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MONTREAL — Quebec is preparing to administer up to 100,000 COVID-19 tests per week to better manage what authorities expect will be an increase in infections as the province begins gradually reopening schools, factories, construction sites and retail

MONTREAL — A report into the rupture of a dike in Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Que., during spring flooding last year suggests several problems including a lack of awareness among the population about the associated risks of living in the area.

TORONTO — Garden centres, landscaping companies and auto dealerships were among a number of seasonal businesses Premier Doug Ford said would be allowed to reopen on Monday as Ontario took further steps towards restarting its economy.

CHATHAM-KENT, Ont. — Police in Chatham-Kent, Ont., say an online meeting for a local charity was hacked on Thursday night with child pornography broadcast to the video call.

QUEBEC — Elementary schools will be open for full days when they begin welcoming students again in mid-May, Quebec's education minister said Thursday.

TORONTO — A Toronto doctor is suggesting that parents look at their children's feet to see if there are unusual lesions around the toes that could be a sign of possible COVID-19 infection. Dr.

TORONTO — A springtime trickle of Manitobans entering Ontario to visit their lakeside cottages alarmed Kenora Mayor Daniel Reynard a month ago.

TORONTO — A person who was living in an encampment in downtown Toronto has died in a fire. Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg says an investigation into the origin, cause and circumstances of the fire is underway.

A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather was granted day parole this week because the board found he had become more self-aware in the years since the crash and was unlikely to reoffend.

TORONTO — Ontario's police watchdog says it's investigating the death of a 30-year-old man during an interaction with Toronto police.