organization representing 49 First Nations in northern Ontario is urging the province to declare a state of emergency over wildfires that it says are threatening several remote communities.
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Ontario top doc says young Ontarians have highest unvaccinated COVID infection rate

Ontario top doc says young Ontarians have highest unvaccinated COVID infection rate

Young people in Ontario have the highest rates of COVID-19 infection among unvaccinated individuals, the province's top doctor said Tuesday as he called again for all those eligible to get their shots.
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Case of eastern Ontario doctor accused of murdering patient adjourned to August

Case of eastern Ontario doctor accused of murdering patient adjourned to August

L'ORIGNAL, Ont. — The case of an eastern Ontario doctor facing a murder charge has been adjourned for a month. Dr. Brian Nadler is accused of killing 89-year-old Albert Poidinger at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital earlier this year.
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Guests tell court they didn't see Linda O'Leary drink after fatal boat crash

Guests tell court they didn't see Linda O'Leary drink after fatal boat crash

Two people who were present in the immediate aftermath of a fatal boat crash two years ago told an Ontario court Tuesday they didn't see Linda O'Leary drink any alcohol or receive a drink from anyone after returning to shore.
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Thousands gather at funeral for Toronto officer killed in the line of duty

Thousands gather at funeral for Toronto officer killed in the line of duty

TORONTO — Family, friends and several thousand members of police forces from across the country gathered in Toronto on Monday to say goodbye to an officer who died in the line of duty. They remembered Const.
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Another First Nation being evacuated to Thunder Bay due to wildfire threat

Members of a second First Nation in northern Ontario were being evacuated to Thunder Bay on Monday due to the threat posed by wildfires in the region. The City of Thunder Bay said it would host 101 evacuees from Deer Lake First Nation.
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Families and experts want more guidance for unvaccinated kids as Ontario reopens

Families and experts want more guidance for unvaccinated kids as Ontario reopens

TORONTO — For Stephen Ouderkirk, the normal anxieties of becoming a parent have been heightened as Ontario rolls back public health restrictions based on high COVID-19 vaccination rates and declining infections.
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Police say 1-year-old hit and killed in 'traumatic accident' in Brampton

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say no charges will be laid after a child was hit and killed by a vehicle in Brampton, Ont., overnight. Peel Regional Police say the one-year-old was hit by a vehicle in the driveway of a home shortly after midnight.
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