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Diapers? Yes. Skates? No. A look at items getting a tax holiday

Diapers? Yes. Skates? No. A look at items getting a tax holiday

TORONTO — The federal government says cost-conscious families are among the groups set to benefit from a proposed tax holiday, a temporary policy that will make many children's items and packaged foods tax-free for two months.
Report on hazing in sports shows disconnect between policy and reality

Report on hazing in sports shows disconnect between policy and reality

TORONTO — A new study finds there's a disconnect between how hazing on sports teams in Canada is perceived and the realities of toxic culture.
Northern Ontario site selected for nuclear waste underground repository

Northern Ontario site selected for nuclear waste underground repository

TORONTO — A region in northern Ontario was chosen Thursday as the site to hold Canada's nuclear waste in a deep geological repository, a critical milestone in a $26-billion, decades-long project to bury millions of used fuel bundles underground.
Ontario expanding nurse practitioners' scope of practice

Ontario expanding nurse practitioners' scope of practice

TORONTO — Nurse practitioners in Ontario will be able to apply a defibrillator and cardiac pacemakers starting next summer, as the province expands their scope of practice.
Supreme Court to hear challenge of law that curbs spy watchdog members

Supreme Court to hear challenge of law that curbs spy watchdog members

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of legislation that limits members of a spy watchdog from using their parliamentary immunity to speak out.
Man, 22, charged in violent sexual assaults in Hamilton: police

Man, 22, charged in violent sexual assaults in Hamilton: police

HAMILTON — Hamilton police say a 22-year-old man has been charged in violent sexual assaults on two women in 2022 and 2023.
Teenager faces upgraded murder charge in death of 15-year-old boy in Perth, Ont.

Teenager faces upgraded murder charge in death of 15-year-old boy in Perth, Ont.

Provincial police say a 16-year-old is now facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a 15-year-old boy in eastern Ontario last month. Lanark County OPP say they were called to the scene in Perth, Ont., on Oct.
Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear appeal from former fashion mogul Nygard

Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear appeal from former fashion mogul Nygard

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from former fashion mogul Peter Nygard.
HOOPP poll says inflation and employee burnout top employer concerns

HOOPP poll says inflation and employee burnout top employer concerns

TORONTO — A new report says inflation and employee burnout are topping concerns for Canadian businesses for this year and next.
Man accused of firing shots on Highway 401 arrested after carjacking attempt: police

Man accused of firing shots on Highway 401 arrested after carjacking attempt: police

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man allegedly responsible for shooting at multiple vehicles along Highway 401 on Tuesday morning has been arrested following a carjacking attempt on Wednesday night in the city's east end.
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