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MONTREAL — Two-thirds of Quebecers surveyed are concerned about the educational success of their children during the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey for a major teachers' union suggests.

MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 67 new COVID-19 infections today and one death linked to the virus. Health authorities say the death stems from an unknown date and none have been reported in the past 24 hours.

TORONTO — Two groups traded barbs at opposing protests in Toronto on Saturday morning, bringing to a head a simmering dispute over buildings in the midtown neighbourhood that have been repurposed to house the homeless.

Two motorcyclists died in accidents on Saturday in Quebec.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 81 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths related to the virus. The total number of cases now stands at 40,646, which includes 2,789 deaths and 36,953 cases marked as resolved.

Toronto Police say they are still searching for a man who was struggling to stay above water in Bluffer's Park on Saturday.

BRADFORD, Ont. — Police in southern Ontario say a 77-year-old man is dead after he was run over by his tractor in a farming accident. The South Simcoe Police Service says the incident happened Saturday around 12:30 p.m. in Bradford, Ont.

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say they're investigating after an ATV rider died in a single-vehicle collision in Northumberland Country. Police say the incident happened in Northumberland County around 5 p.m. on Saturday.

GEORGINA, Ont. — An Ontario First Nation is turning to a drone delivery company for contact-free shipments of protective equipment and testing supplies in an effort to bolster enhanced protections against the COVID-19 pandemic.

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police in Northumberland County are investigating an ATV crash that left one man dead and another seriously injured.