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A hospital in southwestern Ontario says its COVID-19 testing centre has been experiencing about 100 no-shows every day since switching to an appointment-only system. A spokeswoman with the Grand River Hospital in Kitchener, Ont.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says it will be limiting its indoor recreational programs to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Dr.

NEWMARKET, Ont. — Police north of Toronto say a 67-year-old woman and her dog are dead after they were struck by a vehicle. The collision happened yesterday evening in Newmarket, Ont.

TORONTO — The consortium building a light-rail transit line across Toronto said Thursday that it was taking the provincial government to court over alleged delays and cost overruns related to COVID-19.

OTTAWA — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 23-year-old man fell from an apartment window to his death shortly after Ottawa police officers entered the unit.

TORONTO — A Toronto hospital network says about 150 patients have been affected by a data breach in which their medical records were allegedly used in an extortion attempt involving a third-party provider.

TORONTO — Hospitals in Ontario are in talks with the government on ways to increase capacity as the province battles a second wave of COVID-19, while they continue to press for stricter measures to curb the spread of the virus.

A school board north of Toronto is scrapping its virtual elementary school program in favour of a hybrid model that will combine in-class and remote instruction, saying it was making the move to support a growing number of online learners.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — The principal of a Montessori child-care facility in Oakville, Ont., is facing child-pornography charges. Halton regional police say they arrested James (Robert) Thompson, 58, on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Couples in Ontario can now be legally married by an Indigenous officiant who can perform traditional ceremonies. The officiant will be able to submit the marriage for registration with the province.