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DRYDEN, Ont. — Provincial police have charged a man with second-degree murder after an incident at a northern Ontario trailer park that left one person dead and four others injured. Police in Dryden, Ont.

Hamilton police say they've charged a man they say was involved in the shooting of a seven-year-old boy. The incident happened on the evening of Jan.

TORONTO — Ontario reported five more cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the total to 42, as the government announced a $100-million contingency fund to deal with the global pandemic in this province, where it will likely continue spreading.

TORONTO — A weak heart made simple tasks like walking to the bathroom from his bedroom difficult for Mir Hasan Ali. The 76-year-old retiree says he would tire quickly and feel dizzy if he walked more than a few minutes.

Toronto police are thanking the public for the quick response to help a five-year-old girl who fell from a 12th-floor balcony. Const.

TORONTO — A coroner's inquest into a scaffolding collapse that claimed the lives of four men in Toronto has been scheduled for May.

TORONTO — One person is dead following a fire at an apartment building in west-end Toronto. Police say emergency crews were called to the building shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. They say a person was found without vital signs in one of the units.

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — A man in his 20s and a teenager have been arrested in the death of a 50-year-old man found dead in an apartment in Shawinigan, Que., on Tuesday.

TORONTO — A regional prosecutor who illegally fixed traffic tickets to please her police officer boyfriend has been given a three-month conditional sentence for breach of trust and attempted obstruction of justice.

TORONTO — The union that represents elementary teachers is to resume contract talks with Premier Doug Ford's government today.