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COVID-19: Ontario premier’s legislature absence questioned as #WhereIsDougFord trends on Twitter

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COVID-19 restrictions that were partly altered just a day later, questions are being raised about why Ontario Premier Doug Ford has missed question period at Queen’s Park.After being absent from public view on Monday and Tuesday and missing question period both days, the hashtag #WhereIsDougFord became a trending topic on Twitter.There were also additional questions raised about his absence in advance of a $1,000-per-person Zoom fundraiser that was scheduled for Thursday.

Ford along with ministers Steve Clark and Lisa Thompson were billed as the headliners of the event.However, when asked about the fundraiser, a Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario spokesperson said Tuesday afternoon the event was being postponed.

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Doug Ford - Steve Clarke - Ontario’s temporary playground closures cost close to 30K in Waterloo Region, Guelph - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - city Waterloo - county Clarke - county Ford

23.04.2021 / 21:47

Ontario’s temporary playground closures cost close to 30K in Waterloo Region, Guelph

COVID-19 shutdown.The area’s biggest city, Kitchener, was also the costliest, as signs and caution tape were quickly erected on area playgrounds to support the order issued by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Ontario government alters new, temporary COVID-19 police powers after widespread backlash “Staff and equipment costs are estimated at just under $16,000,” Kitchener spokesperson Shawn Falcao told Global News in an email.“It’s estimated about $5,000 was spent on signage, caution tape, and other materials.

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Coronavirus Ontario - Ontario government checking report of 2nd rare blood clot linked to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

23.04.2021 / 21:17

Ontario government checking report of 2nd rare blood clot linked to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Ontario government officials officials say they are working to confirm a report of a second instance of a man in his 60s who developed a blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after being contacted by Global News.In an announcement released Friday morning, it was revealed a man in his 60s developed a clot after receiving his first dose of the vaccine (vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, which is also known as VITT).

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David Williams - Coronavirus Ontario - 1st known case of rare blood clot linked to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine confirmed in Ontario - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - county Williams

23.04.2021 / 16:14

1st known case of rare blood clot linked to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine confirmed in Ontario

Ontario government has confirmed the first known case of a rare blood clot linked to the Astrazeneca-COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccine in the province.According to a statement issued by the government Friday morning, the man in his 60s received his first dose of the vaccine. It’s not clear when he was inoculated.Officials said the man was treated and is currently at home recovering.

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Doug Ford - Ontario reports 4,505 new COVID-19 cases, 34 deaths - globalnews.ca - Canada - city Ottawa - county York - county Durham

23.04.2021 / 15:34

Ontario reports 4,505 new COVID-19 cases, 34 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Friday. The provincial total now stands at 437, 310.Friday’s case count has jumped back over 4,000 after Thursday recorded 3,682 new infections.

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Coronavirus Ontario - Amazon, Maple Leaf Foods, Maple Lodge Farms in Peel Region to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinics - globalnews.ca - Canada

23.04.2021 / 05:04

Amazon, Maple Leaf Foods, Maple Lodge Farms in Peel Region to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinics

COVID-19 vaccine clinics for workers in the coming weeks.The region says the three clinics for workers and the hot-spot communities they are located in will be part of a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership.It says the lessons learned from the pilot will be shared with other regions across the province.Peel says specific details on how to access the clinics will be shared once “operational details” are finalized, but workers will be contacted directly by their employers.The region says workplace exposures continue to be a major contributor to community transmission.Ontario announced recently that it would partner with large employers to offer on-site vaccines clinics for workers and the surrounding community.The province said at the

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Doug Ford - Travis Dhanraj - Amid plummeting popularity, Ontario Premier Doug Ford offers apology, pledges paid sick leave - globalnews.ca

23.04.2021 / 01:55

Amid plummeting popularity, Ontario Premier Doug Ford offers apology, pledges paid sick leave

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is now apologizing for his COVID-19 restrictions and pledging to create a paid sick leave program, following months of demands. Travis Dhanraj reports on a provincial government in crisis.

