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TORONTO — Ontario will stop giving out first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for now due to an increased risk of a rare blood-clotting syndrome linked to the shot, a move the province's top doctor said was made out of an abundance of caution.

TORONTO — Ontario could safely reopen many outdoor recreational facilities even if it extends a stay-at-home order next week, the province's science advisers said Tuesday.

The Ontario Human Rights Commission is sounding the alarm about crowding in provincial custody, saying capacity in correctional facilities has at times come close to pre-pandemic levels even as the third wave maintains its grip on the province.

TORONTO — A man faces charges after a series of wild chases in Oshawa, Ont. Police say officers tried to pull over a speeding motorist on Monday, who instead struck a cruiser and tree before driving off.

TORONTO — A man faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of a Toronto toddler. The two-year-old girl died suddenly in a west-end hospital on Friday.

TORONTO — A hospital in the border city of Windsor, Ont., has asked the federal government for special permission to access surplus COVID-19 vaccines in neighbouring Michigan, its CEO said on Tuesday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says an endangered tiger cub born just over a week ago has died after experiencing serious health issues. The zoo says in a Facebook post that the Amur tiger cub, one of three born on April 30, was euthanized Sunday evening.

TORONTO — Ontario is considering extending a stay-at-home order set to expire next week in an effort to control a devastating third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ottawa police say a Quebec woman has been charged in the alleged abduction of an eight-day-old baby.

Police say a motorist has died in a collision in Brampton, Ont. Peel Regional Police say the Sunday crash involved a motorcycle and another vehicle. The motorcyclist was killed in the crash.