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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, Ontario/Quebec

April 22, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

Fourth person charged in Smiths Falls, Ont., murder case: provincial police

Provincial police say they have charged a fourth person in…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music

April 22, 2026

Alex Nino Gheciu

Feist, Alessia Cara, Broken Social Scene to headline free Toronto hospital fundraiser

TORONTO — Feist, Alessia Cara and Broken Social Scene are…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

April 22, 2026

Allison Jones

Ontario Liberals have first official leadership contender

TORONTO — The race to become the Ontario Liberals’ next…

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Environment, Lifestyle, National, Politics, Social

April 22, 2026

Jordan Omstead

How ‘re-wilding’ can make Canada’s cityscapes more climate resilient and bee friendly

TORONTO — The laneway beside Adam Barnes’s house is, at…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Justice, Music, Ontario/Quebec

April 22, 2026

Alex Nino Gheciu

Streamer finds Drake’s new album release date hidden within ice structure

TORONTO — A release date for Drake’s much-anticipated album “Iceman”…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

April 21, 2026

Toronto police officer charged after private databases accessed

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer has been arrested and…

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When their son died at 16, this B.C. family mobilized to rebuild the local baseball diamond in his honour
Star

April 21, 2026

When their son died at 16, this B.C. family mobilized to rebuild the local baseball diamond in his honour

The Taylor family raised thousands of dollars to revitalize and…

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King Charles says late Queen would be ‘troubled’ by today’s world
Star

April 21, 2026

King Charles says late Queen would be ‘troubled’ by today’s world

In a video message, King Charles paid tribute to his…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Justice, Music, Ontario/Quebec

April 21, 2026

Alex Nino Gheciu

Streamer appears to find release date for Drake’s new album hidden within ice structure

TORONTO — A release date for Drake’s much-anticipated album “Iceman”…

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