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KINGSTON, Ont. — A man in Kingston, Ont., is facing a manslaughter charge in the December death of a neighbour. Police say they had responded to several calls about a stabbing at a downtown rooming house. Officers found two critically injured people.

AYLMER, Ont. — A COVID-19 outbreak at the Ontario Police College has now sickened 102 people, according to public health officials. There are currently 33 active cases linked to the outbreak at the training facility in Aylmer, Ont.

TORONTO — A commission examining the impact of COVID-19 on Ontario's long-term care system has heard the government rejected proposals that could have helped protect vulnerable residents during the second wave because they were deemed too expensive.

TORONTO — Poor messaging and confusion over who is leading Ontario's response to the pandemic are undermining public trust in the province's COVID-19 immunization plan, crisis communications experts say.

TORONTO — Women in predominantly female job sectors must have access to a suitable male comparison group in order to ensure their pay is fair, and stays that way, Ontario's top court ruled on Tuesday.

TORONTO — Animal advocates are taking the Ontario government to court over a law that has hiked fines for trespassing on farms and made it illegal to obstruct trucks carrying farm animals.

A Toronto Catholic elementary school with 11 COVID-19 cases has been temporary shut down on the recommendation of public health officials. The Toronto Catholic District School Board says St.

TORONTO — The heads of a prestigious journalism program at a Toronto university have stepped down amid calls for sweeping changes at the school to address systemic racism and discrimination.

TORONTO — Shoppers lined up outside Toronto stores on Monday as pandemic restrictions eased in the city following nearly two months of a stay-at-home order.

MONTREAL — Quebec said Monday it will administer the newly approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to seniors, despite Canada’s national vaccine expert panel recommending against its use for people over the age of 65.