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Ontario trustee who education minister sought to fire resigns, tied to Italy art trip

Ontario trustee who education minister sought to fire resigns, tied to Italy art trip

TORONTO — An Ontario school trustee who the province's education minister sought to fire through legislation has now resigned.
Murder charges against 3 men stayed over inmate rights violations at Ontario facility

Murder charges against 3 men stayed over inmate rights violations at Ontario facility

An Ontario judge has stayed first-degree murder charges against three men in an alleged "execution-style" killing after concluding that their Charter rights were violated at a Milton, Ont., incarceration facility.
Restore cancelled proms, Ontario education minister urges school boards

Restore cancelled proms, Ontario education minister urges school boards

TORONTO — Education Minister Paul Calandra said Thursday that if an Ontario school board doesn't restore prom plans for three of its high schools that cancelled them, he will step in and do it.
Remains of second victim in Simcoe, Ont., murder investigation identified: police

Remains of second victim in Simcoe, Ont., murder investigation identified: police

Provincial police say they've identified the remains of a second victim in an ongoing Simcoe, Ont., homicide investigation.
Protester faces charges after conference building damaged in London, Ont.: police

Protester faces charges after conference building damaged in London, Ont.: police

Police in London, Ont., say a 34-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly damaging a conference building with a hammer as part of a protest on Tuesday. They allege the woman from Owen Sound, Ont.
Suspect in Brampton, Ont., homicide and Amber Alert shot dead by police: SIU

Suspect in Brampton, Ont., homicide and Amber Alert shot dead by police: SIU

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a suspect linked to a homicide investigation and a now-cancelled Amber Alert was shot dead by police officers in Niagara Falls, Ont., early Wednesday.
Clock ticks toward Ontario child-care deal expiry, advocates call for certainty

Clock ticks toward Ontario child-care deal expiry, advocates call for certainty

TORONTO — Ontario's deal with the federal government to operate a $10-a-day child-care system in the province is set to expire in five months, but there has been little apparent progress in extension negotiations, which has some advocates, operators
Police investigating after woman shot dead in Brampton, Ont.

Police investigating after woman shot dead in Brampton, Ont.

Peel Region police say a woman is dead after being shot in Brampton, Ont. Police say the shooting happened today in the Airport Road and Queen Street East area. They say the victim was treated by paramedics but succumbed to her injuries.
Protesters disperse after blocking entry to London, Ont., defence conference

Protesters disperse after blocking entry to London, Ont., defence conference

LONDON — A group of pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the start of a defence conference in London, Ont., Tuesday morning, blocking off entrances to the building and locking some doors with bicycle locks.
Calandra tables bill that would fire school board trustee involved in Italy art trip

Calandra tables bill that would fire school board trustee involved in Italy art trip

TORONTO — Education Minister Paul Calandra tabled a bill Monday with the sole purpose of firing one school board trustee.