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Ontario is reporting 3,216 new COVID-19 cases today. The province is also reporting 47 more deaths linked to the virus. Provincial figures show 1,640 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19, with 848 in intensive care as of Sunday morning.

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs have conquered the north in 2021. Now the real work begins.

TORONTO — David Gustaffson scored the winning goal in a shootout as the Manitoba Moose edged the Toronto Marlies 5-4 Saturday in Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen's second American Hockey League conditioning start.

TORONTO — Nearly 150 pharmacies started offering COVID-19 vaccines to all adults in some Ontario virus hot spots this weekend, a shift made to align with provincial efforts to protect the most vulnerable amid a third wave of infections.

Police on Manitoulin Island are asking people to shelter in place while they search for a man they allege is armed and dangerous.

TORONTO — Jamaican defender Kemar Lawrence has joined Major League Soccer's Toronto from Belgium’s Anderlecht. The 28-year-old signed with Toronto through the 2024 season, the team said Friday.

TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back Friday against Ontario's ongoing calls for tighter travel restrictions, saying finger-pointing won't help Ontarians as the province grapples with the third wave of COVID-19.

TORONTO — A man who went on a racist tirade and grabbed a masked female Chinese student on a city bus at the start of the pandemic has been handed four months house arrest.

Toronto police are investigating a theft that gives kidnapping a whole new meaning. They say a baby goat was stolen from the Riverdale Zoo sometime between 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday. The three-month-old Nubian goat is named Juniper.

TORONTO — The Toronto Catholic District School Board says it will celebrate Pride Month every June, starting this year. The board's trustees voted in favour of proclaiming Pride Month on Thursday night.