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THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they've arrested 13 people in connection with an alleged fraudulent cheque scheme in the city.

TORONTO — Ontario's ombudsman said Tuesday that conditions in some of the province's correctional facilities have left him "shaken", and contributed to a record of over 6,000 complaints from inmates last year.

MONTREAL — Quebec is making masks mandatory for all public transit users, but Premier Francois Legault says police will not enforce the new rule and those who refuse to wear them won't be fined.

WATERLOO, Ont. — Google has acquired Kitchener-Waterloo-based smart glasses maker North.

Toronto city council has passed a motion seeking reform of the city's police department, but rejected a cut to the force's budget.

MONTREAL — Quebec may have to make masks mandatory on public transit to ensure people are ready in the event of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall, the province's public health director suggested Monday. Dr.

TORONTO — A spike in new COVID-19 cases in Ontario on Monday was attributed to two recent outbreaks — one at a farm in Windsor-Essex and another linked to a nail salon in Kingston.

TORONTO — A wave of alleged criminal activity rocking Ontario's tow truck industry clearly shows the need for stronger oversight, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as he announced a newly appointed task force would be reviewing ways to overhaul the secto

KINGSTON, Ont. — Five more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak related to a nail salon in Kingston, Ont., including an employee at another salon.

MONTREAL — A Montreal bus driver is in critical condition after the bus he was driving slammed into a tractor-trailer in the city's north end.