Around Ontario

Quebec will move forward with plans to restart non-essential surgeries and allow stores and daycares in the Montreal area to reopen as the province reported its lowest number of COVID-19 deaths in over a month.

MARKHAM, Ont. — York Regional Police are investigating a house fire that has left three people, including two children, in critical condition. Emergency services were called to a house in Markham, Ont.

TORONTO — The $1-million Queen's Plate will remain North America's longest, continuously run stakes race. According to a source, Woodbine Entertainment will stage the opening leg of Canada's Triple Crown on Sept. 12 at Woodbine Racetrack.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 304 more cases of COVID-19 today and 23 new deaths. That brings the province to a total of 22,957 confirmed cases, including 1,904 deaths and 17,638 resolved cases. The new numbers show a growth rate of 1.

NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. — Brenda Himburg is livid, but in a polite way. The resident of Booth's Harbour, Ont., is angry that no one has listened to her or her neighbours about the water problems that have plagued the hamlet for years.

MONTREAL — A Quebec patients' rights group urged the province to respect the fundamental rights of seniors living in care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the province reported 79 more deaths.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting another 340 cases of COVID-19 and 23 new deaths related to the virus. There is now a total of 22,653 confirmed cases, which includes 1,881 deaths and 17,360 resolved cases. The daily growth rate stands at 1.

TORONTO — The union representing Ontario's high school teachers says its members have ratified a new contract with the government.

TORONTO — The association representing most long-term care homes in Ontario came out in support of a public inquiry into the sector Saturday, but said more had to be done to support care homes in the interim as deaths continue to mount.

TORONTO — A man has been charged in a fatal fire in the laundry room of a Toronto apartment building. Toronto police say they were called to a fire in midtown on Thursday. They say a man was found with obvious injuries and pronounced dead.