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MONTREAL — Quebecers were urged by the government Tuesday to wear masks when out in public — not to protect themselves, but to protect others.

MONTREAL — Quebec's director of public health apologized Tuesday for participating in a viral music video that some viewers found to be in poor taste. Dr.

TORONTO — Thousands of hospital staff in Ontario are not eligible for the province's pandemic pay premium, the union that represents them said Tuesday as the government left open the possibility of expanding the program.

TORONTO — Details on the first stage of Ontario's reopening plan will be coming this week, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday, as the province extended its state of emergency to June 2.

TORONTO — Ontario is expected to extend its COVID-19 state of emergency to the beginning of June, as retail stores were allowed to partly reopen and the top doctor suggested more restrictions could be loosened soon.

MONTREAL — Premier Francois Legault is trying to keep his province united as data increasingly indicates the COVID-19 pandemic is under control across Quebec — except for in the greater Montreal area, the epicentre of the disease outbreak in Canada.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto says a man in his 50s is the first person to die of COVID-19 in the shelter system. Medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa says the man lived at Dixon Hall Schoolhouse and died in hospital on May 8.

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford revealed Monday he recently had two of his daughters visit him, in apparent contradiction of official provincial advice.

Toronto police are set to announce the results today of a cross-border investigation into cocaine trafficking. Investigators are holding a news conference on the probe, dubbed "Project Corredor," at 10:30 a.m.

TORONTO — A new poll from one of Canada's leading mental health organizations says Ontario residents are bracing for a mental health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.