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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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Sports

March 5, 2026

Neil Davidson

Toronto FC bolsters defence by signing Chilean international Benjamin Kuscevic

TORONTO — One day after introducing star striker Josh Sargent,…

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Ex-provincial prosecutor rips former colleagues’ handling of his own extortion case
Star

March 5, 2026

Ex-provincial prosecutor rips former colleagues’ handling of his own extortion case

Former provincial Crown prosecutor Tim O’Brien says he was kept…

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Canada's Mark Arendz, Brittany Hudak each claim bronze in cross-country skiing at Milano-Cortina Paralympics
Star

March 5, 2026

Canada’s Mark Arendz, Brittany Hudak each claim bronze in cross-country skiing at Milano-Cortina Paralympics

Follow Winter Paralympic SportsPersonalize Your FeedaddPara BiathlonCanada’s Mark Arendz collected…

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'Red flag' gun laws under scrutiny after Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting
Star

March 5, 2026

‘Red flag’ gun laws under scrutiny after Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting

Red flag orders were a key part of the federal…

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'Scientifically not a good idea,' says researcher whose work informed B.C.'s daylight-time decision
Star

March 5, 2026

‘Scientifically not a good idea,’ says researcher whose work informed B.C.’s daylight-time decision

Scientists who study sleep are warning B.C.’s decision to adopt…

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Indigenous ancestral remains found on Ontario property could cost this couple $319K
Star

March 5, 2026

Indigenous ancestral remains found on Ontario property could cost this couple $319K

An Ontario couple was concerned to discover Indigenous ancestral remains…

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Who bombed a girls' school in Iran? A visual investigation
Star

March 5, 2026

Who bombed a girls’ school in Iran? A visual investigation

The CBC’s visual investigations team analyzes satellite images and video…

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Quebec’s language watchdog to send undercover inspectors into businesses
Star

March 4, 2026

Quebec’s language watchdog to send undercover inspectors into businesses

For the first time in three years, the Office québécois…

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Social, Sports

March 4, 2026

Neil Davidson

U.S. international Josh Sargent happy to be in Toronto after prolonged transfer saga

TORONTO — After a six-month transfer saga that came with…

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