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Supervised drug consumption sites win injunction, can stay open for now amid Charter challenge
An Ontario judge has granted an injunction to keep 10 supervised consumption sites open while he considers a Charter challenge of a new provincial law that bans the sites from operating within 200 metres of schools or daycares.
Ontario consumption sites free to relocate, court hears, contrary to past statements
Health Minister Sylvia Jones has previously said that under a new provincial law no supervised consumption sites will open after the closures of 10 sites located within 200 metres of a school or daycare.
Supervised consumption centre takes Ford government to court over law forcing 10 sites to close
A Toronto supervised consumption site is challenging the legality of a new provincial law that will soon shut down 10 such sites and prevent new ones from opening.
Top court finds Ontario spending limits on 3rd-party election ads unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada has found an Ontario law that limits spending on third-party election advertising violates the constitutional right to vote. The country's highest court dismissed the Ontario government's appeal with a split 5-4 decision and struck down that part of the law.
Ford says he wants to be premier 'forever' on eve of Ontario snap election
Ontario's political party leaders are making their final pitches to voters a day before the province heads to the polls, with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford saying he wants to be premier "forever" and his rivals asking Ontarians to choose change.
Marineland succeeds in bid to sever property so it can raise money to move its animals
Marineland is set to sever its sprawling property so it can take out mortgages in order to fund park operations and eventually move its animals, including more than two dozen beluga whales, the tourist attraction said at a public hearing Tuesday.
Leaders of Ontario Liberals, NDP promise to help young people struggling with costs of living
Two Ontario party leaders laid out their plans to help young people deal with the affordability crisis, promising to reduce student debt and youth unemployment.
Marineland euthanizes 7-year-old beluga after medical struggles
Marineland says it has euthanized a seven-year-old beluga whale after a long battle with several different medical conditions.
Original Toronto safe consumption site gets temporary reprieve after lease extension
Temporary relief has washed over users of Toronto's original supervised consumption site after learning the place will not close when the building's lease expires in the spring, though its long-term prospects are bleak.
A 'staggering' 80,000 people and more were homeless in Ontario last year, new report finds
A new report by Ontario's municipalities says more than 80,000 people were homeless last year. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario says the groundbreaking report is believed to be the most accurate picture of provincewide homelessness to date.