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CHATHAM-KENT, Ont. — Police say a man is facing charges after allegedly using an unregistered drone to film the scene of a fatal crash in Chatham-Kent, Ont.

TORONTO — A campus coalition at Canada’s largest university is urging the school to listen to its own expert research on COVID-19 and roll back its plan to reopen doors to students and staff in the fall.

TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province's credit rating has remained stable in 2020 despite the costs incurred by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — An escalating disagreement over school reopening safety standards between Ontario's major teachers' unions and Premier Doug Ford's government could be headed to the province's labour board, a letter to union members said late Tuesday.

MONTREAL — Quebec does not intend to change its back-to-school plan, despite criticism from doctors and scientists who have called it inadequate, Health Minister Christian Dube said Tuesday.

TORONTO — An Ontario government advertising blitz touting the province's back to school plan will continue, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday amid opposition calls to redirect the campaign costs towards keeping students safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — School bus drivers in Ontario say they need guidance from the province and school boards on COVID-19 safety protocols including social distancing, use of face masks and sanitizing routines.

WATERLOO, Ont. — The Region of Waterloo Public Health unit says a child at a day camp has tested positive for COVID-19. Acting medical officer of health Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang says the number of children potentially exposed to the disease is small.

TORONTO — Ontario has failed to keep inmates with mental health disabilities out of segregation, the province's human rights commission alleges.

QUEBEC — The fight against child exploitation requires massive investments in artificial intelligence, a Quebec legislative committee created to investigate child prostitution heard Monday.