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CARLETON PLACE, Ont. — Provincial police near Ottawa say they've laid more than 50 fraud-related charges against a business manager at a used car shop.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say a woman in her 20s is dead and a man in his 20s is injured after a shooting inside a home. Peel Regional Police say the incident happened in Brampton on Tuesday afternoon.

Toronto police say a child is dead after falling from a balcony in the city's north end. Investigators say the incident happened Tuesday afternoon just before 5:30 p.m.

OTTAWA — Two people aboard a small plane managed to escape the aircraft after it crashed west of Ottawa near Highway 417. Ottawa Fire Services says it responded to a call from police about the crash at 8:34 p.m. Tuesday.

GLOUCESTER, Ont. — A days-long hunger strike at an Ottawa-area jail has come to an end.

TORONTO — The Ontario government spent $3.5 billion less than planned in the last fiscal year, the province's fiscal watchdog said Tuesday.

Toronto police say they've arrested suspects in two high-profile shootings in which innocent bystanders were caught in the crosshairs of alleged gang-related violence.

TORONTO — Ontario has no plans to pull any regions back a step in the province's economic reopening process despite new outbreaks in some areas that have moved into Stage 3, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference in Ajax, Ont.

MONTREAL — Health authorities in Quebec City have taken over the day-to-day care at a private seniors' residence following a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.

OTTAWA — Health Canada has approved the use of remdesivir to treat patients with severe symptoms of COVID-19. The federal agency says the antiviral drug may be used to treat patients who have pneumonia and require extra oxygen to help them breathe.