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Ontario is reporting 779 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, and 246 in intensive care. That's compared with 693 in hospital and 249 in intensive care Monday. The province is also reporting 20 more COVID-19 deaths.

Ontario is offering all nurses incentive pay of up to $5,000 per person to encourage job retention. Health Minister Christine Elliott said Monday the payments are meant to support nurses as the province recovers from the pandemic.

TORONTO — Ontario is reversing course on a plan to deregulate traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, saying it will instead require that the regulatory college for the profession offer licensing exams in Cantonese and Mandarin.

HAMILTON — Casey Creehan, Chuck Winters and Tamara Hinic are all back with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Ontario is reporting 693 patients in hospital with COVID-19 and 249 in intensive care today. That's down from a week ago when there were 849 people hospitalized and 279 in intensive care due to COVID-19.

TORONTO — Ontario bar exams scheduled for this month have been cancelled as the Law Society of Ontario investigates the possibility that test materials were leaked ahead of time.

Toronto police say a 19-year-old woman has died after a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning. Investigators say the crash happened on Lake Shore Boulevard West at about 2:40 a.m.

Ontario is reporting 684 patients in hospital with COVID-19 and 247 people in intensive care. That's down from 795 people in hospital with the virus and 253 people in ICU on Saturday.

TORONTO — Ontario police services that implemented mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies — under which some employees faced possible termination for not getting the shots — are sticking with the requirement for now.

Authorities say a snowmobiler is dead after a middle-of-the-night ride went wrong. Quebec provincial police say a fellow rider who was with the victim called first responders at around 2:45 a.m. Saturday. Spokeswoman Sgt.