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Education workers represented by ETFO reach tentative contract deal

Education workers represented by ETFO reach tentative contract deal

TORONTO — The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario has reached a tentative contract agreement with the government for the education workers it represents. The union does not yet have a deal for its 80,000 teacher members.
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Canada's manufacturing sector seeks to reduce 'repetitive labour' through AI

Canada's manufacturing sector seeks to reduce 'repetitive labour' through AI

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence and increased automation can help lessen the load for workers at a time when Canada faces a labour shortage in the construction and manufacturing sector.
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Maple Leafs excited by 'different elements' brought by Reaves, Domi and Bertuzzi

Maple Leafs excited by 'different elements' brought by Reaves, Domi and Bertuzzi

TORONTO — Ryan Reaves wasn't going to sign just anywhere. Max Domi, meanwhile, dreamt of pulling on the blue and white jersey since childhood. And Tyler Bertuzzi jumped at the chance to play for another Original Six franchise.
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Prime Video to introduce advertisements, increase cost for ad-free streaming

Prime Video to introduce advertisements, increase cost for ad-free streaming

TORONTO — Prime Video will jump on the ad wagon next year, introducing commercial breaks to its platform and hiking fees for those who want to avoid them.
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ATS signs deal to buy water purification company Avidity Science for $265 million

ATS signs deal to buy water purification company Avidity Science for $265 million

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — ATS Corp. has signed a deal to buy Avidity Science LLC, a designer and manufacturer of automated water purification solutions for biomedical and life science applications, for $265 million. Based in Waterford, Wisc.
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First Nations in northern Ontario seek over $100B to honour treaty promise

First Nations in northern Ontario seek over $100B to honour treaty promise

A legal battle playing out in a northern Ontario courtroom this month has seen an alliance of First Nations argue they are owed upwards of $100 billion for the Crown's failure to honour a 173-year-old treaty promise, while the federal and provincial
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Surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada led to allegations around Sikh killing, official says

TORONTO (AP) — The allegation of India’s involvement in the killing of a Sikh Canadian is based on surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada, including intelligence provided by a major ally, a Canadian official told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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Fashion mogul Peter Nygard pleads not guilty as sex-assault trial opens in Toronto

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard pleads not guilty as sex-assault trial opens in Toronto

TORONTO — Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard pleaded not guilty Thursday to all charges against him in his Toronto sexual-assault case, as jury selection for his trial got underway.
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Premier Doug Ford announces reversal of Greenbelt land removals

Premier Doug Ford announces reversal of Greenbelt land removals

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is reversing his plan to open the protected Greenbelt lands for housing development, he announced Thursday, after sustaining nearly a year of blowback over the decision that has seen two cabinet ministers and two top staffer
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William Nylander's contract status, move to centre the focus as Leafs hit the ice

William Nylander's contract status, move to centre the focus as Leafs hit the ice

TORONTO — William Nylander was in the middle of it all.
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