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Randy Hillier - Coronavirus Ontario - COVID-19: 2 Toronto police officers charged after attending large church gathering in Aylmer, Ont. - globalnews.ca

23.04.2021 / 01:55

COVID-19: 2 Toronto police officers charged after attending large church gathering in Aylmer, Ont.

Toronto police spokesperson tells Global News the service is reviewing a video posted on Facebook that appears to show two of its officers engaged in a verbal dispute with police in Aylmer, Ont., after officers in the town charged them and two others for violating COVID-19 orders at a church.According to a news release issued by Aylmer police on Thursday, officers received a complaint about a large gathering at the Church of God Restoration at around 8:30 p.m.

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Doug Ford - Travis Dhanraj - COVID-19: Doug Ford apologizes, reiterates paid sick leave coming - globalnews.ca

23.04.2021 / 00:39

COVID-19: Doug Ford apologizes, reiterates paid sick leave coming

Premier Doug Ford spoke with reporters days after entering self-isolation because a staff member in his office tested positive for COVID-19. Travis Dhanraj reports.

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Grey Bruce - Coronavirus Ontario - Grey Bruce Health Unit no longer in COVID-19 critical threshold after cases drop, contact tracing - globalnews.ca

22.04.2021 / 23:53

Grey Bruce Health Unit no longer in COVID-19 critical threshold after cases drop, contact tracing

COVID-19 cases and problems with conducting mass contact tracing, the region’s medical officer of health says the community is no longer in a “critical threshold” state.“Grey Bruce in general for the past year had optimal control over the pandemic … last week we experienced a critical threshold of surge that raised a three- or four-fold increase in the average daily increases and we had to raise the alarm,” Dr.

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Doug Ford - COVID-19: In the absence of an Ontario paid sick day program, some companies are stepping up - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Ontario

22.04.2021 / 21:49

COVID-19: In the absence of an Ontario paid sick day program, some companies are stepping up

COVID-19 pandemic, some Canadian employers are offering paid sick leave to their employees in the absence of government action.Paid sick leave benefits, which allow workers to call in sick without fear of losing a day’s pay, are becoming a political issue across the country, especially in Ontario. The benefit is one of the measures recommended by a group of experts who advise the Ontario government on COVID-19 measures, but has so far been turned down.

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Doug Ford - Guelph reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, active cases fall to 339 - globalnews.ca

22.04.2021 / 18:53

Guelph reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, active cases fall to 339

COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the local case count to 3,779 during the pandemic.Active cases remained fell by 10 from the previous day to 339 with another 35 people recovering from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Doug Ford confirms paid sick leave program for workers coming, apologizes for backtracking The city’s resolved case count is at 3,403 and its COVID-19-related death toll of 37 has not changed since Feb.

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Doug Ford - Premier Ford confirms paid sick leave program coming for Ontario - globalnews.ca

22.04.2021 / 17:39

Premier Ford confirms paid sick leave program coming for Ontario

Speaking from his self-isolation, Premier Doug Ford confirmed a paid sick leave program is coming for Ontario. He also apologized for restrictions the government put into place last week that were quickly retracted due to heavy criticism.

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Doug Ford - ‘I’m not going to stop’: Doug Ford responds to growing calls for his resignation - globalnews.ca

22.04.2021 / 17:38

‘I’m not going to stop’: Doug Ford responds to growing calls for his resignation

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday said he’s “not going to stop” after a wave of criticism from last weekend over COVID-19 restrictions he announced last Friday.

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Doug Ford - COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 22 - globalnews.ca

22.04.2021 / 16:13

COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 22

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Thursday:Premier Doug Ford confirmed the province is working on a paid sick-leave program for Ontario workers after months of refusal.He said the province is now working on a solution because the federal government hasn’t expanded its own policy.Ford fought back tears as he also apologized for increasing police enforcement powers and closing playgrounds last Friday amid surging case numbers and hospitalizations in the province.He said his government moved too fast and got it wrong.“Simply put, we got it wrong. We made a mistake.

