Ontario News

MONTREAL — Quebecers faced the prospect of hefty fines starting Saturday if they don't wear a mask in places the province has deemed it mandatory due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Another case of COVID-19 has been detected at an Ontario group home for disabled adults that was the site of a deadly outbreak this spring.

OTTAWA — A teenage girl has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a young Ottawa man, while investigators continue to search for another suspect.

MONTREAL — One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in a head-on collision in Quebec's Outaouais region. The crash occurred about 3 a.m. on Highway 323 in Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting more than 200 new cases of COVID-19 for a second straight day. There were 232 new cases of the coronavirus today, following 213 cases on Friday and 170 on Thursday.

TORONTO — Parents can now access data on COVID-19 outbreaks in Ontario schools and child-care centres through a website launched by the provincial government on Friday.

QUEBEC — Premier Francois Legault said Friday people need to show discipline and avoid large private gatherings to ward off a second wave of COVID-19.

TORONTO — An up-and-down trading session ended in positive territory for Canada's main stock index on Friday while U.S. stock markets were mixed after another day of tech sector instability.

Most Anglican churches and some United churches will be reopening for in-building services this Sunday after spending the summer practising their faith online.

HAMILTON — Police in Hamilton are looking for a woman accused of posing as a personal support worker and stealing from a senior's apartment.