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Driver, 64, charged after school bus drags child stuck in doors

BRANT COUNTY — Ontario Provincial Police say a person has been charged with careless driving after a school bus drove a short distance with a child caught in its doors.
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Record-setting Ontario storm drops more than a metre of now, strong winds forecasted

Record-setting Ontario storm drops more than a metre of now, strong winds forecasted

Climate change could intensify lake-effect storms like the one that dumped a record-setting amount of snow on some communities in southern Ontario this weekend, an Environment Canada meteorologist said Monday.
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Smith Financial to buy Home Capital Group as mortgage industry under strain

Smith Financial to buy Home Capital Group as mortgage industry under strain

TORONTO — Mortgage lender Home Capital Group Inc. has agreed to be bought by Smith Financial Corp. in a deal that values the company at $1.7 billion as the sector feels the strain from rising interest rates and economic uncertainty.
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OHL Roundup: Rohrer's OT winner caps 67's rally in 4-3 victory over Steelheads

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Vinzenz Rohrer scored 1:36 into overtime as the Ottawa 67's rallied past the Mississauga Steelheads 4-3 on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League action. Rohrer's goal capped off a three-goal rally by the East Division leading 67's.
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CUPE, Ontario government reach tentative deal; strike called off

CUPE, Ontario government reach tentative deal; strike called off

TORONTO — A union representing 55,000 Ontario education workers reached a tentative deal with the provincial government Sunday, averting a strike that had been planned for the next day.
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Wintry weekend weather sends wind gusts, thick blanket of snow over parts of Ontario

Wintry weekend weather sends wind gusts, thick blanket of snow over parts of Ontario

Wintry weather sent flurries swirling across parts of Ontario on Sunday, capping multiple days of gusty winds and heavy precipitation for several regions slammed by intense bursts of snow.
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Advocates for elderly patients vow Charter challenge to Ontario LTC law

Advocates for elderly patients vow Charter challenge to Ontario LTC law

TORONTO — Health-care advocates say they are preparing a possible constitutional challenge to an Ontario law that allows some discharged elderly hospital patients to be forced into a nursing home they did not choose.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Retail trade Statistics Canada is expected to release its retail sales figures for September on Tuesday.
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OHL Roundup: Vierling's OT winner caps Colts' 3-2 comeback win over Sting

BARRIE, Ont. — Evan Vierling scored the game winner 1:01 into overtime as the Barrie Colts earned a 3-2 comeback win over the Sarnia Sting on Saturday. Beau Jelsma and Jacob Frasca added the others for Barrie (9-6-2-1).
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Maple Leafs hand Sabres 8th loss in a row with 5-2 victory

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored twice, Matt Murray made 32 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo 5-2 on Saturday night for the Sabres’ eighth straight loss.
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