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Process around Ontario Place redevelopment was 'unfair' and didn't follow rules: AG
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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame auctioning off 2 original Rogers Centre seats
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Ontario woman tries to use Visa prepaid gift card, realizes she had been scammed
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Ontario woman tries to use Visa prepaid gift card, realizes she had been scammed
An Ontario woman was 'shocked' to find out her unused $250 gift card was almost completely drained. 'My aunt gave me this gift card as a present and I was shocked to find out it was almost empty,' Catherine Uchida, of Mississauga, told CTV News Toronto.
Black Friday sales stretch out for weeks: retail analyst
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Ontario family says dream renovation project has become their 'worst nightmare'
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Canadians carrying more debt and missing more payments: reports
Interest rate cuts by the Bank of Canada appear to have stimulated spending with more consumers taking on added debt, but as more people take on more credit and car loans there's also been an increase in delinquency rates.
Ontario woman buys van with odometer rolled back almost 100,000 kilometres
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'Not good for the economy': MPs call on federal government to regulate resale concert tickets
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Toronto woman scammed out of $158K gets nearly half her money back
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Mother and daughter get Taylor Swift tickets to Toronto show after losing $1,800 to scam
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Toronto couple fights over Taylor Swift tickets in divorce settlement
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Ontario spent highest-ever amount on government ads, auditor says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government spent three times the amount of money on government advertising in the last fiscal year as it did the year before – the highest amount ever – and most campaigns were more partisan than informational, the auditor general said Tuesday.
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Ontario says federal clean electricity regulations would add $35B in costs
Ontario is urging the federal government to amend proposed electricity regulations after an analysis by the province's system operator concluded the rules would mean $35 billion in additional costs by 2050 — a number environmental groups dispute.
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Highway 407 owner says no active buyback discussions with Ontario government
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Ontario to expand role for nurse practitioners, registered nurses
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4 men wanted in connection with aggravated assault in downtown Toronto
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Video appears to show armed suspect attempting to carjack several drivers in Toronto's east end
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Man facing murder charges in connection with 'targeted' shooting in St. Catharines, Ont.
A 47-year-old is facing murder charges in connection with a 'targeted' shooting in St. Catharines, Ont. on Friday afternoon, police say.
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3 charged in connection with collision between TTC bus and stolen BMW that injured 9
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Taylor Swift's Eras tour boosts downtown Toronto spending: report
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Toronto expands pigeon population control program
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