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LONDON, Ont. — Police in London, Ont., have charged two women in connection with the death of an alleged ex-warlord. They say two 22-year-old women from Toronto are both charged with accessory after the fact to assault with a weapon.

OTTAWA — The federal government is committing new funding toward harm reduction for First Nations in northern Ontario, in a move that one local leader says provides a "sense of relief" amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials in Ontario's Windsor-Essex region called on the provincial or federal government Friday to take the reins in tackling COVID-19 outbreaks in farms, saying the situation requires more co-ordination than they can provide themselves.

MONTREAL — A COVID-19 outbreak linked to two house parties south of Montreal has grown to about 80 cases, Quebec's public health director announced Friday.

Mark Baratta sips a cold Gatorade outside his tent under the shade of a tree at a large encampment in Toronto's west end, the heat making his blue T-shirt cling to his skin. "I'm surviving," Baratta says as sweat trickles down his face.

TORONTO — Unions representing Ontario's health-care workers say they're consulting with their memberships about taking political action in response to the province potentially extending its emergency powers.

Ottawa police are apologizing for their role in what they call "an unfortunate incident" in which a white woman called 911 on a black man in a city park.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Police north of Toronto say two people are dead after a car hit a pedestrian in a parking garage and then drove off the building's second floor. Investigators say the incident happened Thursday afternoon at around 1:15 p.m.

Toronto police allege one of their officers received a more than $800,000 payout after submitting a fraudulent will. Police say Const.

LEVIS, Que. — Quebec provincial police have issued an Amber Alert to locate two young girls and their 44-year-old father who police believe were in a car crash Wednesday night and left the scene on foot. Police issued the alert at around 3 p.m.