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Ontario to require menstrual products on construction sites

Ontario to require menstrual products on construction sites

TORONTO — Ontario is set to require larger construction projects to provide menstrual products on site.
Ontario legislature keffiyeh ban loosened, but not overturned

Ontario legislature keffiyeh ban loosened, but not overturned

TORONTO — The Speaker of Ontario's legislature is allowing politicians, staff and visitors to enter the building while wearing a keffiyeh, loosening what had amounted to a ban on the scarf, while maintaining a prohibition inside the legislative chamb
U of T sees 'way forward' after meeting with student protesters behind encampment

U of T sees 'way forward' after meeting with student protesters behind encampment

TORONTO — The University of Toronto says it sees "a way forward" after meeting with student protesters behind a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus.
Father in agony following wrong-way crash that killed his son and parents

Father in agony following wrong-way crash that killed his son and parents

TORONTO — The father of a three-month-old boy who died alongside his grandparents in a wrong-way highway crash last week says his grief is agonizing.
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.
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