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TORONTO — When much of society was under lockdown earlier this year and prolonged periods of solitude began to take a toll, Ghassan Miqdadi would log onto the website Yalla! Let's Talk to connect with fellow Arabs in Canada and abroad.

Toronto police say no one appears to have been injured after a shooting at a large mall in the city's west end on Friday afternoon. They say two groups allegedly fired shots at each other at Sherway Gardens at 2:30 p.m.

TORONTO — Mayors representing the majority of Ontarians are pushing the province to establish a vaccine certification system as a top science adviser says that without one, the Delta variant may overwhelm the health-care system.

DRYDEN, Ont. — Most residents of First Nations in northwestern Ontario who were evacuated due to the threat of nearby wildfires are heading home.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Police east of Toronto say they've charged a 22-year-old father with murder for the death of a two-month old infant. Durham regional police say the baby was taken to hospital with brain injuries on Nov. 21, 2020.

TORONTO — Police say a driver has died after a crash on a highway in Toronto early Friday. Ontario Provincial Police report a car collided with the back of a transport truck that was stopped in a live lane of traffic on Highway 401 around 3:30 a.m.

A father in a northern Ontario city intentionally drove a car carrying his two children into a lake, killing everyone in the vehicle, police said Thursday as the man's family tried to explain what may have prompted his actions.

TORONTO — Ontario is putting $2.2 billion more toward COVID-19 spending, bracing for the impacts of the Delta variant as the province sees a rising number of cases, largely in unvaccinated people.

More universities in Ontario are making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for those who will be on campus this fall. Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., the University of Guelph, and Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog has cleared two Toronto police officers of wrongdoing after they shot a man in a mental health crisis.