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Montreal's mayor is speaking out after a weekend of gun violence in the city.

TORONTO — Parts of Ontario could see another lockdown if the province cannot get a handle on increasing rates of COVID-19, Premier Doug Ford warned Monday as the government reported a daily increase of new cases not seen since early June.

A growing number of Ontario students are opting for online education in the coming academic year, prompting both school boards and universities to bolster their e-learning offerings in the face of rising demand.

LONDON, Ont. — Police have charged 18 people, including four minors, in a large fentanyl bust in two Ontario cities. Investigators say the arrests were made following searches in multiple locations in London and Brampton.

A few hundred Western University students lined up on campus Monday to get tested for COVID-19 after five students living off campus tested positive for the disease over the weekend. A spokeswoman said the school in London, Ont.

TORONTO — Fears that an invisible virus may be lurking among trick-or-treaters will keep Melanie Vicente's two children home this Halloween, but the Toronto mom says she's determined to make sure her beloved holiday is still spooktacular.

WINGHAM , Ont. — Police say they've arrested a youth minister in Wingham, Ont., and charged him with sexual assault and other sex-related offences. Huron County OPP say they arrested the 29-year-old man on Thursday.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,360.14, up 137.68 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 37 cents, or 2.03 per cent, to $17.82 on 15.8 million shares.

Toronto police allege a 28-year-old man stabbed his parents to death before he was fatally struck by a train nearby.

TORONTO — Police have identified a man fatally stabbed in the neck outside a west-end Toronto mosque as a 58-year-old volunteer caretaker for the facility.