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1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says

1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says

TORONTO — One in four adolescents in Canada have been cyberbullied and it's taking a toll on their mental health, a new Statistics Canada report says.
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Jury selection Thursday in Peter Nygard sex-assault case in Toronto

Jury selection Thursday in Peter Nygard sex-assault case in Toronto

TORONTO — Jury selection in the sexual-assault case against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is set to begin in a Toronto courtroom on Thursday.
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Toronto hospital network appoints chief AI scientist in bid to improve health care

Toronto hospital network appoints chief AI scientist in bid to improve health care

Canada's largest network of research hospitals has appointed a chief artificial intelligence scientist to harness promising technology that has the potential to speed up diagnoses, improve and personalize patient care and shorten recovery times.
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Peel school board focused on replenishing after library 'weeding' process criticized

Peel school board focused on replenishing after library 'weeding' process criticized

A school board west of Toronto says it is focused on replenishing resources in its libraries while reviewing training after its so-called "weeding process" was criticized.
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Detective wasn't concerned about London attack accused's mental state, trial hears

Detective wasn't concerned about London attack accused's mental state, trial hears

A detective who interviewed a man accused of murdering four members of a Muslim family in Ontario told a jury Tuesday he didn't think there was a problem with the accused's mental health while questioning him after the attack.
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Doug Ford gets polite welcome at plowing match but Greenbelt anger simmers

Doug Ford gets polite welcome at plowing match but Greenbelt anger simmers

BOWLING GREEN, ONTARIO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford received a polite welcome Tuesday at a rural and farm expo, but underneath the smattering of applause and cheers lay a quiet undercurrent of anger about his plan to open parcels of protected Greenbel
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Ford, Chow agree ‘new deal’ is needed to help tackle Toronto's massive deficit

Ford, Chow agree ‘new deal’ is needed to help tackle Toronto's massive deficit

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford agreed Monday that the city of Toronto needs a "new deal" to address its growing financial pressures, but shot down two of the mayor's key requests for how to achieve that.
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Trial hears London attack accused was motivated by white nationalism

Trial hears London attack accused was motivated by white nationalism

The man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in Ontario told police hours after his attack that he had been motivated by white nationalist beliefs he had kept private in order to avoid detection by authorities, his trial heard Monday.
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Two 13-year-old girls charged after teen stabbed in Vaughan

Two 13-year-old girls charged after teen stabbed in Vaughan

Police say two 13-year-old girls have been charged with assault after another teen girl was stabbed in an altercation in a Vaughan, Ont., parking lot over the weekend. York Regional Police say they received a call just before 8 p.m.
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Man stabbed at east-end Toronto transit station, police investigate

Man stabbed at east-end Toronto transit station, police investigate

Toronto police are investigating after a man was stabbed at a transit station in the city's east end. Police say officers responded to the bus bay at Victoria Park station on Sunday evening and found a 50-year-old man had been stabbed in the torso.
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