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BURLINGTON, Ont. — A Burlington, Ont., hospital has declared an outbreak in one of its inpatient units after three health-care workers and one patient tested positive for COVID-19.

LONDON, Ont. — Public health officials have declared an outbreak at a Western University student residence in London, Ont., where eight people have tested positive for COVID-19.

An Ontario Provincial Police officer has died after being shot in the line of duty on Manitoulin Island. OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique says Const. Marc Hovingh had been a member of the service for 28 years.

TORONTO — Ontario now has 150 COVID-19 patients in its intensive care units, crossing a key threshold that government projections have indicated could lead to cancelled surgeries, as Premier Doug Ford promised action to protect hospital capacity.

A First Nation that sits on the border between northwestern Ontario and Manitoba will impose a lockdown starting Friday as COVID-19 cases climb in the region.

KING CITY, Ont. — Police in York Region say they've arrested a high school teacher for possessing child pornography. Robert Aurich is charged with possession, distribution, and accessing child pornography.

MISHKEEGOGAMANG FIRST NATION — A First Nation in northern Ontario has had its boil water advisory rescinded, says the corporation that helped improve the community's water treatment facilities.

KING TOWNSHIP, ONT. — York Region is declaring another wedding-related outbreak after nine confirmed and seven probable COVID-19 cases were linked to events in the Township of King.

BARRIE, Ont. — Police are seeking information related to an alleged puppy theft attempt north of Toronto. York Regional Police say a woman from Barrie, Ont.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police west of Toronto are asking for the public's help in finding a puppy stolen during an armed robbery. Peel regional police say that at about 5 p.m.