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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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Vancouver artist and activist Joe Average dead at age 67
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December 29, 2024

Vancouver artist and activist Joe Average dead at age 67

Known for his colourful artwork and activism in the HIV/AIDS…

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Bodycam video shows officers beating handcuffed man before his death at N.Y. prison
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December 28, 2024

Bodycam video shows officers beating handcuffed man before his death at N.Y. prison

Robert Brooks, 43, was pronounced dead the morning after the…

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Medics among hundreds detained by Israel after raid on Gaza hospital
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December 28, 2024

Medics among hundreds detained by Israel after raid on Gaza hospital

Israeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians from a north…

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Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold
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December 28, 2024

Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold

Tired of watching people sleeping outside in the cold, a…

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Trump backs Musk in MAGA-world rift over visa program for skilled workers
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December 28, 2024

Trump backs Musk in MAGA-world rift over visa program for skilled workers

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter…

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Olympic champion relay sprinters voted CP team of the year
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December 28, 2024

Olympic champion relay sprinters voted CP team of the year

The relay squad of Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney…

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Trailblazing Canadian-born model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
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December 28, 2024

Trailblazing Canadian-born model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

Dayle Haddon, a Canadian-born actor, activist and trailblazing former Sports…

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With walls, berms and raised roads, Fort McMurray, Alta., is working to keep its river from overflowing
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December 28, 2024

With walls, berms and raised roads, Fort McMurray, Alta., is working to keep its river from overflowing

Fort McMurray sits at the junction of two rivers, which…

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Alberta drought conditions expected to improve heading into 2025
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December 28, 2024

Alberta drought conditions expected to improve heading into 2025

In 2024, it was a roller-coaster of a growing season…

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