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Doug Ford - Premier Doug Ford to hold virtual press conference Thursday amid isolation - globalnews.ca - county Ford

22.04.2021 / 12:51

Premier Doug Ford to hold virtual press conference Thursday amid isolation

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a virtual press conference Thursday morning amid his isolation following a staff member who tested positive for COVID-19.The press conference is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Global News will livestream it here.Details on what exactly the premier will speak to Ontarians about were not revealed.

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Andrea Horwath - Coronavirus Ontario - Ontario government workers get paid COVID-19 vaccine time, but why aren’t all private-sector workers? - globalnews.ca - city Ontario

21.04.2021 / 18:41

Ontario government workers get paid COVID-19 vaccine time, but why aren’t all private-sector workers?

provincial government workers were told they can get COVID-19 vaccinations without using unpaid or vacation time, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs have voted twice against NDP motions looking to extend the same ability to all private-sector workers.This week’s votes came as Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, a body of 40 doctors, medical experts and scientists, released a joint letter on Tuesday urging stronger public health measures to be imposed.Among the six priority areas was the need to ensure essential workers are paid to stay home when they are sick, when they are exposed to COVID-19, or when they need time to get vaccinated.“An emergency benefit that offers more money, is easily accessible, immediately paid and

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Doug Ford - Guelph reports 46 new COVID-19 cases, active cases remain at 349 - globalnews.ca - county Ford

21.04.2021 / 18:19

Guelph reports 46 new COVID-19 cases, active cases remain at 349

COVID-19 Wednesday, raising the local case count to 3,754 during the pandemic.Active cases remained unchanged at 349 from the previous day with another 46 people recovering from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Ontario Premier Doug Ford in isolation after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 The city’s resolved case count is at 3,368 and its COVID-19-related death toll of 37 has not changed since Feb.

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Doug Ford - COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 21 - globalnews.ca - Canada

21.04.2021 / 16:17

COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 21

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Wednesday:Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office has announced he is self-isolating after being in close contact with a staff member in his office who tested positive for COVID-19.According to a statement issued late Tuesday, Ford was in contact with the affected staff member on Monday.The statement said that staff member was tested on Tuesday after being told they came into contact with someone who had COVID-19. It went on to say the employee received a positive test result Tuesday evening.

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Doug Ford - Ontario reports more than 4,200 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths - globalnews.ca - county York - county Hamilton - county Niagara - county Durham - county Ford

21.04.2021 / 15:16

Ontario reports more than 4,200 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The provincial total now stands at 429,123.Wednesday’s case count has jumped back into the 4,000s after Tuesday recorded 3,469 new cases, although more tests were processed.

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Doug Ford - Ontario Premier Doug Ford in isolation after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - county Ford

21.04.2021 / 04:49

Ontario Premier Doug Ford in isolation after staff member tests positive for COVID-19

COVID-19.According to a statement issued late Tuesday, Ford was in contact with the affected staff member on Monday.The statement said that staff member was tested on Tuesday after being told they came into contact with someone who had COVID-19. It went on to say the employee received a positive test result Tuesday evening.“Immediately upon learning that this staff member was even at risk of exposure, the premier left the legislature to be tested,” the statement said.

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Coronavirus Ontario - COVID-19: Ottawa police announce end of 24-7 presence at Ontario-Quebec border - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - city Ottawa - city Ontario

21.04.2021 / 01:45

COVID-19: Ottawa police announce end of 24-7 presence at Ontario-Quebec border

COVID-19 restrictions came into effect, calling for non-essential traffic to be stopped at the province’s borders with Quebec and Manitoba, the Ottawa Police Service has announced it is stopping its 24-hour checkpoints.According to a statement issued by the service Tuesday evening, the around-the-clock border checkpoints were set to end as of 8 p.m.

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Doug Ford - Christine Elliott - Monte Macnaughton - COVID-19: Ford government hints at some sort of paid sick leave support after months of refusal - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Ontario

20.04.2021 / 21:37

COVID-19: Ford government hints at some sort of paid sick leave support after months of refusal

COVID-19 pandemic.Government officials have rejected cries for an Ontario paid sick leave program throughout the pandemic multiple times over several months, citing the federal government’s current benefit in place. As the third wave worsens in Ontario, critics said provincial paid sick leave could help to curb surging numbers.While speaking to reporters at the Ontario legislature on Tuesday, Labour Minister Monte McNaughton and Health Minister Christine Elliott suggested some assistance might be coming.

