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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police west of Toronto say a 19-month-old boy is dead after being struck by a car at an apartment complex. Peel Regional Police say the incident happened Wednesday just before 5:30 p.m. in Mississauga.

TORONTO — Officials say a child who attends a city-run summer camp in Toronto has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the program to shut down for a week.

Quebec health authorities say 19 people died from COVID-19 in a Montreal-area seniors residence last spring, but 10 of the deaths were only reported Wednesday because of a delay in transmitting data.

RED LAKE, Ont. — Residents of a remote community in northwestern Ontario continued to flee Red Lake on Wednesday as a nearby wildfire raged on, out of control.

The City of Windsor, Ont., expanded its mandatory mask policy Wednesday as it moved to Stage 3 of reopening.

TORONTO — The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on Ontario, the province's finance minister said Wednesday as he announced the government has nearly doubled its deficit projection in just three months.

Toronto police say a teen boy has been charged with second-degree murder in the May death of a local man. Police say the 17-year-old, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was arrested on Wednesday in an east-end home.

TORONTO — Provincial police in Toronto say a 24-year-old man is dead after his vehicle was hit by a loose wheel on Highway 401.

Toronto police say they're investigating after a man was killed in a shooting in the city's east end. They say officers responded to a call about the sound of gunshots at around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Windsor will reopen "cautiously" this week, the city's mayor said Tuesday, adding that he will not hesitate to ask for additional resources if local COVID-19 cases surge.