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1 in 20 babies in Ontario exposed to opioids in utero, study indicates

TORONTO — One in 20 babies born in Ontario has been exposed to opioids during pregnancy, a new study indicates.
Quebec to reopen cinemas and some indoor sports, Outaouais region moves to 'orange'

Quebec to reopen cinemas and some indoor sports, Outaouais region moves to 'orange'

MONTREAL — Quebec will ease some COVID-19 restrictions ahead of March break, Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday, adding that parents will need something to do with their kids when they're off school. Starting Feb.

North Bay apartment outbreak linked to variant grows, Peel probes condo cluster

An outbreak involving a COVID-19 variant at an apartment building in North Bay, Ont.
Health minister says Ontario not ready to release more detailed vaccine timeline

Health minister says Ontario not ready to release more detailed vaccine timeline

TORONTO — Ontario is not ready to release a detailed plan for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccines because its supply of the shots has been unreliable, the province's health minister said Tuesday.
Snow day disrupts anticipated return to schools in Ontario virus hot spots

Snow day disrupts anticipated return to schools in Ontario virus hot spots

TORONTO — Winter weather in Ontario disrupted the students' anticipated return to in-class learning in some COVID-19 hot spots Tuesday, as the education minister reassured parents that new safety measures were sufficient to controlling COVID-19 sprea

Police officer in Halton Region charged with assault, mischief

OAKVILLE, Ont. — A Halton region police officer faces criminal assault and mischief charges. Police say the charges stem from last April, when four officers responded to a man loitering in Oakville, Ont.

Former Ontario Provincial Police superintendent charged with sexual assault

TORONTO — A former superintendent with the Ontario Provincial Police has been charged with sexual assault. The Special Investigations Unit says that it was contacted in July 2020 about a woman being assaulted.

Ontario moves to change judicial appointments in effort to boost access to justice

TORONTO — The Ontario government introduced legislation Tuesday that would cement changes to how provincial judges are appointed, part of several reforms it said aim to increase access to justice.
Quebec coroner postpones hearings into deaths at Herron nursing home to September

Quebec coroner postpones hearings into deaths at Herron nursing home to September

MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner on Tuesday reluctantly suspended part of her inquest into pandemic-related deaths at nursing homes, pushing to September hearings into one of the province's hardest-hit facilities.

Two children hurt in snowplow incident at school in Whitby, Ont.

WHITBY, Ont. — Two children were hurt, one of them seriously, after an incident involving a snowplow at a school in Whitby, Ont. Durham regional police say the incident occurred around 9:40 a.m. at Julie Payette Public School. Const.