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TORONTO — Data experts are cautioning already on-edge Canadians against taking Ontario's dire predictions about COVID-19 deaths literally, even as the revelation of stark data coincided with more physical distancing measures and impassioned pleas by

Ottawa firefighters scrambled to rescue people from a high-rise building early today. Crews responding to a 911 call found flames and smoke coming from the second-floor. They say they rescued "multiple occupants" from inside the building.

TORONTO — Educational workers have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Ontario government. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced the proposed deal in a statement today. He did not provide details.

TORONTO — A nasty three-car crash in north-west Toronto has killed one man and injured three other people. Police say they believe a 28-year-old man in a Lexus made a U-turn on Steeles Avenue West late Friday. Two other cars then smashed into him.

NEWMARKET, Ont. — The region of York says it is closing 21 tracts of forest in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tracts cover 2,300 hectares of land throughout the region north of Toronto.

MONTREAL — Canadian Forces personnel will be heading to the remote communities of northern Quebec to help the effort against COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Friday he was heeding a Quebec government request for military help.

TORONTO — The steps the Ontario government has taken so far to limit the spread of COVID-19 have likely saved tens of thousands of lives, public health officials said Friday as they called for still further action to limit the ravages of the global p

TORONTO — The Ontario government is attempting to close an ugly round of bargaining as it restarts talks with the only remaining teachers' union without a contract, and an expert says the COVID-19 pandemic may create a path to labour peace.

COVID-19 has changed both criminal behaviour and policing in Ontario. Some of the crime trends, such as a surge in domestic violence, have been predictable. Others, such as a significant rise in car thefts, have perplexed officers.

MONTREAL — Quebec's premier says his province is in the thick of a global battle to secure much-needed medical equipment to protect against COVID-19.