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MONTREAL — Quebec regions that have seen sharp increases in COVID-19 cases in recent days will remain at a pre-alert level as health officials decide on next steps, authorities said Thursday.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reimposing travel restrictions on residents of a Quebec border region that has seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Two Toronto men are facing charges and two others are on the lam following the death of a 16-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped, shot and left by the side of a rural road several months ago.

TORONTO — The regulatory body for Ontario's nurses says its system has experienced an unspecified cybersecurity incident, causing some services to be temporarily unavailable.

LONDON, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog has cleared officers of any wrongdoing in the falling death of a 27-year-old man in London, Ont.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Mourners will gather in Oshawa, Ont., today to remember the four members of the Traynor family who were killed in a shooting earlier this month.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police have charged a delivery driver following a crash that killed a toddler in Mississauga, Ont., last month.

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday promised to expand access to COVID-19 testing and threatened "severe" punishment for people breaking public health rules during social gatherings, as his government seeks to address a recent spike in infection

PEMBROKE, Ont. — An eastern Ontario high school has been ordered to close after three staff members tested positive for COVID-19 since last Friday.

A prominent university has threatened to discipline students caught partying through the pandemic as part of an effort to cut down on "superspreader" events.