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Citing unprecedented growth, elementary school in London, Ont., caps enrolment

Citing unprecedented growth, elementary school in London, Ont., caps enrolment

An elementary school in the booming southwestern Ontario city of London moved to cap enrolment this week, as the local school board grapples with how best to keep up with rapid population growth.
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Ontario eyes potential tax changes to spur rental construction

Ontario's municipal affairs and housing minister says he is looking at potential tax changes to spur the creation of rental units.
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Man stabbed multiple times while pushing child in stroller in Oshawa, Ont.

Man stabbed multiple times while pushing child in stroller in Oshawa, Ont.

Police in a city east of Toronto say a man is in critical condition after he was stabbed multiple times while he was pushing his granddaughter in a stroller Tuesday morning.
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Ontario offers money to public-health units that voluntarily merge

Ontario offers money to public-health units that voluntarily merge

Ontario will be offering funding to public-health units that want to merge as the province works on a "longer-term" approach to public health that clarifies roles and responsibilities, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Tuesday.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesdayon the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,691.21, down 93.66 points): Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX:GWO). Finance. Down 63 cents, or 1.64 per cent, to $37.78 on 10.
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S&P/TSX composite dragged lower by financials Tuesday, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite dragged lower by financials Tuesday, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Losses in the financial sector dragged Canada's main stock index lower Tuesday, while U.S. markets were mixed. Rising bond yields in Canada and the U.S.
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Ford named CFL's top-graded quarterback after leading Elks to first victory

Ford named CFL's top-graded quarterback after leading Elks to first victory

TORONTO — Canadian Tre Ford was very efficient in leading the Edmonton Elks to their first win of the season. Ford, of Niagara Falls, Ont., earned the top quarterback grade of 91.7 on Tuesday in the CFL's weekly honour roll.
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Sarah Polley, Margaret Atwood to appear at Toronto International Festival of Authors

Sarah Polley, Margaret Atwood to appear at Toronto International Festival of Authors

TORONTO — Canadian multihyphenate Sarah Polley will receive the Toronto Book Award at this year's Toronto International Festival of Authors, where CanLit titans including Margaret Atwood and Patrick deWitt are also set to appear.
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Company redesigns proposed Ontario Place waterpark and spa; adds more public space

Company redesigns proposed Ontario Place waterpark and spa; adds more public space

TORONTO — The European company planning a spa and waterpark at Ontario Place has completed a redesign to create more public space and give the building a smaller footprint in response to feedback, but its staunchest critics remain opposed.
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Ottawa Food Bank forced to turn down volunteers due to donation shortfall

Ottawa Food Bank forced to turn down volunteers due to donation shortfall

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Food Bank says it was forced to cut shifts for volunteers due to a shortage of donated food. It attributes the scarcity in donations to high food prices, which the organization says "are understandably impacting donor habits.
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