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Southern Ontarian families relieved for loved ones as Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins; Maureen Leshem told reporters Sunday that her cousin, Romi Golen, had been reunited with her family in Israel after being held hostage by Hamas for 471 days\.

Southern Ontarian families relieved for loved ones as Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins

January 19 , 2025 at 05:44:54 p.m. EST • :

Maureen Leshem's 24-year-old cousin, who spent 471 days in captivity, is one of three hostages who were released Sunday as part of the first phase of a temporary ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. About 90 Palestinian prisoners are also set to be released Sunday.
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Ontario delegation in D.C. for inauguration aims to push back on looming trade war; Workers continue with the finishing touches on the presidential reviewing stand on Pennsylvania outside the White House Thursday, Jan\. 16, 2025, in Washington, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration\.

Ontario delegation in D.C. for inauguration aims to push back on looming trade war

January 19 , 2025 at 10:28:22 a.m. EST • :

Ontario politicians, business leaders and union executives are set to descend on Washington, D.C., for president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, as part of a provincial pushback to the incoming administration's looming trade war.
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Freeland pitches herself as tested Trump negotiator, as protesters disrupt Liberal leadership launch; Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland speaks at the official launch of her campaign to replace the prime minister and be the next leader of the federal Liberal Party, in Toronto on Jan\. 19, 2025\.

Freeland pitches herself as tested Trump negotiator, as protesters disrupt Liberal leadership launch

January 19 , 2025 at 11:11:17 a.m. EST • :

Former finance minister turned disrupter Chrystia Freeland kicked off her campaign to be the next Liberal leader at a launch in her Toronto riding on Sunday.
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Eggs recalled in multiple provinces over salmonella concerns; Roger Pelissero sorts through eggs as they exit the hen barn at his egg farm in West Lincoln, Ont\., on Monday, March 7, 2016\. Some 17,000 hens and one rooster at Pelissero's egg farm in West Lincoln live in cages that may be the envy of most other hens in Canada\. The cages, which are about 1\.5 metres wide and 3\.7 metres long, contain about 60 hens per colony and are outfitted with perches, a scratch pad and two partitioned nesting areas for laying eggs in private\.

Eggs recalled in multiple provinces over salmonella concerns

January 18 , 2025 at 06:01:20 p.m. EST • :

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall covers Compliments, Foremost, Golden Valley Eggs, IGA, no name and Western Family eggs.
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Parts of GTA could feel like –30 C next week: Environment Canada; Temperatures observed at Toronto's Pearson International Airport bottomed out at -22 C this morning\.

Parts of GTA could feel like –30 C next week: Environment Canada

January 17 , 2025 at 12:53:32 p.m. EST • :

From Sunday to Wednesday, temperatures in Toronto "may be colder than those that have been seen the last several years," Environment Canada said on its website. 
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More than 10,000 Toronto seniors missing out on old age benefits: report; Rudy Buttignol, president of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons says recent research from Wellesley Institute highlights the need for the government to do a better job engaging with older adults\.  

January 18 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. EST • :

More than 10,000 Toronto seniors missing out on old age benefits: report

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Escaping the cycle of addiction felt impossible. Then I became pregnant; Emily Ranft used to be an addict\. When she got pregnant, she realized she needed to make some drastic changes to become the mom and person she knew she could be\. In this photo, she's pictured in Kingston, Ont\., with her son, Cedar, after she returned to Queen's University to complete her undergraduate degree\.  

January 19 , 2025 at 04:00:05 a.m. EST • :

Escaping the cycle of addiction felt impossible. Then I became pregnant

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Hundreds of family doctors in Ontario recognized by patients for outstanding service; Dr\. Marc-André Amyot, the president of the Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec \(FMOQ\), the federation representing general practitioners, says the rule change 'risks freeing up less time for doctors who want to provide clinical services to patients\.'  

January 18 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Hundreds of family doctors in Ontario recognized by patients for outstanding service

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Man charged after video shows passenger swerving taxi into truck on highway; Dashcam footage of the incident, posted on social media, shows the accused swerving the taxi into the tractor-trailer twice\.  

January 17 , 2025 at 01:53:51 p.m. EST • :

Man charged after video shows passenger swerving taxi into truck on highway

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2 Durham police officers charged in fatal Hwy. 401 wrong-way crash: SIU; Police pursued a cargo van speeding in the opposite direction of traffic on April 29, on Hwy\. 401 near Whitby, Ont\.  

January 17 , 2025 at 02:43:42 p.m. EST • :

2 Durham police officers charged in fatal Hwy. 401 wrong-way crash: SIU

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