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OTTAWA — Provinces are looking to expand COVID-19 testing as Canadians in many provinces wait long hours to be swabbed or can't get in for testing at all.

OTTAWA — The Toronto lawyer who finished third in the federal Conservative leadership race says she'll seek election as an MP in a rural Ontario riding.

Toronto police say they're investigating the possibility that the stabbing death of a volunteer caretaker at a west-end mosque is linked to another recent homicide in the city. Insp.

MONTREAL — A teachers' union is suing Quebec to obtain documents used to prepare the province's back-to-school plan, claiming authorities are not being transparent about the number of infections in schools.

Montreal's mayor is speaking out after a weekend of gun violence in the city.

TORONTO — Parts of Ontario could see another lockdown if the province cannot get a handle on increasing rates of COVID-19, Premier Doug Ford warned Monday as the government reported a daily increase of new cases not seen since early June.

A growing number of Ontario students are opting for online education in the coming academic year, prompting both school boards and universities to bolster their e-learning offerings in the face of rising demand.

LONDON, Ont. — Police have charged 18 people, including four minors, in a large fentanyl bust in two Ontario cities. Investigators say the arrests were made following searches in multiple locations in London and Brampton.

A few hundred Western University students lined up on campus Monday to get tested for COVID-19 after five students living off campus tested positive for the disease over the weekend. A spokeswoman said the school in London, Ont.

TORONTO — Fears that an invisible virus may be lurking among trick-or-treaters will keep Melanie Vicente's two children home this Halloween, but the Toronto mom says she's determined to make sure her beloved holiday is still spooktacular.