Ontario officials reported 139 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, along with 11 new deaths, seven of which became known by investigations into deaths that occurred during the pandemic’s second wave. Wednesdays count is the third straight decline in cases since a stretch where 200 or more per day were reported…

Over the past two days, more than 300 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Ontario and the rolling seven-day average of new infections has now surpassed 200. Ontario health officials reported 168 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and 164 new infections on Tuesday, down slightly from 218 on Sunday…

A one-year-old girl who was in hospital in critical condition after being pulled from a backyard swimming pool in Burlington has died. Emergency crews were called to a residence on Kevin Crescent in the area of Headon Road and Upper Middle Road on July 25 for reports of drowning. When…

Montreal police say three people are dead and two have been injured in a shooting Monday night in the city’s northeastern end. Police spokeswoman Veronique Comtois says several 911 calls were made at around 7 p.m. reporting gunshots in the residential neighbourhood of Riviere-des-Prairies. She says shots were fired toward…

Twitter announced today it’s partnering with news organizations The Associated Press (AP) and Reuters to expand its efforts focused on highlighting reliable news and information on its platform. Through the new agreements, Twitter’s Curation team will be able to leverage the expertise of the partnered organizations to add more context…

One person was killed in a fire that broke out at an apartment building in Parkdale Monday afternoon. Toronto Fire crews were called to the building on Dunn Avenue, south of Queen Street West, just before 3 p.m.When they arrived, firefighters located the fire in a 20th-floor unit and were…

A man in his 40s is dead after the motel room he was staying in caught fire in Scarborough early on Monday morning. Toronto police said they were called to the Roycroft Motel near Kingston Road and Rockwood Drive just after 7:05 a.m. for a fire. Firefighters removed a man…

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Sunday that more pain and suffering is on the horizon as COVID-19 cases climb again and officials plead with unvaccinated Americans to get their shots. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, also said he doesn’t foresee additional lockdowns in the U.S. because he believes enough…

CHICAGO (AP) – Rapper DaBaby was cut Sunday from Lollapalooza’s closing lineup following crude and homophobic remarks he made last week at a Miami-area music festival. The Grammy-nominated artist, whose name is Jonathan Kirk, had been scheduled as a closing act on the final night of the four-day music festival…

TOKYO — Canada’s Andre De Grasse was second in his semifinal of the 100 metres to book his spot in the final at the Tokyo Olympics. The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., ran 9.98 seconds, finishing behind American Fred Kerley (9.96). The final was later Sunday evening. De Grasse could be…