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Doug Ford - Matthew Bingley - Question period at Ontario legislature dominated by fury over provincial restrictions - globalnews.ca

19.04.2021 / 23:27

Question period at Ontario legislature dominated by fury over provincial restrictions

After being forced to walk back some of its latest restrictions, the Ford government continues to face severe criticism over its pandemic response. While the government says it was an error with the best of intentions, opposition parties say Premier Doug Ford has lost the confidence of the people to lead them out of the pandemic.

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Doug Ford - Ontario police forces to focus on education rather than enforcement of new powers - globalnews.ca - Canada

19.04.2021 / 20:18

Ontario police forces to focus on education rather than enforcement of new powers

Ontario government alters new, temporary COVID-19 police powers after widespread backlash The government reversed course a day later, and the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police said Monday people should not be afraid to go outside.The association’s spokesman, Joe Couto, says police forces had to come out quickly on Friday to assure the public that they would not be randomly stopping people.Many Ontario police forces won’t use new COVID-19 powers to conduct random stopsCouto says arbitrarily stopping people would be unethical, unenforceable and police forces do not have the resources to do it.He says police will instead focus their enforcement efforts on large gatherings of more than five people.

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Doug Ford - Growing calls for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to resign amid worsening COVID-19 3rd wave - globalnews.ca - Washington - county Ontario - county Ford

19.04.2021 / 19:23

Growing calls for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to resign amid worsening COVID-19 3rd wave

COVID-19 pandemic there are growing calls for the premier to step down.On Sunday, a Washington Post op-ed by columnist David Moscrop titled “Doug Ford must resign” quickly became the most read story on the paper’s website. In the article, Moscrop wrote, “Over a year into the pandemic, things are worse in Ontario than they have been since it began.”The column is scathing when it comes to Ford’s ability to lead the province moving forward.“Getting rid of a premier with a majority government is difficult outside of an election.

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Doug Ford - Ivana Yelich - Doug Ford contacting consulates to try and get more COVID vaccines for Ontario, spokesperson says - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Ontario

18.04.2021 / 20:13

Doug Ford contacting consulates to try and get more COVID vaccines for Ontario, spokesperson says

COVID-19 vaccines for Ontario.Ivana Yelich said Sunday that Ford began reaching out to international allies after news of cuts to upcoming Moderna shipments, and as the province awaits a possible recommendation on lowering the age limit for the AstraZeneca shot.“Ontario has the capacity to vaccinate more people, but we are lacking the supply to do it,” Yelich said in a statement.“Vaccines are our only way out of this pandemic and the premier will exhaust every avenue he has in order to get more needles into arms of Ontarians sooner.” Canada adds millions more Pfizer doses over spring, but Moderna cuts back Procuring vaccines is normally the responsibility of the federal government.Global News has reached out to Procurement Canada and

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Doug Ford - Andrea Horwath - NDP says Ford to shut Ontario legislature next week amid backlash over outdoor COVID-19 restrictions - globalnews.ca - Canada - Ontario

18.04.2021 / 19:55

NDP says Ford to shut Ontario legislature next week amid backlash over outdoor COVID-19 restrictions

COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor recreational activities came Sunday, amid word the government had proposed to shut the legislature down as early as Wednesday.Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath said her New Democrats would not play along until the Progressive Conservative government had reversed what she described as its “dangerous police-state orders” and replaced them with public health measures.“We are not prepared to help Doug Ford go home, leaving a police state in place while he allows COVID-19 to run rampant, overrun hospitals, and steal the lives of Ontarians who would otherwise make it through this,” Horwath said in a statement.

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Doug Ford - Bill Blair - Feds extend mobile health units in Ontario amid new COVID-19 restrictions, cases - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Ontario

18.04.2021 / 06:01

Feds extend mobile health units in Ontario amid new COVID-19 restrictions, cases

COVID-19 cases.”In a statement Saturday evening, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Bill Blair said that the government was extending the two health units for another two months to at least June 30.“The federal government is there to provide support where it is needed most, such as Ontario which has seen an alarming resurgence in COVID-19 cases,” read Blair’s statement.

