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Localized flooding possible as GTA faces wet, windy weekend

Localized flooding possible as GTA faces wet, windy weekend

TORONTO — With the Greater Toronto Area expected to see rain throughout the weekend, authorities are warning of potentially hazardous conditions near rivers or other bodies of water.
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Waterloo, Ont., ramps up enforcement on street parties over St. Patrick's Day weekend

Waterloo, Ont., ramps up enforcement on street parties over St. Patrick's Day weekend

The City of Waterloo says police will be allowed to detain and charge anyone who attends or hosts an unsanctioned St. Patrick's Day street party or otherwise violates its nuisance bylaw over the weekend.
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City of Hamilton begins clearing encampments from public property

City of Hamilton begins clearing encampments from public property

The City of Hamilton says it has cleared more than a dozen encampments from public property as of this week under a municipal bylaw, following the council's repeal of a protocol that had permitted them.
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Ontario measles cases nearly double over past two weeks; hospitalizations up to 31

Ontario measles cases nearly double over past two weeks; hospitalizations up to 31

TORONTO — Ontario is seeing a massive surge in measles cases as an ongoing outbreak spreads in the province among mostly unvaccinated people. Public Health Ontario is reporting 350 total cases since an outbreak began on Oct. 28, 2024.
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One-year-old child, woman die in trailer park fire in eastern Ontario

One-year-old child, woman die in trailer park fire in eastern Ontario

A child and a woman are dead after a trailer park fire in Quinte West, Ont., Thursday evening. Provincial police say firefighters, paramedics and officers responded to the fire on Highway 2, just east of Canadian Forces Base Trenton.
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Three people dead in head-on collision east of Cornwall, Ont.

Three people dead in head-on collision east of Cornwall, Ont.

Three people are dead after a head-on collision east of Cornwall, Ont., Thursday evening. Provincial police say emergency crews responded to a collision on County Road 2, near McGibbon Road just after 9 p.m.
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London police seek suspects after stolen pickup strikes multiple cars, 2 cruisers

London police seek suspects after stolen pickup strikes multiple cars, 2 cruisers

Police in London, Ont., are looking for suspects after an allegedly stolen pickup truck crashed into multiple cars — including two police cruisers — before its occupants carjacked another vehicle and fled Wednesday evening.
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Toronto woman pleads guilty to negligence in dog attack that seriously injured child

Toronto woman pleads guilty to negligence in dog attack that seriously injured child

TORONTO — A Toronto woman who faced multiple charges in a dog attack that seriously injured a child has pleaded guilty to some of them, including a criminal charge of negligence.
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Endangered salamander to get car-free spring migration routes in parts of GTA

Endangered salamander to get car-free spring migration routes in parts of GTA

Endangered salamanders threatened by sprawling suburbs will get car-free access to small stretches of the Greater Toronto Area this month as they emerge from their subterranean winter shelters and journey under the cover of night to their spring bree
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Mother, child dead after house fire in Oshawa, Ont.: deputy fire chief

Mother, child dead after house fire in Oshawa, Ont.: deputy fire chief

A mother and her nine-year-old child are dead and two other family members were taken to hospital after a house fire east of Toronto on Wednesday morning, firefighters said.
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