Rogers to spend $50M to address excessive screen time among teens and tweens
Hannah Alberga / nationalobserver - Rogers Communications says it is investing $50 million over five years to address the excessive time teens and tweens spend on screens.
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Man charged with first-degree murder in fatal shooting of international student at UTSC
theglobeandmail - Police say a 28-year-old suspect from Toronto has been arrested
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Ontario mother charged with 1st-degree murder in death of 10-year-old child
Gabby Rodrigues / globalnews - Barrie police say a mother is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of her 10-year-old child.
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Nova Scotia youth attacked by three dogs has died, school officials say
theglobeandmail - The ‘large-breed’ dogs attacked a child on Upper Sandy Cove Road in the community of Welshtown on Saturday, RCMP say
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School buses cancelled in parts of GTA as region expects blast of icy weather
theglobeandmail - Student transportation services cancelled in Durham District, York Region and Halton District school boards
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Winnipeg father sentenced for manslaughter after toddler ingested fentanyl
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The father of a toddler who died after ingesting fentanyl in the family's Winnipeg home has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for failing to seek medical help in a timely manner.
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Quebec students must address teachers as ‘Mr.’ and ‘Ms.’ under new civility rules
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec students returning to class after winter break will now have to use formal language to address their teachers under new rules designed to foster civility.
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Mom of newborn found in shoebox charged
Jane Stevenson / torontosun - Baby girl was heard crying just before 11 a.m. mass inside a Toronto church on Dec. 21.
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David Branch, longtime OHL commissioner, dies at 77
Michael Talbot / citynews - Former Ontario Hockey League commissioner and Canadian Hockey League president David Branch has died. He was 77. The OHL and Canadian Hockey League announced his death Monday, stating he died Sunday. No cause of death was revealed. Branch was commissioner…
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Canada’s gold-medal hopes crushed by Czechia for third year in a row
Joel Colomby / torontosun - ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the third consecutive year, Canada’s world junior dreams have been stamped out by Czechia. After quarterfinal losses in the previous two tournaments, Canada’s flat performance on Sunday night’s semifinal ended in a dramatic 6-4 loss …
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Elon Musk’s Grok accused of producing sexualized AI images of women, minors
theglobeandmail - Chatbot says images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’ were the result of lapses in safeguards
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Child found with critical injuries after fire breaks out at Markham home, police say
Nick Westoll / citynews - York Regional Police said emergency crews were called to the home in the Ninth Line and 16th Avenue area of Markham just after 12 p.m. on Friday.
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Barrie police investigating after 10-year-old child found dead in home
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Police say they responded to a call for a well-being check at a house on Wednesday afternoon where a 10-year-old child was found dead.
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Six-year-old girl dies after shootout involving police in Nunavik
The Canadian Press / montrealgazette - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the incident in Inukjuak on Dec. 20.
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London boy, 12, charged with arson after residential fire: Police
Beatriz Baleeiro / lfpress - A 12-year-old boy is charged with arson after a fire at an east-end residential building in London, police say.
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School cellphone ban in Quebec is way more effective than ours
sootoday - Unlike in Ontario, students in Quebec are prohibited from using smartphones on school property for the entire day, including during breaks and in hallways
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Ontario man faces more sex offence charges involving 30 youth after RCMP probe
Sean Previl / globalnews - The Ontario man first faced charges in 2022 following an investigation by RCMP, but the probe continued leading to further charges in December.
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Young child hurt after gunfire exchange involving police in northern Quebec: mayor
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - Quebec's police watchdog says Nunavik officers exchanged gunshots with an individual outside a home after they were called about a person who allegedly posed a danger to others.
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Intergenerational daycare aiming to strengthen bonds between kids and ‘grandfriends’
News Staff / citynews - Among the thousands of new child-care spaces opening up across the country is a unique centre in Ottawa nestled at the heart of a long-term care campus, a dementia- and kid-friendly space meant to truly integrate the children and the seniors they sweetly …
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Student charged over alleged hit list, threats at London, Ont., university campus
John Marchesan / citynews - Police in London, Ont., say a Toronto man is facing charges after allegedly writing a hit list of people he wished to kill and uttering death threats at a local university. Police say on Sunday morning, a man was sitting in a common area with several resi…
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