Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Thursday that after consulting with numerous health officials and Mayor John Tory, his government will allow the Blue Jays to play their home games in Toronto this year.

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Quebec reports 28 more COVID-19 deaths, logs 71 patient drop in hospitalizations

COVID-19 today as virus-related hospitalizations continue to decline across the province.The Health Department says 2,143 people are in hospital with the disease, after 144 patients were admitted in the past 24 hours and 215 were discharged.#COVID19 – En date du 11 février, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/aR2nlnEvXO— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) February 12, 2022It says the number of overall virus-related hospitalizations are down by 71.Officials say 153 patients are listed in intensive care, a drop of 11.The province is also reporting 2,359 new cases confirmed by molecular testing, which is limited to certain higher-risk groups.They say 33,661 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered on Friday.

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Robot dogs will soon patrol the US-Mexico border

A robot dog operating alongside ATVs in the southwest U.S. Photo: Courtesy Ghost Robotics.

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COVID-19: Hospitalizations in Nova Scotia see slight decline

COVID-19 in Nova Scotia declined slightly since Friday, the province announced on Saturday.In an abbreviated weekend news release, the province said there were 79 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and were receiving specialized care in a designated unit. That’s down by three since Friday.However, another three people were in intensive care, for a total of 14.

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Trucker protests: Windsor police begin clearing out Ambassador Bridge blockade

Police in Windsor, Ont., commenced their enforcement Saturday of an injunction granted on Friday by an Ontario judge to allow for protesters at the Ambassador Bridge to be cleared out. Sean O’Shea has more details on how the enforcement proceeded, with protesters closest to the bridge seen moving back peacefully, while others drove their vehicles away from the area.

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Wendy Williams Denies 'All Allegations' About Her Mental Health Amid Legal Battle With Bank

Wendy Williams is speaking out.

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Ukraine crisis: Putin, Biden conclude hourlong call as US evacuates embassy

MOSCOW - With the risk of war looming larger, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden held a high-stakes telephone call Saturday as a tense world watched and worried that an invasion of Ukraine could begin within days.Before talking to Biden, Putin had a telephone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, who met with him in Moscow earlier in the week to try to resolve the biggest security crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War. A Kremlin summary of the call suggested that little progress was made toward cooling down the tensions.The closely watched call between Biden and Putin began shortly after 11 a.m.

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Whirlwind romance follows after tornado crashes Kansas couple's wedding

HARPER, Kan. - Rain on a wedding day can be upsetting for any couple, but a tornado can be downright frightening during the vows.In some cultures, rain is viewed as good luck, symbolizing various things from fertility to unity. It can also represent that your marriage will last a lifetime. Candra and Caleb Pence would agree.It was May 19, 2012, and the 21-year-old bride was ready to marry the man of her dreams.

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Fewer crashes in Utah after state lowered drunk driving limit to .05%, study finds

SALT LAKE CITY - Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago, new research published Friday by a U.S. government agency shows.The findings, which pertain to fatalities involving and not involving alcohol, provide initial validation for conservative lawmakers who passed the law over concerns from restaurant and tourism industry lobbyists.In the study published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, researchers wrote that, in the years after Utah changed the drunken driving threshold from .08% to .05% blood-alcohol content, the number of crashes and fatalities fell even though drivers logged more miles."Changing the law to .05% in Utah saved lives and motivated more drivers to take steps to avoid driving impaired," said Dr.

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Afghans protest US order freeing up $3.5B in assets for 9/11 victims

KABUL, Afghanistan - Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims — saying the money belongs to Afghans.Protesters who gathered outside Kabul's grand Eid Gah mosque asked America for financial compensation for the tens of thousands of Afghans killed during the last 20 years of war in Afghanistan.Biden's order, signed Friday, allocates another $3.5 billion in Afghan assets for humanitarian aid to a trust fund to be managed by the U.N.

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Require masks in restaurants, bars to stop coronavirus, Toronto mayor says

Toronto is asking Ontario’s premier for six changes to the province’s Stage 3 reopening order when it comes to eat-in dining and drinking.Among other things, the city wants mandatory face coverings for staff and patrons of restaurants and bars.It also wants customers to have to remain seated, earlier closing hours, and all patrons logged.

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Coronavirus: Mayor John Tory warns against packing Toronto beaches with good weather

Toronto’s mayor says the city is close to getting to stage three of reopening. But Mayor John Tory warns against packing beaches in the hot weather amid fears it could set the city back. Matthew Bingley reports.

