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Toronto police say they have suspended an officer following his arrest for an alleged indecent act in Whitby, Ont. Police in Durham Region said Tuesday that they received reports of a man committing an indecent act near an arena in Whitby.

NEWMARKET, Ont. — Police say they've laid more charges against a 68-year-old doctor accused of sexual assault after nine more alleged victims came forward. York Region police say they began investigating on Jan.

TORONTO — Ontario's Liberals say they have paid off their $10-million debt from the 2018 provincial election in which they suffered the worst defeat in the party's history.

MONTREAL — A Universite de Montreal education professor has been charged with a sexual offence involving an 11-year-old child. Police in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal, said Thierry Karsenti, 52, was arrested Feb. 23.

MONTREAL — A novel coronavirus variant could cause cases in the Montreal area to explode by the end of April if residents don't strictly adhere to health orders, according to new modelling by the province's public health institute.

TORONTO — Pharmacies in three Ontario regions, including Toronto, will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines next week, although the province provided few details Thursday on how the pilot program would work.

Some universities in Ontario have started planning for a return to in-person learning this fall as COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Public health officials in Kingston, Ont., are prohibiting alcohol sales after 10 p.m. during the week of St. Patrick’s Day in an effort to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19.

TORONTO — Cash-strapped municipalities in Ontario will receive an additional $500 million to help address pandemic-related costs.

MONTREAL — Concern over the rising number of cases of novel coronavirus mutations is splitting Quebec in two -- the greater Montreal area, where authorities fear COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations could soon explode, and everywhere else.