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Quebec reporting 1,994 new COVID-19 cases, 33 additional deaths

Quebec reporting 1,994 new COVID-19 cases, 33 additional deaths

Quebec is reporting 1,994 new cases of COVID-19 today and 33 additional deaths linked to the virus. Public health officials say 12 of those deaths took place in the past 24 hours, 19 occurred between Dec. 6-11 and two took place on unspecified dates.
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Verdict expected in trial of man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman

Verdict expected in trial of man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman

A judge is set to rule Monday on whether a man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman should be found guilty of manslaughter. The trial surrounding the death of Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay, Ont., took place last month.
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Toronto transit constables faulted for 'excessive force' on streetcar rider

Toronto transit constables faulted for 'excessive force' on streetcar rider

TORONTO — Two special constables were unnecessarily violent with a Toronto streetcar passenger in a videotaped incident shared widely on social media, an investigation has concluded.
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COVID-19 kills another 17 in Ontario as cases jump again, province reports

COVID-19 kills another 17 in Ontario as cases jump again, province reports

TORONTO — The grim march of COVID-19 across Ontario continued unabated on Saturday, with authorities reporting another 17 people dying from the disease.
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Quebec reports 40 additional COVID-19 deaths, 1,898 additional cases

MONTREAL — Public health officials in Quebec reported 40 additional deaths associated with COVID-19 on Saturday and 1,898 new cases of the novel coronavirus.
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Toronto police bean-bag shooting during mental-health call prompts SIU investigation

Toronto police bean-bag shooting during mental-health call prompts SIU investigation

TORONTO — Investigators are reviewing an incident in which Toronto police officers responding to a mental-health crisis call fired a bean-bag gun.
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Recovery effort underway after two killed in construction mishap in London, Ont.

Recovery effort underway after two killed in construction mishap in London, Ont.

TORONTO — Efforts to recover the body of a worker trapped in the rubble of a partial collapse of a building under construction in London, Ont., continued on Saturday amid fears of a further cave-in.
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TTC employee hurt in stabbing at east-end subway station

Toronto police have charged two people in the stabbing of a transit employee at an east-end subway station. They say a TTC worker approached a group of males on Thursday at the Scarborough Town Centre.
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Two dead, four sent to London, Ont., hospital after wall collapses at building site

Two dead, four sent to London, Ont., hospital after wall collapses at building site

Two people are dead after a four-storey wall collapsed at a construction site in London, Ont., city officials said Friday. Earlier in the day firefighters dug through debris in the hope of saving one person who was trapped in the rubble.
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'The quicker I get that shot in me, the better.' Quebec readies for vaccine

'The quicker I get that shot in me, the better.' Quebec readies for vaccine

Montreal long-term care residents due to receive a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming days. and their families say they're ready as the province continues to report high numbers of infections and deaths.
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