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MONTREAL — Premier Francois Legault pushed the concept of "herd immunity" on Thursday as he prepared to lay the groundwork next week for a plan to gradually restart the economy and get children back to schools.

TORONTO — Long-term care in Ontario "needs to be changed," an emotional Doug Ford said Thursday, moments before his office confirmed the premier's mother-in-law, who lives in a seniors home, had tested positive for COVID-19.

Correctional officers in Ontario have resolved a weeks-long dispute with the government over permission to wear face masks inside provincial jails during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto's public transit operator says it's temporarily laying off 1,200 employees as a result of a huge drop in ridership caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto's public transit operator says it's temporarily laying off 1,200 employees as a result of a huge drop in ridership caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — A third-floor condo fire sent thick clouds of black smoke over part of downtown Toronto on Thursday, forcing scores of people from their homes.

TORONTO — Ontario is calling in military assistance and expanding testing as it battles the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care homes, where nearly 3,000 people have been infected and almost 450 residents have died.

MONTREAL — Unable to address a major shortage of front-line staff at its long-term care homes hit hard by COVID-19, Quebec asked the federal government Wednesday to send 1,000 Canadian Forces members to work at vulnerable residences.

KAWARTHA LAKES, Ont. — Provincial police say they've made an arrest in the alleged homicide of a 73-year-old man from Kawartha Lakes, Ont. They say they were called to a local home on Tuesday and found the man's body outside.

Toronto's High Park will be closed during cherry blossom season in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19. The city says the park's Sakura trees typically draw tens of thousands of visitors during peak bloom times.