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Doug Ford - Katherine Ward - Science experts question new provincial rules in Ontario, lack of paid sick leave - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

18.04.2021 / 02:39

Science experts question new provincial rules in Ontario, lack of paid sick leave

Science experts say the new rules announced by Premier Doug Ford on Friday will not dramatically decrease the spread of COVID-19 in Ontario. Many say these directives continue to miss the mark when it comes to addressing the root causes of transmission.

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Doug Ford - London - London closes outdoor recreation after Ontario tightens restrictions - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - city London, county Ontario

18.04.2021 / 01:31

London closes outdoor recreation after Ontario tightens restrictions

COVID-19 cases.On Friday, Premier Doug Ford extended Ontario’s state of emergency and provincewide stay-at-home order until at least May 20 and announced further restrictions to gatherings and recreation.As of 12:01 a.m. Saturday all outdoor gatherings are restricted to those that live together, with the exception of those who live alone being allowed to join one other household exclusively.In London, Ont., all public soccer pitches, baseball diamonds, tennis courts, pickleball courts, basketball courts, skate parks, picnic areas, park shelters and outdoor exercise equipment are closed following Ford’s announcement.

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Doug Ford - Scarborough PC MPP speaks out against new government measures: ‘This is not the way to help people’ - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - city Ontario - county Ford

17.04.2021 / 23:11

Scarborough PC MPP speaks out against new government measures: ‘This is not the way to help people’

COVID-19 measures introduced by the Ford government on Friday. “I am reiterating my position today and asking that we consider reversing our decisions on limiting outdoor activities and giving broad, unclear powers to law enforcement agencies,” Mitas wrote in the emailHowever, on Saturday afternoon and after Mitas’s email, Premier Doug Ford tweeted a reversal of a decision to shut down playgrounds in the province.

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Doug Ford - Many Ontario - Ontario to ‘scope down’ new police COVID-19 powers, source says - globalnews.ca - Canada

17.04.2021 / 19:47

Ontario to ‘scope down’ new police COVID-19 powers, source says

Ontario government is expected to backtrack on new police powers to enforce anti-pandemic measures.A source with knowledge of the discussions – but who was not authorized to speak publicly about them – says a “scoping-down” clarification is currently being approved.The new powers allow police to stop anyone at random and ask why they’re not at home and where they live.

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Doug Ford - Steve Williams - Many Ontario - ‘We will not be randomly stopping people’: London, Ont., police chief - globalnews.ca

17.04.2021 / 18:52

‘We will not be randomly stopping people’: London, Ont., police chief

London Police Service is reassuring Londoners they will not be stopped when driving or walking in the city under the latest COVID-19 public health measures.“Our plan is to continue to engage, explain, educate & enforce in a fair & unbiased manner. We will not be randomly stopping people,” Steve Williams said in a tweet published hours after Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s announcement Friday.

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Doug Ford - Many Ontario - Many Ontario police forces won’t use new COVID-19 powers to conduct random stops - globalnews.ca - Canada

17.04.2021 / 14:35

Many Ontario police forces won’t use new COVID-19 powers to conduct random stops

COVID-19 rules.Instead, they say, they plan to act on complaints or obvious violations.Criticism of Premier Doug Ford’s new powers for police has been widespread and furious.

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Doug Ford - Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions have science ‘absolutely upside-down,’ experts say - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

17.04.2021 / 06:02

Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions have science ‘absolutely upside-down,’ experts say

COVID-19 restrictions Friday, saying that Premier Doug Ford has the science behind his soon-to-be-enacted measures “absolutely upside-down.”University of Toronto professor Dr. David Fisman expressed his frustration in an interview with Global News shortly after the premier’s press conference, where he announced more COVID-19 restrictions aimed at slowing down the record-setting spread of new cases in the province.“The reason it’s so frustrating to hear stuff like this is he’s got the science absolutely upside-down,” he said.

