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Toronto police say they had to shut down a large birthday party at a commercial storage unit that flouted COVID-19 restrictions early Monday. Police say they responded to reports of a large gathering at the building shortly after 1 a.m.

Ontario will increase COVID-19 testing in its long-term care homes in an effort to pinpoint how the virus is getting into the facilities, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as more new cases and deaths were reported in the sector.

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he isn't ready to commit to a COVID-19 Christmas plan as the province attempts to hold back a second wave of the novel coronavirus.

Hamilton police say human remains found at a park last month have been identified as belonging to a 26-year-old homicide victim. Police say the remains were discovered at the park on Oct. 6.

TORONTO — A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a Toronto high school after 13 students tested positive for the virus. The Toronto District School Board says the Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute remains open.

GREATER SUDBURY, Ont. — Sudbury police say they've charged one of their own officers after he was allegedly driving while impaired when off-duty. Police say that Const.

LONDON, Ont. — Three teenagers are facing charges after hosting a house party in London, Ont., over the weekend. Police say they were called to the house late on Friday night and found nearly 100 people at the party with few wearing masks.

TORONTO — A new report says food bank visits in Toronto climbed this summer because of economic instability caused by COVID-19.

A wind storm that swept through swaths of southern and central Ontario has left hundreds of thousands of residents without power.

TORONTO — A spike in deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic is largely tied to Ontario's nursing homes, the province reported Sunday as it continued to post massive surges in cases of the novel coronavirus.