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TORONTO — Ontario is expected to announce a 28-day provincewide "shutdown" Thursday to stop the spread of COVID-19 as an alarming spike in cases threatens the critical care system, The Canadian Press has learned.

A doctor accused of murdering an 89-year-old man in an eastern Ontario hospital last week had to be supervised at work for a year until recently, The Canadian Press has learned. The college governing doctors in the province said Dr.

A three-year-old boy who was missing near Kingston, Ont., for three days has been found safe, police said Wednesday, hailing the development as "unbelievable.

TORONTO — Misinformation about COVID-19 is being spread online by six per cent of people in Ontario, most of them between the ages of 55 and 64, a new study has found.

MONTREAL — Public health officials in Quebec City have ordered a gym to close after detecting 68 cases of COVID-19 that they say are linked to the facility.

TORONTO — A $30-million class-action award against Ontario for its mistreatment of inmates in solitary confinement will stand, the Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Working age Canadians have been hit hard by the escalating pandemic, and now they're drawing a significant chunk of the blame, too.

TORONTO — It's hard for Prentice Scott to choose a highlight from a day spent vaccinating seniors against COVID-19 in the lobby of their Windsor, Ont., apartment building.

TORONTO — Spring break for Ontario's schools will go ahead as planned next month, at least for now, the education minister said Tuesday, drawing criticism for not providing enough clarity on the matter.

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday he's concerned about a rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases in five parts of the province where restrictions were recently loosened.