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Doug Ford - Coronavirus Ontario - COVID-19: Ontario’s temporary increased police powers raise concerns about random stops, carding - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - city Ontario

17.04.2021 / 04:55

COVID-19: Ontario’s temporary increased police powers raise concerns about random stops, carding

COVID-19 orders, community members, advocates and opposition politicians are raising concerns about the authority being given to randomly stop residents and demand identification.Premier Doug Ford and members of his cabinet unveiled several measures that they said were in an effort to combat record-high COVID-19 cases and the vast spread of variants of concern.The latest restrictions will see distribution centres, warehouses and manufacturing plants remain open while outdoor gatherings will be restricted to members of the same household. However, people who live alone can join another household.Also, all recreational facilities such as sports fields, playgrounds and golf courses will be closed.

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Doug Ford - Hamilton Covid - Hamilton reports record daily high of COVID-19 cases, expert says ‘blunt’ lockdown measures needed - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

16.04.2021 / 22:43

Hamilton reports record daily high of COVID-19 cases, expert says ‘blunt’ lockdown measures needed

COVID-19 pandemic, says the prominence of COVID-19 variants has left little alternative for Ontario in terms of more strict lockdown measures.On Friday, Ontario set another single-day record of COVID-19 cases, 4,812, surpassing the previous record of 4,736 which was set on Thursday.Health officials suggested the only way to flatten the surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is a six-week stay-at-home order with at least 100,000 doses of vaccine administered a day.Doug Ford’s announcement Friday which extended the four week lockdown to six also increased police powers, restricted outdoor gatherings and shut down non-essential construction. Ontario reports more than 4,800 new COVID-19 cases, setting another single-day record Dr.

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Doug Ford - Ontario extends COVID-19 stay-at-home order, announces tighter restrictions - globalnews.ca

16.04.2021 / 22:13

Ontario extends COVID-19 stay-at-home order, announces tighter restrictions

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Friday that the province would be prolonging its COVID-19 stay-at-home order by two weeks, for a total of six weeks.

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Coronavirus Ontario - COVID-19: Peel police officer accuses Global News journalist of agitating protesters, hugs attendees - globalnews.ca - city Ontario

16.04.2021 / 21:42

COVID-19: Peel police officer accuses Global News journalist of agitating protesters, hugs attendees

Peel Regional Police spokesperson says the service is looking into the conduct of an officer who accused a Global News journalist of “agitating” protesters by filming those in attendance who are pushing for a Mississauga gym to reopen as well as hugging and posing for photos.Sean O’Shea, a consumer and investigative reporter with Global Toronto, was at Huf Gym near Cawthra Road and Dundas Street East on Friday to report on continuing protests by the facility’s owners, employees, customers and supporters over the Ontario government’s current COVID-19 restrictions that have temporarily ordered gyms closed.Earlier in the week, O’Shea reported on how Huf Gym reopened for patrons despite the province seeing record-high cases.

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Doug Ford - Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions include increased police powers, restricting gatherings - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - city Ontario - county Ford

16.04.2021 / 21:42

Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions include increased police powers, restricting gatherings

COVID-19 restrictions aimed at curbing record-high cases in the province, including increased police powers, provincial border checkpoints and restricting outdoor gatherings.Premier Doug Ford made the announcement at Queen’s Park Friday afternoon.“We’re losing the battle between the variants and vaccines,” he told reporters.“The reality is there are few options left.”Ford announced an extension of Ontario’s state of emergency and stay-at-home order in line with recommendations made by doctors and scientists earlier in the day.

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Coronavirus Ontario - Doctors say COVID-19 variants put pregnant women at greater risk, cite ‘urgent’ need for vaccines - globalnews.ca

16.04.2021 / 11:07

Doctors say COVID-19 variants put pregnant women at greater risk, cite ‘urgent’ need for vaccines

COVID-19 vaccine, it has been more difficult.“It’s a new vaccine and I want a little more time to pass and a little bit more research done on the effects of getting the vaccine while there’s a baby in the womb,” said Chang.And it’s that lack of information that has made it difficult for many mothers-to-be when it comes to deciding whether or not to get the vaccine. Ontario becomes 1st province to prioritize pregnancy in COVID-19 vaccination rollout “The decision is on you.

