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MONTREAL — Quebec announced a "massive" testing strategy Friday for Montreal, the epicentre of Canada's COVID-19 pandemic, but authorities admitted they missed their testing targets and don't yet have enough staff to rapidly trace the contacts of pos

TORONTO — Ontario is trying to "water down" guidelines that give health-care workers in long-term care homes access to N95 masks, the union representing them said Friday, while the health minister said the province is grappling with a limited supply

Montreal's transit authority is strongly recommending that passengers wear a mask when riding the bus or subway.

An Ontario judge has dispensed with the need for a signature on a probation order due to the risks of COVID-19. Justice Glen Donald, who presides over a courtroom in St. Thomas, Ont.

TORONTO — A woman found not criminally responsible for stabbing a stranger to death in a Toronto drug store has been ordered detained at a mental health hospital, but may be allowed to live in the community.

TORONTO — A union representing health-care workers in long-term care homes says the province wants to change a directive that gives all workers access N95 masks.

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to resume thousands of surgeries that have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though those operations are likely still weeks away and the backlog will take months to clear.

MONTREAL — A planned reopening of schools and stores in Montreal has been delayed until at least May 25, the Quebec government announced Thursday, as health authorities attempt to get the COVID-19 situation in the city under control.

TORONTO — Advocates for temporary foreign workers in Ontario's agriculture sector say the provincial government should do more to protect them during the pandemic, which has seen COVID-19 outbreaks at several farms.

OTTAWA — An off-duty Ottawa police officer has been charged with impaired driving. Ottawa police say they responded to calls for an erratic driver around 1:45 p.m. Monday. They say Const.