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Indigenous leaders are condemning what they describe as the sudden closure of several youth justice centres in northern Ontario, saying children and staff were traumatized after they were transferred to more distant facilities without proper notice.

TORONTO — Health Canada has approved two more rapid tests that can indicate the prevalence of COVID-19 immunity, devices experts say should be used judiciously but can help ensure the success of vaccines.

BAYFIELD, Ont. — An Amber Alert has been cancelled after a missing girl was found safe. Provincial police originally issued the alert on Wednesday morning, less than five hours after the seven-year-old was last seen in Bayfield, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario's primary care doctors are still awaiting specifics on how they will help administer the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, a group representing the physicians said Tuesday as the first batches of the recently approved shot arrived in the

MONTREAL — Quebec is ready to increase the pace of its vaccination campaign and could soon begin vaccinating people 65 and older in the Montreal area, Health Minister Christian Dube said Tuesday.

KINGSTON, Ont. — A man in Kingston, Ont., is facing a manslaughter charge in the December death of a neighbour. Police say they had responded to several calls about a stabbing at a downtown rooming house. Officers found two critically injured people.

AYLMER, Ont. — A COVID-19 outbreak at the Ontario Police College has now sickened 102 people, according to public health officials. There are currently 33 active cases linked to the outbreak at the training facility in Aylmer, Ont.

TORONTO — A commission examining the impact of COVID-19 on Ontario's long-term care system has heard the government rejected proposals that could have helped protect vulnerable residents during the second wave because they were deemed too expensive.

TORONTO — Poor messaging and confusion over who is leading Ontario's response to the pandemic are undermining public trust in the province's COVID-19 immunization plan, crisis communications experts say.

TORONTO — Women in predominantly female job sectors must have access to a suitable male comparison group in order to ensure their pay is fair, and stays that way, Ontario's top court ruled on Tuesday.