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List of Ontario public employees making over $100,000 grows

List of Ontario public employees making over $100,000 grows

TORONTO — The number of public sector employees in Ontario earning more than $100,000 a year has grown to more than 377,000, with the top spot again going to the CEO of Ontario Power Generation.
Rate of new measles cases in Ontario stable, says province's top doctor

Rate of new measles cases in Ontario stable, says province's top doctor

TORONTO — Ontario's measles outbreak is likely to continue into the summer, the province's chief medical officer of health said Friday, but a stable rate of new cases is a hopeful sign that it will not worsen.
Woman accused of killing three people in Ontario unfit to stand trial, court rules

Woman accused of killing three people in Ontario unfit to stand trial, court rules

A Toronto court has ruled that a woman accused of killing three people in three Ontario cities last year is unfit to stand trial at this time and must undergo psychiatric treatment.
Toronto councillors get 24 per cent pay bump, first non-inflationary hike since 2006

Toronto councillors get 24 per cent pay bump, first non-inflationary hike since 2006

TORONTO — Toronto city councillors have voted to increase their salary by 24 per cent, or about $33,000.
Some charges dropped in Indigo protest because of reparations, guilty pleas: Crown

Some charges dropped in Indigo protest because of reparations, guilty pleas: Crown

TORONTO — Crown prosecutors say their decision to withdraw charges against three people accused of defacing a downtown Indigo bookstore in a 2023 protest was not based on a lack of reasonable prospect of conviction.
Ottawa posts $26.8 billion deficit for April-to-January period

Ottawa posts $26.8 billion deficit for April-to-January period

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $26.8 billion for the April-to-January period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $25.7 billion for the same period a year earlier.
Toronto hydro worker fatally injured while working on electrical vault: officials

Toronto hydro worker fatally injured while working on electrical vault: officials

TORONTO — A Toronto Hydro worker died Friday morning after he was injured inside an electrical vault along the city's harbourfront, officials said. A spokesperson for the utility called it a "tragic workplace incident.
Canada's O'Neill extends opening day home run streak with three-run shot in Toronto

Canada's O'Neill extends opening day home run streak with three-run shot in Toronto

TORONTO — At this point Tyler O'Neill isn't even trying to hit home runs on opening day, it just sort of happens.
Selling 23andMe assets raises concerns for Canadians' data: Ontario privacy commissioner

Selling 23andMe assets raises concerns for Canadians' data: Ontario privacy commissioner

Ontario’s privacy commissioner says Canadians who use genetic testing companies should be aware that highly sensitive personal data is increasingly accessed by law enforcement agencies to solve crimes.
'Severance' star Britt Lower explores Toronto's bike lanes and book aisles for 'Darkest Miriam'

'Severance' star Britt Lower explores Toronto's bike lanes and book aisles for 'Darkest Miriam'

TORONTO — Leaving behind the sterile office corridors of “Severance,” Britt Lower pedalled through Toronto's bustling streets in order to find her character’s pulse for “Darkest Miriam.