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Ontario First Nation chiefs ask for moratorium on mining claims

Ontario First Nation chiefs ask for moratorium on mining claims

An organization supporting all First Nations in Ontario is calling on the province to implement a one-year moratorium on staking mining claims.
Ontario public servants awarded additional pay in wake of Bill 124 ruling

Ontario public servants awarded additional pay in wake of Bill 124 ruling

TORONTO — Ontario public servants have won additional pay increases of 6.5 per cent - the latest in a series of retroactive pay decisions for workers affected by a wage restraint law that was found unconstitutional.
Fallsview casino operator fined $70K for not flagging patron who brought bag of cash

Fallsview casino operator fined $70K for not flagging patron who brought bag of cash

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — The operator of the Fallsview Casino Resort has been fined after Ontario's gaming regulator says it failed to flag a patron who brought in tens of thousands of dollars in cash in a reusable grocery bag.
Teen charged in Toronto stabbing initially believed to involve a machete

Teen charged in Toronto stabbing initially believed to involve a machete

TORONTO — A teenage boy is facing multiple charges in a stabbing in north Toronto that police originally said involved a machete. Police say they were called to the area near Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue around 3:40 p.m.
Enbridge appealing Ontario Energy Board ruling on natural gas costs

Enbridge appealing Ontario Energy Board ruling on natural gas costs

TORONTO — Enbridge Gas is taking the Ontario Energy Board to court over a decision the utility said would increase costs for consumers, but which environmental groups have applauded as encouraging less reliance on natural gas.
Ontario preparing 'back to basics' curriculum for kindergarten

Ontario preparing 'back to basics' curriculum for kindergarten

TORONTO — Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is extending his "back to basics" curriculum push into kindergarten.
Forcillo tells inquest feedback on use of force would have been helpful

Forcillo tells inquest feedback on use of force would have been helpful

TORONTO — A former Toronto police officer who shot a teen on an empty streetcar more than a decade ago told a coroner's inquest Tuesday it would have been helpful to receive feedback from superiors on his use of force before that fatal incident.
Forcillo tells coroner's inquest having a stun gun would have 'changed everything'

Forcillo tells coroner's inquest having a stun gun would have 'changed everything'

TORONTO — A former Toronto police officer who shot a teen on an empty streetcar told a coroner's inquest Monday that having a stun gun would have "changed everything.
Toronto police search for machete-wielding suspect, one person sent to hospital

Toronto police search for machete-wielding suspect, one person sent to hospital

Toronto police say one person has been sent to hospital as they look for a suspect reportedly carrying a machete.
Ontario to open housing-enabling infrastructure funding to more municipalities

Ontario to open housing-enabling infrastructure funding to more municipalities

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is opening up funding for housing-enabling infrastructure to more municipalities. Municipalities had asked the province to change criteria for its $1.