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Fatal two-car crash that shut down Highway 401 eastbound express in Pickering reopens

The Ontario Provincial Police say the eastbound express lanes on Highway 401 at Whites Roads in Pickering have reopened after a two-car collision claimed the life of a 73-year-old man. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. Friday when a vehicle stalled on the right shoulder was rear-ended by another vehicle. The …

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1 dead, 9 injured after multi-vehicle pileup on Highway 2 near Crossfield: RCMP

Mounties say a multi-vehicle collision Tuesday night was fatal and has closed a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway north of Airdrie. RCMP said around 10:10 p.m. police responded to a crash that had upwards of 20 vehicles involved. The crash took place on Highway 2, north of Veterans Boulevard at Highway 72 in …

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Liberals ditch gun law reform critics said would ban hunting rifles – National

Liberals ditch gun law reform critics said would ban hunting rifles – National

The government has withdrawn a controversial amendment to its proposed firearm legislation — one that critics warned could have restricted access to hunting rifles. The Liberal amendment to gun law reform Bill C-21, which was tabled in a committee meeting in November, faced questions about how far it would have expanded the scope of weapons