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OSHAWA, Ont. — Police east of Toronto say they're investigating the death of an 81-year-old woman after she was hit by a car in a grocery store parking lot. The Durham Regional Police Service say the incident happened around 3:30 p.m.

MONTREAL — Quebec's health and welfare commissioner is the latest senior official investigating the province's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed the lives of at least 5,729 Quebecers.

TORONTO — Parents at three of Ontario's largest school boards will be keeping nearly a quarter of kids out of the classroom, but the boards warn the statistics are not final as they continue to tweak their back-to-school plans.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police say three men have been found dead inside a condo unit in Mississauga, Ont., under what investigators are calling suspicious circumstances.

TORONTO — Canada's largest school board has proposed a new back-to-school plan that will reduce class sizes only in elementary schools located in Toronto neighbourhoods at the highest risk of COVID-19.

TORONTO — The dean of a newly launched pandemic institute at the University of Toronto says the initiative will help bring together the school's vast resources to effectively research and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto Public Health says a patron at a strip club has tested positive for COVID-19, following an earlier announcement that an employee there had the coronavirus.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say they've charged an 86-year-old man with murder after his 81-year-old wife was found dead in her home on Tuesday. Peel Regional Police say they were called to the scene in Mississauga, Ont.

TORONTO — A coalition of Ontario educators says substitute teachers are concerned about health and safety risks related to working in multiple schools as they prepare to return to classrooms in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Under pressure over his government's back-to-school plan, Premier Doug Ford ratcheted up his attacks on teachers' union leaders Tuesday, accusing them of playing politics.