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Deal means classes will proceed as scheduled on Tuesday

LONDON, Ont. — Western University and the union representing about 1,500 faculty members have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a strike.
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Grade 12 student with life-threatening injuries after stabbing at Toronto high school

Grade 12 student with life-threatening injuries after stabbing at Toronto high school

TORONTO — A 17-year-old student is in life-threatening condition after being stabbed inside his high school in Toronto's east end. Toronto police Insp.
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FTX fallout shows tension between need for regulation and push for decentralization

FTX fallout shows tension between need for regulation and push for decentralization

TORONTO — The collapse of crypto-exchange giant FTX is being pointed to both as a clear example of the importance of industry regulation and, on the other hand, of the need for bitcoin to get back to its decentralized roots.
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Ontario's top doctor 'strongly' recommends masks, Alberta premier says don't panic

Ontario's top doctor 'strongly' recommends masks, Alberta premier says don't panic

TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health strongly recommended Monday that residents wear masks in indoor public settings to protect children from a "triple threat" of respiratory viruses, while Alberta's premier said she will not impose a
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Girl, 8, and father found dead in Oshawa home after apparent murder-suicide: police

Girl, 8, and father found dead in Oshawa home after apparent murder-suicide: police

OSHAWA, Ont. — An eight-year-old girl is dead following what police say is an alleged murder-suicide in an Oshawa, Ont., home. The Durham Regional Police Service says officers responded to a home around 8 a.m. on Saturday following a 911 call.
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Ontario projects improving deficits, but cautions economic uncertainty

Ontario projects improving deficits, but cautions economic uncertainty

TORONTO — Ontario is projecting improving deficits over the next couple of years despite an expected economic slowdown, but opposition critics say Monday's fall economic statement fails to "meet the moment" as it lacks new injections of health spendi
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,921.81, down 189.70 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down $2.02, or 3.64 per cent, to $53.45 on 36.9 million shares.
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S&P/TSX composite down almost 200 points, U.S. markets also lower

S&P/TSX composite down almost 200 points, U.S. markets also lower

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down almost 200 points Monday,weighed down by losses in information technology, utilities and energy, while U.S. stock markets were also in the red. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 189.
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Inquest probing drug deaths of five inmates in eastern Ontario jail begins

Inquest probing drug deaths of five inmates in eastern Ontario jail begins

TORONTO — A coroner's inquest into the drug-related deaths of five inmates at an Ontario jail heard Monday that one of them used to "self medicate" with drugs to cope with mental illness and tragedy in his life.
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Health Canada importing more kids' pain and fever meds to restock store shelves

Health Canada importing more kids' pain and fever meds to restock store shelves

TORONTO — A foreign supply of children's pain and fever medication should land on Canadian retail shelves in the coming weeks, Health Canada said Monday.
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