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MONTREAL — A COVID-19 outbreak linked to two house parties south of Montreal has grown to about 80 cases, Quebec's public health director announced Friday.

Mark Baratta sips a cold Gatorade outside his tent under the shade of a tree at a large encampment in Toronto's west end, the heat making his blue T-shirt cling to his skin. "I'm surviving," Baratta says as sweat trickles down his face.

TORONTO — Unions representing Ontario's health-care workers say they're consulting with their memberships about taking political action in response to the province potentially extending its emergency powers.

Ottawa police are apologizing for their role in what they call "an unfortunate incident" in which a white woman called 911 on a black man in a city park.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Police north of Toronto say two people are dead after a car hit a pedestrian in a parking garage and then drove off the building's second floor. Investigators say the incident happened Thursday afternoon at around 1:15 p.m.

Toronto police allege one of their officers received a more than $800,000 payout after submitting a fraudulent will. Police say Const.

LEVIS, Que. — Quebec provincial police have issued an Amber Alert to locate two young girls and their 44-year-old father who police believe were in a car crash Wednesday night and left the scene on foot. Police issued the alert at around 3 p.m.

TORONTO — Ontario's effort to scrap an educational practice that has historically discriminated against students from marginalized communities will get underway next fall, the province's education minister said Thursday.

DRYDEN, Ont. — As a heat wave grips much of Ontario, dozens of forest fires are burning across the province's north.

MONTREAL — Bars across Quebec will have to operate at half-capacity and close earlier than usual starting Friday, the province has announced as it seeks to prevent potential COVID-19 outbreaks.