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TORONTO — Canadian Broadway star Nick Cordero's recent leg amputation due to complications from COVID-19 is an example of a constellation of things that can go wrong during severe bodily infections, say doctors.

TORONTO — Pediatricians are urging parents to maintain their children's vaccination schedule amid the COVID-19 scare, cautioning that even a slight dip in inoculation rates could jeopardize herd immunity for a host of other ailments.

MONTREAL — The son of a 94-year-old Quebec woman who died of COVID-19 at one of the province's hardest-hit long-term care homes has filed a class action lawsuit application against the government-run residence, where at least 68 others have died from

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford tried to pump the brakes Tuesday on enthusiasm for reopening the economy, a day after encouraging new modelling was released, urging patience to avoid a resurgence of COVID-19.

MONTREAL — A federal inmate who contracted COVID-19 has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit over Correctional Service Canada's handling of the pandemic at its Quebec-based prisons.

MONTREAL — As Quebec attempts to get a handle on the COVID-19 crisis in long-term care homes, Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday the province will begin to plan for a gradual return of everyday activities, including the reopening schools and dayca

TORONTO — Criminal and civil jury trials in Ontario will be on hold at least an additional three months in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

NAPANEE, Ont. — A 49-year-old inmate at the Bath Institution has been charged with counsel to commit murder. Provincial police say the accused was arrested on Saturday and appeared in court in Kingston on Sunday.

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was shot in the presence of provincial police in Elliot Lake.

TORONTO — Hospitals facing urgent COVID-19 needs are banding together to close funding "gaps" for their institutions and embattled health-care workers.