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NORTH BAY, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man in North Bay last Wednesday.

TORONTO — In his first press conference as Toronto's interim police chief, James Ramer apologized for the force's decision to not notify the province's police watchdog after an off-duty officer assaulted a young Black man.

MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 133 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. The province has now recorded a total of 60,133 infections and 5,687 deaths from the disease.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say they're investigating Peel Region's seventh homicide of the year after a shooting victim died in hospital. Peel Regional Police say the incident happened on Monday at around 9:30 p.m.

Politicians and teachers are calling on the Ontario government to revisit its back-to-school plan as the premier continued to assert the strategy to reopen classrooms does enough to keep students and staff safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says a former Brampton officer was involved in an alleged sexual assault dating back more than 50 years.

MONTREAL — About 125,000 people in Quebec aged 18-69 are estimated to have contracted COVID-19, according to a new study published Wednesday by Quebec's blood collection agency — more than three times the official number reported by health authoritie

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — Police north of Toronto say a staff member at a long-term care facility in Richmond Hill, Ont., has been charged with sexually assaulting one of the home's residents.

HAGERSVILLE, Ont. — One man has been arrested in Hagersville, Ont., after a body was found in an apartment fire. Provincial police say a 36-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder and arson.

OTTAWA — Health Canada is recalling more than 50 hand sanitizers that contain ingredients "not acceptable for use" that may pose health risks.