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TORONTO — Two workers at a Loblaws grocery store at the old Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto have tested positive for COVID-19. Loblaw says it closed the store briefly to allow for additional cleaning and has since reopened.

Hamilton police say they've arrested a woman who allegedly killed a 79-year-old woman in a random act. They say the incident happened a week ago when the woman's family found her dead in an apartment.

MONTREAL — Some business owners in the Montreal area said Sunday that they're preparing to find a new normal as Quebec prepares to further relax measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.

TORONTO — Officials in Toronto say a popular city park is much less crowded and under control after thousands of people gathered and broke COVID-19 physical distancing rules on Saturday.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 460 new cases of COVID-19 and 25 new deaths related to the virus today as the provincial total continues to grow. The province has more than 25,500 cases, which includes 19,477 resolved cases and 2,073 deaths.

Romaine Mitchell is confident that a summer without powwows will be "just a small blip" in the cultural history of Indigenous Peoples.

TORONTO — City officials in Toronto are condemning the "dangerous" behaviour of people who flooded a popular downtown park on Saturday, saying they could cause a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Hamilton police allege the homicide of 79-year-old Gladys Little was a random act carried out by a stranger. They say they will seek an arrest warrant for their suspect, a 26-year-old woman originally from Thunder Bay, Ont, on Sunday morning.

MONTREAL — A movement demanding special status for asylum-seeking "guardian angels" working on the COVID-19 front lines took their cause to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's constituency office in Montreal on Saturday.

MONTREAL — Quebec met its COVID-19 testing goals for the first time Saturday, announcing it had administered 14,000 tests as the province continues to gradually ease restrictions.