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Five-year-old found safe, father arrested after alleged abduction from Markham school -- York Region police have arrested Soloman Jaffri, who they say was not supposed to be in contact with his daughter Jannah.

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Fedeli slams federal Liberals 're-election budget' -- Finance Minister Vic Fedeli, who will table the Progressive Conservatives' first budget on April 11, said federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau's fiscal blueprint falls short.

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Wednesday NHL game preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres -- The Leafs have won the first three meetings this season.

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Federal budget promises help for seniors, homebuyers and workers

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Heather Scoffield: Liberals sell budget as a $23-billion antidote for what keeps Canadians up at night

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Highlights from the 2019 federal budget

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Winners and losers of the 2019 federal budget

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Ford denies Hillier's allegations of 'possible illegal and unregistered lobbying' at Queen's Park - With the opposition New Democrats urging the Ontario Provincial Police to investigate claims made by maverick MPP Randy Hillier, the premier was on the defensive Tuesday.

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NDP wants OPP to investigate Hillier's accusations of improper lobbying by Ford friends, advisers

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Liberal MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers urges Tories to close campaign finance loophole

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Opinion | Martin Regg Cohn: How Doug Ford became Ontario's empathy premier

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Unifor reports productive talks with General Motors on Oshawa plant

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Ontarians trust doctors, academics — but not religious leaders — when it comes to sex-ed -- Government data on consultations outlines parents' views.

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Sherman family gets OK to demolish North York home of murdered billionaire couple -- The family of Barry and Honey Sherman had asked North York Community Council for permission to level the house, which was where the couple's bodies were found in December 2017.

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Amid threats of disruption, Liberals drop budget in day of parliamentary drama

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Federal budget includes new loans to help first-time homebuyers

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Liberal budget gives glimpse of emerging pharmacare plan

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Budget boosts border asylum system by a billion dollars

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Budget pledges $5,000 rebates for green car purchase

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Mississauga woman ran fake travel agency that scammed 22 people out of more than $100,000 total, Peel police say -- Libia Guerra Paez, 40, of Mississauga, turned herself in to police on March 14. She has been charged with defrauding the public.

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When it comes to paid sick days, one college giveth, another college taketh away -- After the Ford government axed mandatory paid sick days, George Brown College decided to nix them too. Humber College made a point of keeping them.

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Toronto Catholic diocese on hook for $530K for priest abuse of altar boy -- According to agreed facts, Father Alphonse Robert arranged to spend a night in a motel room in Cornwall, Ont. with an altar boy where the priest fondled the boy sexually and performed a sex act on him.

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Kaden Young's mother had OxyContin, cocaine, alcohol in her system on the night toddler drowned, court documents allege -- Police allege Kaden's mother — who was rescued by emergency responders near Dufferin County Road 109 — drove past a road closure sign marked by orange pylons during a flood on Feb. 21, 2018.

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Mississauga woman, 65, dead after being hit by truck while crossing the street -- Pedestrian was hit while crossing at Airport Rd. and Morning Star Dr. in Malton at around 2 p.m. Sunday, Peel Const. Harinder Sohi said.

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Police call for footage of crash at North York crosswalk that left pedestrian, 14, in life-threatening condition -- The teen was hit while walking through a pedestrian crosswalk at Leslie St. and Finch Ave. E. Monday afternoon, police said.

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Thornhill parents mourn death of colourful businessman, lament struggles with mental health system -- Lance Soskin's determination and resourcefulness would help him come up with a number of business ventures — and his mischievousness landed him on the pages of Frank magazine.

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Peel police urge driver to surrender after pedestrian, 21, sent to trauma centre -- Police said Navindra Sookramsingh was walking south on West Dr., between Clarke Dr. and Orenda Blvd. in Brampton at about 4:25 a.m. Sunday when he was struck.

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The political casualties of the SNC-Lavalin affair -- Three top Liberals had already resigned from key posts, before the Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick announced his surprise retirement, Monday.

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Thomas Walkom: Jody Wilson-Raybould still controls the SNC-Lavalin narrative -- The former attorney general and justice minister does not appear prepared to stop until Justin Trudeau resigns — and looks to be setting herself up for a run at leadership.

