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Three new coronavirus cases in Ontario, pushing provincewide total to 23

Three new coronavirus cases in Ontario, pushing provincewide total to 23

TORONTO — Officials in Ontario are reporting a new case of the novel coronavirus that they say is linked to a cruise ship that left San Francisco in early February. Peel Public Health says the man in his 60s from Mississauga, Ont.
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Teachers' unions move ahead with job action despite new government offer

Teachers' unions move ahead with job action despite new government offer

TORONTO — Ontario's premier ramped up criticisms of the province's teachers on Thursday, demanding they resume regular work even as major unions forged ahead with widespread strikes.
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Minassian admits planning, carrying out deadly Toronto van attack

Minassian admits planning, carrying out deadly Toronto van attack

TORONTO — A man who killed 10 people when he drove a van into crowds of pedestrians on a busy Toronto sidewalk in 2018 admitted to planning and carrying out the attack, court heard on Thursday.
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Tips for better handwashing: lather longer and skip the hand dryer

Tips for better handwashing: lather longer and skip the hand dryer

TORONTO — The internet is awash in lists of things that many of us get wrong on a regular basis: the way we peel bananas, the direction we hang toilet paper, the way we fold clothes.
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Amber Alert issued for 14-year-old boy abducted in Toronto, police say

Amber Alert issued for 14-year-old boy abducted in Toronto, police say

TORONTO — An Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old boy who Toronto police say was abducted in the northwestern part of the city. Police said in a tweet Wednesday night that they are "extremely concerned" for the safety of Shammah Jolayemi.
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Detective says teen helped pin down student in sex assault at St. Mike's

Detective says teen helped pin down student in sex assault at St. Mike's

TORONTO — A teenaged boy helped other teens immobilize a fellow student as the victim was sexually assaulted with a broom handle at a prestigious Toronto high school in November 2018, court heard Wednesday.
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Clinical aide charged in alleged sexual assaults at St. Michael's Hospital

Clinical aide charged in alleged sexual assaults at St. Michael's Hospital

TORONTO — A clinical aide has been charged in alleged sexual assaults on two patients at Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital.
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New offer moves parties closer, teachers' union says, but strikes still planned

New offer moves parties closer, teachers' union says, but strikes still planned

TORONTO — The union representing Ontario's public high school teachers said Wednesday that the education minister's capitulation on class sizes and e-learning moves the parties closer, but it didn't commit to returning to the bargaining table.
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Ontario paramedics warn of ambulance delays and increasing call volumes

Ontario paramedics warn of ambulance delays and increasing call volumes

TORONTO — Increasing call volumes and off-loading delays at hospitals are creating ambulance shortages, the union representing paramedics with 22 municipal services in Ontario said Wednesday, calling for more funding to address the situation.
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Women with transvaginal mesh implants to share $21.5 million in settlement

Women with transvaginal mesh implants to share $21.5 million in settlement

TORONTO — A group of Canadian women who suffered ill-effects from implantation of a medical device called transvaginal mesh will receive a total of $21.5 million in compensation under a proposed class-action settlement, court records show.
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