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Man arrested after knifepoint carjacking in Kitchener
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Regional COVID-19, cold and flu care clinic to close permanently on Friday
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Ont.’s police watchdog investigating after Centre Wellington man seriously injured
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Woman suing Tim Hortons for $500K after hot tea spill left her 'disfigured'
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Man gets $85 fine for trespassing picking up family at Toronto Pearson
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