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SNC-Lavalin affair: We answer your most pressing questions -- What is SNC-Lavalin accused of doing? Are 9,000 jobs at risk? Here are the answers to some of your most frequently asked questions.

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Susan Delacourt: What does federal budget reveal about Liberals' election plans? Not a whole lot -- Titled "Investing in the Middle Class," the 2019 federal budget might well be subtitled "To Be Continued," Susan Delacourt writes.

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An election like no other: Will the conservative dynasty win the 2019 fight for Alberta? -- The question is whether the NDP's four-year reign is just a blip in the province's political history and Jason Kenney can lead voters back into the conservative fold.

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Tanya Talaga: The Arkells give a lesson on what it means to be allies and share space

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Federal government gives cash boost to municipalities as infrastructure plan stalls -- Liberals will double gas tax transfer to municipalities in an election year, as massive infrastructure program takes longer than expected.

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Liberal budget lays out criteria for media assistance -- News outlets must be predominantly Canadian controlled to qualify for tax break, must not be 'significantly engaged' in advancing private or government interests.

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Heather Mallick: Jacinda Ardern is right, Christchurch killer is a man with no name -- Men to commit mass murder in the name of hate deserved to be studies, but not glorified, which is what the seek the most.

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Records show special counsel zeroed in on Cohen early on - The series of heavily redacted search warrant applications and other documents revealed new details about the timing and depth of the probe into Cohen.

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Trump: Never was, never will be fan of Sen. John McCain

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Egypt tightens restrictions on media, social networks

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Man films Calgary families without consent to protest 'immigration' a day after Christchurch massacre -- "I would certainly be concerned if I was part of that community," according to head of anti-hate network.

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He died trying to tackle the New Zealand mosque shooter. His Canadian niece remembers him as kind, humble -- With Chand Gul's personal connection to the tragedy, the wider Muslim community in Edmonton says it has strongly felt the pain in the aftermath of the attack — and its members are pushing for more resources for deradicalization.

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Rare interview with Huawei founder is part of 'charm offensive' against U.S.-led security concerns, says expert -- Comments on Meng Wanzhou an attempt to "humanize" a contentious international drama, says one crisis management professional.

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Doug Ford can't be trusted with uploading Toronto's subway -- If the Conservatives really cared about riders, we could have had rapid transit to the Scarborough town centre, the airport and York University decades ago.

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The Big Debate | Should your postal code impact your auto insurance rates? -- Insurance providers are required to segregate drivers by dividing the province into no more than 55 territories. This system mandates insurers use postal codes as a primary factor when calculating rates. I want insurance companies to compete for good drivers, not geographical areas.

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After Bill Morneau's budget, Liberals should move on pharmacare -- 'For his fourth budget as Justin Trudeau's finance minister, Bill Morneau has produced a document that manages to be both forward-looking and retro at the same time.'

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Criminal past haunts co-founder of troubled crypto exchange Quadriga -- Omar Dhanani, now known as Michael Patryn, was deported to Canada after being jailed on a credit card scam in the U.S. Once here, he co-founded Quadriga with Gerry Cotten, whose sudden death left the crypto currency exchange in shambles

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Bitcoin Is in the Dumps, Spreading Gloom Over Crypto World -- Signs of the crypto winter are everywhere, marking a sharp reversal since the manic highs of 2017.

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Jennifer Wells: Streaming of massacre shines light on Facebook failure -- Moderating site for hate needs to be as much a priority for social media giant as targeted ads, writes Jennifer Wells. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern said it best: 'We cannot simply sit back and accept that these platforms just exist and what is said is not the responsibility of the place where they are published.'

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Will Ontario cannabis shops be ready for April 1? For some owners it's touch and go -- One retail lottery winner is 'absolutely confident' he'll open on time. Another admits the target date 'might not be in the cards for us.'

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RCMP worried Hells Angels and Mafia would take over medical cannabis business, internal report says -- The 2013 RCMP report also stated that Mexican cocaine cartels were pushing into the mining industry and showing interest in swallowing up Canadian resource businesses.

