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125-year-old snapping turtle found dead in 'unexpected' location: conservation group

125-year-old snapping turtle found dead in 'unexpected' location: conservation group

Conservationists are mourning the loss of one of Ontario's oldest snapping turtles, whose remains were recently found in what they say was an unexpected location.
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Toronto Public Health urges caution as first probable human case of West Nile seen

Toronto Public Health urges caution as first probable human case of West Nile seen

Toronto's public health agency is reporting the first probable human case of West Nile virus in the city this year and urging residents to take precautions over the long weekend.
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Police search for driver of stolen pickup involved in four-vehicle crash

Police search for driver of stolen pickup involved in four-vehicle crash

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police are searching for the driver of a stolen pickup who fled the scene of a four-vehicle crash that injured six people, including two children, in Brampton, Ont.
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'A band aid': Toronto-area community groups help asylum seekers find shelter

'A band aid': Toronto-area community groups help asylum seekers find shelter

TORONTO — The Ethiopian Association in the Greater Toronto Area was not set up to provide shelter support, but the head of the organization said that when dozens of asylum seekers began showing up at its door seeking help, it had to adjust.
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Two teens dead, five people injured after collision in Norwich, Ont.

Two teens dead, five people injured after collision in Norwich, Ont.

Two teenagers are dead following a single-vehicle collision in Norwich, Ont., that sent a driver and several passengers to hospital. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a single-vehicle collision around 12:05 a.m. on Friday.
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Niagara police investigating fatal crash in Wainfleet, Ont.

One person is dead and two are in hospital following a single vehicle collision in Niagara Region. Police were called to the area of Forks Road and Morog Road in the Township of Wainfleet shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday.
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Niagara Regional Police seize gun, drugs, arrest one in traffic stop

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — More than a dozen charges have been laid after a traffic stop in Niagara Falls this week ended with police seizing drugs, a firearm and placing one man under arrest. The afternoon of Aug.
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Death of woman hit by branch in Toronto park shows need for maintenance: arborists

Death of woman hit by branch in Toronto park shows need for maintenance: arborists

TORONTO — The recent death of a woman who was hit by a falling branch in a popular Toronto park has highlighted the need to carefully maintain the more than 3.5 million trees in the city's public spaces, arborists say.
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Former Ontario summer camp director accused of grooming, sexual assault in lawsuits

Former Ontario summer camp director accused of grooming, sexual assault in lawsuits

A private summer camp in Ontario and its former director are facing two lawsuits alleging sexual abuse dating back to the 1990s. The lawsuits allege David Latimer, who until recently was a longtime director of Kilcoo Camp in Minden, Ont.
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Educator Edith Dumont appointed lieutenant-governor for Ontario

Educator Edith Dumont appointed lieutenant-governor for Ontario

TORONTO — Edith Dumont, an educator and community advocate, has been appointed the new lieutenant-governor for Ontario, the Prime Minister's Office announced Thursday.
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