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An Ottawa man has been charged in connection with alleged sexual assaults on three women. Police say the investigation began last May after a complaint was filed with the service.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A mosque in Mississauga, Ont., is considering keeping its doors locked during prayers after a man wielding an axe and bear spray interrupted an early-morning prayer and allegedly attacked congregants on Saturday.

Ontario is reporting 551 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 182 people in ICU. That's down from 613 hospitalizations and 185 intensive care patients yesterday. Three more COVID-19 deaths are being reported today.

TORONTO — Masks will no longer be part of the required dress code in most Ontario public spaces come Monday, as the government turns the public health measure into an individual choice.

Toronto police say two boys are facing multiple charges after a TTC operator was assaulted by a group of people on Saturday evening. Police say the incident occurred just before 10 p.m. at Sheppard Subway Station.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A man is facing several charges after police say worshippers at a Mississauga, Ont., mosque were attacked with bear spray in what is believed to be a "hate-motivated incident.

A southern Ontario school board is sticking to its plan to extend its mask mandate beyond the provincial one, even after the government instructed it to drop the public health measure.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 613 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 185 people in ICU. That's down from 615 hospitalizations and 193 intensive care patients yesterday. There are 13 more COVID-19 deaths being reported today.

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo has announced the death of a 17-year-old female greater one-horned rhinoceros named Ashakiran.

TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor has instructed schools that sought more time to lift mask mandates and other remaining COVID-19 public health measures to fall in line with the provincial end date set for next week.