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Ontario imposed new restrictions on mining, rail, construction and transportation industries in the province's northwest on Tuesday to reduce the likelihood of human-caused wildfires.

A local politician in Barrie, Ont., says she'd like to see all new properties in the province better secured against tornadoes after a twister caused severe damage to homes in the city last week. Coun.

TORONTO — There may not be high enough levels of immunity to COVID-19 across the province by September for kids to return to school unmasked, Ontario's chief medical officer of health said Tuesday.

TORONTO — Police and city inspectors moved in to clear another homeless encampment at a public park in downtown Toronto on Tuesday, arresting several people, including a photojournalist with The Canadian Press.

A northern Ontario town is under a drinking water advisory. Public Health Sudbury & Districts issued the advisory for Gogama, Ont., on Monday. The issue follows an interruption to the town's water supply due to mechanical issues.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is pouring nearly $120 million into affordable rental units in Brampton, Ont.

TORONTO — Ontario colleges and universities should prepare for all in-person classes and activities to resume this fall without capacity limits or physical distancing, the government says, though many institutions will still use a mix of in-person an

TORONTO — Ontario's science advisory table is recommending a much different school year, with the return of extracurriculars, loosening masking, distancing and cohorting rules when risk is low, and closing schools only in catastrophic scenarios.

TORONTO — The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected appeals filed by both the Crown and defence after a Toronto police officer was convicted of brutally assaulting a young Black man.

FORT FRANCIS — Officials say a contract firefighter working in the Fort Francis, Ont., area has died. Fire information officer Chris Marchand says the firefighter died following a medical issue.