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Police search for teen last seen jumping from bridge into Ottawa River

OTTAWA — Police say they'll resume a search today for a teenaged boy who was last seen Friday evening jumping off a bridge into the Ottawa River. Ottawa police say the 14-year-old boy was with a group of youths gathered at the Prince of Wales Bridge.

Jul 4, 2020 8:52 AM Read more >

Ontario won't close provincial beaches amid overcrowding concerns

TORONTO — Ontario's premier said he won't order provincial beaches to close even as several municipalities grapple with crowds flocking to their shores amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 3, 2020 6:42 PM Read more >

Ontario deploys emergency management team to address Essex farm outbreak

TORONTO — Ontario has deployed an emergency management team to Windsor-Essex to help deal with a large COVID-19 outbreak on a farm, Premier Doug Ford said Friday as he apologized for previously suggesting migrant workers were hiding to avoid getting

Jul 3, 2020 5:03 PM Read more >

Advocates say new bill gives an unfair advantage to landlords over tenants

TORONTO — Ontario tenants' rights advocates are voicing concerns over a new bill they say will make it easier for landlords to obtain evictions once the COVID-19 crisis eases.

Jul 3, 2020 4:54 PM Read more >

Ottawa mayor to introduce motion to mandate cloth masks indoors

OTTAWA — The mayor of Ottawa says he's working to make cloth masks mandatory indoors in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 while restarting the economy.

Jul 3, 2020 2:45 PM Read more >

AGCO suspends Toronto club's liquor licence over alleged party

TORONTO — The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says it plans to revoke the liquor licence of a Toronto club accused of hosting a secret indoor party attended by more than 100 people.

Jul 3, 2020 2:11 PM Read more >

Quebec reports 19 COVID-19 deaths, 89 new cases as hospitalizations decline

MONTREAL — Quebec is announcing 19 new deaths due to COVID-19, including seven that occurred in the last 24 hours. The other 12 deaths occurred before June 25, bringing the province's total to 5,560.

Jul 3, 2020 11:55 AM Read more >

Ontario family files human rights application to visit son, 14, in group home

An Ontario family has filed a human rights application to be deemed essential caregivers to their 14-year-old son who lives in a group home in the hopes they can visit him for the first time in more than three months.

Jul 3, 2020 9:42 AM Read more >

Peel Regional Police arrest man on gun, drug charges, seize 1,000 bullets

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Peel Regional Police say a man faces 17 charges after investigators seized guns, bullet-proof vests, 1,000 rounds of ammunition and drugs from a Brampton, Ont., home on Canada Day.

Jul 2, 2020 8:16 PM Read more >

Migrant farm workers "hid" from COVID-19 testing in Windsor-Essex: Ford

TORONTO — Migrant workers at an Ontario farm struggling with a major COVID-19 outbreak "hid" to avoid getting tested when health officials visited recently, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday, refusing to name the business.

Jul 2, 2020 4:56 PM Read more >