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WINDSOR, Ont. — Public health officials have declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two hospitals in Windsor, Ont. Windsor Regional Hospital's Ouellette Campus has confirmed four cases of infection in staff on its 7th floor.

TORONTO — The province's plan to test asymptomatic students and staff for COVID-19 has uncovered an outbreak in the first school where it was deployed, raising concerns about the spread of the virus in classrooms around the province.

MONTREAL — Quebec's secularism law is so contrary to the essence of the Canadian Constitution it's as if the provincial government unilaterally amended it, the lawyer for a woman challenging the law argued Monday.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — A COVID-19 outbreak at a window company in Vaughan, Ont., has sickened 62 people. Public health officials say there are also five probable cases and one under investigation.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — York Region has confirmed 11 cases of COVID-19 linked to a soccer game at a sports facility in Vaughan, Ont. The public health unit says about 25 people played at TRIO Sportsplex and Event Centre on Nov. 11 and 15.

OTTAWA — Kawartha Dairy Limited is recalling certain ice cream products in Ontario due to "possible presence of pieces of metal," Health Canada says.

Toronto police say they will begin using body-worn cameras this week. Front-line officers in Toronto's 31 Division will wear the cameras when interacting with the public.

TORONTO — A new report on food bank use across Ontario shows there was a surge in demand for those services when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the province over the winter.

TORONTO — Tougher COVID-19 restrictions are taking effect today in five Ontario regions in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.

TORONTO — Eighteen students and a staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 at an east-end Toronto elementary school.