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MONTREAL — Quebec added five more deaths linked to COVID-19 today, along with 126 new infections in the province. The province's Health Department reports the number of cases linked to the novel coronavirus stands at 60,367 along with 5,692 deaths.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Authorities are urging caution after mosquitoes in the area of Markham, Ont., tested positive for the West Nile Virus.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 70 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death related to the virus today. Health Minister Christine Elliott says it marks the sixth consecutive day the province has reported fewer than 100 new cases of the virus.

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — Police say a couple is dead after a collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle in Boucherville, south of Montreal.

MONTREAL — A 45-year-old man appeared in court via telephone Friday for allegedly making threats against Quebec's public health director, Horacio Arruda. The man was arrested Thursday in Drummondville, Que.

Toronto's public health agency is calling on the local public school board to reduce class sizes in September, suggesting the province's back-to-school plan doesn't go far enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

TORONTO — Ontario's child-care centres will be receiving about three per cent of a major influx of cash from the federal government meant to help cope with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the province's premier said Friday.

TORONTO — The Ontario government began rolling out the first phase of its new program for families with autistic children on Friday, but critics and parents remain skeptical of the plan.

Toronto police are asking for help locating the suspect in a string of arson and mischief incidents on the city's east side.

MONTREAL — It's highly unlikely Quebec will reimpose a partial lockdown on its citizens this fall if there is a second wave of COVID-19, the province's top doctor said Friday.