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Black youth face multiple barriers in accessing mental health care, experts say

Black youth face multiple barriers in accessing mental health care, experts say

TORONTO — Black youth in Canada face multiple barriers in getting access to mental health services — and health-care providers can make the situation more difficult, experts say.
Grandparents killed in wrong-way Highway 401 crash identified

Grandparents killed in wrong-way Highway 401 crash identified

The Consulate General of India in Toronto has identified the two grandparents who died earlier this week in a wrong-way highway crash. It expressed condolences on social media for the loss of "Indian nationals Mr. Manivannan, Mrs.
Ontario midwives can now administer routine vaccines, prescribe more drugs

Ontario midwives can now administer routine vaccines, prescribe more drugs

TORONTO — Ontario midwives can now prescribe more drugs and administer routine vaccinations, which the provincial government says will reduce the need for additional medical appointments for patients.
Man facing charges after alleged afterhours Greater Toronto Area theatre shootings

Man facing charges after alleged afterhours Greater Toronto Area theatre shootings

Police say a 27-year-old man has been charged after a series of alleged overnight shootings at four movie theatres across the Greater Toronto Area. York Regional Police say the man from Markham, Ont.
Ontario to increase fines for 'bad actor' employers

Ontario to increase fines for 'bad actor' employers

TORONTO — Ontario is set to clamp down on bad employers with big fines. Labour Minister David Piccini says his government will introduce legislation next week that will see fines increased for violations of the Employment Standards Act.
Two Ontario LTC homes closing in part due to requirement for sprinkler system

Two Ontario LTC homes closing in part due to requirement for sprinkler system

TORONTO — Residents of a Guelph, Ont.
Progressive Conservatives win both Ontario byelections

Progressive Conservatives win both Ontario byelections

Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative candidates won both Ontario byelections by convincing margins.
Grandparents killed in Highway 401 crash were visiting from India, parents survived

Grandparents killed in Highway 401 crash were visiting from India, parents survived

TORONTO — The two grandparents killed along with their infant grandson in a wrong-way highway crash with a van being chased by police were visiting from India, Ontario's police watchdog said Thursday, while the baby's parents were also in the car but
Ontario suspends chemical plant approval over benzene emissions

Ontario suspends chemical plant approval over benzene emissions

TORONTO — Ontario's Ministry of the Environment has ordered a petrochemical facility in Sarnia to suspend its production operations after high benzene emissions, first flagged by a neighbouring First Nation.
Keffiyeh-waving protesters banned from Ontario legislature

Keffiyeh-waving protesters banned from Ontario legislature

TORONTO — Four protesters who unfurled keffiyehs inside Ontario's legislature and were subsequently kicked out have been banned from Queen's Park.
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