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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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Justice, Labour, Ontario/Quebec

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Education, Justice, Ontario/Quebec

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Man faces second-degree murder charge in fatal Ontario college bar shooting

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Sports

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Sports

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Disaster, Justice, Ontario/Quebec

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Entertainment, Arts, Ontario/Quebec, Sports

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City of Toronto unveils plans for ‘World in a City’ FIFA fan festival

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Ontario/Quebec

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$25k reward offered for info on suspect in robberies, mall shooting: Toronto police

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

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16-year-old dead, suspect arrested after alleged stabbing in Windsor, Ont.: police

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

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Six-year-old girl dead after falling from apartment window: Toronto police

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