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Ontario election: Here's what the main parties are promising on five key issues

Ontario election: Here's what the main parties are promising on five key issues

With Ontarians heading to the polls on Thursday, here's an overview of what the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens promised on five key issues during the snap campaign. HEALTH CARE Progressive Conservatives: — Spend $1.
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'This was hate speech': Ontario drag performers win defamation case against blogger

'This was hate speech': Ontario drag performers win defamation case against blogger

A Thunder Bay drag performer who successfully sued a Facebook blogger for defamation over baseless accusations of pedophilia says she hopes the case serves as a cautionary tale to those who traffic in anti-LGBTQ+ slurs and hate speech.
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Celtics extend winning streak to six games, beat Raptors

TORONTO (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 24 points, Derrick White had 22 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Toronto Raptors 111-101 on Tuesday night.
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Here's the latest as the Liberal leadership candidates face off in English debate

Here's the latest as the Liberal leadership candidates face off in English debate

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis squared off in an English-language debate in Montreal. The event was moderated by former CBC journalist Hannah Thibedeau of Global Public Affairs.
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OHL roundup: Pridham leads Rangers to 6-1 win over Storm

KITCHENER, Ont. — Jack Pridham scored twice, Christian Humphreys had a goal and two assists and the Kitchener Rangers beat the Guelph Storm 6-1 in Ontario Hockey League action on Tuesday night at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.
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Brown scores 24 points as Celtics extend winning streak to six games, beat Raptors 111-101

TORONTO (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 24 points, Derrick White had 22 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Toronto Raptors 111-101 on Tuesday night.
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Tatum's double-double leads undermanned Celtics past Raptors 111-101

Tatum's double-double leads undermanned Celtics past Raptors 111-101

TORONTO — Jayson Tatum had a double-double as the undermanned Boston Celtics held off the Toronto Raptors 111-101 on Tuesday. Tatum had 19 points, 11 assists and six rebounds as Boston (42-16) won its sixth straight game.
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Scherzer strikes out four in two innings as Blue Jays top Cardinals 3-2

Scherzer strikes out four in two innings as Blue Jays top Cardinals 3-2

DUNEDIN — Max Scherzer had a solid spring training debut for Toronto as the Blue Jays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday. Scherzer started the game and struck out four of the seven batters he faced.
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'Havens of love and care': Ontarians protest closures of supervised consumption sites

'Havens of love and care': Ontarians protest closures of supervised consumption sites

TORONTO — Dozens of people gathered outside Ontario's health ministry in Toronto on Tuesday, two days before the provincial election, to protest the province's plans to shut down 10 supervised drug consumption sites by the end of March.
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S&P/TSX composite rises, U.S. markets mixed as Nasdaq falls 1.4 per cent

S&P/TSX composite rises, U.S. markets mixed as Nasdaq falls 1.4 per cent

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Tuesday, with strength in financial, industrial and utilities names outweighing weakness in energy as the price of oil fell below US$70 per barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. markets were mixed as the Nasdaq fell 1.
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