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Temperature checks, masks, small classes: How gyms are reopening in Ontario

Stage 3 on Friday, meaning nearly all businesses will be allowed to welcome patrons back through their doors — including gyms.Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday that much of the province will enter the third phase of reopening amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, with the exceptions of the Greater Toronto Area and the Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand-Norfolk, Lambton and Windsor-Essex regions.Gyms, which were mandated to close back in March, can reopen under strict measures on size limits, physical distancing, and equipment cleaning between each user, Ford said.Fitness centres in some other provinces have already been allowed to reopen after those regions loosened certain public health restrictions.Although the government has implemented

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Coronavirus: Premier Ford announces plan to protect intellectual property in Ontario

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday afternoon announced his government’s Intellectual Property Action Plan that will ensure all home grown ideas related to fighting COVID-19 will remain in the province for the “benefit of all Ontarians” according to Ford.

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Coronavirus: Ford says Ontario working to get 3 remaining long-term care homes out of the “red zone”

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday afternoon was asked about the speed of hospitals taking over long-term care homes in Ontario, including an announcement on Friday that Humber River Hospital was taking over Villa Colombo.

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Coronavirus: Ford says Ontario will provide additional funding to farmers

On Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that his government will be providing an additional $50 million to the Agricultural Risk Management Program, and accelerating the program by one year to help farmers bounce back from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Ford announces federal government will provide $19B in COVID-19 relief funding to provinces and territories

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday announced that Canada’s premiers have reached a deal with the federal government that will provide $19 billion in COVID-19 relief to the provinces and territories.

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Coronavirus: Premier Doug Ford tours Windsor-Essex as farm outbreak fight continues

COVID-19 outbreaks on local farms under control, as Premier Doug Ford toured the hard hit region.Dr. Wajid Ahmed said approximately 150 workers in the region have active cases of the virus, down from over 300 weeks earlier.The health unit reported that another 11 agri-food workers tested positive for the virus on Thursday.

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Coronavirus: Ontario extends emergency orders until July 29

coronavirus pandemic.The province is enforcing emergency orders under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act due to the outbreak.Keeping emergency orders in place allows the government flexibility to ensure vulnerable populations are protected as many regions are about to move into Stage 3 of reopening, the government said.Much of Ontario is set to enter Stage 3 on Friday, with the exception of regions in the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand-Norfolk, Lambton and Windsor-Essex.

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Ontario premier restates $1.75 billion pledge for long-term care homes

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has repeated his pledge to invest $1.75 billion into long-term care homes, two years after first making the vow.

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Coronavirus: Phony medical face mask exemption cards confound Ontario and Toronto officials

https://t.co/OdsVc3e5HI pic.twitter.com/qFC88P1aqB— Toronto Public Health (@TOPublicHealth) July 15, 2020Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health.

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Coronavirus: Ontario to accelerate development of new long-term care homes

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Merrilee Fullerton, minister of long-term care, announced Wednesday the government would accelerate the development of new long term care homes in the province, introducing changes to the way it funds construction of said long-term care homes.

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Coronavirus: Ford chides Ontarians who have used fake exemption cards to avoid wearing masks

Ontario Premier Doug Ford reacted to news that some Ontarians have used fake cards claiming to grant medical exemptions in order to avoid wearing a mask in public spaces.

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Most Thames Valley parents want kids back in class in September: TVDSB survey

three possible plans for getting kids back to class amid the continued coronavirus pandemic. His plans include a full return to in-school learning, a scenario where students remain at home with online learning, and a hybrid model, which Lecce said is the most likely option.According to a survey sent out by the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB), most parents are in favour of sending their children back to school in September.

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Coronavirus: Video showing Toronto restaurant patrons crammed together triggers investigation

COVID-19 public health rules.Mayor John Tory has confirmed that the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has launched an investigation into MARBL, located in the city’s downtown.A video originally published to Instagram shows dozens of patrons crammed into a partially outdoor seating section while surrounded by unmasked employees carrying drinks.A version posted to Twitter had been viewed more than 18,000 times by Tuesday and triggered outcry online.Just in: @JohnTory confirmed that this video has triggered an investigation by the AGCO into MARBL.

