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Ontario's education minister says it "may take some time" to reach a deal with Ottawa on $10-a-day child care. Stephen Lecce made the comments Tuesday at an unrelated education announcement, where he was asked about the status of negotiations.

TORONTO — Three teenagers from Oshawa, Ont., have been charged after a man was fatally shot in Toronto last month. Toronto police say the teens were arrested on Monday.

Ontario reported 2,254 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and 474 patients in intensive care on Tuesday. That's down from 3,091 people in hospital and 568 people ICU a week ago. The province is also reporting 42 more virus-related deaths.

TORONTO — Ontario needs to quickly and aggressively build more homes to address the province's housing crisis, by increasing density, and limiting consultations and appeals, expert advisers said Tuesday.

TORONTO — Ontario's long-term care minister says the province wants to take a cautious approach to easing pandemic restrictions for the sector, while stressing that the COVID-19 situation is improving.

TORONTO — More people in Ontario are accessing mental health support than at any other time during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey suggests.

Ontario's New Democrats have affirmed Andrea Horwath's leadership. More than 85 per cent of delegates to the Ontario NDP convention gave the long-time leader the green light ahead of June's provincial election.

TORONTO — Ontario says 56 more people have died of COVID-19. The province is reporting 2,230 people hospitalized with the virus and 486 patients in intensive care.

TORONTO — Ontarians have recently started hearing their top health and government officials speak of "learning to live with COVID-19," but it doesn't mean immediately returning to life as it was in 2019 and authorities should be refining their messag

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 2,493 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and 501 people in intensive care. That's down from 2,634 people in hospital due to the virus and 517 in ICU a day earlier.