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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 340 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 223 of the latest infections are among those who are not fully vaccinated or whose immunization status is unknown.

TORONTO — Donna Marcaccio had been taking care of her sister, Marcia for years. But when Marcia's condition deteriorated and she needed palliative care about a year ago, Marcaccio reached out for help from Ontario's home care system.

Toronto's public transit authority is reporting outages in some of its online services following a ransomware attack that targeted the agency earlier in the week.

Toronto police say two men are facing murder charges following a fatal shooting last week that killed one man and injured another. The men, both 41, are charged with one count each of first-degree murder and attempt to commit murder.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 356 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 230 of the latest infections are among those who are not fully vaccinated or whose immunization status is unknown.

TORONTO — The public transport agency that operates bus, subway, streetcar, and paratransit services in the Toronto area has been hit with a ransomware attack.

Ontario plans to spend $36 million on mental health and addictions supports in Indigenous communities. The province says $20 million in programs will go to supporting survivors of residential schools.

TORONTO — Hefty new fines for Ontario long-term care providers won't be applied retroactively for violations earlier in the pandemic when new legislation from the Progressive Conservatives takes effect, despite concerns that the worst offenders haven

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has lifted a temporary injunction that paused enforcement of a Toronto hospital network's COVID-19 vaccination policy, saying he does not have the jurisdiction to grant the relief sought by a group of unvaccinated workers.

Ontario's health minister says a plan is coming next week about third COVID-19 vaccine doses for residents. Christine Elliott said on Twitter Friday that the plan will involve timing for third shots, with information "for all Ontarians.