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Ontario reports 108 new cases of COVID-19, one new death related to coronavirus

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 108 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death related to the coronavirus. The total number of cases now stands at 41,287, which includes 2,797 deaths and 37,487 cases marked as resolved.

Students with disabilities face more obstacles returning to class: advocates

TORONTO — Advocacy groups in Ontario say students with disabilities will face additional obstacles returning to class following the pandemic, leaving parents unsure if their children will be fully and safely included in school reopening plans.

Police watchdog investigates after man falls to his death from Toronto apartment

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a man fell to his death from an apartment balcony in Toronto's York neighbourhood.

Protesters remove roadblocks in Caledonia, Ont., but remain at development

CALEDONIA, Ont. — Indigenous demonstrators have removed roadblocks from a provincial highway in southern Ontario, but protesters remain at the site of a housing development at the centre of a land dispute.

20-year-old charged in Toronto shooting that left one dead, four injured

Toronto police say they've charged a 20-year-old man in relation to a shooting last month that left one person dead and four others injured. Police responded to the incident on July 10 after shots rang out at a plaza in the city's north end.

Police charge 20-year-old man with murder in death of infant in 2019

SARNIA, Ont. — Provincial police in southwestern Ontario say they've charged a 20-year-old man with second-degree murder in relation to the death of an infant last year.

Police investigate after man dies in Thursday night shooting in Toronto

Toronto police say a man is dead after a shooting in the city's north-end. Investigators responded to the incident at around 8 p.m. on Thursday. Police say they found an adult male at the scene who was pronounced dead shortly after.

Laurentian University suspends admission to more than a dozen programs

Faculty at a northern Ontario university are pushing back against the school's move to suspend admission to more than a dozen programs this fall, which they say will reduce the already limited options for francophone students in the province.
Ontario could do proactive COVID-19 testing in some schools, top doctor says

Ontario could do proactive COVID-19 testing in some schools, top doctor says

TORONTO — Proactive COVID-19 testing could be conducted in some Ontario schools if local health officials are concerned that community spread of the virus presents a risk, the province's chief medical officer of health said Thursday. Dr.

No grounds to charge cops who shot and killed knife-wielding man: SIU

Ontario's police watchdog says there's no grounds to charge two officers who shot and killed a knife-wielding man who was previously detained under the Mental Health Act.