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Edmonton council to mull pot-smoking areas at Hawrelak Park and other public sites -- Councillor Jon Dziadyk says broad smoking bans put in place with legalization went too far and are unfair to cigarette smokers.

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Babcock loosens up in Nashville, Leafs hope to turn corner -- The Leafs are trying to sort out what's wrong with them, in having allowed 23 goals in their past four games, losing three of those four.

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Coyotes GM John Chayka is making the most of the information age -- Arizona could find itself in the NHL playoffs for the first time in seven years.

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Leafs' togetherness helps keep things on track during rough stretches -- Every player has a voice and every player has to be held accountable.

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Why it's so hard to get housing into Toronto's 'yellowbelt' neighbourhoods — and how experts say it can be done -- Zoning changes, pilot projects could help get low- and midrise density into the city's established neighbourhoods, housing experts say.

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A Little Italy one-bedroom is listed for $4,500 a month. But why? -- Factors such as a neighbours' listing, condo fees and dish towels can factor into a rental price, appraisal expert says

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Check this space: Jamal Burger looked east to afford downtown Toronto living in this trendy loft -- The Toronto-based photographer found rent in downtown's east end was about the same as far west, in Liberty Village.

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Ontario failed to build a reliable vaccination tracking system and for now uses the honour system, Star investigation finds -- Ontario spent $660,000 to build and operate a computer program that would allow doctors to report kids' vaccinations, and then scrapped it.

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More provinces warning cancer risk of textured breast implants -- Ontario the latest to issue warning to doctors about textured breast implants and their link to a rare form of cancer.

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Nursing homes could get big benefit from emotion-focused care models, says new report commissioned by Toronto -- Report was prompted by Star stories on Peel Region's Butterfly pilot project that restored dementia unit residents through music, conversation and laughter.

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Getting away with pharmacy fraud is 'no problem' in Ontario -- A Toronto Star/Global News investigation reveals that few pharmacists are ever caught for fraudulent overbilling, despite evidence that it's a persistent problem, and that chances of a criminal conviction are slight in the rare cases that are pursued.

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UHN patients given unlicensed drug that led to diabetes, liver dysfunction and one death, study finds -- According to new data, deferiprone, used to treat hereditary blood disorders such as thalassemia, poses serious health risks. And doctors say hospital administrators were told about the risks years ago.

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The Four Seasons condos are among the most luxurious in Canada. So why have some owners lost money?

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Ancient asteroid Bennu full of surprises for scientists in Canadian-involved space mission -- OSIRIS-REx mission offers first glimpse of near-Earth asteroid, including revelation Bennu's surface is strewn with huge boulders.

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88 pounds of plastic found in dead whale in the Philippines -- The 1,100-pound whale was found with more than 40 pounds of plastic bags inside its stomach, along with a variety of other disposable plastic products.

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Mass migration of painted lady butterflies entrances Californians -- The orange butterflies are known to travel annually from the deserts of Southern California to the Pacific Northwest.

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Jenny Lewis endured her mother's death, a breakup and a brush with #MeToo scandal en route to new album -- Indie-rocker roamed the U.S. while working up new collection On the Line.

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Whodunit: Jack Batten -- Elly Griffiths' new novel takes a step away from her Ruth Galloway series to introduce the completely original, nervy and dauntless character of DS Harbinder Kaur.

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Sasha Pieterse reprises role of Alison in Pretty Little Liars spinoff -- Character is now a little older and a lot wiser.

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Meghan Markle and the royal baby's hair

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Maple sap runs in Ricardo's blood, and now globally with massive demand for Quebec maple-sugar exports -- The sugar shack is a tradition in Ricardo's family and Quebec, dating back to the original Indigenous inhabitants of the area.

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Gobble up these marshmallow and maple chocolate bars -- Those with a sweet tooth will not be able to resist this dessert treat.

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Spinning has taken over Toronto. These are the city's eight best spin studios -- Have you joined the spinning revolution yet? Start with these eight studios

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7 STYLISH WAYS TO UPGRADE YOUR FITNESS ROUTINE -- Gear up for class (or post-class brunch) with these sleek staples

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Are you one of these five Toronto fitness types? -- A field guide to the workout breeds native to the Six.

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