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'Nobody wants us around': Ontario plans for tougher rules on encampments and drug use stir emotional debate

‘Nobody wants us around’: Ontario plans for tougher rules on encampments and drug use stir emotional debate

Premier Doug Ford’s announcement he’ll introduce legislation to address the housing and opioid crises is stirring emotional debate across Ontario. New rules would allow municipalities to dismantle homeless encampments, but Thunder Bay’s mayor says it’s not the direction his city would take. People with no permanent home and community advocates also share their views.

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Business, Health, Ontario/Quebec

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Kathryn Mannie

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SUDBURY — A boil water advisory is in place in…

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Sports

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John Chidley-Hill

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Entertainment, Arts, Lifestyle, Music, Ontario/Quebec, Social

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More than 100 young people from 11 First Nation and…

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Star

May 7, 2026

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The federal privacy watchdog says there have been more than…

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Entertainment, Ontario/Quebec

May 7, 2026

Craig Macrae

Maggie Kang receives a key to the city of Toronto at Departure Festival

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Fact check: Are wages rising faster than inflation?
Star

May 7, 2026

Fact check: Are wages rising faster than inflation?

Prime Minister Mark Carney has said wages are rising faster…

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Sports

May 7, 2026

Steve Buffery

Beware of Messi: TFC defenders aim to limit Miami suspestar’s chances

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They shared their fears about high-speed rail. Then their comments disappeared
Star

May 7, 2026

They shared their fears about high-speed rail. Then their comments disappeared

A teenager worried about his family’s home and an 84-year-old…

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Ontario/Quebec, Sports

May 7, 2026

Kathryn Mannie and Rianna Lim

For many hockey fans in this part of Ontario, Buffalo Sabres are the hometown team

Montreal may be the last Canadian team standing in the…

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