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Ontario rapidly losing farmland amid urban sprawl: provincial agriculture group

Ontario rapidly losing farmland amid urban sprawl: provincial agriculture group

TORONTO — The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) says the province is facing an increase in the rate of farmland loss as urban sprawl swallows up land previously used for growing.
'It's not inevitable': Inquest hears from expert in violence prevention, intervention

'It's not inevitable': Inquest hears from expert in violence prevention, intervention

Properly assessing and managing the risks that perpetrators of domestic and intimate partner violence present, as well as adequately funding programs meant to stop their behaviour, are crucial to preventing tragedies, a coroner's inquest heard Friday
Man arrested after woman allegedly set on fire in west Toronto

Man arrested after woman allegedly set on fire in west Toronto

Police say a man has been arrested after he allegedly set a woman on fire in Toronto's west end

Man, 29, wanted for murder after woman found dead in Brampton home

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say a 29-year-old man is wanted for murder after a woman was found dead inside a home in Brampton, Ont., this morning.
Ontario school boards set virtual learning plans for next year as interest drops

Ontario school boards set virtual learning plans for next year as interest drops

TORONTO — School boards across Ontario are nailing down virtual learning plans for the upcoming school year and some are finding that programming is challenging to offer, with significantly lower student interest.

Two people dead in three-vehicle crash on the QEW in Mississauga, Ont.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Two people are dead and two others are injured after a three-vehicle collision on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday night.
Newly released race-based data renews calls to defund Toronto police

Newly released race-based data renews calls to defund Toronto police

TORONTO — The release of previously unseen Toronto police statistics showing disproportionate enforcement and use of force against Black residents is renewing calls to defund the police, two years after city council voted against such a proposal.
Man who killed three women in 2015 was prohibited from owning firearms, inquest hears

Man who killed three women in 2015 was prohibited from owning firearms, inquest hears

Bringing back Canada's long-gun registry could help protect victims of intimate partner violence, an inquest was told Thursday as it heard a triple murderer was prohibited from owning firearms but still managed to get his hands on one.
Ontario NDP set to meet to select interim leader; expected pick is Peter Tabuns

Ontario NDP set to meet to select interim leader; expected pick is Peter Tabuns

TORONTO — The Ontario NDP's provincial council is set to meet later this month to vote on an interim leader, expected to be Peter Tabuns, a longtime New Democrat.
'Virus is still here': A look at reactions to Ontario dropping transit mask rules

'Virus is still here': A look at reactions to Ontario dropping transit mask rules

TORONTO — Commuters on public transit in Ontario have been able to drop their masks this week now that provincial mandates have lifted.