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TORONTO — Three per cent of COVID-19 tests performed in Ontario over the last day came back positive, the province's associate chief medical officer said Wednesday, calling the rate a "worrisome" one.

OHSWEKEN, Ont. — Public health officials in Six Nations of the Grand River say the Indigenous community is "in crisis" after a recent rise in cases of COVID-19.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say a third person has died following a collision in Mississauga, Ont., last week. Peel Regional Police say the 64-year-old man died in hospital on Saturday.

TORONTO — Some of Ontario's long-term care homes will need more assistance than others to handle the second wave of COVID-19, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday as the province weighs which facilities should get help from the Canadian Red Cross.

Ottawa police are investigating what they describe as two hate-motivated incidents targeting Asian men.

TORONTO — Five people have been arrested and a gun has been recovered after a shooting that sent bullets through the wall of a condominium into the unit next door, Toronto police said Tuesday. Const.

Ontarians in need of social support during the COVID-19 pandemic may not know where to seek help for themselves or their neighbours, according to a new study.

Toronto police say they're investigating threats made to a local mosque over the weekend. Const. Edward Parks says officers were contacted about a "suspicious incident" on Saturday.

One child has been killed and another critically injured in a collision between a vehicle and horse and buggy in southwestern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash in Bruce County was reported Sunday evening around 8:45 p.m.

MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 843 new cases of COVID-19 today and 12 additional deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Officials say four of those deaths occurred in the past 24 hours and eight took place between Oct. 5 and Oct. 10.