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TORONTO — Ontario's premier stood by the province's back-to-school plans on Tuesday as federal officials offered up COVID-19-prevention guidelines that appeared to contradict those revealed by provincial officials last week.

MONTREAL — While Quebec moved this week to allow gatherings of up to 250 people both indoors and outdoors, a Mohawk community south of Montreal is taking a much more cautious approach amid a steady number of COVID-19 cases in the province.

TORONTO — Police in Toronto say they have charged a teacher with sexually assaulting a minor, and investigators are concerned there could be other victims.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 91 new cases of COVID-19. In addition, another four people died of coronavirus disease. The figures for Monday come after an increase of 88 cases on Sunday and no reported deaths.

OTTAWA — New guidelines for treating obesity stress the need to focus on root causes rather than weight loss alone.

TORONTO — The Ontario government says Windsor-Essex will remain in Stage 2 of the province's COVID-19 reopening strategy for the time being.

TORONTO — COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on some of Toronto's most vulnerable communities, but for two residents of a new housing project in the city's midtown area, the pandemic has been an unexpected blessing.

MONTREAL — The decision to allow public gatherings of up to 250 people comes with a relatively low risk of COVID-19 transmission compared to other riskier social activities, Quebec's public health director said Monday. Dr.

MONTREAL — A survey commissioned by Quebec health authorities on attitudes and behaviours around COVID-19 has found that nearly one-quarter of respondents believe the novel coronavirus was created in a laboratory.

TORONTO — COVID-19 fears will keep Rachel Danzinger-Marmer from sending her two grade-schoolers back to class this fall.