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Ontario hospital workers awarded more pay after Bill 124 found unconstitutional

Ontario hospital workers awarded more pay after Bill 124 found unconstitutional

TORONTO — Ontario hospital workers are set to get additional wage increases over two years, the latest in a series of similar arbitration decisions after the province's wage-restraint law was found unconstitutional. An arbitrator has awarded 3.
Nearly 12% increase in advance votes for Toronto byelection, city says

Nearly 12% increase in advance votes for Toronto byelection, city says

Toronto saw a nearly 12 per cent increase in ballots cast during the advance voting period for the city's mayoral byelection compared to last year's municipal vote.
Teen dead, another youth injured in Sudbury, Ont., stabbing: police

Teen dead, another youth injured in Sudbury, Ont., stabbing: police

SUDBURY, Ont. — Police in Sudbury, Ont., say a 17-year-old boy was killed and another young person was injured in an early-morning stabbing. Greater Sudbury Police say officers responded shortly before 3 a.m.
York Regional Police officer seriously injured in collision with Canada Post truck

York Regional Police officer seriously injured in collision with Canada Post truck

TORONTO — York Regional Police say an officer was sent to hospital after a Canada Post truck collided with a police vehicle. They say the officer was being treated for serious injuries at a Toronto hospital.
Ontario coroners looking to unionize over working conditions and upcoming reforms

Ontario coroners looking to unionize over working conditions and upcoming reforms

TORONTO — Burned out and fed up with working conditions they say are unfair, Ontario's coroners are pushing to be allowed to unionize – despite their first raise in more than a decade and a law preventing them from doing so.

Toronto woman arrested in lottery scam targeting seniors in two provinces

A Toronto woman is facing charges in what Peel Regional Police allege was an advanced fee lottery scam that took place over a six-month period beginning in August of 2022.

Ontario court exonerates man convicted of killing 17-month-old decades ago

A man who was labelled a "baby killer" for nearly three decades says he's relieved to be exonerated in the 1996 death of his 17-month-old stepson, after a conviction that relied on the testimony of a disgraced pathologist.
Ontario to have $22.6B in 'excess funds' to be used on programs or debt, FAO says

Ontario to have $22.6B in 'excess funds' to be used on programs or debt, FAO says

TORONTO — Ontario's budget watchdog says a look at the province's spending plan shows there will be $22.6 billion in "excess funds" over the next few years.
RCMP says trafficking victims in London, Ont., ring held in 'inhumane conditions'

RCMP says trafficking victims in London, Ont., ring held in 'inhumane conditions'

The RCMP says the victims of an alleged human trafficking operation in London, Ont., were held in conditions that "bordered on inhumane.
TTC says safety measures working, but data shows passenger satisfaction down

TTC says safety measures working, but data shows passenger satisfaction down

TORONTO — Data released by the Toronto Transit Commission on Monday indicated security incidents involving passengers were decreasing, although satisfaction with personal safety was also down. The TTC said the rate of reported offences stood at 1.