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Toronto police charge man with second-degree murder in Minnesota man's death

Toronto police have charged a man with second-degree murder in the death of a man from Minnesota. Police say a man was found suffering from stab wounds on Jan. 13. They say he was pronounced dead after arriving in hospital.
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Ontario patients to be ranked for life-saving care should ICUs become full

Ontario patients to be ranked for life-saving care should ICUs become full

Hospitals in Ontario have received a much-anticipated document that lays out the criteria to be used if intensive care units fill up and medical resources are scarce.
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Toronto-area constable pleads not guilty to 14 charges related to corruption probe

An undercover police officer called in to investigate a Toronto-area constable accused of corruption described Monday arranging for his target to meet another undercover officer who would pose as a drug dealer and informant.
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Quebec man charged with second-degree murder in stabbing death of mother

Quebec man charged with second-degree murder in stabbing death of mother

MONTREAL — A 23-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder today in the weekend slaying of his mother. Francis Normand's 49-year-old mother died after she was found stabbed Sunday inside an apartment in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.
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COVID-19: Quebec high school students back in classroom after month-long layoff

COVID-19: Quebec high school students back in classroom after month-long layoff

MONTREAL — Quebec high school students returned to classrooms on Monday following a month-long, extended winter break imposed by the government to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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Ontario must cut COVID-19 cases to 1,000 daily to lift lockdowns: Williams

TORONTO — COVID-19 cases in Ontario must fall below 1,000 per day before lockdown measures can be lifted, the province's top doctor said Monday as he expressed cautious optimism that infection rates may have plateaued. Dr.
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Akwesasne rising to challenge of blending COVID-19 protocols of three jurisdictions

Akwesasne rising to challenge of blending COVID-19 protocols of three jurisdictions

AKWESASNE, ONTARIO, CANADA — Grappling with the unique jurisdictional reality of the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory has always been difficult. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it even more challenging.
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Woman faces charge of indignity to a body after infant found dead in Gatineau

GATINEAU, Que. — A 26-year-old woman was charged with committing an indignity to a corpse Sunday, the day after an infant was found dead in a Gatineau, Que., apartment. Gatineau police say they made the discovery around 11 p.m. on Saturday.
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Rural Ontario doctors await vaccine while big cities move to vaccinate LTC residents

Rural Ontario doctors await vaccine while big cities move to vaccinate LTC residents

Doctors in rural Ontario say they're still waiting to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while big cities have moved to vaccinate residents of long-term care homes after going through front-line health workers.
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Historic St. Catharines, Ont., church gets $100,000 of federal support

Historic St. Catharines, Ont., church gets $100,000 of federal support

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — A historic Black church in St. Catharines, Ont., is getting $100,000 of federal funding. Salem Chapel BME Church was designated a national historic site in 1999 as the home congregation of Harriet Tubman.
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