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TORONTO — Ontario’s plan to immunize all adults in COVID-19 hot spots hit another speed bump Wednesday when four clinics in Toronto ran out of vaccines and had to cancel appointments or close temporarily.

MONTREAL — Quebec's opposition parties are accusing Premier Francois Legault of creating confusion with the imposition of a rule requiring mask-wearing outdoors to control the spread of COVID-19.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Police south of Montreal say they arrested a man following an alleged family dispute on Tuesday that sent four people to hospital. Longueuil, Que.

In stories published on April 8 and April 9, The Canadian Press incorrectly reported that Peel Region was to start vaccinating people aged 50 and older on Monday.

MONTREAL — Some 73,000 Quebec teachers are holding an unusual strike today that began just after midnight and is set to last until 9:30 a.m.

MONTREAL — The COVID-19 lockdown order across three Quebec regions will be extended for an additional week, Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday, adding that Quebecers shouldn't expect a return to normal before the end of June.

TORONTO — Community groups and large employers will be enlisted to organize COVID-19 vaccine clinics for residents 18 and older in certain "high risk" neighbourhoods, the Ontario government said Tuesday as it defended its immunization plan.

TORONTO — Systemic discrimination contributed to "serious flaws" in a number of missing-persons investigations conducted by Toronto police in recent years, including the case of a serial killer who preyed on men in the city's gay village for close to

Montreal community groups are supporting a motion calling on the city to beef up the police department's hate crimes unit.

Ontario has said it will offer COVID-19 vaccines to residents aged 18 and older in hot-spot postal codes, starting with the hardest-hit neighbourhoods in Toronto and Peel Region.