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12-year-old boy charged with arson after London, Ont., building fire: police

12-year-old boy charged with arson after London, Ont., building fire: police

LONDON — Police in London, Ont., say they've charged a 12-year-old boy with arson after a fire in a residential building over the weekend. They say emergency crews rushed to the scene of a working fire on Clarke Road around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday.
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Guelph, Ont., man charged with attempted murder of his mother: police

Guelph, Ont., man charged with attempted murder of his mother: police

GUELPH — Police say a man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to kill his mother in Guelph, Ont., last week.
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Elderly man dies after fire in Toronto retirement home: police

Elderly man dies after fire in Toronto retirement home: police

TORONTO — An elderly man has died after a fire at a retirement home in Toronto's north end, officials said Monday morning. Police responded to the fire shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Durham police make 64 arrests, lay 155 charges in retail theft crackdown

Durham police make 64 arrests, lay 155 charges in retail theft crackdown

Durham police say they have made 64 arrests and laid 155 charges during a safe shop initiative to stop retail theft. In a news release, they said the five-week initiative, which ran from Nov. 10 to Dec. 16, was focused on retail theft enforcement.
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Hours-long police standoff in southern Ontario leads to arrest of 39-year-old man

Hours-long police standoff in southern Ontario leads to arrest of 39-year-old man

BRANT — A man in southern Ontario has been taken into custody after an hours-long standoff with provincial police. Officers say they were called Saturday to a home in Brant County, west of Hamilton, regarding a health concern.
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Toronto man accused of sex assault at massage clinic faces second charge

Toronto man accused of sex assault at massage clinic faces second charge

TORONTO — A Toronto man accused of sexual assault has been charged with a second case that police say dates back to seven years ago. Toronto Police say the latest charge is for an alleged offence that took place in November 2018.
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Police charge Toronto man with arson, victim in life-threatening condition

Police charge Toronto man with arson, victim in life-threatening condition

TORONTO — Toronto police say a person is in life-threatening condition after a man allegedly set a tent on fire while the victim was inside on Friday morning.
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Toronto police investigating after second incident of mezuzahs stolen

Toronto police investigating after second incident of mezuzahs stolen

TORONTO — Toronto police are investigating after multiple mezuzahs were stolen outside Jewish homes for the second time this month. Officers were called just before 12:30 p.m.
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Future uncertain for Ontario college students as federal policy brings cuts, layoffs

Future uncertain for Ontario college students as federal policy brings cuts, layoffs

TORONTO — The tightening of Canada's international student regime has had ripple effects across higher education, but Ontario college students fear they are set to hurt the most amid cancelled programs and service adjustments.
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Toronto police probing Christmas Eve storefront collision that left one dead

Toronto police probing Christmas Eve storefront collision that left one dead

TORONTO — Toronto police have released more information about a Christmas Eve crash into a storefront that's left one dead and others injured. Police say officers responded to the collision just before 2:30 p.m.
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