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All-party committee recommends proportional voting system, referendum

All-party committee recommends proportional voting system, referendum

OTTAWA — Liberal members of a special all-party committee on electoral reform are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to break his 2015 promise to change Canada's voting system before the next federal election.

Terrorist sympathizer's shooting death in Ontario justified: police force

A police investigation has found RCMP were justified in fatally shooting a terrorist sympathizer during a confrontation in southwestern Ontario earlier this year. Aaron Driver died in an encounter with RCMP in Strathroy, Ont.

PC teen sworn in as youngest-ever member of Ontario's legislature

Nineteen-year-old Sam Oosterhoff has been sworn in as the youngest-ever member of the Ontario legislature. The Progressive Conservative was elected Nov. 17 in a byelection in Niagara West-Glanbrook, previously held by former party leader Tim Hudak.

New indigenous elders council to advise Ontario on justice issues

TORONTO — A new elders council that will offer advice to Ontario's attorney general should help make the justice system more responsive to the aboriginal population, the provincial government said Tuesday.

Sault Ste. Marie cop who fractured suspect's ribs did not use excessive force: SIU

SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says it will not lay charges against a Sault Ste. Marie police officer who punched a suspect during an arrest, causing a chain of injuries that required a medically induced coma.

Closing arguments expected at trial of Toronto senior charged with murder

TORONTO — Closing arguments are expected today at the trial of a Toronto senior charged with murder.
Vancouver's Alexander Ludwig gets big 'Vikings' plotline he's been waiting for

Vancouver's Alexander Ludwig gets big 'Vikings' plotline he's been waiting for

TORONTO — "Vikings" star Alexander Ludwig has been waiting four years for this week.

Scotiabank Q4 profit up 9% to $2.01 billion, provisions for credit losses flat

TORONTO — Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) is reporting a nine per cent increase in fourth-quarter net income, compared with the same time last year, with a slight decline in provisions for credit losses and strong operating performance in its main busines

Police watchdog charges officer with assault after man is injured during arrest

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog has charged an officer with assault after a man was injured during the course of an arrest. The Special Investigations Unit says the officer was dispatched to arrest a man in Parry Sound, Ont.

Man, 19, faces 44 charges in string of bank, car and retail robberies

Toronto police say a 19-year-old is facing 44 charges in connection with numerous robberies across Ontario. They say the string of robberies began on Nov. 6 and continued across the province until Nov. 22.
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