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A driver is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 401 near Highway 427 on Thursday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Source

Some areas saw wind gusts over 100 kilometres an hour. Others were hit with golf ball-sized hail. Wild weather was in action last week as well, according to the latest provincial crop report.  Source

With Canada’s two biggest freight railroad companies set to enter binding arbitration with the labour unions representing their workers, there are still concerns about what a prolonged disruption could mean for Prince Edward Island. Source

After months of planning, Capital Pride is blaming its last-minute decision to cut this year’s parade route in half on an unexpected shortage of available police officers to provide security for the event. Source

Postmedia has started the process of taking over those parts of the insolvent SaltWire Network that it plans to keep running. Source

Frustration in the Yukon over Bell Mobility’s service is continuing to build, and the premier’s office is encouraging residents to file complaints with the CRTC. Source

With 2,067 votes, Jamie Korab has kept the Waterford Valley district red for the Liberal Party. Source

A Campbellton RCMP officer who assaulted a homeless man during an arrest has been sentenced to four months in jail, a tougher sentence than the Crown and defence recommended. Source

Montreal’s three French-language service centres and two English-language school boards assert that only five per cent of teaching positions remain vacant in schools. Source

The provincial government is denying allegations that it caused injury or damage to a 31-year-old mother of two who had COVID-19 and died while waiting to be transferred to an Ontario hospital. Source