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OAKVILLE, Ont. – Halton regional police say an Oakville man is facing 11 counts in an internet child exploitation investigation. Police say 33-year-old Tyler Leach was arrested on Tuesday and was to appear in Milton court on Friday. Leach is charged with two counts each of sexual assault, sexual interference and possession of child pornography, four counts of making child pornography, and one count of distribution of child pornography. READ MORE: Toronto man faces five charges in child porn…

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Canadians could be in for an early spring after one of the country’s best-known groundhogs failed to see his shadow. Nova Scotia’s famed Shubenacadie Sam came out of his pen at 8 a.m. AST and wandered around, a sign he was predicting an early end to winter. READ MORE: Shadow or no shadow? Shubenacadie Sam set to make his Groundhog Day prediction Fans looked on and let out loud cheers as Sam, who lives at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park,…

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One person is dead and another person was seriously injured following a multi-vehicle crash in Caledon. Ontario Provincial Police said the collision happened just before 6 a.m. Friday on Airport Road between King Street and Castlederg Side Road. Peel Paramedics said one person was pronounced dead at the scene and another person was extricated from the vehicle and taken to hospital. There’s no word yet on the cause of the crash. Airport Road is currently closed in the area…

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Former MPP Christine Elliott has now joined Doug Ford in declaring their candidacy for the Ontario P.C. leadership. But the race is about to get bigger, as Caroline Mulroney and Rod Phillips have also expressed intent in throwing their name into the hat. Kamil Karamali reports. Powered by WPeMatico

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Toronto police are continuing to examine and seize planters maintained by alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur at locations across the city, including in the Church-Wellesley Village and Danforth neighbourhoods. Story continues below Global News has learned a planter was retrieved by investigators from a home in the Danforth neighbourhood. Officers have asked Global News not to provide the specific address in order to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation. READ MORE: Tips on alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur…

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TORONTO – Ontario Liberal Party members gather in Toronto this weekend for their annual general meeting with less than 100 days to go before the next provincial election. Hundreds of party volunteers, members and Liberal legislators from across the province will take part in strategy and planning sessions for the coming vote. The three-day event starts today with a candidate showcase at a downtown Toronto hotel. Story continues below ANALYSIS: Wynne says Ontario ballot question will be ‘uncertainty’ Premier…

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Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating following a crash in King City. Police said the collision happened just after 10 p.m. at King Road and Dufferin Street. York Regional Police said a woman in her 40s was transported to hospital in serious condition. She was also taken into custody, police said. Authorities believe alcohol may have been a factor. The Special Investigations Unit has been brought in for the investigation. The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports…

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Two months after the country’s airline industry regulator ruled on how Air Transat treated its customers in Ottawa, a document shows the airline got advance notice of the decision from the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA). “I was disgusted,” said Gábor Lukács, who obtained a copy of an email to Air Transat from the CTA as part of the court proceedings. Story continues below He is suing both the airline and the regulator over the decision to waive a $295,000…

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After two days of Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) commuters posting their displeasure over morning rush-hour delays on social media, Toronto Mayor John Tory says he is working with TTC chair Josh Colle to tend to a number of issues. Story continues below “To ensure that all state of good repair projects are done in an efficient way that mitigates the impact on daily commuters,” Tory told reporters Thursday afternoon. “That will include, of course, that continued installation of the…

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