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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.

TORONTO — Government travel will continue despite concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus, Ontario's premier said Tuesday, while his finance minister promised to dedicate the "necessary resources" to respond to the health emergency.

TORONTO — Ryerson University has been ordered by an Ontario judge to transfer millions of dollars it has been withholding from the school's student union.

TORONTO — A six-year-old child is in serious condition after falling from a balcony in northwest Toronto. Police say they responded to the apartment complex shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Const.

Hamilton police have launched an online tool to report hate crimes. Deputy Chief Frank Bergen says the force has heard people want to report such crimes without needing to go to a police station. He says hate crimes are under-reported.

SOUTH HURON, Ont. — Provincial police say a pedestrian has died after being hit by a car north of London, Ont. They say officers responded to the crash around 9 a.m. Tuesday near the community of Kirkton.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say they have issued an arrest warrant for an 18-year-old man wanted in connection to a shooting on a bus west of Toronto.