Ontario anti-encampment law punishes the homeless, avoids long-term solutions: critics | Teenage boy dead after shooting in York Saturday night, Toronto police say | Doug Ford's Bill 5 is now law in Ontario. Here's what happens next
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Ontario anti-encampment law punishes the homeless, avoids long-term solutions: critics; The Safer Municipalities Act does not provide long-term, permanent solutions to address homelessness in Ontario, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario says\.

Ontario anti-encampment law punishes the homeless, avoids long-term solutions: critics

June 8 , 2025 at 01:13:02 p.m. EDT • :

A new provincial law that aims to end encampments does not address the root causes behind homelessness and punishes people who have no access to affordable shelter, critics say.

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Teenage boy dead after shooting in York Saturday night, Toronto police say; The victim was taken to hospital on Saturday night where he was later pronounced dead, Toronto police said\.

Teenage boy dead after shooting in York Saturday night, Toronto police say

June 8 , 2025 at 07:05:33 a.m. EDT • :

A teenage boy is dead after a shooting in York on Saturday night, Toronto police said.  The shooting happened near Emmett Avenue and Jane Street around 10 p.m.

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Doug Ford's Bill 5 is now law in Ontario. Here's what happens next; Several hundred Indigenous people protested Bill 5 on the front lawn of Queen's Park last Monday\. Many First Nations leaders in Ontario say the bill violates their treaty rights\.

Doug Ford's Bill 5 is now law in Ontario. Here's what happens next

June 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Now that Ontario's controversial Bill 5 is law, the next question is what Premier Doug Ford will do with all the powers it gives his government.

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Pedestrian killed in Mississauga after vehicle careens into him after collision; A man in his 40s is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Mississauga, paramedics said\. The vehicle remained on scene, Peel police said\.

Pedestrian killed in Mississauga after vehicle careens into him after collision

June 7 , 2025 at 11:40:56 a.m. EDT • :

Seven other people were also injured in the devastating crash at the major intersection near the Square One shopping centre.

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Rexdale renters urge city to crack down on poor conditions at apartment complex; Residents of Toronto apartment in need of overdue repairs call on mayor's help

Rexdale renters urge city to crack down on poor conditions at apartment complex

June 7 , 2025 at 07:22:18 p.m. EDT • :

Greg Desgroseilliers has dealt with repeat flooding inside his Toronto apartment, but he doesn't live in a flood plain nor is it the result of thunderous rain storms. His place floods when his neighbours use the shared laundry room.

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Cambridge mother killed in Hwy. 401 crash: OPP; The OPP is diverting traffic around the scene of a fatal crash on Highway 401 near James Snow Parkway in Milton on Saturday\.  

June 7 , 2025 at 12:35:15 p.m. EDT • :

Cambridge mother killed in Hwy. 401 crash: OPP

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GTA mom questions how non-verbal child was able to board bus, GO train alone; GTA mom speaks out after her non-verbal child was able to board city bus, GO train alone  

June 5 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

GTA mom questions how non-verbal child was able to board bus, GO train alone

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Construction underway at deeply affordable housing project in Kensington Market; What you need to know about Kensington Market's new affordable housing project  

June 7 , 2025 at 12:34:17 p.m. EDT • :

Construction underway at deeply affordable housing project in Kensington Market

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Do West Fest takes over stretch of west-end street in Toronto; Kristyn Gelfand, Do West Fest's lead producer, is pictured here on Dundas Street West in Toronto\.  

June 6 , 2025 at 10:47:43 p.m. EDT • :

Do West Fest takes over stretch of west-end street in Toronto

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Canadian military to assist in Sandy Lake First Nation wildfire evacuations, says Carney; Canadian Armed Forces have been deployed to Sandy Lake First Nation to aid in wildfire evacuations\.  

June 7 , 2025 at 05:08:04 p.m. EDT • :

Canadian military to assist in Sandy Lake First Nation wildfire evacuations, says Carney

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