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TORONTO — Staff at Ontario's nursing homes can now be granted anonymity when testifying for a commission examining how COVID-19 spread in the province's long-term care system, the government said Tuesday as it moved to shield the workers from reprisa

TORONTO — Some of Kansas City's most famous residents want to call the Toronto Raptors their home team. On the heels of reports the NBA season will tip off Dec.

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault defended his government Tuesday against an opposition charge that mixed messaging around public health restrictions is sowing unrest.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Three suspects are facing fraud charges after police allege they defrauded elderly victims of more than $400,000 over the past eight years.

LEAMINGTON, Ont. — Police say they ticketed a 35-year-old resident in Leamington, Ont., for throwing a party with more than 50 people present. Police say they responded to a noise complaint early Sunday morning.

TORONTO — A legal advocacy group is calling for an independent review of police investigations into the 1984 murder of a young girl, whose likely killer was recently identified years after a wrongful conviction in the case.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have avoided arbitration with Chris Tierney, signing the forward to a two-year contract with an average annual value of US$3.5 million. Tierney, 26, will earn $2.8 million in 2020-21 and $4.2 million in 2021-22.

Montreal police are investigating after a young woman lost her life in an apartment fire early this morning. Police say the woman -- who they believe was around 17 years old -- was found unconscious by firefighters inside the apartment.

Ontario's largest municipalities are asking the federal and provincial governments to provide an immediate funding boost for infrastructure projects, saying cities need the help to stimulate economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

MONTREAL — Quebecers in the province's biggest cities will have to live with COVID-19 restrictions for another four weeks, Premier Francois Legault said Monday.