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MONTREAL — Health officials in Montreal say they'll begin employing what's known as "backward contract tracing" in order to determine the source of COVID-19 spread in the community. Dr.

TORONTO — No one sang O Canada at the Remembrance Day ceremony outside Toronto's Old City Hall on Wednesday. Instead, a small crowd quietly listened as a lone bugler played the national anthem.

HAMILTON — A man has been charged with attempted murder following an alleged attack on a stranger, and Hamilton police say they're investigating a potential connection to the city's most recent homicide.

TORONTO — The start of new jury trials is being pushed back in several Ontario cities due to rising COVID-19 cases. The Superior Court of Justice says jury selection and new jury trials were set to resume in Toronto and Brampton, Ont.

TORONTO — For Toronto's bylaw enforcement officers, the pandemic has meant working long hours and quickly adapting to evolving rules aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, the head of the city's licensing and standards department says.

LONDON, Ont. — Public health officials say at least three COVID-19 cases in London, Ont., have been linked to a large Halloween party. Dr.

Public health authorities say a salmonella outbreak linked to a southwestern Ontario restaurant and food truck has grown to 41 confirmed cases. Lambton County's public health unit also says nine people have been hospitalized due to the outbreak.

Health officials say five students at the University of Windsor have tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak linked to a campus residence.

Ontario is reporting 1,426 new cases of COVID-19 today, marking a new daily record. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 468 new cases in Peel Region, 384 in Toronto, and 180 in York Region.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Officials in a city just south of Montreal say they will have to kill half the white-tailed deer living in a municipal green space as efforts to control their population haven't worked.