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A change of clothes and mindset helped change Andrew McCarthy's fortunes Saturday night at Mohawk Woodbine Park. McCarthy rallied Venerate past filly Donna Soprano, the 3/5 favourite, in the deep stretch to capture the inaugural $1.

Venerate overtook filly Donna Soprano in the deep stretch to capture the inaugural $1.32 million Mohawk Million on Saturday night.

London, Ont., police said Saturday began quietly and with no known public health infractions in the university town known to host large parties on the same weekend each year.

QUEBEC — The Quebec government is investing $85 million in schools to adapt to the new reality of COVID-19. About $25 million of that amount will be used to train and hire employees to better supervise students during the pandemic.

Quebec is reporting 698 new cases of COVID-19 today, the highest single-day tally since May. Health authorities say 272 of the new cases — or 39 per cent — were reported in Montreal, with 106 in Quebec City and 99 in the Monteregie region.

HUNTSVILLE, Ont. — An Ontario woman is facing a drug charge related to an investigation into a woman's death this spring, provincial police say.

Ontario is reporting 435 new cases of COVID-19 today and zero new deaths from the illness. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 64 per cent of the new cases reported Saturday are under the age of 40.

Montreal police are looking for a driver who was involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed an 82-year-old man. Officers arrived on the scene of a collision in the Ville-Marie neighbourhood after a call to 911 at around 11:30 p.m. Friday.

OTTAWA — Paramedics say one person is dead and four others are in hospital after a crash in Ottawa Friday night. They say two vehicles collided around 9:30 p.m. on Hawthorne Road at Leitrim Road in the southeast area of the city.

OTTAWA — Veteran forward Bobby Ryan was placed on waivers by the Ottawa Senators on Friday for the purpose of a buyout. Ryan won the Masterton Trophy, the NHL's award for perseverance, on Sept. 7 after publicly sharing his battle with alcohol issues.