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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.

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Doug Ford - COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 24 - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Hall

24.04.2021 / 18:20

COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 24

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Saturday:City officials say the Toronto sign at Nathan Phillips Square will be lit pink until Sunday morning to mark one million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the city and to acknowledge the efforts of front-line workers.Toronto passed the one-million-doses milestone on Friday.To date, 1,026,176 shots have been given in the city.More than 1 million #COVID19 vaccine doses have been administered in #Toronto. To mark this major milestone and to acknowledge the ongoing efforts of frontline workers, the Toronto sign in front of City Hall will be lit pink until 6 a.m.

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Hamilton Covid - COVID-19: Hamilton confirms downtown vaccination clinic for racialized communities - globalnews.ca - county Hamilton

23.04.2021 / 21:47

COVID-19: Hamilton confirms downtown vaccination clinic for racialized communities

COVID-19 cases involve members of a racialized community.City statistics, on the other hand, show that racialized people make up less than one-fifth, or 19 per cent of Hamilton’s total population.With those numbers in mind, a pop-up vaccination clinic has been scheduled for Monday through Friday of next week, prioritizing Black and other racialized populations in Hamilton.

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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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Hamilton Covid - Hamilton reports 127 COVID-19 cases, active cases hit pandemic high for the second day in a row - globalnews.ca

23.04.2021 / 20:57

Hamilton reports 127 COVID-19 cases, active cases hit pandemic high for the second day in a row

COVID-19 cases, but also said it was still “too early to call.”Dr. Dominik Mertz, who’s also on the province’s infectious diseases advisory committee, told an HHS virtual town hall on Thursday that data shows that Hamilton seems to have hit the peak of the third wave in recent days with cases trending downward.

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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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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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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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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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Hamilton Covid - Weekend COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Hamilton was meant for ‘at-risk’ population, public health says - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Ontario - county Hamilton - county Centre

22.04.2021 / 21:49

Weekend COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Hamilton was meant for ‘at-risk’ population, public health says

COVID-19 vaccination clinics specifically for Black and racialized residents after a clinic at FirstOntario Centre scheduled for this weekend immediately filled up.On Monday, public health sent an email to “equity-seeking groups” about the AstraZeneca clinic for those aged 40 and older, but word spread rapidly through social media, including through the popular Vaccine Hunter Canada Twitter account. COVID-19 vaccination clinic for 40 and over in Hamilton fills up due to overwhelming response During Wednesday’s general issues committee meeting, Dr.

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Hamilton Covid - Kerry Bowman - Hamilton reports over 120 new COVID-19 cases, challenges targeting vaccines for those ‘at risk’ - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Ontario - county Bowman

22.04.2021 / 19:26

Hamilton reports over 120 new COVID-19 cases, challenges targeting vaccines for those ‘at risk’

COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario, he’s optimistic that the bulk of the population will have at least one dose in the next four months.Dr. Kerry Bowman says the government’s decision to prioritize getting first doses into as many arms as possible is a good one.

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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 - Doug Ford says province to address paid sick leave for those forced to quarantine - globalnews.ca

22.04.2021 / 17:40

Doug Ford says province to address paid sick leave for those forced to quarantine

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday announced paid sick leave for people forced into quarantine, saying people should not have to worry about their jobs or income.

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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 - Ford apologizes for increasing police powers, closing playgrounds; says province moved ‘too quick’ - globalnews.ca

22.04.2021 / 17:36

Ford apologizes for increasing police powers, closing playgrounds; says province moved ‘too quick’

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday apologized for restrictions his government implemented last weekend saying they moved “too quick.” Speaking from isolation at his home, Ford said they needed to “limit mobility,” but that they moved too quickly and that they corrected their mistake on the weekend.

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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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Hamilton Covid - Hamilton reports over 300 new COVID-19 cases, 13 current outbreaks in work settings - globalnews.ca

21.04.2021 / 19:34

Hamilton reports over 300 new COVID-19 cases, 13 current outbreaks in work settings

Ontario’s Science Advisory Table says the province is set to begin a “full-court press” on essential workers with Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine program.Dr.

