Boy, 13, arrested after 'sadistic and cowardly' stabbing of elderly woman in Pickering, Ont. | Crown grills Toronto councillor over alleged sexual assault at Muskoka cottage | Ford government reacts to latest U.S. tariff twist, vowing to protect Ontario workers
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Boy, 13, arrested after 'sadistic and cowardly' stabbing of elderly woman in Pickering, Ont.; Durham Regional Police are investigating after a woman was attacked in an 'unprovoked' stabbing in Pickering on Thursday\.

Boy, 13, arrested after 'sadistic and cowardly' stabbing of elderly woman in Pickering, Ont.

May 29 , 2025 at 05:13:29 p.m. EDT • :

Durham Regional Police say they have arrested a 13-year-old boy after a "sadistic and cowardly" stabbing that left a woman dead in Pickering on Thursday.

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Crown grills Toronto councillor over alleged sexual assault at Muskoka cottage; Toronto city councillor Michael Thompson and his lawyer, Leora Shemesh, arrive outside the courthouse in Bracebridge, Ont\. earlier in the trial last year\. Thompson faces two counts of sexual assault\. He has pleaded not guilty\.

Crown grills Toronto councillor over alleged sexual assault at Muskoka cottage

May 29 , 2025 at 05:59:58 p.m. EDT • :

Coun. Michael Thompson denied suggestions he forced himself on a woman at a Muskoka cottage over Canada Day weekend in 2022. He maintained the woman initiated a consensual sexual encounter.

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Ford government reacts to latest U.S. tariff twist, vowing to protect Ontario workers; Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Vic Fedeli says the government will continue its efforts to keep Ontario workers in high-value jobs\.

Ford government reacts to latest U.S. tariff twist, vowing to protect Ontario workers

May 29 , 2025 at 05:05:37 p.m. EDT • :

Ontario government officials say the province remains committed to protecting workers and the economy, after a U.S. court quashed some of President Donald Trump's tariffs only for them to be allowed again.

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He called his parents to say hello from the GO train. Then this international student disappeared; Sahil Kumar, centre with suitcases, poses for a photo with family and friends at the airport in India before his departure to Canada in April\. The 22-year-old had just begun his studies in Toronto when he went missing on May 16\.

He called his parents to say hello from the GO train. Then this international student disappeared

May 28 , 2025 at 04:52:03 p.m. EDT • :

Sahil Kumar vanished in downtown Toronto nearly two weeks ago. His family in India worry that delays, lack of security footage and silence from authorities are standing in the way of finding him.

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Human remains found at Hamilton landfill during search for Shalini Singh, police say; Hamilton resident Shalini Singh, 40, went missing in December 2024\.

Human remains found at Hamilton landfill during search for Shalini Singh, police say

May 29 , 2025 at 11:18:59 a.m. EDT • :

Police are waiting for DNA results before they can say for certain who the partial remains belong to. "I'm so afraid to find out what happened to her," says Shalini Singh's mom Anita Singh.

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Bikeway construction on The Esplanade draws community controversy; A view of The Esplanade, at Market Street, is shown here as construction continues on the bikeway\.  

May 28 , 2025 at 08:54:48 p.m. EDT • :

Bikeway construction on The Esplanade draws community controversy

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How much are 'financial landlords' driving up Toronto rents?; A landscape of Toronto's skyline with text on the left hand side that reads: "'Financial landlords' & Toronto rent prices"  

May 28 , 2025 at 09:31:34 a.m. EDT • :

How much are 'financial landlords' driving up Toronto rents?

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Ontario MPPs to get raises after 16-year freeze; bill to establish new pension plan; Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, pictured here gesturing to the house while delivering the budget this month at Queen's Park, has introduced new legislation to raise MPP salaries and establish a new pension plan\.  

May 29 , 2025 at 02:17:29 p.m. EDT • :

Ontario MPPs to get raises after 16-year freeze; bill to establish new pension plan

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'All we see is flames': Scarborough restaurant owner reeling after 2 suspected arsons; Scarborough restaurant owner 'speechless' after back-to-back suspected arsons  

May 29 , 2025 at 11:41:17 a.m. EDT • :

'All we see is flames': Scarborough restaurant owner reeling after 2 suspected arsons

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Ontario to give education minister power to more easily take over school boards; Ontario set to give education minister more power over school boards  

May 29 , 2025 at 12:32:56 p.m. EDT • :

Ontario to give education minister power to more easily take over school boards

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