Shoppers Drug Mart faces proposed class action for alleged 'unethical corporate practices' | Ottawa and Ontario announce deal to scrap Highway 413 impact assessment | Toronto police identify man killed in weekend shooting
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, April 15, 2024.
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Shoppers Drug Mart faces proposed class action for alleged 'unethical corporate practices'; The pharmacy is pictured at Shoppers Drug Mart in Vancouver on Feb\. 27, 2023\.

Shoppers Drug Mart faces proposed class action for alleged 'unethical corporate practices'

April 15 , 2024 at 06:01:53 p.m. EDT • :

A former Shoppers Drug Mart franchise owner has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the Canadian retail pharmacy chain, and its parent company Loblaw, alleging the companies imposed "unsafe and unethical" corporate practices on franchise owner pharmacists to increase profits. In a statement, a Loblaw spokesperson told CBC News "this case has no merit whatsoever, and we intend to vigorously defend it."

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Ottawa and Ontario announce deal to scrap Highway 413 impact assessment; Aerial \(drone\) images of Highway 400 in King City, Ontario government billboards announcing the future site of Highway 413 investment\.

Ottawa and Ontario announce deal to scrap Highway 413 impact assessment

April 15 , 2024 at 05:36:50 p.m. EDT • :

Ontario and the federal government say they have reached a deal to drop an assessment of the the province's Highway 413 project after the Federal Court ruled it can be aside.

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Toronto police identify man killed in weekend shooting; Mohamud Abdi Duale, 32, died on Sunday after he was shot in the area of Lawrence Avenue West and Ralph Street near Weston Road\.

Toronto police identify man killed in weekend shooting

April 15 , 2024 at 05:12:21 p.m. EDT • :

Toronto police have identified a man who was shot dead in the city's northwest on Sunday afternoon.

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Body of teen boy recovered from Lake Ontario at Ashbridges Bay; Police have taped off a stretch of Ashbridges Bay where a search continues for a male youth who went into the water Sunday and didn't come out\.

Body of teen boy recovered from Lake Ontario at Ashbridges Bay

April 15 , 2024 at 07:14:48 a.m. EDT • :

A 14-year-old boy has died after he went into the water at Ashbridges Bay and didn't come out, police said.

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More than 1 in 4 deaths among young people in Canada were opioid-related in 2021, study finds; A mother wears a purple ribbon during a Moms Stop The Harm memorial on the seventh anniversary of the opioid public health emergency in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday, April 14, 2023\.

More than 1 in 4 deaths among young people in Canada were opioid-related in 2021, study finds

April 15 , 2024 at 02:22:17 p.m. EDT • :

Premature deaths related to opioids doubled between 2019 and 2021 across Canada, with more than 1 in 4 deaths among young adults aged 20–39 years attributable to opioids, new research suggests.

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Ontario adding 300 GO train trips per week to GTA routes; Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes a GO Transit announcement in Niagara Falls on Aug\. 26, 2022\.  

April 15 , 2024 at 08:28:34 a.m. EDT • :

Ontario adding 300 GO train trips per week to GTA routes

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Two of Brampton's highest paid employees don't even work there; As per Ontario's Sunshine List, two of Brampton's former CAOs, David Barrick and Harry Schlange made over \$1\.5M combined, years after they were fired\.  

April 12 , 2024 at 10:48:37 a.m. EDT • :

Two of Brampton's highest paid employees don't even work there

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Cleanup of illegally dumped tires in Etobicoke will take days, city says; Miriam Diamond, a professor at the University of Toronto's school of the environment, said illegally dumping tires is harmful for the environment\.  

April 13 , 2024 at 06:59:18 p.m. EDT • :

Cleanup of illegally dumped tires in Etobicoke will take days, city says

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TTC workers union taking 'first step' towards striking; The TTC 501 Streetcar at the Yonge & Queen intersection on March 3, 2023\.  

April 15 , 2024 at 11:23:27 a.m. EDT • :

TTC workers union taking 'first step' towards striking

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The dirty secret of the housing crisis? Homeowners like high prices; A for sale sign is pictured on the lawn of a house in Toronto's east end on Oct\. 11, 2023\.  

April 15 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The dirty secret of the housing crisis? Homeowners like high prices

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