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Toronto's mayor is calling on the federal and provincial governments to once again step up with financial support for Canadian cities as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into a second fiscal year.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., are investigating the case of an Ajax, Ont., teenager who was reported missing more than a week ago.

Police have charged a Toronto-area violin teacher over alleged historical sex assaults against a child. York Regional Police say they arrested 48-year-old Angus Wong of Markham, Ont., on Jan.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — The mayor of Oakville, Ont., has resigned as chair of the Halton police services board after approving international travel by the force's chief during the pandemic.

Hamilton, Ont., police say they have charged two organizers of an anti-mask protest group for holding events that allegedly violated public health rules. Police say the events were held in downtown Hamilton on Jan. 3 and Jan. 10.

MONTREAL — Quebec's schools, factories and construction sites are open during the provincewide lockdown because they are largely devoid of people 65 years and older, Premier Francois Legault said Monday.

A COVID-19 outbreak at a First Nation reserve near London, Ont., has grown to 33 cases. Middlesex-London Health Unit says an outbreak at the Oneida Long-Term Care Home was declared on Jan. 5.

The mayor of Ontario's largest city called for a return to a full lockdown Monday, saying the move is necessary to prevent the health-care system from being completely overwhelmed by a surge of COVID-19 cases.

The CEO of a hospital network in London, Ont., was ousted from his post Monday after concerns were raised about his international travel during the pandemic. Dr. Paul Woods travelled to the U.S.

HAMILTON — A laboratory in Hamilton has apologized after 31 people received incorrect COVID-19 test results because of what it called a processing error.