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'Unimaginable tragedy': Teen dies after being found unresponsive at Ontario school

'Unimaginable tragedy': Teen dies after being found unresponsive at Ontario school

The family of an Ontario teen with special needs who died after being found unresponsive at his high school is planning legal action while seeking answers following an "unimaginable tragedy," their lawyer said Friday.
2nd arrest made in alleged shootings at Greater Toronto Area movie theatres

2nd arrest made in alleged shootings at Greater Toronto Area movie theatres

Police have charged a second man after a series of alleged shootings at at four movie theatres across the Greater Toronto Area. York Regional Police say the second suspect – a 43-year-old man from Brampton, Ont.
Toronto police say trespassing law doesn't give power to clear UofT encampment

Toronto police say trespassing law doesn't give power to clear UofT encampment

TORONTO — Toronto police said Friday they will only take action to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto in case of an emergency or to carry out a court order.
187 alleged hate crimes reported in Toronto in 2024, almost half antisemitic: police

187 alleged hate crimes reported in Toronto in 2024, almost half antisemitic: police

TORONTO — Toronto police say there have been close to 190 alleged hate crimes reported so far this year, nearly half of them antisemitic.
Doug Ford suggests immigrants behind Jewish school shooting

Doug Ford suggests immigrants behind Jewish school shooting

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested immigrants are to blame for the shooting of an empty Jewish school in Toronto over the weekend, despite police saying they have little information on the suspects.
Teen pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of homeless man in downtown Toronto

Teen pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of homeless man in downtown Toronto

TORONTO — One of eight teen girls charged in the death of a homeless man in downtown Toronto pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday.
Financial literacy test soon to be requirement for Ontario high school students

Financial literacy test soon to be requirement for Ontario high school students

TORONTO — Ontario students will soon be required to pass a financial literacy test as part of a number of changes coming to the requirements needed to earn a high school diploma.
Fifth teen accused in death of Toronto homeless man expected to plead guilty

Fifth teen accused in death of Toronto homeless man expected to plead guilty

TORONTO — A fifth girl accused in the death of a homeless man in Toronto's downtown core is expected to plead guilty. Court heard the teen is expected to plead guilty to manslaughter on June 24.
Ontario elementary teachers awarded nearly 12 per cent raise in arbitration

Ontario elementary teachers awarded nearly 12 per cent raise in arbitration

TORONTO — An arbitrator has awarded Ontario's elementary teachers a raise of nearly 12 per cent over the course of its four-year deal with the province.
Man charged with first-degree murder two years after woman found dead in house fire

Man charged with first-degree murder two years after woman found dead in house fire

CHATHAM, Ont. — Almost two years after a 22-year-old woman was found dead in a southwestern Ontario house fire, police have charged a man with first-degree murder.