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Premier Doug Ford gives a speech following the announcement of his new cabinet at the swearing-in ceremony at Queen’s Park in Toronto on June 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Here are 5 things to keep an eye out for as Ontario MPPs return to Queen’s Park

Here's what you need to know as Ontario's politicians return to Queen's Park. 7

An election official carries ballot papers into a polling station as Torontonians vote in the municipal election in Toronto on Monday October 25, 2010 .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Toronto is hiring 15,000 people to work the 2022 municipal election

The City of Toronto is looking to hire 15,000 people to work the 2022 municipal election. 1

People enjoy the hot weather at Coronation Park, near Lake Shore Boulevard, in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima

Heat warnings in place across Toronto for third straight day

Environment Canada says high humidity will persist in Toronto, the GTA and Hamilton for a third straight day, with humidex values approaching 40 C. 1

A Glock 26 9mm pistol loaded with 18 rounds of ammunition seen in this photo was allegedly recovered from a man while he was being arrested for assault. (Toronto Police Service)

Man charged after woman assaulted, gun seized in Toronto

A man is facing more than a dozen charges after a woman was assaulted and a loaded gun was recovered in North York.

The Sunnyside Gus Ryder pool is shown. (Instagram / @ronbat)

City extends hours at 7 public pools amid heat warnings

The City of Toronto has extended the hours of seven city-run pools in an effort to help residents cool off amid heat warnings issued by Environment Canada.

Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario's Minister of Finance, left, arrives with Premier Doug Ford to deliver the provincial government's 2022 budget at the Queens Park Legislature, in Toronto, on Thursday, April 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ontario legislature returns amid health staffing crisis, high inflation

Ontario's legislature is set to resume this week for the first time since the re-election of Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives, with politicians returning amid a health-care staffing crisis and skyrocketing inflation. 1

Winning Lotto 649 ticket worth $6M sold somewhere in Ontario

Ontario residents will want to check their Lotto 649 tickets carefully this morning.

Ottawa family physician Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth holds one of her littlest vaccinated patients during a recent Ottawa Junior Jabapalooza vaccination clinic for children six months to under age five. (Photo shared with permission from the child’s parents Kiavash Najafi and Jordan Leichnitz.)

COVID-19 vaccination clinics head outdoors in effort to get shots in Ontario's littlest arms

The effort to get Ontario’s youngest residents vaccinated against COVID-19 is heading outdoors in some communities.

Former Unifor National President Jerry Dias walks from the podium after addressing the media, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Windsor, Ont. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Unifor members electing new president in Toronto this week following Dias scandal

Unifor members from across Canada are gathering in Toronto this week to elect the union's next leader, several months after former national president Jerry Dias stepped down. 1

Toronto police cruisers are seen in this undated photo. (Simon Sheehan/CP24)

Two men injured in separate overnight shootings in Toronto

Toronto police say they are investigating two separate shootings in the wee hours of Sunday morning that sent two men to hospital.

People enjoy the hot weather at Sugar Beach in Toronto on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. A Canadian co-author of new research that finds extreme heat risks from climate change in American cities are much higher than previously thought says the study is also a warning for Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Temperatures in Toronto set to hit low 40s with humidity as two-day heat event continues

Temperatures in Toronto are set to hit the low forties when combined with humidity Sunday as much of southern Ontario remains under heat warnings.

Police tape is shown in this file photo. (File/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy)

Motorcyclist and pedestrian critically hurt in Scarborough collision

Two men are in critical condition in hospital after a motorcyclist struck a pedestrian in central Scarborough early on Sunday morning.

Emergency department in Ontario temporarily closing this weekend due to staffing shortage

An emergency department at a hospital in Grey County will be temporarily shutting down this weekend due to staffing shortages. 2

One of the two winning $70 million Lotto Max tickets in Tuesday’s record-breaking draw was sold in Toronto.

$55M, $70M winning Lotto Max tickets go unclaimed in Toronto

There are currently two multi-million Lotto Max prizes sold in Toronto waiting to be claimed, the OLG says. One is from Friday's draw, worth $55-million, and the other, worth $70- million, is from the June 28 draw.

A man seen in this undated photo is being sought by police after he allegedly committed an indecent act at a Toronto store on July 12, 2022. (Toronto Police Service)

Police looking to identify suspect after indecent act committed at Toronto store

Toronto police have released images of a suspect wanted in connection with an indecent act committed at a midtown store last month.

Adelaide Street is pictured in downtown Toronto August 5, 2022. (Joshua Freeman /CP24)

Months of construction set to begin on major downtown artery for Ontario Line

A months-long street renewal project is set to get underway on a major downtown artery this month in order to make way for the expected start of construction on the Ontario Line.