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Harry Styles grandma superfan Reina, 78, steals the show giving singer his Grammy Award

Harry Styles ran to superfan Reina, a great-grandmother from Ontario, Canada, and gave her a massive hug after she announced he had won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night

Daily Mirror

Canadian teenager wins $48m jackpot with her first lottery ticket

Juliette Lamour, a student from Ontario, makes history with £30m prize after taking part ‘for fun’

The Guardian - UK

Ontario says ‘colonization’ costs mean it does not owe First Nations billions

Canadian province argues in court it is not responsible for compensating Indigenous people over broken treaty obligations

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Eerie pictures show inside POLYGAMIST compound abandoned after leader jailed

Photographer and 'Dave' claims the leader of a polygamist group acquired the land from a local farmer who wanted to move south to avoid the harsh Canadian winters it was later seized by authorities

Daily Mirror

Cuts to telehealth in Ontario mean fewer trans and non-binary people will have access to life-saving health care

Amid a crumbling health-care system and rising transphobia, trans and non-binary people in Ontario are facing a new challenge: reduced access to gender-affirming care. Changes to how the Ontario government funds virtual health-care services have led to the closure of a key resource, the Connect-Clinic.

The Conversation

Publicly owned land should be used for affordable housing, not sold to private developers

On Jan. 25, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to “ensure” affordable housing is built along Hamilton’s light rail transit (LRT) route. While this is welcome news, there are many uncertainties about how this will actually happen.

The Conversation

What are universities for? Canadian higher education is at a critical crossroads

In recent years, Canadian provinces such as Ontario and Alberta have been attempting to repurpose and reprogram our universities to more narrowly serve the labour market. They’re doing so by adopting performance-based funding in the most profound changes the sector has witnessed in decades.

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Islanders players back coach Lane Lambert, but fall to Senators for sixth straight loss

OTTAWA, Ontario — Islanders players voiced their support for Lane Lambert after president/general Lou Lamoriello gave his first-year coach a vote of confidence.

Newsday

Photos: Brooke Henderson through the years

View photos of Brooke Henderson throughout her career, including multiple major wins.

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Has Ontario’s housing 'plan' been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand?

In late 2022, the Ontario government adopted Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act. The legislation made sweeping changes to the province’s land use planning system.

The Conversation

Penguins allow four power-play goals, fall in OT to Senators

KANATA, Ontario — The Penguins apparently felt their penalty kill, which has shown cracks the last three weeks, needed a lot of extra work Wednesday night.

Tribune News Service

5 ways to reform Canada's bail system to benefit both the public and the accused

In the wake of recent high-profile crimes allegedly committed by accused people out on bail, including the slaying of a police officer in Ontario, police leaders and politicians are calling for a tougher bail system.

The Conversation

10 reasons why you should visit Southern Ontario this winter

With winter Arctic blasts, this part of Canada becomes a magical place to sip ‘liquid gold’ wine with cold lips.

Evening Standard

Kraken win for first time in Ottawa, bring win streak to four games

OTTAWA, Ontario — The Kraken these days are getting used to making a statement by responding to one.

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Why for-profit homes won’t solve long-term care issues: Privatizing health services is a bad idea that just won’t go away

Canadian health economist Robert Evans called them zombies: ideas killed long ago by evidence, but re-emerging from the grave — often in disguise.

Reuters

One of eight teen girls charged in Toronto stabbing death granted bail

An Ontario judge granted bail on Thursday to one of the eight teenage girls charged with killing a 59-year-old man in downtown Toronto, Canada, this month, subject to conditions.

Reuters

Winter storm causes havoc across Canada, disrupts holiday travel

Strong winds, freezing rain and heavy snowfall closed schools, cut power to homes and cancelled flights across Canada on Friday as a powerful winter storm swept across the country, prompting authorities to warn people to stay indoors ahead of worsening conditions.

The Independent UK

Winter storm cancels flights, closes schools in Canada

A major winter storm hitting Ontario and Quebec has caused widespread flight cancellations and school closures, and has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers

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Canadian man, 73, raged about ‘demons’ before Toronto condo building shooting

‘Why can’t you build the condominiums buildings by the Ontario building code so I did not have to do this,’ suspect says ahead of shooting

Reuters

Six neighbors killed in condo dispute in Toronto including suspect, 73

Six people, including the suspect, died and one person was wounded in a shooting at a high-rise condominium building near Toronto on Sunday when a 73-year-old gunman is alleged to have killed his neighbors before being shot dead by police.

The Independent UK

Pro hockey player, 18, falls to his death from Ontario apartment building

Police said no foul play was suspected as ‘sudden death’ is being investigated

Chicago Tribune

How a special guest of Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson serves as life lesson for his players: ‘One of the most selfless things someone could do’

CHICAGO — Coaches and players have friends and family attend games all the time, but Chicago Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson thought one of his old buddies from Ottawa, Ontario, Barrie Robillard, could set an example for his players.

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Even without strong powers, mayors find a way to get things done

Anyone following the debate around Ontario’s proposed Bill 39, which would permit the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa to exercise “strong mayor” powers, may be under the impression that the leaders of these large Canadian cities have difficulty getting things done.

The Walrus

The Notwithstanding Clause: Is It Time for Canada to Repeal It?

Critics say the clause is a threat to Canadian rights and freedoms and should be stripped from our Constitution

Glasgow Live

Family of woman killed by Glasgow pensioner win payout from estate

Watson, originally from Glasgow, was found guilty of murder by a jury in Ontario in April 2017 and given a life sentence with no possibility of parole for 25 years.

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