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A southwestern Ontario hospital grappling with record-high COVID-19 admissions was cancelling surgeries and transferring patients to other facilities this week while another scrapped procedures to free up staff who could care for the gravely ill.

MONTREAL — Quebec reported 2,641 new COVID-19 infections and 47 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, hours before the premier is expected to announce a severe lockdown across the province.

A southwestern Ontario hospital has been forced to store bodies in a trailer unit amid a surge in deaths due to COVID-19.

LONDON, Ont. — Police in London, Ont., allege a man fired a rifle in an attempt to break into a glass display case holding bottles of alcohol at an LCBO store.

A physician who travelled to the Dominican Republic over the holidays has resigned from a group of experts that help guide the Ontario government's response to COVID-19. Dr.

Several Ontario school boards urged students and staff to be patient Tuesday as internet outages affected online classes on the second day of the winter term.

MONTREAL — Quebec's manufacturing and construction associations say there will be major damage to Quebec's economy if the government imposes a strict COVID-19 lockdown similar to what occurred last spring.

Authorities say a man has died after being shot by police in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Niagara regional police say officers were responding to reports of an impaired driver when the incident took place.

TORONTO — All long-term care residents, workers and essential caregivers in COVID-19 hot spots will be vaccinated by Jan. 21, the Ontario government said Tuesday as it faced criticism over the slow pace of the vaccine rollout.

OTTAWA — The head of the Ontario Medical Association says the risk COVID-19 poses to pregnant and breastfeeding women is higher than the risk of taking a vaccine against the virus that causes it. Dr.