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Boy, 8, injured when hit by egg thrown from passing car in Ingersoll, Ont.

INGERSOLL, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say they looking for suspects after a young boy was injured by an egg thrown from a passing vehicle. They say the drive-by egging occurred in Ingersoll, Ont., on Friday evening.
Police in Ontario issue Canada-wide warrant for federal offender

Police in Ontario issue Canada-wide warrant for federal offender

TORONTO — Ontario Provincial Police are asking the public for help in finding a federal offender wanted for breaching his parole.
Man convicted in so-called honour killings ordered to pay wife's legal fees

Man convicted in so-called honour killings ordered to pay wife's legal fees

A man convicted of killing his three daughters and former wife in a so-called honour killing has been ordered to pay legal fees for one of his co-accused in the crime. A judge in Kingston, Ont.
NY-bound 'Spoon River' revives celebration of life through tales of the dead

NY-bound 'Spoon River' revives celebration of life through tales of the dead

TORONTO — Soulpepper Theatre Company is breathing new life into tales of the departed in its revival of "Spoon River" ahead of a prime theatrical showcase in the U.S.
Nelly Furtado reshapes her music against the feedback of social media

Nelly Furtado reshapes her music against the feedback of social media

TORONTO — Nelly Furtado has endured the wrath of social media before, but she couldn't bear to read people's opinions on her new album's cover art.

Canadian marijuana producers get boost on stock market after legalization reports

TORONTO — Canadian marijuana stocks got a boost Monday following reports that the federal government will introduce a bill next month that aims to legalize pot by July 1, 2018. Shares of Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED) were up 10.12 per cent, or $1.
Bill aimed at unreliable elevators appears to be getting some lift

Bill aimed at unreliable elevators appears to be getting some lift

TORONTO — A private member's bill that aims to tackle the major problem of unreliable elevators appears to have gained some traction on both sides of the aisle as the proposed Ontario legislation heads toward its first debate.

International Festival of Authors director gets Order of France honour

TORONTO — The director of Toronto's International Festival of Authors, Geoffrey E. Taylor, has received an Order of France.

Fire at former Outlaws bike gang clubhouse being investigated as arson: police

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Police in Peterborough, Ont., say they're treating a fire at a former biker gang clubhouse as arson. They say the fire broke out early Saturday at a home that had been a clubhouse for the Outlaws motorcycle club.
Maud Lewis painting found in southern Ontario thrift shop bin to be auctioned

Maud Lewis painting found in southern Ontario thrift shop bin to be auctioned

A painting by Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis has turned up in a southern Ontario thrift shop. Volunteers at the Mennonite Central Committee Thrift Centre in New Hamburg, Ont.
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