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Ontario COVID-19 hospitalizations drop to 4,026 while ICU admissions reach 600

Ontario health officials are reporting a drop in the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations on Saturday as ICU admissions linked to the virus climb.

A restaurant is closed as many businesses and restaurants are struggling financially along with labour shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Thursday, January 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

SIU investigating after man dies in officer-involved shooting in Markham, Ont.

The province’s police watchdog is investigating after an officer-involved shooting left a man dead in Markham on Friday night.

A York Regional Police cruiser is seen at the scene of an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead in Markham on Friday night.

Ontario clinic accidentally gives people six doses of COVID-19 vaccine in one shot

A 75-year-old man is among multiple people in Ontario who say they were accidentally given the equivalent of six doses of the COVID-19 vaccine while getting their booster shot.

A vaccine is shown in the hands of a health care professional. (Getty Images)

19-year-old killed in shooting in North York parking lot

Toronto police are investigating the city's ninth homicide of the year, a 19-year-old who was shot to death in the parking lot of a North York fast food restaurant.

Man has life-threatening injuries following shooting in North York

A man has life-threatening injuries following a shooting at a party in North York overnight, Toronto police say.

Family releases statement after three brothers die in Brampton, Ont. house fire

The three boys killed in a townhouse fire in Brampton, Ont. on Thursday have been identified by their family and are being remembered as a 'delightfully rambunctious bunch' who were kind and caring.

Ontario man who thought he won $1,458 on sports bet shocked by reason he won't get the prize

An Ontario man who recently bet $2 on a long shot and thought he won $1,458 by predicting the outcome of three hockey games was shocked when he was told he didn't actually win.

Scarborough restaurant searches for customer in viral video who braved Monday's snowstorm

The owner of a Scarborough restaurant is searching for a customer who braved the snowstorm on Monday, hoping to get food, only to be brought down to their knees because it was closed.

3 Canadians shot, 2 killed, at Mexican resort: local officials

Two Canadians were killed and another was injured in a shooting at a Mexican resort near Playa del Carmen on Friday, local officials have reported. The shooting took place at Hotel Xcaret.

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Has Canada really passed the Omicron peak? Experts optimistic but urging caution

Canada's top doctor has said the latest wave of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant may have reached its peak. But while the modelling appears encouraging, experts say the news should be interpreted with cautious optimism.

People wait in line at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal, Sunday, January 16, 2022, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Graham Hughes)

Border tragedy warns of new, unfamiliar immigration wrinkle for Canada, U.S.

The discovery of four people who perished in the cold trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border could put a new twist on the immigration debate in the United States.

'It feels like betrayal': Vulnerable families respond to COVID-19 changes as B.C.'s top doctor defends approach

When the provincial health officer told British Columbians she was removing isolation requirements and testing for most of the population and compared managing COVID-19 in similar terms to the flu or common cold, many people were shocked and some instantly alarmed.

'Special partnership:' Canadian loan of $120 million welcomed by Ukrainian president

The president of Ukraine is thanking Canada for a $120-million loan aimed at bolstering his country's economy amid a hostile buildup of 100,000 Russian troops along its borders.

U.K. accuses Kremlin of trying to install pro-Russian leader in Ukraine

Britain on Saturday accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, and said Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with a number of former Ukrainian politicians as part of plans for an invasion.