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Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children says it now has two patients with unrelated cases of COVID-19 — and one of them is linked to an outbreak that infected their parents and a member of the clinical team.

TORONTO — Ontario's elementary teachers have ratified their new contract with the provincial government. The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario says 97 per cent of its teacher members voted in favour of the three-year deal.

OTTAWA — The Mental Health Commission of Canada is offering free online mental health programs to essential workers struggling with the emotional and psychological strain of COVID-19.

MONTREAL — Premier Francois Legault launched the first step of Quebec's recovery plan from COVID-19 on Monday, saying that as long as the health-care system doesn't become overwhelmed between now and then, elementary schools and daycares in most of t

TORONTO — Food delivery app Foodora is closing its Canadian operations in May, just months after a key labour board decision laid the groundwork for the company's workers to push for unionization.

MONTREAL — A Montreal mother has been accused of murdering her 11-year-old daughter and attempting to kill the girl's younger sister. The 34-year-old woman appeared in court from her hospital bed on Monday to be formally charged.

Toronto's handling of the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic has "put lives at risk," a new lawsuit alleges.

DORVAL, Que. — A private elementary school in a suburb of Montreal was heavily damaged by fire Sunday night. The Montreal fire department has yet to determine what caused the fire, which began at around 9:30 p.m. at Academie Sainte-Anne in Dorval.

OTTAWA — Police in Ottawa say three people have died in a fire early this morning. Investigators say an 83-year-old woman and two men aged 76 and 49 died as a result of the blaze (on Britannia Road.

Toronto police say a 15-year-old boy has died after a shooting in the city's north end. They say they were called about the incident shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday.