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Teachers in Ontario's French system vote to give union a strike mandate

Teachers in Ontario's French system vote to give union a strike mandate

TORONTO — Teachers in Ontario's French-language public school system have voted 93 per cent in favour of a strike mandate.
Kenneth Law to plead not guilty to first-degree murder charges: lawyer

Kenneth Law to plead not guilty to first-degree murder charges: lawyer

TORONTO — An Ontario man accused of sending lethal substances to people who later took their own lives will be pleading not guilty to upgraded murder charges, his lawyer said Friday.
Thousands of people across Canada donate blood after mad cow-related ban lifted

Thousands of people across Canada donate blood after mad cow-related ban lifted

TORONTO — Padma Ranjan used to pass a blood donation centre on her bus ride to work in Vancouver and wish she could donate. Her family had been regular blood donors when she was growing up in Malaysia. She moved to the U.K.

Two teens arrested after fire destroys First Nation's only school: chief and council

FORT HOPE, Ont. — A northwestern Ontario First Nation says two teens have been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed the community's only school.
Announcement of student visa cap causing havoc: Ontario colleges

Announcement of student visa cap causing havoc: Ontario colleges

TORONTO — A recently announced cap on international student visas is already creating havoc, Ontario's colleges say, and could have major implications for the province's ability to fill key jobs.
Toronto Pearson airport says normal operations have resumed after foggy conditions

Toronto Pearson airport says normal operations have resumed after foggy conditions

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Toronto Pearson International Airport says normal operations have resumed after flights were temporarily grounded on Wednesday due to dense fog in the area.
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.