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Almost 70 per cent of Canadians surveyed want child vaccines to be mandatory: poll

Almost 70 per cent of Canadians surveyed want child vaccines to be mandatory: poll

A new poll suggests nearly 70 per cent of Canadians support mandatory childhood vaccinations, but at least one public health official says she's uncomfortable with the idea of forcing parents to immunize their kids.
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'Prove people wrong': Austin Elliott backstops Knights at Memorial Cup after WHL snub

'Prove people wrong': Austin Elliott backstops Knights at Memorial Cup after WHL snub

RIMOUSKI — Austin Elliott couldn’t have imagined suiting up for the London Knights in the Memorial Cup earlier this season. Back in October, the overage goaltender was manning the crease for a different junior team — in another league.
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'I was innocent': Ontario man returns home after arrest in Dominican Republic

'I was innocent': Ontario man returns home after arrest in Dominican Republic

When David Bennett decided to escape Canada's icy winter with a weeklong trip to the Dominican Republic, he never imagined he'd be fighting to get back on Canadian soil for more than two months. Bennett has finally returned to his Burlington, Ont.
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Conservative Senate leader criticizes $330K rebrand of high-speed rail project

Conservative Senate leader criticizes $330K rebrand of high-speed rail project

MONTREAL — The Senate Opposition leader says it was "irresponsible" for a federal Crown corporation to spend $330,000 on a rebranding exercise for a high-speed rail line. During Senate question period on Wednesday, Conservative Sen.
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Ontario to give education minister power to more easily take over school boards

Ontario to give education minister power to more easily take over school boards

TORONTO — Ontario is set to give the minister of education power to more easily put school boards under supervision and require more boards to put police officers in schools, moves decried by boards and teachers' unions as masking the true crisis of
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Last-minute changes to Ontario mining bill are not good enough, First Nations say

Last-minute changes to Ontario mining bill are not good enough, First Nations say

TORONTO — Last-minute changes to a controversial Ontario mining bill are not good enough and ignore a central plea to work together on drafting legislation, First Nations said Thursday.
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Ontario MPPs to get raises after 16-year freeze; bill to establish new pension plan

Ontario MPPs to get raises after 16-year freeze; bill to establish new pension plan

TORONTO — Ontario members of provincial parliament are getting big raises and access to a pension plan, under legislation introduced by Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy and passed with the support of all parties at breakneck speed.
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Remains found in Hamilton landfill as homicide investigators search for missing woman

Remains found in Hamilton landfill as homicide investigators search for missing woman

Partial human remains have been found in a months-long search of a Hamilton landfill as police investigate the disappearance of a woman who was last heard from in December.
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Provinces 'hold the key' to unlocking homebuilding, new report argues

Provinces 'hold the key' to unlocking homebuilding, new report argues

OTTAWA — While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report released Thursday argues.
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Philadelphia Union rally with two late goals to defeat Toronto FC 2-1

Philadelphia Union rally with two late goals to defeat Toronto FC 2-1

TORONTO — Add another painful chapter to Toronto FC's challenging season.
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