Competing protests over LGBTQ2S+ inclusive education in Kitchener, Ont.
Protests were held in front of Kitchener City Hall on Friday, both for and against LGBTQ2S+ inclusive education and queer rights in schools.
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Hydrogen sulfide leak at Brantford high school
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Parents of Ontario teen sue alleged poison salesman Kenneth Law
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Waterloo traffic stop leads to $95K in drugs seized
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Alleged Hells Angels gang members arrested after assault, robbery in Hamilton
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Emergency services respond to Cambridge vehicle fire
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Ayr couple out almost $23K after closure of Kitchener pool store
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Missing family last seen in Kitchener, Ont. found safe
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Brantford police look to identify two persons of interest after alleged sexual assault
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Honouring the memory of a Guelph girl who died from cancer
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Relay to End Parkinson’s makes a stop in Guelph
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Three people arrested for allegedly trafficking fentanyl to Guelph’s vulnerable population
Two men and a woman are facing charges after police say they were trafficking illegal substances to Guelph’s vulnerable population downtown.
Man breaks into concession stand, steals jerseys after arena break-in: Guelph police
A 41-year-old Guelph man is facing charges after officers discovered someone inside a concession stand at Exhibition Arena early Thursday morning.
High school students use Métis fingerweaving to support a good cause
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Two people arrested for alleged public sex act
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An Ontario man says it is 'unfair' to pay a $1,500 insurance surcharge because his four-year-old SUV is at a higher risk of being stolen.
Ontario mother scammed out of $1,800 in Taylor Swift ticket scam
An Ontario mother lost $1,800 hoping to get Taylor Swift tickets for her seven-year-old daughter. 'I don't understand how someone could just take advantage of someone and their hard-earned money, and it was a gift for a seven-year-old girl,' Dana Caputo, of Tottenham, Ont., told CTV News Toronto.
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Ontario man who almost fell for text scam issues warning to others
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Ontario woman misses flight to funeral due to airline ticket typo
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Calls for more protections for Canadian bank clients amid rise in scams
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Canadian fast food chains create value menus to win back customers
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Three men were injured after trying to subdue a man armed with a knife during afternoon prayers at a Montreal-area mosque Friday afternoon.
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A 15-year-old boy who was the subject of an emergency alert in New Brunswick has been arrested.
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Woman shot by B.C. police was Colombian refugee with young daughter, advocate says
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Video released of person of interest after cat is allegedly set on fire in Orillia, Ont.
Provincial police investigating the death of a cat that was allegedly set on fire in Orillia earlier this week released surveillance video of a person of interest in the case.
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