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# Ontario

Last year
2022
# convoy protests
Police arrest remaining anti-vaccine protesters at US-Canada bridge
Demonstrators were detained and vehicles were towed near the Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor just after dawn.
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Feb 13th 2022, 2:42 PM
# Freedom Convoy
Police move in to clear anti-vaccine convoy protesters from key border bridge in Canada
The days-long blockade of the Ambassador Bridge has paralysed a key North American trade route.
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Feb 12th 2022, 2:08 PM
# the Freedom Convoy
Canadian police threaten to arrest truckers blocking up Ottawa as Trudeau slams 'unacceptable' protests
“You must immediately cease further unlawful activity or you may face charges,” Canadian police said today.
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Feb 9th 2022, 10:05 PM
All time
# Canada
Justin Trudeau hit by small stones thrown by protesters
The Canadian Prime Minister has faced pushback over his response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Sep 7th 2021, 9:41 AM
# Ontario
Suspect charged with terrorism for truck attack on Muslim family in Canada
The family were out for a walk on 6 June when a truck driver ploughed into them on purpose, according to authorities.
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Jun 14th 2021, 10:40 PM
# Ontario
Canadian man accused of slamming truck into Muslim family, killing four people, appears before court
A nine-year-old boy orphaned in the ramming suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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Jun 10th 2021, 10:36 PM
# Ontario
Trudeau condemns ‘terrorist attack’ after four Muslims killed in Canada
Four members of a family died when a man drove a pick-up vehicle towards them.
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Jun 8th 2021, 8:16 PM
# Ontario
Canada: Man shot by police at his home after incident sparked by refusal to wear face mask in shop
The man allegedly assaulted a grocery store employee before being shot on Wednesday.
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Jul 17th 2020, 10:43 AM
# Ontario
Canada reports first hospitalisation for vaping-related illness
It follows a similar outbreak in the US that has killed seven people.
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Sep 18th 2019, 10:49 PM
# Canada
Man survives after being swept over Niagara Falls
The incident marks the fourth time an adult is known to have survived going over the waterfall.
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Jul 10th 2019, 10:55 PM
# voyeur
Canadian teacher convicted after he used 'pen camera' to spy on female students
Ryan Jarvis (41) was charged with making video recordings of 27 female students.
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Feb 14th 2019, 8:15 PM
# Ontario
Child charged with facilitating terrorist activity and advising person detonate explosive device in Canada
Canadian police arrested the child in Kingston, Ontario on Thursday.
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Jan 25th 2019, 10:30 PM
# Canada
15 people injured in Ontario restaurant explosion
Police are looking for two males who were caught on CCTV moments before the blast.
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May 25th 2018, 3:30 PM
# Ontario
Canadian nurse charged with murders of eight retirement home residents
The alleged killings occurred between 2007 and 2014 at two private facilities where Elizabeth Wettlaufer worked, authorities said.
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Oct 25th 2016, 5:53 PM
# Christ Almighty
Parishioners in Canada are upset at this restored statue of the baby Jesus
“I wasn’t trained for this in the seminary,” the local priest said.
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Oct 21st 2016, 10:44 AM
# Ontario
Canadian shot dead after detonating explosive had links to global terrorism network
Aaron Driver (24) was killed on Wednesday during a police raid outside to home he was staying in.
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Aug 12th 2016, 7:30 AM
# Acquitted
Canadian Idol contestant found not guilty of terrorism charges
The judge found that Khurram Sher, a doctor, had probably had jihadist sympathies, but was not going to join a conspiracy.
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Aug 19th 2014, 10:20 PM
# ikea monkey
Ikea monkey Darwin to stay in animal sanctuary
An Ontario judge has ruled that the world’s best-dressed monkey is a wild animal and must stay in captivity.
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Sep 14th 2013, 8:50 AM
# planet earth
Billion-year-old water discovered in Canada could give clues to early life on Earth
Life-giving chemicals have been discovered in isolated water believed to be 1.5 billion years old, raising hopes of scientists finding surviving microscopic organisms from a prehistoric age.
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May 16th 2013, 10:13 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day.
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May 16th 2013, 8:45 AM
# aaargh
Pics: Is this the best nightclub photobomber in the world?
She strikes again, and again, and again.
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Nov 12th 2012, 11:58 AM
# grisly
Canada: Woman's severed head found in park
The grim find comes just one day after a human foot was discovered by hikers near the location.
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Aug 17th 2012, 10:29 AM
# Canada
Man suspected of murder, dismemberment may have eaten parts of body
Canadian authorities want to question Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, about recent murder of Chinese student Jun Lin.
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Jun 5th 2012, 7:05 PM
# Guilty
Family found guilty of murdering three daughters in "honour killing"
Prosecutors said the defendants killed the teenage sisters for defying rules on dress, dating, socialising and using the internet.
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Jan 30th 2012, 10:09 AM
# BlackBerry
CEOs who founded Blackberry maker RIM to step down
The once iconic company has struggled to compete with innovations such as Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone in recent years.
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Jan 23rd 2012, 11:48 AM
# Canada
"Paging Dr Freud": family law judge's tirade turns viral
Judge Joseph Quinn clearly had one nasty divorce case too many – his 31-page rant is memorable for unusual reasons.
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Jan 7th 2011, 8:22 PM