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OSHAWA — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after an officer and a suspect were shot while responding to what police have said was a call about an armed person in Oshawa.

An Ontario provincial constable with 17 years of service is facing criminal impaired driving charges while on duty. Provincial police say their Southern Georgian Bay detachment officers launched an impaired operation investigation on Jan. 15.

Only a few hundred people remain in a northern Ontario First Nation community after failures of local water supply and sewage systems forced many to evacuate their homes.

MONTREAL — Several legislators are calling for Simon Jolin-Barrette to enter the race to succeed François Legault as leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec after the premier's abrupt resignation announcement Wednesday.

MONTREAL — The man accused in the death of a woman who fell from a third-storey balcony on New Year's Day is now facing a manslaughter charge.

A disciplinary panel has found an Ontario judge guilty of judicial misconduct after concluding there is enough evidence to support allegations that he sexually and physically assaulted a woman three years ago.

BRANTFORD — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after it says a 33-year-old man was shot dead by police in Brantford early this morning.

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GUELPH — Guelph police say an 18-year-old man has been charged with stunt driving for allegedly towing people on sleds after Thursday's snowstorm.

TORONTO — Toronto police say they're looking for a suspect who allegedly set several fires on the University of Toronto's downtown campus Wednesday afternoon.