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Ontario mayors ask for mental-health law reviews in wake of opioid, encampment crisis

Ontario mayors ask for mental-health law reviews in wake of opioid, encampment crisis

Ontario Big City Mayors are asking the province to review mental-health laws and whether to expand the scope of involuntary treatment for people who are addicted to drugs and live on the streets.
S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points, U.S. markets also rise to end the week

S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points, U.S. markets also rise to end the week

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted another day of steady gains Friday as strength in base metals outweighed weakness in energy and industrial stocks, while U.S. markets also rose.
Tobacco settlement will not protect future generations from addiction: advocates

Tobacco settlement will not protect future generations from addiction: advocates

The Canadian Cancer Society and other health advocates say a proposed settlement that may see tobacco companies pay out billions of dollars would do little to prevent future generations from becoming addicted to smoking. A proposed $32.
Anthony Stolarz relishing crease chance with Maple Leafs: 'You want to be the guy'

Anthony Stolarz relishing crease chance with Maple Leafs: 'You want to be the guy'

TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz saw an opportunity this summer in free agency. When fellow Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll went down injured ahead of the team's regular-season opener, another chance materialized quicker than expected.
Police arrest 20-year-old man, 17-year-old boy in weekend shooting at Jewish school

Police arrest 20-year-old man, 17-year-old boy in weekend shooting at Jewish school

TORONTO — Two suspects have been arrested in connection to a weekend shooting that targeted a Jewish school in the city's north end, Toronto police said Friday, as investigators look to establish the motive for the attack.
Supreme Court tosses driving prohibition against Saskatchewan man in fatal crash

Supreme Court tosses driving prohibition against Saskatchewan man in fatal crash

OTTAWA — Canada's top court has struck down a driving prohibition handed to a Saskatchewan man convicted in a fatal highway crash. Braydon Wolfe was driving on the wrong side of a divided highway near Langham, Sask.
Credit card fees for small businesses dipping lower as deal set to take effect

Credit card fees for small businesses dipping lower as deal set to take effect

TORONTO — Credit card fees for small and medium-sized businesses are starting to dip lower as a deal reached between the federal government and the two major card companies is set to take effect.
'Error in judgment': Province probes school board's $45k Italy trip for $100k of art

'Error in judgment': Province probes school board's $45k Italy trip for $100k of art

TORONTO — Ontario's education minister has asked officials to conduct a governance review of a Brantford-area Catholic school board after trustees spent $45,000 on a trip to Italy to buy $100,000 worth of art.
Advocates urge Ontario to change funding for breast prostheses, ostomy supplies

Advocates urge Ontario to change funding for breast prostheses, ostomy supplies

TORONTO — Advocates for breast cancer survivors and people who have had ostomy surgeries, such as colostomies, are calling for changes to the way an Ontario program covers certain medical devices, saying it leaves them paying a lot of money out of po

OHL Roundup: Icedogs earn 5-4 OT comeback win fuelled by big third period

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Jack Brauti scored the game-winning goal 37 seconds into overtime to lead the Niagara Icedogs to a 5-4 win over the Ottawa 67's on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action.
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