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TORONTO — One of two female red panda cubs born at the Toronto Zoo last week has died. The zoo says the cub died sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, after being in and out of an incubator since Sunday.

TORONTO — Many of Ontario's long-term care homes are able to resume indoor visits on Wednesday, months after closing their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ERIN, Ont. — A 60-year-old man is facing multiple charges in a series of alleged sexual assaults and other sex-related offences police say took place over seven years. Ontario Provincial Police say the incidents occurred in Erin, Ont.

Hamilton police say they've charged a second teenager with murder in connection with the stabbing death of a 19-year-old man during an alleged brawl in a parking lot. Police say the incident happened at around 1 a.m.

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford pleaded with youth across the province on Tuesday to curb their partying and follow public health rules amid a recent spike in COVID-19 cases among the younger demographic.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has removed a Cambridge, Ont., legislator from the Progressive Conservative caucus for voting against a controversial government bill.

MONTREAL — Quebec posted its highest number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in more than a month on Tuesday as the provincial government said it was watching the situation closely.

Front-line staff in Ontario hospitals held a five-minute, in-hospital protest on Tuesday as their union continues its fight against the extension of the province's emergency orders.

TORONTO — The Ontario government will need to more than double the funding for child autism services if it hopes to fulfill its goal of eliminating a long-standing waiting list for treatment, the province's fiscal watchdog said Tuesday.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his province is hoping to create a "mini bubble" with Quebec by Aug. 1.