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LONDON, Ont. — Police in London, Ont., have charged three organizers of a weekend anti-lockdown rally. The three women from the city were charged with violating provincial rules against large outdoor gatherings.

The City of Toronto will ramp up winter maintenance so residents can spend more time outdoors. Mayor John Tory says the city wants people to stay active despite COVID-19, even in sub-zero temperatures.

TORONTO — Ontario residents should celebrate the upcoming winter holidays only with the people they live with, regardless of the COVID-19 situation in their region, the provincial government said Wednesday.

TORONTO — Ontario's response to the COVID-19 pandemic was slower and more reactive than that of other provinces, hampered by "delays and confusion in decision-making" as public health experts took a secondary role to government officials and politici

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A man has been charged with first-degree murder in a case dating back four decades, a rare feat that provincial police said cannot make up for the tremendous loss a family experienced.

TORONTO — A funeral service is to be held on Saturday for an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was killed in the line of duty. Const. Marc Hovingh died Thursday in a shooting on Manitoulin Island that also resulted in the death of a civilian.

TORONTO — COVID-19 rapid tests are now being used in some Ontario hospitals and long-term care homes, with more set to be distributed across the health-care system in the coming weeks, the provincial government said Tuesday.

A hospital in London, Ont., is discontinuing admissions to all medical units for the next seven days as it fights several COVID-19 outbreaks that have so far infected 41 patients and staff.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has tightened its rules surrounding Christmas gatherings, specifying on Tuesday that people will only be able to attend two holiday events during a four-day window.