Heat wave sweeps Ontario with record like humidex risks
Environment Canada issued heat warnings across Ontario from southwestern regions to the Quebec border as temperatures push toward 45 C with high humidity. The agency warns vulnerable groups face danger while meteorologists link the surge to a southward air mass and climate change. City services urge cooling centers, hydration, and checks on neighbors, with schools and shelters adjusting operations.
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Ontario
Environment Canada
Weather Agency
Quebec
Sault Ste. Marie
Moosonee
Ottawa
Gerald Cheng
Cheng
New Brunswick
Climate Central
U.S. National Weather Service
Midwest
Bob Brooks
Bangkok
Thailand
Toronto District School Board
Elise von Scheel
Diana Chan McNally
Ontario Ministry of
Jean-Philippe Bégin
Montreal
Three dead in Toronto office lobby shooting
Three adults died after gunfire in a north Toronto office building lobby near Don Mills and Mallard roads. Police confirmed the deaths around 5 pm while a nearby independent-all-boys Catholic elementary school was locked down and a daycare in the area was cleared. A graphic designer in the building described hearing an argument before shots.
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Don Mills
Mallard Roads
Cindy Chung
Shahrokh Biniyaz
Biniyaz
St. George Mini School
LCBO workers vote to strike after turnout sets record
Ontario union OPSEU reported 97 percent of LCBO workers voting in favour of a strike with 8,060 participants and an 86 percent turnout over four days. The LCBO pledged to maintain service while resuming negotiations this week. OPSEU will review strike timeline Monday. The vote comes amid Ontario’s phased alcohol sales expansion announced by Premier Ford.
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Ontario Public Service Employees Union
LCBO
Doug Ford
OPSEU
Ford
OPSEA
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