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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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Texts between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift made public in ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni
Star

January 23, 2026

Texts between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift made public in ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni

Court documents unsealed ahead of Thursday’s arguments before a U.S….

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Facing layoffs, B.C. workers rally to save feral cats before pulp mill's closure
Star

January 22, 2026

Facing layoffs, B.C. workers rally to save feral cats before pulp mill’s closure

When Tawni Marcil found out the pulp mill she works…

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Marineland issues new threat to euthanize 30 belugas at Niagara Falls, Ont., park
Star

January 22, 2026

Marineland issues new threat to euthanize 30 belugas at Niagara Falls, Ont., park

Marineland, the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., has…

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Ontario/Quebec, Weather

January 22, 2026

Jordan Omstead

Toronto braces for coldest night in years from outbreak of arctic air

Toronto could see one of its coldest nights in years…

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Business, Forestry, Manufacturing

January 22, 2026

Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper to end newsprint operations, up to 150 people affected

THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper says it’s…

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Lifestyle, Sports

January 22, 2026

Dan Ralph

Canadian angler Chris Johnston eager to chase third straight Elite Series title

Chris Johnston is getting that itch again. Johnston, of Peterborough,…

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Business, Health, Ontario/Quebec, Social

January 22, 2026

Maan Alhmidi

Some Kashechewan First Nation residents test positive for parasite amid evacuation

A least 28 people from a northern Ontario First Nation…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 22, 2026

Teen charged after hate-motivated incidents targeting Jewish community: York police

Police in York Region say a 14-year-old boy is facing…

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Business, Economy, Justice, Lifestyle, National, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

January 22, 2026

Liam Casey

Marineland now seeking permits to ship remaining belugas to U.S.: sources

TORONTO — Marineland has presented a plan to the federal…

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