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Ford’s decision to speed up alcohol sales expansion to cost province $612M: report

By Allison Jones, The Canadian Press

Published: January 27, 2025 at 8:49AM EST

Beer cans are stacked as props in front a display of ice cream, at a press availability attended by Ontario Premier Doug Ford at a convenience store in Toronto, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

Man taken to hospital with serious injuries following Scarborough shooting

Man taken to hospital with serious injuries following Scarborough shooting

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Ontario voters officially headed to polls early for provincial election

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‘I want to do my part to help’ – Vancouver wrestling star raises nearly $40K for charity

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Parents say young B.C. woman with developmental disability lured online by ‘predator’

RCMP begin helicopter patrols along Alberta border with U.S.

RCMP begin helicopter patrols along Alberta border with U.S.

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Alberta cancer patient moved into storage room during hospital stay

St. Lawrence College cutting 40% of programs next semester

St. Lawrence College cutting 40% of programs next semester

Thousands of Ottawa photo radar tickets ripped up due to ‘unreadable plates’

Thousands of Ottawa photo radar tickets ripped up due to ‘unreadable plates’

5 in hospital after head-on collision between school bus and car

5 in hospital after head-on collision between school bus and car

Woman dead after major apartment fire in Montreal’s Anjou borough

Woman dead after major apartment fire in Montreal’s Anjou borough

Alberta pension manager fires 19 employees, including DEI program lead

Alberta pension manager fires 19 employees, including DEI program lead

RCMP begin helicopter patrols along Alberta border with U.S.

RCMP begin helicopter patrols along Alberta border with U.S.

More snow, bitterly cold weather expected in the Maritimes this week

More snow, bitterly cold weather expected in the Maritimes this week

N.B. storeowner hit in head with bottle while trying to stop shoplifter

N.B. storeowner hit in head with bottle while trying to stop shoplifter

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Manitoba shoppers turning to local stores as U.S. tariff threat looms

Order seizing animals from Barefoot Ranch quashed by judge

Order seizing animals from Barefoot Ranch quashed by judge

Sask. RCMP recruiting across Canada to fill vacancies

Sask. RCMP recruiting across Canada to fill vacancies

SARCAN centres now accepting plastic packaging for recycling

SARCAN centres now accepting plastic packaging for recycling

Snow events declared in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge

Snow events declared in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge

Brantford, Ont. family one of thousands on 30-year wait list for supportive housing

Brantford, Ont. family one of thousands on 30-year wait list for supportive housing

Sask. RCMP recruiting across Canada to fill vacancies

Sask. RCMP recruiting across Canada to fill vacancies

Saskatoon woman handed ticket after being struck by city bus

Saskatoon woman handed ticket after being struck by city bus

Southern Ont. teens charged with driving 174 km/h on Hwy. 69 in Sudbury

Southern Ont. teens charged with driving 174 km/h on Hwy. 69 in Sudbury

North Bay bookstore grateful for support after vandalism incidents

North Bay bookstore grateful for support after vandalism incidents

Twelve years for man sentenced in brutal stabbing attack

Twelve years for man sentenced in brutal stabbing attack

Snow projected to accumulate overnight, cold air on the way

Snow projected to accumulate overnight, cold air on the way

Excavator strikes Hwy 400 bridge in Innisfil causing damage, charges pending

Excavator strikes Hwy 400 bridge in Innisfil causing damage, charges pending

Ontario invests millions in new Wasaga Beach high school

Ontario invests millions in new Wasaga Beach high school

Two people convicted for puppy mill operation

Two people convicted for puppy mill operation

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Suspect took out a loan, purchased a car in Windsor victim’s name: WPS

Why the Year of the Snake is constricting festive decoration sales in B.C.

Why the Year of the Snake is constricting festive decoration sales in B.C.

B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau steps down

B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau steps down

Mission accomplished: Cape Breton couple achieves goal of watching Leafs play in every NHL arena

Mission accomplished: Cape Breton couple achieves goal of watching Leafs play in every NHL arena

Edmonton man brain-injured in Caribbean bar attack back home but missing skull piece

Edmonton man brain-injured in Caribbean bar attack back home but missing skull piece

Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money

Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans

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