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The city of Montreal had about 13.66 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year.

The city of Gatineau, Que., had about 10.11 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year.

The city of Brampton, Ont., had about 20.71 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Public health officials say they will test all residents of a condo building in Mississauga, Ont., for COVID-19 after five people who live there tested positive for a contagious variant of the virus.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Health officials in North Bay, Ont., say a variant of COVID-19 believed to be contributing to a major local outbreak has been identified in one patient as the strain that first emerged in South Africa.

MONTREAL — Quebec is once again reporting fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 today, as well as 15 additional deaths linked to the pandemic. The province reported 910 new cases, and has been under the 1,000 mark for five of the last seven days.

Ontario is reporting 981 new cases of COVID-19 today and 42 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 122 new cases in Toronto, 209 in Peel Region, and 171 in York Region.

A retirement home operator says it's launched an investigation after a senior staff member at a southern Ontario facility allegedly removed the handles from some residents' doors.

Quebec's health minister said Saturday that the province must remain vigilant about COVID-19, despite a continued downward trend in hospitalizations and intensive-care patients linked to the virus.

SEPT-ILES, Que. — Police recovered a body from a building fire near Sept-Iles, Que. on Friday after a 23-year-old man was reported missing in the area.