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OSHAWA, Ont. — A murder trial is set to begin today for a man accused of killing two Ontario teenagers. Adam Strong faces first-degree murder charges in the deaths of Rori Hache and Kandis Fitzpatrick, and his trial in Oshawa, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario reported 491 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and two more deaths from the illness. It was the highest daily increase in cases reported in the province since early May.

MONTREAL — A union representing Quebec home daycare workers says an agreement-in-principle has been reached with the province, putting an end to a general strike that began last Monday.

WASAGA BEACH, Ont. — Provincial police remained on the scene Sunday in an Ontario beach town where hundreds of motorists allegedly gathered this weekend. OPP Sgt. Jason Folz said the "car takeover" of Wasaga Beach, Ont.

MONTREAL — A staff member at a private long-term care home in suburban Montreal where dozens of residents died during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has tested positive for the disease, the local health agency said Sunday as Quebec reported

NEWPORT, Que. — Three separate road crashes across Quebec this weekend has left two drivers dead and sent a third driver to hospital with serious injuries.

London, Ont., police said Saturday began quietly and with no known public health infractions in the university town known to host large parties on the same weekend each year.

QUEBEC — The Quebec government is investing $85 million in schools to adapt to the new reality of COVID-19. About $25 million of that amount will be used to train and hire employees to better supervise students during the pandemic.

Quebec is reporting 698 new cases of COVID-19 today, the highest single-day tally since May. Health authorities say 272 of the new cases — or 39 per cent — were reported in Montreal, with 106 in Quebec City and 99 in the Monteregie region.

HUNTSVILLE, Ont. — An Ontario woman is facing a drug charge related to an investigation into a woman's death this spring, provincial police say.