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Newly released data on COVID-19 cases reported in Toronto suggest people who identify as belonging to a racialized group or living in low-income households are disproportionately affected by the novel coronavirus.

TORONTO — As gyms in Ontario begin to open under Stage 3 of the province's COVID-19 recovery plan, staff at indoor climbing centres — which have already been open for weeks — are advising gym owners to take their time.

MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 122 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death in the past 24 hours. The province has now recorded 59,131 total cases of the novel coronavirus and 5,673 deaths.

TORONTO — Residents of Canada's largest city will be able to eat inside a restaurant, visit a museum and attend some sporting events starting Friday as Toronto joins most of Ontario in Stage 3 of the province's COVID-19 recovery plan.

LAVAL, Que. — A teenager is dead and another person is injured following an overnight shooting in Montreal's northern suburb of Laval. Several neighbours reported hearing gunshots around midnight near a schoolyard in the Vimont district.

TORONTO — Ontario's pediatric hospitals have updated their recommendations for a safe return to school full-time, offering guidelines on the logistical challenges facing educators this fall.

TORONTO — Food insecurity is soaring as a result of COVID-19, leading to a major spike in new food bank clients since the pandemic began, according to a report by a Toronto-based charity.

MONTREAL — The number of temporary Canadian Red Cross-trained workers needed in Quebec's long-term care homes is short of the 900 that were expected to replace departing Canadian military personnel.

TORONTO — Ontario's child welfare system will be redesigned to focus on prevention and early intervention, the provincial government said Wednesday.

Toronto city council has voted to enact a new bylaw making face coverings mandatory in all apartment and condo building common areas.