Toronto man unlawfully caused deaths of parents in 2022, judge rules | OPP investigating after Pickering mayor, council file criminal harassment complaint against fellow councillor | Ford directs Metrolinx to study GO Transit expansion by diverting freight rails
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Toronto man unlawfully caused deaths of parents in 2022, judge rules; Bergamot Avenue double stabbing

Toronto man unlawfully caused deaths of parents in 2022, judge rules

January 9 , 2025 at 07:04:24 p.m. EST • :

An Ontario judge has decided that a Toronto man has committed an unlawful act by killing his parents and attempting to kill his brother in Etobicoke in September 2022.

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OPP investigating after Pickering mayor, council file criminal harassment complaint against fellow councillor; Undated headshot of Lisa Robinson\.

OPP investigating after Pickering mayor, council file criminal harassment complaint against fellow councillor

January 9 , 2025 at 05:04:57 p.m. EST • :

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating criminal harassment allegations filed by the mayor of Pickering on behalf of the city's council against fellow councillor Lisa Robinson. Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe initiated the complaint in December through Durham Regional Police, Coun. Linda Cook said in an email to CBC Toronto.

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Ford directs Metrolinx to study GO Transit expansion by diverting freight rails; Default Headline Image - News

Ford directs Metrolinx to study GO Transit expansion by diverting freight rails

January 9 , 2025 at 11:53:31 a.m. EST • :

Premier Doug Ford has directed Metrolinx to study expanding GO Transit across the Greater Golden Horseshoe region by diverting freight rails from existing lines. The expansion could increase service along the Kitchener and Milton lines and create new GO lines and stations, Ford said in a letter to Metrolinx on Thursday. 

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Toronto quadrupling traffic agents to fight congestion: mayor; Toronto city councillors are being asked to spend more on their Vision Zero road safety plan this year\. The increased funding would pay for intersection safety redesigns and other traffic calming measures\.

Toronto quadrupling traffic agents to fight congestion: mayor

January 9 , 2025 at 11:21:10 a.m. EST • :

Mayor Olivia Chow says the $3 million investment will bring the total number of agents up to 100 and help deal with box-blocking and other traffic issues around the city.

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Man, 18, charged after collision involving Ontario Premier Doug Ford; Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media during the fall meetings of Canada's premiers hosted by Ontario in Toronto on Dec\. 16, 2024\.

Man, 18, charged after collision involving Ontario Premier Doug Ford

January 8 , 2025 at 04:51:42 p.m. EST • :

An 18-year-old Oshawa man has been charged with dangerous driving after a collision involving an Ontario Provincial Police vehicle that was transporting Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday, the OPP says.

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A 'staggering' 80,000 people and more were homeless in Ontario last year, new report finds; There have been calls to increase shelter space as homeless people continue to die on the streets of Toronto\. \(Michael Charles Cole/CBC\)  

January 9 , 2025 at 11:41:56 a.m. EST • :

A 'staggering' 80,000 people and more were homeless in Ontario last year, new report finds

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Ontario sending 165 firefighters, supplies to support fight against California wildfires; The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan\. 8, 2025\.  

January 9 , 2025 at 11:43:27 a.m. EST • :

Ontario sending 165 firefighters, supplies to support fight against California wildfires

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Number of Guelph university students sick with stomach bug more than doubles to over 150; The University of Guelph has confirmed at least 100 cases of the stomach flu in South Residence\.  

January 9 , 2025 at 04:27:00 p.m. EST • :

Number of Guelph university students sick with stomach bug more than doubles to over 150

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Ford pitches ambitious energy plan in effort to stave off Trump tariffs; Premier Doug Ford and energy minister Stephen Lecce hold a press conference at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, in Courtice, Ont\., on Jan\. 8, 2025\.  

January 8 , 2025 at 10:02:50 a.m. EST • :

Ford pitches ambitious energy plan in effort to stave off Trump tariffs

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Hamilton landlord owes $27M, loses control over building where tenants faced water shut-off for 3 months; A court-appointed firm is now in charge of finishing renovations, renting out units and selling the building\.  

January 9 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Hamilton landlord owes $27M, loses control over building where tenants faced water shut-off for 3 months

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