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Rise in Quebec COVID-19 cases due to private gatherings, not bars, Legault says

Rise in Quebec COVID-19 cases due to private gatherings, not bars, Legault says

MONTREAL — The recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Quebec is due to private gatherings rather than bar visits, Premier Francois Legault said Friday.
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New Brunswick 'strongly considering' easing some border restrictions with Quebec

New Brunswick 'strongly considering' easing some border restrictions with Quebec

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick says it's "strongly considering" easing travel restrictions to allow some Quebec residents living near its border to visit the province without having to self-isolate for 14 days.
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Slow start to eat-in dining as much of Ontario enters Stage 3 of reopening

Slow start to eat-in dining as much of Ontario enters Stage 3 of reopening

KITCHENER, Ont.
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SIU looking to speak to another witness in death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet

SIU looking to speak to another witness in death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog says it's looking to speak to another witness in its investigation into the death of a Toronto woman who fell from her balcony while police were in her apartment.
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Red panda gives birth to two healthy cubs at Toronto Zoo earlier this week

Red panda gives birth to two healthy cubs at Toronto Zoo earlier this week

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says a two-year-old red panda named Ila gave birth to two healthy cubs earlier this week. The zoo says it is the first time a red panda has been pregnant there in 24 years.
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Suspended B.C. Mountie facing voyeurism and sexual assault charges in Ottawa

Suspended B.C. Mountie facing voyeurism and sexual assault charges in Ottawa

OTTAWA — Police say a suspended Mountie from Richmond, B.C., faces voyeurism and sexual assault charges in Ottawa.
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Ontario will receive $7 billion of federal pandemic recovery package

Ontario will receive $7 billion of federal pandemic recovery package

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's frustration with a perceived lack of COVID-19 recovery funds flowing from the federal government turned to praise on Thursday as he learned the province would be receiving a $7 billion portion of a national aid package.
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Man charged for tirade when asked to wear mask at supermarket west of Toronto

Man charged for tirade when asked to wear mask at supermarket west of Toronto

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police say they've charged a 48-year-old man who allegedly made disparaging remarks about staff at a supermarket in Mississauga, Ont., after being asked to wear a mask.
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Protesters rally outside Toronto police headquarters on final day of consultations

Protesters rally outside Toronto police headquarters on final day of consultations

TORONTO — Mask-wearing protesters spilled onto the street outside Toronto police headquarters on Thursday as the body that oversees the force held its fourth and final town hall on police reform.
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Quebec premier says bars could close following recent increase in COVID-19 cases

Quebec premier says bars could close following recent increase in COVID-19 cases

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Thursday he is concerned by the rise in COVID-19 infections as the province reported the highest single-day increase in confirmed cases since June.
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