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  Ontario sets grim new record as COVID-19 cases spike to unprecedented levels

  Ontario has reported a significant spike in the number of new COVID-19 cases, breaking another grim record for the most infections in a single day. 27

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  Free rent until 2021: 'Once in a lifetime' rental market price drop leads to crazy incentives

  A Canadian website with about 9,000 residential rental listing in Toronto said the pandemic has created an unprecedented market for renters, with many landlords offering tenants major incentives. 1

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  Halton officials push back against potential modified Stage 2 restrictions

  A group of politicians from Halton are pushing back against the potential for the region to move to a modified Stage 2, saying that businesses could not survive another shutdown.

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  Ontario premier fires back after being slammed by celebrity chef Mark McEwan

  After being called out by celebrity chef Mark McEwan in regards to the closure of indoor dining in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford responded with his own harsh words.

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  25-year-old man killed by truck on Highway 401 after possible road rage incident

  A 25-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a transport truck on Highway 401 Friday evening following a possible road rage incident. 2

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  Tracking Ontario's 69,331 cases of COVID-19

  There have been a total of 69,331 lab-confirmed positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reported in Ontario thus far. 32

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  Police searching for woman who allegedly accessed someone else's bank account

  Police are looking for a woman who they say accessed a bank account that did not belong to her earlier this year.

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  Ontario labs can process 50,000 COVID-19 tests a day. Why aren't they?

  Provincial labs are now technically able to process as much as 50,000 COVID-19 test samples per day; it’s just a question of getting the samples to where they need to be in a timely fashion, Ontario officials said Friday.

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  Eastern Ontario Health Unit imposes new COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants, gyms, fitness centres

  Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis issued a new Order under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act that that will come into effect on Monday

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  New COVID-19 cases in Ontario drop slightly following single-day spike

  The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario has dropped slightly after health officials reported a single-day spike on Thursday. 27

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  Police set up tip line to help trace steps of Christine Jessop’s killer

  Investigators have set up a dedicated tip line in hopes of tracing the steps of a man responsible for the rape and murder of nine-year-old Christine Jessop more than 35 years ago.

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  Ontario woman seeks refund for Elton John concert rescheduled for 2022

  An Aurora, Ont. woman is a fan of Elton John so when his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour was to stop in Toronto in March of this year she bought tickets for her family. 1

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  Tornado warning ends for Simcoe County, Muskoka, Grey Bruce

  A tornado warning issued on Friday afternoon for central and southern Ontario has shifted to a severe thunderstorm warning.

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  Decision expected by Monday on whether additional COVID-19 restrictions will be imposed on Halton, Durham

  Premier Doug Ford says that he hopes to have an answer by Monday on whether certain regions of Ontario where COVID-19 case counts remain stubbornly high will be moved back into a modified version of Stage 2.

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  Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital declares COVID-19 outbreak in surgical unit

  Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 in one of its surgical units today after five cases of the virus were identified. 3

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  Overturned bus blocks roadway after escalation in Caledonia, Ont. land dispute

  A highway remained blocked in Caledonia on Friday afternoon after tensions flared with burned tires overnight. 4

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  Commission investigating COVID-19 in Ontario long-term care homes releases interim recommendations

  The independent commission investigating COVID-19 in Ontario's long-term care system is calling for immediate changes to better deal with the second wave of the disease, including increased staffing, improved infection prevention and control measures and stronger relationships between homes and hospitals. 2

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  Hospitals, long-term care homes have little room for second-wave surge, inquiry hears

  Hospitals and long-term care homes are nearly at capacity and won't be able to handle a surge in COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic, an independent commission has heard.

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  Photo radar camera on one Etobicoke street issued more than 1,500 speeding tickets in August

  New data on the city’s photo radar cameras shows that while the number of tickets issued during the second month of enforcement dropped, speeding has become a particularly big problem on one Etobicoke street. 3

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  Charges laid after 20-year-old man is shot to death in Oshawa, Ont.

  A 30-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting near downtown Oshawa, Ont. earlier this month.