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MONTREAL — A woman in her 50s has died of a blood clot that occurred after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the Quebec government announced Tuesday. Public health director Dr.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is looking for witnesses after a Durham Region officer fired his gun at a vehicle. The Special Investigations Unit says officers in Oshawa, Ont.

TORONTO — Migrant farm workers who come to Ontario from other countries are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and other infectious diseases due to their communal living and working conditions, according to a coroner's report released on Tuesday.

The Waterloo Regional Police Service has declared a COVID-19 outbreak among its ranks after five members tested positive for the virus over four days.

TORONTO — Ontario prepared Monday to receive medical support from the military as the province reached grim new milestones in COVID-19 hospitalizations and spread.

TORONTO — Ontario plans to increase penalties for speeding, stunt driving and other traffic violations, saying it has seen a spike in the offences since the pandemic hit.

MONTREAL — Quebec on Monday advanced the day disabled people can begin booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments and expanded a program in which private companies operate mass vaccination sites at their workplaces.

A 13-year-old girl's death from COVID-19 at her home in Brampton, Ont., while her mother lay in hospital with the disease sparked an outpouring of grief, anger and community generosity on Monday.

SUDBURY, Ont. — Police say they have charged a second man for his alleged role in a fire that killed three people in Sudbury, Ont.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is reporting 1,014 new cases of COVID-19 today as well as nine additional deaths due to the pandemic, including six in the last 24 hours. Hospitalizations declined for a fourth straight day, down by eight to 654.