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TORONTO — There may not be high enough levels of immunity to COVID-19 across the province by September for kids to return to school unmasked, Ontario's chief medical officer of health said Tuesday.

TORONTO — Police and city inspectors moved in to clear another homeless encampment at a public park in downtown Toronto on Tuesday, arresting several people, including a photojournalist with The Canadian Press.

A northern Ontario town is under a drinking water advisory. Public Health Sudbury & Districts issued the advisory for Gogama, Ont., on Monday. The issue follows an interruption to the town's water supply due to mechanical issues.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is pouring nearly $120 million into affordable rental units in Brampton, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario colleges and universities should prepare for all in-person classes and activities to resume this fall without capacity limits or physical distancing, the government says, though many institutions will still use a mix of in-person an

TORONTO — Ontario's science advisory table is recommending a much different school year, with the return of extracurriculars, loosening masking, distancing and cohorting rules when risk is low, and closing schools only in catastrophic scenarios.

TORONTO — The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected appeals filed by both the Crown and defence after a Toronto police officer was convicted of brutally assaulting a young Black man.

FORT FRANCIS — Officials say a contract firefighter working in the Fort Francis, Ont., area has died. Fire information officer Chris Marchand says the firefighter died following a medical issue.

A months-long inspection of Marineland by Ontario's animal welfare watchdog has found that marine mammals at the tourist attraction were in distress due to poor water quality, The Canadian Press has learned.

HAMILTON — Police say they're investigating a fatal stabbing in Hamilton. They say a 40-year-old man from Brampton, Ont., was found lying on a sidewalk with stab wounds Sunday morning.