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Some schools in northwestern Ontario will remain closed for in-person learning as cases of COVID-19 rise. The Northwestern Health Unit said it instructed schools in Fort Frances, Ont., to delay the return to physical classrooms until Jan.

A Toronto early childhood educator has been charged in the alleged sexual assault of a child in his care. Police say the accused worked at NYAD - Not Your Average Daycare in the city's east end when the alleged offences took place.

TORONTO — Ontario's cabinet is set to meet later today to consider new measures to combat skyrocketing rates of COVID-19. A government source says officials worked on new recommendations through the weekend that will be presented to cabinet tonight.

HAMILTON — An 80-year-old man hit by a car last week in Hamilton, Ont., has died from his injuries. Hamilton Police say the man was hit while in a city crosswalk just after 6 p.m. on Jan. 9.

BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. — An Ontario cottage country town is under a boil water advisory after a water main break. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit issued the advisory for the town of Bracebridge, Ont., on Sunday.

MONTREAL — Federal prosecutors in the United States say two Montreal-area men have been extradited to North Dakota to face drug trafficking charges. The U.S.

MONTREAL — Dozens of Quebec residents are facing fines for violating the province's newly enacted curfew on Sunday as the COVID-19 infection rates the measure is meant to curb continued their sharp upward trajectory.

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford warned that "turbulent waters" are ahead in the fight against COVID-19 on Sunday as Ontario set yet another single-day high for new diagnoses.

MONTREAL — A union representing teachers in Quebec says the province's education minister shouldn't rule out the idea of putting air purifiers in classrooms despite a recommendation by public health authorities.

Meredith Coulas has several lessons planned for students returning to her classroom, but none so pressing as how to protect themselves against COVID-19. Coulas teaches French immersion in Sudbury, Ont.