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Doug Ford - Erica Vella - Ontario cabinet considering new restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to soar - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

16.04.2021 / 04:50

Ontario cabinet considering new restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to soar

As part of a suite of measures in response to record-high COVID-19 cases in Ontario, multiple sources tell Global News Premier Doug Ford and members of his cabinet are looking at additional measures. Erica Vella reports.

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Barbara Yaffe - Coronavirus Ontario - Ontario’s associate chief medical officer of health calls current COVID-19 situation ‘dire’ - globalnews.ca

15.04.2021 / 21:25

Ontario’s associate chief medical officer of health calls current COVID-19 situation ‘dire’

COVID-19 situation in the province is “dire.”“I really wish I had better news to give you today,” Dr. Barbara Yaffe told reporters at Queen’s Park Thursday afternoon.“I have been providing updates to Ontarians for over a year now and at some of the previous press conferences I referred to the situation as worrisome and even scary.

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Sylvia Jones - Coronavirus Ontario - Concerns raised about Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination patient data after information breaches - globalnews.ca

15.04.2021 / 20:47

Concerns raised about Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination patient data after information breaches

Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout hampered by shipment delays, provincial government insists “I mean it has the last four digits of your health card, your name, your date of birth, it’s got the hospital or vaccine site where you get vaccinated — that shouldn’t be made public to anyone else.”Global News also learned of a separate data breach at University Health Network (UHN) involving the information of 200 people that was shared with others in error.Gillian Howard, a spokesperson for UHN, confirmed the incident in an email statement on Thursday.

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Doug Ford - Pre-register all Ontarians immediately for COVID-19 vaccine, say health experts & councillor - globalnews.ca

15.04.2021 / 04:59

Pre-register all Ontarians immediately for COVID-19 vaccine, say health experts & councillor

Councillor Josh Matlow along with a group of health experts have written an open letter calling on Premier Doug Ford to allow all Ontarians to be pre-registered for the COVID-19 vaccine immediately. They say not only will it help manage the vaccine supply, but it will also address vaccine hesitancy and anxiety.

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Grey Bruce - Owen Sound - Coronavirus Ontario - Grey Bruce Health Unit declares COVID-19 critical threshold amid case surge, ‘untruthful’ contact tracing - globalnews.ca

15.04.2021 / 03:13

Grey Bruce Health Unit declares COVID-19 critical threshold amid case surge, ‘untruthful’ contact tracing

Grey Bruce Health Unit has issued an urgent warning for the region and has declared a COVID-19 critical threshold due to soaring cases and trouble conducting contact tracing.“If we do not implement drastic measures at this juncture, the pandemic will spiral out of control,” a message posted on the unit’s Facebook page Wednesday evening said.“We have identified over 70 new confirmed cases across Grey Bruce in the last 36 hours with the potential to generate hundreds of additional close contacts.”The public health department said the major driver in cases has been people not following Ontario’s lockdown restrictions.

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Coronavirus Ontario - COVID-19: Vaccine Hunters Canada volunteers working to eliminate booking appointment barriers - globalnews.ca - Canada

15.04.2021 / 02:25

COVID-19: Vaccine Hunters Canada volunteers working to eliminate booking appointment barriers

COVID-19 vaccine appointments on behalf of Vaccine Hunters Canada.“This is something that we’ve done in our spare time to help people,” Kalpin said. Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout hampered by shipment delays, provincial government insists Part of the confusion around booking vaccine appointments stems from the reality that there are so many ways it can be done.

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Doug Ford - Abigail Bimman - Frustrations over cancelled COVID-19 vaccinations, as number of stored doses grows - globalnews.ca

15.04.2021 / 01:51

Frustrations over cancelled COVID-19 vaccinations, as number of stored doses grows

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a delay in COVID-19 vaccine shipments has forced hospitals to cancel thousands of people’s appointments to get their shot. But as Abigail Bimman explains, that doesn’t line up with reports that thousands of doses are sitting in freezers, fuelling frustrations nationwide.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
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