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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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Doug Ford - Steve Clark - Andrea Horwath - Coronavirus Ontario - John Fraser - COVID-19: Ontario premier’s legislature absence questioned as #WhereIsDougFord trends on Twitter - globalnews.ca - city Ontario

21.04.2021 / 00:17

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

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 - 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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Hamilton Covid - Hamilton reports 40 new COVID-19 cases, data suggests city will reach third wave peak in weeks - globalnews.ca - city Hamilton

20.04.2021 / 19:50

Hamilton reports 40 new COVID-19 cases, data suggests city will reach third wave peak in weeks

COVID-19 modelling data from Hamilton public health is suggesting the city is just a couple of weeks away from reaching the peak of the third wave in the pandemic.During a board of health meeting on Tuesday, Dr. Doug Sider said forecasting points to a third wave peak for the city during the first week of May with the average number of daily cases ranging between 150 to 230.“It’s important to note, that it may be worse than that,” Sider told city councillors and the mayor.

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Hamilton Covid - As in 2020, Hamilton’s Wild Waterworks will remain closed in 2021 because of COVID-19 - globalnews.ca - Chad

19.04.2021 / 23:02

As in 2020, Hamilton’s Wild Waterworks will remain closed in 2021 because of COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic.The public works committee has confirmed that decision in a unanimous vote, based on advice from the Hamilton Conservation Authority, which operates the attraction on the city’s behalf.With no foreseeable date in sight for when waterparks will be allowed to return to normal operations, Ward 5 Coun. Chad Collins described it as a “pretty easy” decision.

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Hamilton Covid - Hamilton reports 214 new COVID-19 cases, over 50 people in hospital ICUs with the virus - globalnews.ca

19.04.2021 / 20:18

Hamilton reports 214 new COVID-19 cases, over 50 people in hospital ICUs with the virus

Ontario reports more than 4,400 new COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths “Even if the case numbers now flatten, the curve flattens or even start to go down, ICU occupancy will still go up.”On Monday, Ontario reported a record 2,202 people hospitalized with COVID-19, up by 95 from the previous day.Some 755 patients — an all-time high — are in ICUs and 516 patients are on a ventilator.In Hamilton, 30 more people were admitted to local hospitals with COVID-19 since Friday. Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) says there are now 100 patients with COVID-19 at their facilities, 30 of them in ICUs.St.

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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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Hamilton Covid - Over 300 new COVID-19 cases reported on the weekend in Hamilton, 67% of active cases under 50 - globalnews.ca - county Hamilton

18.04.2021 / 20:43

Over 300 new COVID-19 cases reported on the weekend in Hamilton, 67% of active cases under 50

Ontario reports 4,250 new COVID-19 cases, 18 more deaths “My prediction is that we will have a third wave that actually exceeds the second wave in terms of numbers,” said Sly.“It’ll be a slightly different sector in the population affected.”As of Sunday, only about 17 per cent (237) of the Hamilton’s 1,400 active COVID-19 cases are among those aged 60 or over.

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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 - 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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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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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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Hamilton Covid - Hamilton reports over 150 new COVID-19 cases and single case of variant first detected in South Africa - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - South Africa - Brazil

15.04.2021 / 20:47

Hamilton reports over 150 new COVID-19 cases and single case of variant first detected in South Africa

Ontario reports record-breaking 4,736 new COVID-19 cases as total count surpasses 400,000 Hamilton reported the discovery of the B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa on Thursday. On Wednesday, public health revealed the city’s first two cases of the P.1 variant (first detected in Brazil.)Along with the B.1.1.7 variant (first detected in the U.K.) already established and spreading across the city in recent weeks, there have now been 1,490 positively screened cases with a variant.

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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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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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Doug Ford - A million vaccines in freezers: Ontario defends ‘buffer’ as thousands of appointments cancelled - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

14.04.2021 / 23:35

A million vaccines in freezers: Ontario defends ‘buffer’ as thousands of appointments cancelled

getting vaccinated against COVID-19. She woke up Wednesday morning, excited to feel safer in her job working in education with kids with special needs, who can’t wear masks.Then, Khan saw a headline while watching the morning news: 10,000 vaccine appointments had been cancelled — including her mother’s.

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Hamilton Covid - Samir Sinha - Hamilton reports over 200 new COVID-19 cases, older residents still suffering worst outcomes - globalnews.ca

14.04.2021 / 22:55

Hamilton reports over 200 new COVID-19 cases, older residents still suffering worst outcomes

COVID-19 infections skewing to younger age brackets in the last few months, it’s still the older demographics who are suffering the worst outcomes of the ongoing pandemic.Dr. Samir Sinha at the Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto says younger people under the age of 30 are less likely to get seriously ill from the virus and typically certain to avoid death, but that has not been the case with those over 60.

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