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Rick Zamperin: Border closure throws Toronto Blue Jays a curveball

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States it’s probably a safe bet the Blue Jays won’t get to play their home games this season in Toronto.It appears Ottawa and Washington are going to extend the border shut down to non-essential traffic for another 30 days until Aug. 21.The current agreement between the two countries is set to expire on July 21, and a recent poll suggest Canadians are strongly opposed to re-opening the border anytime soon.Ontario Premier Doug Ford told Global’s Queen’s Park bureau chief Travis Dhanraj that he wants the border to remain closed for “another 60 days minimum,” calling the rising number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States “staggering.”Canada’s deputy public health officer, Dr.

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Doug Ford to visit Cambridge, Kitchener on Tuesday

Doug Ford will spend Tuesday afternoon in Waterloo Region touring manufacturing plants, the province has announced.Ford’s visits are part of a province-wide tour he will conduct over the coming weeks to thank businesses and residents for doing their part during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Global News’ Travis Dhanraj.

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‘It’s a death trap’: Families horrified by lack of air conditioning in long-term care homes

heat wave that hit southern Ontario last week, he said his mother was stuck in a room without a fan or air conditioner.He called her living condition a “death trap.” Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasts long-term care homes without air conditioning Puopolo’s mother Saveria resides at Woodbridge Vista Care Community, a long-term care home that does not have air conditioning. The facility also had an outbreak of the coronavirus in the spring, causing 17 residents to die.

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Coronavirus: Toronto officials positive about remaining in stage 2 of provincial reopening plan

While many business are champing at the bit to reopen, the city of Toronto will remain in stage two of Ontario’s reopening plan while much of the province moves forward. Both Mayor John Tory and Dr.

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Restaurants may be reopening, but that doesn’t make indoor dining safe: experts

novel coronavirus pandemic.But now, Ontario is allowing indoor dining to resume in parts of the province as part of Stage 3 as COVID-19 cases have steadily dropped, premier Doug Ford announced on Monday.As of July 17, restaurants and bars are allowed to welcome patrons indoors, and other businesses, including gyms, can operate at a reduced capacity, too.

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Coronavirus: Toronto launches drive-in entertainment plan including screenings, concerts

Toronto is launching a drive-in entertainment program as the city extends its ban on outdoor festivals and large gatherings until the end of September.Announced Monday, the DriveInTO program will be providing movie screenings, concerts, and other festivities at no cost to attendees.To facilitate the screenings, the city will be working in collaboration with a number of Toronto’s leading film curators including Hot Docs and TIFF.

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Coronavirus: 24 regions in Ontario to enter Stage 3 of reopening

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday that 24 regions in Ontario will be able to enter Stage 3 of reopening as of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 17 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Ontario’s Stage 3 reopening increases gathering limits as indoor dining, gyms permitted to reopen

Ontario Premier Doug Ford introduced Monday what Stage 3 of reopening will look like for the province, allowing more businesses to reopen including dine-in restaurants, gyms, bars, live shows, performing arts, movie theatres, and casinos. Team sports and tour and guide services are also among things able to resume.

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Coronavirus: Ontario health minister says Stage 3 progress will determine future changes

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Monday that the progress and data that comes from Stage 3 as regions move into the next stage of reopening will determine whether changes happen, such as further increases to public gatherings, but certain restrictions on some businesses could remain in place for the foreseeable future.

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‘Every possible precaution:’ Officials say summer camps are safe as CampTO begins

COVID-19 pandemic.City officials said CampTO is a “new creative camp experience” for children ages six to 12 that offers outdoor and physical activities, active and quiet games, arts and crafts, as well as nature-based activities.The new program will have additional staff and smaller groups of children to help maintain physical distancing and ensure safe supervision, the city said.“These camps have taken every possible precaution in close cooperation with the medical officer of health to make sure that the camps are safe,” Mayor John Tory said outside of a summer camp session in North York on Monday morning.Weekly sessions will run over eight weeks at about 130 locations across the city.

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Coronavirus: Ontario set to announce plans for Stage 3 of COVID-19 reopening

Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce plans for Stage 3 of Ontario’s reopening today.The development comes as the spread of COVID-19 continues to slow.Most of Ontario entered Stage 2 of reopening on June 19, with Toronto following five days later.The remaining regions were all in Stage 2 as of July 7, which included reopening patios and hair salons.

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Ontario to reveal plans Monday to enter Stage 3 of reopening: sources

Ontario government will reveal its plans for stage 3 of reopening Monday.Premier Doug Ford will make the announcement during his daily news conference at Queen’s Park.Sources say the timeline will include details and guidelines for the reopening of a number of businesses and services currently restricted.It is not clear, however, if the government will take a regional approach to stage 3 as was the case with previous stages, or if the entire province will enter stage 3 at the same time.More to come.

