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Police say seventh person injured by gunfire in Scarborough mass shooting

Police say seventh person injured by gunfire in Scarborough mass shooting

TORONTO — Toronto police say a seventh person was injured by gunfire late Friday at a mass shooting near Scarborough Town Centre.
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Brampton religious leader charged after alleged sexual assault during ceremony

Brampton religious leader charged after alleged sexual assault during ceremony

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A religious leader in Brampton, Ont., has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a female during a religious ceremony. Peel police say a 69-year-old man from Brampton was charged Friday with one count of sexual assault.
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Uptake of COVID-19 booster shots has plummeted. Here's why scientists are concerned

Uptake of COVID-19 booster shots has plummeted. Here's why scientists are concerned

TORONTO — Infectious disease experts are urging seniors to get the latest COVID-19 booster shot as uptake plunges five years after the coronavirus pandemic struck.
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City of Toronto, workers' union reach 11th-hour tentative agreement

City of Toronto, workers' union reach 11th-hour tentative agreement

TORONTO — The City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79, which represents thousands of municipal workers, say they have reached a tentative agreement. The union would have been in a legal strike position and the city in a lockout position at 12:01 a.m.
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'My heart dropped': Potential HIV, hepatitis exposure at gynecology clinic has patients worried

'My heart dropped': Potential HIV, hepatitis exposure at gynecology clinic has patients worried

TORONTO — Karin Martin couldn't sleep last Sunday night after reading a letter from Toronto Public Health that drowned her with worry.
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16-year-old boy killed in early morning Hamilton shooting after car chase: police

16-year-old boy killed in early morning Hamilton shooting after car chase: police

HAMILTON — A high-speed stolen car chase ended with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Hamilton's east end, police said in an update Friday.
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One dead in double shooting at a Markham, Ont., home targeted five times since 2018

One dead in double shooting at a Markham, Ont., home targeted five times since 2018

MARKHAM, Ont. — One person is dead and another was injured Friday morning when suspects carried out a "brazen" double shooting inside a suburban Markham, Ont., home, police said, a residence they say had been repeatedly targeted in recent years.
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Health officials in Ontario's Peel Region suspect avian flu in wild bird deaths

Health officials in Ontario's Peel Region suspect avian flu in wild bird deaths

Health officials in Ontario's Peel Region say they are investigating suspected cases of avian influenza after a large number of dead wild birds were recently discovered.
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How one public health unit is tackling Ontario's biggest measles outbreak in decades

How one public health unit is tackling Ontario's biggest measles outbreak in decades

ST. THOMAS, Ont. — For the second time in five years, some doctors in southwestern Ontario are encountering a virus they've never treated before. But unlike when COVID-19 struck in 2020, this illness is no mystery.
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Toronto tables 'final offer' to workers' union as strike and lockout deadline looms

Toronto tables 'final offer' to workers' union as strike and lockout deadline looms

One of Toronto's top officials says the city has tabled its final offer to the union representing thousands of municipal workers, adding he believes there's time to reach a deal as the deadline looms for a strike or lockout that could shut down city-
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