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford confident in NHL’s pandemic plan for hub cities

Toronto this summer, Ontario’s premier is defending his province’s decision to try to host the league in the midst of a pandemic.Doug Ford says he’s comfortable with the NHL’s plan, despite the fact British Columbia expressed some reservations about health procedures that ultimately led to Vancouver dropping out of hub-city contention.Multiple media outlets have reported Toronto and Edmonton are the league’s choices for hub cities during a 24-team resumption of play slated to start later this summer.The league hopes to start training camps in the 24 cities next week.Seven American cities and three Canadian cities started as candidates to be hub cities, but the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States made an all-Canadian return

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Coronavirus: Ontario Premier Ford announces June job gains, promotes made-in Ontario products

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Friday that 378,000 new jobs were added in the month of June.

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Coronavirus: Kingston-area public health wants government to extend U.S. border closure

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States “poorly controlled” echoing statements made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the end of June.“I’m so proud of the people of Ontario versus that of the south of the border where they go hog wild and don’t care about anything,” said Ford. Premier John Horgan skirts issue of restricting American’s access to B.C.

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Windsor-Essex officials ask Ontario, feds to take lead on COVID-19 farm outbreaks

COVID-19 outbreaks in farms.Officials from around the region say the situation requires greater co-ordination than can be provided locally.Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens says there have been instances where “the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing,” and having a lead agency would help prevent that.Farms in Windsor-Essex have been hit hard by COVID-19, with four currently in outbreak.

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Premier Doug Ford to thank workers at businesses for working during COVID-19 pandemic

Premier Doug Ford will make multiple public appearances at businesses today to thank Ontario workers for their service during the pandemic.Ford’s day will start at a skylight manufacturing company in Woodbridge, Ont., where the premier is set to make an announcement alongside Vic Fedeli, minister of economic development.The premier’s daily press conference is set to take place at the manufacturing company.

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Coronavirus: Ontario prefers in-class return for students, but health officials must approve

Stephen Lecce says the Ontario government prefers a return to in-class learning for students this September.Lecce’s statement comes weeks after the province told school boards to prepare for an array of options, including a return to regular class learning, online learning or a combination of both.

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Coronavirus: Ontario extends emergency orders until July 22

coronavirus pandemic.The province is enforcing emergency orders under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act due to the outbreak.The government said the extension was made to ensure the public health and safety of all Ontarians as more businesses reopen and people go back to work. It also allows public health units to redeploy staff, or hire staff, to support case management and contact tracing for the virus, the government said in a news release issued on Thursday.All of Ontario is now in Stage 2 of the province’s reopening plan.

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Coronavirus: Ontario introduces measures to give municipalities ‘new tools and supports’ amid economic crisis

Due to the economic pressures the coronavirus has caused, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Wednesday that the province is introducing further measures to “give municipalities new tools and supports” for infrastructure projects, and are in “active negotiations” with the Canadian federal government to get these supports for Ontario municipalities.

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Opposition parties call on Ford to mandate air conditioning in long-term care homes

Doug Ford to make good on comments criticizing the owners of long-term care homes that lack air conditioning.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says Ford should change the Long-Term Care Act to mandate A/C in long-term care residents’ bedrooms.Green party Leader Mike Schreiner says he would support such an amendment.

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Coronavirus: Ontario expected to extend state of emergency to cover gap with new bill

Ontario is expected to table a motion today to extend the province’s state of emergency until July 24.The current state of emergency declared at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire July 15.Premier Doug Ford’s office says the government wants to extend the measure to ensure there is no gap between that declaration ending and a new bill extending Ontario’s emergency measures taking effect.

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Protest against Ontario government’s Bill 184 ends up outside Toronto mayor’s condo

Catherine McDonald speaks to an organizer who says Mayor John Tory needs to intervene in what he calls “a COVID and housing crisis colliding.”

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticizes long-term care homes without air conditioning

Doug Ford has strongly criticized long-term care homes that aren’t providing air conditioning, amid reports that some homes are concerned that it could increase the risk of COVID-19.Ford made the remarks in response to a reporter’s question during his press conference on Tuesday.“I’d like to get these owners who don’t put air conditioning — I’d like to stick them in the room for 24 hours at 30-degree heat (and) see how they like it. Or put their parents in there,” Ford said.“This is all about the dollars.” WHO says ‘evidence emerging’ that coronavirus may be airborne Much of Ontario is in the midst of a lingering heat wave.

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